You clearly seem to be using the crystallising effects of Saturn's cold energy to justify your fate of cracks being opened up but I don't see the reason why Uranus needs to be brought into the picture here to help you raise your consciousness? Any change could be painful or optimistic depending on the psychological make up of the person so why should not the sudden change Uranus causes be linked to the reason someone is sad or depressed?
This is the position modern astrologers take who use traditional concepts but still discount their importance by bringing trans-personal planets. You think there were no wise or enlightened people before 18th century?
This morning I heard the debate from 2014 between Chris Brenan and some new age modern astrologer called Eric. He went on conflcting himself several times during the debate but Chris didn't put him on the spot except for once. He prided in the fact the astrologers like him should have degrees in psychology to give counselling to clients or else they are not fit to deal with clients' problems. I strongly believe people like him do not benefit clients but console them with empty words.
Of course it's possible Uranus brings this as a feeling. I'm just saying I see Uranus more as a non personal planet and a bit more detached.
It's hard for me to perceive it any other way, I do have 4 planets in 11th, all in Capricorn including Uranus ,and my 11th cusp is Capricorn . So those two energies are a bit mixed with Saturn. I definitely don't think is as simple as I might make it seem it is, I think the world is colorful.
Sadness and depression don't come from a chart but as you said from outlook on life.
Also I don't know who those people are so I have no opinion on that. All I'm gonna say everyone is free to believe whatever they want and do whatever they want. Everyone is looking for themselves until they find something they like.