The Second Saturn Return

Saturn’s cycle is about 29 years in length and if you remember your first return between the ages of 28-30, hopefully you are prepared for the coming of the second return between ages 58-60. The area of life affected depends largely on the placement of Saturn by house position, aspects to Saturn from other planets and specific angles (ascendant and MC).

The second return period carries with it a time to reflect on past achievements and decisive actions that you will take as you enter into the later stages of life. There may be a sense of urgency, just as there was with the first return, but not to the extreme. There is a feeling that you must now concentrate your energies on dealings with old habits that may die hard and tie up some loose ends once and for all. Time seems to be fleeting and this may be the last chance to complete some of these tasks.

As the body ages, and in some cases weariness sets in during this transitional period, it is wise to now form good habits around the body’s health with exercise and healthy eating habits. Some experience stages of depression as they realize that their life is undergoing changes both internally and externally. Many prepare for retirement and begin to slow down as the assertiveness to conquer life is not as important because by now you are actually beginning to figure out things quite nicely.

Many will experience a softening effect to their overall personality and an awakening to realms of higher learning no longer attached to material living. There is some soul searching and the potential for the inner spirit to become more apparent. Your ambitions seem to take a gradual turn and you may now focus your attention on things already known and delve into deeper understanding of these subjects, or objectives in life.

Saturn has always been known as the task maker and now you reap some of the rewards for your hard work, although not without some strife along the way. You will still need to work towards your intentions, but may now have more patience than you did in the previous return period. There is a new understanding that begins to shed some light in areas that you never understood before. It is a time of knowledge gained through life’s experience and the wise use of these learned things.

You may find that doors open, shedding light into new places of thought, as there is an opportunity for deep understanding and much wisdom to be gained. This wisdom comes from within and from outside the self. You are open enough to question things and realize that the knowledge and experienced that has been attained so far, is just part of the big picture. You are more open to discovery than before and the ego is under your scrutiny instead of the other way around.

You are entering the wisdom of knowledge that can only be gained at this stage in life. There is an awakening of insight and an opportunity for great change and you enter this segment of your life, with a willingness and an understanding that change comes from within and moves at its own pace. You are finally in a position to share your knowledge but also realize that you have a lot to learn as the road ahead is as broad as it is long. The avenues for spiritual awakening calls to those that are ready and willing to take on the challenge. This is not a final stage. It is the beginning of a new one.

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