Today, Saturn retrogrades back into Virgo, where it will spend 3+ months before going back into Libra on July 21. Owing to its 29-year cycle, Saturn will not return to the sign of the Virgin until 2037.
During Saturn’s sashay back into Virgo, it only travels through 2+ degrees of this sign (each sign has 30 degrees). It goes back to 27’50, turning direct at that degree on May 31.
This seems so inherently purposeful and significant to me. It’s as if in order to really understand the lessons of Libra—diplomacy, striking a balance, finding fairness and accord in relationships—we need to more fully integrate Virgo’s skills of discernment, craftsmanship, and fortifying our well-being.
One way to look at what the lessons we are being collectively called on to learn is by reviewing the Sabian Symbols for the degrees of Virgo through which Saturn will travel. Sabian Symbols are symbolic representations/images associated with each of the 360 degrees of the zodiac. They allow us to discover and uncover important levels of archetypal meaning. See if any of these images hold import for you during the next 3 months, whether they represent any areas of your life and/or psyche that are being given more structure (descriptions below from The Sabian Symbols in Astrology by Dr. Marc Edmund Jones):
27-28 degree Virgo: A bald-headed man. The keyword is Dominance. When expressed positively, it reflects self-mastery.
28-29 degree Virgo: A man gaining secret knowledge from a paper he is reading. The keyword is Discovery. When expressed positively, conscious efforts that can manifest the power of imagination.
29-30 degree Virgo: A false call unheard in attention to immediate service. The keyword is Safeguard. When expressed positively, self-fulfillment through developing integrity.
For more on the Sabian symbols, see this insightful article.
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