Saturn

Age, Reality, and Discipline

You reap what you sow. Hard work and discipline are required.

Saturn teaches us that the gold in life comes with age, hard work, discipline, and structure. When the Saturn card shows up, it’s time for you to put in time, effort, and sweat. Where have you cut corners? Saturn is asking for you to stay the course to alchemize your soul’s lead into gold.

Saturn in astrology brings harsh lessons, limitation, restriction, time, and wisdom. It rules over the Earth sign of Capricorn and the Air sign of Aquarius. Capricorn is associated with the authoritative and hierarchical Saturn, while Aquarius invokes new structure, innovation, and the future. Saturn is associated with the archetype of father time and was the final outer planet in ancient astrology prior to the modern planets: Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Therefore, Saturn is associated with reality, boundaries, and limitations.

Saturn, known as Cronus by the Greeks, was a harsh deity in ancient Roman mythology who ate his own children out of fear of being overthrown. Ruling with his iron sickle, he was the god of crops. While Saturn can be difficult to handle as a malefic planet-one that brings hardship and difficulty-it also can be a positive force in transforming our lives. This dark astrological energy can show us where we need to learn difficult lessons and face reality. Once we learn Saturn’s lessons, we will be master alchemists, transforming trauma into triumphs. Identify your Saturn placement in your birth chart and match it in the following list.

Your limitations and lessons according to your Saturn sign:

Saturn in Aries: Leadership and self-assuredness

Saturn in Taurus: Self-worth and abundance

Saturn in Gemini: Communication and speech

Saturn in Cancer: Emotions and the home

Saturn in Leo: Creativity and self-expression

Saturn in Virgo: Perfectionism and work

Saturn in Libra: Relationships and equality

Saturn in Scorpio: Sexuality and rebirth

Saturn in Sagittarius: Travel and beliefs

Saturn in Capricorn: Authority and discipline

Saturn in Aquarius: Friendship and dreams

Saturn in Pisces: Self-sacrifice and emotions