“Life is fleeting. The human being struggles to take control of it, soon learning that one important life skill is learning how to gracefully let go.”
Where Saturn is located in the natal chart shows where one struggles to let go. Saturn aims to structure and build to make structures worth lasting despite the inevitable unpredictability and chaos of life. However, these structures are often swept away due to such circumstances, with nothing remaining. Saturn shows where we struggle to let go.
Saturn in the Houses
Saturn in the 1st House: You struggle to let go of your constructed identity. You worked hard to create a consistent identity, only to find that you are a human being with changing, fluid identities.
Saturn in the 2nd House: You struggle to let go of your constructed sense of stability. You worked hard to create consistent stability within yourself, only to find that instability is inevitable.
Saturn in the 3rd House: You struggle to let go of your words and thoughts. You worked hard to know everything and to be intelligent, but you will always learn something new and be ignorant in some areas.
Saturn in the 4th House: You struggle to let go of your origin. You worked hard to keep your past and family, only to realize that you will have to uproot yourself many times until you finally feel comfortable in your own skin.
Saturn in the 5th House: You struggle to let go of your happiness. You worked hard to be happy and inspired, only to realize that sadness and holdbacks are inevitable in life.
Saturn in the 6th House: You struggle to let go of your habits. You worked hard to get through the daily motions of life, only to realize that even through routine, the daily motions of life are unpredictable.
Saturn in the 7th House: You struggle to let go of your relationships. You worked hard to relate and connect to others, only to realize that some relationships are not meant to last.
Saturn in the 8th House: You struggle to let go of your secrets. You worked hard to control yourself and your intimate relationships, only to realize that some secrets about yourself cannot be kept forever.
Saturn in the 9th House: You struggle to let go of your worldview. You worked hard to maintain your image of the world, only to realize that the world is constantly changing and challenging your beliefs.
Saturn in the 10th House: You struggle to let go of your role in the world. You worked hard to find where and how you can contribute to the world, only to realize that such contributions are not always straightforward and clear.
Saturn in the 11th House: You struggle to let go of your friends and sense of community. You worked hard to belong somewhere, only to realize that the feeling of alienation is inevitable due to your uniqueness.
Saturn in the 12th House: You struggle to let go of your conscious attempts to understand the subconscious. You worked hard to control yourself from the inside out, only to realize that there are parts of you that you will still struggle to consciously understand.
In the natal chart, both Saturn and Pluto can show fear. However, the two planets can show fear in different ways. For Saturn, Saturn can show one’s fear of being incompetent due to outside expectations given to them. For Pluto, Pluto can show one’s fear of being dark and corrupted due to the inner potential within them.
Part 1 will be about Saturn!
Saturn in the Houses
Saturn in the 1st House: People with this placement fear expressing themselves improperly. For these people, they received outside expectations on how self-expression should be. It’s hard for these people to learn that sometimes, self-expression does not have rules.
Saturn in the 2nd House: People with this placement fear stabilizing themselves improperly. For these people, they received outside expectations on how valuing themselves should be. It’s hard for these people to learn that sometimes, value is created from within.
Saturn in the 3rd House: People with this placement fear having and saying the wrong words and thoughts. For these people, they received outside rules on how to talk and think. It’s hard for these people to learn that they have the right to create their own voice.
Saturn in the 4th House: People with this placement fear not having a proper sense of home. For these people, they received outside expectations on how to root themselves. It’s hard for these people to learn that their safe space is their own to create and feel.
Saturn in the 5th House: People with this placement fear not experiencing proper happiness. For these people, they received outside expectations on how to enjoy themselves. It’s hard for these people to learn that joy and creativity come from themselves rather than rules.
Saturn in the 6th House: People with this placement fear not handling life circumstances properly. For these people, they received outside expectations on what an everyday life should look like. It’s hard for these people to learn that they can work to create their own routine.
Saturn in the 7th House: People with this placement fear dysfunctional social interactions. For these people, they received outside expectations on how a relationship should be. It’s hard for these people to learn that all relationships dynamics are unique.
Saturn in the 8th House: People with this placement fear having their secrets violated. For these people, they received outside expectations on how privacy should be handled. It’s hard for these people to learn that they can implement privacy on their own terms.
Saturn in the 9th House: People with this placement fear having an irresponsible worldview. For these people, they received outside expectations on how they should see the world. It’s hard for these people to learn that they can independently create their own worldview.
Saturn in the 10th House: People with this placement fear having an unclear role in the world. For these people, they received outside expectations on how to assert themselves in the world. It’s hard for these people to learn that one’s role in the world is created by themselves.
Saturn in the 11th House: People with this placement fear not belonging in the world. For these people, they received outside expectations on how to belong. It’s hard for these people to learn that the more one tries to belong, the more one feels alienated.
Saturn in the 12th House: People with this placement fear the parts of themselves they don’t consciously understand. For these people, they received the outside expectation that they have to control themselves entirely. It’s hard for these people to learn and embrace ambiguity.
