Presently I’m in California for the Independent Short Film and Music Arts Festival. As a result, I’ll answer only necessary e-mails and consultation requests between now and Tuesday. Apologies in advance. If you’re in southern California and want something fabulous to do over the weekend, check the link for tickets to this first ever event.
Saturn, the master of time, timeliness an timing obviously plans on attending. This next week Saturn conducts one of four pirouettes that occur per one of his orbital cycles. These exquisite turns appear in the form of his perihelion (closest approach to the Sun), aphelion (most distant retreat from the Sun) and the two times during the orbit when he stands halfway in between these points. The presently impending turn appears in the form of one of these halfway points. By heliocentric degree, Saturn freshly in Libra (from the Sun’s view Saturn entered Libra February 11th per GMT), squares the degree of his perihelion/aphelion.
This is the symbol of average rate of motion for Saturn. This particular square in Libra is part of Saturn’s slowing as he moves from the maximum speed he holds in Cancer to the minimal speed he travels in Capricorn. Saturn moves from his greatest sense of urgency, created by distance proximity to the excitation of solar energy and his highest rate of speed toward his orbital derrière - the chill out point, where he regroups, mulls, meditates and applies the conscious decisions of his contemplative retreat.
The current movement in Saturn’s orbital dance can work wonders. This blend requires taking the frantic pressure and time sensitivity of deadlines, mixing it with the most fabulous new insights, products and concepts available, and chilling the combination with tradition and steadfast constitutional doctrines. This is a time when new meets old and works to add progressive ideas and innovations to the benefits of long viable, efficient systems and protocols. Saturn possesses incredible sensitivity to those things withstanding the test of time. He is reluctant to break apart what endures; though some contend that he is also reluctant to the nuances of evolution. Regardless, whether with Pas de Chat (step of the cat) or Pas de Cheval (step of the horse) or Pas de Poisson (step of the fish), Saturn applies the good sense to tread lightly between the worlds - the world of tradition and the world of progressive advancement.
So it is in this time that a sensitivity to these realms serves those facing any type of crossroad in life. Saturn’s contact with the midpoint of two of his primary motion sensors assures success to those operating with such attention.
However, one must remain conscious of the ongoing pattern of Saturn and Uranus facing off across the sky, soon heating back to a fevered crescendo. Uranus, in his insistence upon change, often prompts a person to jump prematurely. Those doing so, often revert to previous ways and conditions, justifying the leap. The return to normalcy - actually what one previously perceived as not working - is like fitting a Saturn peg into a Uranian hole. It’s not a good fit and often requires a series of flawed rationalizations. Saturn, if given his way, propagates sameness. Often during Saturn transits a person does what they’ve always done, expecting different results and according to the long stated tried and true proverb - that’s insanity and quite a pickle of an oxymoron for Saturn to resolve... or is it?
There’s a balance when a planet reaches either midpoint between perihelion and aphelion. In theory, there’s an equal blend of forward/backward, progress/tradition, evolution/stasis. Perhaps instead of perceiving the present dance of Saturn as an exercise in conflict - and given that Saturn travels the early degrees of Libra - maybe balance and perfection become available. What about restoring the original intentions and agendas and then allowing for re-invention and reaffirmation to create an amazing series of steps in life such that can safely dance upon a sword (literal implication only, please, no sword dancing, swallowing or living by, please!)?
Consider two other important matters. Saturn now transits the core of our super galaxy complex whether measured heliocentrically or geocentrically. This complex of galaxies seems to be charged with reminding a person that the soul must mate with the body. It is time to refine the sense of self. Have no models of mediocrity. Emulate nothing that is not excellent. Do everything that you’ve fully intended to do and do it well.
Within it all, remember an important physical fact about Saturn: he is the least dense of all the planets. It’s true. He’s amazingly light on his feet and buoyant, too. If placed in a body of water large enough, he would float... calmly riding the support of the waters and staring into the heavens above.
Here’s to the ballet and to a Saturn float to follow.