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Saturn Retrograde – 10 Tips for Success

Jan 25

Posted by Ellen Longo in Astro4Business Management Tips, Retrograde Motion, Saturn in Libra, What to do now | 1,277 Comments

Hello, everyone.

As Earth (blue) passes a superior planet, such as Saturn (red), the superior planet will temporarily appear to reverse its motion across the sky.(Source: Wikipedia)

Tonight Saturn begins a 4 ½ month period of retrograde motion. This period of retrograde motion occurs every year as it is a product of the angle between the Sun, the earth, and the retrograde planet. Whenever the Sun approaches the opposite sign as the planet, the planet appears to move backwards against the backdrop of the stars. Fully 1/3 of the year is spent with Saturn in retrograde motion.

The Face of Saturn

Saturn represents the intensity of one’s ambition, the inner pressure to become or accomplish something. Saturn also indicates the Achilles heel, the mind-set in which doubt and fear or an overly conservative attitude works against success. When Saturn is strong in a businessperson’s chart, they run a tight ship with an authoritarian management style and excellent administrative abilities.

In business, Saturn describes systems and procedures, controls and policies. It can also indicate outside rules and regulations such as tax and housing codes and the general level of difficulty the business will experience with outside authorities. It rules audits and reporting, bureaucracy and bylaws. It also shows the area where good hard work and persistence will pay off and where inner and outer limitations can spark real growth and accomplishment.

Saturn Retrograde

When Saturn is retrograde we have the opportunity to examine whether our standard modes of operation truly spring from our own values, or have been imposed upon us by authority figures or societal norms. It’s a time when our regular structures of support and stability may be withdrawn and we have to rely upon our own creativity and self-discipline to achieve our goals.

Saturn becomes less direct and overt when in retrograde motion which can relieve stress and struggle. Yet as business managers we may see that our authority becomes undermined as others break free from outer rules and regulations too.

10 Tips for 4 ½ Months

Here are 10 tips to get the most out of Saturn retrograde:

If you run into difficulties with authority figures, examine your actions from another point of view. Have you given your power over to another authority? Are you blaming something or someone external when you need to bring a more mature attitude to the situation?
This is a great time to examine historical practices to see if they still add value. Undertake a study of some aspect of your processes and procedures to bring new efficiency to a stale operation.
Your normal sense of lock-in weakens during Saturn retrograde. Often we are so habituated to the way we think about a problem that potential solutions are not even considered. Explore options you would normally consider too risky.
Saturn retrograde is a great time to undertake a major restructuring effort. Resistance to change is lowered during this time.
You may be thwarted in your role as an authority figure in your business during Saturn retrograde. If so, share authority, be willing to listen, and promote those who act with good judgment and teamwork. Expose others to the reality of your business situation and demand that they step up into more responsibility.
Play with improvisation. You might even bring in an expert to lead your management team through an improvisation workshop to practice creativity, collaboration and innovation. Be willing to entertain “business as not-usual.”
With Saturn in the back seat, your timing may falter if you adhere to too rigid schedules. Provide room in your meetings and to-do lists for the unexpected.
List your major responsibilities, both in your business and in your personal life, and examine if they are in balance. This is a great time to bring a sense of proportion back to your activities.
Your normal support staff or mentors may falter. You may need to support others more or rely upon your own creativity and self-discipline to get the job done. This is a great opportunity to develop support for your supporters.

10. If there is a shift in a business alliance, ask yourself, “How can I exploit this change as an opportunity for my organization?” More profitable alliances are most likely waiting in the wings.

And a Reminder

Remember, Saturn rules common sense and this quality may be lacking while Saturn is retrograde. Be more vigilant than usual as you weigh your options and potential projects. Your practical wisdom is there; you just need to take more time to access it. Have fun, but no off-the-cuff decisions, please!

To explore more about Saturn and its current passage through Libra, see these posts:

Welcome to Saturn in Libra

Saturn in Libra – the Letter of the Law

Welcome (Again) to Saturn in Libra

Collaboration

To read more about retrograde motion, see these links:

Elegant Stillness

Retracing Your Steps – Retrograde Motion

What did you miss?

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For more info on the business descriptions of the planets mentioned, see
Saturn

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A4B Today – November 10 Saturn in Libra – the letter of the law

Nov 9

Posted by Ellen in Astro4Business Today, Saturn in Libra | 3 Comments

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Good Day!

Today, the waxing Moon in Capricorn encounters Saturn in Libra and we could run into an obstacle or restriction, someone standing in our path and demanding accountability. Saturn in Libra comes in the form of rules and regulations, forcing us to toe the line. Our task is to maintain our enthusiasm for our new project, even while making sure we please the powers that be.

One of my clients is a successful PhD, working for a government agency. Just a couple of months ago he was tapped to replace his boss when his boss retires next year. Enter Saturn in Libra – the letter of the law. In my client’s discipline he has to publish two papers each year of original research. In the past this requirement has been fairly lax; it was fine to publish three papers one year and then one the next, or one extensive paper instead of two.

Now the environment has changed, true to form for Saturn in Libra. Saturn represents the rules and regulations put upon us by society, government, and authority figures. When Saturn entered Libra last July it brought with it a penchant for the letter of the law. If the rules say two papers, then that’s two, not three and definitely not one.

My poor client, who has been working long hours on a piece of breakthrough research, has to stop his important work and publish something. Never mind that the research is not complete; never mind that the findings are half-tested; never mind that truly innovative work is put on hold. The law says publish two, and so he must or face consequences that could include losing the chance for the promotion.

Of course you can see where this is going. In the future, instead of one intensively analyzed piece of research, he and his peers will be tempted to break the topic into pieces in order to meet the publishing requirement. Instead of a timely breakthrough that can further everyone else’s work, people will hold back to be sure they have something to fulfill next year’s quota. Instead of undertaking a significant venture, they will be sure to take on lesser projects so they can write them up on time.

Unlike my client working for the government, as business owners it’s up to us what rules and policies we enforce. Yet with Saturn in Libra we may be more inclined these days to demand accountability strictly to meet some predetermined target. It’s worthwhile to stop and examine whether the requirements we are placing on ourselves and our employees will actually further our success or whether we just demand them because we think business should be run that way.

I know for myself I have to continually guard against falling into habits and routines that I impose on myself just because they are “best practices” or because another business person I respect uses them. I can become quite rigid with my schedule: so many hours on this, so many days on that. I’m much happier with a bit more flexibility but like most successful business owners, I have a fair share of Saturn energy.

Good old Saturn: it brings discipline, focus, and persistence, but can become rule-bound if I don’t keep my eye on it. How about you?

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For an overview of the week, see the Weekly Forecast – November 8 – 14

For an overview of the month, see the Astro4Business Month Ahead – November 2010

For more info on the business descriptions of the planets mentioned today, see

The Moon

Saturn

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A4B Today – Welcome (again) to Saturn in Libra

Jul 20

Posted by Ellen in Astro4Business Today, Saturn in Libra | 102 Comments

Good Day!

Justice-a good image for Saturn in Libra. (Source:Wikipedia)

Today Saturn leaves the sign Virgo and enters Libra, where it travels until October 2012. Saturn is said to be exalted in the sign of Libra which means he brings his best qualities to the matters of this sign as long as we are willing to do the work required.

The conservative energy of Saturn has a natural affinity with business. It represents the part of us that understands the needs for controls, policies, and rules. With these attributes we contract the flow of ideas and inspiration into the material plane. We are able to see the goal at the top of the mountain and patiently follow a prescribed plan to get there. Saturn does rule boundaries and limitations, yes, but through this energy we willingly accept these as a fact of life on this physical earth and we know how to put these things to use to accomplish success.

Saturn in Libra Success

What is success when Saturn is in Libra? Libra is a major turning point in the zodiac and also in the business cycle. In the first six signs of the zodiac we are building inner resources and strengthening our skills and innate talents. When we come to the seventh sign, Libra, we enter the phase of the cycle when we focus more on our engagement with others. It’s almost as if we’ve spent the previous six signs perfecting ourselves so that we are ready to interact with and contribute to the lives of others.

So what will Saturn bring to these Libran activities? What are the Libran ideals that Saturn will crystallize into matter? Here are some ideas:

Fair and equitable partnerships
Responsibility to others
Social justice
Direct, honest communications
Respect for and inclusion of the elderly on your staff as sources of wisdom
Disciplined responses to threats from competitors

What to watch for

If any of these Libran activities are out of balance in your business, Saturn will make it known over the coming months. Saturn has the reputation as a taskmaster and when he first begins his instruction, it can look (and feel) like restriction, limitation, and failure. Things we thought were going smoothly reveal another side. Anywhere we have polarized – us against the government; me and my competitor; my partner is the smart one; I’m conservative and my partner is spending all the money – will be challenged as we learn to reclaim our true power in relationship.

Saturn will shine a light on our ability to commit and to do the arduous work to play by the rules of partnership. It will demand structure and a concrete commitment to fairness and equity. Fortune or misfortune may look like it comes through others when Saturn in is Libra, but blame will have no place to stand as we are tested regarding our own integrity and honesty. Saturn is known to demand truth and when he is in Libra he dispels our illusions about ourselves in relationship to others. Saturn will expect us to act like grown-ups and to run our businesses according to fundamental social values, rather than convenient shortcuts we may have learned from others.

And the payoff?

All this work then clears the way to be able to join with others in cooperative, mutually beneficial relationships. And remember, Saturn is exalted in Libra, so while it sounds like a lot of hard work, the payoff is tremendous and permanent.

For an overview of the week, see the Astro4Business Weekly Forecast – July 19-25

For an overview of the month, see the Astro4Business Month Ahead – July 2010

For more info on the business description of Saturn, see this link.

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What to do about Pluto in Capricorn (Redux)

May 4

Posted by Ellen in Long-term Planning, Philosophy, Pluto in Capricorn, Saturn in Libra, Saturn/Pluto Square | 3 Comments

Dear Readers – this is a reprint of an earlier article published on this site. As I’m travelling this week, and in keeping with Mercury Retrograde, I’ll be posting articles of interest from the archives each day this week.

You may be thinking, OK, very interesting theories, but what should I do about this trend of Pluto in Capricorn? That depends on how this trend is affecting you; where you and your business stand in relation to the cycle.

To a certain extent, your individual horoscope will determine the timing of the impact of Pluto in Capricorn on your business life. And for a more personalized and specific answer to this question you can visit an astrologer that you trust and discuss the cycle as it relates to your chart. (Or you can contact me for a consultation.) But there are a few general comments that apply to all of us, because whether or not this cycle is affecting us personally yet, it may be affecting our customers, colleagues, and employees. And our turn will come soon enough, so we may as well prepare now.

Since Pluto hastens and intensifies the processes of endings and new beginnings, it will bring about the ending of our business pursuits that are no longer suited to our growth and personal evolution. Whatever has been slowly leaking vitality will go ahead and die at this time, including old business models, practices, and products. (Note: the U.S. auto industry) But an interesting clue regarding Pluto comes from its link with the mythological phoenix, the bird that periodically goes up in flames and then is reborn from its own ashes.

If you’re undergoing the very dramatic death of a cherished business idea or idea of yourself as a successful businessperson, start digging through the ashes for your next incarnation. Remember, the phoenix is resurrected from the ashes of its former self. (One of my clients had been a very successful plumbing and heating contractor who, through no fault of his own, found himself in a bankruptcy situation because of a client’s bankruptcy. He renamed his business Phoenix Mechanical and built an even bigger and more successful business that was on much more solid footing because of the lessons he had learned.)

So dig in those ashes. What was valid from the past? What were the strengths you and your key employees brought to the process? What innovations did you make that really worked? Don’t assume that everything about the endeavor should be scrapped. There are valuable resources in that scrapheap. While the next new idea will not look exactly like the old one, it may bear more similarities than you expect.

Even if nothing so dramatic is happening now, it’s a great time to work with these energies to remove dead wood. Believe it or not, old ideas and structures that you may have abandoned but not gotten rid of can absorb a great deal of psychic energy and seep decay into the environment. Clean out those closets! Rearrange files. Close bank accounts that are inactive. Sell those vehicles you no longer use. Preempt the Pluto in Capricorn lesson.

On the positive side, write a long-term business plan. Have a succession plan in place. Save money! Work toward a business structure that will outlast your own involvement. Improve your management skills. Empower and promote the deserving. Invest your time and energy in a fair work environment that offers advancement for your best people. All these things take advantage of the times and let the universe know that you intend to glide with the current, rather than try to swim against it.

Let me know what you’re going to do in the comments section below.

For another article on Pluto in Capricorn, see the link below. This was written when Saturn was in Libra, which it will return to after retrograde motion on July 24.

Are you Irrationally Pessimistic?

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Management Tip – Encourage use of social media at work

Feb 11

Posted by Ellen in Neptune in Aquarius, Saturn in Libra, The Planets | No Comments

Hello, everyone.

Segment of a social network

For some time now I’ve been receiving daily emails from the Harvard Business Review (HBR) with their “Management Tip of the Day”. Occasionally I’d like to pass a tip on to you with an astrological perspective, especially if it highlights a planetary aspect we’ve been considering in these pages.

On February 3rd, the HBR Tip was “Encourage the use of Social Media at Work”. The gist of the article was that reasonable employee use of social media has actually been shown to benefit companies.

Blame Neptune in Aquarius

Social media is here to stay for a long while. Astrologically, with Neptune, which represents our desire to connect with each other, in Aquarius, which rules electronics, virtual space, airwaves, and innovation, these social media serve an essential role in the ongoing development of our world. When Neptune’s involved, the actual productive outcome of all this interaction can be a little vague, but it’s still important to be participating in the trend.

On the other hand, we have Saturn travelling through Libra. This planet of limitation in the sign of relationship may unfortunately signal a desire to limit social interaction. As employers, we may feel that our employees are wasting time; we may even criticize ourselves for not being more productive when we check Twitter or Facebook or our email every time we hear that familiar ping.

It’s good for your business

Maintaining an attractive workplace helps us to retain the best employees, especially now when large raises or bonuses are probably not in the picture. The HBR Tip notes that especially the younger generations see social media as a staple of work life and will seek out employers who acknowledge the critical role they play. It also notes that research has shown that employees who take breaks to surf the net are ultimately more productive to the goals of the company. Furthermore, you and your employees use these media to do business: to connect with colleagues and customers, to improve communication, and to speed up decision making processes.

Develop some guidelines

So next time your hackles come up when you see someone “wasting time” on social media, even if that someone is you, take a minute to remember this tip. And there is nothing to say you can’t establish some rules about it; better yet, ask a team of young people to come up with some guidelines for the whole group. That will please Saturn in Libra, who likes rules of engagement, and Neptune in Aquarius, who loves collaborative problem-solving.

Leave a comment if you like: do you engage in social media too much, too little, or just about right?

Don’t forget. If you have an astrology-related business question (or a business-related astrology question) send it to me at ellen@astro4business.com. I’ll answer it in these posts, anonymously of course, and we can all learn from each other’s experiences. I look forward to it! Have a question now? Email it and let’s get started!

Tags: astrology, business, Neptune, Saturn, Saturn in Libra

Collaboration

Dec 15

Posted by Ellen in Saturn in Libra, Signs of our Times | 6 Comments

The scales of balance. (Source:Wikipedia)

Hello, everyone.

It seems like every business article I read these days is talking about collaboration. This seems apropos to Saturn in Libra. In prior posts we’ve been assessing the current transit of Saturn through Libra which began at the end of October and will continue for the next two years. (See the category at the right.)

When I saw this word “collaboration” again today I thought I’d look it up in the dictionary. What I found surprised me.

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language posts two definitions for “collaborate”:

1. To work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort.

2. To cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupying one’s country.

We’re all familiar with the first, but did you know the second? Both definitions represent Saturn in Libra and they are each worth watching for as they impact your business.

Joint Intellectual Effort

Libra is an air sign and air signs are concerned with “joint intellectual effort”, as in the first definition above. Libra is the seventh sign of the zodiac and addresses our growing awareness of the need to interact and cooperate with others in order to further our personal development and business success. Marriage and other unions are the province of Libra, as well as business alliances and partnerships. Diplomacy, skill in negotiating alliances, is a key trait of Libra.

When Saturn is in Libra, there are two distinct ways this desire for interrelationship can be expressed. The first is like the first definition above: a serious committed undertaking with another or a team. Saturn is exalted in Libra, which means that its usual tendency to constrict receives a breath of fresh air and can bring seriousness and maturity without an authoritarian stamp. Saturn brings wisdom to the table in a way that supports combined efforts, and removes lack of commitment and Libra’s tendency to vacillate.

You may well see this is your business relationships. Are you noticing a new seriousness in your alliances and partnerships, and a sense of realism about the direction your business needs to take to insure success? With my clients I have seen a renewed interest in budgeting and a seriousness about getting legal and contract issues in writing and signed by all parties. It’s been interesting to see people with an independent attitude suddenly become much more sober about working things out with the people around them. And some of this has been hard work! I have witnessed wrenching discussions, coming to agreements, and yes, collaboration, haven’t you?

To Cooperate Treasonably?

The second definition above is startling though. We’re used to thinking of collaboration as a mutually beneficial relationship to some benign end. But to cooperate treasonably with the enemy? Unfortunately this is also a manifestation of Saturn in Libra.

When Saturn is in Libra situations come into our life with difficult lessons about loyalty and cooperation. Saturn can play the employee who betrays you. Saturn can be the competitor who undercuts you. Saturn can be that notice from the government that the auditor is coming. Saturn can be the partner who is demanding accountability from you or the virus that infects your network. These are the negative faces of Saturn in Libra: Saturn the taskmaster spurring your progress through challenging situations with others.

Two Faces

So be on the lookout for both kinds of collaboration. The first is the antidote for the second. If you’re running into the negative face of Saturn in Libra, collect a loyal team around you and accept their guidance. That’s how to maintain the balance that is the goal of Libra.

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Saturn square Pluto – Impasse?

Nov 12

Posted by Ellen in Pluto in Capricorn, Saturn in Libra, Saturn/Pluto Square, The Planets | No Comments

AUDIO VERSION: Saturn square Pluto – Impasse?

Hello, everyone.

We’ve been examining the impact of the square between Saturn in Libra and Pluto in Capricorn. The first exact contact of this square occurs on Sunday, November 15^th; there will be a retrograde contact at the end of January 2010, and then the last exact contact will occur in October, 2010. Usually, the first contact of a long transit like this sets the stage for the conflict and is most intense.

Symbol of Saturn

In a nutshell, Saturn in Libra challenges us to define our attitudes toward others in intimate relationships and business partnerships, as well as “others” in general. Pluto in Capricorn will bring to light everything that is old and decaying in the structures that influence all of our lives such as government and big business and is calling into question whether we have placed our trust in the proper powers.

Clash of the Titans

So now let’s get down to business. With Saturn in Libra we feel determined to form new alliances, to seek security through partnerships, and to bring our best ideas down to earth through expanding our fields of endeavors. We’re ready to engage in new projects and we’re willing to put in the extra hours to garner new clients or make an impact on the world around us.

Symbol of Pluto

We’re all set: we’ve prepared our business plans and equipped our businesses and just as we get started we run into one of the most formidable energies affecting our planet today: Pluto in Capricorn. Saturn tries to form new alliances and implement new ideas and immediately meets Pluto in the process of tearing down the edifices in our lives.

Client Examples

Here are some ways this is playing out in clients’ businesses:

One client is trying to reach new customers (Saturn in Libra) while conservatism has gripped consumers (Pluto in Capricorn).
Another client needs to form new financial alliances (Saturn in Libra) while potential partners are driven to protecting their own dwindling resources (Pluto in Capricorn).
One client has a great new idea for expansion (Saturn in Libra) but can’t secure credit because his personal assets have lost so much value (Pluto in Capricorn).
Another is launching herself as an artist (Saturn in Libra) when her potential clients’ discretionary spending is at an all time low (Pluto in Capricorn).
One client wants to do justice to his employees in terms of wages and benefits (Saturn in Libra) but is experiencing financial shortages and has to implement staff layoffs instead (Pluto in Capricorn).
Another client is trying to negotiate a fair resolution to some tax issues (Saturn in Libra) just when the state government is scrambling for revenue wherever it can find it (Pluto in Capricorn).
One client is creating a new methodology in her field (Saturn in Libra) and running into vehement criticism from established corporate competitors (Pluto in Capricorn).

And a few government examples…

Leading a nation using diplomacy rather than force (Saturn in Libra) when the economic and military foundations are crumbling (Pluto in Capricorn).
Building bridges, literally or metaphorically (Saturn in Libra), when the underlying infrastructure is unsound (Pluto in Capricorn).
Launching a new social program (Saturn in Libra) when people are terrified about their own material security (Pluto in Capricorn).

Is this an impasse? What does astrology suggest we do? We’ll look at that in the next post in this series.

Do you have any personal examples? Please share them in the comments section.

Tags: Pluto, Saturn, Saturn in Libra

Welcome to Saturn in Libra

Nov 4

Posted by Ellen in Saturn in Libra, The Planets, The Zodiac Signs for Business | 2 Comments

Taos Pueblo Dancer. (Source:See photo attribution below)

AUDIO VERSION: Saturn in Libra

Hello, everyone.

I used to live in northern New Mexico, in Taos, the town just outside the Taos Indian Pueblo. When there was a major celebration at Taos Pueblo, my friends from the Pueblo would invite me saying there would be “big doin’s” that day. I’ve always loved that expression, big doin’s, and it comes to mind now. There are big doin’s in the sky right now, really big.

Welcome Saturn to Libra!

To begin to understand the impact on our businesses we’ll start by examining Saturn’s transit in Libra. Saturn has been in the sign Virgo for the last two years and will be under Libra’s influence until October 2012. Saturn is said to be exalted in the sign of Libra, so he brings his best qualities to the matters of the sign as long as we are willing to do the work required.

The energy of Saturn has a natural affinity with business. Quoting my post, “Saturn in Virgo – Managing by the Details”,

We’ve spoken about Saturn and how its qualities are beneficially associated with business ownership. Saturn understands conservatism, budgeting, and the needs for controls, policies, and rules. Saturn contracts the energy of ideas and inspiration into the material plane. It sees the goal at the top of the mountain and can patiently follow a prescribed plan to get there. Saturn does rule boundaries and limitations, yes, but willingly accepts these as a fact of life on this physical earth and knows how to put these things to use to accomplish success.

Saturn in Libra’s idea of Success

So what is success when Saturn is in Libra? Libra is a major turning point in the zodiac and also in the business cycle. In the first six signs of the zodiac we are building inner resources and strengthening our skills and innate talents. When we come to the seventh sign, Libra, we enter the phase of the cycle when our engagement with others becomes more the focus. It’s almost as if we’ve spent the previous six signs perfecting ourselves so that we are ready to make a positive contribution to the lives of others.

In business, of course, this translates into business partnerships, business negotiations, business alliances – all the activities that take us out of the more personal, more entrepreneurial phases of business and into active engagement with the public, both our supporters and our competitors. Businesses have a life cycle that is reflected by the zodiac signs and again quoting from a prior post, “The Zodiac and Business Life Cycle – Expansion”,

At the Libra point the business begins to establish partnerships to aid in its expansion and deals with responsibilities to investors. There will be a focus on networking to expand the customer/client base as well as a further shift in management to a more broad-based model. As the employee base expands as well, effort goes into recruiting the right people and dealing with human resources complexities.

Leadership in this phase will bring in outside consultants and new board members to engage the skills necessary for expansion. Legal issues may become more serious now, with outside threats to product brands and legal challenges as the company becomes more known in the market.

So what will Saturn bring to these Libran activities? What are the Libran ideas that Saturn will crystallize into matter? Here are some ideas:

Fair and equitable partnerships
Responsibility to others
Social justice
Direct, honest communications
Respect for and inclusion of the elderly on your staff as sources of wisdom
Disciplined responses to threats from competitors

What to watch for

Justice-a good image for Saturn in Libra. (Source:Wikipedia)

If any of these areas are out of balance in your business, Saturn will make it known over the coming months. When the energy of Saturn the taskmaster first begins his instruction, it looks (and feels) like restriction, limitation, and failure. Things we thought were going smoothly reveal another side. Anywhere we have polarized – us and the government; me and my competitor; my partner is the smart one; I’m conservative and my partner is spending all the money – will be challenged as we learn to reclaim our power in the situation.

And the payoff?

Depending on the position of your natal Saturn, this could be easier for some, harder for others. But we will all feel the impact and you will see it in the news, too. And as I said earlier, this is just one of the influences at play during this complicated time. I’ll explain more about it in upcoming posts.

See you soon!

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A4B Today – November 10 Saturn in Libra – the letter of the law

A4B Today – Welcome (again) to Saturn in Libra

What to do about Pluto in Capricorn (Redux)

Management Tip – Encourage use of social media at work

Collaboration

Saturn square Pluto – Impasse?

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