I have been counselling a number of people all “battered out” by life. I would describe this tribe wanting to leave stressful high paying jobs but can’t seem to because they have family responsibilities and obligations to cover. So, to keep with the pace, they pop sleeping pills nightly, drag themselves out to work charged by caffeine, are on medication and the tired overworked mind numbs down any emotional issues that would take too much energy to deal with. These chronic stressful lifestyles are now made even more intense against a backdrop of global energies that just seem to be going faster and faster (most especially in the next two years).
Many of us know of the stress hormones, like cortisol and adrenaline, that flood the body and, over time, damage neurons in areas vital for memory and learning. This can lead to issues such as memory problems, difficulty concentrating, anxiety and depression. The “fight-or-flight” mode exhausts energy reserves and weakens our immune responses. The stressful lifestyle of the rat race is the perfect formula for burnout and illness, both physically and spiritually.
Now more than ever, we really have to seriously watch over our central nervous system, because of the influential transit of a major outer planet. High voltage URANUS is the planet of disruption, rebellion, awakening, of sudden changes and electrically charged energy. Its energetic frequency is high and strong. We may all feel sudden impulses of cosmic intelligence, divine awakening and radical liberation (yay I cannot wait for more!). Uranus gives intuition, flashes of insight as we touch the collective Higher Mind. But its style is disruptive, not linear… delivering electrical shifts in consciousness. We become attune to the Higher Mind through sudden wild downloads or prophetic visions. Always, the purpose is spiritual evolution.
Uranus has already moved signs (from Taurus) embracing the faster versatile air Gemini energies. We now have a double whammy on the mental plane. Especially since Gemini rules communications, information and neural activity.
This cosmic energy is not only global — it’s also very, very personal. And what will be hit most is our mental states and central nervous system. It’s about our mental patterns being rewired — ok, blame it on the gadgets we have on hand that are shaping our neuro transmitters…but the Uranian energy will push this even more so. We are being programmed from the inside out. Its push-pull, high and low, at the same time. (While I theoretically know the astrological transits in my head, experiencing the actual energies demands triple time efforts at mindfulness and balance!). We will need to understand and learn to maneuver this revolutionary energy which is with us until May 2033.
Do a checklist if you feel any of these: surges of mental stimulation, innovation, restlessness, plus amplified mental alertness. Thoughts come racing in, then new ones come. We look at our gadgets and zombie into sensory overload and over stimulation, a part eager to learn more, know more. Yet another part becoming mentally scattered.
I was asked: how do you ride this electrical energy of Uranus in Gemini? First, because its mental and it’s all about shaking things up, then flow with letting go of traditional mental patterns. Challenge any outdated belief systems and see if you can find a new perspective. Explore wild radical ideas (personally I go into sci-fi movies and documentaries to see all the possibilities of future ideas). Explore how information is managed, used, and communicated (I have been experimenting playfully with AI); Be adaptable. I believe those who are the most rigid and fixed will have the hardest time in the next couple of years. Find your tribe and collaborate towards same ideas, plans and causes.
There is also the subtle current of Uranian energies called “electric fire” in our human energetic system. This is where our central nervous system can become activated from the crown chakra level and even the pineal gland. And kundalini awakenings can happen –bringing deep spiritual insights from higher or parallel realities. So it is so crucial to take loving and conscious care of the central nervous system. We can do this by grounding practices (meditation and breathing), balance diets and have a regular exercise routine. Plus sleep — good, deep sleep. One vitamin pill is really taking time off into Nature doing a regular digital detox. Harmonizing with this planetarial transit means a BALANCE between high receptivity (open your antennas!) and inner stillness, allowing insight and inspiration to arise without overwhelming the body and mind.