The Midlife Transits

As probably any Neptunian or Intuitive will tell you, my path develops as I walk it. It has only been just recently that I’ve come to trust this baffling navigation system of mine. I have learned over time and sometimes as a result of catastrophe that no matter how much external effort I apply to steer my course, my life unfolds in its own way and on its own timeline. My mind can create a lot of anxiety around the particulars of my path and timeline or I can simply surrender to it and enjoy the ride. At this point in my life, I’m slowly relaxing into enjoying the ride whether it's smooth sailing or slamming me into the rocks. It’s a daily practice of letting go, releasing old stuck feelings, and letting life teach me what I’m here to develop.

Letting life lead has not always been my mantra, yet it has always managed to lead with or without my permission. In 2018, after struggling for many years to move out of the city that had held me tight in its grip since 2001, I finally felt the energetic opening. With my dad’s sudden passing, I felt the impetus to jump. It was a couple of years before I realized I was going through my Uranus Opposition at the time. 

The Uranus Opposition is what most astrologers will point to as the penultimate midlife crisis transit, but there are a few transits before and after the Uranus Opposition leading into and closing out the midlife transits. Like the Pluto Square which happens between ages 35 and 45, testing your personal power and bringing up any shadows you haven't dealt with prior to your first Saturn Return. Or your Neptune Square which happens in your early 40’s, inspired by your soul’s longing if your creative impulse has been stifled attempting to conform to societal expectations. Then there’s your 2nd Saturn Opposition which happens after your first Saturn Return, sometimes hitting like a one two punch right after the stirrings of rebellious energy that may come up during your Uranus Opposition. 

After all of these rocky transits, you may feel a surge of growth as you birth a new version of you during your 4th Jupiter Return. Then you finally come to your Chiron Return which is the climax of your midlife transits, the healing bridge that initiates you into the 2nd half of your life. At this time, you have the opportunity to become a role model for others around the hidden genius your natal Chiron placement represents.

Would you like to learn more about this journey? I’ve put together a video series about the midlife transits, which you can find here. If you would like to explore these transits in more depth, it’s important to understand your evolutionary journey with a natal reading. Once you’ve gotten a good grasp of your natal chart, I’d be happy to review these transits with you in more depth. Please reach out. This kind of work can be the most rewarding.