Gryphon Astrology Blog

I have been getting lots and lots of questions about Saturn turning direct last month, after having been retrograde forever. In general, people want to know whether Saturn is still nasty and malefic now that it is direct.

Saturn in the sign of its detriment, Leo, is going to be difficult no matter what. When it is retrograde, that is another strike against it, but to give you a sense of the importance of strength by dignity, it is far better to have Saturn in Capricorn retrograde than Saturn in Leo direct and going full speed. The one positive thing that was happening when Saturn was retrograde, was that Saturn was locked in a long-lasting trine with a very powerful Jupiter in its own sign of Sagittarius. So even though Saturn was retrograde, it was getting a very positive infusion from Jupiter’s benefic energy.

Now that Saturn has turned direct, it has separated itself from Jupiter, and will continue to put more and more distance between them as time goes on.

On April 20, Saturn stationed at the same degree (18 Leo) that it occupied during the Aries ingress, which is the chart that determines the course of events for the year. This highlights or sensitizes Saturn’s position for the upcoming year. I took a quick look at places in the world where Saturn was angular during the Aries ingress. We would expect intense, most likely troubling activity in these places. This is certainly true for weather this Spring in those locales, as well as political events, to a lesser degree. Note that Saturn and Mars were in opposition during the Aries ingress, adding to the difficulty. The Mars-Saturn opposition was on the Ascendant/Descendant axis in Iran and Afghanistan (not in the capital cities, however), and on the fourth/10th house axis in middle Australia and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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