May 2018 until April 2026

After 84 years, Uranus entered the sign of Taurus in May 2018 but retrograded back to Aries until March 2019. It will stay in Taurus till April 2026. What will the next years bring on the collective level? As Uranus enters Taurus, humanity could be confronted with some daunting questions. Technology and AI are likely to become completely enmeshed with reality. Changes in the food system, financial disturbances, and a new value system are likely in front of us. Here is bit on this transit with some useful tips. 

Uranus can easily be described as the most futuristic planet of them all. It governs electricity, lightning, science, technology, inventions, airplanes, and space travels.

Uranus is a different type of bad boy. The one you don ‘t bring home to your parents, out of fear that he is just too eccentric to fit in. And that’s okay with him, he just cannot be bothered with fitting in and being mediocre. His energy is erratic, eccentric, and sometimes very impulsive. He also possesses an undeniable streak of genius, and stubborn unwillingness to conform to the rules, norms, and imposed authorities. Especially those he considers fake, mediocre, archaic, limiting and harmful for human progress. He sees nothing controversial in ruthlessly destroying the old and replacing it with something brilliant, innovative, and eccentric because he sees straight into the eyes of the future. In a nutshell, Uranus is a rebel; the only question is whether with or without a cause (yes, it can easily go both ways…).

Uranus can easily be described as the quirky architect of the future. Only a few get his genius. The rest see a strange eccentric at best and a dangerous threat that needs to be stopped at worst. Uranus will rarely be deeply concerned with what others say and even less with how they feel, especially if he sees how the new could uplift the old. “I will change the world with my unique ideas!” he proclaims.

The sign of Taurus dances to an entirely different tune. It is connected to gardens, ecosystems, farming and food, housing, financial matters, and value systems. Imagine a woman very much in tune with her senses. Nature, sensory pleasures, and stability, those are her main focus. “Give me something I can touch,” she whispers. “No need to speculate about the future or speed anything up. All we have is what we can see, hear, touch, taste, and smell… Right now!” 

But don’t be fooled by her steadiness and slowness. The Taurean empress is one powerful woman, once she finds her goal. She is the ultimate constructor, carefully and resourcefully knitting her creation into existence. Where others may falter, she will persevere. With unbelievable determination. Or dangerous inflexibility. Either way, she will have it her way.

The fast, innovative and disruptive frequency that Uranus produces is not fully compatible with the slowness and permanence of the sign of Taurus.

This can create friction, crises, and conflict. However, these two can find a way to work out their issues and collaborate. There is a constructive expression of energy in both of them. Uranus builds in the realm of the mind his future-oriented ideas. Taurus provides a very resourceful and palpable way of building in the present. Basically, the Taurus can materialize just about anything, if it’s given enough time, patience and perseverance. The only question is, will Uranus play along, or will it insist on speeding things up, sometimes frantically?

Let’s look at this transit in the past. In the last three centuries, Uranus transits often coincided with revolutions, important inventions, financial downturns, and even wars.

The 18th century Uranus transit coincided with the Boston tea party, the uprising that started the American Revolutionary War a few years later. At the same time, James Cook discovered the Australian continent for the British Empire, a discovery that will start the future colonization of the continent, in the wake of the loss of American colonies. 

Uranus in Taurus in the 19th century happened at the time of discovery of the steam engine and the start of the Industrial Revolution.

The last Uranus transit in Taurus happened between 1934 and 1942. This was the time of the Great Depression in the US, Hitler’s rise to power and the start of World War II. Sadly, World War II also jumpstarted the deadly invention of the atomic bomb. In 1938 in Germany, the scientists succeeded in splitting the Uranium atom (also named after the Greek god Uranus like the planet). This started a race to create the atomic bomb; the project to build the first nuclear bomb began in the US in 1939, and the bomb was built a couple of years later. 

Nikola Tesla, one of the greatest inventors in the history of mankind was born during the Uranus in Taurus transit in 1856. With Taurean ascendant, he also has a first house Uranus, making him an extraordinary inventor, genius, a futurist, a rebel, and an extremely independent thinker. 

Tesla was born one stormy summer night. The legend says that the storm was so strong that the midwife interpreted it as a sign of an extraordinary destiny of the newborn Tesla and said to his mother: “This child is the child of Lightning.” Little did she know how correct her prediction was. Tesla created many artificial bolts of lightning in his lifetime, invented the modern alternating current electricity supply system, and would become known as “The man who lit up the world” and “The man who invented the 20th century”.

Tesla was also deeply poetic and inspired by nature, embodying so perfectly the genius potential of Uranus in Taurus. In fact, he described that some of his inventions came to him while he was observing the sunset as a young man. He recalls seeing his inventions clearly in the sun. When asked about his extraordinary connection to the lightning he said: “I talk to lightning and thunder. The sound does not exist only in the thunder, but also in the lightning. The lightning transforms the sound into glow and colors, and colors can be heard. The language is made of words, so it is made of sounds and colors. Every thunder and lightning is different and has its own name.”

What could happen with the first Uranus in Taurus transit in the 21st century?

Since Taurus governs the Financial system, it is possible that Uranus brings some sort of dramatic change in the money matters. Our material foundation of life could somehow be shaken. Major financial crises, innovations, and revolutions are all possible during this transit. The financial crises could be triggered by digital revolutionaries, with radical ideas, such as computer hackers. Cryptocurrencies and alternative money and payment forms could rise in their application.

Uranus will probably try to infuse more virtuality in the Taurean manifestation of reality. Holograms may become even more realistic, making us less able to distinguish the real from the virtual. Artificial intelligence is likely to become more and more advanced, making it harder to distinguish an AI from a human. The inventors could try to mimic the reality in many ways: making the AI sound more human, behave more human, and look more human. Technological replacements or advancements of certain body parts are also very possible, threading the thin line towards the real human cyborgs. New and advanced wide area networks such as the Internet could be built and used in new ways. 3D printers could become more successful, accurate, and used widely in production.

Since Taurus is so profoundly connected to nature, ecosystems, and agriculture, it is quite likely it will give Uranus an expression in this field. Some powerful innovations that deal with environment, agriculture, food systems, and natural resources are possible. Uranus could innovate the food production processes. GMOs, smart farming and 3D food printing could become more popular. New technologies could be applied in agricultural production and food processing and preparing. Farmers are likely to have more virtual control over their fields, and advanced robots could be used for farming and food processing. The innovations in agriculture could increase the efficiency and speed of food production. We could also witness more unpredictability in the natural elements: storms, droughts, floods and tornadoes could destroy the crops and jeopardize the livelihoods of many. Some long-term environmental concerns may be solved faster than expected, with advanced research and innovative solutions. For example, plastic eating worms or bacteria could be used to efficiently decompose plastic waste. Even freakier inventions are possible; if the environmentally detrimental behavior continues, we may be forced to use robotic bees to compensate for the massive decline in the bee population worldwide.

It is also possible that people become more aware of their role in the food system and demand more independence and environmental consciousness in food cultivation. Protests against food control and the use of genetic modifications and chemicals could intensify, together with other types of environmentally-oriented initiatives. Food cooperatives, urban gardens and innovative organic farming could rise in popularity. Traditional methods of farming could be re-invented and improved.

Ultimately, Taurus is the sign of values and worth. Uranus wants to shake up the old value system and introduce change. Have we become too complacent with the old value system that doesn’t fit us anymore? If so, now is an excellent time to act.

If you’re interested to see in more detail how this (and other transits) could affect you personally and what can be done to address them, feel free to book a consultation with me.

Photo credits: Photo by H Heyerlein on Unsplash.