Saturn Return Can Bite Me

Aquarius Papers

On cycles:

In the first half of August, Taurus born in mid April and Geminis born in May and early June confront the end of a 2-year cycle, so begin anew with an eye to what culminated in April 2007 of the cycle that began February or March 2006. This month speeds things up, so apply new skills and strengths, and face a future that's already underway. Quickly finish what you need to, realize an old way of life is over, and there is a need for new effort and directions.

Hah. I still haven't managed that yet.

So much for that.

"For example, if Saturn passes through your tenth house of career, there will be a need to restructure your career."

It's kind of ironic that Saturn is in my tenth house and it's been my family life that's been hammered. My career? Nothing has changed, at all. (My job is supposedly going to get some changes in processing, but not until the end of Saturn in Leo, if not the start of Saturn in Virgo.) No restructuring, no unexpected firings, nothing.

Then again, I do work for a rare, stable, employer, so once you're in (and I only know of the occasional RARE firing), you're pretty much in for good anyway. So I guess that's pretty hard for Saturn to mess with, because it likes that sort of thing.

Double Team Psychic Dream this week

Put on your lab coat and head over to your psychic laboratory, Taurus. We'd like to see you creating an alchemical balance between your hopes and fears and your feelings and intentions. See if you can't make them all come together to form some fabulous new gem or metal.

(Scorpio) We hope you're willing to make some creative changes with how you care for yourself and for the things and people you love. Your recent struggle with your intuition is an opportunity for you to recognize what's lacking in your internal structure and to heal it.

Not a Saturn in Leo, but...

My best friend announced that she was getting a divorce. Subject line was about how my Saturn Return must be rubbing off on her...

(She's a Saturn in Taurus, so we can't blame that, but she is having a Pluto transit to her Sun. Uck.)

As my Saturn in Leo tenure is nearly over...

"Saturn in Virgo. I'm a Virgo. Everything out there says this is going to SUUUCK. What can I expect? What can I look forward to? Thanks in advance :)."

Oh, how I shall enjoy passing my pain on to everyone with Virgo (I have no Virgo). Muahahahahah.YOUR TURN.

Advice from the thread:

"I have no idea what yours will bring, if it brings anything. Mine brought the death of both parents - about six months apart, and in between, the death of a longtime relationship. YMMreallyreallyV.
I've known people who went through what was supposedly their Saturn return and nothing happened. Well, nothing out-of-ordinary bad, anyway. Regular stuff like speeding tickets or losing keys.
That said, there wasn't anything I could have done to prevent any of it, whether it was caused by Saturn or not. Keep your friends close; write; adopt a favorite stupid TV show (one that's smart enough to keep you distracted, but won't be seriously emottionally engaging); find a new cool hobby, maybe. This is all good stuff to do anyway, so have at it."

Michael Lutin's monthly

TAURUS

It’s not easy to know when to blow your top so everybody can see just how angry you are, or how long you should hold it all inside and privately deal with all your feelings as they slowly simmer and smoulder–especially because it takes a long time for you to reach your boiling point. P.S. You’re there.

That's about what happened on vacation. Both my Taurean mother and I totally lost our shit a lot. Ouch.

SCORPIO

You need challenge and feedback now, and don’t say that the last thing you need is more challenges. You could use someone to play off, mainly because you’ve been working so hard to stay on top, you may have lost sight of the fact that nobody can do it all alone. Appropriate or not, a hot contact helps once in a while.

I dunno about this one.

Michael Lutin's Daily Fix on Saturn in Leo, Venus, etc.

We're coming up on the end of Saturn in Leo
over the next five weeks
this is a culmination of everything
you've been deeply emotionally in volved in
for more than two years
and you HAVE been deeply emotionally involved
whether it is business or personal
the transit of Saturn in Leo
puts you in a position
where your whole heart goes into something
or someone
and you totally identify with the experience
it reflects everything you are and want to be
you invest yourself so utterly into it
or him or her
that you can become over identified with the outcome
and thus, of course, feel ripped off
if things don't work out exactly the way you want
which they usually don't
so now
as venus prepares to go retrograde over regulus
and saturn approaches it
it's a crescendo
as the pardon the expression
fat lady prepares to sing

venus still on regulus
so it's a powerful moment for libras
you get a chance to experience heroic friendship
and to experience love on a very high
non possessive non prejudicial way
it's a higher form of love
but it's not traditional marriage
Tauruses feel the enormous pull of family life
and are proud they toughed it out
everyone
pay homage to the goddess of love
and no matter what strife is going on
venus at regulus is love on a higher planer
is in the air
For many weeks to come now
Venus will be hovering around Regulus,
the only first magnitude star
right smack on the Earth's
path around the Sun,
which is called the ecliptic.
That's a big deal.
It raises women to a heroic stature,
elevates them and gives them special status.
It also gives special power to
Tauruses, Libras, and Leos.
Libras will shine as friends,
Tauruses, within their families,
and Leos figure into prominence.
The rest of us enjoy a special
treatment wherever we have
Leo in our horoscopes.
Don't abuse the power, though,
'cause Saturn is there too.
So don't get uppity.
Be grateful, this is a rare passage. 

Can't argue with that.

Double Team Psychic Dream:

TAURUS

April 20-May 20

The image that's coming up psychically for you folksy folks this week is that of an umbilical cord, that creepy, slimy thing that connected you to your mom back in the day. What is your metaphorical creepy, slimy cord attached to today? It's time to review what you're connecting yourself to. Who's your mommy?

SCORPIO

Oct. 23-Nov. 21

When you create boundaries on a landscape strewn with land mines, the volatile and scary nature of the activity can lead you to construct some half-assed, half-true boundaries. Don't let your fears prevent you from being truthful about your needs and limits, OK?

Relocation astrology

So, every time I go to Hawaii (okay, not too many times so far), I keep wishing I could move there.

Well, what would happen if I did? I don't know much about relocation astrology, so we'll see.

Relocatehawaii

Libra ascendant at 5 degrees, right on my North Node. Interesting....the place would help me get in that direction, I assume. Mars sextiles it, Jupiter squares it, Chiron/sun quincunx it.

Jupiter on the midheaven is apparently good (for Ahnuld, anyway), though it'd be in my ninth house here. Jupiter in ninth is luck for long journeys and higher education.

Uranus in 2nd house would mean that my money would be...irregular. Makes a Taurus Very Nervous, but (a) I already have Neptune in my natal 2nd and thus am screwed up about money anyway, and (b) kinda sounds like what happens in Hawaii anyway.

Pluto in first house...pretty much like being a Scorpio anyway!

Neptune in 3rd...good for writing/art, I guess.

Sun/Venus in eighth- nookie is good in Hawaii :P

Mars in 10th- better be active.

Saturn in 11th- fewer friends, older friends. (Doesn't sound that different from now.)

Because we haven't discussed this for awhile....Saturn in Leo.

From raging universe:

Several of us here have just had Saturn returns in Leo with many dramatic and illuminating events. When Saturn is positioned in Leo, the 5th house, or with the Sun in the birth chart, there is a block to this natural expression of ego and self aggrandizement. There is often a great amount of guilt and fear about owning this superiority. It doesn't matter if it's true or not. Leos feel it and must cope with the results successfully in order to do well in their lives. Shrinking from the spotlight shortchanges both themselves and their eager audiences who can't thrive without their luminaries.
Saturns in Leo are among the chosen ones. They are cut out to do the job well. It can take many many years to get completely and comfortably into the limelight, but once they get there, the stage is graced with truly stellar performances that uplift, entertain, guide, disseminate joy, and perform a vital function to society.
If a Saturn in Leo is a teacher, he should be the best one in the school. If she is an actress, no one can compare. If she is an artist she stands out far and above the rest. All is well as long as they remain loyal to their authenticity and step fully into the chosen spot, embracing it with enthusiasm, letting the light shine on, adoring themselves, the audience, the moment, and all of life. A grand celebration. A star is always born.

Democracy is wonderful in theory, but at this stage of evolution, mankind always establishes an order of power and influence. The grandeur of Saturns in Leo can best be expressed, not by diminishing others, but by proving their superior skills where their talents lie, and taking the stage with poise, dignity, and purpose. These chosen ones can lead with ability assuring a democratic structure under their auspices. Firm and knowing monarchs, with the good of the group in mind. Otherwise anarchy would result, and we're not ready for that yet.

My third and last (yay! though I'm not really out of the clear until Saturn hits Virgo, really) exact SR happened while I was on vacation. Before the trip I thought, "Great timing! The last time it happened was when Dad died, so this'll be a nice opposite pick-me-up."

Well, not so much. While the vacation spot was lovely, the relatives I was traveling with and I all ended up extremely cranky and hating each other by the end of the trip. Saturn kicks some ass again, I guess...