Into the Mystic

Saturn has only recently begun his transit of Libra, the sign of relationships, balance and justice, yet already it is quite apparent that some are being impacted quite intensely by Saturn making a conjunction to their natal Uranus, Neptune or Pluto taking residence in early Libra.

If you have the natal placement of any of these outer planets in early Libra, and Saturn is now conjunct your planet, or is applying to the conjunction, it would be beneficial to be aware that relationships are front and center for you, and this is your opportunity to redefine your relationships and update your ways of Being, within relationship.

Due to the movement of the outer planets being slower than our personal planets, they remain in each sign significantly longer, and are a generational influence. Because of this, large swaths of people are affected by transits to these planets all at the same time, and if the transit is by a slower moving planet such as Saturn, the duration of influence of the transit is of a longer term.

Those currently having transit Saturn conjunct one of their outer planets, are those born within the approx. dates listed below, along with which planet is being influenced:

Uranus in early Libra: October 1968-September 1970

Neptune in early Libra: October 1942-September 1946

Pluto in early Libra: November 1971-September 1975

Those born within these years are now having Saturn conjunct, or applying to the conjunction, of the outer planet listed with the corresponding dates.

If you were born slightly after any of these above dates, this Saturn transit will soon be upon one of your outer planets, so this information, also applies if you wish to preview how the impact of this transit of  Saturn through Libra may effect you.

First let’s take a closer look at the players in this event, to get an idea of what this transit of Saturn to the outer planets, is asking of us.

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Saturn can take the form of responsibility, stability, limitation, fear, endurance and perseverance.

Saturn is often viewed as the taskmaster, the teacher of our lessons.

Saturn points out to us, sometimes in vivid color, where we are ‘coming up short’ in some way.

I view Saturn as bringing an Invitation to Mastery.

Wherever Saturn treads within our chart by transit, is where we are given the opportunity, to ‘master’ an area of our lives.

It is a fairly sure bet, that if you experience what is considered the more ‘negative’ manifestations of Saturn during a transit to one of your planets/points, it is due to your need to rework that area of your life.

This, is not, a punishment.

This is an opportunity to strengthen an area in your life, that as of now, is likely dysfunctional to some degree and/or, is simply no longer serving your Higher Path.

By working with Saturn, instead of resisting his current lessons, and through striving to understand what you are experiencing during your Saturn transit and the necessity for the experience, in assisting you to be more and in better alignment with your Self, you can sail through even what may be viewed as a challenging period, if you find during Saturn’s visit you have a lot to personally rework.

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Libra is the sign that is the natural ruler of the 7th house.

Libra, therefore, is concerned with the area’s of partnership, balance and justice.

In it’s lower expression, Libra can take the form of indecision.

Yet when functioning in it’s higher expression, has the ability to see most everything, from both sides of the coin.

Due to this, Libra allows us a more balanced, and detached manner, when we choose to avail ourselves to this higher expression of Libran energy, in the area’s of our lives that Libra governs.

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Uranus is recognized as being the great Awakener.

Keywords for Uranus are: unusual, eccentric, electric, sudden, unexpected, independence, rebellion

Neptune is the higher octave of Venus, it is Divine Love, unconditional Love.

Keywords for Neptune are: mystical, sensitivity, unknown, spirituality, inspiration, illusions, delusions

Pluto is the Alchemist, the Magician.

Keywords for Pluto are: death & rebirth, transformation, evolution, nuclear,obsession, intensity, sex, power

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So what does all of this mean for you, if you happen to be one, that is now experiencing Saturn transiting conjunct one of your outer planets?

By combining the above information, we can get a better of idea what picture this Saturn transit may take for you.

Here are some examples, of Saturn transiting Libra and conjunct each outer planet.

Keep in mind, that Libra is concerned with Relationships, Balance, and Justice, so this will flavor any transit experience occurring within Libra.

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Saturn conjunct Uranus in Libra: This may be a time of conflicting desires for you. You may feel pulled in two entirely different directions. Part of you may be overwhelmingly wishing to establish your independence, yet part of you is feeling a huge amount of responsibility for other(s), which may or may not be a true reflection of what is, or what is not, your duty to preform. If you are in a committed relationship, you may find you are suddenly feeling stifled in some way, you may wake up and suddenly feel a need to flee the relationship, or to drastically alter the boundaries within the relationship. Too, this may occur in any, or all, of your relationships at this time, not just mate/significant other relationships. It is also possible, that though you feel a need for more freedom, you are suddenly desirous of a more ‘committed’ relationship, or one with greater stability, or possibly a need to have a relationship that reflects a greater degree of ‘fairness’, then what you feel you currently are experiencing. Due to Saturn and Uranus operating in such opposite forms, this time can be frustrating and you may feel stuck.

Questions to ask of yourself during this time:

Has this other person, previously, restricted me, in any manner? If so, have I allowed, them to be restrictive of me in some way, and for what reason?

If I were to discontinue to this relationship, what would be the benefits to myself, and what would I feel I would be losing? Is there a way, I can mediate a better balance, that will allow this relationship to continue, in a form that suits my needs, and those, of the other person? Am I willing to compromise my ideals and needs, to maintain this relationship? Is the other willing to do the same?

Is this relationship still serving to both parties, or has it served it’s purpose, and is now time to be released? Is there a way to do this with the other person, with minimal emotional pain, for both parties?

Am I feeling constrained because of this relationship, or is there another root to this feeling? Have I been assertive before now with stating my needs clearly or have I been passive and neglected pursuing my own needs of freer expression?

If you take the time for reflection of these points, and keep in mind the energies involved with these planets, you should find you are much more in control and have a better understanding of what is on the table for you at this time.

If you happen to know your chart, look towards the house that the Saturn-Uranus conjunction is taking place in to fine-tune your personal situations.

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Saturn conjunct Neptune in Libra: This period can feel somber, as it is a time of ‘reality’ meeting the dreams of your Heart. During this transit, you may feel as if your dreams and wishes are no longer realistic, that in some way, you have to discard them completely. This can feel as if something within you, that you deeply love, is now lost to you. You may feel as if your view of another in which you’ve been in a relationship of some form, has been an illusion. That the other person is not at all whom you thought they were, or, that you have been seeing ‘only what you wish to see’, with an other(s). This may leave you feeling as if you need to curtail these relationships, or that you may not trust your personal assessment of the nature of others, and may find yourself withdrawing from current relationships, and leary of beginning new ones. Remember,  Neptune can cause us to feel as if we are in a fog, in unknown, previously unchartered territory, and that the way you are now feeling, may not actually be as dramatic as it feels.

Questions to ask of yourself at this time:

Before now, when I have entered new relationships, have I been pleased and served by those relationships, or have I somehow felt left-down, or cheated in some way, within those relationships?

Have I had lofty, unrealistic expectations of my relationships before? If so, do I now need to lessen in some way, my expectations of an other(s), or even entirely let go of any preconceived expectations, and instead set firmer boundaries for what I do, and do not, wish to experience within any given relationship?

If you are in a current relationship, that suddenly feels as if the expectation you have held of it have not materialized, of what value is this relationship to you as it now is? In it’s current form and worth, is it worth it to you to maintain the relationship, or does it fall too short of your requirements? Is there a way to ‘update’ this current relationship, through the compromise of your ‘ideal’ qualities for it, and the ‘reality’ that you are now facing in it? Can you bring this together, and meld the two, creating a third scenario, that may be far more satisfying than the previous two alone?

What can I do in the future, to allow myself to enter relationships with full trust in myself, and in another, that the relationship will meet my standards? Do I need to be more ‘realistic’, or, do I need to believe a little more in what before now, I may have thought impossible and unrealistic?

If you take the time for reflection of these points, and keep in mind the energies involved with these planets, you should find you are clearer about what is currently occurring for you and have a better understanding of what is on the table for you at this time.

If you happen to know your chart, look towards the house that the Saturn-Neptune conjunction is taking place in to fine-tune your personal situations.

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Saturn conjunct Pluto in Libra: This can be a time when you, or another in your life, feels a lot of inner tension and repressed anger due to what is perceived as issues previously unresolved, within yourself, or your relationship. This can be a confusing time, where repressed emotions and memories suddenly explode to the surface, without an apparent trigger. Relationships currently existing, and new ones begun, may have obsessive components, or may have an imbalance of power between the two parties. You, or another, may feel you have been dis-empowered within your relationship. One person may feel that they have been ‘towing the line’ for the whole of the relationship and that the other person, in some way, has not been doing their part. Any issues concerning sexuality, within this current relationship, or in past relationships, can now surface and be of major concern. You may find yourself feeling strongly sexual during this period, yet may also find that your ‘usual sexual desires’ are quite different. You may be desirous of  ‘deeper’, more intense sexual experiences, and it is possible, this may raise issues for you concerning your sexuality that leaves you questioning what you previously believed your sexuality to be, in some manner. Or, your partner may be the one to have these situations arise. This can be a time of power-struggles within all your relationships, not necessarily just with mates and significant others. This is time to review your history of the usage of your power, and to adjust accordingly, either by reclaiming your self-empowerment, or negating the possible ways you have used your power over others, before now.

Questions to ask of yourself at this time:

Have I allowed this relationship to dis-empower me? Do I feel safe standing in my power in this relationship? Do I state my needs and desires clearly with this other person, and expect they will be met, or do I repress and negate my needs, when met with resistance by the other, and allow this to brew within me?

When another does not ‘fulfill’ my need in some way, do I just ‘forget about it, sucking up the disappointment, and do without’, or do I seek a way to fulfill my need for myself without the assistance of the other?

Have I been, or am I currently, passive-aggressive in my relationships, with an other(s)? Do I allow another to call the shots, yet harbor resentments, that I then ‘use’ in some manipulative manner later, to get what I need? Do I do this because it feels like a ‘safer’ way to obtain what I need? If so, how in the past were my requests made of another when stating my needs (either this current relationship or a past relationship), met and handled by the other person? Was the other person receptive, or in some way did I feel, or actually suffer abuse, by the other person? What can I now do differently, to feel safe, within my preexisting relationships, and to enter new relationships, with stronger and more defined boundaries, for what I will, and will not, tolerate and expect?

Have I, or another I have been in a relationship with, current or past, used sex as a weapon of power? Do I feel like I am in control of my sexuality, that I am the Master, or is my sexuality the Master, of me?

Am I comfortable and One, with all aspects of my sexuality, and/or that of my partners? Is my partner fully comfortable with their personal sexuality, and respectful of mine?

If I observe my current relationships individually, are there any one-on-one relationships seriously unbalanced, where one person holds power over the other? If so, is this relationship truly healthy(??), or is it dangerous or dis-empowering, in any manner(physically, emotionally, or mentally), for either partner? Can this be remedied with the other person, are we both individually willing to work on these issues, or is this a relationship that should be dissolved, as to ensure the well-being of one, or both, involved?

If you take the time for reflection of these points, and keep in mind the energies involved with these planets, you should find you are more empowered within your current experiences and have a better understanding of what is on the table for you at this time.

If you happen to know your chart, look towards the house that the Saturn-Pluto conjunction is taking place in to fine-tune your personal situations.

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Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead.
Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow.
Walk beside me; that we may be as One.

~Ute Proverb

I would like to state myself clearly hear on a few points concerning relationship issues and the approaches I advocate when dealing with these issues:

1. If you are currently in, or enter a relationship, that contains violence in any form, with either or both parties being affected, this is NOT a stay and work it out situation.

There is never, ever a positive purpose for violence.

LEAVE, immediately, Period.

Anything, if there is anything..to be worked out, this can and should be done so, with distance between you and the other.

LOVE yourself enough, to PROTECT yourself.

Do not, under any circumstances, allow yourself to be abused, no matter of some past message you may have received, that in some way made you feel you deserve it, or are destined to it, for some silly concocted crap about Karma and how it works.

Sure, there is Karma, but there is also Dharma.

With a simple choice, you can change the whole deal.

Say NO, no more..I am NOT going to experience harm to myself by any other, any longer.

Mean it, Believe it, and Trust in it.

Get up and walk.

If you are in an abusive situation, I promise you, there is no greater hell than that, and once you get up and WALK, it all gets better from there, provided you have set firmly your intention that it will NOT happen for you, ever again.

I just can not state any of the above strongly enough, and yes, I do feel I have an authority in this area..for I was one born into situations that brought abuse into my life daily.

In my natal chart, I carry Pluto squaring both Mars and the Moon, with Mars opposing my Moon, and Venus squaring Saturn.

I have been there, done that.

And the one thing I really learned, is that we are not expected nor required to suffer at the hands of another because of something we may have done, in this life, or another.

We are required, to see, and understand, that we ourselves are indeed our own persecutors, our own judge and jury,  our own disciplinarian and our own hero and  we alone are responsible for placing ourselves, on the right course of thought and action.

If you have not yet been enlightened to this, try it on for size.

Release anything you have previously been advised, or believed, as to why you suffer by the hands of others, and take back your power.

CLAIM your inherent RIGHT, as an equal Being in the Whole of Creation, to not only survive, but to LIVE.

Do it for yourself, and do it for the others out there, that as of today, you may not know, but are waiting to meet you, to love you and respect you, as you deserve to be love and respected.

2. All of the interpretation I have offered above, are possibilities of what you may experience during these transit, not an absolute certainty.

In other words, if it is not definitely on your plate, leave the plate empty….don’t go running up to that buffet line thinking you got to get some of that, or you missed something or got passed by on something you have to experience.

No way.

Doesn’t work like that, and truth be said, you likely have it all right, or alot of it anyway, and should be proud of yourself, that you are on course in your current Path.

Don’t look for ‘trouble’ where none exists.

You really don’t want to manifest something you may regret later.

3. Remember, even when you are in the thick of these transits, and especially if you are having a more difficult time, this too, SHALL PASS.

The best you can do is be kind to yourself, show kindness to others, where warranted, and stay aware of the greater understandings of what is occurring in your life at this moment.

Never forget, that what seems to be an elephant in the room one day, can suddenly evaporate the next.

4. I felt a need to compose this article as timely as possible, for recently, everywhere I look, relationships are front and center, and will remain so, for the duration of Saturn’s transit through Libra.

We are talking the next 2+ years here.

The groups above really jumped out at me for notice in the arena of relationship issues, first, because I am part of one of the above groupings, and second, because so many that I know are in the above groups.

Now, while everyone in the collective has Saturn transiting Libra, and yes, all will have some concerns in area’s of relationships, those that actually have Libra strong in their charts, such as many planets or points within Libra, or an outer planet that heralds HUGE change when activated by transit, are possibly the ones having the greatest impact currently and it is within these groups of people with their outer planet being aspected by Saturn, that I am seeing floundering right now. Some have no clue as to why all of a sudden, their marriage seems to be going belly up or what was a comfortable relationship in another form with another up until recently, suddenly is anything but what was comfortable and the norm before now.

This is my attempt to educate and provide tools for these people during this time, hoping that if they choose to avail themselves to my offerings, they will make sound and healthy choices for themselves and others in their life.

5. It is solely up to each individual and the members of a relationship, to evaluate what the right course of action is for them, should they find anything listed within this article, is applicable to them.

I do not state this as a form of disclaimer to somehow protect my ‘rear’, I merely mention it because I feel it is the bottom line.

Only YOU, can decide, what is right for you.

You are the one that has to live with your decisions, and be fully accountable for them.

Some relationships will crumble these next years, others will become something different than they previously were, and new relationships and bonds will occur.

I hold the space and energy, within my heart, for myself and all others, that this period of relationship emphasis and restructuring, is productive and of the least possible disruption and  discomfort, for any and all.

6. Boundaries, Boundaries, Boundaries.

Yes ((((smiling))))), thrice over, and then some.

If you don’t have any, get them.

If you have them, review them, and tweak them as necessary.

If necessary, be upfront about your boundaries with others.

If others cannot respect your boundaries, let the other(s)  go.

Respect the boundaries of others.

If you cannot do so, at least be honest about that with yourself and the other, and move on.

No one will be alone in the end of this cycle, we are just in the midst of a cycle of realignment, and if you are reasonably flexible and apply yourself to your  own well-being, and are in respect of the well-being of others, this will be a wonderful time of redefining current relationships to better serve both parties, and to welcome new one’s , that will be mutually supportive and fulfilling.

Blessings! kachina