Uranus is our natal chart is a planet of inspiration but can also cause anxiety. It gives us a vision of what possibilities exist outside of what is considered normal, conventional, comfortable, and safe. Its electric energy can be exciting & motivating, but it can also manifest as disruption or instability that shakes our foundations and disrupts our security. If we work with the energy consciously, we can use it to undo the conditioning we have grown up with, think outside the box, and become a channel for creativity, innovation, and positive change.
We have a page about Uranus if you want to learn more. I also highly recommend Liz Greene’s book on Uranus, The Art of Stealing Fire.
Uranus in the 12th House in the Natal Chart
Overview
The 12th house is where the ordinary boundaries that define our Earthly existence break down & we encounter the larger mysteries of Spirit, our ancestors, and the collective unconscious. Being in tune with this dimension of life can feel alienating because it is so different from normal human life. The work here starts with accepting and validating and supporting yourself as you walk a unique path.
Gifts
- prophetic or psychic dreams
- an ability to see the chaos of the world objectively from a big-picture perspective and see underlying patterns
- flashes of insight into the collective unconscious
- a sense of belonging to the Cosmos
- sudden awareness of new dimensions of reality
Challenges
- internal sense of alienation even if you appear conventional
- internal inconsistency
- inconsistent creativity
- intense internal resistance to expectations
- explosive suppressed emotions including rage
- fear of dissolution of ego or being crazy
- alienation from family or ancestors
- carrying suppressed Uranian energy from the ancestral line
- pervasive anxiety
- sudden breakdowns or dissociation as unconscious material surfaces
Lessons
- differentiating personal goals from ancestral needs
- working with subconscious emotional material
- arranging your life to support periods of retreat or escape
- accepting personal uniqueness despite social expectations
- developing the ego so it can handle states of emotional or psychic intensity
Potential
- spiritual liberation
- true inner freedom
The Uranus Growth Journey
The Uranus growth journey involves coming to terms with a degree of instability. This is going to be hardest for the Moon and its corresponding sign (Cancer) and house (4th), because the Moon is all about security and comfort.
The growth journey involves detachment, which sometimes is very difficult. Sometimes Uranus shows up in our lives through other people or outside events that rip away our security. Sometimes it is just an inner fear that we have to work through.
What Uranus wants from us is to lift our vision higher, to see the bigger picture, that is beyond our human life and the attachments we have. It wants us to rely on our connection to a higher truth or wider perspective. The price of Uranian inspiration is that it brings us to some extent away from ordinary human life. We might feel lonely or alienated as we come to realize what makes us different.
The other risk of Uranus is losing ourselves in its collective energy. To hold Uranian energy well, we must develop our Saturn discipline and Solar individuality. In other words, we must have a strong ego and clear personal goals we want to achieve. Otherwise, our individuality may get lost in the spirit of Uranus prompting us to enact its vision of a better world.
If we can manage to weather these challenges and develop oureselves to be able to handle Uranian energy in a sustainable way, the reward is genius and liberation.
