THE SUN OPPOSES SATURN:
On Monday July 20th at 6:28 P.M. EDT right after the New Moon this opposition completes. This sets the mood for the coming month. This will be, as we already know, a summer of restrictions and limitations. Between the virus and our current economic doldrums most of us already feel the repressive energy of Saturn and the confines that even the summer sun can’t alleviate. As bad as it is to be locked down in the winter when nature has already created its boundaries and restrictions, it’s much worse to feel that home-bound suppression when the weather is shouting for you to come out and play. Much will be written about this time; the bottled up emotions, the repressed activities and the unrequited loves foiled not by the faint of heart or the cruel hand of destiny, but by the inability to share a stolen kiss or a day on the beach and a clandestine Italian dinner with your heart’s desire. But such is life at times.
We have a heavy responsibility right now as a species and custodian of the planet. There are many things we must examine and many decisions we must make to ensure that our society grows and we can once again move forward, hopefully in a more equitable fashion. These things will not be easily done. Our leadership is inept, our history fraught with inequality and self-destruction. With the recent massive build-up of planets in Saturn-ruled Capricorn (Jupiter, Saturn & Pluto) still exerting its influence the world has been throw into a battle for the survival of our bodies and our souls. As we prepare for Saturn’s ultimate entrance into Aquarius this December we are being forced to make some final choices that will have deep and long-term effects on the direction we choose. This Sun-Saturn is normally a short-lived aspect with a day or two of influence. But as each month leads us closer to the coming elections and the powerfully influential decisions we are about to make the daily aspects become much more important. Because today is a New Moon opposed by Saturn, the results of this aspect will be felt for a long time. What occurs over the coming month will set many things in motion that we will be discussing for a long time to come.
In your personal life you must be willing to look honestly and directly at the choices you are making. Have you been true to yourself and your purpose? Or have you skirted some issues in favor of a quick solution without regard for the ultimate conclusion? Saturn will not accept a superficial answer to such questions so try to be as open and realistic as you can be. Only by facing the real obligations you face will you feel any sense of satisfaction and fruition. Anything less will feel hollow and inglorious. Now we are setting the stage for much of the rest of summer. Embrace it, find your solace where you may, and hopefully there will be love in the mix, no matter how we have to express it. But don’t turn your back on your responsibilities to yourself and your fellow man.
Have faith. We are heading out of this mess, although it may not be obvious right now. It’s not just the polls that are showing the potential landslide election. It’s the strength and courage I’m seeing from people all over this great land to stand up to the tyranny, to question what’s right and wrong, and to be willing to battle windmills because we know that in the end it’s our belief in ourselves that will decide our fate.