by Robert Wilkinson
Saturn goes stationary direct at 13 Pisces on November 15. How does this further the 20 year Aquarian sub-era which began at the Grand Mutation at 1 Aquarius in December 2020?
Saturn is resuming its forward motion, and will re-trace ground it covered since it went stationary retrograde in June 2024 at 20 Pisces, launching us into a season of preparing to receive nourishment at “the end of our day of labor” which should be done by April 2025. We now are about to move through the last half of Pisces and into Aries, promising a new collective duty and discipline.
In February 2023 Saturn entered Pisces and its shadow zone, and reached a threshold in June 2023 which prepared us for some form of rebirth once we learned how “to bargain and trade” which was the feature of the first half of 2024. We now commence our third experience of the Saturn lessons associated with the span from 13-20 Pisces, which includes the philosophical and spiritual level of the first half of Pisces and the actional-material level of the second half of Pisces.
What Have We Learned from Saturn in Pisces in 2024?
To recap, we took our first look at the shadow zone between March 18 and June 29, when it went stationary retrograde at 20 Pisces. Then we got our retrograde look of Saturn in that span of Pisces through now, and at this time begin our third experience of this span which will last until February 23/24, 2025, when it passes out of its current shadow zone on its way to enter its next shadow zone at 26 Pisces on April 5.
This is almost the final experience of Saturn in Pisces. We’re entered the “end of the end” and “the beginning of the beginning” which we’ll see by Summer. During the time Saturn’s been in Pisces we’ve sailed seas enveloped by fogs and mists of collective illusions and ghosts. We’ve had to find courage, camouflage, and rehearse “before the battle.” We’ve found new inspiration, spiritual rebirth, revised many ideas, taken “a walk with our wisdom,” and see what nourishment awaits us when we’re done with these Saturn lessons by next March.
In June 2023, Saturn went retrograde on “a girl blowing a bugle” summoning us to forms of rebirth and renewal, after which we re-traced the lessons of 1-8 Pisces. In June 2024, it went SRX on “A table set for an evening meal,” promising us relief at the end of the journey. We now renew that journey toward that which nourishes, completing our time in the second decan of Pisces, ruled by Jupiter and the Moon with an additional dose of Jupiter.
As it moves through the last decan of Pisces between late February and late May 2025, it will be ruled by Jupiter and Mars, with an added dose of Mars. Then it occupies the first two degrees of Aries from late May through late August when it returns to Pisces through mid-February 2026.
Now that Saturn’s direct, move forward with confidence that the rehearsals you’ve done between March and now are adequate to your navigational need as you resume your journey into the sea fog of the collective. Having been exposed to the themes of 13 through 20 Pisces twice since March, we now revisit them a third time, and get to show our skill as a result of our practice these past 7 months. We now know who we belong with and our part in “the Federation of Spiritual Workers,” and get to put it into action materially, emotionally, socially, and spiritually in our own individual way.
Aquarius secures what it needs in Pisces. It is what Aquarius draws on to BE Aquarius. This is the time we are learning what to value and how to use it within the larger Aquarius “wave pulse” we all began in 2020. Besides the Aquarian pulses becoming more established by the year, we are still dealing with the long wave Capricorn structural cycles of 2020 in play for years to come. The coming decades are about visions of a greater collective effectiveness with idealism focused on the greatest good for the greatest number for the builders of the future civilization. We can now use our Saturn power to bring forth greater intuition, empathy, and compassion in our social spiritual realms.
I gave you the themes of the coming months in the article “Evolutionary Astrology in Autumn 2023 –Saturn Stationary Direct at 1 Pisces Pt. 1” published Tuesday. This final pass through mid-Pisces will bring emotional and social resources to the emergent Aquarian sub-era, with the aspects described in that article being the primary energies in play in future months.
Saturn’s Stationary Direct Sabian Symbol
When a planet goes stationary direct, that degree becomes a platform for what happens next, as well as a “hot spot” that gets triggered with each subsequent conjunction to that point. Saturn’s Sabian symbol will therefore dominate the rest of this year as a primary influence in cultivating our authorship of our life and control over circumstances. It will also be a platform that will ground our efforts into 2025, so learn all you can from this energy that has dominated the landscape since late October, and will remain on that degree through December 3.
Saturn is now stationary direct at 13 Pisces. The Sabian Symbol for the 13th degree of Pisces is “A sword in a museum.” In the original Jones notes published in The Astrology of Personality, Rudhyar says this symbolizes “courage and fearlessness needed in the quest for spirit and real understanding,” and “real faith in self; or “emptiness of dread.”
We are told in the Astrological Mandala that this symbolizes the idea that “through the effectual use of (the) will a consecrated (person) can become a symbol of courage for all those who will follow.” He offers this degree is one of “will power,” where we learn to be an agent for the Divine Will, whether of God, the Masters of the Wisdom, or simply to embody the focus for the collective. Again, how this is going to manifest depends entirely on whether the “agent” of that will is operating on lower or higher levels of awareness.
This degree synthesizes the entry to a new level of awareness and spiritual activity at 11 Pisces and the testing of 12 Pisces. This degree is a practicum to demonstrate our spiritual will in focusing “God’s Will operating through our mind,” or “the power of the Brotherhood – the energy of the Whole” operating through us in a form of spiritual service. He says it falls in the span of Innocence, and it’s the synthesizing degree of the spiritual and philosophical level of the Scene of Federation in the Act of Capitalization.
Dr. Marc E. Jones, creator of the Sabian Symbols, states that this is a symbol is about “the real weight of human personality, emphasized here by the surviving influence of great figures out of the past.” Here tradition “helps bring history to center in some outstanding individual of real promise at each point of crisis in human affairs, and the wisdom which thus becomes reincarnate in the new leadership is always available to counter any counsel of confusion arising from a moment’s uncertainty.”
He continues “the dramatization of prior achievement is the greatest of all possible present encouragement.” He offers us the keyword EXAMPLE, and states when operating in a positive way, this degree “is personal power in living common ideals.”
So as we stand on the platform from which Saturn will move forward, we can and will be tested to focus our spiritual power with persistent courage and a sense of connection to a greater Whole and our Spiritual allies. Shake off dread and demonstrate your spiritual power!
From Here We Move Forward
Saturn now resumes its journey in the spiritual-philosophical level of the Scene of “Federation,” or first half of Pisces. It moves into the actional-material level of the Scene of Perpetuation in early January 2025, then moves into the emotional-social level of the scene in in late February, and into the individual spiritual level in early April en route to emerging from the collective and realizing a new Self in late May.
Because Saturn is in Pisces, it is ruled by Jupiter in all worldly things. As Jupiter is in the Libra decan of Gemini until April 23, Mercury with a sub-influence of Venus with an added dose of Mars will be the backdrop influence to Jupiter and Saturn. From late April through late May, Jupiter will rule Saturn from the Aquarius decan of Gemini, with a Mercury and Saturn influence with an added dose of the Sun. When Saturn enters Aries in late May, it will be ruled by Mars which will be in late Leo until mid-June. Mars in Libra will rule Saturn in August 2025, after which Saturn retrogrades back into Pisces, when Jupiter is in mid to late Cancer.
So take a deep breath, and take another look at the themes introduced in early March 2024. We’ve now all gotten a different look at those themes, and stand ready to move forward with expertise, vision, and a sense of having grown wherever we have 13 through 20 Pisces in our charts. As I noted in part 1, it continues to make a very favorable quintile to Uranus in Taurus, allowing us to find unique ways to express structured innovations and uniquely organized flow.
If you want to learn more about Saturn, Uranus, and how these planets impact your ability to move forward as a conscious Soul-Spirit in the material world, please consider getting a copy of Saturn: Spiritual Master, Spiritual Friend. In that work, you’ll understand how to claim the power of your inner Saturn and use its skills to master your destiny, take command of your life, and fulfill your purpose for being alive on Earth.
It will open doors of understanding so you can claim your spiritual power in ways which ensure you will never be the victim of circumstances or at the mercy of others or your own subconscious fears. Your inner Saturn is your way to becoming the Spiritual Master of your own life, making conscious choices and expanding your awareness with each new experience in your life.
Each time you read any section of this book you will find new insights about your power to steer your personal evolution. You will understand how to throw off all the attitudes and memories which have held you back from finding and living the life and purpose. Through your journey of self-discovery, you can find ways to live your life on your own terms, and feel fulfilled because you know you are living your higher purpose in life.
© Copyright 2024 Robert Wilkinson
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