Vulcanus: Uranian Planet of Cosmic Fire

VULCANUS RULERSHIPS IN MEDICAL ASTROLOGY

by Eileen Nauman, DHM (UK)

UPDATE 2010: As with anything, time, age and experiences increases one wisdom of understanding. I undertook a six-month work of love to redefine the Uranian planets into a modern context of understanding. And I produced these eight monographs on them. Now, twelve years later, with more knowledge and experience, I am adding my latest understanding of them in this blog.

SYMBOL: A triangle with an arrow racing out of the point of it, upward. It resembles a volcano with the arrow being the ‘explosion’ or red-hot ‘lava’ spewing out the top of it. It can also be seen as a mountain exploding, or a fiery explosion of any kind/type.

MYTH: Vulcan was the Roman god of Fire and metal working. He protected smiths and was cast as a bearded man, a common worker carrying the utensils of a smith. He was the offspring of Zeus and Hera. When he was born, he was so ugly that he was thrown out of Olympus. He hit the ocean and broke his one leg that never grew properly and became deformed. The sea nymphs rescued him and raised him. Eventually, Hera and Zeus claimed him as their son, even though ugly and deformed. Vulcan created thunderbolts for Zeus (and later, Athena) to hurl at humans. He made armor for Achilles and Aeneas. He created beautiful jewelry for the goddesses, including his own mother, Hera. Vulcan was known for the fire of the volcanoes of Italy. Even before Rome, the Etruscan’s worshipped him on August 23rd, known as Vulcanalia festival.

MEDICAL RULERSHIPS OF VULCANUS:

1. Swift, acute onset of a fever, such as in measles, flu or other childhood acute diseases.
2. Swift onset of inflammation.
3. Heat, inflammation and swelling that comes on quickly.
4. Fever and sepsis (blood poisoning).
5. Blood poisoning that moves swiftly. Lethal sepsis. Dead within 48 hours of onset.
6. Fever that ‘spikes’.
7. Cluster headaches.
8. A fever that comes and goes ‘for no reason’.
9. High fever. Spike high fever.
10. Injury through an explosion of any kind.
11. Fiery auto wreck.
12. Caught in terrorist activity where one is injured in an explosion or gunfire.
13. Gas explosions (propane or natural gas).
14. Mine gas explosions (methane gas)
15. Swift proliferation of cell multiplication–fast moving cancer that spreads quickly through the lymph gland system, through an organ or system of the body.
16. Violent, swift reaction–this is based upon ‘conjunction’ or being in a midpoint structure with other planets. Vulcanus takes on the energy expression of the other planet(s).
17. “Act of God”–the situation or injured/sick person is out of our hands. That person is in God’s hands. Nothing else can be done for that person. They live or die with or without our help/intervention. There is a higher intervention going on that we must respect.
18. “Cosmic Fire”–powerful Kundalini experience(s) which may or may not entail health problems on the spiritual, mental, emotional or physical realms.
19. Powerful constitution and vital force–even if they get very sick, and are at Death’s door, they can come back and survive something that would kill a normal person.
20. Tremendous recuperative powers.
21. They don’t get sick often; and when they do, it is very sick. They ‘bounce back’ however, quite quickly.
22. Able to heal up in less time than the ‘normal’ person.
23. Injured or caught in a volcanic eruption. Travel stopped due to volcanic activity (ash in air stops planes from flying through the cloud).
24. Injured or caught in an earthquake (6.5+) which kills many.
25. May be in an area where there is a major natural disaster (hurricane, tornado, tidal wave, earthquake, volcanic eruptions, etc.). Or caught in a manmade disaster, such as oil disaster in the Gulf region of USA.
26. Love of sports, but injury through sports as well.
27. Prone to muscle-related injuries.
28. Injuries that include the ligaments and tendons of the body. May cause deformity as a result.
29. Overdoing exercise (instead of a one-mile jog, they jog ten miles and over time, tear their knees apart in the process).
30. Not knowing when to stop pushing their physical body; taking advantage of their physical strength and endurance. They ‘break’, they do not ‘bend.’
31. When they reach middle-age, they still think they are twenty-something and try to push their aging body beyond what it can take or do–consequently, a lot of injuries occur at this time; particularly to the muscles of the back, buttocks and thighs.
32. Sciatica with burning inflammation/nerve pain.
33. Nerve inflammation that is hot and burning sensation to it.
34. Skin diseases of a hot, enflamed nature–such as herpes. Psoriasis, eczema and dermatitis that is red looking, hot feeling and itchy.
35. Shingles. Hot and painful.
36. Migraine headaches that are hot, throbbing and terribly painful.
37. High blood pressure. Spike high blood pressure.
38. Stroke due to high blood pressure.
39. Herpes outbreak. Measles outbreak. Any skin eruption. Acne outbreak.
40. High pain tolerance.
41. Born with a deformity. May be due to genetic DNA or because mother was on a prescription drug (Thalidomide babies, cleft palate, as an example).

PSYCHOLOGICAL UNDERPINNINGS OF VULCANUS

1. Powerful, athletic, well-muscled body. Broad, deep chest and shoulders. Medium to large bone. Usually medium height. Face is plain; lack of patrician or noble type of face. May be considered ‘plain’ versus attractive. “Built like a brick outhouse.” Sturdy looking. Women are ‘chunky’ or heavily boned–nothing petite or delicate about their body. Women are voluptuous type of body. Both genders may look like a “square” box. Ankles are thick and solid. May have ‘no neck’ or a very short neck such that the head appears to sit on the shoulders and there is no neck. A person who has a deformity due to genetic or prescription drug use.
2. They have a fond love of exercise, working out, going to the gym. In the extreme, they may be marathon runners, power lifters, body building for championships. They love sports of any kind and are avid television watchers of such. Body builders.
3. They put themselves in demanding situations to test their endurance and strength.
4. Highly competitive; usually with themselves more than anyone else. You won’t see this ‘in your face,’ however. They are quiet, unobtrusive, patient and hard working. Not arrogant. Humble. They just go about their business to get it done and done right. They don’t seek the limelight. They walk their talk. They let their abilities speak for them.
5. Very masculine energy; even the women are ‘tomboy’ like or have an accentuated male energy side. In a woman, if this is not integrated, she comes across as masculine in traits. She will be found in ‘male’ vocations such as construction, mechanics, the military, welding, working with metals, firefighting, metallurgy, etc. She is capable of ‘besting the boys’ at their own job. She may have suppressed her feminine energy and it may start to integrate in her forties.
6. They are powerful people; they revel in their powerful physique, in their abilities, whatever they are. They enjoy using their power; although in the negative, they can abuse it, themselves and others with it. In this case, they go off “halfcocked,” and are like a rocket fired and going the wrong direction. If they spiral downward, they do a lot of damage to themselves and others. If on an upward spiral, they can literally, lift the planet’s energy with their laser-like focus and endurance.
7. Power in any form or format is an aphrodisiac to them; they also enjoy sex and have a powerful libido. Despite being plain and not attractive nor handsome, they radiate sexuality charisma. Body building is an aphrodisiac of another sort to them. They enjoy feeling their body work and transform.
8. Vulcanus people run small businesses that are practical and common-sensed, such as a tire store business, a grocery store, auto shop, car dealership, manufacturing company (of mechanical parts), a welding shop, a gas station, etc. Women may have a cottage industry business from their home. Or they may start their own business, too. Another type will work loyally for a business and never leave it until retired.
9. The ability to wield a lot of personal power and energy with focus on some project that interests them. Focused, laser-like energy spotlights their chosen task–they will do it and complete it. It might take a while–but it will get done.
10. Power games. For good or ill. They are like tanks that roll over the opposition. They are crude, homespun, “down-home” and rather basic in their outlook and demeanor toward others. Even after they are ‘polished’ by maturity and adulthood, this person is ‘plain spoken’ and not given to much diplomacy. What you see is what you get.
11. A passionate individual who puts her/his ‘heart’ into everything they do. Their titanium will is coupled with their passion and emotion.
12. World changers. They can have world vision.
13. Dictator, in the negative sense, pushing his/her will and zeal over others by sheer force of will and personality. Or a leader who people work for who see her or him as a Force of Nature.
14. Force majeure–Cosmic intervention. Being at the right or wrong place at the right or wrong time.
15. Action oriented; not a fence sitter, not a diplomat. Hand’s on, “let’s get the job done” kind of attitude toward life.
16. Strength of character; “knows what they know” and doesn’t suffer fools at all. They don’t do social patter or chatter. They disdain social conventions. They hate cities. They much prefer rural life, instead. Farmers, gardeners and close to the Earth.
17. A bull in the china shop when on a roll.
18. A natural disaster of epic proportions. Example: Volcano explosion in Iceland stops air traffic to/from Europe for five days. The Gulf oil disaster with platform explosion and subsequent release of oil a mile down into the Gulf area’s fragile eco systems.
19. An epidemic that influences a wide area, such as an entire region, country or the world. A secondary trigger ‘point’ in major, global epidemics. Nothing can stop it.
20. Does not do well in tropical or humid or rainy climates. Prefers dry regions with less humidity or low humidity. Desert climes are perfect for Vulcanus types.
21. Depression if not getting enough sunshine or outdoor activity.
22. Illness that occurs because they are in a closed, stuffy room or office with no, true “outside air” (in buildings, air is continually recirculated and this causes health ailments for Vulcanus). Mold is like kryptonite to them. Fresh air is a must.
23. Loss of energy because weather is cold and/or wet for long periods of time.
24. Yoga, to instill deep breathing; fresh air is a must for Vulcanus to run in peak condition.
25. Nature-lover. Needs to be outdoors more than indoors.
26. Seasonal disorder (not enough sunshine) and not enough light. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
27. Heat exhaustion (out in sun for too long and doesn’t realize it…they lose themselves in Nature).
28. Sunstroke or heatstroke (out in sun for too long and doesn’t realize it…they lose themselves in Nature).
29. May be thirstless; not drink enough water, which leads to electrolyte imbalance.
30. Perspires heavily; may lose too much fluid via pores and must drink enough liquid to replace.
31. Work hard-play hard–their motto. The only problem is, when does the body get to rest? They need to learn “rest management” and not be pushing themselves on all levels all the time. Vacation for them is going to a world-class health spa to work out! Or, to do some type of “hard” athletic exercise, such as mountain biking, rock climbing, kayaking, etc.
32. Abscesses (teeth or anywhere else on the body) that “blow up” out of nowhere in 48-72 hours. Severe inflammation with throbbing pain and heat.
33. When they “lose it,” they become like an unraveling volcano spewing in every direction. In the unhealthy direction, think of those who use guns to kill innocent people. When pushed beyond their own patient limits, they can become highly destructive, out of control and nothing but an Act of God is going to stop them.
34. Symbolically, they are like a volcano that sits and quietly gathers lava deep within it for decades before exploding, these people are exactly like that. On the outside, there is no hint of their power or abilities. It is all hidden within. On a healthy side, they can, once engaged they can change the world. On an unhealthy side, they can destroy on a world level, too.
35. Symbolically, the Kundalini energy that sits at the base of our spine in the root chakra. When the Kundalini is activated, it is exactly like a volcano shooting up and through our chakras/spinal column. Whether it coils and snakes correctly or not, is another question based upon the individual to whom it is happening to.
36. Energy wise, if this person is into metaphysics, can be a powerful hand’s on healer. As a sorcerer, they can do major damage, even kill a person with their focused, laser-like power. This is Power at its fullest and they are learning how to use it on every level, whether everyday life or as a mystic. Think of the “Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” here and learning how to handle the Kundalini/volcanic energy that is flowing through them.
37. Psychologically, this individual may be emotionally or mentally or spiritually ‘deformed’ and this simmers like a volcano within them until they “act it out” in the world; much like shooters who murder people for some perceived hurt.
38. Terrorists of all types, stripes and from all countries always have a powerful Vulcanus in their natal chart. This is the juggernaut of “I’m right,” and they are out to prove it at any cost and any amount of lives. The volcanic energy of distorted religious views on the loose. They believe total destruction is the only way to change a situation.
39. When a Vulcanus person focuses on his or her goal, nothing can stop them. They are like the exploding volcano.
40. When “bullied” the Vulcanus person internalizes this hurt, rage and desire to injure the party, it sits simmering for a long, long time. When the bullied person finally ‘explodes’ it is often violent and ends with severe injury of death of others and sometimes, themselves.
41. Ability to carry hurt/rage for decades before exploding. This can deflect upon themselves in a chronic injury or disease OR harm done against others.

HEALING TOOLS FOR VULCANUS

1. Physical therapy.
2. Seeing a sports doctor for any muscle, ligament, or tendon injury.
3. Chiropractor.
4. Doctor of Osteopathy.
5. Massage, deep tissue.
6. Hydrotherapy.
7. Physical exercise as an ‘outlet’ to any repression/suppression–provided they aren’t already physically injured.
8. Being outdoors. Fresh air. Sunshine. They hate being closed up in a hospital/convalescence of any kind/at home in a room that has few windows or circulating air.
9. Heat (as in whirlpool treatments, warm packs with a cloth, heating pad, etc.–providing the injury warrants the use of heat vs. cold or a combination of both), also sunshine or being in a warm, DRY climate (desert-like).
10. Lots of green, living plants indoor to remind Vulcanus of the outdoors.
11. Yoga to create deep breath and breathing techniques for optimum health.
12. Drinking 4 glasses of water daily; to maintain electrolytes.
13. Acupuncture, acupressure, shiatsu or foot reflexology.
14. Cranial sacral adjustment to skull bones.
15. “Magnetism”–laying on of hands to heal them. TOUCH is a primary way for Vulcanus to heal up faster, quicker, better and in a shorter amount of time. Never underestimate touch with Vulcanus.

FLOWER & GEMSTONE ESSENCE CONSIDERATIONS FOR VULCANUS:

1. African Daisy–when they lose their considerable temper.
2. Bromeliad, red/yellow–when they not only lose their temper, but they come abusive or are an abuser in the physical aspects of abuse.
3. Spanish Bayonet Yucca–when they are always irritable and over things that shouldn’t provoke such a nasty response.
   4. Tree Peony–to pull very deep suppression or repression that they don’t want to deal with, up into conscious ‘light of day’ for them to work through.
4. Century Plant–at any time, because Vulcanus has the power to suppress a lot for a long time and this is one essence that will make the breakthrough before they breakdown.
5. Crested Prickle Poppy–to activate their subconscious, to dream at night to get in touch with their ‘garbage’ and suppressions/repression in a highly active mode. They will appreciate using their sleep time as a ‘work time’ to deal with Shadow (Jung) issues. Helps with insomnia.
6. Cottage Pinks–if they are ‘down’ and recuperating, this essence gives them back some physical energy so they don’t tire as easily.
7. Aquamarine–to help create peace and patience in them when they are recovering from an illness, or when they are under brutal stress and demands from life.
8. Petrified Sequoia–to give them the added perspective of patience, because they have very little. To help them persevere through a situation without flaring with impatience.
9. Bromeliad, Red–to shift their considerable power and energy to a more level playing field of seeing the macrocosm/overview on some situation. This adds the spiritual perspective, which engages one’s patience.
10. Ruby–if the person is suffering from a chronic disease and needs energy, this is the one to use (do NOT use if they have cancer!). Will give them a large burst of physical energy.
11. Cottonwood Tree–for extremists, such a Vulcanus, and who finds him/herself in extremes of situations that are incredibly stressful.
12. Fireweed–when Vulcanus ‘burns’ her/himself out, and they are in an exhaustion phase, this essence will help to restore them to their original fiery mode. To be used when they are in exhaustion phase.

REFERENCES:

Rules for Planetary-Pictures: The Astrology of Tomorrow by Witte-Lefeldt (can be purchased at below website)

The Combination of Stellar Influences by Reinhold Ebertin, 1972 edition. Ebertin-Verlag 7080 Aalen, Germany

Janis Page,” Meditation with Vulcanus,” March 2, 2001, posted on Athena list. Copyrighted to Janis Page.

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Uranian Astrology Manual
Cosmobiology Conference – Phoenix Workshop by Penelope Bertucelli

Handbook of Techniques For Hamburg School by Brumund and Rudolph