SATURN

With Saturn we reach the limits of the solar system proper, and Saturn has traditionally been associated with limitation, frustration and delays. These, however, are all by-products of Saturn's concern for the rightness of things, for seeing that all is in order according to cosmic laws and truth. Under Saturn, it is better to be delayed and right than early and misguided.

As it follows the sphere of Jupiter's social participation, Saturn's is the realm of social responsibility. It represents the process of maturation according to which individuals participate in society not only by receiving the benefits thereof, but by contributing practically and substantially to the life of the community.

This requires the performance of necessary, relevant work, no matter how mundane or routine it may seem. Saturn thus represents the process of finding our place in society and fulfilling our responsibilities there. This requires self-discipline and a realistic sense of givens, limitations and, above all, priorities.

Saturn represents the necessity and capacity to tie up loose ends, to be logical and forthright. When we deal with Saturn we necessarily deal with authority - with both our capacity to wield authority and teach others, and with our capacity to learn from others (especially our elders) who have the authority of longer experience than we.

Negative aspects of Saturn include self-righteousness when in authority, and reactive depression when we must unwillingly yield to the authority of others. Saturn rewards labor dutifully performed with a sense of inner certitude, but responds with stinginess to work done resentfully or inadequately.  

 

Leyla Rael
 
SATURN IN PISCES 

Keynote: Physical discipline leads to spiritual grace.

Symbol: A ballet dancer practices at the exercise bar.

Saturn shapes all material forms, while Pisces promotes the process of dissolution. Consequently, people having Saturn in Pisces often feel that their efforts to attain their goals are like trying to mold water. They may become depressed by the way success eludes them.

Yet, if they persist long enough, Saturn guarantees the reward of ultimate accomplishment. Under Saturn there are no shortcuts everything must be done the hard way, but it is also the right way.

Saturn in Pisces may be sacrificing or self-pitying, retiring or evasive, relaxed or untidy, depending on the willingness of an individual to buckle down to the curriculum of the school of life. The deeper lesson it teaches is that sooner or later one must renounce one's petty egotism and cooperate with the will of the One Creator.

Regardless of what they do or fail to do, rain will fall, plants will grow, tides will lap the shores, and life among the stars will continue as before. And yet, people with this cosmic view of life before them must go on living each day as though nothing could be more important than the immediate task at hand.

For psychologically mature individuals, Saturn/Neptune (Neptune rules Pisces) combinations are not necessarily inharmonious, since the planet that brings death to all mortal creatures has a natural affinity for Neptune's sign of ultimate conclusions.

The cautiousness of Saturn modifies the inflationary proclivities of both of Pisces' ruling planets, producing a practical idealist with a realistic appraisal of the price which must be paid for spiritual attainment.

Saturn in Pisces indicates the necessity of tying up loose ends. People having this placement accentuated in their charts are particularly bound by the past. They must accept the consequences of what they, their ancestors, or their previous personalities have done in bygone times. Often they are obliged to suffer as the result of other people's actions.

Existence can be a serious business for the person born with weighty Saturn in the sign of renunciation. Yet this position holds the challenge to make light of life's burdens as well as to enlighten frightened minds everywhere. As long as the individual allows themselves to be bound by feelings of guilt and personal sorrow, the Piscean waters of redemption cannot wash away the dry husks which encapsulate the ego. Saturnian walls of enforced isolation still prevent the soul from extricating itself from its prison house of illusion.

Saturn, however is also the daily discipline which eventually leads to Piscean transcendence. Planet and sign work according to plan to effect the final release which is the goal of evolution.

Symbolically, Saturn in Pisces shows the ultimate outcome of the forces set in motion by the Sun in Aries at the start of the zodiacal cycle. Its great gift is the grace to submit to the divinely ordained laws of the universe in order that the power of Spirit may irradiate all forms with sublime beauty and love.

The self-sacrificing qualities of Pisces will be present in those who have Saturn in this sign. There is humility, sympathy and increased intuition, which should be controlled and expressed with caution, but definitely not ignored.  

Often there is very little self-confidence, and it may be that the subject will be their own worst enemy, since the inclination to hold back may become disproportionate.

At its best, this trait makes a person attractively self-effacing, but sadly its influence is usually too strong, so that shyness and inhibition dominate. Sometimes the outlook on life is rather depressing, and under stress there can be an inclination to give up hope.

It is important for the subject to realize that they possess a powerful imaginative force which should be put to creative use. It certainly needs to be given some sort of concrete shape. If not, and they are hesitant about developing this excellent source of potential, it may be that long-term encouragement given by the partner will help them find a suitable outlet and eventually develop it to the full.

Quite severe changes of mood are usual, as is a tendency to worry. One result can be hypochondria.

 

Astrology, the Divine Science

 

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