14.05.2015 PrintarticleSaturn:LordofKarma2part

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Saturn:LordofKarma2partByPaoloCrimaldi

PublishedonAstrologyonlineInkarmicastrology,asstatedinthepreviousarticle,Saturnhasaremarkablevalue,sinceitistheplanetthatmorethananyotherputsoneintocontactwiththoseexperiencesthatinonewayoranotherareconnectedtotheexperienceofthepain,ofgrowth,ofexistentiallonelinessandallthataspectsoflifewhicharealwaysneedtobefaced,butalwaysapossibleoccasiontobeuprootedbyoldattitudesacquiredduringthepastexistence.

Naturallytohaveanoccasiondoesnotmeannecessarilyhavingtotryit,sincetherearesomepersons,asforexamplethosewhohaveanarcissistpersonality,whoescapestheexperienceoffacingtheirnucleithatismorepainful,risky,difficulttomanageandaccept,inotherwordswhatisreferredtoasdarkness

Duringourexistencethereareperiodsinwhichallofusareforcedinonewayoranothertofaceourdarkness,butitisnotnecessarilythecasethatthereforeweareabletodoitwithsuccessmuchdependsonourwayoffacinglife,withallthatwearereadytoputintoit,toacceptthatwearenotaswethink,andtomakeusfacetheresponsibilityfortheerrorscommittedinthepast(inthisoneasinthepastexistence),tryingtomodifypartofourattitudes,evenifthepricethisplanetasksforisneverlow.ButsinceitisbynowwellknownthatwhatSaturntakesitthengivesbackovertimewithalotofinterest,naturallyaslongasonehasworkedinamatureandseriousway.

Moreover,Saturnhastwokeywords,whichitshareswithChiron,whicharesacrificeanddesire.Bothplanets teachthat the firststeptowards full realisation is throughtheethicsofsacrifice,whichisnottobeinterpretedasCatholicmorals,butastheabilitytoabandoneverythingthatissuperfluousandvaininlifeinordertoreachagoal.Tolearntoleaveschemes,habits,repetitivemistakesisnevereasy,eveniftherearesourcesofpainbecause, inonewayoranothertheyalwaysrepresent,acertitudetowhichwehaveclung.BothSaturnandChironurgeusinsteadtodissolvethesepathologicalchainsthatregardthepast,andtheyteachthatsacrificeisanactofwillthatleadstoliberationandtothefullmaturationofwhatwehaveinside.

Clearlythemodalitieswillbedifferent,sinceSaturnoftenusescoercion,orrathermakesusfeelobligedtoacceptthatpathandtoabandoneverythingwepreviouslyhad,alsobecauseoftenitmanagestotakecertitudeawayinashortperiodoftime,whileChironislessrigidandittendstoputourowncertitudeintoquestionintermsoftheabandonmentoftheschemesthatobstructthefreedevelopmentofourexistentialmissions.IfSaturnobliges,Chironadvises,butoftenitisonlybytheconcertedactionofbothofthemthatit is possible to develop an upwards evolutive path,which through the sacrifice of parts of if,thereforeleadsustoattainingoneofthenumerousendgoalsthatwehavedecidedtorealiseinthisexistence.

Butallcanhappenonlythroughdesire.Infactwantingitisanindispensableconditionforgrowthandpersonalachievement,sincewherethereisnodesirethingsdonothappen.Saturnbringsustodesiringthingsinapractical,adultway,whichisalsoquiteconsidered,alwaysin linewithourcapabilities,helpingtokeepourfeetfirmlyontheground,whileChiron is lessrigidandbrings us to want things in a littlemore utopian,metaphysical, way, perhaps evenallowingdreamswhichatfirstglancecanseemvainandunrealizable.Itisbetter,howevernottothink that it could regard illusions, but simply it helps in keeping things on the up, to bettersupportourselfesteem,andthentoopenapassageinthefutureinmorevariegatedandwideway.

InthenextarticlewewillseehowtheSaturncyclestartsaseriesofveryimportantpsychologicalprocesses that are often in strict contact with the experience we have accumulated, andmomentarilyremovedfromourunconscious,sincetheyregardourpreviouslives.