Saturn Retrograde – Outpace, Reversals and Miscellaneous Techniques | Practical Examples
About Saturn Being Retrograde – Saturn’s average cycle is around 29 ½ years of orbit around the Sun. Once a year the planet goes into retrograde for about 4 months. It’s stationary period is for about 5 days before and after retrogression.
Saturn’s effect on Earth slows everything down and in retrogression is a taskmaster. It can make us work with extra effort or it can make us think deeply and contemplate our actions or the world around us.
When Saturn is retrograde in the chart – it means that you will have to work 3 times hard to complete the work of whichever house it rules and it sits in as it has acquired Chestabala.
Initially, you will not like to do things related to the signification of that planet and the house it rules but it will make sure over a period of time that you will be dragged by your collar and you are obsessed to complete what you left in between or the things you have been running away with.
It rules the profession, hair, shoes, legs, hard work, old age so use these significations and make a prediction.
Also, these people will have a very odd shoe or the shoe will be weird in the sense that the pattern of laces it’s not what it generally should be or the sole will be bigger than usual or funky patterns will be there on it.
Will get stressed easily at work due to taking enormous amount of pressure and committing more than what they can’t handle or execute.
Native does not know when to stop working or do not work at all.
Technique 1 – Outpace –
Where-ever Saturn is in the chart and if it is retrograde or in whichever chart while transiting in a particular house, it goes retrograde – the native has the tendency to outpace people especially at workplace when it comes to achieving things over there.
Like, if Saturn gets retrograde and transiting for Capricorn Ascendants right now in 3rd house so they will use their skills to get ahead and get things done quickly be it using shortcuts or whatever means it takes to acquire new skills, and their subconscious mind will get very active as they will do things or get to know about things which were never learnt or heard before.
They should take up swimming classes, or learn karate to take benefit from this placement in this time period.
Chart Examples –
Native is having Saturn retrograde in 5th house and transiting Saturn is also going from same house (Pisces Sign) being a Scorpio Ascendant.
Since, Jupiter is in Lagna and going in Libra navansh, the person is himself found a girl for himself to get married too as until now, it was parents who were looking for the same and now suddenly has outpaced them and got the charts matched too.
While in another case, same ascendant and Jupiter in Lagna but the matchmaking was confirmed and now when contacted the opposite party parents, they picked up the phone and said – “we will talk later about it” while they were the ones to initiate the discussion which brings us to our second technique – Reversals.
Technique – 2 – Reversals –
Where-ever Saturn is placed in the chart and retrograde or while in transit, will also bring reversals in the house, while the dispositor will decide where the reversal will actually apply.
Like in transit – Saturn is retrograde in Pisces and Jupiter is in Gemini, so certain countries which were not in talking terms will now suddenly establish communication to get things done and it will be a surprise element for others on mundane level as this will bring about next level of bureaucracy which will help in doing trade (Gemini) in better manner (Saturn = Pisces = Import/Exports)
Chart Example –
In one chart, Saturn retrograde in Libra in 8th going in Capricorn navansh, which falls in 11th house where Mercury is already placed.
She got diagnosed with some autoimmune issue which affects thyroid that too in Saturn dasa and now recently, it has come to a point where it is started to reverse and get better since Saturn is transiting Lagna so helping her getting back in shape and life.
Technique – 3 – Sudden-ness –
The effect of Saturn retrograde as discussed in Past Life and Retrograde Planets clearly mentions the sudden-ness and active nature of Saturn whenever it goes retrograde as it’s core tendency is to effect karm of the native and professional status.
Chart Example –
In one of the charts, Saturn is transiting in 5th being retrograde so there were lot of meetings going on regarding demoting the native from his position and being Scorpio Ascendant, it is transiting in 5th so now since Saturn retrograde has started to show it’s effect, the native recently has a meeting where he is being told that he is promoted on a new level of product based on AI and he can chose the team but the deliverables will be tight in schedule since the retrograde effect builds pressures and their will be certain restrictions regarding knowledge sharing so that the product can be built and delivered fast.
The sudden-ness and again outpacing tendency has come in the picture along with the native getting responsibilities slightly as per his needs but with tight schedule.
I hope this will give you a fair bit amount of idea how you can see the effect of Saturn retrograde with a different perspective and not what is out there normally on the internet or in books.
Miscellaneous Techniques –
A planet like Saturn when retrograde and placed in Lagna will also give result of 12th house from it and same in 4th house will give result of 3rd house (12th from it) as Saturn when placed in Kendra will create destructive tendencies with respect to that bhava as that graha is retrograde so you have to pass the test by overcoming and understanding the value of the sign and the house Saturn is placed and even a dictum from classics says that – malefics when retrograde create troubles as foundation of life is missing or difficult to achieve as Saturn in 7th house of marriage will also carry it’s effect in 6th so it will be daily work for you to make sure that things are stable in marriage and business and new set of challenges every now and then will be there but if it goes in exaltation sign in Navamsa or in mula-trikon then condition gets better with time.
Again, the destructive-ness is to simply make you realise the value of it over time so that you can treat and take care of it better like if Saturn is retrograde in 4th house then spending too much time in your house, building house assets, vehicle but at the same time when neighbors are seeking help from you or need you to attend certain meetings but you do not co-operate will create direct issues in your house or it can be your siblings too as they will be in bad shape and will need you help as Saturn where it is you need to serve over there and especially when retrograde so serve 12th house behind it – whosoever the relative represents as they will need you the most.
Example – Aquarius Ascendant – Saturn retrograde in 4th house, bought a new home away from siblings, siblings where in bad shape professionally and then lost them and wept badly for couple of days, realised their value eventually but now repeating same pattern of neglecting neighbors as they are simply asking to attend meeting of RWA to remove a drunkard and need the native’s vote but not complying and now facing issues from home as peace is not there much.
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