The influence of Uranus’s transit through the 4th house will be felt in aspects of family life and emotional connections. Uranus is considered to be the planet of liberation and individual expression. It is common for a substantial life shift to be indicated when an outer planet travels through this house. The most important part of the transit takes place when Uranus passes over the I.C, which indicates that an inner breakthrough is required. In addition to this, the M.C. is opposed by a transit that is conjunct with the I.C. The Midheaven is a representation of your professional life, as well as our public life and social position. Any change in your exterior circumstances will inevitably have an effect on the way you are feeling on the inside. When Uranus travels through this zone of the zodiac and brings in revolutionary changes, it is often a sign that you have a pressing urge in your personal life to find some way to emotionally free yourself.
Because the 4th house also rules the parents, it is possible that they may have a significant change in their lives, such as changing careers, retiring, or moving. It’s possible that if you suffer shocks or other unexpected surprises at home, it will make you more aware of behaviours that limit your movement and how confined you feel, which is an indication that you need more space. Alterations to your living situation might prove to be intriguing during this time period, provided that the transiting aspects of Uranus are not very taxing. Uranus moving through the 4th house is often connected with moving, but you could find that all you need to do is change the furniture instead. If you are sick and tired of looking at the same old furniture or wallpaper, now is the time to give your home a makeover. It might be the installation of modern home appliances and the purchase of up-to-date furniture in the living room.
Uranus transits always bring about some type of change and development, and now is the time to get rid of all your “old stuff” that has been cluttering your space and appearing worn out. Uranus transits usually bring about some form of transformation and progress. If the interior of the home has a stuffy, claustrophobic atmosphere, you should create some more room. When Uranus visits a natal house, it does so for a total of seven years, during which time the house as a whole is subject to change. You could be feeling like you need a change right now, so give in to that urge and make the switch. Be ready to shake things up a little bit, but make an effort not to make too many alterations that you could come to regret in the future. You may get a lot of insight into your reluctance to change during this transit, which is useful since life can become monotonous and predictable if you don’t shake things up every once in a while. Uranus is associated with innovative concepts, creative endeavours, and forward-thinking activities; hence, it is important to avoid rigidity and have an open mind.
Now is the time to practise emotionally healthy ways of separating oneself from another. If things in your family life are presently up in the air, it is quite OK to want more distance. When people are nourished, fed, and given emotional care, it makes it easier for them to form attachments to one another; but, you still need oxygen to breathe. There is also the possibility under this transit of getting a divorce, which would break up the family. It’s possible that your own parents are going through a divorce; if so, you need to accept their decision to live separate lives. Uranus may force some people to break out of their stifling attachment to outmoded ways of living if they are showing signs of suffocation. Uranus has the potential to provide you with new realisations and points of view on your history, home life, and family. It is likely that it will open your eyes to the suffocating and restrictive routines that are ingrained in your family. You will have a more objective viewpoint when looking at the things that physically bind your home life together
The 4th house, which is ruled by water, is responsible for your roots. It has a caring, emotional, and connecting quality. Uranus exerts its influence on Aquarius and the 11th house, which is tasked with deciding how things “ought to be” and “should be,” as well as future goals and groups. The ideals of Uranus are so high that they might help you break through obstacles. It has the capacity to liberate you from your dependence on other members of the family. The I.C is ruled by the sign of Cancer, which is also the first “sign” of feeling and connecting with others. In order for the crab to live, it needs both a safe haven and an environment in which it may feel secure. You are most vulnerable when you are at home, yet you also have the greatest fear of being rejected, being alone, and being abandoned. In order to develop, you must periodically free yourself from the ties that prevent you from maturing independently and growing into an adult. The phrase “family values” takes on a whole new significance as a result of Uranus’s journey through this part of your life.
This transit might lead you to experience inner anarchy, which would result in you breaking the rules at home. The standard model may be cast aside and replaced with something more appropriate. Feelings of isolation might emerge at home as a result of the journey. The terms “family clan” and “blood relations” are not important to Uranus; rather, it expresses an experience that is far more broad. You are unable to lead your life in accordance with the standards set by other people. It is essential that you have the room you need for growth, yet the requirement for safety and autonomy may generate an internal struggle that may shake you to your very foundation. In essence, your existence at home is susceptible to being turned upside down.
We might experience Uranus crossing the IC and moving into the fourth house as a bolt of energy emanating from the depths of our being, or as an inner explosion of energy which releases hidden or repressed aspects of our personality. Changes of a deep nature are occurring…I have done many charts for people with Uranus transiting in this position, and in most cases they have expressed a powerful need to act on what they were feeling. One person even compared the transit to internal fireworks….Uranus transiting this house doesn’t want to leave these aspects of our life the same. In its most simplistic expression, Uranus here could indicate the time to redecorate our home — to change the colour scheme, rearrange the furniture, replace old, familiar fittings with new ones, etc. We could even take this a step further and consider a move to a new home altogether. Most people are quite happy to change residences when Uranus is transiting this area of the chart, since they feel restless and bored with the known, or they have outgrown existing circumstances. The present home is too small or too big or not in the right area, and moving is the obvious thing to do. However, there are some instances where Uranus might force a move. If this is the case, we will need to grieve for the loss of what we have known. Given time, we will come to see that the change was necessary to bring out qualities in ourselves which would have remained undeveloped in the old situation. With Uranus in the fourth, domestic disruption can come in other forms: someone new is born or brought into the home, a grown-up child leaves the nest, a flatmate goes through a major change or upheaval, the family breaks up, etc. Whereas Neptune or Pluto transiting the fourth sometimes coincides with experiences which can be quite devastating, we normally are able to adjust to Uranian changes more quickly. The fourth house also describes our experience of mother or father, depending on which parent ‘fits’ best with the placements in this house. If we take the fourth to indicate father, Uranus transits to this area of the chart could show a change in his circumstances or situation, or we may find that, at this time, we are able to perceive or to interact with him in a new way, breaking through old patterns or boundaries that have previously defined our relationship to him. Transiting Uranus in the fourth house is an opportunity to find the power from within ourselves to direct our own lives. We discover an inner strength, an inner sense of independence which may have been missing in our personality up to now, and then gain a new sense of direction or purpose. This transit has the potential to rock the foundations of our being in a way no other transit can. The Gods of Change: Pain, Crisis and the Transits of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto