Table Of ContentTransits of Self-Awakening
Bit Tierney
1999
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Alive and Well with Uranus: Transits of Self-awakening © 1999 by Bil Tierney.
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Tierney, Bil.
Alive & well with Uranus : transits of self-awakening I Bil Tierney. - 1st
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Includes bibliographical references.
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1. Astrology. 2. Uranus (Planet) -Miscellanea. I. Title.
II. Title :Alive and well with Uranus.
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DEDICATION
I dedicate this book to Edith Custer, a true
Uranian ambassador of astrology, whose vision
and humor have brought people together in
love and hope throughout the years.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ......................................... 1
PART ONE
Chapter One
DoN'T BLAME THE MESSENGER .......................... 15
Chapter Two
OUT OF THIS WORLD .................................. 23
Chapter Three
A URANIAN ToUR OF OUR NATAL PLANETS ................. 33
Chapter Four
A URANIAN TOUR OF OUR NATAL HOUSES .................. 57
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PART
Chapter Five
THE THRILLS AND SPILLS OF FREEDOM .................... 83
URANUS TRANSITING A NATAL HOUSE ..................... 89
URANUS TRANSITING A NATAL PLANET ..................... 91
Chapter Six
URANUS TRANSITING THE FIRST HOUSE .................... 95
URANUSIMARS TRANSITS .............................. 102
Chapter Seven
URANUS TRANSITING THE SECOND HOUSE ................. 111
URANUS/EARTH VENUS TRANSITS ........................ 119
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Chapter Eight
URANUS TRANSITING THE THIRD HOUSE .................. 127
URANUs/AIR MERCURY TRANSITS ........................ 134
Chapter Nine
URANUS TRANSITING THE FOURTH HOUSE ................. 143
URANUS/MOON TRANSITS .............................. 150
Chapter Ten
URANUS TRANSITING THE FIFTH HOUSE ................... 159
URANUs/SUN TRANSITS ............................... 166
Chapter Eleven
URANUS TRANSITING THE SIXTH HOUSE ................... 175
URANUS/EARTH MERCURY TRANSITS ..................... 182
Chapter Twelve
URANUS TRANSITING THE SEVENTH HOUSE ................ 189
URANus/AIR VENUS TRANSITS .......................... 196
Chapter Thirteen
URANUS TRANSITING THE EIGHTH HOUSE ................. 205
URANUS/PLUTO TRANSITS ............................. 213
Chapter Fourteen
URANUS TRANSITING THE NINTH HOUSE .................. 221
URANUS/JUPITER TRANSITS ............................ 228
Chapter Fifteen
URANUS TRANSITING THE TENTH HOUSE .................. 237
URANUS/SATURN TRANSITS ............................. 244
CONTENTS • IX
Chapter Sixteen
URANUS TRANSITING THE ELEVENTH HOUSE ............... 253
URANUS/URANUS TRANSITS ............................ 260
Chapter Seventeen
URANUS TRANSITING THE TWELFTH HOUSE ................ 269
URANUS/NEPTUNE TRANSITS ........................... 276
Chapter Eighteen
THE LONG WAY HOME ................................ 283
Bibliography ....................................... 287
INTRODUCTION
OLD SKY Goo
Uranus, as Ouranos, was considered in Greek mythology to be
the first of the sky gods-deities belonging to the heavenly
realms-although he was never the superstar that more human
like Zeus became. The myth of this original sky god takes place in
a distant time, long before the social drama of the gods and god
desses of Mount Olympus that we are most familiar with (and
way before the creation of mortal humans). Uranus was symbolic
of the cosmic mind-spirit energy needed to create life by interpen
etrating the primal emotional-physical energies of Earth itself
(personified by his mate, Gaia, who also symbolized the cosmic
womb). More about his myth later. What needs to be emphasized
here is that Uranus represents purer states of unfettered,
abstract ideation-the pristine condition before any concept is
challenged to materialize and face the limitations of tangible
form. Uranus therefore depicts the divine mind and the unearthly
world of archetypal ideas, echoing Plato's philosophy. (An arche
typal idea of a microwave oven theoretically exists even before
anyone gets to brainstorm and design one physically. In other
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words, all that exists is first an unmanifest idea waiting for the
right time to emerge-to literally be plucked from the ethers.)
When we keep creative ideas solely in our head, they can live
indefinitely in an unconditional state. Yet once these ideas are
applied and tested in the concrete world, where a sense of time
and other earthly limitations are imposed, such ideas are no
longer sheltered by the "heavenly realms," i.e., our inner world.
Our thoughts start to flesh out in ways that may either expose
how impractical they really are-which can be very disillusion
ing-or how brilliantly they can be executed in the "real" world if
worked on a bit more (something Saturn takes charge of). Even
when these ideas materialize successfully, Uranus still "knows"
that much has been lost in the translation, because the world of
matter is relatively dull, dumb, and slow compared to the aston
ishing light-filled universe that Uranus calls home. In addition,
Uranus is afraid that exposure to the gross world of manifesta
tion leaves its perfect ideas tainted by human emotion and desire,
resulting in something inferior and full of flaws. This explains
why true Uranians are never completely satisfied with their cre
ations (although everyone one else is amazed by them).
My approach to Uranus' transits won't be an abstract, meta
physical one, because I try to bring this planet's energy down to
the level of our own experience as much as possible without trivi
alizing what Uranus means. This won't be an intellectually
detached look at a planet that already seems too mentally
removed from the routines of mundane living. Although Uranus,
the archetype, may observe life from a safe distance rather than
participate directly in worldly affairs, our challenge is to get our
inner Uranus more fascinated with and thus more involved in
what goes on in our personal lives. We do that by learning more
about this Outer Planet's psychology and by becoming more will
ing to adopt certain Uranian values while still retaining many of
our very human traits. It's not easy to embrace Uranus, but we
need to be more open to this experience and willingly take risks
in the name of self-awakening.
INTRODUCTION • 3
THE NAME GAME
To demonstrate how Uranus symbolizes individualistic and some
times contrary thinking, note that its name can be pronounced in
several ways. Two of those ways are somewhat embarrassing to
people who find in them distasteful connotations, even though
these are the pronunciations preferred by astronomers and most
used by stand-up comedians and the general public as well.
However, one workaround (which I don't use since I instead side
in with the astronomers) is to call this planet Ur-RAH-nus, as if
to give it an air of sophistication-although that sounds a bit
affected to some ears (and remember, we're dealing with a planet
known for enjoying words and concepts that have "shock value").
Still, you can't be accused of sounding too rude when you let "Ur
RAH-nus" trickle off you tongue! In fact, you sound like you know
something the rest of us don't know. Therefore, be prepared to
hear this planet pronounced this way at many an astrology con
ference. But there's even another option that instantly conveys to
listeners that you probably have a scholastic background (or that
maybe you've got a superiority complex), and that's when you call
this planet "OOR-ron-noose"-supposedly just like the ancient
Greeks did.
How ro UsE BooK
THIS
This book is strictly about transiting Uranus contacting various
factors in our birth chart. Let's say you just discovered that you
are having transiting Uranus square your Sun (and to confirm it,
you're probably already feeling possessed of an excitable energy
and a strange sense of anticipation, telling you something differ
ent may indeed be unfolding for you at this time in your life,
something that possibly may shake up your familiar life pat
terns). Well, you'll obviously need to read what I've suggested this
transit could mean in Chapter Ten.
But in that same chapter you may also wish to read about
transiting Uranus going through the Fifth House (since the Sun
and the Fifth, along with the sign Leo, are manifestations of the
