URANUS IN ARIES

In my understanding of Tarot from my training at the Builders of the Adytum, Key 0, The Fool, represents for one thing, the planet URANUS. The Hebrew letter assigned to this key is Aleph, the Divine Breath. This in part represents the initial ‘breathing out’ of the Divine, which on one level may be compared to the BIG BANG that brought the Universe into manifestation. In accordance with Hindu teachings, when God ‘breathes out,’ the result is the manifestation of the Universe and all forms in the physical world. When God ‘breathes in,’ the Universe disappears, or once again returns to its primal point of rest—to Nothingness.

Key 0, The Fool, is the Cosmic Egg, the primal energy within the atom. This is the No Thing that becomes all things in terms of manifest reality. With our first breath we become a seemingly separate breathing, living being. With our last breath we return to the Inner Planes of the unmanifest, we return to apparent Nothingness. My young Scorpio son Mark once asked me while we were in the car and I was driving, “What is nothing?” without understanding at the time he had posed a very Buddhist, Sufi, Qabalistic question to his mystical mother, which could have taken the rest of both our lives to actually answer!

All things proceed from the One Thing. This is the stuff of philosophy, physics, and metaphysics. Lately, it seems to me that the gap between physics and metaphysics is getting much, much closer. Praise God!

In Paul Foster Case’s The Book of Tokens – Tarot Meditations the Meditation for Key 0, The Fool starts: “I AM, Without beginning, Without end, Older than night or day, Younger than the babe new born, Brighter than light, Darker than darkness, Yet fixed in the heart of every one…. From me the shining worlds flow forth, To me all at last return, Yet to me neither men nor angels may draw nigh, For I am known only to myself.” Perhaps you can identify with these eternal words of wisdom on a personal level. This book might be a wise investment for you, especially if the tarot holds any fascination for you.   

In astrology, the planet Uranus can be a bit of a bugger. Uranus produces revolution, upset, disarray, dramatic, sudden CHANGE that comes from seemingly out of Nowhere. Surprise! Shock! Amazement! Astonishment! On this Key, the androgynous human seems to be ready to step right off a cliff into a yawning chasm. Perhaps this is how the evolving soul feels when about to become a he or she again by being squeezed once more onto the stage of human existence. Seems like an appropriate analogy to me. The first step back into incarnate life is risky. Have I done the right thing? Will she be a good mother? Will my father protect me? Will I make any real progress this time? Will I finally reach my goal? Will I find any real happiness in three dimensions? Is this trip absolutely necessary? That womb was really comfortable. You mean I have to breathe again on my own?! Hey, wait just a few more minutes, please!!!

The Fool, evolving consciousness, is usually always ready for a brand new adventure in another dimension that might be somewhat limiting in its actual limitless potential. According to my studies, Uranus is our skin, our coat of many colors, which is the largest breathing organ we possesses that helps to rid our bodies of the many toxins and impurities and helps to sustain our life on the planet.

A painting of the Fool is over my computer table as I write. My stepsister Ginger had her husband Hector’s cousin in Columbia paint it for me as a gift back in the 1970s. It is one of my prize possessions and is always above me to remind me of the limitless possibilities ahead of me and all around me--for everyone. Uranus is our unlimited potential in need of expression and development. And in my chart I happen to have Uranus in Taurus in my 7th house opposite my Sun and Mercury in Scorpio in the 1st house square my Leo Moon in the 10th house. I suppose you could say I’m a bit of a rebel. I have had to learn many of my lessons the hard way. But I don’t suppose that makes me much different from many of you! Just thought I’d point that out.

Take a look at the two Tarot cards above. Key 4, The Emperor, for one thing, is ARIES, which is the constellation through which Uranus is now transiting. Aries is ruled by the planet MARS, god of War and Destruction. Now it seems to me that Uranus in Aries is going to manifest in part as some sort of WAR, which we just entered into with the Dictator Gaddafi in Libya this week. Yet another war yet! The Emperor is in fact a warrior. Aries is in fact a warrior of some type, like it or not. All you Aries think about that! What is your personal crusade? Your battle? You no doubt have one or several you’re dealing with right now.

Now, on Key 4, The Emperor, we see an older man who has faced many battles in the course of his existence. Maturity is often required to lead. There's a hint! You don’t see many young men as generals or admirals, do you? They usually have at least a few gray hairs, which were earned. In my Tarot training, this key rules government, rulers, leaders, bosses, supervisors, dictators, the possibility of promotion and advancement, besides the human ability to create a NEW REALITY.

Aries rules the head, eyes and vision. What you envision for yourself with URANUS in ARIES is likely to be your NEW REALITY, so take the time to use care in thinking about what you want to create. On the other hand, Uranus in Aries will no doubt CHANGE many GOVERNMENT LEADERS all around our planet. Look at what is going on in the Middle East in several different countries right now! The Uranus in Aries pattern has already been set into motion for a certainty. Each of us needs to remind ourselves that all these patterns have been developing in the world for many years. The eternal pattern is CHANGE. Nothing ever remains the same for long. The only constant in 3-dimensional life is CHANGE.

The Hebrew letter Heh is assigned to Key 4, the Emperor, which translates as window.  Do we not consider the eyes as the windows of the soul? These thoughts will be considered in greater detail later as they pertain to you, the individual. Meditate on these two Keys and take notes. You will learn a great deal by making the effort.

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Check by in a few days and I'll write more on this. Good luck in revolutionizing your life for the better. Good luck with all your new beginnings with URANUS in ARIES!  JUPITER in ARIES is on the move and will only truly help out until June. But URANUS in ARIES is going to CHANGE a whole lot of things over the next 7 years! Enjoy the excitement!