HPS Lydia
High Priestess
Not everything can be learned solely from reading books. For many things, you need to actually see and examine charts of people you know, transits during important life phases, and so on. If you want to become skilled in astrology, you need to put in the time to actually learn, not just read books. Reading books is essential for learning, but it will only be theory or hearsay until you put it into practice! I have spent countless hours going over the transits and solar returns of my parents, grandparents, other relatives, and famous people in history (kings, queens, artists, etc), and more.
And don’t go according to theory alone! For example, many people think Saturn = bad. Saturn = life ruined. This is not true at all. When my parents met and entered a relationship, they both had Saturn transiting their 4th houses (they have the same house cusps), and that was a permanent relationship for them as they married and never broke up. And when Saturn entered their 5th houses, they started a family and had their first child.
Someone else I know moved to a new country when Saturn entered their 9th house. Someone else had Saturn enter their 10th house when they were promoted to manager of the store they worked at.
So going by observation of reality, Saturn brings responsibilities and permanence, very often good things that help a person grow and mature.
The more you work, the more you prepare, the more you see things realistically: the more Saturn will reward you. But if you run from it, it will chase you down. Life lessons need to be learned and managed, in order to advance, expand, and prosper. Saturn will often force this to happen for your own sake.
If you see Saturn entering a new house in your natal chart, or see it about to aspect a planet, look to how you can prepare for it. Do deep cleaning (Witches Sabbat dates, for added cleaning power, are listed in our SS Calendar), do freeing the soul workings for problems you have, do magick workings to improve things, learn real life skills, learn how to manage your money, and so on.
Read or re-read these sermons by HP HoodedCobra666 for more information about Saturn:
About Your First Saturn Return [Updated - How To Manage This And The Good News]
https://ancient-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=73627&p=362093
The Wisdom Of Saturn
https://ancient-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=53366&p=234433
On Saturn
https://ancient-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=16501&p=63394
Witches Sabbath Purification
https://ancient-forums.com/viewtopic.php?p=257348
Getting back to the point of this post. To learn transits and solar returns, look at people you know, get their charts if possible, or even just their date of birth and look at their planets. This is best done for people who have had experiences in life, like someone who has moved internationally at least once, someone who has had promotions in career, someone who has had multiple marriages or someone who has had one permanent marriage, someone who has done stuff. Then go through their transits and solar returns for those dates in their life.
The year someone made a major move of residence, did Uranus hit their Moon or enter their 4th or 9th house? Did Saturn?
When someone’s house got robbed, flooded, etc, was transiting Neptune aspecting natal Moon? Or in 4th? How about their Solar Return for that year?
When someone got cancer or another major illness, did Mars station then go retrograde in hard exact aspect to their 6th house ruler? (Real life observation of someone I know.)
If someone died, look not just at their transits for that year/month, but also at their child’s chart, parent’s chart (especially mother’s), and spouse if any. A friend who had a parent die, I could not find it in my friend’s transits, so I looked at the chart and transits of their other parent (the spouse), and it was clearly indicated. One woman I know who had a child die, Saturn was retrograding over her 4th house cusp. (5th rules children, but 4th rules family and is an angle.) There were other factors shown as well, so don’t ever think that one transit will definitely cause something bad to happen – this is not true. Many times, it will just be some upsetting problems, some extra stress, possible unemployment; usually not death.
All of the above taken into consideration, things can be offset by workings and advancement. I have had solar returns that made no sense, looking at them again after the year had passed. I had major indications of events, and nothing happened. Cleaning bad karmic seeds from the chakras, keeping up a strong and healthy aura, working on an aura of protection, and staying close to Satan will do wonders for you and your life. Knowledge is power, seeing planetary transits and solar returns will help you prepare and even offset them, or at least minimize the potential damage. We are so fortunate to have the JoS and our Gods and Goddesses.
And don’t go according to theory alone! For example, many people think Saturn = bad. Saturn = life ruined. This is not true at all. When my parents met and entered a relationship, they both had Saturn transiting their 4th houses (they have the same house cusps), and that was a permanent relationship for them as they married and never broke up. And when Saturn entered their 5th houses, they started a family and had their first child.
Someone else I know moved to a new country when Saturn entered their 9th house. Someone else had Saturn enter their 10th house when they were promoted to manager of the store they worked at.
So going by observation of reality, Saturn brings responsibilities and permanence, very often good things that help a person grow and mature.
The more you work, the more you prepare, the more you see things realistically: the more Saturn will reward you. But if you run from it, it will chase you down. Life lessons need to be learned and managed, in order to advance, expand, and prosper. Saturn will often force this to happen for your own sake.
If you see Saturn entering a new house in your natal chart, or see it about to aspect a planet, look to how you can prepare for it. Do deep cleaning (Witches Sabbat dates, for added cleaning power, are listed in our SS Calendar), do freeing the soul workings for problems you have, do magick workings to improve things, learn real life skills, learn how to manage your money, and so on.
Read or re-read these sermons by HP HoodedCobra666 for more information about Saturn:
About Your First Saturn Return [Updated - How To Manage This And The Good News]
https://ancient-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=73627&p=362093
The Wisdom Of Saturn
https://ancient-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=53366&p=234433
On Saturn
https://ancient-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=16501&p=63394
Witches Sabbath Purification
https://ancient-forums.com/viewtopic.php?p=257348
Getting back to the point of this post. To learn transits and solar returns, look at people you know, get their charts if possible, or even just their date of birth and look at their planets. This is best done for people who have had experiences in life, like someone who has moved internationally at least once, someone who has had promotions in career, someone who has had multiple marriages or someone who has had one permanent marriage, someone who has done stuff. Then go through their transits and solar returns for those dates in their life.
The year someone made a major move of residence, did Uranus hit their Moon or enter their 4th or 9th house? Did Saturn?
When someone’s house got robbed, flooded, etc, was transiting Neptune aspecting natal Moon? Or in 4th? How about their Solar Return for that year?
When someone got cancer or another major illness, did Mars station then go retrograde in hard exact aspect to their 6th house ruler? (Real life observation of someone I know.)
If someone died, look not just at their transits for that year/month, but also at their child’s chart, parent’s chart (especially mother’s), and spouse if any. A friend who had a parent die, I could not find it in my friend’s transits, so I looked at the chart and transits of their other parent (the spouse), and it was clearly indicated. One woman I know who had a child die, Saturn was retrograding over her 4th house cusp. (5th rules children, but 4th rules family and is an angle.) There were other factors shown as well, so don’t ever think that one transit will definitely cause something bad to happen – this is not true. Many times, it will just be some upsetting problems, some extra stress, possible unemployment; usually not death.
All of the above taken into consideration, things can be offset by workings and advancement. I have had solar returns that made no sense, looking at them again after the year had passed. I had major indications of events, and nothing happened. Cleaning bad karmic seeds from the chakras, keeping up a strong and healthy aura, working on an aura of protection, and staying close to Satan will do wonders for you and your life. Knowledge is power, seeing planetary transits and solar returns will help you prepare and even offset them, or at least minimize the potential damage. We are so fortunate to have the JoS and our Gods and Goddesses.