Astrology in my world: More on the Saturn Return and adventures with Chiron
Art by Susan Seddon Boulet
As I’ve been writing in this blog, I am in the middle of my second Saturn Return (also see this article if interested). The Saturn Return is one of the major astrological life cycles in which we are brought face to face with the realities (Saturn) of our lives. During the first Saturn Return at age 28-30 we have to face the fact that we are no longer freewheeling youths and we have to face up to the responsibilities of adulthood. The second Saturn Return at age 56-59 requires us to face the fact that we are moving into what they used to call “old age.” Now we call it the “Third Age” which better reflects the realities of being 60 in the twenty-first century. In any case, the Saturn Return is a slog through hard work and difficult responsibilities. It can be an incredibly productive and successful time, and it can also be fraught with challenges. Often these two occur at the same time. My second Saturn Return has brought professional success in a number of different arenas, but also some major difficulties: the deteriorating health of my elderly mother, the demise and resurrection of this blog, a 6 week-long battle with Lenovo over a laptop that never worked right, and too many more to list here. If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile you may know that I am a person who likes to have a lot of irons in different fires. I have a busy professional astrological practice. I own a real estate company. I play four five different instruments (none very well) and also try to maintain a spiritual practice. […]
