Saturn Direct on September 6, 2018---Jump Start The Rebuilding Process
Saturn Direct--Let the Rebuilding Process Begin
If you've felt that you are lacking bodily strength or the stamina to complete projects, this is because Saturn has been retrograde since April 17. The good news is that Saturn goes direct on September 6. However, we feel frustrated that our lives are not moving forward because Saturn has been stationary at 2 degrees (RX) since mid-August. And even after the planet goes direct it stays at 2 degrees for most of September.
Interestingly, 2 degrees is critical for 2018. The Mars and Uranus square took place exact at 2 degrees. Uranus has been stationed at 2 degrees since July 1. And 2 degrees feels like someone dipping their feet into the water. It's not moving forward really and not moving backwards, at least not as quickly as we would like. (I have my N Node at 2 degrees Cancer).
And if any of us have a Node or planet at 2 degrees in any sign this feels irritating when an outer planet stays at 2 degrees for a several weeks. It is an itch that we can't scratch. It breeds a restlessness or anticipation of an unknown event. And that's not all that is strange about the September 6, 2018 chart for Saturn. The configuration are often out-of-sign or just plain wonky.
But let's look at the Saturn transit first. When Saturn is at 2 degrees backwards or forwards, it forms an exact trine with Uranus in Taurus. And in this chart, the planets pull in Mercury at 0 degrees Virgo. And this is kind of a repeat of the Grand Earth Trine that appeared in the Pisces Full Moon and the Mars RX charts except it was the Sun in the early degrees of Virgo. We are poised and grounded but life circumstances seem to be stagnating. It's as if we have all the pieces in place but we can't start the vehicle to move forward.
Saturn has been in the pause mode or at least the Saturnian parts of ourselves has retreated from the world of ambition and achievement. And for some folks there have been injuries with bones, teeth, and connective tissue to heal during the Saturn retrograde period. I actually got tendonitis in my thumb after Saturn turned RX and it is still on the mend. The family dog had teeth problems that were finally resolved right before Saturn turning direction.
There might have been healing with authority figures or in regard to authority. And add to that Saturn is in a square with Chiron at 0 degrees Aries, we might be traveling back to our earliest years to resolve our fear or our resentment toward authority.
And then there are all the people who lost their homes or their employment due to fluctuations in the market, immigration situations and natural disasters. It has been a year of enormous losses anyway. And if you are one of these people expect Saturn to bring rebuilders and rebuilding into your life. Just make sure that you don't return to the same old structures you had before. Imagine if you were one of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf blew down your house. Wouldn't you build it of heavier material if you had a second chance? Saturn is bringing us second chances.
We know this about Saturn. It is a karmic planet that brings restrictions, delays, hardship, and challenges to test our metal. The commitments we make when Saturn is in Capricorn and when Saturn is direct have endurance and can go the distance. And yet, many people don't feel comfortable when Saturn moves direct and takes us through initiations and rites of passage.
Saturn also rules old age and wisdom as well as, patience. An elderly person with a healthy Saturn has patience and acts as a mentor. Whereas, an elderly person with a weak Saturn character is crochety and resentful of youth. We've all met this type of person and we certainly don't enjoy riding a bus or subway car with them.
If you have a Capricorn Rising, Capricorn Sun, or Capricorn Moon or many planets in the 10th House of your Natal Chart then you have a Saturnian personality. You know how to conserve energy and you tend to also conserve money as well as, to reserve judgement of others. You move more slowly in the world and you possess great patience, even if you feel like you don't. And you develop physically and mentally more slowly than others so you age more gracefully.
I'll give you some good examples of Capricorn people who aged well: Cary Grant, Michael Stipe of R.E.M. and Vicky Peterson and Susanah, Hoffs from the Bangles. David Bowie also had his Sun in Capricorn and as he grew older and wiser, he also developed into an exceptional business person. These are Saturnian people and they represent a wide spectrum of Saturn. A Saturnian person does not toss in the towel because of a perceived failure. They see that as a challenge to become stronger and more resistant to failure. However, they can also become to sober and authoritative and come off as uncaring to more sensitive types.
So, when Saturn was retrograde as it does every year for around 4 to 5 months, we conserve our energy. We conserve money and resources, and we probably save money too during those months. We simply don't have the physical energy to purchase big ticket items though some people defy this energy anyway. It is a time of preparing for the future, hunkering down, and dealing with situations that are right in front of us, rather than a year away.
On the day Saturn turns direct, we have 2 Golden Triangles representing opportunities. The first opportunity (not the first time we've experienced this triangle) includes Neptune, Jupiter, and Pluto and it is about healing our subconscious so that we ascend spiritually.
The other triangle includes the Virgo Sun, Jupiter in Scorpio (again) and Pluto in Capricorn. And I feel that we get to step back and reassess our lives so that we rebuild on more solid ground. All that Scorpio and Pluto energy has brought on inescapable transformation which left chaos in the wake. And this energy helps us to gain the strength to move forward.
Some of the challenges in this chart includes an out-of-sign Grand Square with Uranus, Mars, Venus and the Moon. Two of these planets are considered feminine and two are considered masculine. So it feels like there is a deadlock between the Divine Feminine and the Divine Masculine or is it a standoff. "How can we experience this union," asks the Divine Feminine to the Divine Masculine, "if men and women are not treated like equals?" And on one hand the feminine longs to unite with the masculine but she pulls up a yield sign. "Wait a minute, guys! Not so fast."
Obviously, there is much healing that must happen before this union occurs, including forgiving resentment for centuries of the mistreatment of the Divine Feminine. And this theme is further emphasized by an out-of-sign yod that includes Mars, Chiron, and Mercury. And this reminds me of children or the inner child not able to move forward until we resolve those old issues with authority that hide in our subconscious minds. Finally, the Sun opposes Neptune saying that we will no longer suffer delusions. Meaning, we want all the facts before ploughing forward.
No matter how you view Saturn changing directions, it is going to feel more like a bump in the road than a hiccup. And it goes direct a week after Mars turned direct and a little over two weeks when Mercury went direct. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto are still retrograde. And this autumn Venus goes retrograde for a month. And the theme for 2018, still is to prepare for the inevitable ascension process whether you are in the first, second, third or other wave of ascenders.
Those of you in the first and second waves have a strong Saturn in your chart and have taken on the huge mantle of responsibility, as Saturn would expect. And you'll also have a lot of natal traffic to Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and Chiron. I think you know who you are. Keep on keeping on. You have the strength and the stamina to reach the finish line.
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