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saturns domain

Saturn was an Earth god + therefore is associated with the mundane world, with the pragmatic and the realistic.
To pull our dreams down into the tangible, to alchemize and concretize them.
Our ability to create supportive structures + healthy boundaries.
He ruled the natural rhythms of the seasons.
Was the god of time (the space of the Spleen).
Is associated with + governed by the natural laws + the proven.
The patron of Agriculture + Lord of the Harvest
Pride in and rewards for honest work and self-sufficiency + the ability to provide for ourselves.
Peace + abundance when in alignment with the natural laws.
Finding our place in society.

The archetype of Saturn is definitely one where we want to shine our awareness. It is typically an energy in our chart that requires some effort + intention to gain mastery, to remain more consistently in its gifts rather than its traps and low vibes and to reap the benefits of what we sow.

THE GATES
The Judge | Discipline | Limitations | Lessons

In Human Design Saturn is where we deal with the consequences. These are the energies where we will tend to pay for our mistakes, and by mistakes, I typically mean the habitual patterns and/or incorrect, out of alignment actions, that are not serving our highest good.

These energies and how they are expressing offer us a signpost as to when we are on or off path. They may be tied to how we discipline ourself and/or how we feel judged and sort of put into our place by the Universe. When we are out of alignment, Saturn will attempt to get us back in line with our correct laws and values.

Our Conscious Saturn demands discipline + authentic maturation in this space. It is subject to the “laws of nature”. When we can sort of live up to this archetype, we can more fully reap the harvest. In addition, in order to unlock the benefits + expansion of Jupiter, we need to first learn what Saturn is here to teach us.

Our Unconscious Saturn gives us structure and a place where we need to get to know and abide by our own limits + boundaries. It asks us to ‘put our back into it’, to be tenacious and put in the work when needed.

We begin by looking at our Conscious + Unconscious Gates:

• What are the qualities of these energies?

• What are the Shadows, Gifts + Highest Vibrations of both energies?

• What are the lines and how do they flavor each energy for you?

• How do you relate or not to these energies?

• What might be some ways to incorporate or raise the vibration of each energy?

• How might these energies show up when you are off path, experiencing challenges?

• Do you feel pushed back to the lessons here?

• Create an affirmation of the Gift of the energies to anchor/lean in to their high vibrations.

IN YOUR NATAL CHART
The Key to our Public Success | The Opposition you Push Up Against

This energy is tied to our karmic lessons and the fears, limiting beliefs, default settings and obstacles we will need to overcome (make friends with) in order to thrive. You may find the dichotomy of your greatest longing and your greatest fear wrapped up in these energies.

It also tells us about how we self discipline and our level of endurance (obvi with wisdom from our Sacral + Will Centers). Saturn can get a bad rap and we may feel afraid of fully embracing this energy for fear that it will somehow stifle our freedom + creativity. But as Jung said in one of my favorite quotes… “until we make the unconscious conscious, it will direct our lives and we will call it fate”. We always win by bringing awareness and healthy integration. We become more whole.

It is tied to our purpose and how we can accomplish our desires. Like our North Node this may be an area we keep coming back to in order to recalibrate our compass. It may feel effortful to “master” this energy as it requires patience + persistence.

Saturn can also help clarify who or what in our life needs protecting and/or preserving. Saturn helps us to identify the essentials in terms of what we need to feel stable, to have resonant structures + boundaries in place, to build abundance, etc..

Explore:

• What Sign does Saturn reside in in your Natal Chart? What information does this offer you? (tidbits below)

• What House does Saturn reside in? You can find this on your Natal Chart and it will tell you the container/environment this energy most plays out within.

• What aspects of these qualities show up when you experience difficulty?

• Have you been through or are you coming up on your Saturn Return (around age 29 + 58)? These are always powerful portals to face our fears + ground through our center.

• Do you have a day or night chart? With a day chart you may find Saturn to be more of a constructive guidance counselor vibe whereas with a night chart Saturn’s lessons can have a harsher quality especially with hard transits +/or Saturn Returns.

UNPACKING LOW VIBRATIONS + LEANING INTO YOUR GIFTS

SHADOW

These shadows aka low vibrations reveal the inner work we will repeat over and over until we have fully integrated and accepted it. This comes from fully opening our heart to this challenge. Every time we recognize and become aware of a Shadow and we accept and embrace it, we unlock another gift within our DNA. 

This isn’t something to be fixed and then move on. This is the healing that isn’t linear but a spiral, we circle back around, heal on a deeper level, unlock another gift. The more we continue to open and accept, the deeper we go and the more shadows and gifts we are able to reach. 

This is the the embodiment of as below, so above; as within, so without. The internal unpacking is represented in our outer reality. 

GIFT

As you work with your Shadow, it is important to hold its Gift (and Highest Vibration) in the same container and to take step to move toward the Gift vibration.

The highest vibration is essentially attained enlightenment. It is said that the act of seeking enlightenment is still a form of shadow. I touch briefly on the highest vibration b/c I think it’s a seed we plant toward spiritual realization. It’s not something we try to attain. When we reach for it, we are playing into Shadow.

Create an affirmation of the high vibration of this energy. All energy in our charts wants to express itself so create a positive statement around the Gift energy that resonates with you to keep anchoring into and to check in with regularly so that you stay present with your Gifts.

PRACTICE

Get the lay of the land in DECONDITIONING inside if you haven’t already. 

• Read over this and your gates info multiple times, contemplate the information here and there. What does it mean to you? How does the Shadow show up in your life? The gifts? How can you hold space for the highest vibration?

• Get clear on your Shadows + low vibes here through the tools in Cultivate Awareness in the Decondition module. 

• Bring them through Decondition + Rewire, EFT and/or through addiction meditation here.

• What other energetics and support are specific to your gate? What chakra would this energy be associated with? What energetic body? Do you need support with Boundaries? Seek the other ways you can align and nourish.

• Know that this is ongoing exploration that will serve you again and again. You’re not meant to figure it all out right now. Sit with it, ponder, marinate, ask questions, notice how it shows up in your life, put it down, come back to it, dig deeper, peel back another layer. These elements will continue to unfold if you allow them. Keep moving toward the gift and high vibrations of the energy.

• Take good care of yourself.

• If you didn't already, create an affirmation of the high vibration of this energy. All energy in our charts wants to express itself so create a positive statement around the Gift energy that resonates with you to keep anchoring into.

ADDITIONAL SATURNIAN SUPPORT

• Lean into and/or explore your Saturn archetypes on Saturdays.

• What wisdom + support might your Saturn Lines offer you?

• Contemplate, meditate on, marinate on the World Tarot Card which is ruled by Saturn.

• The Root Toolbox for connecting to security.

• Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Self Reliance.

• How does this tie into what you want to cultivate in this life. I think of Jupiter, our North Nodes and our Earth + Sun Gates in the big soup of intentional creation. Really get to know all these energies and how they relate to each other as well as those tied to them like Saturn + the Moon.

• Saturn herbs: nettles for minerals, horsetail, hemp for releasing tension in the musculoskeletal system, arnica for bringing down inflammation in the body, comfrey for bone repair.