Saturn needs some Venus too!

Venus needs love. As Venus IS love. Perhaps she functions on our impulses, and our instant gratifications allowing us to reach states of love beauty and ecstasy in moments. When she's doing that we can surely know we're missing her somewhere else in our lives.

Saturn needs work. As Saturn LOVES work. Perhaps he functions on giving us copious amounts of hard labour, boring and dull tasks based on the fact we haven't utilised our imaginations efficiently to find a baseline for him to begin building the creations we have conjured up, so instead, he shows up elsewhere. He needs to be needed. Just like Venus.

When there is a relationship between the two, perhaps we need to add a little love to our work, and vice versa. Saturn gives us a sense of reality so we don't topple off into the abyss when we fall into states of bliss. Instead of seemingly acting like the magnifying glass and curtain remover in our required romantic role-play, perhaps he can instead be our lifefloat that is just an arms length away when we have got lost in the sea of wonder that we find ourselves in once we've opened ourselves up to another person or opportunity. We don't need to grasp onto the lifejacket for dear life as soon as we're out of the boat (our ego), as swimming there can be one of the best experiences we have on Earth, but having sight of a lifejacket instilled with an 000 signaller, can shift us back to shore when swimming turns into drowning or when we lose our way all the way out there. The ocean is a vast and deep place after all.

When we're busy at work and we're getting bored, tired, a little irritated and lacking sight of what and why we're still working in the first place, the relationship Saturn has with Lady Venus can be a God-send. When she's called for, she can be used most constructively to add pleasure to duty, perhaps adding a little play to planning. She can mix it all up fruitfully so we're not left slaving away with no sight of an end. When she knows she's included, her urge for instant satisfaction, attention or spontaneity that pops up at other times, lessens, and she becomes the oh-so feminine worker that partakes in the trade, choosing to add a little sugar and spice to the production line.

Just like Mars and Saturn, or most relationships between seemingly incompatible aspects, when there is harder work to be overcome by the merging and blending these two traits, a greater awareness and knowledge is gained. The harder the work, the greater the momentum, the larger and more prosperous the results.

Uniting Mars- Saturn. Always comes the time for friendship to begin

Hello Mars and Good Evening Sir Saturn

Without much knowledge of stars and constellations, when looking at the night sky to see these two stars, relatively of the same size, could we see the difference?

As star-addicts or interested astrologers, we can and most importantly we can see the variance in their meanings and relevance to us on a more personal level. Once we come to terms with the outside world being a mirror of the concepts and feeling within ourselves, we can entertain the possibility that both Mars and Saturn are simply two different, yet fundamental parts of ourselves that hold equal value. With no help of a telescope, their size in relation to us is similar, just as they occupy equal space in our experience of life, whether we are aware of their functions or not just yet.

That bright 'red' star AKA Mars = the mechanisms controlling our hormones and impulses, our personal compilation of desires and needs. What we would fight and perhaps even die for, how we deliver and act when we are fuelled with ambition and want to accomplish something perhaps now but especially in the heat of the moment when tension takes over. Where we unleash and release to feel settled and at-ease once again. Most of us know this part of ourselves well, especially if we have a very 'yang' oriented personality or a personality that requires outside interaction to feel alive and freely functional. We've had to find and identify outlets for ourselves, for survival reasons of course.

The ringed planet that just looks like another star aka Saturn = our internal infrastructure. Where we give ourselves guidelines, where we draw rules and set specific goals over time. What we limit within our lives reflecting (vice versa) upon how we judge and become critical of other's characteristics and processes. He is the mix of powdered concrete, water and lined-wood for our plans to begin. Our base materials that prepare us to build in ways that are going to suit us best and provide for us in the best possible ways. What creates the weight we create and we notice over time. Ironically the large, ringed planet that is so light it can float on water. This is where our irony of having structures lie. In itself, it isn't real, however utilising it's function makes something as real as anything.

If we're running into the poles of the scaffolding, or being electrocuted by our self-installed electric fences, or kicking our toes on the low brick-walls that we've slowly been building over time , its time to re-focus. How can we focus when we have needs and wants for our wellbeing verse having needs to accomplish keeping in check with what keeps us grounded?

Mars-Saturn can be used in so many ways, it requires some imagination and a momentary detachment from detail from time to time to see. A little dose of Jupiter can come in handy for this. Knowing our own drives and having healthy outlets in addition to what we really need to build and create in our lives can go hand in hand. These seemingly two separate influences can work together simultaneously or in alternating periods to be used extremely effectively and constructively.

If Mars and Saturn are seemingly already working together (in sextile or trine) becoming aware of how this process is helping you daily can be a worthy exercise. Knowing how much better off you are for having endurance mixing with impulse in a positive blend. Things are always fair. Self-induced blessings are really the by-product of having 'harsh' or 'difficult' aspects. Conjunctions, squares and oppositions pull our focus on these areas making our awareness much more pronounced than if we lacked the drive to see this process. The effort and energy spent to find efficient or productive outlets to balance feelings of conflict or blockage yield equally rewarding results. So goes the gift of Saturn J

Surely whoever called Mars 'evil' or Saturn 'the devil' didn't want to spend time getting to know them in first place... They're our most efficient personal helpers after all!

On Rising: First House and First Experience...

This is how the kid in us first viewed (and soften still) views the world.
It does actually come down to that, where we first found ourselves when we were born.
How did we first react to those doctors, our mum's, our family and their friends? Were they frightening? Warm? Queer? Serene? Forceful perhaps?
Hmmm well it all depends. Regardless of what actually 'may have been' back then, it is in our experience of what had been 'in the air' that counts, what was 'Rising' at the time can point OUR EXPERIENCE of what was. It was our surroundings that caused us to 'act' or 'react'.

Some of us may have felt how uber-ly tender Mum's arms were and how beautiful her face was Sigh...

Some of us may have thought how funny looking everything was, everything is pretty fascinating and weird!
Some other of us may have felt like the soft comfortable, warm, constant nourishment has just been taken away, in an instant, WHY!???
And then there's some of us that felt like coming into life was a big struggle, but, we survived. We had gotten through and survived.

Some of us had both Jupiter and Sun there - Hello world!
I thought we'd be meeting again soon.
Oh how I love the way you surprise me constantly with your mysteriousness and surprisefulness!
Some of us have Saturn, where we learned early on to be equipped with a conscience of doing things right or' else'. Where we have had to stay on top of our game as to not be dominated by others and to keep ourselves in one piece, no emotional displays please!
Some of us have Pluto, where we learnt to be eternally aware to safeguard our souls (a perfect word to add to the all-too-true dramatic flair) or we would be taken over by the strength of others and our whole sense of self would become lost. NEVERRRR
Some of us have some of the chaotic Centaurs (Pholus, Nessus), were our earliest days taught us that nothing is stable, nothing is forever, change is constant, and perhaps constantly look forward to the next experience.
Some of us have the lady Venus, where everything around us is beautiful, we're beautiful, and acting and seeing things in this way have served us well, not to mention aesthetically pleasing! Other people are so unattractive and I don't know how they get through! Being warm, affectionate and loving will do me just fine.

And so on and so fourth.

We learnt in the consciousness of our first days and months, what conditions we were dealing with. So we learnt how to form ways of dealing, and ways to safeguard our happiness.

This is why the first house is commonly linked to the 'ego', that being the mask that filters through experience that gives us happiness. Not all of us necessarily feel happy from what the egoic messages give us, however that little voice we all have started to form initially for our survival.

So in terms of future growth, it comes down to three things (if we want to see it in this way, up to you :)

Firstly knowing our reactions that we still have to this day, come from our experiences that we've had (until this day). These experiences are a mix of what we 'put out there' and how we react. No one can hurt us, harm us, like us, unless we have acted in a certain way that we are conscious of, or not

Secondly, seeing we are not babies anymore. Especially if you up to reading or wanting to know about this. We can choose what type of friends we want, what circumstances we want to be in, and ultimately how we get along with life. Manipulation doesn't serve us well so changing ourselves is just changing our masks, but dropping the shield over time can only bring in the people that suit us best, even if this takes a little while...

And thirdly, to be aware that often how we act is an inbuilt asking for a steady supply of learning curves, getting us to deal with situations that resemble our views and NEEDS IN EXPERIENCE. We can change our behaviours and drift along, but if there is a part of us that still wants a certain type of response, the best we can do is transmute or change the quality of the experience.
If we need a strong response from everything in life (perhaps Scorpio or Mars taking effect), there can be a shift from a hateful/opposing expectation/response to a profound one. Both are intense and strong experiences, however one may be more preferable in the long run :)

12th House: We fear what we can't always see: Time to open our eyes...

We only come to fear what we reject, fail to understand and keep hidden from the light of an open mind.


What we see when our eyes partially closed or overly focussed on specifics and detail.


Similar to wearing goggles that become fogged whilst we’re in conditions with little to no visibility. We do not know the landscape of our surroundings nor do we know what lives there. Due to our limited vision, the shapes and figures looming in front of us and around us, give us the impression that they are dangerous, so we get anxious leadings us to becoming defensive and irrational. Time and time again, having an expectation of that grey, murky patch every time we swim with these old goggles, the constant expectation eventually turns into an amplified defence, an assumption that causes us to breathe harder and fog our vision moreso.
These shapes and shadows are the aspects of ourselves that we judge, criticise and filter as being 'negative' especially when we see these traits in others as they truly sit in our personal blindspots.They are usually in the forms of ideas, memories and beliefs that often stem back to before most of us can remember, when we first form our instinctual reactions. Some of us are less aware then others of our set of defences. The spaces of ourselves that we have not yet understood, where we float aimlessly, and what others respond to in ways that seem out of context or confusing.

These figures can be seen as strong characters in our personality, as they are parts of ourself that we express without full awareness of their influence. This is the beginning of 12th house explanations, and the characters are as follows (dum dum dum....) (I wrote this while it came to me very clearly so I need to lighten it up a bit, just thought to get it out how I first made sense of it though! :)

Please note::: The types of moods, wants, actions, behaviours, thoughts and displays of emotion vary depending on what the particular influence of the planet has (relationships to other planets and archetypal energy of the sign shows us a more specific perspective)

MOON ''' LA LUNA - FEELINGS : SOUL

Emotional outbursts and irrationalism are feared as the very things that nurture them usually are unknown or not fully conceived. By not knowing what nurtures them or balances their moods , a fear of instability is born. Perhaps a dislike of being related to being 'emotionally immature' as others may picture their behaviour as being child-like when these aspects reveal themselves (although they are kept very well hidden from almost everyone). Due to levels of uncertainty greater than the ‘average’ person, there can often be a strong emotional manipulation or focus on other's moods as they unknowingly try to understand their own drives and needs.

MERCURY AKA HERMES ~~~ MESSENGER BETWEEN ALL PARTS OF SELF = CENTRAL INFORMATION PROCESSING UNIT
Holding back and repressing thoughts, what is actually important to the self is often blocked due to deep sense of feeling misunderstood.
The thoughts are linked strongly the subjective/unconscious swrirling soup of information that has been created by everyone over time, so their interpretation of their world is highly personal, and more detached from mainstream thought. Others in their early environment may have seen their uniquity in thought processing as 'weird, strange, or generally as something negative (or at least this may be how the self has interpreted the feedback from others over time.)
Due to the negative feedback in earlier times, communication with others may be exaggerated in a way so that they may be able to engage with others and feel wa, or they be focussed so much on one topic of understanding that they believe others may appreciate or react to, eventually become obsessive towards it becomes their personal link with the world. The individual may be introverted in thought, aware of their ‘differences’, whilst living largely in the realm of all the information and concepts that exist. If this is the case, the need for communication might be so strong that once they find an outlet and release their thoughts when less aware, the need or want for reclusion soon follows to link back to their own personal realm of their own reality.

VENUS // APHRODITE - THE FEMININA WITHIN

When we don't know what we want, what we prefer and why, we can't describe nor can we have a true sense of direction or set of standards that fit ourselves well. This is very true for who we attract. If we don't know what we want or why, what suits us and what makes us feel loveable or loving, feelings towards our own attractiveness might wax and wane. We may dislike being liked/appreciated for only physical reasons or we might swing with uncertainity to overcompensating and putting large amounts of effort into physical beauty. Even providing and caring for others for anyone who will accept us, just to feel that SOMEthing or SOMEone loves us. Basically these people will do whatever it takes to feel needed on a deeper level by someone. As they have a deep-seated need to love unconditionally, totally and wholly (whether this be towards a single person, family, community or all of humanity as a whole) there is a sacrificial attitude towards their interests or where they choose to display their affections. This unknown sense of sacrifice puts them at the feet of others if they remain unaware of their need to merge entirely with another in their interpretation of 'the highest of levels'. If they are to overcome obstacles relating to the nature of their heart and their longings, they must learn to empower themselves totally by merging with their experience of 'God', the cosmos, a state a peace brought on by any forms of yoga, martial arts, dance and more personal endeavours.

MARS ** ARES - WARRIOR - FIGHTING SPIRIT ~ DRIVES AND DIRECTIONS

If we are unsure of how to deal with conflict or ‘force’ totally, we are not utilising our vitality in full efficiency. This can lead one to fluctuate between strong fighting feelings of aggressiveness, to being passively upset, to unrestrained anger to wanting to avoid conflict at all costs without knowing entirely what causes these drives in the first place. Often they retain strong unsurfaced drives which are often of a basic instinctual/primitive nature which often sit are at the roots of the repression. Situations and people that seem to be forcing them or others ahead, people that are pushy, primal, unrefined, might niggle at them as these parts that sit within everyone lay very low if not completely from sight for these people. The unwillingness to fight fairly, if at all.

JUPITER ^^ BIG JOVE - RULER OF GODS

Big schemes and grand ideas are kept behind the show curtains, mainly because they have come to believe that their idealistic nature is too far-reaching or pointless in their lives after reality has given them a kick somehow at somestage or two. Dealing with these ideas and putting them into reality is an important task or focus for them to overcome the self-defeatist attitude of wanting to dream but never pursuing. Usually the dreaming side to them is a more inherent and natural ability so the feeling of being lucky comes from a non-expectant attitude to receiving plenty of luck and ‘good things’. They usually are pretty happy and content with anything that comes their way on some level. Anyone who appreciates what they have and considers themselves innately lucky usually creates circumstances which harbour these thoughts and makes them believe themselves moreso.

SATURN <> KRONOS <> FATHER OF TIME

Constant fears of limitation and restriction. The feeling that others are weighting them down and no matter what, they cannot escape the ruts they find themselves in. With or without their awareness of their own thought-trains and types of thoughts, their doubts and fears in regards to being enslaved by others needs, wishes and larger-scale rules and regulations are so strong. This really is due to their own mental structure that regulates itself in the form of internal scheduling and structure followed by avoidance and procrastination in their daily lives. The situations really seem external when it comes to their own patterning. From this, strong dislikes or fear towards being bound in whichever sense is quite likely if they haven't gathered an awareness of what truly scares them. It is the fear of limitations which creates the anxiety adding fuel to fire, creating more limitations and more fears. The cycle is enacted repetitively until one realises there is no fight or war when there is understanding.

URANUS: PROMETHEUS - Crazy:Truth:Clarity

A very active mind, a bizarre emotional nature and high reactivity have brought them to a state of wanting to deny their very nature. Hiding what is seen by themselves as the volatile or crazy side of their very selves, or these people might be so wanting to conform that they reject that this part of them even exists. Conforming when the need to break free is so strong and see others as disruptive or beyond strange when they are not even seeing this in themselves. Acceptance is the remedy, giving them peace of mind and a whole state of being as they realise the truth to matters only comes by following and taking in all sides of their wants, needs, truths, ideas and dreams.

NEPTUNE:POSEIDEON - KING OF THE SEAS AND RULER OF THE COSMIC SOUP

The subjective, dream-like trait that they possess in dealing with the world may be kept hidden away from most people. Be it in the realm of abstract arts, poetry, music or any spiritual pursuits . Often unaware of barriers between themselves and others, especially on more subtle, emotional and spiritual areas. There may be a distance kept between the self and others where the world is more of a fantasy movie or video game, however once connected to certain people there is a strong need to merge accompanied by a very giving attitude. Becoming aware of saving tendencies of victim attitudes is a strong element needed for them to move forward to grow. The inherent ability to ‘plug-in’ to the cosmic soup of all-that-is is not always recognised, so taking in the feelings of the collective along with all the hopes, wishes and fears occurs when they aren’t even aware, believing these feelings to be their own and reacting accordingly. Definitely a dreamy-side to their view of the world whether they admit to it or not.

PLUTO = HADES = RENEWER AND REVIVER, DESTROYER OF EXCESS AND OUTWORN

Intense fears of being out of control and confused feelings towards being the darker aspects of life. From sex, drugs, heavy metal music, anything linking to overly intense drives in general. They may feel they have a grip or understanding of their own drives and feelings but there are times they often test themselves, proving themselves wrong. There may often be a strong religious/conscientious background or strict upbringing focusing overly on the 'right' and 'good', creating the polarity that they are on one side or the completely opposite. In the black or in the ‘light’. When their own fears overtakes them, they give their power away unconsciously (what sits on the 12H cusp)where the external world seems to rob them of all their energy and true purpose which acts like a 'black hole'. When they realise that it is only them instilling these in the first place, they come back to themselves. The ability to know everyone’s weaker spots, how people work, what lies beneath often gives them a gigantic amount of self-empowerment especially when they are in tune with this. So it is how they use this knowledge that is important to their own unfoldment of events in their life. Sometimes the trouble they do create (unawares), is to strengthen them up, losing power only to come back to it with greater force than ever. Time and time again....