Saturn doesn't just bring reality to our attention, he smacks us over the head with it. Saturn teaches us by showing us our limits, but in learning our limits, we also learn the areas in which we can perform with excellence. If Saturn is the drill instructor of the zodiac, Uranus is the New Age guru come to bring you the blessing of enlightenment. Saturn and Uranus don't agree very much on their teaching methods. Saturn thinks discipline is the way to teach, but Uranus wants to take you out into the wilds of life and turn you loose.
Freedom can be a wild ride, though.
Uranus brings enlightenment in maga-volt jolts, sure to shake up your life big time. Getting hit by a bolt of lightning will jerk you up into a higher level of awareness, but at the moment it happens, all you are wondering about is whether you will survive the experience. After the high-energy antics of Uranus in the classroom, you might even be glad to move on to your next class with Neptune. Things will be quieter in Neptune's classroom. After your class with Neptune, you might feel lighter and purer somehow.