Uranus Station

Tomorrow Uranus will cease its retrograde motion and turn stationary direct in 27º27' of Taurus very near my natal Moon in 29º27'. See Figure 1.

Figure 1

Its effects are already been felt in terms of relocating from my current abode. The Moon is the ruler of my fourth house and being in Taurus this means that my domestic situation can remain stable for long periods of time. However, with natal Pluto in my fourth house, this means that the situation is sooner or later swept away. This seems to be one of those times. The presence of Uranus accounts for the suddenness.

Uranus first swept across my natal Moon in late June of 2025 at which time I was in Australia amidst health concerns. It stationed in 1º27' of Gemini in early September of 2025 and around this time I returned to Jakarta. In late November of 2025 it crossed my natal Moon heading toward its current station. On April 15th of 2026, it will cross my natal Moon for the last time in my current lifetime. With Uranus so active, I'm sure there are surprises ahead.

Uranus will now move forward into Gemini but will of course retrograde and station in 1º41' of Gemini in early February of 2027. This will occur with the same separation in longitude from my natal Moon as the current station. So Uranus will be remain active in this area of my life for another year or more. 

My Fourth House

Figure 1 shows the transits to my chart as of the evening of May 7th 2025. I'll display it in monochrome as I think that's easier to read.

Figure 1

As transiting Mars rapidly approaches my Ceres-Pluto conjunction in Leo in the Fourth House, I got to thinking about this conjunction as it played out over the course of my life. The mid-point of these two bodies in around 12º30' of Leo which places it in trine aspect to my natal Sun and sextile aspect to my natal Neptune. 

For the first twenty years of my life, I'd say my domestic situation was quite stable. I moved from grandparents' house around age 2 and from then to age 21, I lived at 21 Mayneview Street, Milton. There were no disruptions. Of course, I was uprooted at age 21 when I was conscripted. On May 5th of 1970, almost exactly 55 years ago, transiting Saturn in my First House was square this midpoint and my misery had already begun. Saturn then swept through Taurus, stopped and then retrograded to become stationary direct in 15º42' Taurus on January 17th 1971, very near the time I was liberated. This was a pivotal point in my life. See Figure 2.

Figure 2

For the next two years, I was back at Mayneview Street until finally leaving the nest in December of 1973. Thereafter there was never any residence that was permanent until finally settling in Maleo in late 2005. Even then however, I was uprooted by needing to work in Shanghai and then needing to stay in Australia for two years after my retirement. With Desy trying for her partner visa we were back and forth between Brisbane and Jakarta until early 2020. After Covid, we have been back and forth to Australia and that continues to the present day. Now Mars is approaching the Ceres-Pluto conjunction but interestingly Saturn is also closely sesquiquadrate (135º) aspect to this midpoint. It's a turbulent time and the aspects reflect this.

I'm being a bit superficial by focusing on my place of residence because the Fourth House, more deeply, represents the foundation of my psyche and this is certainly being shaken up by my forced preoccupation with death and dying. The foundation proved solid and I was able to build a stable and functioning ego with which to navigate life but it has really served its purpose now. However, I'm stuck with it along with all the habit patterns and entrenched modes of thought that go along with it. Perhaps an NDE is what is needed to really shake things up.