Happy Independence Day.
If you live in the US, today, July 4th is the day we celebrate our declaration of independence from Great Britain.
Celebrations generally include hotdogs, bar-b-ques, and at night it is capped by beautiful fireworks displays.
And, the sky is going to put on its own fireworks display for all to see, or experience... Uranus is about to station.
Technically the station takes place tomorrow, July 5th, but this is close enough.
The planet of lightning and fireworks is about to pivot and begin a four month move backward.
All planets, except the Sun and Moon, spend part of their time moving retrograde or backwards in the sky. At least that is how it appears to us from earth-view, the perspective we have when looking out towards the heavens from our perch on Planet Earth.
If you understand the meaning of forward and retrograde motion, the reason for retrograde motion makes sense.
When planets advance, so do you. You are led into new experiences, new perception. At some point it is necessary to integrate all of the new material. And, so, planets retrograde.
It has a similar function as sleep to waking consciousness. Humans require sleep to integrate and assimilate their learnings of the day that just passed. It is also a time for bodies to recharge.
Not only is sleep necessary, but various studies have shown that humans require adequate sleep to function, even to survive.
The slower moving planets, those whose energies bring the deepest impact and the most profound change, spend the greatest amount of time in retrograde motion.
Pluto, the outermost planet that mainstream astrologers work with, may move back and forth over a single degree as much as five times to really get its point across.
Nonetheless, at the time of its station, the time a planet pivots, its energy is felt strongly. And so, on this time Americans celebrate their independence, the planet that represents independence, rebellion, and awakening sends its own declaration of independence.
As always, when there are planetary events in the sky, keep your eyes on the headlines--where fireworks and surprises are in store.
Uranus is currently at 0 degrees of Aries. So if you have planets or sensitive points on or near 0 degrees of any of the cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn), you may feel the energy personally.
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