Saturn rules the Zodiac Sign of Capricorn. It is also the traditional ruler of Aquarius. When Uranus was discovered is became the modern ruler of Aquarius.
The cycle of Saturn through all 12 Zodiac Signs is 29½ years. This means a person is almost 30 years old when Saturn returns to the same position it had when they were born. This is the Maturing Cycle.
At this time, people begin to look at their life quite differently. This is because they start to consider things more seriously with a far greater sense of commitment to responsibility. However, to try and explain this to someone under the age of 30 is quite impossible. They have no perception of this degree of maturity. It is not a wise move for a person over 30 years of age to marry someone who is well under 30. By the time the younger person turns 30, they probably won’t want the situation any longer. Once both people are over 30, age difference is not such a problem.
This is a time people are ready to take on the responsibility of marriage, of being a parent. They often gain greater responsibility at work or become aware of what it is they want to accomplish and make some serious decisions to pursue it.
The second time Saturn returns to its birth position is between 58 and 60 years of age. This is another period where a person is again assessing their future. This time it is usually with retirement in mind. Often people have retired or do retire from a long term job and go into business or a career of their own, for the first time in their lives. Choices made now are because the person wants to do it, not because they have to and for this reason, success is quite easily established. When people are younger, to think that they might start something totally new at 60 is totally beyond their imagination because 60 seems old. It is wise, not old.
This is also the body’s telling time for the way it has been cared for in younger years. The weak spots show up, particularly where there has been over-use or abuse. It is a very common age group for heart attacks and strokes. Adjustments need to be made in life, taking into account, any changing health conditions. It may not be the health condition of the person themselves but rather responsibility they have to take on because of a partner’s changed state of health or perhaps that of an aged parent.
Saturn is the planet of responsibility and commitment. These are words people often do not like but it is the way one progresses in life. Without committing oneself, nothing will be accomplished. And once a person is committed they have taken on the responsibility of that commitment, whatever it may be. This will be just as important for the small matters in life as for the bigger, perhaps seemingly more important, things.
In its complete 29½ year cycle, Saturn reaches an action point every 7 years. This is often a testing time (which is another Saturn activity) for the way a person has been handling certain aspects of their life. If they have been committed and responsible, there will be the opportunity to move onto greater heights. If they have not been committed and responsible, all will seem very difficult. There will be a sense of having little choice over matters. This is only because they have ignored things they should have been concentrating upon. The time of reckoning arrives with Saturn. The ages for these types of experiences are 7-8 yrs, 14-15 yrs., 21-22 yrs., 28-29yrs., 36-37 yrs., 44-45 yrs., 51-52 yrs., 58-59 yrs. and so on.
