Fear in the Natal Chart

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.

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.

PLUTO IN THE HOUSES

Pluto in the 1st House: People with this placement fear that their self-expression can be overwhelming. They give themselves secret expectations on how self-expression should manifest. It’s hard for these people to learn that sometimes, self-expression can’t be controlled.

Pluto in the 2nd House: People with this placement fear the uncontrollable effects of self-preservation. They give themselves secret expectations on how to control self-value. It’s hard for these people to learn that sometimes, value can be separated from shame.

Pluto in the 3rd House: People with this placement fear the power of their words. They give themselves secret expectations on how to speak and think. It’s hard for these people to believe that their powerful words and thoughts can be used for empowerment.

Pluto in the 4th House: People with this placement fear the results of having a firm foundation and beginning. They give themselves secret expectations on how to root themselves. It’s hard for these people to embrace the power of creating their own safe space.

Pluto in the 5th House: People with this placement fear the power of their creativity. They give themselves secret expectations on how to enjoy themselves. It’s hard for these people to embrace enjoyment and creating.

Pluto in the 6th House: People with this placement fear the power of controlling everyday circumstances. They give themselves secret expectations on how they should live their daily lives. It’s hard for these people to learn that empowerment comes to them through small details.

Pluto in the 7th House: People with this placement fear the power dynamics inevitable in relationships. They give themselves secret expectations on how to detect certain relational nuances. It’s hard for these people to trust their power found within relationships.

Pluto in the 8th House: People with this placement fear the dynamics of keeping secret information. They give themselves secret expectations on how a secret should be kept and shared. It’s hard for these people to learn that information management can bring empowerment.

Pluto in the 9th House: People with this placement fear the potentially destructive power of their worldview. They give themselves secret expectations on how their philosophies should manifest. It’s hard for these people to embrace their worldview regardless of its effects.

Pluto in the 10th House: People with this placement fear having a dangerous role in the world. They give themselves secret expectations on how their influence should manifest in the world. It’s hard for these people to learn that one’s reputation can’t always be controlled.

Pluto in the 11th House: People with this placement fear the consequences of belonging. They give themselves secret expectations on how they should respond to belonging. It’s hard for these people to learn that one cannot always control their place in a group setting.

Pluto in the 12th House: People with this placement fear the consequences of not entirely knowing themselves. They give themselves secret expectations on how to conduct themselves in private. It’s hard for these people to learn that empowerment can come at unexpected moments.

Ephemerality in Astrology

“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.

Saturn in the 1st House

The 1st House is often the house that collectively represents how we view the world. The house represents the first breath we take, and our impressions of the world. The 1st House can usually rule over what we are consciously aware of. The 1st House is arguably one of the most important houses, for it is a template for the natal chart, setting the chart for which signs rule which houses.

When Saturn is in the 1st House, the individual is often focused on refining and improving the impression they give off to the world. For these individuals, there is a standard to how they should act and respond in and to the world. Due to this, those with Saturn in the 1st House pay a lot of attention to their self-expression and themselves, working hard to make sure they live up to their own standards. Saturn in the 1st individuals express themselves carefully.

Due to this constant refining and care into their self-expression, those with Saturn in the 1st House can often hesitate when it comes to expressing themselves. They are constantly stifling themselves in their own self-expressions if such self-expressions do not fall under the inner standard they have. Due to this, Saturn in the 1st individuals feel as if people don’t really have a firm and true understanding of them. Saturn in the 1st individuals simultaneously longing and fear for people to understand them. There is a sense of loneliness these people tend to have due to not being able to completely relate to others, but at the same time, there is a sense of fear because these individuals do not want to show any sort of vulnerability.

Saturn in the 1st individuals tend to have high expectations on the world, and due to this, they are often disappointed and can be quite judgmental to others due to being judgmental to themselves. When they encounter others who do not fall into their inner standard, they are often disappointed and displeased. This judgmental aspect can often contribute to the inner loneliness these individuals feel because not only do they alienate other people, they alienate themselves.

The standard that Saturn in the 1st House individuals have when it comes to self-expression often comes from the realistic, yet somber perspective they have of reality. Saturn in the 1st individuals will often respond to the world defensively, the inner standard they have is a defensive response to the realistic workings of the world. These individuals are aware of how uncaring and unsympathetic the world can be, so they will often give the same response right back. People with Saturn in the 1st House try their best to not be immature and naive, and will often dismiss themselves if they ever were to find themselves in a vulnerable position.

Due to the consistent questioning, redoing, and stifling of self-expression, those with Saturn in the 1st House can struggle with self-esteem. A lot of these self-esteem issues stem due to having overly high expectations of themselves. Those with Saturn in the 1st House have a strong understanding of how important self-expression is, and this is why these individuals work so hard on managing their self-expression. However, with so much management on their self-expression, these individuals often wonder if they will still be accepted if they were to stop standardizing their self-expression. The fact that these individuals work hard to manage themselves makes these people question if the hard work is indicative of inadequate self-expression.

However, even though the manifestation of negative self-criticism can be devastating for these individuals, the ability to reflect on oneself is a skill these individuals will eventually learn to master. Through difficult experiences, these individuals learn the power and urgency to be self-aware. Even though these individuals can attempt at self-awareness by being overly critical of themselves, attempting to be self-aware at all shows evidence that these individuals only want to achieve being the best individuals they can be. These people are ultimately ambitious, and at their best, motivated. There is always a sense of direction for these individuals that can lead to success. At their best, these individuals have a strong idea of how they affect themselves and others, and they intimately understand the idea of self-expression. Self-expression is important for these individuals and ultimately, it is a part of themselves they ultimately want to master.

Having Saturn in the 1st House ultimately shows an ambitious individual who wants to be their best. However, what these individuals need to learn is that while it is empowering to have an objective, it is important to not let the objective crush them. Often, the ambition and pressure these individuals put themselves under for the sake of success can often freeze them, often stopping them from moving towards their goals at all. These individuals need to understand that while implementing self expectations is responsible and practical, freezing oneself out of criticism is impractical and ultimately not realistic.

Those with Saturn in the 1st House need to familiarize themselves with the idea that having any sort of freedom should not be a threat to their goals. It’s okay for one to not be consistently on par with their goals. For these individuals, they need to understand that one’s efforts to be the best is enough, for one’s efforts is the only thing these individuals can control. Rather than determine the value of their efforts based on the results of their efforts, these individuals should base the value of their efforts on the fact that the effort is present at all. These individuals can not control the outcomes of their self-expression, but they can control the self-expression themselves.

Teaching Through Wisdom

Throughout our lives, whether it be through natural talent or through experience, we often come to find out our strengths. Not only do we find out our strengths, we can often teach such strengths to others. In astrology, Jupiter is the planet of talent while Saturn is the planet of experience. Looking to the house position of both planets can show where we can teach wisdom to others whether it be through natural talent or through experience and practice.

JUPITER IN THE HOUSES

• Jupiter in the 1st House: Finding and asserting your identity is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people how to find and access their personal identity.

• Jupiter in the 2nd House: Securing and sustaining your identity is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people to truly connect with themselves and to gain stronger self-awareness.

• Jupiter in the 3rd House: Communicating and documenting your unique voice is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people to find and communicate their own voice to be understood.

• Jupiter in the 4th House: Finding out your safe space and being aware of what you have learned in your past is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people to apply the past wisely.

• Jupiter in the 5th House: Being creative and being aware of what makes you happy is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people how to enjoy and embrace themselves.

• Jupiter in the 6th House: Managing and remaining flexible to the daily flow of life is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people how to live a life that optimizes their agenda.

• Jupiter in the 7th House: Being aware of social interactions with others is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people how to understand social nuances to build relationships.

• Jupiter in the 8th House: Knowing the line between what you consider trivial and intimate is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people how to manage meaningful interactions.

• Jupiter in the 9th House: Generating a worldview and personal philosophy is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people how to create their own authentic approach to life.

• Jupiter in the 10th House: Creating your unique role in the world is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people how to find their own ambitions in the world.

• Jupiter in the 11th House: Being aware of group dynamics and communities is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people how to belong but create a distinctive presence.

• Jupiter in the 12th House: Accepting your unknown self-expression is often an ability that comes easily to you, and due to this, you can teach people how to truly accept themselves, known or unknown.

SATURN IN THE HOUSES

• Saturn in the 1st House: Finding and asserting your identity was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people how to find and access their personal identity.

• Saturn in the 2nd House: Securing and sustaining your identity was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people to truly connect with themselves and to gain stronger self-awareness.

• Saturn in the 3rd House: Communicating and documenting your unique voice was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people to find and communicate their own voice to be understood.

• Saturn in the 4th House: Finding out your safe space and being aware of what you have learned in your past was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people to apply the past wisely.

• Saturn in the 5th House: Being creative and being aware of what makes you happy was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people how to enjoy and embrace themselves.

• Saturn in the 6th House: Managing and remaining flexible to the daily flow of life was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people how to live a life that optimizes their agenda.

• Saturn in the 7th House: Being aware of social interactions with others was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people how to understand social nuances to build relationships.

• Saturn in the 8th House: Knowing the line between what you consider trivial and intimate was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people how to manage meaningful interactions.

• Saturn in the 9th House: Generating a worldview and personal philosophy was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people how to create their own authentic approach to life.

• Saturn in the 10th House: Creating your unique role in the world was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people how to find their own ambitions in the world.

• Saturn in the 11th House: Being aware of group dynamics and communities was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people how to belong but create a distinctive presence.

• Saturn in the 12th House: Accepting your unknown self-expression was a difficult challenge for you, but due to experience, you can teach people how to truly accept themselves, known or unknown.

Inner Voices of your Childhood

The Moon and Saturn does not only represent your perception of your nurturing and authoritative parent, but they also represent the inner authoritative and nurturing voice your parents greatly influenced growing up. These inner voices will often be present throughout your life, whether your parents were present or absent. These voices will often dictate how you discipline yourself and what comforts you allow yourself to have.

Part 1 of this series will be talking about the Moon as the inner nurturing voice.

THE MOON: THE INNER NURTURING VOICE

The inner nurturing voice is the voice that calls you to take care of yourself. This is the voice that tells you when you are uncomfortable, the voice that defines your comfort zone.

MOON IN THE SIGNS

• Moon in Aries: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to be independent. You are uncomfortable when you are stifled in self-assertion. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to fight for yourself.

• Moon in Taurus: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to hold physical comforts consistently. You are uncomfortable when you are in inconsistent situations. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to find stability.

• Moon in Gemini: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to communicate and learn. You are uncomfortable when you are silenced. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to speak your mind.

• Moon in Cancer: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to initiate emotional familiarity. You are uncomfortable when you are stifled in unfamiliar situations. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to root yourself.

• Moon in Leo: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to hold your identity. You are uncomfortable when you are forced to compromise your identity. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to express yourself despite the odds.

• Moon in Virgo: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to utilize your inner mental arrangements. You are uncomfortable when your arrangements fail under irrational unpredictability. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to organize.

• Moon in Libra: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to be understanding of social dynamics. You are uncomfortable with you face social ambiguity. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to find peace within that ambiguity.

• Moon in Scorpio: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ability to maintain your power. You are uncomfortable when you are forced to reveal your vulnerability. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to accept that vulnerability.

• Moon in Sagittarius: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your sense of freedom. You are uncomfortable when you feel trapped in undesirable circumstances. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to be free once again.

• Moon in Capricorn: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your idea of practicality and reality. You are uncomfortable when you feel useless. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to find a more realistic option to define yourself.

• Moon in Aquarius: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your ideas of reforming your surroundings. You are uncomfortable when you are silenced in stating such ideas. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to rebel.

• Moon in Pisces: Your inner nurturing voice defined your comfort zone based on your acceptance of the unknown. You are uncomfortable when you are forced to rationally articulate what you don’t know. Your inner nurturing voice calls you to be compassionate.

MOON IN THE HOUSES

• Moon in the 1st House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your personal identity.

• Moon in the 2nd House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to sustaining your personal identity.

• Moon in the 3rd House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your thoughts.

• Moon in the 4th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to trying to feel at home.

• Moon in the 5th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your sense of fun and creativity.

• Moon in the 6th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your habits and your routine.

• Moon in the 7th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your one-on-one interactions.

• Moon in the 8th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to what you consciously hide from the world.

• Moon in the 9th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your world view.

• Moon in the 10th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your worldly goals.

• Moon in the 11th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your friendships and group dynamics.

• Moon in the 12th House: Your inner nurturing voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your ambiguous inner workings.

The Moon and Saturn does not only represent your perception of your nurturing and authoritative parent, but they also represent the inner authoritative and nurturing voice your parents greatly influenced growing up. These inner voices will often be present throughout your life, whether your parents were present or absent. These voices will often dictate how you discipline yourself and what comforts you allow yourself to have.

Part 2 of this series will be talking about Saturn as the inner authoritative voice.

SATURN: THE INNER AUTHORITATIVE VOICE

The inner authoritative voice is the voice that calls you to discipline yourself. This is the voice that tells you when you are stifled by comforts, the voice that defines your goals.

SATURN IN THE SIGNS

• Saturn in Aries: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding you to be strong and independent in your life. You are denied comfort when you do not stand for yourself. Your goal is to be truly self-sufficient and assertive.

• Saturn in Taurus: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding consistency and stability in your life. You are denied comfort when you face unforeseeable change. Your goal is to truly be at peace and to stand firm with yourself.

• Saturn in Gemini: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding intelligence and logical rationality in your life. You are denied comfort when your life does not make rational sense to you. Your goal is to truly be able to articulate true intelligence.

• Saturn in Cancer: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding emotional familiarity in your life. You are denied comfort when your life becomes unpredictable. Your goal is to truly be able to be comfortable in your own skin.

• Saturn in Leo: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding a focus on maintaining your identity in your life. You are denied comfort when you are unable to sustain an unstable identity. Your goal is to be truly able to know who you are.

• Saturn in Virgo: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding flexibility and wit in handling life. You are denied comfort when you are unable to know what you can and cannot control. Your goal is to truly know how to remain flexible, yet rational against chaos.

• Saturn in Libra: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding social intelligence in your life. You are denied comfort when you are unable to formulate a sense of justice. Your goal is to truly know how to live a fair and peaceful life.

• Saturn in Scorpio: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding authenticity and intensity in your life. You are denied comfort when you are too scared to confront the darkest parts of yourself. Your goal is to truly know how to handle the inevitable darkness in life.

• Saturn in Sagittarius: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding freedom and open-mindedness in your life. You are denied comfort when you are unable to see other perspectives. Your goal is to truly understand and articulate your understanding of the world.

• Saturn in Capricorn: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding success and practicality in your life. You are denied comfort when you face failure. Your goal is to truly attain success and to create a self that can stand the test of time.

• Saturn in Aquarius: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding you to make a change in the world. You are denied comfort when you feel insignificant in your ambitions. Your goal is to truly gain influence and implement change to your surroundings.

• Saturn in Pisces: Your inner authoritative voice disciplines you by demanding you to be open and compassionate. You are denied comfort when you want your life to make sense at all times. Your goal is to truly accept inevitable ambiguity and appreciate life in all aspects.

SATURN IN THE HOUSES

• Saturn in the 1st House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your personal identity.

• Saturn in the 2nd House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to sustaining your personal identity.

• Saturn in the 3rd House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your thoughts.

• Saturn in the 4th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to trying to feel at home.

• Saturn in the 5th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your sense of fun and creativity.

• Saturn in the 6th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your habits and your routine.

• Saturn in the 7th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your one-on-one interactions.

• Saturn in the 8th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to what you consciously hide from the world.

• Saturn in the 9th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your world view.

• Saturn in the 10th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your worldly goals.

• Saturn in the 11th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your friendships and group dynamics.

• Saturn in the 12th House: Your inner authoritative voice often calls for your attention when it comes to your ambiguous inner workings.

The Moon and Saturn does not only represent your perception of your nurturing and authoritative parent, but they also represent the inner authoritative and nurturing voice your parents greatly influenced growing up. These inner voices will often be present throughout your life, whether your parents were present or absent. These voices will often dictate how you discipline yourself and what comforts you allow yourself to have.

Part 3 of this series will be about the dynamics between the inner nurturing and authoritative voice shown through aspects.

ASPECTS: THE DYNAMIC BETWEEN THE INNER VOICE AND THE AUTHORITATIVE VOICE

Moon trine Saturn: Having your Moon trine to Saturn shows that the relationship between the inner nurturing and the authoritative voice is effortlessly harmonious. The interests of nurturing and discipline work seamlessly together. Having such a harmonious dynamic often results with the individual having a healthy grasp on how to exist in and out of the comfort zone. The individual is more likely to healthily structure emotions and ambitions to encourage growth. This can manifest literally as seamless harmony in the individual’s family dynamic.

Moon sextile Saturn: Having your Moon sextile to Saturn shows that the relationships between the inner nurturing and the authoritative voice has easy opportunities to be harmonious. The harmony between these inner voices aren’t immediate, but can be easily made. Unlike the Moon trine Saturn aspect, the differences between the Moon and Saturn are more prominent in the sextile. The sextile highlights that while the nurturing and authoritative voices are individually different, their individual dynamics can work well together. This can manifest literally as harmonious individualities in the individual’s family dynamic.

Moon conjunct Saturn: Having your Moon conjunct to Saturn shows that the relationship between the inner nurturing and authoritative voice is closely aligned. If the two planets are in the same house, both voices aim to be present in the same area of life. Positively, these voices will work together as a double unit to show healthy control of comfort and discipline. Negatively, this can result as the two planets attempting to dominate one another. The line between comfort and discipline starts to blur, and it can be difficult for the individual to make a distinction between the two in the individual’s family dynamic.

Moon square Saturn: Having your Moon square to Saturn shows that the objective between the nurturing and the authoritative voice clash, making it hard for one voice to achieve what it seeks. Due to this, the individual can often feel frustrated, feeling as if their emotional needs are not met and/or they have not achieved enough according to their personal expectations. However, with this frustration, the individual is able to explore the limits of the comfort zone and sense of discipline, insightfully finding ways to go in and out the comfort zone. This can manifest literally as blockages in the individual’s family dynamic.

Moon opposing Saturn: Having your Moon opposed to Saturn shows that the individual can struggle with reconciling the relationship between the inner nurturing and authoritative voice when it comes to encountering other individuals and encountering themselves internally. This aspect can affect the individual’s relationship to self and with others in terms of determining the comfort and authoritative level the individual can implement to oneself and to others. This can literally manifest as identity and relational struggles in the individual’s family dynamic.

Saturn in the 4th House

The 4th House represents several things: our past, upbringing, and what keeps us comfortable. The 4th House is in the bottom of the chart, and it often provides a strong starting point and foundation for the native to work upon as the native grows up. Planets in the 4th House show the person investing part of themselves in maintaining this foundation.

For those who have Saturn in the 4th House, they can remember their upbringing and past somberly. Saturn is the planet which represents our struggle with the harsh reality, and for these people, their harsh reality started right in the beginning of life, in their place of origin. When it comes to recalling the past, it is easy for the Saturn in the 4th individual to remember all of the struggles they went through growing up. The individual can often feel nostalgically proud for overcoming such struggles, or the individual can also feel the strings of the past lingering as they go on to do their present actions.

One of these struggles is finding and designating their idea of comfort. These individuals are often skeptical when it comes to settling down and being comfortable because they are skilled (sometimes to their own detriment) on finding how certain areas of comfort can possibly crumble. They are very aware of how reality can quickly take away their own comfort as soon as they grab a hold of it.

Due to this, people with this placement can struggle to be comfortable for long periods of time. Once these people have to let go of a comfort that they’ve held onto, it can be devastating since these people are already very selective of their safe spaces in the first place. But once these individuals find a true sense of home, they will commit strongly, not wanting to let go. After all, these individuals work hard to be comfortable in their own skin.

People with Saturn in the 4th over time will master the skill of finding and assigning a true and healthy safe space. These people are often critical of unhealthy comfort mechanisms, and will often find a sense of comfort in such a way where they can healthily be comfortable, but also grow as an individual. Due to their struggles, these people strongly understand the importance of safety and how safety can either help us grow or decay, depending on where we assign our idea of safety to.

Saturn can often represent the disciplinary parent. For those with Saturn in the 4th, they often found their disciplinary parent to strongly dominate their upbringing. The upbringing is often very structured and enforced, and early on, people with this placement to see their disciplinary parent to be an authority figure.

This parent may have been very critical, making people with this placement mature and grow up a lot faster than their peers. The disciplinary parent may have prioritized responsibility over nurturing. Rather than comfort the individual in distress, the parent would prefer to help the child cope and get over the distress instead. Due to this, individuals with this placement did not see the disciplinary parent as a source of emotional nurturing and will often attempt to nurture themselves elsewhere.

The disciplinary parent brought the harshness of reality into the comfort of these individuals, making them experience the harsh outside world within the comfort of their home. While the disciplinary parent gave an accurate picture of reality, which helps the individuals realistically prepare for the world, the disciplinary parent did not provide an emotionally nurturing way for the individuals to cope with the world.

Having the harsh reality so heavily permeated into these people in their safe space can often have positive and negative consequences. Due to feeling the harshness of reality early, people with this placement are often productive and independent. People with Saturn in the 4th House know how to survive and are often trustworthy in regards to practical matters. There is a certain worldly intelligence to those with Saturn in the 4th House.

However, due to knowing how to survive well in the world, it can be difficult for these individuals to show their weaknesses. Their past strongly taught them to be strong, but sometimes, in teaching this, their past made them forget that in order to be truly strong, they must know what weakness feels. These people will struggle to show their vulnerabilities to others because they never learned or were encouraged to show it.

Saturn represents our expectations, and with Saturn in the 4th House, it can be difficult to know the expectations Saturn in the 4th individuals have. Saturn in the 4th individuals will often reflect of their expectations in their designated safe spaces, and in a sense, these individuals will use their expectations to remain safe. Unless a Saturn in the 4th individual finds you to be comfortable enough to be or live in their safe space, the expectations Saturn in the 4th individuals have in general are often kept under wraps. Their expectations are often strongly influenced by the disciplinary parent.

Saturn in the 4th House is a placement that aims to teach the management of the home, comfort, and past. People with this placement have the opportunity to gain a true sense of comfort and safety and to also be skilled in healthily processing their past experiences. However, these skills do not come without struggle. Those with Saturn in the 4th House know very well that our past experiences can often provide a solid foundation of our being, and it is up to us to manage our past experiences in such a way where we can cultivate our best selves.

Saturn in the 11th House

The 11th House in astrology represents your “chosen world.” This is why your friendships, communities, and groups in general are represented in this house. Your aspirations for select communities are also seen in this house. Your reputation in select groups are seen through this house.

People with Saturn in the 11th House will often reflect on how they are seen by others in a group setting. At their worst, these people will tend to overthink about their reputation in a group setting, and it is often this overthinking that results in these people compromising their group reputation. People tend to be put off by how hard these people try to be respectable and likable. At their worst, these people can be seen to be stiff and awkward. At their best, these people can be seen as respectable and mature.

Not only do these people think about their own reputation in a group setting, they will often pay a lot of attention to the social reputations of others. Due to this, these people will often have some figures in their life that they idolize. These people will often adore those who not only hold a lot of power, but also those who are respected. Those with Saturn in the 11th House will often strive to be like these idolized figures. Eventually, these people hope to be influential, popular, powerful, and respectable figures in certain communities.

It is often these idolized figures that help inspire these people to have many ambitious dreams. Those with Saturn in the 11th House often have ambitious dreams for select communities. Due to this, these people can be quite passionate about their ambitions, but they will often hide their passion in group settings. What these people tend to often find is that a lot of people in their friend group do not run on the same wavelength as them when it comes to implementing their ambitions into the world. Due to this, Saturn in the 11th individuals work hard to find like-minded people.

One of the main struggles with this placement is the ability to have many friends. The main theme of having Saturn in the 11th House is to have a quality circle of true friends rather than many superficial friends. Those with Saturn in the 11th House can often feel left out and lonely early on in their lives when they try to gain many friends. At the same time, these people tend to be closed-off and private in group settings. Not a lot is known about these people when they are present in a group setting. As these people grow up, they learn to accept meaningful friendships rather than superficial ones.

It is due to this platonic struggle where these people often hold a lot of knowledge about the workings of friendships. By struggling to find the right friends, these people can often provide good friendship advice. People with Saturn in the 11th House treat friendships very seriously. After learning some lessons about friendships, these people will often have strong views on how to have meaningful friendships.

Ironically, it is these very strong views that can once again limit people with Saturn in the 11th House to keep their friends. Due to paying strong attention to their own social reputation in social circles, they will often also pay strong attention to the workings of social circles. While a Saturn in the 11th person can struggle to gain friends due to not feeling competent in the group circle, they can also be very disappointed by the people in their friendship circle. Saturn in the 11th people tend to place high expectations on their friendship circles, and due to this, they tend to only have a small number of friends.

It is this very constant shift of views on friendships that can either make them or break them. These shifts of views can often feel painful, but it is the shift that helps them learn about friendship. Throughout their lives, those with Saturn in the 11th House will constantly change their views on friendships by gaining and losing many groups of people throughout their lives - getting closer and closer to a friendship that will feel true.

One of the best qualities of this placement is that for those who are like-minded with people of this placement, these people will be the “true friend.” Even though Saturn in the 11th people do struggle with keeping many friendships, a lot of why these people struggle to keep those friendships is because those friendships tend to hold them down. Saturn in the 11th people work hard to make sure that their friendships will help them to be the best they can be. Once a Saturn in the 11th person decides to keep you as a friend, expect a quality and long-lasting friendship. Eventually, these people will learn and master how to get rid of and detect toxic friendships.

Reality Check + Failure

• Saturn is the planet that gives you a reality check through pain and failure. Saturn's location in your natal chart shows where you filter and face a reality check.

• Saturn in the 1st House: You connect your failures to your approach to the world. Your expectations on yourself are refined and questioned through a reality check.

• Saturn in the 2nd House: You connect your failures to your confidence and security. Your self-worth is refined and questioned through a reality check.

• Saturn in the 3rd House: You connect your failures to your mind. Your thoughts and words are refined and questioned through a reality check.

• Saturn in the 4th House: You connect your failures to your past and upbringing. Your emotional coping mechanisms and family relationships are refined and questioned through a reality check.

• Saturn in the 5th House: You connect your failures to your creativity and what you enjoy. Your hobbies and romantic relationships are refined and questioned through a reality check.

• Saturn in the 6th House: You connect your failures to your daily habits. Your work ethic and conscious processes are refined and questioned through a reality check.

• Saturn in the 7th House: You connect your failures to your relationships. Your general relationship dynamics and social attitudes are refined and questioned through a reality check.

• Saturn in the 8th House: You connect your failures to the self you hide from others. Your attitudes with what you conceal and your intimate relationships are refined and questioned through a reality check.

• Saturn in the 9th House: You connect your failures to your beliefs. Your view and attitude of the world is refined and questioned through a reality check.

• Saturn in the 10th House: You connect your failures to your ambition and life direction. Your goals and reputation are refined and questioned through a reality check.

• Saturn in the 11th House: You connect your failures to your presence in the community. Your friendship and group dynamics are refined and questioned through a reality check.

• Saturn in the 12th House: You connect your failures to the parts of yourself you don't quite know. The workings of your subconscious are refined and questioned through a reality check.

Saturn in the 7th House

The 7th House represents all of the one-on-one interactions we have with others. Relationships and interactions of all kinds are seen in this house: whether it be your family or your lovers. The 7th House also represents the shadow side we tend to hide, only to see and project this shadow side on others through our interactions with them.

For those with Saturn in the 7th House, they can struggle feeling like they belong when it comes to talking to people one-on-one. Due to this, they’re often distant and withdrawn from others. Those with Saturn in the 7th House can often feel stifled in their self-expression with others, feeling that they can’t be entirely themselves. Due to this, a lot of natives will try to present what they think is their best self to others.

At the same time though, these people will often give the same, distant treatment to others in their one-on-one relationships even though a lot of them crave for acceptance. The reason why these people will be distant or even strict with people is because they have a high standard on how their interactions should go. If the people they interact with don’t follow this standard, they will often not open up to them. These natives often have a realistic, but restrictive view of relationships.

However, it is this high standard where these natives can establish long-lasting and meaningful relationships. This high standard these natives have will often filter out toxic and meaningless relationships. For every person a Saturn in the 7th native interacts with, there is often a lesson to learn. Over time, Saturn in the 7th natives become wise when it comes to relationships and interacting with others. It becomes easier for these natives to pick and choose who they want to interact with.

Due to the distant and hesitant nature these natives have with relationships, these people can struggle to have relationships early on in life. When the native lacks relationships early on, these natives can often have a naive view of relationships unless they have seen the workings of other relationships. It is only through relationships where these natives can see a harsh reality.

However, some natives can have relationships early on. These natives often learn their lessons from their relationships harshly and painfully, the relationships often leaving a scar for them. However, it is these very scars that helps these natives know the difference between a good and bad relationship. Often, they can feel experienced and mature when they see their peers suffering from relationship issues they probably have already went through.

Following the idea that is difficult for these natives to open up, these natives will often take their relationships at a slow pace, whether they are conscious of it or not. They don’t like to rush into relationships, for these natives are cautious and careful. However, these natives are often strongly committed and devoted to their partners. This means that these natives often make great and stable marriage partners. Saturn in the 7th natives are often aware of how loving and devoted they can be, which is why it can be hard for them to trust people right away.

However, once these natives choose to trust you, they will mostly likely commit and devote themselves to you for a long time. Saturn in the 7th natives aren’t looking for interactions that are meaningless and fleeting - they only want the most important and meaningful relationships. One reason why these natives want such meaningful relationships is because deep down, these natives fear letting people go. It is hard for these natives to cut people off, especially early on. Usually, when these natives choose to be with someone, they have used a lot of practical judgment and thought a lot about it. To see a person leave when they were willing to invest so much can be very painful.

The 7th House often shows the shadow side of ourselves that we don’t like to accept. With Saturn in the 7th House, the native will often reject their practical, realistic and serious side of themselves. Deep down, these natives crave to be free and carefree, for they want to release their inner child into the world. However, these natives are scared, for they think that it’s unsafe to do so. It’s with this fear that explains why these natives often treat others in a distant way.

It can often be hard for these natives to accept the fact that they can be authoritative figures so they try to find this authority in other people. They will often seek for people they find to be competent, intelligent, and good at what they do. These natives will also seek for mature partners and due to this, their partners are often older.

Having Saturn in the 7th House is often seen to be a tough placement, as with all Saturn placements. However, with Saturn, there is often a reason why there is so much pain and suffering. For those with Saturn in the 7th House, they will face a lot of suffering, but also empowering in their relationships. If manifested positively, these natives will find a sense of power, maturity, and authority they never knew they had. It’s up to themselves to realize that they’ve had this power all along - they just need to find this power through others.

Saturn in the 2nd House

There are numerous items that are represented by the 2nd House. Possessions, self-esteem, and money are products of the 2nd House. However, what the 2nd House truly represents at the core is how the native gains comfort and how the native maintains their sense of self. The 2nd House shows how the native deals with comfort and what and how they will go at the comfort they need and want.

Saturn in the natal chart can often show initial difficulty, but eventual success in the natal chart. Natives with this placement will often struggle to be comfortable with their environment. There may be a strong, powerful mindset of believing that they don’t deserve comfort until they fulfill a certain standard they often think is realistic or right. Often, this certain standard is unrealistic and the native will stay in a constant state of discomfort, feeling uncomfortable once they actually arrive in a state of comfort. Natives with this placement need to learn that they deserve to be comfortable and that it’s not wrong to indulge in yourself every once in a while.

The life lessons the natives need to learn is the true, healthy way to stabilize themselves, whatever it may be. Often through their domineering parent, these natives were already raised with certain values. These natives will usually use these given values to have structure in their lives, even if this structure is limiting and ultimately not helpful to them. Natives may even sacrifice their own personal values if they feel that it’s not practical in the long run. Some natives may even believe these values are right for them and can close themselves up to other perspectives. The values the native has over their lifetime usually stays the same, and it is very difficult to change these values. Lessons from certain situations are what causes natives to change their perspectives and values.

With a high standard on values, it’s no surprise that the native may have a high standard on themselves. With this in mind, the native can struggle with being confident, for they feel that they don’t have the right to be confident until they accomplish certain things or until they fulfill the high standard they or either their parents have set for them. The path to self-confidence and love for themselves is often a long one, the native encountering numerous trials when it comes to giving and receiving self-validation.

The reason why the native strongly focuses on the stability of themselves is often because there is a secret belief that their ego is sensitive, and perhaps weak. This is the reason why natives with this placement may actively try to restrict themselves - they feel that they are not strong enough to handle what life throws at them. While discipline on the self is good, the native can struggle to implement a discipline that truly works for them if they aren’t self-aware of their strengths.

However, these struggles stated above are what leads these natives to be strong, independent individuals. Through every struggle, these natives learn to be strong, financially intelligent, and independent. With the 2nd House representing the preservation of the self, the native often learns new ways to be confident through volatile situations. By going through various trials, these natives can realize that no matter what situation they’re in, good or bad, they still have the opportunity to love themselves completely, flaws and all. With financial struggles, the native can think of innovative, smart ways to stay financially afloat and maintain security in even the most unstable circumstances.

Saturn in the 2nd natives can have a fear of losing money because losing money can be seen as a threat to their security. However, when this fear is used positively, Saturn in the 2nd natives can develop smart, innovative ways to handle money. Natives with this placement often are financially intelligent, knowing or eventually learning smart ways to save and spend money. These natives are very frugal and thrifty, not requiring a lot of spending to keep themselves satisfied. Sometimes, spending can even make the native uncomfortable. However, it can be hard for these natives to realize that even with the most secure financial plans, their financial states are still unpredictable.

Saturn represents the domineering parent, or the father in the natal chart. The domineering parent can have a strong influence on the native’s views on being secure whether that be through money, values, and self-esteem. The parent can also strongly affect the native’s security itself for better or worse - either making or breaking them. The native could perceive the parent as someone who is strongly involved in being secure - whether it be through their career or the actions they act upon the child. Parents of these natives are often involved in jobs involving money, beauty, and other items that are commonly seen as comfort items.

The native’s parent could strongly invest in items that brings comfort to them, which can be anything - as long as it keeps the parent comfortable and secure. Depending on their item of choice, what comforts the parent can influence the native, the native initially mirroring the comfort item of choice from the parent. However, as the native grows up, they will often find their own personal outlets of comfort and what works for them. If these personal outlets of comfort clashes with the parent’s personal outlets of comfort, the relationship between the child and parent can be strained.

Saturn in the 2nd House is a placement that is meant to stabilize and strengthen the foundation of the self presented in the 1st House. The native will be repeatedly challenged to withstand the demolition of their securities. The native has the choice to either remain with seemingly strong, but weak walls concealing an unstable ego or learn to strengthen, embrace, and work with the strengths and flaws they have.

Saturn: Tough Love

Saturn is that one planet that can make people cringe, or beam with adoring eyes. But anybody who’s studied astrology can tell you that Saturn is one of the most important planets in astrology. Saturn represents many things in a natal chart:

• Your father - Saturn can tell you various qualities about your father through your sign, and especially house placement and aspects!

• Challenges in life - Where Saturn is located shows where you will have challenges in your life. The sign can also give insight, but it is often generational. The challenges you face due to Saturn are also karmic. Saturn wants to teach you something in this life because you probably didn’t do so well in a past life.

• Radical change - Every 30 years, Saturn returns to ruin your life teach you a very important life lesson and to rebuild your life to have a fresh start. This lesson is called your Saturn Return. It is said to mostly affect the house your Saturn is in. Saturn Returns are known to be painful, but also life-changing in a good way.

• Seriousness - The house, in other words, the area of life your Saturn is in is the house where you will take very seriously. This seriousness can also manifest quite literally! Saturn can also show the responsible side of even the most immature individual!

So how does Saturn exactly affect your natal chart? Saturn can affect you in the following ways according to the house it’s in:

1st House: Your father will be significant in establishing your identity. You could have issues figuring out who you are, and this is a serious issue for you. You could look serious literally and take on qualities of a Capricorn Rising - quiet, reserved, and responsible. Those with Saturn in the 1st House can be seen as intimidating and put-together.

2nd House: Your father will greatly affect your finances which can manifest in many ways. He could also be very significant in your self-worth. Money and values is something you take very seriously. You could also have challenges with money. Those with Saturn in the 2nd can be seen as stingy, but you’re thrifty and responsible with your money.

3rd House: Your father will greatly significant in how you think and communicate with others. People could find you intimidating when you talk. Your siblings could have Saturn/Capricorn influences. You may face struggles with your inner thoughts, and you take them seriously. Those with Saturn in the 3rd like to have serious discussions.

4th House: Your father will be very important in your family life. Your family and upbringing will be very important to you. You may face struggles within your family. You may have had to take on responsibilities in your family. Those with Saturn in the 4th House may have grown up in a cold, harsh environment that very much represents the outside world.

5th House: Your father will be very significant in your hobbies, children, and perhaps your casual dating life. You tend to have a serious outlook on your interests and you can even push those interests away to finish your work rather than have fun and play. Those with Saturn in the 5th could have fathers who’ve had multiple affairs.

6th House: Your father will be important in your everyday life, health, and work. You tend to take your health and work seriously, but you also tend to overwork. Perhaps you put too many things on your plate. You could struggle with your health. Those with Saturn in the 6th House tend to be very disciplined with their habits.

7th House: Your father will be significant in the relationships you have. Those with Saturn in the 7th tend to go for a person who has qualities of their father. You will also take your relationships seriously, but you will also struggle to find a relationship that will work for you. People with Saturn in the 7th House usually marry later in life.

8th House: Your father will be significant in the major life changes you will go through in life. You tend to be serious about topics that are shoved under the rug such as sex, life/death, and more. Those with Saturn in the 8th can struggle going through major changes in life. You tend to be serious handling any joint finances with others.

9th House: Your father could be significant in your beliefs and education perhaps, but he could also be busy, constantly traveling. With Saturn in the 9th House, you tend to struggle finding a belief system that works right for you. You are very serious about your beliefs, and you’re quite responsible when you’re traveling far from home.

10th House: Your father could strongly affect how you see the world, your image, and your career. Those with Saturn in the 10th House tend to be successful later in life. You want to be seen as a very serious, responsible person, and you could try to find positions of power in your job. You want to be independent and practical in the world.

11th House: Your father could be strongly involved in a community or is very involved in the betterment of humanity. In your circle of friends, you may be seen as the responsible, intimidating one, the person to go to for the “serious” things. You could struggle with finding your true friends and the right community, or you could struggle learning to be a good friend.

12th House: Your father could’ve been absent, which can manifest literally, or maybe in parenting. It also implies an abusive use of substances. With Saturn in the 12th, people in public could struggle taking you seriously. You are only truly serious when you’re by yourself or when you’re vulnerable. You tend to like working behind the scenes.