Saturn in Leo July 16, 2005 through Sept 2nd, 2007

     The keywords of Saturn’s influence are: responsibility, organization, work, duty, limitations, focus, karma, business, and structure.  Saturn transits around the solar system and through all 12 Zodiac signs every 29 ½ years or approximately 2 ½ years through each sign. The last cycle was Saturn’s transit through the sign of Cancer from June 2003 through July 2005. President Bush had declared the Iraq War a victory that Spring 2003.  But as karmic Saturn moved into Cancer we found that the so-called victory was false like our reasons for attacking in the first place.  The sign that rules the United States is Cancer because the US is born on July 4^th.  George W. Bush is a Cancer born July 6^th, and therefore, our karmic chickens came home to roost during the cycle of Saturn transiting Cancer heavily affecting our country, our president and especially our soldiers.  Hopefully a new cycle will be emerging now that Saturn has entered Leo that lifts a lot of pressure off our country.

     Looking at the past is how astrology is best able to project possible trends in the future since history tends to repeat itself. Saturn was in Leo 1916 to 1919 when the US enters W.W.I in 1917 that ends November 11, 1918. A period of US prosperity was ushered in with the approaching “Roaring Twenties”, and the birth of movies. Saturn again transited Leo from 1946 through 1949.  W.W.II was over and the Marshall Plan was enacted to rebuild Europe. A difficult time again for Europe but once again the US economy explodes as the baby boomers are born and families begin to migrate to the suburbs. This was also the birth of television. Saturn enters Leo September 1975 through July 1978 just prior to the fall of Saigon in April 1975 and the US military retreats from the Vietnam War.  And as history has repeated itself during the 20^th Century, karmic Saturn’s entry into Leo is always after a destructive war and obvious heavy burden (Saturn transits through Cancer) for the US.  But as the financial responsibilities are lifted after each war the US economy rebounds. The late 1970’s were in many ways like the “Roaring Twenties” with disco and cocaine replacing the “Charleston” and bootlegged liquor.  The last cycle of Saturn in Leo set the stage for the personal and corporate greed that identified the 1980’s. 

     When projecting the future for America over the next 2 years we notice once again we have come out of an important and draining war to our economy.  Hopefully, as history repeats itself our economy will be set up for another rebound. Cancer is a water sign which rules our emotions and feelings and since America and our president is ruled by Cancer, they as well as the American public has been through a rather emotionally and trying period these past 2 years with the news each day of more lost soldiers. But Leo is a fire sign, which denotes more anger, motivation and drive to pull ourselves out of our national depression and begin to look to a more hopeful future. 

     Leo rules entertainment and creativity and silent movies were being made for the general public with the first great movie release of “Birth of a Nation” in 1915 which took off after the first world war was over. Again after W.W.II we witnessed the birth of television and soon after, and much like the “Roaring Twenties”, was the birth of “Rock and Roll.”  Saturn was in Leo during the height of the disco era and Studio 54. Pay cable TV was building credibility with it’s premier HBO channel and soon CNN begins broadcasting in 1980.  We can only imagine what the next evolutionary stage of entertainment will be as Saturn once again brings our focus to the world of creativity and entertainment.  Perhaps interactive TV, or more developed programming for the Internet and not to mention that HDTV and plasma flat screens will become more accessible and perhaps shift much of our movie audience out of the traditional theater to more home entertainment centers. Time will tell but the future should be interesting and more upbeat as Saturn has entered the fire and passionate sign of Leo.

 How does Saturn in Leo affect your sign and rising sign?

Aries:     Saturn’s focus is putting your attention and responsibility towards 5^th house issues of children, romance, play, sports. investments and gambling. You could be having a child or adopting or accepting that your child is moving out and onto their own life.

Taurus: Saturn’s focus is putting your attention and responsibility towards 4^th house issues of home, family and real estate.  This is often a time of endings and new beginnings.  A good time to clean up your own karma with your family or childhood patterns.

Gemini: Saturn’s focus is putting your attention and responsibility towards 3rd house issues of communications, writing, learning, selling and short distant travels. This can also be a time of cleaning up unresolved issues with siblings or even neighbors.

Cancer: Saturn’s focus is putting your attention and responsibility towards 2nd house issues of personal income and of valuing yourself. Many will make more money during this cycle because of taking more responsibility for their financial independence which in turn develops more self-worth.

Leo:       Saturn’s focus is putting your attention and responsibility towards 1^st house issues of identifying the Self.  A time to find out what you are made of and what are you going to do about it. This cycle begins a new 30 cycle of maturity and business for your sign.  A period of maturing.

Virgo:     Saturn’s focus is putting your attention and responsibility towards 12th house issues of the inner realms of life rather than the relentless drive for outer-world recognition. Don’t fall into the trap of feeling frustrated but use this time to recharge, regroup and prepare for a new cycle when Saturn enters Virgo next.

Libra:     Saturn’s focus is putting your attention and responsibility towards 11th house issues of group activities and friendships.  You will either be leaving previous associations that you have outgrown or begin committing to new friends, organizations, and group activities.

Scorpio: Saturn’s focus is putting your attention and responsibility towards 10^th house issues of career and outer world achievements. Get ready for a period of hard work that can bring together your professional goals to a culmination.  This is your time to make your mark in the career.

Sagittarius: Saturn’s focus is putting your attention and responsibility towards 9^th house issues of higher mind pursuits, foreign travels, justice and legal matters. This is the sector of philosophies, ethics and morals. This is the time to bring these matters into practice; such as becoming a teacher, writer, or crusader for human rights.

Capricorn: Saturn’s focus is putting your attention and responsibility towards 8^th house issues of shared resources, joint ventures, taxes, insurance, credit, corporations and all forms of finance. This is right up your alley for the business-oriented goat and your time to make your mark in finance and in the corporate world. This is also a period to clean up any unresolved financial weaknesses.

Aquarius: Saturn’s focus is putting your attention and responsibility towards 7^th house issues of marriage, partnerships, and the general public.  Your sign is not known for intimacy but now is the time to learn by making a commitment with love or marriage.  This can also be the time you begin taking seriously your current relationship challenges.

Pisces:   Saturn’s focus is putting your attention and responsibility towards 6^th house issues of your daily work, service and health routines.  This is the time for getting more serious about your health and body, and for starting a new job, business or learning new skills. You tend to be a very kind personality and some of you will be committing more to service by volunteering your time to helping others.