Saturn in Pisces

Saturn is the last visible planet in the solar system, representing the outer limits of our reality and the literal barrier between the planets we can see with our naked eye and those of which we need a microscope for: Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. 

Just like the unmistakable rings that mark Saturn in our sky, Saturn in astrology represents the boundaries of reality, the borders of one idea to the next. He is the traditionalist, the one who preserves the rituals of society and helps maintain the status quo, what is “socially acceptable.” Saturn teaches lessons through a series of shut doors or when you’re facing restriction and limitation in your life, showing you how you can do more with less.

Saturn takes 29.5 years to move through the twelve zodiac signs, so your Saturn Return around the ages of 28-31 is a very important astrological transit to note. This period of time, repeated again around 56-59, marks a moment where all your lessons about life reach a major culmination. You are finally integrating all parts of yourself from your prior years, officially reaching “maturity.” People may notice who they once were is no longer relevant or important for their future, resulting in breakups, career changes, or personal crises that question the meaning of their own reality. If you have been avoiding an important issue or matter in your life, you can expect it to be carried back around during your Saturn return. 

In Hellenistic astrology, Saturn is considered a malefic planet, meaning he brings challenges and other hardships when activated. He is a member of the Day team, so if you were born during the Day, Saturn is generally more constructive and can help you build long-term achievements. Saturn rules Capricorn and Aquarius, is exalted in Libra, fallen in Aries, and detriment in Cancer and Leo.

Let’s look in more detail at Saturn in Aries. Please note these write-ups are more generalized, and the way your Saturn placement manifests is unique within your birthchart. To learn more about your birthchart, request a reading here.

To read about Saturn in the other signs, go here.

Saturn in Pisces

Pisces is a mutable water sign ruled by Jupiter, and the place of Venus’ exaltation. Similar to Aquarius, Pisces is a more collective-oriented sign, and Saturn placed here may have some form of collective responsibility and desire to help humanity. The difference is this is often based more on emotional desires and feelings of empathy, less on looking at the collective consciousness through the lenses of facts, reasoning, and the systems that make up society. Jupiter ruling Pisces gives Pisces another layer of emotional intensity through feelings, philosophy, and spirituality. Saturn in Pisces may often place a level of seriousness onto their emotions and beliefs about the consciousness, deeply feeling that some of their work in their lifetime is to offer healing to others or to be some sort of guidance through the inner realms of emotions.

As being in a water sign, Saturn in Pisces may have a natural talent for compartmentalizing emotions, which can help them when working through emotionally-intense experiences with others, as they are able to put up the necessary boundaries so they don’t become as affected. A younger Saturn in Pisces may struggle with this, however, and as boundaries don’t always come naturally in Pisces, they have to be mindful if they are taking on other’s emotions as their own. There’s a need to practice separation of feelings at times, for them to learn what they are responsible for (themselves) and where they need strong boundaries (others).

If undeveloped, a Saturn in Pisces can cut off all flow of emotional intelligence and awareness of themselves, compartmentalizing too much and denying how they feel about things in order to put the work or other people’s needs first. They may need to spend some time embracing those intense feelings they often ignore, to help integrate them, and to also help separate them from others when in collective experience. Healthy boundaries are necessary, and when a Saturn in Pisces develops those structures, they can be helpful and healing to humanity while also learning how to not sacrifice their own needs. It may feel at times like building underwater, but these boundaries have the gift of being flexible when used consciously.

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There is so much more to look at when it comes to Saturn in your chart, including neighboring planets, the position of the sign ruler, and aspects to Saturn! To learn more about your birthchart, request a reading here.