The backward movement of Uranus stirs up an internal storm that manifests as sudden, unpredictable behavior. With the regress, a dormant part of yourself reawakens bringing an overwhelming urge to rebel against confining life situations that feel stifling and stagnant. The events or inner experiences that occur won’t fully develop until well after the retrograde degree is cleared. A facet of the circumstances unfolding correlates to your resourcefulness in earning money, the pursuit of an unusual livelihood, or premature actions that result in failure.
The major breakthrough intended by this retrograde is an adjustment in thinking. This is a period where you’ll begin to recognize the discrepancies in your current thoughts or circumstances that contradict old views. The catalyst may be revelations, new information, or startling insights that arrive in the form of rude awakenings, challenges from others, or through a slow transition prompted by a series of tests to your beliefs.
The results cause your mundane, spiritual, religious, or philosophical principles to experience either a state of evolution or undergo turmoil. It means that you’ll question beliefs about yourself, your abilities and other people in order to re-evaluate your position on a number of issues that force you to make necessary modifications. Personal practices and beliefs may not be readily accepted and may need to be explained or defended. In fact, your views are subject to opposition, especially by one person in particular and you must be prepared to defend your position. If you’ve strongly identified yourself with a particular point of view, you’ll feel both threatened and resistant to new understanding and insight.
In some cases, this will involve legal problems or dealings with lawyers that require you to tie up loose ends. A critical degree in this Uranus chart signifies the end of a cycle where a pressing legal issue is involved, and which in some cases, strongly indicates divorce. These encounters may not turn out the way you want forcing you to cope with peculiarities in the justice system. Alternatively, if you’re enrolled in school, education may be disrupted by distractions or unexpected events. What you’re learning can make you anxious about your existing beliefs. If you’re teaching, your schedule may change or you may be forced to shift from one place to another which requires that you suspend teaching for a period of time.
However, this can be a good time for self-study and the experience may prove to be more rewarding than a structured environment. If you’re open to new experiences that shift your perceptions and ways of looking at the world, this can be an extremely constructive period.
This chart also includes the Aries Point indicating that life-changing matters will connect to public events, the world at large, and dealings with individuals not personally known. This can suggest you or matters being brought to public attention or the awareness of the general public.
Positively, this period will bring the opportunity to develop brilliance or genius through the discovery of new and exciting concepts. This may be in the role of scientist, inventor, or leader where you’re challenged to make a contribution to humanity. You may be taking center stage and following your heart’s desire through a gift for music, spirituality, mysticism, illusion, and fantasy that’s useful in film, entertainment, or works of fiction. It’s likely at some point during this cycle that you find yourself in unusual situations that connect you to new friends and acquaintances or group activities where chance encounters prove significant to your destiny.
Part of the evolution currently taking place may require that you develop an awareness of other cultures, especially if you plan to deal with foreigners or someone from a different ethnic background. Choosing to ignore important differences will make it difficult to establish trust and understanding.
This retro also marks the end of a personal cycle where you undergo physical change. There’s the sense that you personally have too much or too little of something and change is desired. This can take the form of travel or a change of residence that revolutionizes your life in some way. On the other hand, you may be required to do more traveling than usual which you find unsettling as these trips are prone to be quick and hectic rather than leisurely. Perhaps you’re traveling overseas for business and this is stressful or travel for pleasure becomes more nerve-wracking than fun. Nevertheless, change that broadens your horizons will promote personal growth and self-betterment.
Uranus is the planet of revolution and revolutions generally don’t take place without casualties. When Uranus is retrograde there’s a natural tendency to irritability, aggressiveness, and a lack of self-restraint. This period can be troublesome for those who’re unable to accurately estimate ability and end up attempting pursuits that are both foolhardy and useless. As a result, these persons will court unpopularity and suffer from their actions.
In the positive, situations highlight the unique opportunity to transform or dissolve your own karma. This may grant personal immortality beyond the physical body, although if you do have health concerns you’ll be treated quite well by health professionals should you need them. A “one-shot” opportunity during this cycle gives you the chance to align with your innermost self to achieve the greatest fulfillment. This is the perfect time to focus on talents, self-mastery, and the joy of giving without any expectation of return while you or others work to develop self-confidence and self-love. Likewise, enemies will frequently shift from a hostile stance and sometimes to one of benevolence, although you may be unaware of this good luck. Your greatest fortune is the realization that home is not necessarily a place–you’re always home and perfectly safe.