Joanne Woodward

Chapter 8. Saturn in Your Chart

Astrologically speaking, the planet Saturn is the force of discipline. Saturn defines your duties, responsibilities and the structure of your life. Saturn also represents the heavy hand of authority, fear, inhibitions, constrictions, restrictions, reservations, anxiety and limits imposed. It is a symbol for the force of gravity. Words like "must" and "can't" relate to Saturn.

Hard work and perseverance are also saturnian concepts and that's not all bad. "The mills of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine." Saturn represents mastery, seasoned professionalism, efficiency, consolidation and dependability. This Khronos, Odin, "star of limiting the place" also represents daddy, and Jehovah complexes. Below is described your "saturnian" self Joanne Woodward.

Saturn in Capricorn

DETERMINED DECISIONS

NOTE: THIS POSITION CONFERS EXTRA POWER

To get past your limits you need both ambitious goals and the necessary executive power to achieve them. You have it within you to deal with many hardships in the pursuit of long range goals. In time you can get what you want. Slow, steady. determined steps insure your future success.

You may have to pay some dues before you create a fair balance between your personal and your professional life. Be realistic about your own innate human need for play. You can secure status and success through competence. Once you master the science of etiquette, a great position will be yours. Find tactful ways to release unwanted burdens and joyless responsibilities. Make friends with some people who seem to get what they want easily. Then, you can learn and acquire their appropriate behavior patterns.

To realign your position in the work world, have a chiropractor realign your backbone. To increase your financial earnings, pay more attention to scientific achievements. Hedge yourself from future losses, disassociate yourself dishonest individuals. To make your career achievements more meaningful, balance them with personal fulfillments. Work together with your lover.

Do something good for your bones and skeletal system. Avoid excess chocolate consumption. Take a mineral supplement and eat sesame seeds.

Saturn Square Uranus

DECISIONS CHALLENGE LIBERATION

You have a strong independent streak and the ability to persuade the masses. A good tactic for you is lawful progress. One way or another, new ideas and technologies will play a decisive pivotal role in your destiny. As you have unique terms for success, yours is a somewhat curious fate. To get more power you need to make the most of advanced technologies and of the wisdom of the past.

Conservative and radical elements conflict within you. You can gain power once you realize there is more to the common good than public posturing. Beware the magnetism that fascism can hold for radicals and revolutionaries. Respect the rights of others and you will gain more self respect.

Saturn Trine Chiron

DECISIONS COOPERATE WITH MENTORING

Break a wall of silence. You could do some healing work with men, especially around issues of defensiveness and vulnerability. To gain more power, get closer to those in power.

TIP: Make friends with the wise old guy within.

Chapter 8A. Chiron in Your Chart

Discovered in 1977, Chiron is a relative newcomer to astrology. Named after the half-brother of the Greek god Zeus, Chiron is a comet from outside our solar system, according to the latest scientific findings. In Greek mythology, Chiron was tutored by the Sun and the Moon (Apollo and Artemis) and, in turn, taught the offspring of other gods.

Chiron taught special skills such as astrology, philosophy, ethics, music, medicine, horseback riding, and weaponry. These skills where thought necessary for gods, and humans, to achieve their destinies. The position of Chiron in your birth chart denotes what and where you may teach or be taught. It is also where you can be healed and how you can heal others.

A Centaur, who is part human, and part horse, Chiron is a half-breed. His higher self sometimes struggles with his own animal nature. What follows is a description of the "chironic" side of your character.

Chiron in Taurus

ACQUISITIVE MENTORING

To come to terms with your true values and your potential resources, you need to become a bit more of a maverick. Any time you want to open new doorways to the financial world, you only need rearrange your beliefs. To gain a new understanding of the big picture, learn something from bankers, CFO's and earth stewards. To become more prosperous, you need to become more generous. To earn more money, you need to build a new bridge between the known and the unknown. You will become truly rich by realizing that you truly have enough. Ground your belief systems in reality.

Imagine for a moment that you're Mr. Spock of Star Trek fame, Yoda the Jedi Knight or Helen Keller mentoring the blind, then give some sagacious thought to how you can benefit by helping those less fortunate than yourself. Try your hand at credit unions.

Chiron Conjunct Node

MENTORING UNITES WITH INTERCHANGING

DESTINY REQUIRES MAVERICK ASSOCIATIONS

Erratic, eccentric behavior causing problems? Find out who you really are, explore uncharted territory. Get together with different types of people. Fill a unique social niche.

TIP: Find a public forum to share your inner teachings and self knowledge.

Chiron Opposite Midheaven

MENTORING CHALLENGES WHAT WILL BE

MAVERICK CAREER

Your place in the world may allude you until you recover from the wounds of your childhood.

TIP: You can help yourself by helping children. Do something to positively advance the youth revolution.