June 29 – November 15 ~ Saturn Retrograde (in Aquarius) ~ Decide your big priorities

Aquarius is Saturn’s home sign, and a visionary, forward-looking energy which creates a potentially revolutionary transit, where you experiment with a new order after the old ways are overturned. Saturn is also a heavily practical planet, which sees you putting structures and strategies in place, and relating to others on the same path.

Certain goals may fall away organically under this transit, leaving you freer to concentrate on the paths that will truly reward you. There may be a fated introduction or unexpected change in your relationships too, either at work or at home, especially from July 31st to August 24th. You are arriving at a work-life balance and getting full value from your romantic life, while trying not to become overwhelmed with business.

Saturn remains in Purva Bhadrapada until October 3rd, the nakshatra whose Shakti of ‘The Power of Spiritual Fire’ associates with burning and fire, as you purge and cleanse old baggage before moving on to the next level. This process is extra slow where Saturn, Lord of Time, is concerned, and a deep lesson from the last months may return, as you decide what to keep and what to discard. Don’t rush or take shortcuts. Saturn traditionally gives its most powerful effects in the final third of a sign, so you have promise for careful effort and planning. If a project is going to be demanding, you owe it to yourself to think big.