Saturn Turns Direct in Gemini
Saturn Goes Direct in Gemini
February 28, 2003
Saturn went direct on Friday, February 21, 2003, at 23 degrees of Gemini.
Saturn is the principle of reality and relates to form, foundation and structure. This includes all structures and foundations, and Saturn refers to firm and tangible things. It is also symbolic of the things that help to “hold us together.” or tend to “support us from below.” Frameworks that hold us together might range from our homes to our jobs and from relationships to beliefs and business. Saturn keeps us aware of that which is real!
Saturn turned retrograde (appearing to move backward) last October 11, 2002, at 30 degrees of Gemini. Saturn is generally retrograde for about four and one-half months. During the time Saturn is retrograde, things may appear stuck or immovable. Retrogrades are a restructuring period that can lead to a focused, concentrated, and complete process. What is a Retrograde?
Retrogrades allow us to internalize the energy so that we can modify our lives to more clearly reflect our ever-changing selves. In the case of retrograde Saturn, we may focus on, for example, remodeling our homes, changing our jobs, or re-orienting our relationships to reflect better who we think we are.
Upon completing the Saturn retrograde cycle, we might surface with a new authority and a greater sense of personal strength. We might also have a more precise knowledge of who we are. This process is essential to Capricorn Sun people, for Saturn is their “ruling” planet, the planet most important in their lives.
Saturn first went retrograde last July 8, 2002, to begin the final process of its transit through Gemini. It will move through Gemini to the end of May 2003 to complete this 2 1/2 year cycle.
The Wisdom for this cycle is to gather what you have been working on. And look at what you have been doing for the past 2 1/2 years. And move forward. With Saturn now moving forward, it is time for you to move forward too. Gemini is about thinking, perception, communication, and information. Therefore, moving forward with your thoughts, ideas, communication, and information is time.
Whatever you’ve been building for the last seven months will now move ahead quickly and forcefully. The end of May will complete this restructuring cycle. Then, in early June, Saturn enters Cancer to shift the focus from “communication” to restructuring your deeper needs, feelings, and nourishment. Finally, it will be time to begin the work of feeling and navigating a home within yourself.
Saturn will be in Cancer for the next 2 1/2 years. Duty and responsibility versus needs and feelings will be the theme for this next Saturn Cycle. On June 4, Saturn moves into the sign of Cancer for the next 2 1/2 years. Saturn in Cancer last occurred during both World War II and Vietnam. Tremendous changes in how families and communities relate were the result. Saturn feels most at home in Capricorn. Saturn being in the opposite sign makes this an uncomfortable placement for Saturn’s patriarchial influence. I will cover this more in-depth in future teachings. For now, move ahead. Completion is around the corner for Saturn’s last transit in Gemini.
“Quote For The Week”
“Courteous Reader,
Astrology is one of the most
ancient Sciences,
held in high esteem of old,
by the
Wise and the Great.
Formerly, no Prince would make
War or Peace,
nor any General fight in Battle,
in short,
no important affair was undertaken
without first consulting
an Astrologer.”
–Benjamin Franklin(Sun, Venus in Capricorn)
