Uranus in Aries turned direct on Friday, December 9th. During its retrograde, it encouraged us to look at the action we were/are taking in our lives and assess whether or not we are using our unique individuality to make a greater contribution to the greater whole, or if we were giving up our uniqueness to be part of the crowd. It also gave us second chances to make our unique talents and abilities known to others.
With Uranus now direct, we are being guided to take actions (or further actions) to express our individuality – to find ways to make our unique contributions to humanity known.
It’s an opportunity to take that class or to begin that hobby or recreational project you’ve been wanting to do for a long time. It’s a chance to share your hidden talent(s) with your friends, co-workers or networking groups.
At my day job, we had a decorating contest at work in which each team had to decorate their area with a scarecrow and an autumn them. Our supervisor asked us who on our team had artistic skills that could be put to use for the contest. Two of us volunteered for the job. My co-worker and I built our scarecrow from scratch – he did most of the structural work, and I did most of the attire, making our “girl” a dress from scratch out of wrapping paper. So many of our co-workers kept asking me where I learned to make something like that, and I shared with them that I had gone to school for fashion design.
Our team won the contest, and in the process, my co-worker and I got to share some of our talents with the rest of the people we work with. It was so much fun to express those aspects of myself that I had put into the background of my life for such a long time.
I noticed that with Uranus in retrograde, many talents and skills that had been so important in my life for so many years when I was younger had been socked away. I had resigned myself to thinking they’d have no purpose in my life today (my fashion design skills, my interior design skills, my drawing skills, etc.). It was great to dust them off and put them to use in a way that benefitted myself and others.
With Uranus now moving direct, my co-workers and others continue to learn more about me in general, discovering who I am as an individual professionally…and a little bit socially as well. I am also rediscovering myself as I continue sharing what I considered my past with them now. And of course, I am also learning a great deal about them in the process.
- What did you learn about yourself during the Uranus retrograde?
- Which parts of your past did you dust off and put to good use over the last few weeks?
- What did you share with others that you didn’t expect to share about yourself?
Much of the introspective influence of Uranus in retrograde has subsided, but the effects of the recent retrograde and the turn to direct motion will continue to influence us as we continue on through this month of December 2011.
Enjoy the energy of Uranus direct as you create your goals and intentions for the upcoming New Year.
Until next post…
~ Light, Love, and Blessings,
Grace
