More about Uranus in opposition to Saturn

Molly's Astrology has an interesting article that makes a couple of good points:

Saturn opposite Uranus happens every 40 years or so. It is a culmination of a cycle that begins when Saturn conjoins Uranus. This year’s opposition is the culmination of the Saturn Uranus cycle that began in 1988. Last time we saw Saturn opposite Uranus was in the mid 1960s.

Think what was happening in 1988 - in 1987 we had 'Black Monday' the Wall Street market crash. Think Gordon Gekko: Greed is Good. The end of Ronald Reagan's term in office - Iran/Iraq War - USSR/Afganistan War - Iran/Contra affair....think how much these memes are coming back these days...

Molly expands on what I posted earlier:

Saturn and Uranus are mortal enemies in mythology. They aren’t great together in astrology either. Their meeting signals tension and irritability, technology problems, and folks who are offbeat or out of step. Issues and problems that have been festering beneath the surface for a while are emerging in a way that probably shouldn’t surprise us, but it does. The rules of the game are changing, folks.

Saturn in Virgo affects our guts and digestive systems. Uranus in Pisces amps up the nervous energy in and around us, affecting our endocrine balance and sleep patterns. According to Ebertin in Combination of Stellar Influences, Saturn with Uranus brings “inhibitions of rhythm.”1

These inhibitions of rhythm kick us out of step on many levels— health, relationships, work. Disruptions in our routines. And we often experience electrical disturbances or technology problems when Uranus is under stress. Uranus energy brings change through instability. There are often sudden and unexpected events that shake our foundations and force us to look at things in a new way. This is the blessing of it. When old structures and connections are broken, we have the opportunity to update with something new and better.

I know I have been having sleep issues, and have switched to a very simple diet: rice, beans, veggies & fruit diet...it was time for this change. We all need to focus on what we need to do for ourselves to be healthy and simplify. How much extra 'stuff' do we get that just clutters and causes additional stress? Uranus comes in like a wild-eyed revolutionary and breaks things up - so that we HAVE to start anew. Saturn, the demanding Karmic taskmaster, gives us the foundations to begin building again. This process can be very disturbing and upsetting - but we can start new, fresh - and build something even better than what was destroyed.

Again, from Molly:

What I have been noticing most with Saturn in Virgo and Uranus in Pisces is fear. It has come up a lot in my work with clients. Fear can get you all tied up in knots so that you aren’t thinking straight. Then you make bad decisions, which have bad consequences, which makes you more fearful. It’s a vicious cycle. If this sounds like you, here’s my advice— you need to realize that the fear is the #1 problem. The fear itself is, in all likelihood a bigger problem than the object of your fear. Take care of the fear first. This is not so hard if you take it one step at a time. Remember to breathe deeply, remember to eat well, take care of your body and your mind. Nourish, nourish, nourish. Remember that what you focus on gets bigger. And you are in control of your focus. Don’t focus on how and where you are powerless. Focus on your options for solving the problem or making it through the hard times. And keep breathing!

Good advice.