SATURN TURNING RETROGRADE
November 7,  2004--What Does It All Mean?
by Eileen Nauman, DHM (UK)

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WHO IS AFFECTED BY THIS PLANET TURNING RETROGRADE?

November 7, 2004, Saturn is at 27 Cancer 21 and goes retrograde at 10:54 PM PST.

CANCER SUN SIGN PEOPLE: If you were born in the sign of Cancer between July 17th through July 21st are directly affected by this direct turning of Saturn. The people most affected were born on July 19th.

CAPRICORN SUN SIGN PEOPLE: By opposition, if you have any planets or cusps at 27 Capricorn, anyone born between January 15th through the 21st, will be most affected. The people most affected were born on January 18th.

NATAL DEGREES AFFECTED IN YOUR CHART

If you have any planets or cusps at the following degrees of ANY sign, you are affected: 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29. Consult a professional astrologer such as Carol B. Willis for what this will mean for you, as an individual. She can be reached via email at: cbwillis@lightlink.com

WHO AND WHAT IS SATURN?

Saturn can be seen symbolically as the banks to our River of Life or the Flow, as I call it. Without banks, without walls or restrictions of some sort, we would ooze all over the place; sort of in a Neptunian directionless hither, thither and yon kind of way. Saturn gives us shape, form, substance and yes, boundaries--that nasty little word that some folks just hate to mutter under their breath :-).

Saturn is always called bad names by people who are under it's influence but that's not the whole story about this incredible planet. If we did not have bones, a skeleton and skin, what would hold us and our organs and systems together? Nothing would. Saturn rules bones, teeth and skin. So you can see, that it creates a viable, formed vehicle for us to putter around in called a 'human body' :-) That's a boundary too, isn't it? It is the banks for that particular river called a body, if you want to look at it in another way or aspect.

Yes, Saturn is about responsibility, carrying your share of the load and being held accountable for what you say or do--or say you're gonna do :-) (and if you don't, Saturn is there to tap you on the shoulder and remind you of it.) It is about duty, loyalty, perseverance, endurance, form, shape, substance, boundaries, responsibility, being held accountable to yourself as well as to others, as well as empire building, creating a
solid foundation from which to grow from or toward. Without a solid foundation, we become wobbly and cannot fulfill our soul's directive for us this lifetime. We would wander without direction, cause, goals or vision; much less a dream to hold or work toward.

SATURN REWARDS THOSE WHO WORK HARD...

Saturn is frequently maligned as the 'taskmaster' and pictured as Death. All things have a cycle. All things have a beginning, middle and end, and it is Saturn's thankless job to get us at each of these waves or cycles of opportunity that afford us growth and evolution if we so choose to use his energy in that expression and "form". He gives us the boundaries of life and death; from childhood, to adulthood to old age. It is said
that Saturn is a contraction or contractile and associated with arthritis and osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. He rules the bones of our body. If there is necrosis, holes eaten into our bones, then Saturn is certainly involved. He rules over Calcium, one of the leading minerals that keeps our bones strong and healthy, to keep our 'frame' in good shape. The good news about Saturn is--if you work your butt off, are responsible, honest, truthful, and hard working, he will give you the rewards that you have coming to you. So, even on a Saturn retrograde time, dreams you had long thought impossible, or given up on, are suddenly handed to you out of the blue.

SATURN IN RETROGRADE MOTION

Please look to my article on Mercury to get an idea of what 'retrograde' means--I don't like to repeat myself :-) ( www.medicinegarden.com/Astrology/MercRetro_080904.html )  

Saturn gives us an opportunity to clean up what messes we haven't had a chance to clean up during a retrograde period. Anything left undone, unattended, partially finished or not completed, will be completed during a retrograde of this mighty planet. It can literally 'sit' on us or make us feel like the whole Universe is sitting our shoulders or back during that time.

It's not unusual for Saturn, because of its large orbit about the Sun, to move over one's natal planet or position, then retrograde over it, and then come forward over it a third and final pass. This is what makes folks clench their teeth is this particular occurrence. It doesn't happen to everyone and if you're interested in finding out if you're one of 'em, you should consult with Carol B. Willis, our core faculty astrologer here at The
Medicine Garden, for details. She can be reached via email at: cbwillis@lightlink.com

Some folks get plain lucky and experience only ONE pass over a planet or sensitive position in their natal chart. However, having experienced both, I would rather have the three passes than the one. Why? Because if it's just one pass, then the full brunt of the lesson that we have set ourselves to learn, is gonna hit us right between the running lights. There won't be much preparation time or time to adjust to the lesson at all. Whereas, with a three-pass Saturn transit, on the first pass, you usually get an idea of WHAT it is you're going to have to learn from and grow from. The retrograde gives us the actual opportunity to work at it and slug our way through it. The final, forward (direct) pass will clean up any little details that have been laying around that we couldn't, heretofore, attend to or clean up. So, give me three passes any day!

LOOK AT IT LIKE A RIVER WITH BOUNDARIES....

During a retrograde period, Saturn may not be contracting you at all or pinching/squeezing you or forcing you to walk between two walls of some kind. Nope, it can be 'stretching' you, instead. Stretching as in making you expand your awareness, your emotions, your mental abilities or spirit outward in some way through presenting some situation that will create this 'cause and effect' choice for you. So many of us really don't know our own, personal limits, do we? We get told that we aren't smart. Or we aren't creative. Or, because you're a female, you can't do this or that. And on and on. The can't's, won't's, shouldn't's all get thrown out the window on a Saturn retrograde particularly if you're suppose to stretch your wings and fly instead of running on the ground like a turkey (which you've done all your life).

Saturn, in this particular situation, demands you to open your wings of your own limitation as you perceive it, and flow outward and upward and push beyond what you thought you were capable of, what you thought you could achieve or create. Saturn retrograde can help us become aware of our real river banks of the self, if you will, in this period. It can also rip off the blind film that covers our eyes and help us see and perceive more deeply into people, situations and events (like this act of terrorism). This is called the gaining of wisdom. For, Saturn rules over wisdom. It is, however, wisdom gained from hard work, experience and on-the-job-training. It is not a grace. It is earned one hard step at a time. But, when you look back at having survived the experience, you will find yourself better educated, wiser and a little more confident than
previous.

Saturn can give us confidence during a retrograde if we choose to carry the responsibility or duty that is accorded us by others or events outside ourselves--or from within ourselves. In the Tarot, Saturn is often seen as the Hermit, hooded and cloaked, carrying a bright lamp that sheds light. During a retrograde, when can connect the dots between ourselves and the outer/external event, or with another person or thing that we are currently wrestling with. It can create the light in our own inner darkness and hell that we plunge ourselves into, and provide a way out, an "aha!" that was previously not seen or explored.

Saturn retrograde is our compass for the map of life we are walking upon and experiencing. If we stop railing at what life has handed us and instead, buckle down and (as the Nike commercial sez) "Just Do it!" then Saturn will not only lead us into that dark tunnel, but lead us out of it, too. Remember this, during a Saturn Retrograde: that it is always darkest before the dawn. That is Saturn. But it also gives you the 'light at the end of the tunnel'--which is when it goes stationary retrograde (and in this case, we are now in the 'shadow' of Saturn turning retrograde for three weeks before the actual turn date of 10.17.04 So this is a time of incredible awakening within ourselves or in regards to others or a situation we may find ourselves within. Be alert. Listen. Hear. For those who have Cancer or Capricorn in them, this is your awakening period. Saturn is showing you the light at the end of your particular tunnel that you have been crawling through on your hands and knees.

Saturn creates strength in us and this is especially true during a retrograde time; strength of spirit--quite literally. We may well feel like we've got an invisible hand smashing our face down on the concrete and rubbing our flesh away from our bone, but while this painful process is going on, we are building strength. Helluva way to do it--one way to do it. Saturn bestows grace on those who surrender over to the honing by fire process. And yes, Saturn gives huge rewards for those who have run the gauntlet during the retrograde. Usually 2 weeks before it turns retrograde or a few days or on the day it turns retrograde, you will receive your just and due rewards or acknowledgment by your peer group.

So, you want to know how well you did under your Saturn transit? Well, if you get grace in some form as it turns retrograde, that is your answer. Everyone will get something. It might not be winning the lottery; but it can be something that money can't ever touch or buy: a strength of spirit, a deepening sense of compassion, and understanding of self, others or a particular situation, for example. Unlike Jupiter, which gives grace won from previous lifetimes or things you have done for others in this lifetime, everything given by Saturn is damn well earned!

NEW MOON ECLIPSE SHADOWING SATURN

Saturn has a shadow period of three weeks. This starts October 14, 2004, just a day AFTER a major butt-kicking, take-no-prisoners new moon eclipse. For more on this eclipse, see my article at:  www.medicinegarden.com/Astrology/New_Moon_Eclipse101304.html . This sets up a thrumming line of tension between the eclipse popping off and the energy moving with Saturn slowing down to go retrograde. This means some people are going to feel like they're on a barbecue skewer and it has stopped turning and they are hanging over the fire with no way to escape it. Getting your "face" rubbed in something is possible here. Saturn, of course, gives you exactly what you deserve--no more and no less, so for others, depending upon many aspects in your individual astrology chart, this could be a time of great success, kudos, and being admired and respected by others as well as your peers. Success can happen here because you've worked long, hard and responsibly for it, as well.

TRANSITING NEPTUNE GOES DIRECT 10.24.04

Please see my article: Neptune in Aquarius goes DIRECT October 24, 2004--Lies Deceit and Fraud Will Be Revealed. www.medicinegarden.com/Astrology/NeptuneDirect_102404.html . Since these two are tied to one another, both going their way in the same week, we have to pay attention to this. Neptune going direct is about lifting the veil on some THING. Mix Saturn WITH Neptune and you get some messy, muddy circumstances at best, usually--except with Neptune going direct, we'll see the TRUTH about something shortly.

GEORGE BUSH GETS JUDGED BY THE COSMOS

I would be remiss if I didn't mention this. Transiting Saturn is conjunct his natal Saturn at 27 Cancer from October 20, 2004 through November 27th. On November 7th when transiting Saturn stations to turn retrograde, it will do so on his natal Saturn in his 12th house. For President Bush this whole month leading up to the presidential race/election is a time of great trial, tension and testing for him. And also, judgment by the public as well as the world. I believe with Neptune going direct two weeks earlier, we're going to see something that he has done or said, come into public view and scrutiny and the Truth will be out--finally. With Saturn on his natal Saturn, he is going to be judged by a higher power in all ways--plus be judged by the voters of this country as well. At best, his chart is messy during October/November time frame and there are indicators that an attempt on his life can take place because the 12th house symbolizes one's 'hidden enemies', is highly activated. Or, perhaps ill health will visit him unexpectedly since his natal Saturn is in the 12th house of hospitalization. It may also mean his father could suffer from a health problem during this time, instead. Saturn rules the father in one's life. Saturn will decide the outcome of his fate on 11.7.04. And so will the voting electorate for this country.

MORE SURPRISES 4 DAYS LATER AFTER SATURN GOES RETROGRADE...

Saturn is being bracketed by two huge outer planets: On one end, Neptune 12 Aquarius going DIRECT on October 24th and Uranus 3 Pisces going DIRECT on November 11th (11:11 energy). This means that Uranus also has a three week 'shadow period' before it goes direct as well--so Saturn is being tossed and churned around by both these planets before it goes retrograde. Uranus will be creating havoc, trauma, shock, surprises and chaos from October 14th, onward to November 11th, when it goes direct. Also, note that on October 13th, there is a new moon lunar eclipse: www.medicinegarden.com/Astrology/New_Moon_Eclipse101304.html , that is a powerhouse kicking off this Uranus vibration, as well. Saturn is in for a rough ride throughout mid-October until it turns retrograde. For more about this unusual cosmic phenomena, please read my article on: A Cosmic Earthquake is Coming--Are You Ready? at: http://medicinegarden.com/Astrology/astro_earthquake.html

KEYWORDS FOR SATURN

Since transiting Saturn and transiting Neptune are involved with two weeks of one another, here the keywords for both. Use the Saturn keywords to help you understand what this retrograde (shadow period is October 14th through November 6th) and actually retrograde can potentially mean for you. If you are concerned, please contact Carol B. Willis, our core faculty astrologer for a personal chart reading.

KEYWORDS FOR SATURN AND NEPTUNE AND HOW TO USE THEM

Simply take one adjective from one planet (Saturn) and put it with one of the Neptune adjectives. You can make 2-word sentences this way, and begin to get a feel for what it might rule over in your life should you be in the degrees mentioned above.

SATURN

ambition
arthritis/osteoporosis
authority
Bioflavanoids
business
Calcium
caution
cold
consolidation
control
delay
discipline
father
fear
Fluorine
inflexible
inhibition
Ligaments
limitation
losses
loyalty
old age
Osteoporosis
PABA
patience
practical
reliable
responsibility
restriction
Skeleton of body
"Smaller than..."
structure
Sulfur
tediousness
teeth, bones, joints
Tendons
time
Vitamin C
Vitamin K

NEPTUNE

actors and actresses
alcohol
artists
ambiguities
anesthesia (bad reaction to--allergic reaction)
bacteria
beaches
beverages
boats
clairvoyant
coma
compassion
confusion
codependent
creative
dancing
deception
delusion (by ourselves toward ourselves or others)
dreams
drug addiction
drugs (hypersensitive to)
drugs (allergy reaction to)
energy defrayed (feels tired, exhausted)
epidemics
escape forgery
fishing
idealism and what one idealizes
illumination
illusion
imagination
Laetrile
manipulated by others
music
obligations and serving
Pantothenic Acid (B-5)
poisons of all kinds
psychic
sacrifice
sensitivity
spirituality
suffering
vagueness
victim
virus
weak (as in an organ or system of the body)