Uranus: Mythology and Edgar Cayce

Mark wrote on the Uranus/Aries topic:

Aquarius gets a terrible write up by Valens. Its right up there with Scorpio...And Ibn Ezra calls it the sign of the devil.
http://skyscript.co.uk/forums/viewtopic ... 4737#94737

Ibn Ezra also says: "In its share among people is every lowly and afflicted person, and tillers of the land, and the tanners." (The Beginning of Wisdom, translated by Meira B. Epstein, Arhat, 1998, p. 71.)

Please don't jump on me, Mark, for mentioning the sidereal zodiac, but these comments by Ibn Ezra really do have some cause and reflection in the "other" zodiac. There's no Skyscript rule that says sidereal notes can't be posted under forum topics if they are relevant to the discussion. And there has been a great deal of discussion about Uranus on the Aries topic. Regarding sidereal Aquarius, I wrote a while ago:

It is surprising how often the Uranian myth is reflected in Aquarian stelliums, either as a life pattern or a sudden tragic life-changing event or sudden death. Mythology tells us that with a sickle given to him by Gaia, Cronus castrated Uranus and destroyed his power of generation. Uranus, the sky god, was a victim, and didn't behave well himself as he hated his children and refused to let them come out into the light.

Uranian myth is a study in death and misfortune. Here is a sample of men and women from AstroDatabank 4 with the Sun, Venus, Mercury and Saturn (the lords of the Gemini-Libra-Aquarian trigon and triplicity lords) in sidereal Aquarius (tropical Pisces):

Sonny Bono, American entertainer who did a show business act with his partner, Cher. He was killed in a skiing accident on 1/05/1998 when he hit a tree in South Lake Tahoe, CA.

Roger B. Chaffee, American astronaut who died, along with Virgil Girssom and Edward White, in a grounded Apollo spacecraft when a flash fire occurred during a simulated flight.

Emmalyne Corneau, American child, the first of three girls taken from her parents by the social services for her protection. Emmalyne's parents, Rebecca and David Dorneau belonged to a strict religious sect called "The Body" that rejects modern medicine and advocates faith healing. Rebecca carried a paddle tied to her waist that she used to discipline her kids, leaving welts.

Franz Rademacher, German Nazi, the "Jewish expert" of the Foreign Office and supervisor of the murder of Jews in Belgrade from October 1941. He was tried as a war criminal and given a prison sentence.

Anicka Rodman, American fashion model and writer of an autobiography. She met Dennis Rodman in 1987, married him, and his abuse began. Anicka wrote that he made her life a hell with his violence and his womanizing, that he gave her STD's and insisted on four abortions.

Reese Rosenthal, American infant mortality, the son of Richard and Laura Rosenthal, born with pulmonary hypoplasma; lived 13 hours 12 minutes. AA 36539

Attorney 4263: American attorney; a retired army officer. Very high IQ. Weekend alcoholic. He died of brain cancer, 7/12/1975. AA 4263

Incest Victim 7757: American incest victim who was sexually abused as a child by her alcoholic father. She had five abortions, three miscarriages and no children. A portly woman, she weighed approximately 300 pounds. A 7757

Infant Mortality 7562: British case of infant mortality who died from internal hemorrhaging 2/16/1935, 140 GMT. A 7562

Suicide Hanged 7565: American suicide case by hanging. AA 7565

I have done many sidereal Aquarius/tropical Pisces searches in AstroDatabank, and these searches always bring up a high percentage of people who seem to experience more than their share of misfortune in life. They are often victims. With Uranus, however, we're missing important psychological and internal attributes of the planet as described by Edgar Cayce: Many of the effects of Uranus aren't visible to others, so often don't appear in biographies.

A few notes from Edgar Cayce on Uranus:
Extreme moods, hilarity-heights alternating with depths-depression
Can suddenly change from a quiet peaceful demeanor to very aggressive behavior
Vacillation between extremes in any area
Attraction to occult subjects
Drawn to the odd and mysterious
Extreme sensitivity to unseen vibrations and forces
Intuitive about the motivations of others, circumstances or the future

Comedienne Robin Williams made millions of people laugh, but had serious problems with depression and died a suicide. His birth chart has a grand trine involving Uranus in sensitive tropical water: Ascendant Scorpio, Mars-Uranus in Cancer, Moon-Rahu in Pisces (sidereal Aquarius). (The same sensitivity is in sidereal Gemini-Libra-Aquarius.)