Aquarius Has Feminine Rulership

[david starling]

Story is, astrology itself is ruled by the planet that rules Aquarius. The approach of the Aquarian Age has correlated with "the Rise of the Feminine". Since Aquarius is an Air-sign, which theoretically should have masculine traits, the explanation is rulership by an ancient goddess (instead of a god), which also feminizes the sign. It has to be a goddess which fits as the ruler of astrology.

 

[david starling]

It took very little time for the world's astronomical community to agree on the names of the next two outermost planets, Neptune & Pluto, following the times that they were discovered, but not so for the one discovered by William Herschel in 1781. It took 65 years for them to reluctantly settle for the mythologically incorrect name it has now.

 

[athenian200]

Well, I mean you could argue that Uranus isn't exactly the most masculine god out there anyway... I mean, he WAS castrated by Chronos. If you've ever read about eunuchs, you know that being castrated can change a man quite a bit.

They never really talk in mythology about whether being castrated changed Uranus much, but... well, he never did challenge Chronos for the leading position again or try to get revenge, so it's likely that being castrated pacified him and made him more feminine.

What's mildly funny is that the original name of the planet was going to be Georgium Sidus, after King George III, who lost the Revolutionary War with America. So... actually, I can see how it fits with the spirit of the original name. King George III was kind of like Uranus in a purely metaphorical way. He was a king that lost status and territory to a new and powerful country that eventually went on to take Britain's place on the world stage in many ways.

That said, if I absolutely had to associate the planet Uranus with a goddess instead of a god, the one that comes to mind is Cybele... especially since she was the chief goddess of a cult that had a lot of eunuch priests, which preserves the awkward association with castration. But more realistically, Juno was said to rule over Aquarius a long time ago, so the most likely name for the planet by that logic would be Juno.

 

[david starling]

PreWell, I mean you could argue that Uranus isn't exactly the most masculine god out there anyway... I mean, he WAS castrated by Chronos. If you've ever read about eunuchs, you may that being castrated can change a man quite a bit.

They never really talk in mythology about whether being castrated changed Uranus much, but... well, he never did challenge Chronos for the leading position again or try to get revenge, so it's likely that being castrated pacified him and made him more feminine.

What's mildly funny is that the original name of the planet was going to be Georgium Sidus, after King George III, who lost the Revolutionary War with America. So... actually, I can see how it fits with the spirit of the original name. King George III was kind of like Uranus in a purely metaphorical way. He was a king that lost status and territory to a new and powerful country that eventually went on to take Britain's place on the world stage in en ways.
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That said, if I absolutely had to associate the planet Uranus with a goddess instead of a god, the one that comes to mind is Cybele... especially since she was the chief goddess of a cult that had a lot of eunuch priests, which preserves the awkward association with castration. But more realistically, Juno was said to rule over Aquarius a long time ago, so the most likely name for the planet by that logic would be Juno.

Thanks for the thoughtful response! John Bode, who was instrumental in Herschel's discovery of the planet, MADE UP the name "Uranus", and pretended it was the Roman version of the Greek god "Ouranos". The actual Latin name was "Caelus". The other astronomers didn't like Bode's suggestion, and as you say came up with other names, none of which gained widespread acceptance. Finally, 65 years later, after the naming of Neptune, they settled for John Bode's phony Latin name.

All of the other planets (aside from the Moon and Sun) have proper Latin names.
Mercury, (one version of) Venus, and Mars were all Jupiter's children. There was NO requirement to use the name of Saturn's father, but IF it was used, there WAS a requirement to use the Latin name Caelus.

I'm suggesting the Latin name of a goddess actually worshipped by ancient Greco/Roman astronomers+astrologers. She was a daughter of Zeus/Jupiter. and a granddaughter of Ouranos/Caelus. Her Greco/Roman name was "Ourania/Urania", the sky-goddess well-known as "the Muse of astrology and astronomy", Urania.

The first syllable, "Ouran" in Greek and "Uran" in Latin, means "of the Heavens".
As the goddess designated as the Muse of astrology, she's perfect for ruling both astrology itself, and Aquarius. I, for one, call the planet "Uran" and consider it as the name of the Muse, Urania.

 

[athenian200]

I'm suggesting the Latin name of a goddess actually worshipped by ancient Greco/Roman astronomers+astrologers. She was a daughter of Zeus/Jupiter. and a granddaughter of Ouranos/Caelus. Her Greco/Roman name was "Ourania/Urania", the sky-goddess well-known as "the Muse of astrology and astronomy", Urania.

The first syllable, "Ouran" in Greek and "Uran" in Latin, means "of the Heavens".
As the goddess designated as the Muse of astrology, she's perfect for ruling both astrology itself, and Aquarius. I, for one, call the planet "Uran" and consider it as the name of the Muse, Urania.

Oh, that's neat! I admittedly didn't know there was a Roman goddess named Urania, much less that she was associated with astrologers. But yeah, I like that name simply because it would require the least change on the part of everyone used to calling it Uranus... and it would also stop the tired old "your anus" jokes we've been hearing ever since the planet was named. There's no good way to say that planet's name. You say it the normal way, and it's "your anus," and if you say it the other way people say it to avoid sounding like they're saying "your anus," it sounds halfway between "urine" and "penis" which isn't much better.

Even people that don't know who Urania is, will just understand it as the planet formerly known as Uranus getting a feminine name and being regarded as a goddess. So they wouldn't even have to look into the mythology unless they wanted to do so.

Really, I think it's a great suggestion that probably has a reasonable chance of being adopted, at least better than my suggestions.

 

[david starling]

Urania is usually pictured as a woman holding a celestial sphere and an instructional pointer, for teaching astronomy and astrology. She can be linked mythologically to the even more ancient sky-goddess "Nuit", of ancient Egypt.

 

[FraterAC]

My take would be Uranus is actually hermaphroditic, being beyond range of the seven individual-expression planets.

 

[david starling]

2025 looks to be a very Aquarian year, especially because of Pluto's ingress into the sign this November.

The inauguration of our first female President would fit right in with the theme of an approaching Aquarian Age with feminine Age-rulership.

We generally consider Uran to be a harbinger of surprises, and Kamala's nomination was certainly a surprise to just about everyone!

 

[Humanitarian]

My take would be Uranus is actually hermaphroditic, being beyond range of the seven individual-expression planets.

Yeah. Uranus, Neptune and Pluto all have no genders, because of all 3 being trans-Saturnian. I have all 3 in a strong position in my chart, and I'm non-binary.

 

[Humanitarian]

2025 looks to be a very Aquarian year, especially because of Pluto's ingress into the sign this November.

The inauguration of our first female President would fit right in with the theme of an approaching Aquarian Age with feminine Age-rulership.

We generally consider Uran to be a harbinger of surprises, and Kamala's nomination was certainly a surprise to just about everyone!

It's really fast in time, huh? Pluto will be in Capricorn for a while, and in mid-late Nov 2024, Pluto will transit in Aquarius, and Pluto will be in a sign ruled by Uran(ia)(us), a neutral, non-gendered planet, much like Mercury

 

[david starling]

It's really fast in time, huh? Pluto will be in Capricorn for a while, and in mid-late Nov 2024, Pluto will transit in Aquarius, and Pluto will be in a sign ruled by Uran(ia)(us), a neutral, non-gendered planet, much like Mercury

September 2nd, r.Pluto ingresses

October 12, Pluto stations direct in @ 29° 39'

November 20, Pluto ingresses and will stay in for the next 20 years.

 

[Humanitarian]

Pluto will ingress back to Capricorn right on my country's national day, so I will probably see Vietnam being in upheaval, negative, restrictive one last time before becoming more prosperous and free...

 

[david starling]

September 2nd, r.Pluto ingresses

October 12, Pluto stations direct in @ 29° 39'

November 20, Pluto ingresses and will stay in for the next 20 years.

Thanks for the thoughtful response! John Bode, who was instrumental in Herschel's discovery of the planet, MADE UP the name "Uranus", and pretended it was the Roman version of the Greek god "Ouranos". The actual Latin name was "Caelus". The other astronomers didn't like Bode's suggestion, and as you say came up with other names, none of which gained widespread acceptance. Finally, 65 years later, after the naming of Neptune, they settled for John Bode's phony Latin name.

All of the other planets (aside from the Moon and Sun) have proper Latin names.
Mercury, (one version of) Venus, and Mars were all Jupiter's children. There was NO requirement to use the name of Saturn's father, but IF it was used, there WAS a requirement to use the Latin name Caelus.

I'm suggesting the Latin name of a goddess actually worshipped by ancient Greco/Roman astronomers+astrologers. She was a daughter of Zeus/Jupiter. and a granddaughter of Ouranos/Caelus. Her Greco/Roman name was "Ourania/Urania", the sky-goddess well-known as "the Muse of astrology and astronomy", Urania.

The first syllable, "Ouran" in Greek and "Uran" in Latin, means "of the Heavens".

As the goddess designated as the Muse of astrology, she's perfect for ruling both astrology itself, and Aquarius. I, for one, call the planet "Uran" and consider it as the name of the Muse, Urania.

Dante Alighieri, the great poet who wrote the "Divine Comedy", considered Urania as his personal Muse. He was well-versed in Medieval astrology, although not an astrologer himself.

Scholar Richard Kay wrote "Dante's Christian Astrology", published in 1994.

 

[david starling]

The 8 astrological planets of Mod astrology ALL have Roman names except for one. So, why did the world's astronomers take 65 years to settle for a phony male name? "Uranus" was NEVER a Greek OR a Roman god. The Greek name for the father of Cronus/Saturn was Ouranos/Caelus.

I have to suspect that male-chauvinism is to blame. Of the 8 planets, only ONE is named for a goddess, the rest are named after gods. That's even though there was a perfect opportunity to name at least ONE of the newly discovered outermosts after a goddess.

I like to think that John Bode realized the prevalent male-chauvinism, and didn't dare to pick the name of a goddess, but at least HINTED at "Urania", by MAKING UP a name that included "Uran", INSTEAD of using the legitimate Roman name "Caelus".

"Urania" is the legitimate Roman spelling of the name of the Greek goddess "Ourania". This well-known Greco-Roman goddess, Ourania/Urania, was worshipped by both Greek and Roman astronomer/astrologers in search of insights and inspiration.

 

[david starling]

Hi @david starling, I am curious for a response from you regarding what I posted above…

Suppose we replace the word "Jupiter" with "Juno"? It would then automatically take on feminine characteristics. The mythology would change, but the "expansive" description relates to the physical planet's size, nothing to do with gender.

Clearly, although the Latin equivalent for the Greek god "Ouranos" was "Caelus", the misspelling "Uranus" has taken on the mythology of Ouranos, the castrated god who was no longer being worshipped in Greece or the Roman Empire - Saturn had taken his power, and he was either dead, or MIA.

Now, switching from "Uranus" to "Urania", we automatically imply some sort of feminine characteristics, but the widely accepted term "surprising" still applies, and the term "Uran", meaning "Of the Heavens" also still remains. In addition, we get a deity who is all about astrology and astronomy, and was being actively worshipped by ancient astrologers-astronomers; instead of a deposed deity, with no actual connection to the study of the heavens.

Here's a little known fact about deities associated with the Moon - in Greco-Roman mythology, they're all goddesses, but in VERY ancient Sumeria, the oldest recorded deity representing the Moon was male! Does that affect its attributes? And, wouldn't a feminine ruler of astrology itself relate better to BIRTH - charts?