Uranus is about community and the collective whole, but it is also about knowing your unique and individual role within that community. Especially when in Uranus is in the “me first” sign of Aries, the questions arise. What’s in it for me? What does the group do for me?
It’s important that any group you participate in not only gives you a chance to contribute to others, but also gives you something in return. There must be a balanced exchange – there must be something you get out of being a contributor. For some, that may be acknowledgment or attention. For others, it may be financial or material compensation of some sort. For others still, it may be a sense of belonging to something bigger than yourself. Nevertheless, there’s something in it for you that makes you feel that you’re one-of-a-kind.
Yet with Uranus in Aries entering retrograde motion as of 10:20p PDT on July 17th, there is now a heightened inner awareness of which social circles, groups, and communities in your life give you that special something and which ones don’t. There’s also awareness of which groups you make a unique and special contribution to and which ones you don’t. This awareness enables you to make collaboration choices that better align you with your true self-expression and what is most important to you.
This Uranus Retrograde may be a wake-up call for you as you become increasingly conscious of how you may allow the people you choose to associate with define you to a certain degree. You’ll be able to assess just how much influence they may have on your self-image, or you may notice how much you define yourself through your association with them.
Some good questions to ask yourself during this Uranus in Aries Retrograde period are:
- Do you define yourself as your own person? Do you occasionally (or frequently) take actions on your own behalf in alignment with this self-perception – actions that may not be in lock step with the rest of your group?
- Do you define yourself by your role(s) in your community? Are your own status and titles how you define who you are to others?
- Or do you define yourself by who you associate with in your circles? Do you define yourself by their status and roles?
- Do you know who you are without “your people”? If you weren’t with them or around them – if you had to stand alone – who would you be?
- And do “your people” align with who you truly are? Do you feel like you have to pretend to be someone you’re not to be in their company?
All of these questions can prove very valuable during this particular Uranus Retrograde cycle, especially because there are so many profound changes in happening in the world right now that will naturally bring about changes in our individual and personal lives. To learn and know how best for you to navigate all of the chaos, you’ll need to be confident about who you truly are and which associations are in your best individual interests.
Once you are clear about yourself and your interests, the communities and associations that are the best for fit you now will become clear to you as well. Be prepared for some surprising revelations. You may find that what you’ve believed to be good for you may no longer be good for you or may not have been good for you in the first place. You may also find that what you have resisted, avoided, and/or believed would be bad for you may now be exactly what you need. Uranus is known for bringing a juicy plot twist into the story of your life now and then – enjoy the changes that are occurring now as they are probably much-needed and possibly long overdue.
One more thing – if you are choosing to leave a social circle, community, or group, don’t be afraid of letting the people in your communities down or upsetting them with your moving on. These changes are for you, but ultimately, they are also for the groups and communities you are leaving and/or joining. Communities evolve because the people within them evolve. The changes that occur within the group will help the group assess its true strength as well as what it needs in the best interests of its remaining and new participants. When it’s all said and done, you’ll realize that it’s all good for everyone!
Uranus in Aries will be in retrograde motion through December 17th, 2013.
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