posted April 04, 2006 11:10 PM            

Following from various sources:

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SATURN:
November 22 RETROGRADE at 11 degrees Leo
Saturn Retrograde is a time to review reality: are you succeeding or are you trapped? If the latter, devise new endeavors from a more realistic perspective.

Wednesday 5th – Saturn stationary direct. At 4° Leo 23' and 12:43 pm GMT time, sturdy Saturn stops its retrograde movement and now brings forth all the lessons it has acquired during the past months of its internal journey.

Saturn is posited in Leo, ruler of the heart. Our loyalties and our passions will be re-evaluated at this time. Extra care should be exercised with those who have had issues with the physical heart. A re-examination would be a fabulous idea! Issues regarding parents and parenting may bear déjà vu qualities. For 8 days Saturn stands still prior to resuming visible forward motion! Get your bearings!

I like to think of Saturn as the "coulda/woulda/shoulda" planet at times like this. It's about what seems to be blocking your path to where you want to be.

And, when it's retrograde -- as it is for at least a couple of months each year -- you may have more than the usual surge of regrets about the past. Add Leo -- just think of a cranky lion -- and this Saturn retrograde is causing more irrational finger-pointing than usual.

In social settings, it can manifest as people -- especially passive/aggressive types -- blaming you for things they figure you should have done, or done differently. It could be stuff that you just did (watch out for road rage) or stuff from years ago. If you're the parent of a frustrated teen, heaven help you.

The flip side is, you're also seeing how things could have gone in your own life... but didn't. And, the initial knee-jerk reaction is to blame others. Then you pause, behave "responsibly," and start blaming yourself... and that's no better, really. (Put that in neon lights.)

Life goes the way that it's supposed to. There are infinite paths to where you're supposed to be. Don't second-guess the Universe about where you're going.

Sure, set goals, but allow the Universe to steer you towards an even better lifestyle than the one that your more reasonable, achievable goals would create. Sometimes, in the short term, you'll feel as if people have let you down and didn't do what they "should" have. Or maybe you feel as if you didn't make the best decisions, and the outcome has been horrendously disappointing.

Give it time. You may actually be on your way to something vastly better than you ever allowed yourself to wish for. Fortune can turn in your favor as quickly, fabulously, and dramatically as... well, winning the lottery.

Trust that all the apparent setbacks are actually paving the road ahead. With those obstacles out of the way -- even if they didn't look like obstacles, but assets -- your future could be absolutely amazingly good.

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posted April 05, 2006 09:01 AM              

Happy also that it's out of retro because my s-i-l is being induced RIGHT NOW and I'll have a brand new niece *hopefully* by tonite!