Respectful Rebellion Under the Final Exact Saturn-Uranus Square

We experience the third and final closing square aspect between Saturn in Aquarius and Uranus in Taurus tonight (exact at 1:17 a.m. Central on December 24). The first two exact Saturn-Uranus squares occurred on February 17 and June 14, 2021. This prolonged square aspect, strongly in effect throughout 2021, has indicated a year of instability and uncertainty with near-constant structural change. This has meant we've had to stretch our personal adaptation skills to extreme and uncomfortable points at times throughout this year. 

I've written about the themes of respectful (Saturn) rebellion (Uranus) associated with Taskmaster Saturn square Cosmic Agitator Uranus, and I'm including a previous article on the subject (lightly updated) to draw attention to these themes as the third and final Saturn-Uranus square becomes exact tonight. Vigilance on these points will be required long after this square is out of orb. 

From May 21, 2021:

Respectful Rebellion with Saturn Stationing Retrograde in Aquarius Square Uranus in Taurus 

Photos: Willow 

In general terms, the transit of Saturn in Aquarius (March 21, 2020 to March 7, 2023) indicates a challenge laid at our feet to build, establish, and reinforce (Saturn) the type of future and the type of communities (Aquarius) we wish to live within. 

Do we wish to live in a human-centred world where we work to meet the real needs of the people, or do we wish to live in an artificial, technology-dominated world where human beings are a commodity to be controlled, data-mined, and exploited? Do we wish to live a natural life, a life as part of nature, or do we wish to live an artificial life of virtual reality? The influence of technology, particularly top-down control (Saturn) through technology (Aquarius), is a major theme for the Saturn in Aquarius transit.

[With Saturn in Aquarius square Uranus in Taurus throughout 2021], we're locked into a period of acute structural change. Many things are changing on many fronts, and people could be sort of losing it under this extremely uncertain and hard-to-pin-down energy. The word "unhinged" comes to mind. Things flying loose. Extreme adaptations to changing conditions. Anxieties or dread nipping at us from multiple angles. Difficulty staying grounded or feeling safe in the material world.

We're required to put extra effort into stability, reliability, normalcy, routine, and personal traditions in order to come through this year in good standing, without being emotionally shredded or left in a shambles by the often-harsh energies. 

Both our emotional and physical anchors must be tended, reinforced, and protected throughout the year and particularly around the times when the Saturn-Uranus square is at its tightest. 

We've been experiencing a prolonged period of structural change (much of it foisted upon us artificially) under this Saturn-Uranus square, which is within orb throughout 2021. The first exact square between these bodies occurred February 17, 2021 just after Saturn entered the retrograde shadow at 6 degrees Aquarius on February 14. February 2021 was a potent little time with a New Moon in Aquarius within six-planet stellium on February 11, and we could now be picking up on threads from around that time. 

You can read more about the Aquarius New Moon stellium themes in these articles:

From January 1, 2021 - A Re-Post: Parallels Between the Aquarius Stellium of February 1962 and the Aquarius Stellium of February 2021 

From December 8, 2020 (patron article) - The Aquarius Stellium of 2021 as the Centre of a Continuum: Drawing on Ripples from 60 Years in the Past and Sending Ripples 60 Years into the Future 

The final exact Saturn-Uranus square will occur on December 23, 2021, so this aspect and its themes truly do colour the entire year.

Saturn relates to structure, and Saturn retrograde relates to restructuring. Uranus relates to upheaval, change, and necessary breaks from the status quo. 

We're working with the force of necessary rebellion and change (Uranus) alongside the force of necessary stability and structure (Saturn). A tricky combination to satisfy.  

 

 

A Uranian act of rebellion (spraypainting graffiti on a traincar) but with a stern, Saturnine flavour (chastising superhero cartoon character) 

 

Look to the houses where Saturn in Aquarius and Uranus in Taurus are squaring off in your chart to see the areas of personal focus. You are being called upon to advance in these areas but also to reinforce previous progress, efforts, and earned positioning. You aren't giving up one inch of status or one bit of stability, but you're also making needed changes in these areas that will bring in new energy, insight, and vision. You're riding the wave of Uranus-electrified change, but you're supported by a solid and grounding Saturnine foundation as you do so. Working successfully with both energies can bring about accelerated progress, along with new status and public positioning that could appear quite rapidly. 

[Saturn in Aquarius square Uranus in Taurus] indicates a necessary break from the heavily socially-engineered (and robotic) versions of the future that are being shoved down our throats of late. Saturn in Aquarius square Uranus in Taurus indicates that a new line in the sand is being drawn by much of humanity in 2021. We're committing to living by our own values under our own sovereignty and to controlling our own positions and functions within our communities. 

Again, we're required to provide a neutralizing antidote to the very unstable, agitated energy of 2021 by maintaining stability, routine, and simple enjoyment in our daily lives. 

"Being boring" is a gift to the world under energies like these!...

The astrology indicates that social scenes, in general, are in an unstable state, a state of flux, and there could be rapid changes in social organization and social status throughout 2021. 

The world events of 2020 and 2021 have altered local societies, and we now find and establish new social pathways, new social connections, and new social dynamics within our communities that reflect this. Social alternatives are being developed based on the different values and perspectives held, and this appears to be some of the work being done in earnest by Saturn in Aquarius...

There's a strong energy of social genius in this astrology. Brilliant advancements that benefit the people and community. A vision for what is needed to strengthen the social fabric and the ability to make it a material reality. The ability to bridge or harmonize people on different sides of the ideological fence. Connecting at the heart in novel ways.

But there is also a tendency toward inappropriate behaviour in social settings or in relationships. A lack of boundaries. Being shocking or disruptive just for the sake of being shocking or disruptive. People being blinded by their grand visions and losing sight of their social responsibilities. Going to extremes in a way that puts other people off or even harms them.

These energies indicate a requirement for respectful rebellion - respecting what has come before and what exists right now at the same time as we are pushing for change or for self-sovereignty. 

I respectfully disagree.

I respectfully refuse.

I respectfully adhere to my own truth. 

I respectfully choose a different way.

We're looking to avoid extremist or flash-in-the-pan scenarios. If the energy is being ramped up to an unsustainable level, we're counter-balancing and bringing it back down to Earth. 

Change that is beneficial and long-lasting will come about through sustained efforts over time, but there are also exciting moments of rapid advancement here. Ride the waves, but don't get too far "out there" before checking in with reality and observing how your actions are affecting those around you. 

Saturn in Aquarius square Uranus in Taurus indicates that a more unconventional form of authority and status may be available to us now. This is authority and status bestowed upon us informally by the community, by the people, or just by the hole we naturally fill. It's street cred. It's a position of public recognition that has formed around us through our natural skills, talents, and abilities, through our track records, through the type of responsibility we naturally maintain and fulfill in the world. Saturn in Aquarius square Uranus in Taurus indicates a more anarchistic form of authority and status, an organic form, a form that creates win-win scenarios. It's our natural position and status within the tribe and community, based in who we are and what we do in the world. It's a fluid form of authority but one that is no less powerful or important than more rigid and formalized versions. When you get right down to it, I think it's the truest form of authority that exists.

 

  Respectful rebellion with Saturn square Uranus: Sorry bout the graffiti

 

Take a deep breath! The harshest jingly-jangly energies of this Saturn-Uranus square come to a head tonight and then start to relax a bit. This square will be very close to exact once more in 2022 - Saturn will station direct at 18 degrees Aquarius on October 23 in tight square to Uranus Rx at 17 degrees Taurus. We can expect some further developments and some further structural shifting around that time, but the harshest interaction between these two bodies wanes as we close out 2021 and begin 2022.

Happiest of Festive Seasons to You All, and Happy 2022!