Last night before bed I listened to the news ... current events always reflect what's going on in the heavens. As above .. so below! The three top stories were; cougar attacks his owner; third graders in LA were arrested for a plot to hit their teacher over the head with a paperweight and stab her to death. The plot was uncovered when one of the students was found with a knife. They hatched the plan because the teacher yelled at them.; and finally a high school student started a brawl on the school bus with the bus driver.
Last Sunday while returning from yoga class with a friend .. a New Haven cop driving behind us, startled us, when he began speaking through his loudspeaker telling my friend not to litter. After having eaten a corn muffin he was shaking out his napkin full of crumbs outside the driver's window. The cop pulled up along side of us and gave us a stare. My friend explained it was only corn muffin crumbs that he had thrown out the window ... the cop told him next time to take them home and throw them out.
So what's wrong with this picture?
Saturn's moving backwards (retrograde) and contacting February's eclipse point ... making it all the more intense!
OK .. and what does that mean? ... It means Saturn - a very serious and sometimes rigid and potentially depressing energy which forces us to look very closely at what's wrong with our lives has got our total attention now, because of it's high profile in the celestial picture. If we step out of line now, we'll hear about it! Like Elliot Spitzer, NY's Governor recently busted for his dalliance with an upscale prostitute ring. He was stung by Saturn! One thing about Saturn .. it's fair. No matter who you are ... with Saturn, "You reap as you've sown".
There's always constructive and non-constructive uses of planetary energy. Abuse of power is an easy out for Saturn (the planet of authorities) .. and children and animals are more prone to the unconscious negative energies of this or any planet. But there are many good uses to this disciplined planet that can help us transform our lives. Nothing of any substance occurs in our life without the aid of Saturn. It's all about how you handle it.
How Saturn effects YOU depends on which area it falls in your horoscope ... relationships .. work ..health ... that tells a lot of the story .. but in general Saturn rules authority figures, governments, infrastructures, bones and muscles in our body .. And currently, how much it's effecting you depends on how much 'correcting' your life requires. It's a life barometer. If you're really in pain, then a major correction begs to take place .. if you've noticed nothing and life is honky dorey .. well then, Congratulations! .. you've got things pretty well in balance in your life at this time, confirming you've been using your astrological energies properly.
Saturn is currently retrograde .. slowing things down ... driving things inward .. creating delays ..and possible frustration ... it urges us to consolidate rather than expand our lives .. and piles on responsibility ..too much work, too many bills ... not enough time... For many, their plate is too full!
Saturn pressures us to take action in the areas of our lives that aren't working .. And if we don't take the action, then saturn does it for us - It can manifest in many ways .. maybe work and life is crazy busy .. but the opposite can also be true .. no work, and days creeping by. Where ever it is, Saturn pushes things to the extreme to really make you examine the flaws in your system. And sometimes there's enforced confinement to deal with issues that you'd ordinarily ignore or gloss over.
We're in the thick of it right now ... this energy started a week or so before Easter and relief will come when Saturn turns direct at the beginning of May. That will be the start of improvement, and as it builds momentum thereafter, matters will continue to improve.
In the meantime, take heed and see what the message is. Once you 'get it' and start taking action, the discomfort lessens. Whatever it might be. Saturn is essentially our friend helping us to improve our lives by eliminating that which is outmoded and no longer working for us.
It's the Uber Reality Check .. Being disciplined and using your time constructively will help to direct this energy in a positive way. For many it's the road to success through hard work.
For more info on current celestial activity and how if effects you .. check my blog at http://practicalastrology.blogspot.com
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