Saturn, which stays in each sign for around two and a half years, indicates the rules, regulations, and traditions that are very likely to affect the people born during this period. It can also indicate the most important things that help us grow into who we are meant to be.
It is often said that while Jupiter expands, Saturn constricts, and it can be an indication of the most important challenges that you will need to overcome in life.
If you are born under Saturn in Capricorn, you probably grew up in a time of responsibility and frugality. You have learnt the value of hard work and that you have a responsibility to the people around you, which you take very seriously.
You have a thirst for knowledge, and when you go into something you go in depth. While you might not accomplish tasks quickly, you will become a master or an expert.
Your biggest challenge is that you tend to take on too much responsibility, and you will often try to carry weights that don’t belong to you. The moderation and determination that you have mean that you are often a good person to get the job done, but it can be hard for you to accept that you can solve all the world’s problems.
Saturn in Capricorn Transit
While the position of Saturn in our natal chart affects us on an individual level, the planet’s continual transit through the signs impacts us all with its overarching influence. Saturn takes two to two and a half years to transit through each sign.
When Saturn transits through Capricorn, we find that we have more endurance than usual and that we are willing to put in the hard work for the things that matter to us. We are often more willing to make long term commitments at this time.
Our tolerance for risk also tends to be very low during this transit and we might find ourselves unwilling to make a move without all our ducks in a row. This means that while this is a good time for putting new plans in place, you may also find yourself passing on good opportunities.
We also tend to find ourselves in a self-critical mood at this time and looking for things that we can improve. We can fall into the trap of “I’ll be happy when” attitudes and put things off for after a certain goal is reached.
But there is no doubt that you will reach your goal, eventually, with the determination of Saturn in Capricorn energy.
Saturn in Capricorn Retrograde
During each of its transits, Saturn also retrogrades in the same sign for around 140 days. During any retrograde of Saturn, we tend to find ourselves feeling restricted and the urge to make changes.
When Saturn retrogrades through Capricorn, we tend to have the urge to re-evaluate our position in the world. We might decide that we have outgrown our job or a relationship, or that we should be doing more with our lives.
Hand in hand with this comes the urge to make fundamental changes to our lives, such as retraining, moving to a new city, or changing the people that we surround ourselves with. While this is a good thing, it can be important not to make rash decisions. Make sure the solution you are considering will really resolve your problem.
Saturn in Capricorn Rules and Traditions
People born under Saturn in Capricorn, you tend to play by the rules and you prefer it when there is a clear rule book to play by. You can feel out of your depth when things changes suddenly or when it becomes clear that there are no rules.
You probably grew up in a time of great frugality and responsibility, which has taught you that the only things worth having are worth working for, and that things that come easily tend to be lost just as easily as well.
You tend to be risk adverse and suspicious of any opportunity that promises to get you somewhere quickly. Sometimes you delay putting your hand up for things because you feel like you need to be 200% ready. This means that you can lose out to someone who was only 80% ready but willing to try.
You don’t lack belief in yourself, but you like to know what the outcome will be before you play the game.
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Saturn in Capricorn Growth
You believe that knowledge is power and tend to be drawn towards academics and other pursuits of knowledge. For you, starting at the beginning and gradually digging down to understand something completely is a rewarding task.
You aren’t a slow learner, but you like to have all the information before making a pronouncement, so you won’t share your opinions on new topics readily.
But when you do commit yourself to something, you can expect to become a master of that topic. With time, you will be the person that others turn to for answers. Though, of course, there are no simple answers, and you never say anything that you don’t believe to be 100% accurate.
Saturn in Capricorn Challenges
One of your biggest challenges is that you tend to take responsibility for the people around you and want to pick up the burdens of others. You often have the inner strength to carry them, but you can’t solve problems that do not belong to you, so you may never put that weight down.
You have a need to problem solve and you can become frustrated when things that should workout simply don’t fall into place.
It is easy for you to be dismissive of people that don’t seem to share your values and work ethic.
Saturn in Capricorn Life Lessons
The energy of Saturn in Capricorn has important life lessons to teach us all, and not only those who are born with this astrological combination in their natal chart.
Hard work pays off.
Anything worth having in life is worth working for. And the best things in life require hard work. If they were easy to attain, then everyone would have them. Plus, if you put the work in, then you benefit from the journey as well as the outcome.
Mastery requires time.
If you want to truly master something, you need to be patient. We have all heard of the 10,000-hour rule. It is difficult to minimize that time, because it is not just about the number of times that you do something. It needs to sit with your psyche and melt into who you are as a person if you want to truly master something.
We have responsibilities to one another.
As human beings, we have responsibilities to one another. If that was not true, we would have died out a long time ago. It is the social nature of humans and the way that we can band together that has allowed us to become the dominant force on the planet.
Learn to weigh risk and reward.
Gambling without knowing the odds is dangerous, but being reluctant to take small risks mean that you miss out on rewards. Ideally, we need to get very good at weighing what we are really risking about what we would get in return. Humans are programmed to not want to risk what we already have, even when what we are risking is of low value to us and the rewards are highly likely. Undoing this programming and accurately judging risks is an important skill.
Jump before you are ready.
If we all always waited until we were 100% ready and sure of something, we would never push boundaries. It is important to be able to jump before you think that you are 100% there. In most cases, if something is 8% ready, the remaining 20% doesn’t matter as much as you imagine and will fall into place when you jump.
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