Saturn Retrograde in Capricorn
July 1st, 2020 4:37 PM (Pacific)
Whole House Chart
What Does Retrograde Mean?
A planet is retrograde when it appears to move backwards across the cosmos from our perspective on Earth. We mostly hear about retrograde in relation to Mercury which occurs three times a year and last for roughly three weeks each time. Generally speaking, retrograde are times of REsearch, REview, REvision, REconsideration, and REevaluation relating to the urges or energies of the planet in question.
Saturn Retrograde (Aquarius / Capricorn)
May 11th, 2020 to September 29th, 2020
Saturn Retrograde began in 1° Aquarius. Saturn is the planet that seeks out structure and stability. He is all about discipline and order. With Saturn in Retrograde you can expect delays in any effort to grow on your part --- or the part of others for that matter. Such delays teach us patience and gives us the opportunity to review any changes we would like to make. This is a good time to review our long-term goals for the future and any plans we may have for success and achievement. Trying to move forward now can actually make us fall behind.
To better understand how Saturn Retrograde will affect you, look to the house that Aquarius and Capricorn occupy in your birth chart and check if Saturn makes any aspects to your natal planets.
Aspects
- Any planets within +/- 3° of 29° Capricorn will form a conjunction
- Any planets within +/- 3° of 29° Pisces or Scorpio will form a sextile
- Any planets within +/- 3° of 29° Aries or Libra will form a square
- Any planets within +/- 3° of 29° Taurus or Virgo will form a trine
- Any planets within +/- 3° of 29° Cancer will form an opposition.
Saturn Retrograde in Capricorn
In modern astrology, Saturn is a planet associated with discipline and responsibility. Transits of Saturn can feel like we have been chewed up and spit out but it is often for our own good. In this respect I see Saturn as a teacher very much like the character of Severus Snape in the Harry Potter books. Severus is a gruff, rude, rigid, and unyielding disciplinarian. He is countered by Albus Dumbledore (a kind of Jupiter figure) who is open-minded, benevolent, permissive, and generous. However, the thing that they both have in common is that they both care about Harry Potter, in their own way and for their own reasons, and they both want to protect him and see him succeed.
When Saturn stations retrograde, we begin to (re)think about our responsibilities, (re)assess our limitations and (re)evaluate our goals. Saturn retrograde calls on you to take a look at where there is imbalance in your life and how to bring back that balance. Is your love life suffering because you devote so much time to work? Is your work unsatisfying because you play too much? To create and maintain harmony will take some give and take or practice and experimentation to figure out what works best for you. The area of life that Capricorn falls in your Natal chart is the area of life where the most action will take place.
Saturn Retrograde & You
Saturn Retrograde brings the opportunity for us to redefine, restructure, or reorganize some area of our life in some way. The house where Capricorn falls in your natal, or birth, chart is the area of life where these opportunities and lessons will be presented to you. When Saturn stations direct again, it is time to apply what your learned to your life.
The 12 Areas of Life
- self, outlook, persona, appearance, outward behavior, "mask", individuality, vitality.
- money, material things, possessions, values, security, resources, self-worth, how you make money.
- conscious mind, near environment, short journeys, communication, self-expression, how you learn.
- home, roots, mother, traditions, subconscious, where you live, property, early life conditions.
- self-expression, creativity, pleasure, what you love, hobbies, talents, need for attention.
- employment, work, co-workers, working conditions, health, routine, health, diet, hygiene, service to others.
- marriage, agreements, partnerships, relationships, close associates, open enemies, peers, contracts.
- sex, death, birth, transformation, shared resources, spirituality
- higher education, ethics, travel, foreign people and places, religion, publishing, media, internet
- career, ambition, profession, public reputation, status, responsibilities, authority figures, father.
- hopes, dreams, wishes, ideals, goals, associates, acquaintances, groups, friends, humanitarianism
- subconscious mind, unseen or hidden matters, secrets, fears, hidden enemies, spirituality, withdrawal.
Example
Saturn Retrograde in Capricorn and the 3rd House
Capricorn falls in my third house, so this is a time in which I will be presented with lessons pertaining to my thought processes and how I communicate with other people. When Saturn stations direct I can apply what I have learned so that I can connect and communicate more effectively with others.
What house does Capricorn fall in your birth chart and how will the ingress of Saturn Retrograde in Capricorn manifest for you?
Carolina Dean
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