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2015

PrintarticleSaturn:LordofKarma
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Saturn:LordofKarma
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ByPaoloCrimaldi
PublishedonAstrologyonline

Inkarmicastrology,asstatedinthepreviousarticle,Saturnhasaremarkablevalue,sinceitis
theplanetthatmorethananyotherputsoneintocontactwiththoseexperiencesthatinone
wayoranotherareconnectedtotheexperienceofthepain,ofgrowth,ofexistentialloneliness
andallthataspectsoflifewhicharealwaysneedtobefaced,butalwaysapossibleoccasiontobe
uprootedbyoldattitudesacquiredduringthepastexistence.
Naturallytohaveanoccasiondoesnotmeannecessarilyhavingtotryit,sincetherearesome
persons,asforexamplethosewhohaveanarcissistpersonality,whoescapestheexperienceof
facingtheirnucleithatismorepainful,risky,difficulttomanageandaccept,inotherwordswhat
isreferredtoasdarkness
Duringourexistencethereareperiodsinwhichallofusareforcedinonewayoranothertoface
ourdarkness,butitisnotnecessarilythecasethatthereforeweareabletodoitwithsuccess
muchdependsonourwayoffacinglife,withallthatwearereadytoputintoit,toacceptthat
wearenotaswethink,andtomakeusfacetheresponsibilityfortheerrorscommittedinthe
past(inthisoneasinthepastexistence),tryingtomodifypartofourattitudes,eveniftheprice
thisplanetasksforisneverlow.ButsinceitisbynowwellknownthatwhatSaturntakesitthen
givesbackovertimewithalotofinterest,naturallyaslongasonehasworkedinamatureand
seriousway.
Moreover,Saturnhastwokeywords,whichitshareswithChiron,whicharesacrificeanddesire.
Both planets teach that the first step towards full realisation is through the ethics of sacrifice,
whichisnottobeinterpretedasCatholicmorals,butastheabilitytoabandoneverythingthatis
superfluousandvaininlifeinordertoreachagoal.Tolearntoleaveschemes,habits,repetitive
mistakes is never easy, even if there are sources of pain because, in one way or another they
alwaysrepresent,acertitudetowhichwehaveclung.BothSaturnandChironurgeusinsteadto
dissolvethesepathologicalchainsthatregardthepast,andtheyteachthatsacrificeisanactof
willthatleadstoliberationandtothefullmaturationofwhatwehaveinside.
Clearlythemodalitieswillbedifferent,sinceSaturnoftenusescoercion,orrathermakesusfeel
obligedtoacceptthatpathandtoabandoneverythingwepreviouslyhad,alsobecauseoftenit
managestotakecertitudeawayinashortperiodoftime,whileChironislessrigidandittendsto
putourowncertitudeintoquestionintermsoftheabandonmentoftheschemesthatobstruct
thefreedevelopmentofourexistentialmissions.
IfSaturnobliges,Chironadvises,butoftenitisonlybytheconcertedactionofbothofthemthat
it is possible to develop an upwards evolutive path, which through the sacrifice of parts of if,
thereforeleadsustoattainingoneofthenumerousendgoalsthatwehavedecidedtorealisein
thisexistence.
Butallcanhappenonlythroughdesire.Infactwantingitisanindispensableconditionforgrowth
andpersonalachievement,sincewherethereisnodesirethingsdonothappen.
Saturnbringsustodesiringthingsinapractical,adultway,whichisalsoquiteconsidered,always
in line with our capabilities, helping to keep our feet firmly on the ground, while Chiron is less
rigid and brings us to want things in a little more utopian, metaphysical, way, perhaps even
allowingdreamswhichatfirstglancecanseemvainandunrealizable.Itisbetter,howevernotto
think that it could regard illusions, but simply it helps in keeping things on the up, to better
supportourselfesteem,andthentoopenapassageinthefutureinmorevariegatedandwide
way.
InthenextarticlewewillseehowtheSaturncyclestartsaseriesofveryimportantpsychological
processes that are often in strict contact with the experience we have accumulated, and
momentarilyremovedfromourunconscious,sincetheyregardourpreviouslives.

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