posted June 02, 2010 12:10 PM            

ever since uranus squared my neptune (12th house 0 capricorn), i've not been able to sleep. i mean just laying in the bed and rolling over constantly. i fall asleep for maybe 30 min, then i wake up and my brain is going 105 miles per hour. i went to bed early last nite after having tea with valerian root in it. i was in bed for 12 hours and only got about 4 hours of inconsistent sleep.

i've been so fatigued the past 2 weeks, with the exception of a couple days last week.

oh, uranus also in orb for a square to my jupiter and ascendant at 3 capricorn.

posted June 02, 2010 12:27 PM            

Sleep is house 12 - opposite of house 6, which is: job, diet and health.
With 12th being opposite of the 6th, and considering an opposition can be the worst aspect, you can say the 12th house can show: unemployment, bad diet and ill health.

I was sleeping and thinking of having a cup of tea and/or cigarette (both 12th house items it seems) yet decided against due to them keeping me awake.

I guess it's all about physical control. Make sure that you eat well, stay nicotine-free, and do everything possible to get sleepy.

A temporary fix is prescribed medicine (or even anything you can get your hands on)

If Uranus/Neptune is involved as the 12th and/or 1st rulers, you should consider this a longer astrological transit than normal.
I don't have your chart, and not a sleep doctor.

posted June 02, 2010 02:44 PM            

So I know how frustrating sleep deprivation is! I even hallucinated a couple of times. That was fun, especially when there were witnesses. Real witnessees. Unfortunately I wasn't hallucinating *them*.

What helped me sleep was accepting that my task was done. I stopped waking feeling an urgent need to DO.

posted June 02, 2010 02:51 PM            

i am obsessing over finishing this project. and unfortunately its an ongoing thing so there is no end in sight. i kept waking up thinking about a darn press release.

i just walked 3.5 miles. took me about an hour. i'm hoping that helps. i don't drink coffee. haven't had any tea. i don't smoke or drink alcohol. i am pretty much vegan with the occasional piece of fish. very health conscious. exercise is the only piece i'm missing because i've been a workaholic. i used to exercise but i will start to do it frequently now.

posted June 02, 2010 05:26 PM            

You're welcome. And sorry that I didn't read the full thread before responding. I see now that you already mentioned exercise as a solution. Oops.

posted June 02, 2010 11:52 PM            

It's hard to know how to fix this. You could try reframing how you view yourself and your life. Instead of seeing everything as needing to be done NOW (Uranus is so pushy ), you could see that you will *always* have your gifts. You have a lifetime to express them. If you slow down, you can enjoy the experience of each step. You're a complete person, not a workhorse.

Otoh, it may come down to waiting out the transits. (t.Uranus isn't alone. He's keeping t.Pluto on your Asc/square your Moon awake.)

For me, even though I knew intellectually why I couldn't sleep, that awareness didn't cure my insomnia. It took time to let go and make peace with things.