Astrology Midlife Cycles

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The Astrology Midlife cycles also referred to as the midlife crisis are critical stages in our life. These are the cycles we all experience at certain points around the ages between 35 and 51. These important midlife cycles give us the opportunity to expand our self development.

I have briefly described each of these cycles to help you understand why you may feel the urge to make changes in your life at these times.

Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Chiron are the planets involved in these cycles.

Pluto Square Pluto

This Astrology Midlife cycle occurs around your mid thirties when Pluto makes a square to its natal position in your horoscope. This can last up to about 18 months and can be a very transformative powerful time.

Pluto is all about power, sex and manipulation. This can be a time when you may feel as if someone in your life is trying to bring you down. If you are not naturally an assertive person you may find it very useful to develop some of these skills to deal with situations that may require you to be more assertive than usual.

You will be extremely aware of anyone trying to make you do something you don't want to do. Just also make sure you are not the one that is manipulating your power over them - or you and may not like the consequences.

You may need to deal with your shadow side the part you keep hidden. This is the time you will need to deal with any confronting issues that you have not dealt with in the past. Connecting with people on a soul level to create substance in your life is more important to you now than in the past.

Pluto also deals with death this does not have to be physical death but a death of job that doesn't serve its purpose anymore or a relationship that you feel you no longer need. There may be many endings and beginnings in your life now.

Neptune Square Neptune

This Astrology Midlife cycle occurs around our early 40s - Neptune is the planet in Astrology that is connected to dreams. Like the fantasy of thinking you are falling in love but suddenly find yourself falling out of love just as quickly.

With this midlife cycle comes a time when we may be more sensitive to things than we would normally not worry about. We start to question where are we going? What's going to happen next? We may have been dreaming for a better life and don't really like where we are at this time.

You may feel like escaping for a while. However, most of us have to keep getting on with our daily routines in order to make a living and pay the bills etc. If you can manage it try and take regular holidays during this time even if it's just the weekend away. It will be good for you to get away and recharge the batteries.

You may feel like crying more than usual - don't worry just let the tears fall they need to be released now. If possible try not to make huge decisions as your thinking may be too emotionally based.

Great time to go to the movies - enjoy a bit of fantasy try not to take life too seriously. Start a journal so you can get your feelings out even if you don't express them to the world. Meditate, Take a swim in the ocean or go for a walk. Getting in touch with nature is an important way to experience and get the best out of this midlife cycle.

Uranus opposition Uranus

This Astrology midlife cycle also occurs around the early 40s and can be a time when you want freedom more than anything else in your life right now.

Again, you start to question what you really want from life? Are you just trying to fit into what everyone else is doing? Have you fallen into a rut and lost your own uniqueness. It's time to respect yourself and find time to review what you want your life to look like in the future.

Are you on track or are you doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.

By making some adjustments to find time to get some space now we can cope with this midlife crisis a lot easier.

Chiron Return

This Astrology Midlife cycle occurs in the early 50s and it's believed that once it comes back to where it was when we were born we are healed.

Wherever Chiron is in our Astrololgy chart is where we feel inferior perhaps a bit uncomfortable.

If we have aspects to Chiron in our chart this is time we have a chance to finally heal those wounds.

This is the time we often start to think about our own mortality. Perhaps a parent dies or we know someone that dies. We start to realise we may as well enjoy life as the first 50 years have already gone so fast.

We think of retiring or working part time. This is the last Astrology midlife crisis - time to step out into life and finally stop worrying about what others think about us.