URANUS BY HOUSE
Natal Uranus in 1st House
(Joan Negus)
If you have Uranus in the first house, Uranian qualities will be strongly exhibited in your personality. So when people describe you they will include such words as impatient, original, possibly eccentric. There is also an objectivity or aloofness that will be likely to be prominent in your character. This may attract those who want an impartial opinion because you can understand everyone's point of view. You will usually be fair and not take sides.
This detachment can be a self-protective device as well. If someone interferes for too long with your need for freedom and becomes too demanding of your time or space, inwardly a veil will come down separating you from the other person. Outwardly it will be perceived as an impenetrable wall. Once this wall is in place, your attitude toward that individual will be cold. And the more your emotions are appealed to, the more detached you can become.
Another facet of the detachment is that you do tend not to be judgemental. You have a laissez faire attitude. If another person does not try to interfere with who you are or what you believe in, you will reciprocate. You will accept that individual as is and not
try to place your standards or values on him or her. Most of us would mention an unusual characteristic about someone but the Uranus in the first house person might not even notice it, let alone mention it. For example, if someone without Uranus in the first house were describing an individual who had green hair, he or she would tell you that this person had green hair immediately because it is not the norm in our society. The Uranus in the first house person would not think of using such standards. There might be an awareness of green hair being different, but it would be accepted as an integral part of that person being described.
On the other hand, if other people try to inflict their standards on you (which you would never do to them), you would probably develop a distaste for their company, and be most likely to try to avoid them as much as possible. I have a client with this placement and I have seen this reaction a number of times in the years I have known her. She seems to like and accept everyone who does not interfere with her, but has no time for people who try to control her. However, I have also noticed that if the interfering people become more accepting, my client usually mellows a bit toward them. This shows that those with Uranus in the first house can change their attitudes. It should be added that the change may take time, but at least it can occur.
The impatience you experience with Uranus in the first house may be mental or physical. You could have difficulty sitting still or you might have a short attention span. So although you can be cool, objective, alloof, you will not be seen as sedentary. An air of electricity and a flurry of activity frequently surround you. Even if you are not constantly on the move, your active mind is evident. You might sometimes say that you wish life were more peaceful, but you can become easily bored. In fact, if your environment is too serene, you will probably stir up some excitement. Therefore, the flurry of activity that is always in your vicinity may be self-generated.
Since the first house represents physical appearance as well as personality, your nonconformity may be apparent in your dress or in the way you wear your hair. So you may be individualistic in your behavior, and / or the way you look. You could even take pride in your nonconformity and independence whether it is in your actions or in your dress. If you think that you are not expressing the independent side of your nature, you might consciously try tochange your appearance before you take more drastic action. If you make great changes spontaneously, without thinking about the consequences, you could end up feeling disoriented rather than freer.
Accepting the facts that you enjoy being different, that you need excitement and that you want to be creative, is essential to make the most of your first house Uranus. You don't have to waste your time looking for excuses for your uniqueness.
In order to capitalize on your individuality, you have to determine what standard behavior is, and / or what the fashionable trends in dress are. As you examine what is considered acceptable behavior, you can determine what you want to conform to and what you would like to change. You need not do everything differently from others. You may need your freedom of expression, but if you are too bizarre, epople may not take you seriously. If you really want to make a difference, you could have a greater degree of credibility and a stronger impact on changing the standards of acceptable behavior by conforming to the parts of present standards that are agreeable to you. This is true of dress as well. If you are aware of the styles most people are wearing, you can make noticeable changes but not so different that you will be considered weird.
In regard to the possible short attention span connected with Uranus in the first house - you need not consider this a flaw in your character. Do not try to force
yourself to spend long hours concentrating. It will oprobably be frustrating if you do. Instead, capitalize on it. Make sure you have a variety of activities that you can alternate with each other. You will accomplish much more by doing this than worrying why you cannot spend many hours on a single task.
Your need for personal freedom is another fact that you have to recognise. Recently a client with this placement came in for a reading and asked why she was unable to maintain close friendships for long periods of time. It was an issue that concerned her and she wanted to know what was wrong with her. There were other factors in her horoscope that indicated she needed closeness as well; otherwise, she might have been quite content being a 'loner'. The pattern she had established was that she would meet someone she liked, find herself spending more and more time with that person, and then begin to feel restricted. So, somehow the two people would have an argument, and my client would be free again. This cycle had prevailed for a number of yeras.
When she first became aware of the pattern, she blamed the other person; but when the scenario was rpepeated several times she began to know that she must be contributing to the problem as well. The solution was not really that difficult. Once she understood the dilemma, she accepted the idea that she needed both togetherness and time alone. And now she arranges her schedule in such a way that if she spends a long period of time with someone on one day, the next day she will seek solitude.
You should avoid such things as placing yourself under the domination of another individual, or taking on long-term commitments that make you feel trapped. You should take pride in your individuality. If you seek ways to express your creativity and find areas in which you can have space and feel independent, you can make the most of your first house Uranus.
(Haydn Paul)
The 1st house is the sphere of self-discovery and the expression of that unique individuality. As the commencement of this house is the point of the Ascendant, it symbolises the birth of the new person; and the remainder of the 'house wheel' covers the areas of daily living that will be explored and expressed over the course of the lifetime.
Uranus in this position will tend to be disruptive in the attempt to form a relatively stable personality; and for anyone with this placing, it will be an ongoing challenge to feel inwardly at ease with his or her own nature, due to that sense of flux and mutability.
What is probably required is a new perception and relationship with the inner self beyond the ever-changeable personality. It should be clearly understood that the personality is a mask and façade for social living, and that its very nature is multi-faceted and variable. One should not identify with that persona, and a degree of detachment from the superficial levels of mind and emotions and body may need to be made, so that a deeper point of stability can be found within the self. There are many techniques to achieve this new integration; and one that can be usefully performed is the exercise of dis-identification used in psychosynthesis.
Uranus will stimulate you to be highly 'unique', eccentric and erratic, possibly feeling forced into performing so that the impression of difference is conveyed to an audience. If left alone, you are likely to experience some inner difficulty and unease, feeling that there is no stable or permanent centre. To avoid this, you may perceive
yourself and infer a 'centre' through the mirroring of other people's reactions; also, it diminishes the time available to become self-preoccupied and to experience this sense of lack.
A revolution of identity is required by Uranus. This message may be conveyed to you through a variety of sources; there may be sudden surprise shocks which awaken personal insights and realisations; opportunities may be offered 'out of the blue', especially those which could take you to new environments and create the possibility to recreate your individuality with unknown people, shaking you out of habit patterns of behaviour; there may be drastic, life-changing experiences, which offer temporary chaos which forces changes upon you. Uranus will periodically 'prod you' into response, trying to redirect you towards that transformation.
Freedom and a need for unconventional living will be motivating factors, and will work against you settling for a staid, routine-bound lifestyle. Change and variety excite you; and with that restless spirit, your life will have many alterations in attitudes, directions, beliefs, relationships. Caught up in your own needs and often selfish tendencies, you can act with a lack of sensitivity and concern for others; and that obstinate streak in you can create frcition with intimate partners.
Your personality can confuse and frustrate others. It has a mutability and quicksilver style at times, which, amplified by that urge for newness, can add an element of inconsistency and unrealiability. This may need to be consciously moderated, especially as you are likely to feel attracted towards involvements with futuristic alternative groups, where you may aspire towards leadership positions. If you have succeeded in finding a deeper centre beyond the superficial personality, then directing your energies into these channels could be ideal.
The challenge facing you is to allow the Uranian energy to transform that understanding and sense of self. It involves a search to discover what you are, who you are, and then to assert your uniqueness. An unconscious reaction to these needs will revolve around that fragile superficial personality, the 'actor' self; and a deeper integration is what is really required to embody the new life creativity of Uranus.
(Jeff Green)
The essential archetype within human consciousness that the 1st house correlates to is the instinct to become, the instinct to become what one is as an independent entity, independent form all that may restrict, impede, or in some way stifle the development of the inherent individuality within all human consciousness. This archetype reflects the continual and ongoing process of self-discovery at every moment in time. Accordingly, Uranus here correlates to individuals who will instinctually feel different from the consensus social reality constituting their immediate reality. This instinct creates a consciousness that is fundamentally detached from the immediacy of the environment within which it finds itself living. The sense of separateness from the environment that this detachment induces and the environment's detachment from te individual thus allow for an intensified and instinctual sense of self-observation that promotes the ongoing awareness of the uniqueness of the individual's own inherent individuality.
The instinct to become creates a condition of cyclic or perpetual identity crisis, as the individual's consciousness is bombarded with an array of instinctual urges, desires, or thoughts that manifest like lightning into his / her existing state of awareness, consciousness, or reality. The cyclic or perpetual condition is determined or reflected in the nature of the Fixed, Mutable, and Cardinal archetypes. The sense of identity and individuality is being cycliccally or perpetually reformulated because the
individual must rebel against any inner or outer dynamic or condition that is restricting his / her instinct to become ever more aware of his / her essential nature, which is being continuously discovered. The identity crisis manifests because of hte inherent tension reflected between the 1st house and the 4th house. The fourth house needs self-consistency in order to feel emotionally secure; it needs to stabilise, to secure that which is. Uranus in the first house continuously challenges this self-consistency archetype because of the instinctual urges, desires, or thoughts that manifest into the individual's consciousness and lead the individual into ever new directions, experiences, or conditions that promote self-discovery. The identity crisis manifests when the individual attempts to resist the Uranian demand for continuous reformulation and discovery of his or her essential nature.
The liberation and freedom from the known of Uranus in the first house means that it is necessary for the individual to act upon, not resist, the instinctual desires that lead into ever new conditions that allow for the ongoing discovery of his or her essential nature. The liberation of Uranus here means to walk alone if necessary, to offer oneself as an example to others that life can be lived differently from the prevailing status quo.
A natural stress can occur in the hypothalamus, thalamus, pituitary, and pineal glands. There can be pressure in teh medullar region that manifests as balls of energy, tightness, underlying to severe headaches, pressure within the eyes leading to various eye problems like glaucoma, a detached retina, seeing 'spots' of black or white, all types of dysfunctional brain (as an organ) conditions, dryness of the scalp, skin eruptions on the face, a high-pitched ringing within the ears and associated difficulties of he ears: inflammation of the tubes, excessive wax build-up, and eardrum-related conditions. Adrenal exhaustion leading to imbalances in the levels of adrenaline, cortisons, and the sexual hormones can also happen.
Uranus rising gives an intensity to the nature that is sometimes masked by a genial easy-come, easy-go social manner; but, as close friends know, behind the mask is a restless, relentless, questioning intellect, concerned with answers to all questions on all levels. Tremendously inventive, they are the ones who come up with new ideas, new ways of doing things. They act as collectors of the needs and concerns of their day - and out of the pressure that builds up through this continual collection come answers and ways of satisfying those needs. Whatever field they choose to work in, it will be the same.
The overpowering nature of this great planet of the intellect keeps them continually on edge and makes it very difficult for them to relax - or for anyone who lives with them to relax. The intellectual orientation of Uranus makes them head people, not heart people. They may believe in loving one's fellow man, and may even go to great lengths to practise this belief; but, without a powerful Moon and / or Venus, they will not really feel the love (some of the worst villains in history have this position). They are not sentimentalists - quite the reverse - and kindness and compassion are things they must learn to practise. This they often do, as they are great learners and growers, and will learn much from living, reading, and thinking about life nad what is good and waht is not. Their contribution is of the mind, inventions to make work easier, systems to alleviate social pressures. For instance, Coco Chanel designed a new style of clothing for working women, at once practical, comfortable and elegant. They are always radical in the true sense of the word (which comes from the Latin for 'root') in that they see more clearly than others to the core of things, clearing away
the accumulation of outworn methods and no longer meaningful forms, and calling for a return to basic principles.
Although they may mask their intensity with geniality, they do not suffer fools gladly and can be ruthless about putting them in their place. Often considered eccentric, particularly later in life, they continue to follow their own inner voice, doing things the way they want in a lifelong experiment with style and method. Although their means are intellectual, their methods are intuitive; often they will do things in a certain way and for a purpose that they themselves may not understand until much later.
The rising Uranus generally gives a long face with a high forehead, a wide mouth with thin lips, and very intense eyes, sometimes slightly bug-eyed, or pop-eyed.
Basically a rebel, you demand the right to grow and develop in your own way. More inhibited people consider you unstable beacuse of your revolutionary behavior and your ability to detach yourself from responsibility. You aren't afraid of responsibility, but you want to know whether your freedom will be curtailed if you accept it. You don't generally make rules for others, and you wish people would remember this before they ask you to obey theirs. You really enjoy people who think for themselves. You have a great regard for education because it helps think more clearly and to live with greater self-determination. You also realize that formal education is the best way to develop your creative potentials so that you can use them more productively. Your children may resent you for being permissive, assuming that you don't really care what happens to them.
You have an exciting array of friends, ranging from genteel to coarse. You have a unique ability to remain relatively unaffected by the lifestyles of those around you. Your cool detachment may cause you some anxiety later on because you don't plan ahead, assuming that everything will turn out well. With your abundance of ideas, you can do so much more to shape your future. With a little foresight, your financial security and independence can be assured.
Your emotional indifference and disregard for the facts of life may delay your rise to a position of prominence. You expect others to let you do everything in your own way; and you resent their authority over you. This resentment may be left over from the frustrations of dealing with your parents early in life. Learn to compromise so you can gain the support you need for your endeavors. Your partner must be willing to let you be yourself, and never try to dominate you in any way.
On a personal level, you are quite uninhibited in seeking to satisfy your physical needs and sexual appetite. You feel that everyone has to live according to his or her own code of behavior. On a more impersonal level, you can accompilsh a great deal when you use your innovative ability so serve the needs of the people you deal with. If you want your ideas and suggestions to win greater approval, you may have to make some sacrifices to show that you understand other people's problems. Plan your actions more carefully so you won't be in danger of nervous exhaustion from pushing yourself to meet deadlines.
With your belief that everyone should have the freedom you enjoy, you may dedicate yourself to help people who are in need or disadvantaged. While it isn't easy for you to put others before yourself, you would derive much satisfaction and spiritual uplift if you did. Money alone cannot tell you whether your efforts are truly productive, although you may sometimes be preoccupied with financial matters. You must apply
yourself to some significant human need. In that case, you might even think of money as a major burden, because you dislike the obligations that come with large amounts of it. On the whole, you are not overly concerned with money as end in itself, but as a means to achieve more rewarding objectives.
Those with Uranus in the 1st best meet life by having the courage to determine their own truths for themselves. If there is no path, they should make one. Highly original and inventive, they offer new insights or ideas into their various fields of interests.
Obviously, those with Uranus in the 1st are better in leadership roles - they just can't cope very well being followers. Nor should they, with the highly individualistic Uranus in the natural house of Aries and Mars.
Talk about electricity - they usually have it. Often this can be seen in their eyes, face or around their hair - something about them crackles and buzzes. If Uranus is difficulty aspected, they can be extremely obstinate and unreasonably dissenting, revelling in being different simply for the sake of it.
Nonetheless, they must be given a great deal of personal freedom to find themselves. Most of us derive our sense of who we are from being somebody's wife, mother, child, boss, lover, etc.. However, for those with Uranus in the 1st, these traditional collective representations of identity are just not enough. There is always something better or different that they could be; and therefore they have great difficulty settling into any one definite sense of who they are. Others may find this wonderfully exciting or painfully irritating. Basically, they just want to be left alone to get on with what they want to do without people bothering them. It's no use trying to stop them anyway. Unwilling to adhere to conventional forms or standards of behaviour, they 'cut through' anything which is phony or stifling with laser-like alacrity. To others, they sometimes appear shocking.
If Uranus is close to the Ascendant, there may be something unusual about the birth or early upbringing. One way or another with Uranus in the 1st, life is not going to be ordinary.
Self-expression: Uranus in the 1st house reveals you to be radical in natural expression, revolutionary in radiance. Your personality can alternate quickly between quiet calm and nervous electricity. There is willfulness in great measure, triggered at any time by the semi-conscious need for total freedom. And there is almost certain eccentricity of expression, an idiosyncratic feeling that will be noticed by others more than by the self. Even the calm is pregnant, charged, waiting for the right moment to pop open like ea jack-in-the-box. The pitfall is needless iconoclasm, while the challenge is to be truly unique.
Natural persona: The face you show is unpredictable, marked by sudden and occasionally extreme shifts. Nervous energy shapes your persona, even though it may not always appear as an active presence. It is a symbolic mask of paradox and distance, conveying the sense of standing apart, of being a cool, dispassionate observer.
Your name-tag is a neon sign that changes messages drastically at the most unexpected times; but the basic message is "I am an unusual individual".
is uniquely individual, unpredictable, and crisp. Awareness always occurs in bursts. When you are quiet and calm, as you are much of the time, you are merely observing, "on hold", waiting for the trigger. When you are ordinary, you vanish. It is only when you suddenly explode into extraordinary aliveness that you become truly conscious of yourself. You must carry a strong sense of independence in order to know who you really are.
Boundaries: You don't so much build bridges as leap back and forth between your inner reality and the outer world. Consistency or passive obedience disrupt the contac, but disruptive behavior for its own sake defeats the necessary distinction between the two different worlds. In the first case you are ignored, not taken seriously, and in the second you are ostracized, ridden out of town on a rail. Your challenge is to inject into the world new and freer forms of selfhood without provoking blind, knee-jerk opposition.
Vitality: Uranus in the 1st indicates the possibility of sudden or radical shifts in both health and vitality. The placement is especially prone to nervous disorders, and like Mercury and Mars, there is a likelihood of higher-than-normal susceptibility to stress, since your personality is especially high-strung. You need to learn to roll with the life's punches, taking as well as you give. In a crisis, marshal your energies and detach from teh situation, to observe - separate from your body, seperate from the world.
There are a number of ways in which Uranus in the second house can manifest. Since this area may represent the way in which you earn a living, you will probably need a great deal of freedom in your work. I have a number of clients with this placement who are in business for htemselves. This certainly helps to avoid feeling suppressed by tyrannical employers. It does not, however, automatically provide the native with a sense of material security.
Money may come in spurts, and could flow out in the same manner. People with this placement are not usually patient shoppers. They can spend spontaneously on a whim and later repent. What I usually suggest, since income can be sporadic, is that when a windfall occurs, some money should be put away and considered gone when shopping. An IRA, a Certificate of Deposit, or some other form of enforced savings in which funds are not easily retrieved should be instituted. Of course, money can be removed from such accounts, but this requires effort, and Uranus suggests that there isn't the patience to take care of all the details. So it is likely that the funds will remain untouched.
Time and again clients who have followed this advice tell me that the money they save gives them a sense of security, and makes them feel more independent. One woman with Uranus in the second house, who is a graphic artist, started her own business about three years ago. She was a little nervous about being on her own, as is common with anyone starting a new business. As she presented her ideas to perspective clients, she was concerned with what she considered her lack of originality. She thought of herself as being creative in the positions she had previously held in established companies, and began to worry that perhaps she wasn't talented. She felt that the jobs she did get were because her bids were low. However, oince she began to earn money and to put some of it away, her creativity magically reappeared. She began to present less conventional ideas, and business has picked up. This example reinforces the premise that when you feel secure, you
You need not, however, be self-employed with Uranus in the second house. You can work for someone else if that individual does not try to make you conform to inflexible standards, nor attempt to direct your creativity. If you are allowed to express your individuality in your occupation or are encouraged to use your originality, you may have no complaints about your job at all. You may still be erratic about spending money and, perhaps, not feel pressured to save. But if you are in someone else's employ you need not worry about where the next paycheck will come from.
Other possibilities with this placement that you might already use, or you could consider as substitutes for less desirable alternatives, are to have unusual hours on your job or change your schedule frequently. Or you might work on commission, or choose to work part-time, or possibly have more than one job so that you will not get bored. Instead of being erratic or too spontaneous in your spending, you might purchase Uranian items such as computers that could be a worthwhile investment rather than a frivolous expenditure. And finally, you might select a Uranian occupation such as electrician, computer technology, or become involved with a humanitarian field or cause.
You could think that it would be nice to be independently wealth and it would be reassuring to have financial security. You might even say that it would be wonderful to be able to be free of money worries. And, after all, freedom is a key word for Uranus - security is not. Should you feel too secure or force yourself to be frugal (which is highly unlikely), you might find that something is missing. It could be that you miss the challenge of making ends meet or the exhilaration you feel when you take a risk and spend money spontaneously.
Since this house also represents your own feelings of self-worth, Uranus placed there could mean that your opinion of yourself could fluctuate (as with the graphic artist mentioned above). When you are not feeling good about your identity, you might sabotage yourself. You might exhibit bizarre behavior that could get you fired, or you might go on a spending spree that could put you deeply in debt. Then you will feel worse about yourself than you did before. Instead, define your situation. Try to determine why you are feeling limited or insecure. See if you can make small changes that could lead in a new direction and eliminate obstacles to your independence and creativity.
The issues confronted here are those of resources, possessions and values. Uranus requires changes to be made in these spheres of life, and will influence you to achieve the necessary adjustments.
As you develop in life, you will naturally acuire possessions, unfold personal talents and gifts, and build a set of personal values which act as a guide to directions chosen and decisions made. It is a question of meaning and inner relationship to 'material substance' that is important. Often, social attitudes are unconsciously acquired through childhood programming, perhaps those of your parents, or of the wider community. These can develop in various ways. There may be a family lack of material possessions, a desire to become rich and to be able to indulge in materialistic prosperity; values and meaning could have been imposed, through pressures placed on the child to succeed at school and to elevate the family status by achieving a university degree; meaning could have been placed in frugality and lack of waste; importance could have been put into unfolding personal talents, or
conversely, these could have been denied or frustrated by family circumstances, like the little girl pianist who had to cease lessons because hte family could not afford the tuition. This 'programming' can accumulate in many ways, some positive and some negative in impact.
By the time of adulthood, many attitudes are fixed in the psyche, and adult needs of becoming independent and starting their own homes and family also contribute to inner choices, frustration and desires. An over-reliance and dependence on material possessions for that sense of identity and status can develop. A preoccupation with achieving material success and prosperity can dominate a life to the exclusion of other interests. A turning away from ostentatious wealth can occur in those born into such circumstances, who reject the 'family inheritance' (at least whilst they are young and idealistic...).
Each one of us has some patterns operating within which dominate our attitudes, choices, and value structures. This position of Uranus is questioning such assumed patterns, suggesting that a little revolution is required here. You may need to unblock the channels which inhibit innate creative gifts and talents, which so far you have failed to externalise, perhaps through a lack of confidence, determination or opportunity. Evaluate your skills and potential talents, list all those assets that are yours to exploit; potentially, they could change your life, liberate you from an unsuitable situation. Most people are sadly under-used, deadening themselves in undemanding jobs, and limiting their options in life. You may need to wake up, look closely at those personal resources and material possessions, and consider how they could be used more wisely and effectively, especially if you are discontented with certain aspects of your life. What are your values in life? Do you even know what they are? Write down what is really important to you, and what you would really like to do in your life. Are these what you are actually doing? Probably not... but there may be a way to achieve them if certain changes were made. Often we settle for convenience, second best, plod along well-worn grooves, dreaming of what we would prefer! Uranus says 'Change, and try to make that dream real!' We are only sure of having one life - irrespective of the reincarnation theory - and generally society encourages us to virtually waste it, and we collaborate through passivity and fear. Is that what we really want? We postpone things into the future, saying 'Well, one day I'll do this, or do that, when I have the time...'. Could we really live like that if we applied the truth of the saying 'How long is your life? As long as your next breath!'? Following that could lead to extremist behaviour from our unconscious minds, but certainly we could all greatly improve our lives if we so chose.
Uranus can bring financial wealth or poverty, depending upon the required lesson. You may find it easy to accumulate money, then in over-expanding, make a mistake and lose it all. The key is that inner programming. Resources, talents, possessions and personal values can make or break a life. Use yours wisely.
The essential archetype that the 2nd house correlates to in human consciousness is the instinct to survive, to establish the foundation upon which life, and the individual consciousness that microcosmically reflects the totally of life, can survive. Survival requires that the individual (or the species) become aware of the resources available so that survival can be effected, and of what is needed in order to survive. What is needed relative to resources to effect survival determines what is valued. A core issue for species survival is the need to reproduce the species; thus the sexual instinct to procreate the species is born. Sexual need determines sexual values. A core issue impacting upon individual or species survival is one of self-reliance; the more self-reliance that exists, the more survival is guaranteed. Thus Taurus and the
Uranus here correlates to the individual who must dive deep into him- or herself in order to determine what unique and individual resources he or she inherently possesses in order to establish a lifestyle that reflects his or her intrinsic individuality. The discovery of the individual's unique resources will thus determine what he or she comes to value, which in turn will determine how the person relates to him- or herself and, through extension, to other people and their values and / or lifestyles. Measured against the mainstream value systems, the consensus or status quo, the value systems and lifestyles of individuals with Uranus in the 2nd house will be quite different. Yet this is exactly how these people become aware of their inherent individuality, that which is unique and different within them, and why they stand apart, outside mainstream value systems. In effect these individuals must naturally rebel against mainstream or consensus values and the lifestyles that are generated because of them. Rebellion leads to a counterpoint-type awareness: 'not this, not that, so what do I value?' This dynamic will progressively promote the awareness of what the individual does value.
As the individual determines his or her own unique resources and the values that they generate, a lifestyle will evolve that reflects this determination. Self-reliance and survival will be developed because of this determination: the individual will look to her- or himself within in order to do this. Thus this generates a relative non-dependence upon others to sustain onself. This focus can also lead to joining hands with other like-minded people in order to effect survival relative to similar values; small group co-operatives or communities are examples.
Sexually these individuals wil have a strong need to be creative or to experiment with different sexual values and lifestyles. Ultimately this deire is traceable to the instinct within the species to procreate in order to survive. A form of survival is mutation relative to changing environmental circumstances. The archetype of mutation, to change from one structure or form to another, is that which generates the desire to experiment with new sexual forms, expressions, or experiences. Commonly these people simply need to do this in order to determine a sexual lifestyle that reflects their inherent individuality. Relative to the archetypal need for self-reliance, many with Uranus in the 2nd house will develop a strong mastrubation focus; and some will experiment even within this form of sexual expression.
The liberation and freedom from the known with Uranus in the 2nd house means to break free from any value system, lifestyle, resource use or application, or excessive dependency issue that restricts, inhibits, or does not allow for the individuality of the person to be developed. Liberation means to establish values and a lifestyle that reflects what the individual inherently is; it means to become self-reliant and non-dependent. Freedom from the known means to change as necessary what is valued to allow new resources to evolve as required; to use and establish those resources in new ways that allow for individual and species survival.
A natural stress can occur in the tubes within the kidneys, leading to kidney stones or kidney 'headaches' that are based on restriction within the kidneys that promotes incomplete cleansing; thus there is a toxic build-up leading to the headache. There can be urinary tract infections or various problems in the urinary tract, imbalances in the white and red cell counts leading to poteentially life-threatening conditions like leukemia, gall bladder problems, gallstones, stress-induced breakdowns in the veins (varicose veins, for example), calcium deficiences leading to slow clotting of the blood, tonsillitis, and throat infections of one sort or another.
Uranus in the third house can indicate that you have unusual sisters and brothers, and / or that you have fluctuating relationships with your siblings. There isn't much you can do about it if they are different from the norm, except maybe to accept it and realize that this placement can also mean they are creative as well.
If you have Uranus in this house, do not expect constant, intimate connections with your brothers and sisters, especially teh oldest sibling. Too much togetherness will not work. You should also look elsewhere if you need continuous help or compassion, and accept the realization that you don't want to give yoru sisters and brothers constant help and attention either. You will be objective about them; and if you keep some distance between you, at least periodically, you will not have problems with them. If you acknowledge all of this, you can avoid disappointments with your siblings' performance, or their interference with your freedom. If you associate with them in order to share creativity and originality, and don't anticipate a great deal in return, your interaction can be very gratifying.
Since the third house is also the house of communication, Uranus in the third house can mean that you are quick to speak. So you may be considered outspoken, even to the point of being tactless. Your objective Uranus will be more focused on freedom of speech than the impact upon the person with whom you are talking. You may think about the fairness of what you are saying, but not consider the sensitivity and feelings of those on the receiving end.
Ideas may come quickly and evaporate just as fast. Therefore, you might choose to type them or put them into a computer, or speak them into a tape recorder. When it comes to listening, you might not always have the patience to allow someone else to talk for too long, especially if that individual speaks slowly. You frequently may anticipate what hte other person is trying to say, and finish sentences if that individual is not getting to the point quickly enough.
Even though you have your own ideas and do not hesitate to express them, you respect the right of others to their opinions. You may actively debate issues but will not force your views on others. If, however, others try to make you conform to their opinions, you will not only resist, but might even become more outrageous with what you say. This does not necessarily mean that you believe every opinion you voice. Sometimes you simply enjoy playing Devil's Advocate. It is one way to determine what is right. You don't like to be told how or what to say or think. However, if your opponent offers a convincing argument for a particular point of view, you could change your mind. You may stick to your guns until the end of the conversation, but in the next discussion you have on the same subject with someone else, you may espouse your former opponent's thoughts as though you had originated them. So others may see you as inconsistent, but you know that you are really a free thinker.
Since this area also represents your immediate surrounings, you might choose to live in a Bohemian neighborhood or find that your neighborhood itself is not unusual, but your neighbors are either strange or creative. With aloof Uranus in the third house, however, if they are strange you shouldn't have difficulty keeping your distance.
Finally, the third house also represents elementary education. If you are an adult reading this book, you might remember that you were a rebel in grade school. But more importantly, if you have a child who is in elementary school and has this placement, you might be a little more understanding of the child's behavior in school.
Or better yet you can help him or her to find ways to express individuality or creativity. A progressive type of school might be better than a traditional one. Or it might be a good idea to look for teachers who are stimulating. Then the child will feel challenged and creative, and may not need to start a revolution. And you won't have to worry about receiving those scathing notes or calls from the principal.
This involves the levels of mind and social communication, which has a certain affinity with Uranus, yet can be expressed with a less than unifying style, due to that eccentric unconventional quality.
It is mainly the lower level of mind - the separatist analytical aspect - that this house is related to; and there will be an emphasis on scientific perception, logic, rationality, impersonality. Uranus will add the attraction towards more unusual areas of investigation, and will increase the ability to think freely, which can often be lacking in analytical minds which dissect yet fail to see 'the wood for the trees'. The Uranian individuality will also resist obvious influencing by other minds, usually insisting upon its right to hold unique opinions, which can often be much less unique than it prefers to believe.
Your nature will be exploratory in style, mentally and physically; curiosity will drive you, together with that need for new horizons and new ideas. At times, the speed of your intellect can lead to insights that border on intuition; but the degree of connective logic can be erratic, and jumps are often made. Sometimes this can lead to forming impractical ideas and schemes; and your enthusiasm may make you overlook crucial factors in their formulation or omit important steps in carrying them out. Structuring such ideas is often a weak point, as you are primarily interested in the idea rather than the work needed to manifest it on the physical plane. Your mind will tend to be restless and changeable, always ready to rush onward towards the next 'bright idea' or information that is attracting your attention.
Reflecting the Uranus concerns, you will be attracted towards progressive revolutionary concepts in any area of interest (you will rarely interest yourself in studying the past, unless you need to develop foundational data). Eventually, these may be expressed through words, either written or spoken; active physical revolution is not to your taste. This brings you into association with like-minded groups and individuals, and can help to bring some focus into your life.
The 3rd house involves the application of intelligence in adapting to the environment, a fairly pragmatic approach, yet a necessary life skill. It is a 'learning to do', an ability to function adequately within the structures of htat particular society, and implies a certain degree of restrictive specialisation to live in prescribed ways. Uranus will probably subvert this in a twofold way. First, a reorientation is required in the activity of the analytical mind; this is towards a more unifying structure of synthesis, of drawing together a multiplicity of fragments into a cohesive whole, creating a revelatory centre of wholeness which then reflects a totally new perception of life. This is the way of the future; and you can share in the task of making that dream a reality. The second is perhaps a lesser task, but still personally important. The task of improving your own adaptation and functioning in society, and in communication with others. This can require more self-discipline in focusing your mind, and directing that talent for making the best use of ideas. This is an anchoring within matter of ephemeral ideas and thoughts, making them tangible and capable of a practical application. All movement towards these dual aims would greatly help the revolution in this house.
A natural stress can occur in electrical passageways and connections within the brain that can manifest as insomnia, inability to integrate sensory stimuli, speech difficulties, 'switching' between the left and right brains that leads to disjointed, random thought processes, brain fatighue, and, in worst-case scenarios, even stroke. Uranus here can create a person who is so mentally oriented, living in the world of thought to such an extreme, that he or she is unable to live in the physical body. If so, the inability to accept touch, or participate in normal body things like sex, can result. Stress can also lead to twitches of all kinds, shaking of the hands or arms, problems linked with the larynx, difficulties associated with the lining of the lungs, and an overly 'electrified' central nervous system that promotes acute restlessness and an inability to relax.
Restless and adventurous in mind and spirit, and to some extent in body too, people with Uranus in the third tend to leave home early, and usually go away to school, or as far from home as soon as possible in order to broaden their life experience. They are usually too restless to spend any more time in school than is necessary. They tend to be romantics and idealists and, no matter how hard their experience may be, or how much evidence they find to the contrary, will continue to believe that thier ideas can be found and that happiness and justice are possible somewhere, somehow, someday. They always prefer the unknown to the known, the adventurous to the secure, and as a matter or course will take chances that would frighten others - with their bodies, their investments, their careers, and their feelings.
They may have one or more siblings who cause them a great deal of unrest or worry, someone very bright and unorthodox, or very troubled, or both. If there is no such sibling, they will probably have a friend, neighbour, or near relative who fills this role, as though to teach them through experience what sorrows can caome through extreme behaviour. They tend to hide their problems behdin a humorous, light-hearted façade, preferring that the world think of them as someone with no worries. Only their family and very close associates will be aware of their personal difficulties.
Men with this Uranus tend to have strong, muscular physiques, though not overly so. Neither men nor women with this position are inclined to put on weight, due probably to the restless overflow of nervous energy that keeps them on teh move and also due to the romantic idealism that reflects in their image of themselves. They tend to stay physically healthy and mentally active into old age, with only the barest tolerance for the natural decline of their powers.
Those with Uranus in the 3rd keep looking for their own ways to understand what happens around them, rather than adhering to how they have been educated to see things. In other words, they are inventive, original and intuitive thinkers. The Uranian mind grasps concepts whole, and has revelations and sudden insights into life, people, events and situations. SOmehow they perceive the environment from a slightly different angle to others. Very often they exhibit a kind of detached clarity which enables them to solve problems quickly. While others are grappling with solutions and establishing research projects to comprehend an issue more fully, Uranus appears on the scene and immediately knows the answer - 'It's obvious, you
ought to try it this way'. A more rational and logical mind will be baffled by the Uranian ability to 'pull answers out of the air'. Sometimes, their ideas are slightly ahead of their time. Others simply will not be able to fathom them immediately. But days, months or years later they begin to understnad what Uranus had computed instantly and naturally.
People with Uranus in the 3rd may be restless and highly strung. They need to move around, explore and experience a wide variety of life's facets. Their minds may change course so quickly that others are left totally confused about what is happening. They are mental gymnasts: it appears that they are changing the subject or talking in non-sequiturs when actually they have made a quick connection between one topic and another which a slower-thinking mind may fail to perceive. Uranus's thinking is often non-linear or 'lateral'.
Uranus in the 3rd can described a disruptive early environment, possibly one in which significant changes in residence produced upheaval for the person. Even at an early age, they may have felt separate or different from others in the immediate environment. The relationships with siblings may be unusual, as in the case of blended families - where there are step-sisters or brothers from a previous marriage of one or both the parents. I have seen this placement in the charts of people who are considerably older or younger than the other siblings. A brother, sister, aunt, uncle, etc., may exhibit obvious Uranian characteristics.
Uranus in the 3rd might have a hard time adjusting to traditional educational systems. Any course of study may be subject to some chopping and changing. Often, they make highly original contributions to any branch of learning; and I have seen this placement in the charts of individuals who stand out in the fields of education and communication.
Although you may not behave like a rebel, you think like one, and you contain yourself only because you lack a cause. You expect people to indulge you when you feel like expressing yourself; in fact, you demand their indulgence. Freedom means more to you than to most people; and you go to great lengths to guarnatee your right to express your opinion freely. You have a distinct abhorrence of being obligated to others except when you've chosen to serve them. Even when first meeting you, people get the impression that it would be difficult indeed to exercise any control over you. THey see that you won't climb on a popular bandwagon simply because it is fashionable. You learn something from almost every person you meet; and you learn more about social relationships through direct contact than any textbook could teach you. You move with agility among the variety of people who are your friends. They are fascinated by your whirlwind mind that finds life and relationships exciting and stimulating. Perhaps you are a bit too detached in your lack of concern for the future, which may bother people who dont have your 'here today, gone tomorrow' attitude.
You hope to give your children a legacy of self-determination so that theyu will be able to successfully exploit their talents and grow according to their individual identitites. No-one can ever say that you aren't willing to share what you have gained from your epxerience; and on some occasions you will listen to other people's ideas.
You are even more clever than you think, but you need formal training to direct your metnal faculties properly and better utilise your ingenuity. Without such training,
your contemporaries might steal your ideas and capitalise on them. Get advice from sincere and trusted friends, for they are probably more aware of your potential than you are. Though you consider routine painful and unnecessarily time-consuming, your impatience for instant results could be disappointing. If you want enduring benefits, you should prepare an orderly plan for achieving your goals, and adhere to it.
With reasonable self-control, you can avoid the nervous irritability that often results from the pressure of career demands. You doubtless do more than is required by your superiors because you over-react to their expectations. It is more than liekly that you are easily annoyed by traditional procedures in your work environment. Unless your superiors are unusually progressive, voicing your objections will probbaly alienate them. You are sensitive to people's general motivations, and feel that you should do what you can to serve their desires. You are intrigued by the fact that sex often motivates people to take actions having no direct connection with sex. And you are equally fascinated to observe how the desire for material things causes so many people to lower their usual ethical standards, if only temporarily.
It goes without saying that your destiny, as you define it, is far more improtant than any goals suggested by your parents, which probbaly served their interests rather than yours. You are so resourceful in finding ways to capitalise on your assets that it should be unnecessary to submit to anyone, except to ask for advice occasionally.
Outreach: Uranus in the 3rd indicates that the natural experience of environment is electric, somewhat chaotic, constnatly changing, and an everlasting source of fascination. Interaction with the immediate world is definite, challenging, and marked by a strong tendency toward willful but erratic movement. You can go from quiet and passive to frenetically active in the blinking of an eye, but when questioned about the abruptness of changes in activity, you shrug and say it seemed perfectly ordinary. No stimulus is too extreme, no activity too bizarre for at least passing experimentation; and the pitfall lies in the old adage 'curiosity killed the cat'. Fortunately, you do seem to possess nine lives. The challenge is to have provocative effect on the immediate world around you, and on others within that world, but to do so without alienating their goodwill.
Concrete mind: Uranus reveals rationality to be an avenue of creative expression, scientific experimentation, and personal freedom. If Mars is the 'mental warrior', then Uranus is the 'mental commando', existing beyond logic's ordinary laws, a raider who strikes like lightning, out of the blue. And yet much of the time you seem mentally quiet, observing almost passively. But the storm of thinking is quietly brewing. The pitfall is mental iconoclasm, rebellion for its own sake. The challenge is enlightenment, the sudden insight, the light bulb over the head, the 'Eureka!' of genius that transcends personal ego.
Curiosity: As with Mercury, there is constnat curiosity here, but, unlike with Saturn, complete fearlessness. As with Mars, there is a sense of challenge, but it is not usually competitive, not aimed at others. Rather, the competition is with Life itself. Can it be persuaded to divulge its secrets? You're not curious about everything. In fact, your interest is usually marked by a quality of cool observation. But every now and then something will flash before your mind, and you will have to satisfy the urgent wish to know at any cost. You are thinking in both conditions, but calmly in the first, and electrically in the second.
Basic education: Here a child can experience the first real excitement with the thrill of learning, the delightful shock of discovery. Somwhat paradoxically, the child also
undergoes the first revolutionary impulses, the initial experience of defiant self-will. Primary schooling may later be regarded as having encouraged self-reliance and independence; but it may equally be seen as the initial experience of ostracism and not fitting in. The adult with this placement often has strong intellectual self-confidence, ranging from willful contrariety on the negative side, to brilliant insight on the positive.
Communication: There is something unusual or idiosyncratic about your speech patterns. It may be in the voice quality itself, such as a slight lisp; or it may be an odd pronunciation of certain letters or dipthongs. In any case, it is not necessarily unpleasant. Rather, it is seen as a charming affectation, and becomes irrevocably associated with the uniqueness of your personality. Others aren't quite certain what to expect from you verbally. Just when they think they've got you pegged, you'll surprise them with some statement from left field, or a perverse twist in your style of delivery.
Traditional astrological text books will tell you that Uranus in the fourth house could indicate that you change your residence frequently. SO what is brought to mind is someone who travels from place to place establishing home afer home. And this can happen. You can be a world traveller or do as one of my clients with this placement did. He moved every three or four years as he was growing up, but did not go very far. He simply moved across the street to his grandmother's house for a few years, then back to his parents' house, then back to grandmother's, etc.. He has, however, made more didstant moves in adulthood. But, it also is possible to have this placement and stay in the same house all of your life.
If you never move, however, chances are that you came from an unusual home environment, had an eccentric or creative parent, or simply that your adult home will differe greatly from the home of your childhood. Since the house in which you find Uranus in your natal chart is where you may consciously or unconsciously break with tradition, you are most likely to operate differently from the way your family of origin did. If there were strict rules and regulations in your childhood home, you might carefully avoid this in your adult home, and have a rather unconventional household. If your childhood home was unusual or nonconforming, then you might crave stabilisation and create a very conventional environment.
It is also possible that you would move from one extreme to another. If your childhood home was restrictive and you create an unconventional home, after a while you might miss the predictability or the childhood traditions. Then you might inform those with whom you live that this is the year you are praparing the Thanksgivingh turkey and inviting the relatives to dinner to establish the old family custom. But after a year or two of this you could tire of it and revert to your previous stand of 'who needs tradition?' In other words, there could be a number of changes in attitude in the home in the course of a lifetime. Prior to each change, however, there will probably be an analysis of the behavior in the home. You should consider what is restrictive to you and change that segment. Otherwise, those with whom you live might become confused.
One possibility that might be satisfying to you and not create confusion for your housemates is that you can regulate cretain parts of your household routine (giving yourself permission to change them when you want to) and remain spontaneous and
fre in other aspects of the home. Another possibility is that you establish a firm home-base and periodically remove yourself from it by travelling. In this way you are free of the home while youa re away, and yet it is there to return to.
Since the fourth house also represents one of your parnets, it might be that one parent was erratic and at least partially responsible for the instability in your early home (if there was instability). Or your Uranian parent may have been creative instead of (or along with) being inconsistent, and contributed to an atmosphere in the home which fostered individuality. When I think of this placement, I am reminded of the play 'You can't take it with you', in which those who lived in the house were involved in their own activities and unusual, interesting people wandered in and out.
Even if you live in what you consider a totally free environment, you may not be qutie as spontaneous as you think. Although you can talk about your flexibility in the home and really believe it, you probably do not react well to surprise visits. You might initially react in a gracious manner and pride yourself on your ability to respond so simultaneously. But after a short period of time you might begin to resent these unannounced visitors because they interfere with your freedom. You might feel that you have to entertain them and are thus restricted. Of course, you could display your aloofness and ignore them. But even if this occurs and you do not let them keep you from doing what you want to do, their presence serves no purpose.
You probably prefer to determine how and when you are going to be spontaneously sociable. You might not only tell your gueses when to arrive, but also tell them what time to go home. In fact, if you decide to have a party, you will probably feel most comfortable if you specify the time of arrival and the time of departure. This is not essential, however, because if your guests do not leave when you want them to, you could become so cool and detached that they will probably get the message to go home rather quickly.
Your unconventionality in the home may take a totally different direction. You might have unusual tastes in furnishings or colour schemes. Your décor could range from the bizarre to interesting and eye-catching. Your furniture might be constructed of glass and steel or in some other way be futuristic in style. Or you could combine different periods of furniture. But whatever you do in decorating will be distinctive and noticeable.
It may seem as you read this section on Uranus in the fourth house that there are conflicting messages. You could yearn for a stable home and work very hard to establish a secure base. Then you might complain about being bored and / or do all you can to disrupt it. Another seeming conflict could be in regard to the parent described by this house. You could have considered this parent to be original, creative and independent, or erratic and unreliable. It is impossible to say from the placement along whether you admired or disliked this parent, but you probably will have seen more than one of the qualities just mentioned.
If you have this placement and experience the inconsistency, the first step is to realize that there is nothing wrong with you. Tell yourself and anyone who complains about you that you are inconsistent and that sometimes you need structure and sometimes you need freedom. Although you want to express your individuality, making drastic changes too quickly could disorient you. Analyze your home situation. Determine what you are dissatisfied with, and make small changes first. This could satisfy your urge for change or lead to bigger and better changes.
With this placement, there will be a focus upon the themes of family, foundations and roots in life. It is likely that there was some type of disruption or unusual way of living during your childhood. This could have manifested in a variety of ways, which can have the effect of creating either instability or a more interesting and exciting childhood.
In the contemporary world, this can often take the form of parental marriage difficulties, family friction and divorce, where one of the parents eventually leaves the family home, and the children are plunged into a bewildering emotional situation where parental conflict and childhood emotional immaturity conspire to develop inner problems of adjustment. Even adults find such traumatic crises difficult to deal with; children often lock them away, sometimes festering into guilt associations, and blaming themselves for the breakdown of the adult relationship.
There may be frequent changes of residence, perhaps caused by parental choice or careers, which periodically uproot a child from a familiar environment and friends, forcing him or her to confront 'new unknown worlds' and so stand alone (if only temporarily), being forced to adapt quickly to new homes, schools and friends, even different countries. Such an early lifestyle can be either beneficial or damaging; much depends upon the age of the child, the support from parents, and the individual point of development and ability to deal with a changing environment. In several ways, it can speed the maturation process, with the child soon accepting responsibility and sensibly applying intelligence to its actions and choices, as well as offering a broader perception of the varieties and differences that life presents through experiencing different communities or countries. Yet it can also create a pattern of instability, a lack of roots, a need to modify 'self' without having an established centre to work from.
In some cases, home may bea social gathering place, less family-focused, but a place which parents use for meetings of common interests; political, religious, cultural, etc.. This can have a positive aspect in meeting a wider variety of people, yet can also be 'negative' in that a lack of attention and interest from the busy parents can lead to a fragmentation of the relationship bonds. Perhaps too much freedom is given to such children, because the parents need the time for their own interests, and so the child develops without a necessary discipline and able to indulge in most of its desires; this could create future adult problems in coping with the responsibilities and obligations with which modern life confronts people.
Whatever the nature of the family roots, these will affect the psychological foundations of the developing individual, and eventually play an important role in the decision-making of the adult. Uranus is implying that a reorientation is required in respect of these acquired or inherited roots. There may be problems involved in the personal family relationship to a social, ethnic or economic background, a reaction to which dictates future choices, perhaps through attempting to escape or transcend them, or in proving that success can still be achieved despite such a background. It can be a highly motivating factor.
The issue is that of integration and stability, and the establishment of a firm psychologicla centre which can act as a focusing self, from which the adult life is consciously directed. This is the challenge represented by Uranus, where a new foundation is required in order for you to experience and enjoy life more fully. A sense of inner instability needs to be transformed into a deeper, more integrative centre, which is capable of uniquely expressing personal creativity, and operating in a positive manner.
A natural stress can occur in the entire digestive system, causing overly alkaline or acidic conditions in the stomach; ulcers, gas; restriction caused by emotional duress or stress leading to loss of appetite; problems with the duodenum and its lining; deficient or extreme secretion of digestive enzymes from the pancreas, which causes either constipation or diarrhea; imbalances in the chemical composition of the digestive fluids within the mouth, which can lead to gum disease, accelerated breakdown of the enamel on the teeth, and baad breath. Uranus here can also lead to lymphatic swellings or problems in varying extremes, female problems linked with the ovaries or womb, and male problems linked with the testes or prostrate (swelling), and can promote 'swellings' throughout the body for no apparent reason other that stress.
With this Uranus, traumas in childhood affect the emotional development, though it can also be a powerful stimulus to achievemnet and soul growth. Generally not very happy or easy-going, they can be very hard to live with, as emotional complexes cause a lot of trouble. With difficult aspects to Uranus or Mercury, this can be a real 'mental case'. The less difficult the aspects and the sign location, the sooner in life they can get it together. Some form of counselling is usually helpful. Once they face themselves and gain some self-understanding, they will be much happier and easier to get along with.
They are usually outspoken to a fault, often with a sort of bitter humor, and overly sensitive to criticism. Anguish at home causes them to leave their native turf and start a new life somewhere else. Even if they do not leave physically, they are often involved in the founding of a new order, a new way of doing soemthing. They tend to be mavericks and insist on having things their own way or they won't participate. They wish to build a new world with themselves at the centre, but this brings them much lonelineess. They are often misunderstood by their associates, who think them cold, or overly abrupt or risqué, not seeing the warmth that is in their hearts. They are usually expressive with words, saying things in a terse, humorous style that is intended either to inform or to entertain.
Women with this position are more inclined to neurosis, possibly beacuse their field of expansion, their potential for using their emotional energies to give form to something outside themselves, is more limited in our soecity. There is more frustration; the emotional complexes are more stimulated and the behavior follows suit.
Although both men and women with this position have a love of young people, they have a hard time dealing with them and, although they do not wish to do so, both tend to revisit their own traumas on their children. They are powerless to stop this unless they get some therapy to help them build new response patterns.
They are attracted to those very different from themselves and often choose a partner from a very different background. Their marriage may or may not be happy; but often they will cling to the mate, happy or not, fearful of losing the one who knows them best and who must accept them as they are.
Their emotional tension can translate into a strong sexuality, which may be firmly repressed for a variety of reasons. The resulting frustration can make them irritable and sarcastic and very hard to deal with. They are always desiring someone that they cannot have. Actually, this is only one focus of a perpetual must / can't that derives
Whether through personal choice or unavaoidable external circumstances, those with Uranus in the 4th are not meant to be bound by the traditional biological family unit. They may feel like outsiders, strangers or outcasts from their families of origin; or for some reason, the early home life was disrupted and the family scattered. This placement of Uranus implies a need to find where they truly belong as their family or racial roots don't seem to provide this kind of containment. Often deeply restless, they require the space and freedom to search for their true 'spiritual' home or family.
Fearing the loss of alternatives, they are sometimes reluctant to put down any roots at all - maybe there is some place better or more appropriate around the corner. In certain instances I have seen, this disruption has been attracted externally as if by fate - something from the outside compels a move or the need to uproot. Or everything seems to be perfectly secure in the home until Uranus in the 4th is 'triggered' by progression or transit and suddenly, out of the blue, they pick up and leave or the family breaks up or changes in some way.
This placement could also describe an unusual home life. The home could be used as a meeting place for groups or organisations where different ideas are exchanged. They may live in a utopian community, or a housing venture based on something slightly unconventional. The father (or hidden parent) may bear some of the characteristics of Uranus. He may have been unconventional or erratic in some way or literally kept appearing and disappearing from the home scene. He might have felt trapped by being a parent. Sometimes he is physically present but remains an unknown quantity with whom a close emotional rapport is difficult. Occasionally, I have seen Uranus in the 4th in the charts of people who, as they were growing up, watched their fathers suffer mental breakdowns. More positively, it can be a father who is highly original, inventive, free-thinking, and loving without being smothering.
Although this may not be revealed until later in life, those with Uranus in the 4th are often deeply unconventional. In some cases, they may live in a certain way until mid-life and then radically change their lifestyle when Uranus opposes its own place. An interest in metaphysics and in philosophical and political systems may surface as they grow older.
Uranus in the 4th house is similar to Aquarius on the IC or in the 4th house. An identity needs to be found which is based on something other than just the personal family unit. At some stage in life, they may want to participate in an activity which benefits or advances the family of humanity.
You had to subdue your desire for independence until you had matured sufficiently to take advantage of your givted imagination. Your early home life may have caused you to rebel against the tedious and conflicting duties your parents required you to carry out. However, you were generally willing to make sacrifices, because you knew that one day you would be able to invest the necessary time and effort to serve the public interests in your own unique way. You feel a strong kinship with your fellow man and want to show that you care by helping to relieve the burdens of some and correcting injustices toward others. You are truly a caring person with strong enough convictions that you can speak up for those who are unable to defend themselves.
insight. You are not particularly disturbed at the prospect of financial difficulties, and you are prepared to use other means if necessary to gain the freedom to come and go at will. You will align yourself with people whose purposes are in harmony with your own until you achieve the personal and financial integrity to stnad alone. You understand the value of your natural talents, for they will provide you with a substantial income and give you the opportunity to prove what you can do. Youa re clever in devising ways to utilise your talents effectively, and you are determined that your efforts will provide the desired results.
You know that to attain an important position that will give you the leverage to accomplisy your gaols, you must be willing to accept challenge and competition. It will be necessary to control your urge to assert yourself impulsively. You will have to make some concessions to others if you want to win their co-operation and help in achieving your objectives. You kmust give others the chance to offer suggestions, for you will find that many opportunities will come from totally unexpected sources. You will gain much support from a mate or partner who has the perception and foresight to help you realize your fondest dreams and aspirations.
Good intentions are not enough; and you knwo that to do your best work you must be fully informed. When others speak, you listen carefully and pick up many ideas. You will even go without some of your favorite comforts and spend time and energy to work toward gaining your goals successfully. This involves some sacrifice, but you know that it serves your future security and independence from want.
All your life you may have to define and redefine your motivations. In your need to achieve material comforts and be free from conditions that seem to threaten or limit you in any way, you may make too many concessions and lose sight of your more enduring accomplishments on behalf of society. You must be careful not to become obsessed with achieving financial success at the risk of losing sight of your most important objectives. You belong to the society you live in, and you must respond to the most pressing human needs by using your creative talent and inspiration to serve them. It would be too bad to review your past and see that you indulged yourself to the exclusion of helping those with whom you shared a social and spiritual destiny.
Microcosm: Your private self is eccentric, probably very different in tone and spirit from the self shown to the world. There is freedom in your inner sanctum, freedom from the restrictions of social rules and cultural appropriateness. The pitfall surrounds hiding your individuality too well, so that no-one ever sees it. The challenge is to drink deeply from the well of personal freedom and uniqueness. More than with any other 4th house planetary association, Uranus indicates a heightened possibility of feeling like a stranger in a strange land. All human beings occasionally experience alienation. But for most, that feeling is negative and quickly shaken off, like a bad cold. For you, it's more than psychological, more than merely metaphorical. Being an alien is something you hold onto privately. Whether you feel privileged or cursed, it remains a treasured secret.
Personal security: Family is a continual source of revolution. You feel it your task to upset the applecart, to be the reformer of the family; and you will tend to live out that role through phases alternating between exuberantly positive individuality and staunchly defiant outrage. Abnormality is emphasized in all aspects of home and family; and instability is actually more comfortable than permanence. The pitfall involves a rejection of real security through ego eccentricities, while the challenge is to awaken yourself to the miracle of true interdependence, and to realize that change is the only constant.
Emotional imprints: Here, as with Mars, events condition the imprint system, but whatever shocks you suffered as a child - loss, separation, sudden change - tended to produce not heat or conflict, but withdrawal to a safer world inside yourself. So you learned to rely on yourself very clearly; and those imprints toward separateness or independence remain strong throughout the entire life. You also may have felt (or been made to feel) that you were different from the rest of your family, either 'special' or 'a black sheep'.
'Inner link' parent: Your mother's brilliant eccentricity is emphasized in your imprints of her. However traditional her values may have seemed, there was something very willful - even perhaps defiant - that stood out in your early understanding of her. She may have seemed unstable, or she might have ruled the household with an iron hand. Even if she was a quiet, calm person, you would have been impressed by her strong sense of self-possession. The precise effect cannot be determined from the house placement alone, but what is certain is that her imprint is emphatic and in some way unusual.
Private intuition: Contact with inward guidance is sporadic. Your guides are powerful but unpredictable, remaining silent and invisible for a while, then bursting suddenly onto the scene. There is sometimes the sensation that they are in control - 'don't call us, we'll call you' - although that is, of course, an illusion. More likely, they regard you with detached friendship, a kind of 'cool warmth', and they simply check in when they're in the neighborhood. More than any other planet, this one corresponds to the epiphany of revelation: moments of blinding mental 'light' suddenly explode into the consciousness, revealing not only what you didn't see, but what no-one else has ever seen before: your own uniqueness, your own special truth.
With Uranus in the fifth house, you may consciously or unconsciously try to raise your children differently from the way in which you were raised. Or you could have original, creative and / or rebellious children. Another possibility is that you might be inconsistent in the way in which you handle your children. You will undoubtedly say that you want your children to be independent, but probably not totally nonconforming. So if they become too defiant or too different, you could clamp down on them. This again demonstrates the need for defining or setting limits on the freedom of Uranus. I heard one parent with this placement say to her child, 'Of course I want you to be your own person. I just don't want you to be a total misfit.'
You may also have an objectivity in regard to your children. SO you are able to look at them in a detached manner and it may be difficult for you to be emotionally demonstrative with them. This does not mean that you are uncaring, just that it could be hard to express your feelings.
The fifth house describes the way in which you deal with children in general, and specifically your own (if you have any). And this may be especially true of your first child, but possibly somewhat softened for our subsequent children. Your attitude toward your second child may be modified by examining the seventh house; your third by the ninth; your fourth by the eleventh, etc..
Another definition of the fifth house is the house of creative self-expression. Producing children is, of course, a form of creative self-expression, but this area also describes the way in which you operate creatively and waht some of your talents may
be. With Uranus in the fifth, your creativity probably comes in spurts; so there could be times when you can't record your ideas quickly enough and other times when you feel that you will never be creative again. Since Uranus is connected with modern technology, you might find it helpful to put your thoughts into a tape recorder when they are flowing rapidly. You can evaluate and sort them out later. When you are uninspired, do not try to push yourself to be creative. It probably will not work and will only tend to make you restless and nerouvs. Do something else until the ideas begin to flow again.
You will probably not be patient when it comes to talent; and it might be a good idea to avoid artistic endeavors that require a great deal of discipline. For example, if you were to take painting lessons you could find it difficult to painstakingly practise techniques or to conform to the instructor's directions. Your talents need to flow freely; and you will probably show originality in whatever art form you develop.
Since your creative talents need not be in standard art forms with this planetary placement, you may not consider yourself creative. People tend to think that if they do not paint, write, dance, act, play instruments or sing, they have no talent. But, with Uranus in the fifth house, you may have computer skills, or a magic touch in fixing cars, or display talents in using other forms of machinery or technology. I have examples of people with this placement that range from telephone salesperson to playing the synthesizer (which of course combines music and technology).
Instead of, or in addition to talents, you may look to this house to explain how you gamble or speculate. Uranus placed there would indicate that you could be spontaneous when such matters are involved. In fact, it is easier for you to take action quickly and back off just as fast, than it is for you to hang on to an investment for an extended period of time. You would probably take risks especially if the potential gain is great enough, but the results would have to be seen soon after you take the initiative. Therefore, your involvement in speculation or gambling may be sporadic, and your successes intermittent. However, the more information you gather (even if it is done a little at a time) before you take action, the less likely you will be to fail.
The fifth house also describes what you need in courtship, and, I would add to that, it indicates the way in which you initially interact with others as individuals, whether the involvement is romantic or not. In this area you deceide whether a person moves to the seventh house (intimate one-to-one relationships, be they marriage or close friendship), the eleventh house (acquaintances) or no hosue (out of your life). The sequence might work in this fashion. You go to a party or other group gathering (eleventh house) and find osmeone whom you deem interesting and want to get to know better (fifth house). Then you can determine if you would like to have that person as a close friend or partner (seventh house), as someone with whom you want to ineract personally but not get close to (fifth), as an individual you may only see occasionally at parties (eleventh house), or as someone you never want to see again (no house).
Whether we are investigating potential courtship or friendship, with Uranus in the fifth house, you may be hesitatnt to form attachments with others quickly because you are concerned about having people interfere with your independence. You could socialise with others but probably in a detached way. You might enjoy intellectual interaction but keep people at arm's length on the emotional level. This, of course, can change when the relationship moves out of the fifth house.
Another possibility is that you attract, or are attracted to, people who are creative, exciting, unusual, unreliable, distant or odd. These characteristics are not necessarily
mutually exclusive. Someone who is stimulating may be eccentric as well. In fact, it could be the eccentricity that leads to the creativity. But if you are really upset about those who are drawn to you, realize that you are probably asking for it. If you can start consciously seeking out those who are creative and exciting, then perhaps the less desirable people will disappear.
Whether or not you are invovled with Uranian types, you will probably crave some excitement when you interact with others. If you come into contact with an individual who is totally predictable, he or she will undoubtedly also seem boring, and the chances of the two of you forming a close relationship are negligible. However, if you enjoy the company of the other person and think the relationship could lead to marriage or an intimate friendship, you might proceed to the next stage. Then there might be some adjustments to be made. When someone who has been courting you becomes a marriage partner, or an acquaintance becomes a close friend, you are moving them from your fifth to your seventh house. And if the requirements of the seventh house are different from those of the fifth, you may wonder why the transition is so difficult. Astrology can help you get over this hump.
By looking at the signs and planets in the fifth house, you can see how the native interacts initially with others on a one-to-one basis and also determine the qualities that person is attracted to in others. If you then interpret the seventh house and compare it with the fifth, you can known whether the shift from courtship into marriage or from the getting acquainted stage to intimate friendship takes place easily or requires great adjustment. Awareness of personal difficulties can be the first step in helping to bridge the gap between the two areas.
Since we are dealing with the planet Uranus in the fifth house, let us use this as our example. You have possibly been attracted to the excitement and craziness generated by the other person and decide it would be great to be married to him or her. However, you have Capricorn or Saturn in the seventh house and you need stability and conformity in a partner. It is obvious that problems could arise. But if you are aware that this is eventually what you want in a partner, you can begin to think about it in the early stages of the relationship and weed out those who do not fit the picture before you become too attached to them.
This will involve the sudden movement outwards of 'emotionally based energy', where involvements with the external world, people and creative expressions will be the main sphere of activity.
Essentially this will be through the projection of emotionally rooted energy, and can involve spontaneous falling in love, inspired artistic creations and a search for pleasure, enjoyment, fun and excitement. A lack of self-discipline is likely, as you can easily submit to passing love affairs and the attractions of a carefree life. There may be an element of immaturity and childlike displays of behaviour at times. This is not necessarily 'bad', but they are often expressed at inopportune times; others may demand that you grow up.
It can be as if a brightly coloured bauble attracts your attention, fascinates you, and you feel that you have to have it; your emotional desires project outwards and you are pulled along with them to the object - only to discover after a temporary possession and perusal that it is not that fascinating after all; yet in that intense drive to achieve your short-lived desire, you may have caused problems and suffering for others. This can apply especially within relationships, where a tendency to desire new partners, experimentation and promiscuity can occur. Your love-life is unlikely to be static and
stable. The need to have your own way - often expressed without due sensitivity - is quite common, and can also lead to friction.
Children are likely to play an important role in your life, and you are liable to give them considerable freedom, which can have dual effects, especially if there is a reluctance to impose discipline upon them and you fail to give them sufficient attention and guidance for their needs.
Temperamentally, you are likely to have an artistic ability and appreciation. Natural talents can be present in art, music, literature and self-presentation through modern media channels of communication. There may be some degree of blockage in this area, which could reflect a lack of perseverance and discipline, rather than problems in confidence in your own ability or potential skills. It is the commitment to complete that can be a challenge for you, as you prefer that sense of freedom to follow your fascinations whenever they dominate you. Uranus intends that a change in this sphere of life is necessary, where modifying this tendency can eventually lead to success.
The essential archetype that the 5th house correlates to in human consciousness is one in which the individual can creatively actualize, express, project, and establish his or her egocentric identity and purpose for the life that is being lived. This is the power of the ego that is creatively expressed, the power of creativity emanating from the individualised ego. It is the ego that is full of itself, glorifying itself, an ego that demands and required recognition, acclaim, positive reinforcement that it has realised itself: the purpose for which the life is being lived. The egocentric centre of the personality within the 5th House is based on the composite effect of the matrix that involves the traditions and conditions of family, society, or the culture that the individual is born into, the immediacy of one's environment, and the subconscious memories that correlate to other lifetimes and other identities. The egocentric centre of personality is given form, a self-image relative to the inner gestation of subjective awareness of the current ego in the 4th house and Cancer: home, parents, and the early environment that we are born into.
With Uranus in the 5th house, there is a natural paradox, thus stress and tension, because of the oppositional nature of the Uranian (Aquarius) archetype and the Sun (Leo). On the one hand, a tremendous amount of energy exists to actualise the inner sense of purpose for this life. This tension induces a high degree of self-focus, egocentricity, a sense of narcissism that is simultaneously indulged in and rebelled against. This focus (the 5th House) requires freedom of expression, an independence of experiecne that allows for continuous self-discovery, and the actualisation of the inwardly sensed creative, egocentric purpose from within itself by way of that which is created by it: the egocentric centre of its subjective reality. In effect, the individual wants to be the director of his or her own play. On the other hand, a tremendous amount of energy exists to link and actualise the inner sense of purpose (subjective) to socially relevant needs, causes, group purposes, to be subjectively empowered by external (objective) purposes, and to consciously actualise and link subjective creativity, expressed purely from the ego, to the Source of creativity itself: God. Thus the tension to egocentrically focus upon and develop the personality to the highest possible degree, and the need to simultaneously focus upon and develop a personality, ego, that is consciously linked and directed by the Source: God. Both exist. In effect, the individual wants God or the group to be the director of the play.
The liberation of Uranus in the 5th House occurs when the individaul consciously attunes him- or herself to the Source of creativity and allows the egocentric sense of
identity and purpose to be empowered and directed by this Source. The Source can be experienced by these individauls, or attuned to, by defining and linking the egocentric sense of purpose to the social group, society, and, in an expanded sense, to the global or planetary issues and needs of the times the individual is living within. The well of creativity, and the realisation of Self, will be ever available and continuous in so doing. This liberation involves giving up the security of tradition in the sense of tradition restricting required growth or innovation. It involves giving up a narcissistic self-preoccupation that promotes a sense of separation or detachment from humanity and its needs. It involves giving up the egocentric need to be considered special, important, to stand above the crowd, to give emotional displays whose motive and intent is to draw attention to the child who is still awaiting acknowledgement. The liberation occurs when the individual realises that the desired acknowledgement manifests from within, that validation comes from oneself, and that the Source, or God, will validate the individual once he or she actualises the sense of inner egocentric purpose by linking it to the greater needs of people, society, and the plnetary concerns that exist at any moment in time. When realised, this liberation will produce creative dynamos whose lives and vision can transform those whom they touch. Freedom from the known means to allow the Spirit of creativity to change and transform the individual as necessary, to not become fixed or fixated upon that which already exists because of the current power, thus security, that this induces.
If you have Uranus in the sixth house you will probably try to avoid a highly structured daily schedule. You will want variety and challenge in the tasks to be accomplished. If your job is monotonous or there are too many restrictions placed upon you in the workplace, you could concentrate on changing the routine in a somewhat quiet manner, instigate a revolution, or leave the job. Periodic escapes or frequent expression of your independence may be enough to make an organised office situation tolerable. In fact, you may feel more secure in exhibiting your individuality if there are some guidelines.
Knowing your limitations in the work area could make it easier for you to be creative in your job. You can allow your originality to flow freely if you know that anything that is too outlandish will be curtailed. I have a client with Uranus in the sixth who is a perfect example of this. She complained that her boss did not always give her the latitude she wanted. He would sometimes veto her ideas. When we discussed this further, however, it turned out that he really did allow her to pursue most of her ideas, and only turned down plans that were not feasible or were against established company policies. She even came to the conclusion that her boss's attitude permits her to be more imaginative and creative than she might be otherwise. This is because she doesn't have to waste time thinking about the plausibility of her ideas. It is done for her. But had her boss limited her too much, she probably would not have stayed with the job for the five years she had already been there. Individuals with Uranus in the sixth house would probably leave positions that restrict them too much, or they might try to avoid such jobs entirely.
Uranus in the sixth house could also indicate that you keep your distance from those with whom you work, be they bosses, subordinates or colleagues. You need not work in solitude. In fact, you might enjoy the excitement of interaction, especially with those who are intelligent. But you probably maintain a personal detachment, and form your close one-to-one relationships elsewhere.
If you have Uranus in this house, you do not want other people to tell you how to do your job, but you probably will not consciously seek out positions of authority either. If you are just allowed to do what you want to do in the mnaner of your choosing, you should have no problems. Sometimes, however, you could find yourself in a job in which you are managing others. If this happens, you are most likely to give your subordinates a lot of latitude, partly to stimulate their creativity, and partly to keep them from interfering with yours. But there could be concern that if your subordinates are given too much freedom they might undermine you or interfere with your manner of operating. It is independence rather than power that is an issue with Uranus in the sixth house. A way to combat that is to periodically get together to report progress and do some brainstorming. The prospect of sharing ideas should be stimulating rather than restrictive. In this way you are kept informed of what is going on, but, since you are only assembling occasionally, you are not weighted down with constant contact.
You might not think about Uranian issues when you apply for your first job; but once you have experienced tyrannical bosses, boredom or other limitations on a job, having a degree of freedom, a bit of excitement, and expressing individuality will become requirements you consciously look for.
You might also discover that your manner of operating in ordinary life is a little different from the way in which many other people do. Since the sixth house describes the way you conduct yourself in your daily routine, it can be in the workplace, in the home, or anywhere else you happen to be.
The signs in the house will describe action in the course of the day. For example, if you have a fire sign on the cusp of the sixth house, you will probably start moving quickly when you get up. Then if you also have an Earth sign in the sixth house, following the Fire sign, you will probably get organised after you have taken some action. The specific signs will provide more definite information. The planets in that house (if any) will explain your modus operandi even more.
Uranus in the sixth house could indicate that you are not interested in a sedentary daily routine. You might change your schedule frequently to keep your interest peaked or just to prove that you are not tied down to a particular routine. But whatever your reasoning, you probably try not to do the same task at the same time two days in a row. Or you might create excitement or controversy in order to avoid boredom. The emphasis with Uranus may be more on action than on accomplishment.
You probably do not lack energy. In fact, there are times when you feel 'wired' and it is difficult to sit still. But your energy may come in spurts; so that you can work feverishly one day or for part of one day, and then need to free yourself of work the next day or part of the next day. Besides the fluctuation of energy level, your attention spand could be short as well. Therefore, it will undoubtedly be better for you to switch activities frequently. Your periodic energy overloads can be physical or mental, so you might change the mode of activity as well as the specific tasks. In other words, you might perform a mental task first; and when your brain begins to tire, switch to something that requires physical energy until you feel physically fatigued, and so forth. You will accomplish more if you do this rather than trying to remain with one job for long periods of time.
The basic themes of challenges and opportunities for change in this house are associated with work, service and health.
Due to the Uranian reaction to the imposition of repetitive, mundane tasks, there may be adult difficulties in the sphere of employment, especially in enjoying and maintaining a job. The need for stimulation and real interest in teh work is essential, otherwise you are likely to experience considerable dissatisfaction and frustration in your working environment, which can lead to periodic changes of job and employment instability. Even during your childhood, this could manifest as a lack of persistence and prolonged attention to your lessons; even though you may be a bright child, fluctuations of concentration and application are liable to have a detrimental effect on your scholastic progress.
You will need as much freedom as possible in the work sphere, and would certainly resent a high degree of supervision. What you will probably have to learn and develop over time is an ability to be more mentally concentrated on the task before you, and a greater degree of self-discipline in using your mind in productive and practical ways. The tendency can be to live too much in ideas, and fail to actualise them.
There may be the ability to work well with modern technology, through scientific developments or computer-derived employment. There will be an interest in technological advancement, as this appeals to the futurist dimension of Uranus. It is likely that becoming satisfied in this area may take some time to achieve; and changes in work or career directions are to be expected.
Your health can be another source of personal change. Your physical body may have periodic illnesses, perhaps caused by the response to the highly stimulatory and agitating Uranus energy. Or possibly some form of a serious or incapacitating illness may suddenly occur, disrupting your lifestyle. This may not be as negative as it appears; there is likely to be the opportunity of a hidden potential path, which if recognised and followed could lead to a positive transformation in your life. This could unfold into personal experience of alternate unconventional health therapies (which today are proliferating and taking firm root within society). You could gain relief from illness through such an approach based on holistic concepts of healing, or you could become interested in training in such skills. This can lead to a totally new way of living and perceiving life, and this could be the intention of the Uranus stimulus.
A natural stress can occur at the synapse points within the brain that affect the electrical transmissions (thought, instructions, the psychochemistry that is continually regulating and adjusting the brain to meet the needs of the entire organism) between neurons. The synapse and neuron system is similar to the skeletal system, which is the foundation and structure for the tissues, muscles, and cells of the organic body. Just as a broken bone in the arm affects the functioning of the overall nature of the arm, stress-induced breakdowns within the synapses impact on the functions within the organism to which the synapses and neurons correlate.
When Uranus transits Virgo or Gemini, an acceleration of the evolution of the brain takes place for the entire species. Thus the 'stepped-up' electrical voltage within the brain can lead to various problems. When Uranus is in the 3rd or 6th house and not in Virgo or Gemini, then this stepped-up evolution of the brain is specific to only those individuals, not the entire species. This stepped-up electrical energy manifested in the brain through the synapse and neuron system can lead to all manner of 'strange' sensations, symptoms, and psycho- and / or physiological conditions that cannot be diagnosed; thus some of these individuals are called hypochondriacs.
Uranus here gives a high-tension temperament that seeks to lose itself in meaningful work. If such work cannot be found, there is danger of chronic illness stemming from frustration. They may be afflicted by nervous habits of some kind and tend to overdo on food, cigarettes, drugs, or anything that eases tension, though they are equally inclined to become 'health nuts' and overdo on special diets. Sometimes they go back and forth from binges of overeating to strict regimens. Most work hard at staying in shape all their lives, though some go the opposite route and do everything to such excess that it can lead to an early death.
Exercise is of great importance in order to use up the nervous energy and keep them steady. If they have a clear-cut goal and a partner, boss, or patron they respect to encourage them, they are dynamos of energy and can accomplish a great deal. They need a way to serve humanity, but the form and the method of service may be unusual.
Although they are mavericks where method is concerned, and usualy work best alone, it is very necessary for them to be working for someone who appreciates their efforts and can set guidelines for them. They are good soldiers, able to follow orders and obey logical rules, and able to give orders in turn to subordinates; but they always need a respected superior to keep them in line, or they will go off on tangents, wasting tremendous amounts of time and money on nonessential ventures just to use up excess nervous energy.
The study of yoga, especially the practice of breath control and relaxation, is an excellent means for acquiring control over this reservoir of nervous energy which, if unused, can simply jitter them to death. Positive-thinking practices are useful also, because negative thinking is very destructive to them and can make them ill.
They need cheerful, steady, work-oriented individuals around them. Nervous, disoriented, negative, or disturbed companions will literally drive them crazy.
They can work with great patience and dedication for a cause they believe in, particularly if they respect the leader, who can be too eccentric or intense for most to work for, but this won't bother them at all.
Those with Uranus in the 6th are meant to explore in a deeper way the intimate relationship between the inner world of the mind and feelings and the outer world of form and the body. A connection exists between what we are inside and the kind of everyday reality we create for ourselves. Uranus in the 6th has a chance to learn that in order to change the outside, the inside must be altered first. Any problems which they face in their daily lives or physical bodies can be met with the questions: 'what patterns in me produced theese difficulties?' and 'how can I change them?'. Self-examination, based on the liberating idea that we create and are responsible for our own reality, is the key to a positive experience of Uranus in the 6th. Otherwise they are prone to minor or major upheavals in the life - such as falling ill to avoid going to a job they don't like, rather than admitting first they are feeling trapped by the work and acting accordingly to change the situation.
In fact, the whole area of work and employment can be approached in a non-conventional way. Rarely suited to a repetitive nine-to-five routine, they wil usually find it difficult to stay in a job purely out of a sense of duty or for the sake of security. Their minds need to be continually engaged and interested in the tasks before them; and it's best if their work allows scope for change, variety, inventiveness and movement. Often there is difficult working under others because they need to approach any job in their own way - even if it has never been done in that fashion previously. However, if Uranus is not too badly aspected, exchanging ideas with co-workers can be lively and stimulating.
Often, they are interested in teh new technologies as well as subjects like astrology or other related metaphysical or psychological systemns - anything which gives them a frame of reference from which to observe and meet life. They might suit a 'think-tank' situation.
In general, they do not like to be bound by the little everyday necessities and routines of existence and may create upheavals to make life more interesting and exciting. Again, life might become easier if they consciously acknowledge what they don't like, and do something to change that area rather than subtly provoking external forces to disrupt it for them.
Interested in the relationship between mind and body, they might explore various forms of alternative and complementary medicines, sometimes experimenting with unusual diets and various exercise routines. Health problems can stem from too much stress and nervous tension which weakens the body's defences. An overly inhibited th house Uranus attracts the Furies, which may lodge themselves in the body, creating havoc in the system. In charts I have seen, there appears to be a connection between Uranus in the 6th and various forms of allergies. Interestingly, some medical researchers have linked allergies with unexpresssed anger and resentment, suggesting that people with 'short fuses' are more prone to allergic conditions. (In her book on medical astrology, Eileen Nauman associates Uranus with 'the actual impulses that leap from one nerve synapse to another'.) Obviously, those with Uranus here will benefit from any form of activity which helps them unwind - physical exercises, yoga, meditation, etc.. On the positive side, Uranus offers the possibility of a speedy recovery or release from illness, helped enormously by the right mental attitudes.
If we take the combination of Uranus and the 6th house to its logical conclusion, then there may be the possibility of unusual pets. One woman I know with this placement keeps rats as pets in the house - uncaged, of course.
The demanding obligations of your daily work routine may be frustrating, but you have a talent for thinking of innovations that can make your job more interesting. Your suggestions for improving work procedures may attract attention from the people who will benefit from them. You have a good opinion of yourself because you know you can earn a good income by using your own resources with creative imagination. It is inconceivable that others are not aware of your skills. You may not be a practical person, but your intuitive problem-solving ability defies all the rules. While you consider it important to get an education, you will find it painful to lose your precious freedom while getting it. On the other hand, you know that if you don't get an education, you are limited, perhaps permanently, in your ability to earn an adequate living.
upbringing, because your parents gave you too much freedom. You had the opportunity to grow according to your own identity, for which you should be grateful; but insufficient discipline made it difficult for you to accept responsibility. As time goes on, you will become increasingly dissatisfied with yourself unless you get involved in meaningful activities that prove the value of your talents. There are many possible uses for your ingenuity and intuitive problem-solving ability, which will go to waste unless you use them where they are most needed.
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