Saturn’s Retrograde Reshuffle

Art by Jake Badderley

Saturn throwing his weight around (& strapping on his retrograde shoes) can feel gloomy and dour. A compulsory cosmic colonic. Chocked with reluctant responsibility. Littered with solid lessons that will hold you in good stead forever but feel craptastic now, & maybe tomorrow too & at least until August.

Tosh.

Retrograde hysteria chicken littles the supreme value of these very necessary revisions. Saturn's retrograde is here to restructure you, solidifying you & your world.

What is flimsy will fall, as well it should. Due diligence will keep you out of the bell tower as it crumbles.

What is bogus or inauthentic - fundamentally detrimental to your evolution - will be exposed. You will need to clean that shit up yourself but efficiency & focus are always rewarded by Saturn's sombre overlording.

If you are frittering precious time or procrastinating with all the very best excuses available, anticipate the time lord's significant boot on an unassailable trajectory towards your cute bum. Adjust accordingly.

Saturn "makes us" do the things we know we have to do but don't want to. Like parents. And just like when we were kids, you can fight and stomp and tanty about - but you'll still have to do it in the end. And yes, really truly actually for your own good.

Saturn's dark compulsions are not just here to suck the joy out of your day and your life as you get it right. Not at all. Work in tandem with - not against - his significant power. Delight in your strengthening structure & the power it imbues your climbing. Buckle down & feel that good burn. Get your timing right.

Just because roses have thorns does not mean they no longer delight our senses. The antidote to Saturn's long Get Thy Shit Together party is to ensure you continue to walk on both sides of the line. Make it your practice, demonstrate your commitment and you shall be rewarded.

"Assume that your drive to experience pleasure isn't a barrier to your spiritual growth, but is in fact essential to it. Proceed on the hypothesis that cultivating joy can make you a more ethical and compassionate person. Imagine that feeling good has something important to teach you every day."
~ Rob Bresny, Pronoia*

* pronoia; (noun) the belief that the universe is conspiring in your favour; the opposite state of mind of paranoia; a philosophy that the world is set up to secretly benefit people.

Yes. Even in the hallowed annals of psychology this is a Thing.


Words c. Kerrie Basha 2017