Saturn in Pisces. 03/072023 - 02/13/2026
Cultivation of trust that transcends time.
Saturn the ruler of time, fear, authority, karma, discipline and structures is moving into the last sign of the zodiac on March 7th of 2023, where it will stay until February 13th of 2026, with a short dip in Aries in 2025. The last time Saturn was visiting Pisces was from 1993 to 1996.
We are in for major wrapping of a Saturnian cycle, where the discipline of surrendering to our lack of control is going to bring us full circle, back to ourselves.
Saturn has been in the Saturn ruled signs (Capricorn and Aquarius) since 2018, the strength of Saturnian expression was to the maximum, now that Saturn comes into the domain of Jupiter, the change of social landscape becomes inevitable. As in mythology, Saturn otherwise known as Cronos comes into the home of Jupiter the son of Kronos, who was the conduit of his father's ultimate downfall. The Myth of Kronos eating his children out of fear of change is a cautionary tale for those who hold on to power in spite of the rules of the Universal Law, which are governed by Jupiter. With Saturn in Pisces, the sign of endings, spirituality, trust, compassion and acceptance, we are facing the test of preserving our highest ideals and beliefs in the face of the processes we might not be able to control.
Most of the Saturn in Aquarius transit was accompanied by the square to Uranus in Taurus. Uranian transformation was halted by the very strong Saturn, that is not a case with Saturn in Pisces. The illusions and hidden fears held collectively are coming under the sharp Saturnian tests. The heart of humanity requires discipline and structure of each individual person in keeping this collective heart open. That would be the task at hand for so many of us. There are two fishes swimming in the opposite directions, will we choose to swim with the current, or will we choose to exercise discipline, put our egos to rest and place collective healing above individual gain, swim upstream. Pisces/Virgo axis deal with the healing and support, this a path of service and surrender. We need to tend to our physical bodies, and develop devotion to a greater plan.
Saturn in Pisces can bring us face to face with what has been the root and cause for self undoing and self sabotage for the longest time, often with this transit the strength is found through connection to something beyond ourselves and cultivating devotion to that thing, practice, cause or a community. The trick is that Saturn brings forth the fear of the unknown, fear of losing oneself in something we cannot control, that’s why cultivation of self trust might be the most important thing for the next couple of years. Crisis of faith is the result of misplaced priorities, lack of trust in the universe and the desperate need for control over something that has a span of development well beyond our comprehension of time.
Saturn is cold and dry and is going to have a slowing down and freezing effect on the waters in our bodies, thus tending to our circulation, lymphatic system, making sure we get plenty of movement is going to be very important. Virgo practices are going to be very supportive. Our mental health, which is associated with Pisces in many ways, depends on our ability to get energy going through our systems, to resist energetic stagnation. Saturn in Pisces will get us collectively to a point of understanding that spiritual health is no less important that physical or mental health, it is what holds this human experience together.
On the social, political and economic levels we can expect the regulation of all things Piscean coming to a forefront. Pharmaceutical industry, chemical waste, alcohol related industries, trade across the waters and maybe even drinking water regulations. Alternative ways of healing are going to go through the process of stabilization and legalization.
This transit can trigger collective disassociation, but that is not our best option, we need to figure out what is the alternative to dissociation, how can we swim upstream? Ritual is going to be essential, differentiating between solitude that is fear based and solitude as a spiritual practice. Since Mercury is debilitated and Venus is exalted in Pisces, we can have a hard time talking about our fears and sense of isolation, and self soothe instead, through indulgences of sorts. Keep this in mind. Take care of yourself. Take care of those around you. With Love, Mariana.