Uranus

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Uranus


Qualities
Supersocietal, Superextrinsic, Sublime
Rulership
Rules over Aquarius

Natural houses
The eleventh house

Alternative spelling
Ouranos

Uranus, planet of radical ideas, progression and adventure. It is considered the modern ruler of Aquarius. Its natural house is the 11th house.

In the astrological chart, Uranus is considered a "transpersonal", an extramundane, spiritual planet, reflecting a function that is beyond one-self and beyond social structures. It does not constitute a part of the basic psychological make-up of the personality, but rather lends itself to whatever personal planet it is aspecting.

1 General
- 1.1 Notable astronomical characteristics
- 1.2 Astrological qualities
2 Function
3 Other influences
4 Uranian vocations
5 Uranian personalities
6 In the chart

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> edit this Notable astronomical characteristics

Uranus is essentially a huge gas balloon with peculiar characteristics. Uranus has a highly peculiar rotation axis, where each pole faces the sun directly in its respective season. This phenomenon causes great changes and extreme variations in its weather. It has the coldest atmosphere in the solar system. Its rotation is opposite to that of most other planets.

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It is supersocietal in that it operates outside the societal framework, but also constructed upon it and naturally seeks influence thereupon. It is superextrinsic in that it seeks a much wider associative value. It is sublime in that it is spiritual and exalted by nature, more difficult to grasp.

Unlike Pluto, which is the other supersocietal function, it is more open and associative. It seeks to expand human bonds and to bring forth new effectual concepts.

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Uranus represents much higher spiritual principles. It is a light that guides society, one of the main functions that advances human society and consciousness. It is the planet of theoretical novelty, however these fine ideas are not finite without examination by Pluto, and may in some cases have violent repercussions (eg. the whole structure coming down). Similarly, Uranus may suffer from excessive optimism, although this is also the source of its great boldness.

One of the effects is that it makes the person highly opinionated, while tending to attract to fantastic ideas, lacking intrinsic cohesion in and of themselves. Uranus influences give great courage, an intellectual disposition. It is adventuresome by nature, experimental and usually quite humorous. Uranians are people who seek to bring experiences to society, open it up to higher potentials and the possibility of evolvement. In this light, Uranus individuals often attract to leadership positions.

People with a prominent Uranus tend to appear rather wild. It makes the individual more outgoing and sociable, often more adventurous as well. Uranus also desensitises the personality, but may render it erratic. In this way, it also strengthens it. It can make a person seem quite remote, as they often have difficulty on the more intimate, personal level. They may have many barriers inside and be unwilling to compromise with their worldview.

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In non-natal charts Uranus can symbolise something new coming into the picture, something unexpected that breaks the pattern. It can reflect new experiences, a bold exploration of uncharted territories or alternatively it can bring new, uncharacteristic instinctual responses to situations.