Uraneous Glyph
This is a repost of the recently
modified Uraneous Glyph astrology article posted on my kimberlykeown.com
website. The Planet Glyph Articles are my
interpretations of planet symbols commonly used in astrology.
Although I originally wrote this article in 2006, now that we
have firmly entered the Age of Aquarius it seems especially relevant.
It nicely supplements my 2012
Shift article series, and particularly 2012: Pt 3: The Year of New Karma.
Uraneous ~ Glyph
by Kimberly Keown ©2006, modified 2012.
Let's start with the name - Uraneous.
I know it's commonly spelled 'Uranus'. However, I liken this spelling to a
nickname.
'Uraneous' seems to me more of an esoteric, proper, planetary
spelling... so that's what I use.
I think the glyph often used to symbolize Uraneous looks like a
bird rising up in flight from his perch on an egg.
(Gender is not an issue here, because of the symbolism - read on...)
This seems like it should be the symbol for Scorpio or Pluto
- representing the Phoenix rising from the ashes and being born
anew.
However, this bird has already hatched, so its death and rebirth
(symbolized by Scorpio and Pluto) is already complete; and it's now
preparing to fly - taking the egg with it, as the egg is fastened
securly to the Bird's talons.
I believe this represents the struggle we all have with maturing
and 'leaving the nest' of our past experiences and associations. We
must reconcile our heritage (our past environment) with the new
environment we are about to enter as we create new lives. Our 'new
lives' can be as children becoming adults; as parents with now-grown
children; as workers nearing retirement; as any transition we face in
which we release the old for the new.
In making our transitions into the future, we can't just 'let
go' of the egg - our parents, our child homes, etc. We are in some
ways still in need of the nourishment and self-identification provided
by our roots. So we must in some form take these things along with us,
and adapt to our new environments (college, jobs, new houses, new
families, etc.) while integrating our past associations with the new.
We may fly away from the nest... but we bring with us the egg we
were hatched from.
As each person is always integrating the old with the new, this
makes for complicated relationships - whether those are personal,
business, or work relationships!
Uraneous is the planet most associated with independence. Yet
its zodiac sign Aquarius is most associated with the Brotherhood of
Man, groups uniting to better the world, and so forth. While this at
first seems like a contradiction, the above interpretation of the
Uraneous Glyph explains this. The ultimate aim of Uraneous - and
Aquarius - is 'Intradependence'. That is taking care of one's Self
while at the same time helping those in Society... who in turn help
the individual function independently.
In today's Democratic society, few people can survive without
Society's help. We need Society to obtain food, water, housing, etc.
The population is too great for very many people to live apart from
Society anymore, so we are all dependent on each other. However, at
the same time we are alone. As a Democratic Society does not
automatically provide for an individual's survival, each person must
take care of himself and actively provide for his own needs. So
Democracy is not about living in a dependent society or an
independent/isolated society. It is a Society of Intradependence.
The reason I use the word 'Intradependence' - as opposed to
'Interdependence' - is because I see 'Interdependence' as leaning more
toward Dependence, while 'Intradependence' leans more toward
Independence. Since Democracy does not assume responsibility for
anyone's survival, each individual must be more proactive in caring
for himself, than not. We are, as individuals, slightly more
independent than dependent.
Even though Uraneous is an independent sign, it ultimately seeks
to unite one's individual self to others and to its past... but in a
healthy, non-codependent way. At its best, Uraneous is not about
separation from the group, from our family, or from our history. It's
about our own individual definition within it.
So it's a struggle. To fly off
into the future whilst being securely Anchored to our past. Of such,
we create our present. Thus, life is one long transition ~ From the
old to the new. It truly is the 'journey' that matters most and not the destination. For without the
journey, we cannot arrive.
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