The Saturn Return - Time to Get Real

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by Anne Whitaker

Using cycles, the planets symbolically weave the story of our collective and personal lives through space and time. These cycles vary enormously: from the tiny 29.5 day dance of the Sun and Moon, to the vast epoch-defining cycle of Neptune and Pluto - meeting only once every five hundred years. The planetary cycle which has most penetrated the popular imagination, however, is the 29-30 year cycle of Saturn, commonly known as the Saturn Return.

How many Returns?

In a long lifetime, you may have three Saturn Returns: one at 29/30, another at 59/60 and a third at 89/90. The first one, however, is arguably the most crucial and the one which most concerns us for now. But any Saturn Returners going through their Second and Third Returns are most welcome to read this article – and send us their feedback!

Too Many Changes

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by Contributor

I'm Brazilian, and I'm going through my Saturn Return. I´ve always been afraid of this moment.

I'll try to explain what is happening and give you an idea of how Saturn is manifesting in my life.

Everything is different.

1. My parents are getting divorced after a 35 years.

Double Dose of Saturn

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by Contributor

Hello, I have a Libra Sun but I was born with Saturn in Scorpio, so instead of having two and a half years of Saturn's medicine, I'm preparing for having 5 years of it.

I got married just before Saturn entered in Libra in 2009. It was like I was yearning for love and discipline before I met him. I moved from my country to his, without knowing how to speak his language, without diplomas - which would allow me to search for as good a job as I had before - and I said goodbye to my family and friends.