Uranus Jupiter and The Inner Journey of Aquarius

In this article from the LCM Archive Soul Astrologer Ruth Hadikin looks at the personality and Soul rulers of Aquarius (Uranus Jupiter) and their deeper meaning for the spiritual journey of Aquarius…

Aquarius Season is upon us once again bringing with it an opportunity to check in where we are up to in dedicating our personal energy to the body of humanity.

The sign of Aquarius is associated with individuality, uniqueness, science, technology, the future, humanitarianism, the new age and group consciousness.

According to Esoteric Astrology, the last four signs of the Zodiac: Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces are ‘signs of service’. Following the soul’s journey through the 12 signs of the Zodiac, after the soul in Capricorn has followed and completed the path of light, leading to Christ Consciousness, it is time for the soul in Aquarius to become the World Server, flowing ‘love and life for the benefit of thirsty humanity’.

Four planets are important in creating the conditions necessary for the soul’s development and experience in Aquarius: Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter and the Moon. Saturn was traditionally considered to be the planetary ruler of Aquarius, and to many people still will be. The conditions that we mentioned in last month’s article pertaining to Saturn and Capricorn, also relate to Aquarius when humanity is largely personality-centered and driven by fear and attachment. Once the soul has completed the stage of development in Capricorn, and has accessed Christ Consciousness, it no longer is limited by the constraints of Saturn and comes under the custodianship (planetary rulership) of Uranus:

 

 

“On the reversed wheel. The Saturnian influence exhausts itself in Capricorn and the man is then set free from karma and needs no presentation of opportunity for he stands a free initiate, a true Master Mason* and can proceed with world service undeterred and held back by no thought of self or selfish desire”

 

– The Tibetan, Esoteric Astrology

 

 

As humanity increasingly moves onto the ‘fixed cross’ (see last month’s article for an overview of the evolution of consciousness in terms of the three crosses) where there is awareness of soul and personality, Uranus increasingly becomes the custodian of Aquarius at personality level. Jupiter is the custodian of Aquarius at soul level while interestingly the Moon is the custodian  at Hierarchical level. Since we already explored Saturn in last month’s article on Capricorn (and the effect would be the same here in Aquarius until the individual  consciousness has become receptive to the energies of Uranus), for our purposes in this article we will focus on the two major influences for this early phase of the Aquarian Age: Uranus and Jupiter.

 

 

“Uranus causes the great transference in the human consciousness from intellectual perception to intuitive knowledge”

 

– The Tibetan, Esoteric Astrology

 

 

The subtle influence of Uranus begins in Aries at hierarchical level, continues working through Libra at soul level, and here in Aquarius, human consciousness has evolved to the degree that the subtle energies of Uranus can be received at personality level so the individual can perceive and fully utilize the intuitive faculty. Although even talking about ‘perceiving’ and ‘utilizing’ is misleading because it sounds like there is something distinct and separate outside of ourselves to be perceived and utilized which is not the case. By the time we have a conscious soul in Aquarius we have gone beyond duality and the experience of the intuitive faculty is that of embodiment. We realize it is who we are. We are aware of ourselves. This is also why Jupiter is the custodian at soul level in Aquarius because we are experiencing our most expanded and expansive nature (without self).

 

 

The soul in Aquarius becomes the World Server and the highest soul purpose of Aquarius is the dedication of personal energy to the collective. Once again even the term ’collective’ could be misleading because our common understanding of collective is separate individuals forming a group, yet the highest soul experience in Aquarius is not one of separation, but of each individual being part of the whole body of humanity. Humanity is experienced as one, with each individual being an integral part, just like the cells within a human body that are individual yet indivisible from the whole. Since there is no experience of a separate self, there is no question of harming ‘others’ as to do so would be tantamount to chopping off one’s own fingers or toes! Others do not exist as such and all that is experienced is we, as one.

 

 

The symbology of Aquarius as the water carrier belies the higher purpose of Aquarius to flow the dual waters of love and life for thirsty humanity like a Divine fountain or wellspring. Aquarius’ role within this one body of humanity is to provide this constant source of divine energy, through the fusion of heart and mind. This is why conventionally in Astrology, even though Leo rules the heart, it is Aquarius that rules the circulation and flow of blood. Esoterically Aquarius governs the distribution of the vital waters of love and life throughout both the individual human body, and the larger body of humanity! 

 

 

In the first article in this series we looked at Patanjali’s description of consciousness in terms of  five ‘bodies’ or dimensions of experience: physical, energy, mental, intuitive, bliss and ultimately, universal mind. It seems that Uranus and Jupiter in Aquarius combine to create those conditions necessary for us to experience and transcend the intuitive and bliss dimensions, on our journey to universal mind.

 

 

The heightened intuition of Uranus combined with the expansiveness of Jupiter serve to expand the fullness of experience towards Universal Mind by supporting the fusion of mind energy (intuition) and heart energy (bliss). Jupiter plays a major role in the fusion of head and heart, so that the dual ‘waters’ in Aquarius may become one steady stream that we may call ‘heart-mind’.

 

 

“Jupiter gives an inherent tendency to fusion which nothing can arrest. The achievement of ultimate synthesis is inevitable, and this Jupiter promotes”

 

– The Tibetan, Esoteric Astrology

 

 

 

The soul experience in Aquarius can be likened to a collective awakening, of which we will have more experiential knowledge as we reach the culmination of the Aquarian Age. As a result of the conditioning effects of Uranus and Jupiter there is a flowering of human consciousness which we may think of as a collective awakening yet it is more akin to an awareness of our individual roles within the universal mind.  Here there is a hint at the role of the Moon at hierarchical level in this mass awakening of humanity.  The experience of universal mind is the higher group consciousness of Aquarius and is nothing like our current mental-intellectual experience. Rather it is a level of higher mind that is born within from the fusion of higher mind (intuition) and heart-wisdom.

 

 

“If an egg is broken by an outside force life ends.

 

If an egg is broken by an inside force, life begins.”

 

– (Unknown)

 

 

Your vital life-force energy comes from within. While it is natural for Aquarius to circulate (Aquarians are amazing networkers) it is more important that you pay attention to how you are flowing your energy. A fully integrated Aquarius will have accessed the heart-energy of their opposite sign Leo, and be flowing vital heart-mind energy through an open heart. The Aquarian who is not yet fully attuned to their heart may just be circulating mental information at best (and misinformation at worst). If you have Sun, Moon and especially Rising Sign in Aquarius a major theme in your life is the circulation of life-force energy in the form of heart-wisdom. Be sure to access the inner dimensions of your own heart first to discover the inner fountain of life force energy and heart-wisdom, so you can then flow this energy with conscious intent for the benefit of humanity. LCM

 

 

*I don’t believe this refers to modern Freemasonry, which the Tibetan describes as ‘a distortion’, but rather is a simple metaphor for one who is a Master in their respective field.

 

 This post is an excerpt from Ruth’s book “Soul Astrology: How Your Rising Sign Reveals Your Soul Path and Life Purpose” Click HERE to read more and/or order your copy.

 

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