Uranus square the lunar nodes: Change is inevitable, progress is optional
Over the past week, and throughout November, the planet Uranus and the lunar nodes will be locked in a square (90 degree) formation. The nodes of the Moon are points where the journey of the Moon through the sky crosses the path of the Sun, and these points are associated with the soul’s journey from past to future.
I view the outer planets as transformational forces which inspire us, activating something in the personality in order to create change where change is necessary. Uranus is the planet of change itself – under the influence of Uranus we tend to become restless with anything in our lives that feels stuck, and sometimes we find ourselves faced with shocking events that serve to knock us from our comfort zone.
Our lives are built on patterns of expectation. We expect that we will wake up in the morning, and that we will follow our normal routines during the day. Uranus tends to break apart those expectations, at best helping us to see our lives through new eyes. At its most difficult, Uranus can bring about a drastic change that forces a change in perspective.
Planetary cycles occur on several planes at once. The alignment of the planets in the sky (which I write about in my Planetary Illuminations newsletter) affect everyone on the planet on a macro level. When these alignments interact with the planets in our own natal chart, they stimulate change or evolution on a much more personal level. There are other layers of planetary influence as well: to our relationships, to our communities and countries, to our evolving selves.
The current square between Uranus and the lunar nodes could bring about surprising events in our lives that shake us […]
I did a reading for a client the other day who had Saturn, the planet of discipline and challenging life experiences, in a square to the Nodes of the Moon. The Nodes of the Moon represent the pathway of our soul’s evolutionary journey from the past (the South Node) to the future (the North Node). When a planet is in a square (90 degree) aspect to the Nodes of the Moon it is sometimes called a “skipped step” (coined by astrologer Jeffrey Green), meaning that planet plays an important role in our evolution and reflects an energy that requires constant examination and perfection. I have found in client work that the skipped step often shows something that gets in the way of our evolution – a pattern or way of looking at the world that holds us back and keeps us from being able to move forward in our lives. Like so many other ways in which astrological forces that are difficult also serve as the keys to personal growth, that same planet that holds us back is the portal to our own self-discovery. In the reading I mentioned this square of Saturn to the nodes, and the fact that often individuals with this placement come into this life with a sense that life is too hard – the force of Saturn which forces us to work hard and apply great discipline both stands in the way of our finding ease in life, but also represents a key to our progress. After the reading she shared with me that her grandmother had always told her that she was a descendant of a notorious mass murderer, and informed her that she and her family were being punished for 