Uranus in Taurus until 2026 — A New Vision for the Earth
On May 15th, 2018, Uranus moved into Taurus for almost six months. Due to its Retrograde phase, Uranus temporarily returned to Aries from Nov. 6th, 2018, to March 6th, 2019. It re-entered Taurus on March 6th, 2019 and, at that point, will stay in that sign until April 26th, 2026 (with a brief exception from July 7th until Nov. 7th, 2025).
Whenever a planet moves into a new sign, it’s a good idea to look back at the last time it made that transit — to quote Mark Twain, “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes” — things obviously won’t go exactly the same, but we can expect a certain resonance or similarity. Uranus is an outer planet that takes a long time to go around the Sun; the last time it moved through Taurus was between June 1934 and May 1942; before that, it was from July 1850 – March 1859.
Before we look at those periods of history, let’s talk briefly about the themes of Uranus in Taurus, so we can spot those “rhymes” if they occur. What can we expect when disruptive Uranus moves through earthy Taurus? Well, for one thing, it would be wise to get comfortable with being uncomfortable and relaxed with being surprised.
If we were only allowed one word to describe what Uranus does, it would be “disruption”. It’s all about progress, change — but not necessarily gradual, continuous amendment of the old — this is more like breaking down and uprooting the “old” structures.
This is the planet of “vision”, and like all visionaries, it favors a revolution as the quickest way to realize the “ideal future state”. It moves toward more freedom — you could say the higher vibration of Uranus seeks freedom for all, while a lower vibration says “I need to be free to do what I want, and the hell with you”.
Uranus listens to a higher calling — a Divine Mind — and can thus be detached from emotion and “human feeling”. Depending on the vision being pursued, this can be highly beneficial, or very dangerous.
Uranus urges everyone to wake up and smell the coffee, then join together to make coffee like the world has never seen and make sure that nobody ever has to drink mediocre coffee ever again.
Some Uranian keywords: Technology, Innovation, Discovery, Novelty, Ingenuity, Originality, and Astrology.
Uranus has two major modes: The Reactive and the Intuitive Mind. Look over that list of keywords again and notice how those modes would play out for each one — “reactive” would lead pretty much every time to harm, “intuitive” to life-giving breakthroughs. As best as you can, notice how those modes will play out for you — Remain conscious! Choose well!
As you can probably tell, Uranus celebrates originality and individuality; it loves the rebels and revolutionaries who rally against the “establishment” and their established thought — or who at least put a new spin on old things. It can also go overboard and end up steering an erratic course onto the rocks.
So much for Uranus — what of Taurus?
With Uranus in Taurus, we are getting a chance to have an amazing new exploration of our own values and connections to our bodies, our resources, talents, etc.
Taurus is connect to…
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Taurus is connected to the Earth. This would include the practical uses we make of it — first and foremost, for growing our food, but also for ownership and stewardship of its land and resources. It also covers our most personal “resources”, i.e. our talents, and our values. Just as the land brings forth life, Taurus is also the sign of fertility; just as we honor the material reality of the planet, Taurus calls on us to honor our bodies.
Ask yourself: How might technology or particular inventions support my values? What needs to shift on a collective level in regards to what we value and how we make use of our resources? What breakthroughs will we make when it come to our physical body? The planet? How we exchange payments?
Among other things, Taurus rules the following: farming, finance, high-quality food, comfort, sensuality, beauty, the voice (e.g. singing), the five senses, the practical and useful, and producing something with your hands (for example, putting up a building is very Taurean).
Now that we’ve covered the major themes of Uranus and Taurus, let’s take a look at those two historical periods.
What do we see when we look at these turbulent times through the lens of Astrology? Are there any Uranian themes we see running through them? And how does that Taurean influence play out? Let’s look at July 1850 – March 1859 first, then move on to the period between June 1934 and May 1942).
Wagner and Verdi fused classical themes with contemporary music to create Grand Opera. Charles Dickens and Tolstoy revolutionize the novel, while Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” changes poetry forever.
Florence Nightingale becomes a pioneer of modern nursing and profoundly affects people’s perceptions of women and their capabilities.
Stronger, cheaper steel is invented, along with the Otis Elevator – people begin to envision buildings so tall, they would be called “skyscrapers” (Taurus rules the making of buildings).
Gregor Mendel begins studying genetics, Neanderthal remains are discovered, and Darwin presents his Theory of Evolution.
The Financial Panic of 1857 closed the banks for two months, while out West, gold fever gripped the nation; and the Trans-Atlantic cable sent a telegram across the ocean in real-time.
Many things we now take for granted were invented in this period, among others: gasoline, mass media (the first major newspapers were published in London), pencils with attached erasers, blue jeans, potato chips….
Now let’s look at the period from June 1934 – May 1942.
This more recent Uranus/Taurus transit was one of tremendous upheaval, with much undoing of old structures. In the US, the “New Deal” accelerated and radically changed how government worked, including the introduction of “Social Security”. And of course, having gained power in 1933, the Nazi party swept away Germany’s “Weimar Republic” and used new technologies to realize Hitler’s murderous vision.
Many inventions came to light during this time, some that would change the course of human history in very fundamental ways: antibiotics (for the first time, humans could “beat”, not just “treat”, disease). If you are reading this on a “programmable computer” of any kind (smartphone, PC, etc.), its ancestor was created at this time. Work began on the first nuclear weapons.
Frank Lloyd Wright built “Fallingwater”, and the first entirely glass-covered building went up in Illinois (note the advances in building techniques). The 1936 Berlin Olympics became the first live television event (and viewers could watch African-American Jesse Owens win four gold medals). A positive vision of a “superman” was also advanced in comic books and literature: Superman, Batman, and Captain America went on their first adventures. Perhaps some of those stories were written in the ballpoint pen that was rapidly replacing the old “fountain” pens.
You could drive a car with an automatic transmission down the first modern highway in America (the Pennsylvania Turnpike), perhaps burning some of the oil recently discovered in Saudi Arabia. If you drove all the way to California, you could grab a burger and fries at a new restaurant called “McDonald’s”, where two brothers pursued their vision of “fast food” by applying Henry Ford’s production line techniques to food preparation.
As you can see, the pace of change in both periods is pretty staggering – and certainly, the world has not slowed down any since then – so what areas of life should we look at for a new vision to emerge in?
Firstly, we can expect lots of practical applications for technologies, innovations and discoveries, especially those that came to light within the last 7 years (while Uranus was in Aries). People will be teeming with ideas to make life easier (or at least more comfortable) on a physical level — this goes not just for humans, but for the planet and all its residents.
Farming might also see tremendous change — growing our own food could gain in appeal – perhaps with the emergence of new technologies that support us with food production and gardening.
We may get a wake-up call concerning the planet’s condition, leading us to change how we view it (and use its resources). In general, this long transit builds our awareness of physical matter and how we treat both our bodies and the only planet our human bodies can live on without an air-tight suit.
Our attention is also directed to the ways we spend our money and who looks after it for us (banks and the financial system). Will the cryptocurrencies that have gained tremendous ground over the last 7 years profoundly disrupt the banking “world”?
Finally, we clearly have a responsibility to be very careful which visions we value and pursue (and which visionaries we listen to) – will we reap the benefits of that intuitive Uranian mode, or come from the reactive, fear-based mode that can cause such harm to ourselves, each other, and our planet? It’s up to us to decide in every moment.
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Of course, you are a unique individual, having a unique experience in this ever-unfolding universe — so this major shift will affect you uniquely. To learn more, take a look (if you can) at the placement of the following in your birth chart:
* Uranus
* Aquarius
* Taurus
In addition to that birth chart research, look for the position and journey of your transiting Venus — it will give you great insight into what you can expect from your personal (r)evolution, as Uranus proceeds on its almost 8-year transit through Taurus.
If you want to know how Uranus’s journey through Taurus until 2026 impacts you personally, feel free to get the 120 min. long webinar on the subject; for more info or to purchase, click here The fee for this is only $37, even though this webinar is 30 minutes longer than my usual Forecasting Forums — partly because we also cover Chiron’s journey through Aries until 2027.
You can also check out a brief excerpt of this webinar, here Enjoy 😉
Those of us who have their Ascendent (or personal planets) in Taurus, Scorpio, Leo or Aquarius will feel the impact of Uranus transiting through Taurus more than others. This is also true for those of us who have our Ascendant or Sun-sign in Aquarius (Uranus is the ruler of Aquarius). Also: Uranus was also in Taurus 84 years ago. If you were born 1934-1942, you will have a Uranus Return within the next 7 years. A new cycle begins on your individual journey towards creative Soul-Expression.
Have an amazing new exploration of your own values and connections to the Earth, your body, your resources, etc.
Love and blessings,
Sonja
Sonja’s passion is for connecting with people and helping them transform their lives. This led her to train as a life coach, in addition to her lifelong study of Astrology. With her Readings, her coaching and her Soul-Based Astrology Courses she aims to empower and support people in fulfilling their life’s potential and aligning with Soul Purpose.
On April 17th, 2018, Chiron moved from dreamy, sensitive Pisces to fast-paced, enthusiastic Aries, where it journeyed until Sept. 25th, 2018 — you could regard this as a preview of coming attractions, since Chiron moves into Aries again (after having retrograded back into Pisces for several months) on Feb. 18th, 2019 at 4:10am EST… and then stays in that sign for 8 years!
