Saturn Direct and Conjunction with South Node of the Moon

Image from NASA, Saturn's rings are melting

Saturn Station

Saturn Station Direct takes a total of around two weeks, from September 11 to the 25. From Earth point of view, Saturn seems not to be moving in the sky, he’s getting ready to turn ‘Direct’. It means that our study time is over now, we finished reviewing the past, reflecting on the unfulfilled projects, we’re done reconsidering the structures of the area of life occupied by Capricorn. Are we ready to take the final exam?
Saturn has reached the 13º55′ ♑︎where he was on January 22, 2019. So we’ve revisited something that happened from January 22 to April 30th (20º ♑︎). We re-evaluated our responsibilities, and we faced the limitations or discipline necessary to solve the demands of social conventions, of psychological conditioning, or of personal commitments. We experienced frustration and fear in the process, because we couldn’t accomplish or couldn’t have what we wanted when we wanted. Saturn always makes us wait, work harder, and responsibly for the things that are precious to us.

If we submitted to his discipline and fulfilled all his requirements, now we are ready to start that ‘thing’, project or dream all over again with a better vision, better tools, and better consciousness. If we wanted to do something the same old, by repeating our ineffectual automatic pilot, now we know that Saturn wants us to reset the button and do it His way.

While Saturn transits those 7 degrees for the third time all over again until December 24th, we may see people, experience events and circumstances show up again, so we can apply a new approach to them. It’s the final test for the next 28.5 years. We have the chance to bring closure, new insights, and healing to old stuff. Then, once he passes beyond the 20º, we can start a fresh cycle with a new level of maturity, new structures, having a new sense of responsibility, and discipline.

Saturn Direct

Saturn starts his direct motion September 18. That day, the Moon in Taurus, where she is the happiest, trine Saturn! We have the emotional temperance, steadiness, comfortable strength and clarity to face the new stage in the process, to solve relationship discomforts, to make sound decisions, and work with integrity at the project at hand.

When Saturn, finally!, turns direct, he is at 13º 55′ ♑︎ and will go over those 7 degrees  once more until 20º ♑︎. From now on, we are reviewing those circumstances or situations for the third time, from a new perspective though, with a new approach, and definitive actions. Saturn will reach the 20º♑️mark on December 20, 2019, just a few days before the Solar Eclipse at 4º♑️. At the same time Pluto would have reached the haunting 22 º♑️on December 19, 2019. It's like getting all the cast on stage for the fateful January Conjunction. I wish I were able to keep a chronicle of world events that have happened when Saturn was at 20º♑︎, not only because he stepped and stopped on it two times, but because Pluto has gone over and stopped on that same degree four times. However, the Saturn Pluto conjunction at 22º only happens once; not that we need or want more than that, just saying.

For those of you who love data like me, or the reader who wants to dig out some news from the clouds that can exemplify what the theme is all about, here it is.

Pluto direct at 20º♑️from 2/6/18 to 3/19/18; and from 12/13/18 to 1/12/19;
Pluto retrograde at 20º♑️from 5/27/18 to 7/13/18;  and from 8/24/19 to 11/10/19.
AND, none of the eclipses have occurred at 22º♑️, but two were opposite in Cancer 20º: Solar Eclipse 7/13/2018 and Lunar Eclipse 1/10/2020.

Diving a little deeper, according to the Dwadashamshas, the Hindu method of Signs subdivision by 12, the 20º♑️blends with the Libra energy of learning to balance, equal give and take relationships, fairness and justice. If we consider this nuance linked to societal structures, conventions, and government institutions, we see how much humanity needs and could use right now a re- balance and re-distribution of power between the different sectors of society.

However, with the same method, the 22º♑️blends with the energy of Scorpio, which doesn’t look as good, considering that this Sign often represents crisis, trauma causing loss, destruction, and death, that what is hidden, occult, and the wealth of the underworld. The theme of the Saturn Pluto conjunction there, with this nuance, could mean in fact, a great upheaval to the economic resources of the world, and the restructuring and redistribution of the shared resources, all caused by a great loss or cataclysmic event.

In any case, many serious Astrologers don’t see that event as “sunshine, rainbows and daisies” as Patrick Watson ironically titled his report on the fateful conjunction. Looking back in History, Saturn and Pluto have never made good friendship. I also reviewed some unforgettable events linked to them in my Sat Sangat Astrology blog.

If you have planets, angles or other points at 20º or 22º, consider the unique privilege of having such a rare transit, that will certainly erase lifetimes of karma. Not without some level of pain, but the more we accept whatever comes, the better we will do during and after. So just relax, everything is out of control! (Ajahn Brahm)

Saturn Conjunct South Node of the Moon

While Saturn gains speed forward, the South Node of the Moon comes ‘retrograde’ towards him. For a couple of weeks they will have this ‘fateful’ meeting, that is very significant in preparation for the final meeting of Saturn with Pluto in January next year.

South Node of the Moon glyph

The conjunction will not be exact until the 28 of September, significantly, the day of the New Moon in Libra. However, Saturn is traveling direct getting faster every day, and the South Node is normally going ‘backwards’, so it looks like they are running into each other to embrace. The applying period is powerful. The past, or past lives stuff (South Node) is coming up to meet Karma (unconscious storage of actions and immemorial conditionings). The sense of time is distorted (Saturn is Chronos, the Lord of Time), we may have déjà-vu moments, run into people we’ve met before, visit situations and events that needed some sort of closure... or a new start. All those happen with the purpose to revisit them, bring them to our awareness with a new perspective, a new strategy, and give them closure.

A significant piece of scientific data that agrees with the process of dissolving structures, boundaries and restrictions, I found watching this NASA video where scientists have observed the ice melting of Saturn's rings. According to this, and on a side note, what a waste of the taxpayers' money in the Wall building!

To build new structures, we should be ready to drop old obsolete patterns of behavior, limiting unconscious conditionings, restrictions and social conventions that do not serve us any longer. We are shown (’in your face’) what we need to leave behind or end in order to ‘mature’, to reach for our higher self, to envision our true life purpose (read about the purpose of the North Node in Cancer for your own Sign).

It may mean that we face an important turning point in our life, where we are forced to close a chapter, sacrifice something we were attached (bound) to, give up a certain cherished goal and embrace freedom, the freedom to be ourselves.

For those who resist the change and Saturn’s discipline, it may be a bitter pill to swallow. It may even involve physical pain, especially in the skeletal system (Saturn rules the bones or ‘solid’ structure of the body). A bone injury can indicate that one is refusing to rebuild or re-pattern anew, and can force us to look at reality face-to-face, without sugar coating or any cherries on top. Fear and depression are also possible if we refuse to accept reality. So the best option is to surrender to it, accept the discipline and necessary sacrifice, and take the required responsibility. In addition, Saturn requires integrity!

I am curious to learn what this will give in the political arena, with certain politicians that are now in the hot seat. 😇 The US chart has this transit in the 2d house of own finances, resources, and economy. The head of the state has this transit over his 5th house of creative self expression, romantic relationships and children. Where does it fall on your personal chart?

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Fall Equinox - September 23, 2019

Fall Equinox CHART

September 23, 2019 @ 7:50 am UTC/2:50 am CDT

The energy of this chart paves the way to the Saturn Pluto conjunction of January 12, 2020. It is important to pay attention to the events that develop this day (a few days before and after).  Change is in the air with seven planets in 'Cardinal' (change of seasons) Signs. There is only one in a Fixed Sign, Uranus, which, as the Lord of electricity and revolution, does anything but stay put.

The Chart as a whole seems to be telling us that some important information coming out triggers a series of events that will culminate in the Saturn Pluto Conjunction of January 2020 with a significant structural transMUTATION of political issues and governmental institutions.

Capricorn, when the goat gets to the top, the only way out is DOWN.

Mercury, the Messenger of the Gods, even though still invisible under the Sun rays, is much activated (behind the scenes?) by several aspects. In fact, Mercury will be invisible until November 13, 2019. Then, in Libra, he is not as happy as Venus, who is enjoying a very elegant and harmonious home life there, AND she becomes visible exactly this day. Maybe, today she is letting out some information she's been holding on secretly about her relationships, values, financial matters, possessions or all of the above. Together with Mercury in Libra, there might be talks about balancing the economy, or straightening the financial situation.

Whatever they are chatting those two, will have serious implication for the future (North Node of the Moon in Cancer) and will certainly turn a corner leading to the power dismantling and governmental structural reconstruction that Saturn and Pluto are effecting in Capricorn.

In addition, Mercury, who makes seven different aspects, sextiles Jupiter, quincunx Neptune, squares Saturn, the Moon, and both Lunar Nodes. We shouldn't subestimate his 'silver wings' influence, though, just because he's invisible. He's working hard, but in hiding. With Jupiter he's trying to learn as much as possible, with Neptune he may confuse fantastic scenarios with real intellectual knowledge. We, should be careful, ourselves, and try to separate illusions or delusions from logical thinking to avoid being duped. Fortunately, Saturn can call Mercury down to earth, somehow. However, Mercury, our mental activity, and the communications are at a crossroad, challenged to turn towards the North Node of the Moon.

The house of Cancer is especially strengthened. The Moon with her North Node, not only heightens the mind's psychic ability that we can trust, but also boosts the feminine, yin energies. This will manifest in energizing women, mothers, family and nurturing issues, the public, the regular people in the streets, the less fortunate in need of help and care. We may see large crowds, especially of women take the streets with a cry to protect the Earth, food sources, and the safety of families. The changes operated through the energy in Capricorn will greatly affect families, women, and the needy, hopefully in a positive way.

The goat (Capricorn) may be able to reach the top, but from there the only way out is down. Conversely, the crab (Cancer) walking sideways, even though only stays at the same level, it can avoid obstacles by moving around them, without the need to 'conquer' them.

 Crabs walk sideways. Freshwater and Marine Image Bank, public domain.

In Virgo, a Mutable Sign, Mars actions to correct, heal, repair something are favorably supported by the Lord of Transmutations, Pluto, whose relentless power is demolishing corrupt political structures. Saturn, now 'direct' is now taking final exams on discipline, responsibility, maturity, integrity and accountability regarding social conventions and contracts, political and societal institutional structures, until December 24, 2019, right a day before the strike of the Solar Eclipse at 4º ♑︎, December 26.

Jupiter 'direct' square Neptune 'retrograde' will certainly bring the truth out in the open and for everyone to see. What has been hidden from the collective will show its (ugly?) face. And since Jupiter is not only higher knowledge, but also justice, especially strong in his own house of Sagittarius, there might be a truth needing some law enforcement or the intervention of justice. That new information can change people's beliefs, and inspire us to dream of a better world. This will have to operate an adjustment and a compromise leading the energy towards the North Node in Cancer (see above).

The Sun entering Libra may impel people to make decisions and changes to restore balance. In Libra, the Sun, as the Lord of the Harvest, quincunx Uranus, may have revolutionary impulses to generously redistribute resources.

However, a few days later during the New Moon in Libra, the Sun and the Moon will oppose Chiron, at the same time, reaching a pick of emotional awareness of our vulnerabilities and feelings of not measuring up to the occasion, and starting a new cycle in relationships. For this one, I refer you back to the September episode of Chiron activation.

Much has been said about Neptune's bad rap regarding his deceptive and misleading influence. However, Neptune can also give us clear vision and profound understanding of an unseen reality. He can inspire our life, and take us to higher levels of awareness and spiritual development. Of course, there is some level of evolution necessary in order to be able to tap into the energies of a higher realm. Intuition, telepathy and clairvoyance are his tools, if we learn how to use them.

In any case, Neptune is still in harmony (trine) with the North Node of the Moon, which supports this spiritual evolution in our human experience. It's just a matter of taking advantage of this energy, to envision a future of compassion, charity, service to human beings at disadvantage, unconditional love, and protection of Nature. Many are awakening to the understanding that we are all interconnected, just because everything comes from the same source, a Black Hole of Energy. Yes, we are all the same dust. Whatever we do affects us all.

Lastly, but not least, there is also a loose (7 degrees orb) trine between Saturn and Uranus, both well planted in Earth Signs. After all, it seems that they agree about the necessary innovations in governmental structures (Capricorn) and change of values (Taurus) and of use of resources, and operate in accord.

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Full Moon in Pisces - September 13-14, 2019

The High Priestess from The Druid Craft Tarot Deck by Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm, Illustrated by Will Worthington - Eddison Books Unlimited, used with permission.
She sees the invisible where the polarities merge, and all is one.

Full Moon in Pisces

The Ethereal Lover

Before becoming Full, the Moon meets Neptune in Pisces and drinks his cosmic elixir that alters her senses and allows her to reach into the ethereal realm of the supreme truth. At 17º, Neptune exactly opposes Mars. They are the close companions of this Full Moon, instilling their energy that colors her fullness. The chart is complex and amazingly rich in aspects, so it has to be taken as a whole. Here are the pieces of its puzzle. Find the houses where the planets fall in your personal Chart to understand the areas of life you're working on.

Neptune has the power to alter our psychic states of awareness, transporting us even telepathically to places in the Universe where there is no time, no physical space, no boundaries. Neptune can give us the real 'trip' to higher states of consciousness and show us unseen realities, and the ultimate truth. This Full Moon carries a divine inspiration and spiritual knowledge that illuminates an issue connected to the zodiac house occupied by Pisces. Intuitively, we understand something that was obscure before.  Tonight we have access to other levels of reality that we couldn't see with our eyes.

Mars exactly opposes Neptune, reaching the fullness (Full Mars in respect to Neptune) of his cycle started in December 2018 with their conjunction. Then, Mars had set his aim at a spiritual venture, or may have dreamt of a romantic partner; now, after some challenges, he has a clear vision of the results of his efforts. It's the opportunity to separate dreams (Neptune) from reality (Virgo). He may otherwise be blinded by the clouds of fantasies.

Just a few days before, Mars squared Jupiter, which was a challenge to the beliefs that determined our actions. Therefore, the dark side of the Mars Neptune opposition is that we may be delusional or have unrealistic ideas about the issue, and end up forcefully attempting to 'convince' others of our point of view, or try to 'correct' it physically .

On the positive side, though, the Sun conjuncts Mars in Virgo, lights the fire of passion, drives our actions, makes a practical effort to right the wrongs, to correct errors revealed by the Moon's light. There is something in our identity that wants fixing and redressing. With the mystic discernment from the Infinite Creative Consciousness (Neptune in Pisces) we gain an understanding that goes beyond the physical reality.  Mars opposite Neptune can be the ethereal lover that transcends the tangible plane. We drink of the spiritual elixir necessary to forgive something, someone, or our own shortcomings. And Mars gives us the energy to walk the mile, to make that phone call, to visit that friend or foe, and ask for forgiveness, or effectively solve the problem.

Let's not forget that Mars conjunct the Sun both trine Saturn and Pluto.  This is an amazing planetary relationship to achieve a serious and stable compromise, for a deeply transformative change. Then, any change, resolution, reconciliation, forgiveness, amendment or redress will profoundly transmute and heal a relationship. One can be assured of the long lasting positive results. 

If one has been dealing with a very difficult, seemingly impossible conflict, one can count on this Full Moon being the very creative instrument of renewing a bond. If one is dealing with an intimate relationship, Mars trine Pluto will certainly renew the passionate sexual bond, ardently infused by compassion and unconditional love (Neptune square Jupiter). The energies of this Full Moon can thus make the lovers sexual act transcend the physical and be profoundly spiritual, creating an enduring (Saturn) and unbreakable emotional bond (Pluto). 

The Moon also sextiles Pluto, which intensifies the transformative power of this magical, beautiful, mystical, romantic emotions. The intuition activated by the Neptune Moon conjunction can actually take us to the depths of our psychological issues, helping us understand something important.

Full Moons, like all planetary oppositions, manifest the energy in external elements of our life. The illumination can come from an event, a person, situation, circumstances that reflect to us a completion, bring awareness, or trigger a resolution. The polarity works themes of the zodiac houses occupied by the planetary bodies. This Full Moon activates thus, the houses of Virgo and Pisces, both mutable, one earthy, practical and realistic, the latter watery, idealistic and compassionate. 

From Sagittarius, a sign of wisdom, metaphysical knowledge and spirituality, Jupiter, now direct, opens up his generosity, benevolence, abundant intelligence, and positiveness to inspire us to work for the wellbeing of all, and inject the enthusiastic vigor to our actions.  Basically, the mutable T-square operates a creative process of acceptance, flexible adaptation and integration.

Virgo, as the sign of the organized intellectual work, gives the Sun the discernment ability. It works on a revision of some aspect of our essential character that might have been involved in a relationship with another person. Virgo with its analytical traits, is able to bring about resolution of possible relationship regrets or disappointment. As the Moon receives at the same time, the Sun light, and Neptune's transcendental sensitivity and intuitive, even psychic knowledge, we are able to give the issue a clear closure. By understanding the deeper meanings, we are able to overcome whatever relational issue we're dealing with.

This Full Moon generates then a compassionate impulse that facilitates comprehension, assimilation and forgiveness. This is a very effective Full Moon for the social houses especially, in the 1st - 7th, 4th - 10th, or 5th - 11th axes, to help us resolve long standing conflicts or issues with a sensitive and sensible touch. The Moon makes an applying trine to the Lunar North Node in Cancer, which implies that she is helping us in the direction we should go. For more on this, please visit my previous post "The Urge for Spiritual Development"

Furthermore, considering that Mercury, the Sun's ruler in Virgo, not only is he in Virgo, but in exact conjunction with Venus at 29º degrees. With this placement, there is an urgency to have that sweet talk, to smoothly resolve a dilemma, or an apparently unsolvable struggle between two parties, reconcile two sides of a coin, or build a bridge (Mercury) of love (Venus) over a river of differences. With the Virgo Pisces axis, it may be a matter of accepting and forgiving faults, an imbalance, a shortcoming, feelings of guilt or shame. In the High Priestess Tarot Card with the two columns (black and white in most decks), the visionary woman (symbolized by the Moon on her head) integrates the polarities. That's why it's so important not to give in to the escaping pull of Pisces, but to tap into its healing power of compassion, integration and forgiveness. 

If one is not involved in a close relationship, one may feel transported into fantasy land, or be swept away by spiritual endeavors. However, the best way to use this energy is to find an artistic or creative expression that is tangible, or an activity in contact with water and earth. Writing poetry, dancing, performing, gardening, swimming, hand painting with tempera, sculpting, and kundalini yoga (the spiritual yoga tradition) are some examples. 

Additionally, Venus rules Taurus, where Uranus is. Plus the Moon makes a semi-square (45º) with Uranus. This two factors combined, make for a liberation from outdated values, surprises us seeing things from an innovative angle, better understanding that what is unconventional. We gain a new eccentric, unheard of, and unexpected perspective on our desires, needs and wants.

Mars rules Aries, where Chiron is, which means that Chiron will receive the effects of the Full Moon as well through Mars. As I said before, the Full Moon in Pisces has a healing power, that can sooth the Chironic wound affecting relationships. This in preparation to the important transformational changes that will be in effect when the stellium travels through Libra. To better understand Chiron's role in relationships, I refer you to my previous post on his September Activation. 

Health considerations

One last piece of advice, especially for people who are vulnerable to allergies. The activation of Pisces, is the break of boundaries, and the increase of vulnerabilities of all kinds. It's advisable to strengthen our aura with meditation and pranayama techniques, to prevent the 'invasion of secret enemies'. Those could include entities, germs, substances, and other people's energy. Let's remember that Pisces rules the immune system. The lymphatic system can be working overtime those days.  During the time the Moon travels through Pisces, one can be more susceptible to develop intolerance to fish, with some level of allergic reaction. Intoxication with excessive alcohol ingest or use of intravenous drugs (legal or illegal) is also possible. One can even be more sensitive to the same medicines that has been taking regularly, meaning that a smaller dose may have the same effect. If you have adverse reactions to your regular medicines, this Full Moon could be the cause, but just consult your Doctor. Mine should NOT be considered 'professional medical advice".

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