When one of the outer bodies changes sign we feel a shift in viewpoint and perception, a change in the background noise, in how we process the symbolized energies, that permeates and interacts with everything else, altering us and the Zeitgeist irrevocably. Sometimes we’re more likely to notice this change in the world around us, in externals, as things suddenly seem to have shifted their viewpoints and priorities right before our eyes (often associated with the transiting body changing sign above the horizon in the personal chart); sometimes the shift is internal, where suddenly we are seeing things in a new light (when the sign change happens in the lower half of the personal chart). The subjects and energies we associate with the transiting body seem re-made, presenting facets of themselves we hadn’t noticed before, or that we hadn’t seen as active or prominent, and if the body goes retro (as all the heavies do for substantial portions of the year) before progressing very far, we get flashbacks to what was, drawing contrasts, shaking us up (with hope for a return to the old, or a fear of that), and it can seem, for a time, that the change we thought we saw was just a mirage.

With Uranus entering Gemini, what’s communicated is a shock–or knowledge, information, is, whether that’s an inner knowing we’re just realizing, or something that comes at us from others or our world. What’s unique, unusual, strange, is what we notice; it’s right in our faces, and may give us the idea that norms are no longer what they were, that the mentalities we usually deal with have taken a radical or outlandish turn. What we learn is unanticipated, and unless we’re comfortable with surprises, the odd, the radical and revolutionary, we may feel disoriented, even alienated, particularly from groups we’re affiliated with or those with whom we network or share contacts. Thinking we’re alone won’t be unusual; believing we’re rebels, as we compare our own thinking to the thoughts expressed by those around us, will also be common. What we need to remember is that with this transiting placement our minds will be sparking non-stop, generating perpetual low-level fireworks that not only inspire original ideas and efforts, but that wear us out–who can process their own genius 24/7? That’s a tall order that may in the end mislead us into thinking we must pursue every thought, every revelation. Rest and serene experiences will be a lot more difficult to come by than will unique visions and spontaneous creative impulses–so maybe we’ll need to adjust our priorities around those as goals, too.

I’ll be back in the coming days with more commentary on this transit. Have a great week!