Saturn Direct in Scorpio - Rock Bottom Rebirth

I just got off the phone talking with a lady who wanted to know if she and the man she was dating were "soul mates". I looked at their charts which easily explained both the attraction and the obstacles. He was a bit younger than she, and had his Venus in Aquarius. On a good day this placement would indicate he thrived on relationships that were somehow unique, even unorthodox, so while it's unusual for the woman to be older, the age difference in this case could work to their advantage. However,  his Venus in the sign ruling friendship tells us he is happiest in relationships that have a strong sense of freedom about them - not necessarily meaning infidelity or one of those friends-with-benefits arrangements, but certainly something where the couple didn't spend every waking moment together. She on the other hand was born under the partnership-oriented sign Libra, so even though her Sun in Libra made a very happy trine to his Venus, she was still feeling uncertain as to whether he could make as deep a commitment as what she was hoping for.

 I laid out the cards and got the Devil and The Hanged Man in the position of Past Influences. The Devil card indicates there was some past commitment binding at least one of them and The Hanged Man card says until that past obligation is completed progress for this relationship would be in limbo.

I asked her if either of them were still involved with an ex-lover, or some other commitment that had to be fulfilled before their relationship could take off? Yes on both sides. He had an ex-live-in-girlfriend who, though they had never been legally married (typical Venus in Aquarius!), felt she was still entitled to some of their shared possessions and thus she was taking him to court. Since his planet of last degree - which shows how situations in the person's life end - was the karma planet Saturn, new relationships could not move ahead until this past relationship debt was paid. As Saturn in his chart made a nice aspect to Jupiter, the planet of justice, it would not be difficult for this man to pay his debts if he chose to do so. I encouraged the caller that there was every reason to assume the court ruling would be just and he should not fight it but do whatever he had to do to complete the "divorce". Indeed with Jupiter in good aspect even if the settlement seemed unfair he would quickly recover.

The Devil and Hanged Man cards also applied to the woman herself. She had a past history of being taken advantage of in partnership - The Devil shows two who had once been lovers now chained together in misery and The Hanged Man pictures a feeling of betrayal. Her planet of last degree was the planet Neptune which meant things had a way of ending for her on a blurry or not well defined note. This suggests she had a pattern of committing without knowing what she was getting herself into.

In summation I told her it appeared the fellow and she had a shot at making something good come to life eventually but that for now while he was clearing up the past with his ex, she should consider their Venus in Aquarius relationship to be "just friends". Otherwise his Saturn at the last degree would end up with him putting off making a commitment indefinitely and her Neptune at the last degree would have her end up feeling victimized.

So this now leads to the question, just how long should she Hang In There (an alternative meaning to The Hanged Man card)? I recommended she give it at least until the end of July. That's when Saturn, the planet of harsh reality will finally turn direct meaning that is when we'll see if the relationship is real and either the two of them start moving forward together or she'll clearly see that there will always be some excuse for delay and be able stop being in limbo and start moving on with her life alone.

For the rest of us, Saturn being retrograde this year and backtracking in Scorpio, the sign of hidden secrets, has caused a lot of soul searching this spring with more and more of us waking up to the harsh realities of our own lives. While it's a good thing to focus on the positive, it's not helpful to be in denial of where we are in the here and now. To move forward, Saturn retrograde says we first have to see where we are starting from. Once we are able to recognize our true position then what steps to take to improve things become obvious too. For example, along with burning green candles and thinking positive thoughts, a person who is worried about their finances should also use this time to calculate exactly what their expenses are. They may be very pleasantly surprised to discover things are not as bad as they thought or they may see where they simply cannot continue to commit their resources and thus get the courage to make necessary changes. Saturn doesn't have to be a bad planet if we use it to our advantage.

Take advantage of Saturn turning direct by making a point of noticing what is going on in your life this month particularly around July 19, the exact day Saturn goes direct. You should find you're able to look at your world very realistically - and see what you need to do, what commitment you need to complete so you too can get out of Limbo and move on. If you still feel stuck but you honestly don't know what it is you should be doing or focusing on, just try practicing forgiveness. It's the key lesson we're here to learn in this lifetime so if you're feeling at the bottom and don't know how to transform the situation, try repeating the word "Forgive" over and over throughout the day and before you fall asleep at night. You don't even need to know who or what you are forgiving - the Universe does and you will set miracles in motion. Saturn in Scorpio opens the dirtiest darkest caves in our souls. Forgiveness cleans them out.

Just say it!

Rosada

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Rosada, EXT 2340
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