Uranus Enters Aries: Ready to Rumble!

Uranus enters Aries on May 27, 2010, only to retrograde back into Pisces on August 14, 2010. It settles into Aries for good on March 11, 2011. The ingress from Pisces to Aries renews the planetary relationship with the zodiac. A new 84-year Uranus cycle through the signs is about to be born—the spiral has circled back. At this level of evolution, we address personal concerns. Uranus in Aries manifests behaviorally. Are we living our truth? How brave are we willing to be? What can we do to take an active, hands-on role in changing our lives and, therefore, changing the world? The intention of this transit is to reinvigorate our assertive function so that we sculpt reality in ways that reflect the visionary processes of the Pisces period.

The movement is from the impersonal, transcendent, dreamy, and passive Pisces to the driven, passionate, leap-before-looking, and fiery bravado of Aries. Pisces is prone to deception, a collective suspension of critical thinking, and blind trust of authority. Like the tsunamis and hurricanes that are prevalent while Uranus is in Pisces, many people may feel impotent, surrendering to forces that appear too great to surmount. A collective malaise or alienation occurs when breakthrough (Uranus) is out to sea (Pisces). Since few are skilled at contemplative or mystical practices, accessing the promise of Uranus is difficult in the sign of the fishes.

Uranus entering Aries is like returning from the recesses of consciousness, sitting on a Harley and ready to rumble. The purpose is self-empowerment after the dystopia that many may have been experiencing. The reclamation of autonomy, with a renewed sense of personal entitlement, is the idea. The primal, red-meat flavor of rugged individuation lurks just out of grasp (Uranus), coaxing us to grow towards its instinctual urgency. It is as if a faint smell of blood will be detected, and like sharks, we ready ourselves to satisfy previously dormant appetites. There is a return to being blunt and unapologetically direct. Free will is championed, though the hazards are plenty.

Overcompensation results in unchecked, competitive, impulsive, if not aggressive, behaviors. Fueled by the desire to assert itself, Aries can pick fights or unnecessarily ruffle feathers. It is important during this transit to courageously right what has been wronged, but choosing the proper battles is essential. There may be uprisings, erratic displays of rebellion, experimental sexuality, and eruptions of violence. Many times explosions can and should be avoided. Uranus has an affinity for explosions, so this time period does promise a certain degree of recklessness, if not outright mayhem. The prospect of conflict and war is chilling to consider. Through this, we may learn more judicious uses of Aries functions.

The last time Uranus entered Aries was 1927-1928 and it similarly was in conjunction with Jupiter (as it will in 2010-2011). This correlated with the “Roaring 20s,” or Jazz Age. There were magnificent advances in science, including the discovery of penicillin. The quantum revolution peaked that year, with significant advances put forth by Heisenberg and Bohr that were captured in the Copenhagen interpretation. Charles Lindberg made his historic Transatlantic flight; the first motion picture with sound—The Jazz Singer—debuted; and Ford Motors unveiled its Model A. The 1927 Yankees, known as Murderer’s Row and widely regarded as the most offensively potent lineup ever assembled, swept the World Series. The spirit of this time was living large, advancing confidently and not looking back. However, this conjunction is short-lived and quickly gave way to the applying Uranus/Pluto square that was about to form. Nevertheless, Uranus entering Aries in the late 1920s did correlate with a time of seizing new opportunities, taking bold leaps and feeling enthused by possibilities.

The current Uranus/Saturn/Pluto T-Square is heavy stuff—necessary, but not a walk in the park. The addition of Jupiter to the mix allows us to feel like progress is actually being made! We will see expansion, the opening of doors and successful innovations. The Jupiter flavor of optimism and hope, the “can do” mentality, will balance the edginess and conflict of the other planetary clashing. The best comparison is 1969, when Jupiter joined the separating Uranus/Pluto conjunction. This year brought the Moon Landing and Woodstock among other BIG events. In 2010 and 2011, though, the inclusion of Saturn to the T-Square configuration suggests that governmental, institutional or other structural reforms will take similar dramatic big steps.

Eric Meyers, M.A.