Medicine Garden--Saturn Direct April 19, 2007

SATURN TURNING DIRECT
April 19, 2007 - A Time of Reckoning

by Eileen Nauman

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Saturn goes direct on April 19, 2007. It will go direct at 18 degrees Leo 09 minutes at 2:26 p.m., PDT. This is going to afford us an incredible period of possibilities and gifts not only on a personal level, but also for the world as a whole.

When you get a slow-moving behemoth like Saturn going DIRECT, then we have incredible physical manifestation available to us, energetically speaking. The stakes are high and right now we are at a fulcrum of whether we're choosing to move toward the LIGHT or remain in the DARK that is presently on this planet. And, the good news it is a choice! Saturn plays for keeps. The game is up. The game is over. Saturn doesn't mess around for it always brings things into physical manifestation and clarity. It can be akin to running face first into a brick wall or it can be an angelic kind of mystical experience where you get the ultimate 'aha'!

Of course, Saturn being the judge and jury of karma/dharma for us, the jig is up for some and for others, they will get exactly what they have coming. Now, that could mean a trophy and first place, or, if you have been cheating, lying, defrauding or any other nasty kind of thing, then you will be found out and dealt with accordingly. But, if you have been honest, responsible and hard working, gifts and rewards are coming your way in the next few week of mid-April!

One thing for sure, our lives aren't going to be the same after Saturn gets done with us. (Keeping in mind Saturn is NOT the bad guy--all Saturn does is give us exactly what we deserve....) The key to this period is remaining flexible and open to changes--and not fighting them tooth, hammer and nail. Don't be dragged kicking and screaming because, frankly, you're going whether you want to or not. So, utilize this energy to make the necessary changes in your life that are knocking at your door, instead.

WHO IS AFFECTED BY THIS PLANET TURNING DIRECT?

Transiting Saturn turning stationary direct has already done its clarifying of issues beginning April 5 through April 18, 2007. Right now there's a lot of pressure on some people; loads that they may feel are just impossible to continue to carry. Now, it is turning direct in mid April and finally, the pressure/loads on these individuals will begin to ease up--none too soon as far as they are concerned. Leo and Aquarius are most affected by this particular heavy planet turning direct in the skies overhead this time.

If you are a LEO and were born between August 8th and 14th, you are directly affected by this retrograde. The Leo people most affected were born on August 11th.

By opposition, if you are an AQUARIUS, you have any planets or cusps at 18 Aquarius, anyone born between February 4th through February 10th, will be spotlighted. The people most affected were born on February 7th.

DO YOU HAVE 18 DEGREES IN YOUR NATAL CHART?

Anyone with 18 degrees of any sign with one of your planets or their Midheaven (10th house cusp) or their Ascendant or Rising sign (1st house cusp) are going to be affected by Saturn turning direct. Those who have 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 or 21 degrees will all feel the power and change that Saturn is capable of doing for us.

If you aren't an astrologer, at the end of this article, I have suggested several excellent ones who are available to read your chart and give you guidance.

WHO AND WHAT IS SATURN?

Saturn can be seen symbolically as the banks to our River of Life or the Flow, as I call it. Without banks, without walls or restrictions of some sort, we would ooze all over the place; sort of in a Neptunian directionless hither, thither and yon kind of way. Saturn gives us shape, form, substance and yes, boundaries--that nasty little word that some folks just hate to mutter under their breath.

Saturn is always called bad names by people who are under it's influence but that's not the whole story about this incredible planet. If we did not have bones, a skeleton and skin, what would hold us and our organs and systems together? Nothing would. Saturn rules bones, teeth and skin. So you can see, that it creates a viable, formed vehicle for us to putter around in called a 'human body'. That's a boundary too, isn't it? It is the banks for that particular river called a body, if you want to look at it in another way or aspect.

Yes, Saturn is about responsibility, carrying your share of the load and being held accountable for what you say or do--or say you're gonna do (and if you don't, Saturn is there to tap you on the shoulder and remind you of it.) It is about duty, loyalty, perseverance, endurance, form, shape, substance, boundaries, responsibility, being held accountable to yourself as well as to others, as well as empire building, creating a solid foundation from which to grow from or toward. Without a solid foundation, we become wobbly and cannot fulfill our soul's directive for us this lifetime. We would wander without direction, cause, goals or vision; much less a dream to hold or work toward.

SATURN REWARDS THOSE WHO WORK HARD...

Saturn is frequently maligned as the 'taskmaster' and pictured as Death. All things have a cycle. All things have a beginning, middle and end, and it is Saturn's thankless job to get us at each of these waves or cycles of opportunity that afford us growth and evolution if we so choose to use his energy in that expression and "form". He gives us the boundaries of life and death; from childhood, to adulthood to old age. It is said that Saturn is a contraction or contractile and associated with arthritis and osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. He rules the bones of our body. If there is necrosis, holes eaten into our bones, then Saturn is certainly involved. He rules over Calcium, one of the leading minerals that keeps our bones strong and healthy, to keep our 'frame' in good shape. The good news about Saturn is--if you work your butt off, are responsible, honest, truthful, and hard working, he will give you the rewards that you have coming to you. So, even on a Saturn direct time, dreams you had long thought impossible, or given up on, are suddenly handed to you out of the blue.

It's not unusual for Saturn, because of its large orbit about the Sun, to move over one's natal planet or position, then retrograde over it, and then come forward over it a third and final pass. This is what makes folks clench their teeth is this particular occurrence. It doesn't happen to everyone and if you're interested in finding out if you're one of 'em, you should consult with Rosemarie Brown, our core faculty astrologer here at The Medicine Garden, for details. She can be reached via email at: starrose@sedona.net (her website is: www.rosemariebrown.com)

Some folks get plain lucky and experience only ONE pass over a planet or sensitive position in their natal chart. However, having experienced both, I would rather have the three passes than the one. Why? Because if it's just one pass, then the full brunt of the lesson that we have set ourselves to learn, is gonna hit us right between the running lights. There won't be much preparation time or time to adjust to the lesson at all. Whereas, with a three-pass Saturn transit, on the first pass, you usually get an idea of WHAT it is you're going to have to learn from and grow from. The direct gives us the actual opportunity to work at it and slug our way through it. The final, forward (direct) pass will clean up any little details that have been laying around that we couldn't, heretofore, attend to or clean up. So, give me three passes any day!

LOOK AT IT LIKE A RIVER WITH BOUNDARIES...

During a direct period, Saturn will be contacting you. You will learn how to walk between two walls of some kind. Saturn, in this particular situation, demands you to open your wings of your own limitation as you perceive it, and flow outward and upward and push beyond what you thought you were capable of, what you thought you could achieve or create. Saturn direct can help us become aware of our real river banks of the self, if you will, in this period. It can also rip off the blind film that covers our eyes and help us see and perceive more deeply into people, situations and events (like this act of terrorism). This is called the gaining of wisdom. For, Saturn rules over wisdom. It is, however, wisdom gained from hard work, experience and on-the-job-training. It is not a grace. It is earned one hard step at a time. But, when you look back at having survived the experience, you will find yourself better educated, wiser and a little more confident than previous.

Saturn can give us confidence during a direct period, if we choose to carry the responsibility or duty that is accorded us by others or events outside ourselves--or from within ourselves. In the Tarot, Saturn is often seen as the Hermit, hooded and cloaked, carrying a bright lamp that sheds light. During a direct time, when can connect the dots between ourselves and the outer/external event, or with another person or thing that we are currently wrestling with. It can create the light in our own inner darkness and hell that we plunge ourselves into, and provide a way out, an "aha!" that was previously not seen or explored.

Saturn direct is our compass for the map of life we are walking upon and experiencing. If we stop railing at what life has handed us and instead, buckle down and (as the Nike commercial sez) "Just Do it!" then Saturn will not only lead us into that dark tunnel, but lead us out of it, too. Remember this, during a Saturn turning direct: that it is always darkest before the dawn. That is Saturn. But it also gives you the 'light at the end of the tunnel'--which is when it goes stationary direct (and in this case, we are now in the 'shadow' of Saturn turning direct for two weeks before the actual turn date of April 19, 2007 (so, from April 5, 2007, we'll be in the "shadow" of Saturn's change-up--and that is when things begin to happen in earnest). It is a time of incredible awakening within ourselves or in regards to others or a situation we may find ourselves within. Be alert. Listen. Hear. For those who have mid-degrees of Leo and Aquarius, this is your awakening period. Saturn is showing you the light at the end of your particular tunnel that you have been crawling through on your hands and knees. You will get exactly what you have earned--no more or less. That is Saturn's law.

Saturn creates strength in us and this is especially true during a direct time; strength of spirit--quite literally. We may well feel like we've got an invisible hand smashing our face down on the concrete and rubbing our flesh away from our bone, but while this painful process is going on, we are building strength. Helluva way to do it--one way to do it. Saturn bestows grace on those who surrender over to the honing by fire process. And yes, Saturn gives huge rewards for those who have run the gauntlet during the direct. Usually two weeks before it turns direct or a few days or on the day it turns direct, you will receive your just and due rewards or acknowledgment by your peer group.

So, you want to know how well you did under your Saturn transit? Well, if you get grace in some form as it turns direct, that is your answer. Everyone will get something. It might not be winning the lottery; but it can be something that money can't ever touch or buy: a strength of spirit, a deepening sense of compassion, and understanding of self, others or a particular situation, for example. Unlike Jupiter, which gives grace won from previous lifetimes or things you have done for others in this lifetime, everything given by Saturn is damn well earned!

SATURN'S GIFTS AND KARMA

With all the political fall out occuring in the Bush administration, you are going to see key figures who have responsibility in important areas, being held accountable. People such as the attorney general, Gonzalez, Carl Rove, Bush's key man, Harriet Myers, another attorney who works closely with Bush, Mueller of the FBI, and others, will be weighed and measured by Saturn. If they are found wanting, they are out of a job. If they were truthful and responsible, they'll keep their job. Saturn is the Taskmasker and the Lord of Time. Politics is going to get real interesting in April because Jupiter goes retrograde on April 5, 2007. And then, two weeks later, Saturn jumps into the fray and with his sythe, is going to reap and make judgements.

The Patriot Act will finally get looked at for what it has done--put unreasonable boundaries on America's freedoms we took for granted. With the advent of a Democratic Congress and Saturn pushing them, you can bet this Act will be repealed or snipped/tweaked so that the Attorney General for the USA and the FBI can no longer sneak behind American's backs and destroy our rights and privacy.

This time of reckoning is normal with Saturn. And don't worry, if you've been honest, truthful and hard working, you have nothing to fear. In fact, Saturn gifts people who have done all of this, so there may be a nice reward, a raise, a promotion or some kind of dharma waiting for you at this time period.

KEYWORDS FOR SATURN

Use the Saturn keywords to help you understand what it can potentially mean for you. If you are concerned, please contact Rosemarie Brown, our core faculty astrologer for a personal chart reading.

KEYWORDS, HOW TO USE THEM

Since Saturn is going direct April 19th. You can make sentences with Saturn keywords, and begin to get a feel for what it might rule over in your life should you be in the degrees mentioned above.

SATURN

ambition
arthritis/osteoporosis
authority
Bioflavanoids
business
Calcium
caution
cold
consolidation
control
delay
discipline
father
fear
Fluorine
inflexible
inhibition
Ligaments
limitation
losses
loyalty
old age
Osteoporosis
PABA
patience
practical
reliable
responsibility
restriction
Skeleton of body
"Smaller than..."
structure
Sulfur
tediousness
teeth, bones, joints
Tendons
time
Vitamin C
Vitamin K

HELP TO MAKE THIS TRANSFORMATION PAINLESS--WELL, ALMOST PAINLESS...

I don't believe we have to SUFFER (at all) through a Saturn period. The people below are, in my opinion, the best in their particular business and are skillful catalysts to help people to help themselves. Utilize the energy of Saturn Direct in the BEST and most healthy of ways... check out this group and choose which tools resonate most strongly with you and contact them. You won't be sorry you did! An eclipse (any of them) is an OPPORTUNITY to off load our wounds, get in touch with what is strong or weak within us--and fix it. So, this is a fix-it-up time. Take advantage of this enlightening period of time!

ASTROLOGICAL COUNSELORS:

You can engaged the services of the medicinegarden.com's professional astrologer and find out. Our own Rosemarie Brown is a natal counselor. Just contact her at: starrose@sedona.net

If you are wanting to move and aren't sure where or you have a place in mind, but aren't sure if it's "right" for you, Gail and Michael have locale information available. If health is your consideration, both are trained medical astrologers. To contact them: Gail Carswell at rockdoc@mindspring.com or Michael Foltz at solardoc@mindspring.comBetter yet, visit their website: http://www.owlswebnest.com, for more information on all the services they provide.

I'm sure one of these three professionals will be able to shed considerable light in what is going on in your life and the many choices you have available to you to institute and use.

UN-CONFUSE YOURSELF:

NEED A "Coach", some serious therapy that gets to the "heart" of your angst or what you're wrestling with? We recommend Rosemarie Brown. Please contact her at: http://www.rosemariebrown.com or by email at: starrose@sedona.net

VOICE ANALYSIS--THE MISSING NOTE:

I've had my voice analyzed by Ani Williams and I can tell you from personal experience that we all have a "missing note" in our life. So what? Well, consider this. Without this missing note back in our life, we aren't working off of 8 cylinders. We're working on 6--or less! Please go to Ani's website for more information. This is a life-changing "tool" that you should include in your personal transformation kit. http://www.aniwilliams.com or contact her via email at: songaia@earthlink.net

SPIRITUAL UPKEEP RENOVATION: NEED A SHAMAN?

Gail Carswell, Michael Foltz, Grace Verte (grace@graceverte.com), Karen David (KDMystic@aol.com), and Rosemarie Brown are all trained shamanic facilitators who can help you through your spiritual transformation. For more information on Soul Recovery and Extraction, go to: http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/SREchapter.html and then contact one of them for further help!

Our favorite classically trained homeopath is Yolande Grill of Cave Creek, Arizona. She does long-distance case taking by phone and I consider her one of the best we've got in the USA. So, don't delay! She is also a shamanic facilitator, as well. Get a hold of Yolande at: y.grill@att.net

SATURN TURNING DIRECT April 19, 2007 - A Time of Reckoning