URANUS: FREEDOM FROM THE KNOWN - The School of ...

1 1 uranus : FREEDOM FROM THE KNOWN by Jeffrey Wolf Green Well, good morning. Are you all awake and ready? Have you had a nice conference? Today we will be focusing upon the archetype within human consciousness of individuation, deconditioning, liberation, and FREEDOM from the KNOWN . These archetypes are reflected in the astrological symbols of uranus , Aquarius, and the eleventh house. Planets that are connected or linked to any of these symbols, planets in the eleventh house, the natal location of the planetary ruler of the eleventh house, planets in Aquarius, or planets in aspect to uranus or the above dynamics, all reflect the archetypal need to accelerate the individuation of these functions.

2 Today, we will focus our attention on the planet uranus because it emodies the primary archetypes that we are discussing. We will also discuss the role of Saturn and Neptune as they interact with uranus . IDEAS AND PRINCIPLES uranus correlates to individuation, liberation, FREEDOM , and deconditioning. Deconditioning from what? Deconditioning from Saturn. Saturn correlates to all the conditioning patterns of our life. the conditioning patterns of society, family, expectations of people in our lives, and the conditioning patterns relative to all the prior lives that you bring into this life. All that conditions your sense of identity at any moment in time. uranus clearly is an antithetical archetype to Saturn.

3 This means that uranus is forever trying to shatter, revolutionize, liberate, or break free from all those conditioning patterns. What for? What is the intent? To what purpose? If we shatter all the conditioning patterns that define our sense of personality and identity then we can, at some point, arrive at our essential nature and identity that is unconditioned. Obviously, that can be a fairly long journey. As an example: when we go through a Uranian transit on opportunity exists, relative to the house or planets that are being transited, to break free from the conditions that have defined how those functions have manifested thus far in our life. The uranus transit always provides for this opportunity.

4 In the natal chart the planets that uranus is aspecting at birth, and the house that it is in, provides for this very same opportunity for the entire life span. Most of us however, most meaning 70% to 75% of the people in any culture, resist this Uranian deconditioning impulse. One has to keep in mind here that Saturn (we always have to relate Saturn when speaking of uranus ) correlates to the parameters of what you call your consciousness; what you are actually aware of at any moment in time. This Saturn boundary provides structural definitions of what you are at any moment in time. From a deeper point of view, your sense of individual sense of social consciousness is greatly determined by the norms, values, beliefs, customs, rules, and laws of the culture that you are born into.

5 Your entire sense of social security is based on taking in these societal conditioning imprints. Thus, the Uranian impulse is resisted by many because to respond to it would simultaneously create individual and social insecurity. Most people come into life with an intrinsic sense of individual and social purpose. For example, let's say that deep in myself I sense I am or want to be a psychologist. And I find myself in Canada. What does that culture say to me? It says that if I want to define my social function as a psychologist then I must conform to its established procedure, norms, rules and so forth. Thus, I must go to School . This is social imprinting and conditioning. So if I want to become a psychologist in this culture I must allow myself to conform (Saturn) to those norms.

6 I don't have to agree with them, but at some point, I have to accept them in order to actualize and establish my individual/social purpose. This is the primary difference in measuring uranus and Saturn. Either I blindly conform (Saturn), or I accept it without conforming; I go through the motions of what society tells me to do while remaining as detached from it as I possibly can ( uranus ). When you have questions, please ask. This is really your time now. Question: What about Saturn Retrograde? How does uranus with Saturn Retrograde interact? How many of you have Saturn Retrograde? Quite a few, eh! How many of you are comfortable with what the retrograde archetype means? Do you need a simple definition?

7 Hmmmm, maybe you are sensing this will be an all rambling workshop today. Oh well, that is the point isn't it -- uranus ! If you live in the Uranian realm it is very joyous because you are just free. Anyway, a retrograde archetype, whatever planet you apply it to, is simply the need to withdraw, to 2retreat, to rebel from the status quo expectation of how that planetary behavior is meant to manifest from a societal point of view. This necessary rejection of the status quo via the retrograde principle accelerates the natural evolutionary pace. Why? Because when you are withdrawing from the status quo you are arriving at your own unique and individual expression, essential individuality, of whatever planet of function is retrograde.

8 The retrograde principle is non-static. It is very similar to peeling the layers off an onion to arrive at the core. That is why it is non-static; rarely does the retrograde aspect of a persona nature kick back and go "aha, that's it, no more, I'm relaxed and satisfied with this." In other words, the layers of conditioning are very deep and it takes along time to arrive at an utterly de-conditioned state. So, if we have Saturn retrograde, and we are talking about social conditioning patterns, could we now deduce that the Saturn retrograde person is going to be intrinsically oriented to rejecting, rebelling, withdrawing from, and questioning such social imprinting. In so doing, the individual would come to define her or his own natural authority ( Saturn), customs, regulations, norms, taboos, and way of integrating into the culture that he or she is born into.

9 When Saturn is retrograde the door is open and pointing to uranus . Thus, in general, the very nature of individuals consciousness is intrinsically different. In general, there is more of a sense distance or detachment from the immediacy of one's family and culture, a sense that there is more to reality (Saturn) than is being focused upon by the family or culture. This sense is produced by uranus impacting upon by the family or culture. This sense is produced by uranus impacting upon the Saturn retrograde. It is this Uranian sense that magnifies or intensifies the essential role of uranus in Saturn retrograde individuals; to liberate and be free from the conditioning patterns of society, family, or any other conditioning pattern that is perceived to be limiting the ongoing individualization of identity.

10 Commonly, the Saturn retrograde is going to have a problem with one or both parents. It does not mean that they are going to be enemies, but it does commonly imply that one or both of the parents, most commonly the father, is going to reflect the values, beliefs, lifestyle, standard of conduct, what is right and wrong, opinions, and so on that the offspring simply cannot accept. In certain family situations this can be a problem and can create an emotional distance from the offspring to such a parent. And, from an evolutionary point of view, necessarily so. The point is that, at one level, Saturn correlates to a need to integrate our own sense of individual identity, authority, and purpose within the context of social purpose and cultural authority.