Saturn Transits Through Houses
Using whole sign houses, when transiting Saturn is in Capricorn, it was in my 8th house. Here's what 'happened' during this time: my partner is a chef and the restaurant business is/was badly…
Getting Published for the First Time for Writers
Writers, listen up! How has your publishing journey been? If it has been tough, why not use astrology to glean some insights on the source(s) of hindrance from publication? You will need basic astrological knowledge for the rest of this piece. (more…)
Pursuing a Dream and Quitting Your Job
Let’s say your passion is something niche or even obscure, say opera singing. Your birth chart may hold the promise of success in it, say Jupiter conjunct, trine or sextile the MC, or MC ruler or a planet in the 10th house. (more…)
Local Space Charts – Saturn Line
When I worked from home last year, I stationed myself at the dining table, which falls on the Saturn line in my relocated local space chart. I was rather productive. I subsequently moved…
Saturn Transits and Progressions
I read parts of a book MageMother by Austin Bailey. It talks about the tests that a character in the book had to go through to prove herself worthy and trustable. The tests…
Never, Never, Never Give Up
七転び八起き / nanakorobi yaoki Fall down seven times, get up 8 times Daruma, a Japanese Doll, that's associated with perseverance and never giving up. The tradition is set yourself a goal or…
Astro Vocabulary
Pluto Another increase in my astrological vocabulary for Pluto - a profound experience, "transformative" instead of simply "transformation". Saturn Commitment, committed to xyz, demands, demanding. Instead of "focused", try "Concerned with" Intense (hmmm,…
Saturn Return
I thought there wasn’t anything significant during my Saturn return (c. 29.5 years old). In fact, I thought about it for 2 or 3 years over the past few years. That was until recently when I looked at the ephemeris, instead of the nice looking reports from Solar Fire. (more…)
Saturn Cycles
An exploratory post on Saturn cycles. Questions to be answered:
- What’s Saturn cycles?
- Why might they be felt more keenly than other cycles?
- What are the ages involved in Saturn cycles?
- What’s the difference between Saturn return, opposition, squares, sextiles and trines? What’s the difference between a waxing and a waning aspect?
- What’s the difference between the first, second and third Saturn cycles?
- What’s likely to “happen” internally and/or externally during Saturn cycles?
- How to make the best of Saturn cycles?
Saturn Transiting in Sun Sign
I did an informal study, to use the term extremely loosely, recently. The study was to determine whether people go through a tough time when Saturn is transiting their Sun sign. (more…)