So! I hope everyone is doing well. My fellow New Zealanders have just begun to settle into what will be a long weekend for us all, and a time for reflection on colonisation. Remembering where we came from is a conscious choice we are called to make- often we try to forget, or try to be a part of what we would like to be a part of only. But the good and the bad, the light and the dark are part of our past- and they are part of our destiny, as well.
We have just moved out of some intense emotional detox with the Moon passing its final quarter in the sign of Scorpio, triggering the building Saturn-Uranus square. There might have been some intense arguments, as the Moon in Scorpio squared Mercury RX… or perhaps it was time for some deep introspection and release of rotten emotional energy. Now as the Moon approaches the New Moon in Aquarius, we are moved through more cycles of shedding those burdens that no longer serve us.
Highlighting this approach to the New Moon is an aspect that has been building in the background for some time- Venus conjunct Saturn, which of course is currently only a degree away from squaring Uranus exact.
Oh Saturn! This is not a very well-loved energy. Saturn tells us where to stop and where we must go, and it tells us with such finality. These are the burdens and the restrictions that are self-inflicted, but it is part of the order of creation that we consciously or subconsciously state this sense of lack. For if we were to expand indefinitely, there would be no shape or no meaning to our lives. Our souls want to *deeply* experience our creations and our acheivements. Magick is not like in the movies, a quick flourish of the wand and thousands of dollars are there- it is a lifetime commitment, a journey of sweat and pain and toil! And that’s what makes it so great.
Venus is of course our sense of what we value, our loves, our finances, our relationships and our belongings. A little Saturn will help Venus- without a little Saturn in a relationship, for example, there is no committment and no true grounded substance. But all the same, Saturn is the boring old bugbear that makes things hard work at times. It is no-nonsense and will call “cut the crap!” when a limit is reached.
Over the next few days, we might be called to let something or someone go- at least for now, as retrogrades tend to bring things back for review later on. This will be something we value. Or we might simply have to think more about where our boundaries are. What do we truly want to acheive? What are the energies that are going to be a liability for us on this journey as we move into this new version of ourselves?
Saturn is an energy that grow better with age. When we are young, it is often poor self-esteem. When we are older, it is responsibility, skill and certainty. Be brave enough now to make those choices that might be difficult now, but will age well. I believe in you!
All dates/times are in New Zealand time 🙂
Saturn is an energy that gr
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