Astrology and the Rising of Kundalini : The Transformative Power of Saturn, Chiron, and Uranus

Revised and updated edition of the classic astrology text on predicting and navigating life crises • Provides charts for the transits of Saturn, Uranus, and Chiron--now updated through 2050--to predict your personal growth cycles and timing of kundalini rising • Shares tools to cope with the intensity of spiritual emergency and direct the kundalini energy released during planetary passages • Includes a new preface by the author reflecting on 20 years of success stories since the book’s initial publication • No astrological chart needed to use this book In this updated edition of Liquid Light of Sex, renowned astrologer and spiritual teacher Barbara Hand Clow explores the connection between life crises in your 30s, 40s, and 50s and the key astrological passages of Saturn, Uranus, and Chiron in your birth chart. She explains how kundalini energy--the “liquid light of sex” that lies at the base of the spine--is activated during these planetary transits, rising through the chakras and triggering the process of spiritual emergency, and in many cases, a cascade of health, emotional, and relationship problems as well as extreme anxiety. She shows that by understanding these astrological transits, you can be prepared for turbulent periods and successfully navigate them by creatively channeling the spiritual fire of kundalini. Clow provides astrological charts--now updated through 2050 for those born between 1930 and 2000--detailing the cycles of Saturn, Uranus, and Chiron, so you do not need your birth chart to use this book. She explains how to use the charts to predict the onset and completion of each kundalini activation and corresponding crisis. She shares tools for individuals and therapists to cope with the intensity of spiritual emergency and too much fire energy, unblock the chakras, and integrate the power of kundalini for physical, emotional, and spiritual growth. Reflecting on 20 years of success stories since the book’s initial publication, Clow presents a road map for using celestial cycles to navigate positively and productively in times of great life change. Cover Image Title Page Epigraph Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Preface to the Fourth Edition Introduction Chapter 1: I’m in Midlife Crisis Now! THERE IS MORE TO LIFE SOUL, MIND, AND BODY IN PHYSICAL REALITY BACK TO BOB Chapter 2: The Fundamentals of Astrology ASTROLOGY AS ENERGY POTENTIAL THE INNER AND OUTER UNIVERSES OF EXPERIENCE THE 1ST THROUGH 3RD HOUSES OF THE ZODIAC THE 4TH THROUGH 6TH HOUSES OF THE ZODIAC THE 7TH THROUGH 9TH HOUSES OF THE ZODIAC THE 10TH THROUGH 12TH HOUSES OF THE ZODIAC Chapter 3: The Saturn Principle in the Cycles of Life WHY SATURN? SATURN’S ORBIT THROUGH THE ZODIAC WHAT WAS THAT? SATURN RETURN THE POLARITIES THE SEVEN-YEAR ITCH Chapter 4: The Uranus Principle in the Cycles of Life FATHER IN THE SKY WHAT HAPPENS PSYCHOLOGICALLY WHEN KUNDALINI RISES WHAT HAPPENS ASTRONOMICALLY HOT FLASHES (AND IT ISN’T MENOPAUSE) WHOOPS! HEAT’S ON AGAIN! WHY ME, WHY NOW? DID I MISS MIDLIFE CRISIS ALTOGETHER? BUT I’M HAVING KUNDALINI BLOWOUT AT AGE 23! Chapter 5: Uranus and Personal Empowerment EARTH CHAKRA ROOT CHAKRA SOLAR PLEXUS CHAKRA Chapter 6: Uranus and Enlightenment HEART CHAKRA THROAT CHAKRA THE THIRD EYE CROWN CHAKRA TWO BY TWO Chapter 7: The Chiron Principle in the Cycles of Life NEW KID ON THE BLOCK CHIRON: THE RAINBOW BRIDGE THE FIRST SQUARE TRANSMUTE NOW AND AVOID THE RUSH THE HEALING SHADOW CHIRON RETURN Chapter 8: More Complex Key Life Passages PLUTO-SQUARE-PLUTO OH NO! NOT ADOLESCENCE AGAIN! SECOND SATURN OPPOSITION OUT OF DUALITY AND INTO TWELVE-STRAND DNA! THE POLARITIES AS TOOLS FOR ACTIVATING TWELVE-STRAND DNA RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNITY WILL PLUTO USE YOU, OR WILL YOU USE PLUTO? Chapter 9: More about Our Friend Saturn THE CYCLES OF SATURN TO THE RISING SIGN THE DOUBLE SATURN INFLUENCE IN YOUR NATAL CHART SATURN TRANSITS BY QUADRANT IN YOUR BIRTH CHART INDIVIDUALS AND PARTNER USING SATURN FOR LIFE TIMING HOW TO USE SATURN’S PLACEMENT IN THE BIRTH CHART TO TIME YOUR LIFE Chapter 10: Toward a Global Shamanic Paradigm POISED FOR THE DIVINE LEAP, ARE WE GOING TO FALL ON OUR FACES? SEEING IS BELIEVING THE TURNING POINT THE GLOBAL SHAMANIC PARADIGM THE JOURNEY INTO DIAMOND BODY Appendix 1 KEY LIFE PASSAGES Appendix 2 KEY CHIRON PASSAGES Footnote Endnotes Bibliography Index About the Author