Mystical realities are symbolized by the twelfth house, and Saturn is linked to solitude. It’s a natural combination – mystics are forever seeking lonely mountaintops and wilderness hideaways. They love getting away from the noise, distractions, and temptations of the social world. With Saturn in the twelfth house, you need to get away. You need regular…...
Single people who read pop-psychology books often speak of “fear of intimacy” as if it were a mental disorder. That’s a common perspective nowadays, but anyone who’s been in a serious, no-exit sexual relationship is more likely to view such fear as a sign of good reality-testing and normal brain function. Love is profoundly frightening. We…...
With Saturn in the 10th house, the person takes responsibility for her life calling and becomes accountable for her efforts. She gets rewards, promotions, and credit for the good she does. Criticism, demotions, and condemnation for ineffective or damaging professional actions. Little response at all for inertia and inaction. The person is very sensitive to her…...
At its most extreme this can be the placement of the hypochondriac. Anxieties about the possibility of the body breaking down can result in someone who takes responsibility for their health and isn’t frightened to put in the hard work necessary to keep healthy. This placement can be the hallmark of the workout fanatic: someone who…...
Lessons and tasks focus particularly upon the issues of self-worth and income or finances. Consequently, it is very likely that you either have trouble as a result of having too little money, or too much of it. In the first case, you are striving to improve your self-worth and thereby attract better income. In the second…...
The ninth is expansive, adventurous, and philosophical, while Saturn is rigorous and grounded. The combination is rich and paradoxical, and a little daunting. With your Saturn here, the successful maturation depends upon sustained effort in a challenging direction. Many astrologers would emphasize the connection between this configuration and traditional religious beliefs. That reading of the symbolism…...
Lessons and limitations bear most of all upon your individual means of self-expression. This includes anything that is a creative product or outlet of yours, such as artwork, children, hobbies, games, romance, etc. So delays, difficulties, duty, denial or heavy responsibilities are all possible in one or more of these areas. You are learning to go…...
The individual usually approaches life, the immediate environment and those within it, with a strong sense of responsibility. A tendency to take life seriously, and often a certain amount of caution and anxiety is present. There is a feeling of a ‘slow start.’ Frequently hardship and grief early on precipitates a feeling that they mustn’t put…...
School may have seemed restrictive or punitive and often there is an early fear to overcome around communicating spontaneously. There may, for instance, be an expectation of being chastised for opening their mouth. There is sometimes a fear of being thought stupid with Saturn here, and knowing the right answer can become the way of defending…...
An inexperienced astrologer could easily get off on the wrong foot interpreting this configuration – and probably thoroughly frighten the poor individual who had it! Saturn, “the greater malefic,” in the house of marriage! Yikes! Run away! Fortunately, this reading of the symbolism is totally wrong on two counts. First, there really are no bad planets…...