A time of change and upheaval is upon us. Saturn and Uranus have been pulling in opposite directions since November of 2008 and they won’t be done until the end of July in 2010. In previous posts about this theme, I’ve described Saturn as the conservative side of human nature while Uranus represents the tendency to create chaos on the way to a new level of order. This month (Sept of 2009) there is a peak in this transit’s themes as Saturn and Uranus come into exact opposition. Here are some more ideas on how it could go:
Saturn and Uranus are having an argument.
Saturn: I’m in favor of self-governance.
Uranus: And I’m in favor of innovation. That may look like chaos at times, because innovation requires breaking down the old ways.
Saturn: It looks like brattiness sometimes too!
Uranus: Yeah well, what you’re doing looks an awful lot like doing things the old way just because it’s the old way.
Saturn: You not only don’t want to do things in the old, established ways, you can’t. You’re not even capable.
Uranus: I count that as a benefit. It’s true that I can’t stand rules-for-the-sake-of-rules, but rules like that are oppressive. I prefer progress to entropy.
Saturn: You mean you prefer disruption to consistency. You couldn’t use an established procedure if you tried. Stupid Pisces-dwelling planet.
Uranus: Yeah, I’m in Pisces—what of it? Are you calling me lazy? Are you saying I’m not willing to do the work?
Saturn: Yeah, you’re lazy. You don’t want to work right here, right now. You want to escape to the next level where the work in front of you is no longer pertinent.
Uranus: Working smarter instead of harder just makes good sense. But you are like a crazy person who works when you don’t have to.
Saturn: What—do you think I’m not lazy? Why do you think I like automating things so much? I’m in Virgo, for god’s sake—I’m focused on all the ways I can put habits into place so that things automatically become easier over time and I don’t have to think about them as much. I’ve been in Virgo for 2 years now, and I really know what I’m talking about.
Uranus: Yeah, that’s Virgo, always tweaking and perfecting, can’t ever leave things alone.
Saturn: Now who’s talking in favor of entropy? Hm?
Uranus: Hey look—there’s a little human down there on Earth. He’s being transited by us.
Saturn: What, you mean he’s paying attention to our conversation?
Uranus: Not necessarily, but he’s feeling it, whether he knows it or not.
Saturn: Let’s whisper our messages in his ear. Maybe he’ll hear them.
Uranus: Yeah, maybe he can figure out how to help us stop fighting and get into agreement.
Saturn and Uranus turn themselves into a fine mist, which shoots down to Earth and burrows into the ears of the little human that’s there. Saturn goes for the right ear while Uranus goes for the left. Each whispers their message before dissolving into nothing.
Saturn: Self-governance is the high road to success and leadership. He who governs himself will be asked to govern others.
Uranus: The change you seek for the world starts within you. Follow your conscience and progress will be inspired by your dream.
Human Being: Whoooah.
“Is This Affecting Me?”
If you have any planet at all in 24 degrees of Virgo, Pisces, Gemini or Sagittarius, you will be feeling this. If your birthday is Sept 15-16, March 13-14, June 13-14 or December 14-15, this definitely means you.
A Brief Historical Note
The last time Saturn and Uranus battled it out in the sky like this, the tension of their opposition led to impeachment of USA president Bill Clinton. Uranus was in Aquarius and Saturn was in Taurus. And while Uranus may have won that tug-of-war (Clinton was impeached by the House), Saturn had the last laugh (the Senate did not agree and so Clinton was not removed from office). Uranus, when reached for comment, said: “When your president isn’t making progressive change, perhaps you need to change your president.”
For more about Saturn vs. Uranus see these:
Match of the Decade
Should I Build or Break?
