Astrological Repair Manual

cyclic influence.
Discovered in 1846, because astronomers noticed irregularities in Uranus’ orbit
and felt there had to be a body out here doing it, Neptune’s discovery’s co-incidence with
events in our world shows the birth of a major religion and a general fever of what’s been
called millennial-madness—hordes of folks rushing around trying to be in the right spot
for the Second-Coming. Most of them had their hopes dashed but history shows that
something did arrive within the depths of humanity’s collective mind. Something that had
all to do with dreams, visions, and ideals. This was the time that humanity found its
compassion and began to find ways to implement it. This was the time of the birth of
Causes—for the poor, the downtrodden, the excluded. This was the time when the ageslong
empires of the world, those that completely ignored the masses and used them for
horrible ends, began to crumble and fade away.
If we take the half-cycle of Neptune, about 83 years, we have what today is a full
life; hopefully, a life that achieved its dreams and ideals. The twelfth-cycle is 14 years
and is important in seeing the subtle shift in the weave of our visions and hopes...
One of the more misunderstood aspects of Neptune’s meanings is the process of
dissolving associated with its symbolic action—the dissolution or evaporation of the solid
ground of past beliefs or dreams. It’s important to always remember that astrology deals
with cycles and with cycles-within-cycles. A planet’s functional and symbolic meaning
happens by giving birth to energies and forces appropriate to its cycle, building them to a
full state, then letting them decay and die into a rebirth. And, within any given cycle there
are sub-cycles of birth, growth, decay and rebirth. Neptune’s ability to dissolve the old
(and this will be, hopefully, the last time I remind you that it’s not the actual physical
planet doing these things but the psychological powers within) prepares the way for
Pluto’s regenerations. We’ll see this with each planet we come to—its function is
necessary for the one further out (or, deeper within...). We can also look at the
interrelationship of these life functions the other way around, the way we’re doing it,
from the deepest to the most conscious. This way, we see Pluto’s deaths and purgings as
necessary for the dissolving actions of Neptune’s dreams and visions to take place.
When we get to Uranus, we’ll have a triple of functions that most people on this
Earth never bring to conscious awareness. I must say that more and more people are
beginning to see these forces and energies as something they can incorporate into their
personal lives but this individual use of such deep collective powers takes the ability to
put the ego aside and see life from a higher or wider point of view. This altruistic attitude
is a big part of what Neptune’s meaning and purpose can instill into our lives.
So, we enjoy our spirituality, dreams, and ideals, until the power of Neptune’s
cycle manifests and we find the need to dissolve the old to be ready for it to regenerate
into the new...
Venus and Her Father's Penis
Approaching Uranus now—about as large as Neptune but more toward the
turquoise and still mostly gas. But wait! It’s not spinning the right way... Looks like its
lying on its belly. And, so it is. Uranus’ pole is tipped almost 90 degrees and it does roll
on its “belly”. But in 1781, when it was discovered, nobody knew this. They didn’t know
about it when they knew its full cycle was 84 years and gave it meanings that include: