Saturn – From doubts to ambitions

Quite a number of people that I know are undergoing the transiting Saturn squaring their natal Saturn. Depending on the house and aspects of their natal Saturn, they may experience different degrees of difficulty in different areas of life. Some may run into obstacles in their work, some may have difficulties with their colleagues, some may feel not up to the hard task of raising their children…

Saturn in a birth chart refers to where we need to work hard if any concrete result is to be achieved. It is certainly not where we can relax or take short cuts. If we have disciplined ourselves and taken responsibility for our choices, the results we obtain will also give deep satisfaction and security.

However, during the first half our lives at least, we tend to lack confidence in the area indicated by Saturn. We either deny we want to achieve anything at all in that area, or we rely on some external source to give the “vindication” that we feel lacking inside.

As time goes by, by being willing to take up responsibility and work hard, we will gradually develop confidence in the area indicated by Saturn and become our own source of authority, rather than hanging on some external “vindication”.

Saturn means “a feeling of inadequacy”. It is only a feeling, not an objective fact. To overcome this requires a realization that we all have choices and we need to be responsible for our choice. Even sitting there and doing nothing is already a choice.

For example, if you are always complaining about your job, your boss, your colleagues, why don’t you quit and find another job? And of course, if you quit, you will need to be prepared to face any possible consequence – but if you aren’t, then you will realize you do not even have the right to complain. Eventually you may either accept your situation or improve your qualifications to find a better option elsewhere.

That is why Saturn is always a hard taskmaster and reality check. It tests our strength and makes us face our doubts. If anything needs to be done to improve the situation, it will also be the chief driving force. No wonder it is often called "the planet of ambitions" too.

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What's astrology?

Many people think astrology is about superstitions or forecasts - it is wrong. Modern western astrology is very much about helping people to understand themselves and is therefore an extremely valuable counselling tool.

One thing I have learned from my astrology studies is - our mind plays a determining role in what we encounter in the outer world.

However, unless for the truly enlightened ones which are few in number, most of us are only fully conscious of a tiny part of ourselves, and these unconscious parts often come back to us via the situations we find ourselves in or the people we meet. It is as if destiny, God, karma or the unconscious (the name depends on your religious/scientific views) were forcing us to face these unknown parts of ourselves.

For example, if a very competitive individual who, because of various reasons like the need for security or a feeling of inadequacy, has settled for a rather boring and routine job, he may often run into aggressive colleagues, causing some real stress for him. This is where astrology really helps. By looking at the birth chart, a professional astrologer can help the individual understand the root of the problem and better still, to see his relationship with his colleagues in an entirely different light: the aggressive colleagues that he meets are a reflection of his inner competitiveness which is crying out to be acknowledged. The person may then consciously find an outlet through which he can use his competitive energies more constructively. For instance, he could change field and become a salesman instead - a job that calls for tremendous drive and energy.

This explains why if we understand ourselves better, we will feel more empowered and in greater control of our lives - because, as mentioned, our mind creates our outer reality. Once this is understood, forecasts or fortune-telling will not appear as meaningful as believed to be.

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