Uranus, the catalyst for change, marked Yoko Ono’s life and career and especially her role in the Beatles breakup. Surviving the war in Tokyo she said gave her an understanding of ‘outsider’ status and she went on to become an avant-garde artist and peace activist.
Born 18 February 1933 8.30 pm Tokyo, Japan, her Uranus in her 7th house of relationships squared an influential and controlling 10th house Pluto – she was born into a time of turmoil and disruptions and that set a pattern for her life. Her 5th house Sun, Venus and Saturn in Aquarius channeled her energy into attention-seeking, creative and humanitarian activities.
What is intriguing is that her Uranus fell in the 10th house of John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s relationship chart – splitting them apart; with her Sun opposing their competitive composite Mars Mercury conjunction – so she widened what was already a fault line. Her Pluto fell close to their composite Ascendant, changing their joint image.
On the relationship chart with Lennon/Harrison her Uranus fell close to their composite IC opposition their composite Midheaven irrevocably shifting the direction of their lives together. Or in this case not together.
With the Lennon/Ringo Starr relationship chart Yoko’s Uranus fell in their composite First House with her Sun opposition their argumentative composite Sun Mars.
In each case her Uranus detonated the axis of their relationship charts sending their togetherness off in disparate directions.
Wallis Simpson who precipitated Edward V11’s abdication also had a prominent Uranus on the focal point of a yod inconjunct Mars sextile Neptune Venus with her Mars opposition an 8th house Moon.
Her effect on his close family was devastating – and with her Midheaven falling conjunct the Ascendant of George V1, his younger brother, forcing him to take on the throne, she (deliberately or not) changed his image dramatically. The situation was different from the Beatles since the Royal Family and the country held together. But the rift shows up clearly in the Duke’s relationship chart with the UK which had an astonishingly bitter and ambivalent Mars Pluto opposition Uranus – he was already massively resistant to taking on the burden and when she came along with her Uranus-yod-connected Mars opposition Moon sitting exactly on top of the Duke/UK’s composite Mars Pluto opposition Uranus, an explosion was bound to follow.
Meghan has hints of Yoko’s Uranus Pluto temperament with her Pluto in her family 4th and Uranus in her romantic/emotional 5th opposition Chiron in Taurus which is inconjunct Pluto sextile Neptune. Her Uranus which has a compulsion towards freedom since it opposes Chiron, sits in the 10th house of Harry’s relationship chart with Queen Elizabeth 11 – causing Harry to turn his back on his upbringing and the monarchy to which Elizabeth sacrificed her life. Meghan’s Pluto squared the Harry/QE11composite Mars; her Neptune was conjunct the composite South Node; her Saturn was square the composite Moon and her Mars was conjunct the composite Sun. Meghan’s Uranus also fell in the Queen’s rigorously dutiful 10th house.
In Harry’s relationship chart with his father, Meghan’s Uranus sits close to the Descendant, rupturing togetherness, with Meghan’s Pluto conjunct the composite Sun as her 4th house Pluto (need for control of family environment) wielded its influence.
The divisive quality of Uranus comes into play as a catalyst for liberation and a new direction – or as an upsetter, chaos-creator. It need not be conscious. If there are already undercurrents in a relationship where resentment is mounting but there is not enough courage to make a break, then fate (or free will) hooks in a partner who will upset the apple cart.
Though that equally works the other way – an individual with a compulsion to be a family/relationship wrecker because of their own temperament and background will as if by magic alight on a partner who is vulnerable and seduced into playing out their obsession – for a while.
Interesting way to look at relationship charts. Not just triggered by influences but also by people.
Add On: Uranus was also in evidence in Camilla’s part in the Charles-Diana triangle. Not that Camilla ever wanted to be anything other than a standard aristo mistress as far as friends said, and certainly had no intention of breaking up her own marriage let alone the Charles/Diana marriage. But her Uranus fell in Charles/Diana relationship chart 10th house and her Cancer Sun was conjunct the composite Uranus. So the celestial dance was on with trickster Uranus leaning in on splits wanting to happen.
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