SATURN in AQUARIUS

On Saturday March 21, Saturn entered Aquarius. For now, Saturn leaves Capricorn for Aquarius for three months, until July 1, then retrogrades back into Capricorn until December. This is arguably the most anticipated transit of this busy year. And it is connected to the Jupiter/Saturn conjunction coming December 21, 2020 (0º Aquarius). These three months will be a preview of our next few years. 

Saturn represents time, and karma, and is the Disciplinarian of the zodiac. When Saturn is involved we can expect a tone of seriousness and effort, we can assume fortitude and focus will be required of us. The realm ruled by the taskmaster planet always involves harsh realities, karmic consequences, self-discipline and responsibility. Saturn has been in cardinal earth sign Capricorn since December 2017, teaching us lessons about physical reality and the material world. It sets up boundaries and concretizes ambition. We have been focused in a particular area of limitation, building and growth for these past few years, and that’s about to change to a completely different scene. Moving into fixed air Aquarius, Saturn’s motives and means change. Capricorn is about the past, preservation, conservation, and Aquarius relates to the future, innovation, and progress. Capricorn deals with the material plane and Aquarius deals with the mental plane. Saturn rules both Capricorn and Aquarius- it was the traditional ruler of Aquarius until Uranus was discovered- and so has a level of strength while in both signs. Saturn has been at home while in Capricorn and will continue to be comfortable in Aquarius. 

Look to the Aquarius part of your chart to see what area of your life will be impacted directly by Saturn’s ingress into the wisdom-dispensing sign of the Water Bearer. This area represents where the action will take place, where the trials and triumphs will be felt. Aquarius is the archetype of the non-conforming rebel, the mad scientist, the eccentric recluse, the forward thinking humanitarian. Saturn will reside here here until 2023.

There are no “bad” planets or signs, no “good” planets or signs. The unbalanced or shadow vibration of Aquarius is extremism, severe detachment, stubbornness, rigidity. Long vilified, Saturn’s reputation strikes fear or dread into most people who know a little about astrology, but skewing this planet’s archetype to its most unhealthy or harsh expression removes half of the equation, half of its potential. Just as the narrow description of Jupiter as the planet of luck and boons (only) is only partly true, the limited and one-sided portrayal of Saturn as the cosmic bad guy only shows part of the story. Saturn isn’t bad or out to get you. It isn’t just dogma, materialism, and cynicism, although these are examples of the shadow expressions of the planet. Saturn’s healthiest expression deals with maturity and integrity, and it assists us with the challenges in life that we don’t really want to deal with. It helps us do hard things, all of the ones that we like and need self-discipline for, and the ones we dislike but we must deal with. 

We experience our first encounter with Saturn at around age 29, when it comes back to the exact place it was when you were born, called your “Saturn return.” This phenomena creates almost as much fear and bad press as Mercury’s retrograde cycles. Saturn, the planet of adulthood and maturity, returns to this point every 29.5 years, which means that you’ll get another chance to work directly with this planetary teacher in your late fifties (58-60) and potentially again in your late eighties (88-90), and there are particular lessons and growth potentials with each return. 

While Saturn is in Aquarius, the sign of radical individuality and of humanity, we’ll be involved with inner and outer innovation and revolution. Aquarius frees and revolutionizes. One of its most sincere expressions is freedom in thinking. Aquarius Saturn has the potential to build innovative, sound social systems, empowering the individual toward high-minded logic and objectivity, to reach the masses most effectively and to democratize the most innovative technologies to benefit humanity, to reach the most underserved populations. There will be an emphasis on intelligence in general, and specifically on AI, and on technology and invention. Aquarius also teaches us that sometimes we must risk ridicule to reject conformity and not go along with the group-think, but instead to follow our own truth. This may look strange or far-fetched from everyone else’s limited perspective, but there’s something important and visionary in its message. Applied to Saturn in Aquarius, this could mean that things that look absurd or unnecessary may be our most valuable hope for survival and evolution, and what benefits humankind. Aquarius is the sign of non-conformity but also is associated with the group. It is known as a champion for the underrepresented. 

We are beginning this time of shift in some major cycles... revolution and evolution are necessities, from the most personal level to the most global. The old outdated and suppressive systems that have been in place for so long will continue to crumble. There is immense work to do, and with humankind at a crossroads and the old rule of law of systemic misogyny, racism, classism rightfully requiring dismantling, Saturn’s strengths of integrity and determination as we create and implement a new paradigm are necessary. An elevation of consciousness has potential to take place in these upcoming longer cycles, and can at least begin to take root now. 

Those that were born from 1991-1993 are entering their first Saturn return and it will take place in a particular area of your chart; that house holds a key to understanding the context of the Saturn return. You can look to your chart to see which, if any, planets you have in Aquarius, Leo, Taurus, or Scorpio- all make contact with Saturn while in Aquarius by square, opposition, or conjunction. Natal Saturn placements in Leo, Taurus or Scorpio will have Saturn transits during this time. Transiting Saturn will conjoin Aquarius sun signs, and other natal Aquarius planets during these next few years, and the heaviness and seriousness of that work may push our limits. This work and the lessons or growth they involve will require our maturity and effort and will likely involve facing a harsh reality and doing some work that has been avoided.

Saturn in Aquarius may be a portal leading us into building a version of a new world in which we join our individual brilliance and offerings together and form an evolved collective vision for our world group - that is one of the possibilities.

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First Eclipse of 2020

There has been an undeniable pressure building since this year began, with visible evidence playing out in major ways seen in world events right now. It’s easy to be overwhelmed and even trepidatious about what is being stirred up and how it will play out, and while I don’t practice or support fear-based astrology (or its opposite of exaggerated positivity), there is a need to pay close attention and increase self-awareness and mindfulness.

On Friday, January 10 we have our first of six eclipses this year, a penumbral lunar eclipse at 20º Cancer visible from almost everywhere except for the Americas. This lunar eclipse is the bookend to the annular solar eclipse at 4º Capricorn that happened on December 25 to open our current eclipse portal. With Friday’s full moon eclipse, this particular eclipse portal closes. These eclipses on the Cancer/Capricorn axis (part of a Saros cycle, a series of eclipses repeating) may have similar themes to major themes of eighteen years ago.
Typically I do not recommend workings of any sort on an eclipse because the energy is electric but too volatile and can be like trying to drink from a fire hydrant of chaos. So not even charging your crystals, altar items, or water on this full moon. There’s a super-charged, unpredictable vibration that is palpable around an eclipse, especially if you’re sensitive. They carry gravitas. They usually usher in changes, beginnings, endings, something initiated and something dissolved, a cycle has reached completion. Everyone’s experience of the eclipse will vary, and while it may be mild for some, it can bring intensity for others, major breakdowns and breakthroughs. Some people may feel lost or uneasy, some may feel an amped up general aggravation. On eclipse day it is usually better to do grounding practices, to smoothe and soothe your nerves and mind, to be in a quiet, private mental space and care for yourself gently.
Look for twenty degrees of Cancer/Capricorn to see where the eclipse lights up your chart. Reparenting and healing generational trauma have seemed to be getting more attention and practice lately and may be appropriate practices to engage with or look into in the months after this eclipse. This Cancer/Capricorn polarity invites us to consider where we feel safest, most secure and at home, as well as our how we empower ourselves out in the world. The Moon now stands opposite the Sun, Mercury, Saturn, and Pluto, all in exacting Capricorn which sounds overwhelming, but being in her home placement of Cancer, and with her North Node also in Cancer, this Full Moon contains a powerful force in her own right. Cardinal signs may be feeling extra sensitive. Many people may feel disturbed or restlessness. Radical Uranus turns direct at 2º of Taurus on the same evening of the eclipse, which could add to the provocation of our psyches and feelings of agitation.
Keep in mind that we have the Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto, Ceres and the South Node currently in Capricorn, and the intensification is building as the Saturn/Pluto conjunction approaches (exact this weekend on January 12). These two power planets meet meet up every thirty three to thirty eight years. And this will be the first time in many years that Pluto and Saturn have been conjunct in the sign of Capricorn. Sunday’s Saturn/Pluto alignment happens at 22º Capricorn and is also connects with Mercury. Saturn rules responsibility, tests, endurance, disciplined work, and Pluto’s realm is the Underworld/shadow realm and deals with elimination, transformation, and power.

Care for your nervous system and be easy and gentle on yourself and others if you’re around them. Take some time for a cleansing bath, do a long, supported restorative savasana, even take a nap when needed and if possible today and this weekend. Get some deep rest. Meditate and practice mindfulness moment to moment.
In the coming weeks and months, continue these practices. Go to therapy if you can, or sign up for a one of the behavioral health services apps that bring therapy to you through a phone call or text, or if necessary reach out to one of the free mental health hotlines if you need to talk to someone.

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S A T U R N Stations Direct

Wednesday 9/18/19: SATURN turns DIRECT (13º 55’ Capricorn) at 1:47am PDT.

The planetary Teacher of Reality has been retrograde since April 29 (rx at 20º 31’ Capricorn) and this retrograde cycle has felt particularly perilous because of the South Node conjunction, plus Saturn is extra Saturn-y while in its home sign of Capricorn. Saturn’s retrograde dealt with themes of self-sovereignty, responsibility, and general integrity. With Saturn and the South Node linked together closely, we have been called into deeper deliberations about karmic contracts, unhealed generational trauma, unhealthy patterns that haunt and hinder us, and where we are stuck. It has been important to see where we lack the boundaries necessary for a strong foundation (in our sense of self as well as structurally in life) and where we lack maturity. We may have been confronted by the ways in which our conditioning and reactions inhibit our progress and maybe how our lack of boundaries or overuse of armor first began. During the retrograde we were invited to investigate and re-define our boundaries, commitments, and responsibilities. With Saturn direct we will hopefully integrate the insight and clarity we discovered about these issues and can now iimplement the lessons and allow for growth. It is possible to appreciate the oftentimes uncomfortable, hard-earned lessons Saturn brings us when we realize that nothing would ever get done without this planet’s influence. Saturn’s energy fortifies and solidifies, it grounds and empowers. It coallesces the will and inner reserves of faith within even the most reluctant recepient. Saturn’s shadow period will last about another three months, until December 26. And this all leads up to the much anticipated Saturn/Pluto conjunction at 22º 46’ Capricorn on January 12, 2020, a major event. 

For now, pay attention to the areas that have felt blocked for the past five months of Saturn’s retrograde period, the projects or works that have been stalled, and any changes that arise. You may feel things start to shift soon. Saturn places the obstacles in the way but also supplies the means to overcome them and make things happen. Apply what you’ve learned. This Saturn freqency will be expressed politically and socially as well as intimately in your personal life. Some have had a rougher and more intense time with this retrograde than others, so if you’re feeling bruised and humbled, or disassembled and back to an inner origin point, remember that within the confines of Saturn’s stern stare and uncompromising discipline, immense freedom is granted.
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