It happens to all of us in our mid-40s.
Also known as the Midlife Crisis, the Uranus Opposition is one of the most potent Life Cycles
(or Planetary Rites of Passage) we all go through.
The time of your Uranus Opposition is a time of Great Awakening.
It will be messy. You will make radical, sometimes drastic changes. Then you might feel like “what have I done?” and try to go back to what worked before, before you reach into trying something totally new.
Uranus is the energy of the whirlwind. It’s a time of personal revolution against anything that was trying to contain, define, or confine you (whether that’s relationships, work, schools of thought, etc.)
Ultimately, you will emerge on the other side, more rooted in your own authentic expression, confident, and clear, with a very deep connection to your own personal zero fucks given ethos.
But first you have to weather the storm…
We all have Uranus somewhere in our chart (called your Natal Uranus placement). Then as we move through our lives, Uranus in the sky (Transiting Uranus) continues to move through our charts.
Since Uranus is an Outer Planet, it moves very slowly, taking around 84 years to make it back to the place it was when we were born.
However, halfway through this journey, Transiting Uranus comes to oppose our Natal Uranus – usually in our mid-40s.
Since Uranus moves so slowly, this entire experience usually lasts for about 18 months or so, with 3 very specific moments of intensity:
- Transiting Uranus lines up opposing your Natal Uranus for the first time. Sometimes you’re not so aware of this one bc it’s a new experience.
- When Uranus turns Retrograde makes a second pass, opposing your Natal Uranus. This is usually the most intense.
- The final time transiting Uranus opposes your natal Uranus. Usually, there’s some kind of resolution here, but it can still feel intense.
Since Uranus’s energy is naturally erratic, the time window is also variable: Some people start to feel it around age 36, while others feel it closer to 44-45 (this is when it was for me).
Other transits also occur during Midlife that make things feel confusing, or like we’re going through a death & rebirth.
I like to think of Uranus like a giant Tesla Coil that electrifies everything it touches. So when you have Uranus in the sky moving in to oppose your Natal Uranus, it’s like these 2 Tesla Coils electrifying this central channel in your chart.
On a mystical level, this process unlocks our Kundalini energy stored in the base of the spine, which rushes upwards, flooding the body with life force energy to reinvigorate our cells for the second half of life.
While this sounds good (and ultimately is good), if there is any kind of blockage as the energy rushes up, it can become stuck, causing all kinds of strange, often unexplainable physical symptoms.
For women, the chakra that is most often blocked is the Throat Chakra. So it becomes essential to become more vocal, using & sharing your voice, and being in places & spaces where you are encouraged to be more visible & more vocal.
For men, the chakra that’s most often blocked is the Heart Chakra. This is often why men at midlife will date younger women, get a new car, etc., because they are unconsciously trying to open their hearts so they can feel more.
Since Uranus is unlocking all this Kundalini energy, which is serpentine in nature, undulating between dark & light, life & death, etc., and we’re standing at the midpoint of life, where we come face to face with our own mortality, and that of our parents, it can be a very intense time.
But because the energy of Uranus is so erratic, each person’s experience of their Uranus Opposition can be wildly different.
For me, I experienced super intense anxiety (I’ve never been an anxious person, and this made me have such compassion for people who do), feeling like I was about to have a nervous breakdown, mental spiraling that made work impossible, and intense feelings of electrical shocks moving through my body. Chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, getting on a supplement regimen (esp organs for women), starting a workout routine specifically for women (focusing on nervous system support), journaling, and regular meditation have been so helpful.
Emerging on the other side, I was able to use my Gene Keys chart to see how in that serpentine undulation between dark & light, I had allowed myself to dive into the shadows of some of my most important Gene Keys – and how to raise my vibration to come back to the Light & the Gifts of those Gene Keys.
Looking at my Astrology chart, I could see the areas of life that were most affected and where I needed to make some more liberating choices.
And with my Human Design chart, I could see the new Profile & Incarnation Cross that were being activated by this shift in Life Cycles & see the new gifts I am to anchor in this time.
One of the things that helped me most was talking to other women who had gone through their own experience. Hearing what worked for them, and that it does end (I was so afraid I would feel the way I did for years) was so supportive.
During my experience, I felt so alone and even ashamed of what I was experiencing. It can be such a weird & unexplainable experience, that finding support feels overwhelming.
While I had wonderful support from several incredible people, I wished I had a community of sisters who were organized around moving through this experience with grace & support, who knew about the physical AND mystical aspects of the Uranus Opposition.
This is why I created Cyclical Living for Mystical Women.
Cyclical Living for Mystical Women is a 10-week journey exploring the different seasons & cycles we move through as women (physically, emotionally, Astrologically, and in Human Design). Learn how to feel empowered to honor your own cycles, without shaming yourself by thinking you should be having a different experience than you are.
*Cyclical Living is for women in any stage of life. If you’re in your 30’s, you’ll definitely want to know about the coming shift when you enter Midlife. If you’re in your 50s or beyond, learning how to align with the new cycles that come after midlife can be so deeply empowering.
This is your safe space for community, sisterhood, and support for whatever season or cycle you’re moving through.
If you’re curious to learn more about how these energies influence you personally, I have 1:1 Readings available here.
Empowering & supporting you to love your uniqueness & let your magic out,
Rakai’el
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