Which means that Saturn is making its first pass into the span of 7-14 Aquarius, where it will go retrograde in May! Lots of threshold action ahead!

The shadow zone is defined by the span between where a planet goes retrograde, and where it goes direct after the retrograde period. In this case, Saturn goes retrograde at 14 Aquarius on May 23. It will retrograde back to 7 Aquarius, where it goes stationary direct on October 10. September 28.

That puts the shadow zone between 7 and 14 Aquarius, and on February 6 Saturn enters 7 Aquarius, the degree where it’ll go SD in October. So this year Saturn takes us through the emotional and social phase of contribution into the technique of individual, mental, and spiritual contribution marking the first half of Aquarius. And of course, it’s squaring Saturn the entire time!

During this run of Saturn from 7 to 14 Aquarius, it will novile Neptune, and be aspected by the inner planets numerous times. In mid-March, it’ll be semisquared by the Sun and Venus, followed by a trine from Mars in Gemini. In April it will be sextiled and quintiled by Venus, the Sun, and Mercury, and tredeciled by Mars.

By late April it is squared by Venus and Mercury in Taurus just after they conjunct Uranus, and biquintiled by these two in early May at the same time the Sun makes its square and Mars makes a biquintile. In mid-May, Mars makes a quincunx to Saturn, and then a triseptile just as it begins to go stationary retrograde in late May, along with Mercury trine Saturn in the second week of May, and Venus in the third week of May.

Saturn direct helps us express mature responses to our world; Saturn retrograde gives us a different understanding, or a different angle of approach. Saturn RX can bring us echoes of old duties and responsibilities in new forms, or the return of attitudes of accepting “the wage of age.” Because it’s in the sector of the zodiac where we experience the group cooperation and vision of Aquarius, the first part of this year will help us to a greater social, emotional, or spiritual contribution within a collective setup so we can better fulfill our part to play in the greater evolutionary pulse indicated by the emerging Aquarian energies.

The Saturnine understanding you receive over the next 3+ months will be clarified after the Sun opposes Saturn and then Saturn’s SRX degree in early August. That should help us understand what is expected of us as we enter a time of “shortcuts to higher realization and greater effectiveness” in some public way after that. Just remember that the oppositions to Pluto , Saturn, and Jupiter between mid-July and mid-August offer a greater awareness of “illuminated lessons and opportunities” of transformation leading us to a more accelerated growth related to our “graduation into a new realm of being” we began in May 2020.

When Saturn goes SRX in May at 14 Aquarius, it will bring us all forms of “the way within to outer success” and “penetration and direct accomplishment.” Those who “face facts” will find relief, and those who have a vision, a plan, and good timing will shorten the length of time it will take them to accomplish their larger work. Take note of what happens on February 11-12, 14-15, and 27-28 to get hints about what to expect after late May.

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Enjoy the entrance into the main phase of this year’s Saturn lessons. This is an important time to demonstrate our willingness to train to be spiritual adults as we navigate the generic friction and instability.