Thought these articles on outer planets were good:
Higher Octave of Being
A century ago H. P. Blavatsky wrote that Uranus and Neptune are in but not of the solar system. More recently, Rudhyar stressed that the outer planets, which he called Galactic Ambassadors, are subject to the pull of the galactic center.
Uranus, Neptune and Pluto challenge us to shift our loyalties to a higher center, to realize a new, more inclusive sense of relationship to all that is. In a few words, the three outer planets represent the process of modulation to a higher octave of being, activity and consciousness. Each of the three outer planets symbolizes a particular step along the path to the galactic center, and the sort of tests and teachers the aspirant is likely to encounter along the way.
Uranus
Uranus strikes Saturn's fortifications, whether they are the walls of the ego or national boundaries. It breaks down old patterns supporting the ego and social privilege. Uranus helps us realize that we can be more, that a next step in human evolution is possible, and it inspires us to take that step into the unknown. It opens up and keeps open the path to the galactic center, to the unanimous Community of the Stars, whose members are urging us to join them.
Neptune
Neptune symbolizes the dissolution of the barriers Uranus broke up. Its keynotes are detachment, nonpossessiveness and universality.
On a higher octave, Neptune symbolizes universal companionship and the sense of "oneness." It is the planet most connected with mysticism and the mystic's drive toward the unitive state.
Pluto
While Neptune is the planet of mysticism, Pluto is the planet of the true occultist and his or her work with unseen forces. Pluto is the great reducer, stripping away all that is unessential, leaving nothing but what simply is. Ruthlessly destroying all glamour, Pluto is the power enabling one to cast away all but one's essential dharma, one's fundamental truth of being. In so doing, it presents the possibility of rebirth, and it produces the conditions leading to reintegration around a new center of being.
In other words, after Uranus and Neptune have done their work, Pluto provides a new center of integration and the means to reach it.
Octave
Higher octave is a term from the discipline of music. A higher octave has a certain quality, and when working together with a lower octave, it creates a certain fullness. Octave comes from the Latin octo, meaning eight. There are eight notes in the C scale (CDEFGABC); the lower and higher C are an octave apart. The higher one is exactly twice the frequency of the lower, so that they sound almost the same. For example, a tenor and a soprano singer will be in unison, but an octave apart. Octaves relate to the purest of overtones. The lower note has the higher one as one of its overtones, so that they are in harmony with each other. The octave is the most fundamental overtone. Technically, the overtones of a certain note start at a large interval at the bottom, then get smaller hyperbolically until they cluster almost imperceptibly at the very high notes. They usually proceed as: octave, fifth, fourth, third, etc, getting incrementally smaller as they get higher in tone, leading to white noise at the top, usually beyond the human range of hearing. When notes are not in harmony, that is, not part of the overtones, they are called dissonant and tend to beat or pulse because the frequencies are fighting each other. Sometimes this dissonance can be effective, such as in the blues notes. An octave is noticeable because the notes sound the same, except one is higher up. The combined sound of two different octaves can be described as fuller. Many chords in the bass of the piano or instruments playing the lower notes in the orchestra are in octaves, and give a more rounded and fuller sound. This suggests that accessing the higher octaves astrologically creates more fullness in life. Some planets, namely the personal planets, benefit from the extra help of the higher octaves, while the social planets do not. Perhaps the social planets, like the luminaries that also stand alone in their strength and power, are strong enough so as not to need assistance.
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From:
www.amandaowen.com/saturn...ateway.htm
Saturn as the gateway to the outer planets
Saturn can represent a limitation, a barrier, a wall, a boundary. Saturn is the planet that divides Jupiter and the personal planets and the Sun and Moon from the outer planets. The rings of Saturn are like a wedding band marrying the inner and the outer system.
Saturn also represents the Gateway or doorway to the outer planets - the point where we can go beyond our limitations, walls, and boundaries. Importantly, through this gateway, we can move away from the most important barrier: the limitations of our own minds.
The outer planets symbolize higher states of consciousness. Uranus is the higher octave of Mercury. We move from personal thoughts and perceptions (Mercury) to the Universal Mind (Uranus); we move from thinking to Knowing. Neptune is the higher octave of Venus; we move from personal love (Venus) to Divine Love (Neptune). Pluto is the higher octave of Mars; we move from self-will (Mars) to Divine Will (Pluto).
How do we gain entry into these states of consciousness? Simple. By taking complete responsibility for who you are, for where you find yourself, for all of your relationships, and quite simply everything you experience in your life. Accepting responsibility is a prerequisite for happiness and allows you to experience the highest states of consciousness represented by the outer planets.
Lets look at keywords and concepts for the outer planets. Uranus symbolizes the concepts of uniqueness and originality. Where ever Uranus is situated in a natal chart shows where we are in touch with the need to express our originality in some way. When transiting Uranus contacts a natal planet, we enter a period of change, liberation, and moving out of old ruts (willingly or unwillingly!). To express completely and wholly the truth of who we are becomes paramount. Any limitations (Saturn) we experience during this time can seem intolerable. Uranus symbolizes the Universal Mind and, in this sense, we have a knowing when we are experiencing Uranus that we are all equal. Not equal as in the same - but equal in that there is no hierarchy - no one is better that anybody else. Each person is unique.
We experience this knowing when we are taking responsibility for our lives. When we forget this knowing, we feel trapped. We make the mistake of thinking that another human being has authority over us. And when we think this, we may feel rebellious and turn our attention to convincing the other person to give us our freedom. The more our time is spent trying to convince a person to free us, or resenting them for the fact that they are not freeing us, the less we are remembering to free us. So, when we take responsibility (Saturn) we experience liberation, equality, and our uniqueness (Uranus). When we dont assume responsibility, we feel trapped because we think that someone else holds the key to our freedom.
When we are in touch with Neptune at its highest level, we remember that we are all ONE. We realize that we all grains of sand on a beach; we are all drops of water in the ocean. We experience unity and our divinity. This state is very much like the feeling that we get when we watch a beautiful sunset or geese flying south against a cold winter sky. We may get this feeling when we are listening to a particularly beautiful piece of music. When we are in this state we feel connected to everything and everyone. We are connected to Divine Love. This is a feeling knowing which is different from the mental knowing of Uranus. Neptune moves our heats and souls evoking peacefulness, gentleness, and beauty.
We experience this Neptune knowing when we are taking responsibility for our lives. We realize that there is no difference between giving and receiving. There is no lack or gain. There is no sacrifice because if we are all One, who would we be sacrificing to? When we forget this knowing, we experience Neptune by feeling victimized. When we are in this state, we expend our energy trying to convince others to treat us better or we spend our time resenting the fact that they dont treat us better. The more time that is spent resenting others for not treating us well or trying to get them to treat us better, the less we are remembering to treat our self better. We are not taking responsibility for our life, if we are not treating our self well. We are placing our well being in someone elses hands. So, when we take responsibility (Saturn), we experience empathy, compassion, beauty, our divinity, our Oneness. When we dont assume responsibility, we feel victimized, in emotional pain, and separate from other human beings.
When we are in touch with Pluto at its highest level, we know we are truly co-creators of life. In a constant process of creation and transformation, we experience our power through the infinite number of choices and options we create. Experiencing Pluto through our highest consciousness is to be in a process of surrender. This is experienced as a total trust in life. Whereas the call of Mars is my will be done, Plutos is Thy Will be done.
When we experience Pluto in this way, we experience and, importantly, trust our creative power. This is experienced at such a deep level, that many people shy away from this encounter. After all, Pluto is the God of the Underworld! To truly trust our power, we must first face all of those parts that are petty, mean, hateful, and ungiving. Only when these parts are fully and squarely faced, will the wounds that created them be healed. Only then will the door open, the Gateway of Saturn. Our capacity to create and to experience our full power is stymied by fear and a lack of trust.
One of the most common manifestations of Pluto is the penchant for handing our power over to someone else and then either fighting to get the power back from that person or simply resenting the person for having power over us. When we refuse to experience our power, we are avoiding having to experience the full power of our emotions; we do not trust our self to take charge of our own lives. We do not trust ourselves period.
Taking responsibility for our life, entails allowing full expression of our creative power and, importantly, allowing others their full expression. When we forget that we are powerful, we spend our time trying to control and manipulate other people to get them to do what we want them to do. When we remember, we know that no one has power over us but that our power comes from us.
Accepting responsibility (Saturn) allows you to experience your uniqueness (Uranus), your divinity (Neptune), and your power (Pluto). Otherwise you feel trapped (Uranus), victimized (Neptune), and powerless (Pluto). In fact, these three words serve as good barometers to help you stay on track. If you feel trapped, victimized or powerless, you can ask yourself, What am I not taking responsibility for here?
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