posted March 14, 2010 12:45 PM
Well, I wondered about our Saturn in the tenth and the meaning of that, the purpose of it. With Saturn there, I was a little worried about the lesson. But then you have to remember that Saturn also rewards after you put in the hard work. There are tremendous rewards. "This couple has such a job description, in a nutshell, they are to be Elders." ...we recognize that these two human beings have signed up to demonstrate to their community how committed love works."
Well, being "Elders" does sort of fit us. Funny that I was also told that from my guidance, not using those words exactly, but that we would be the couple that everyone wants to be. Just the way we are together, the love, affection and tenderness, the togetherness and the bond...that it will be very evident and visible to everyone. That friends and anyone we meet will go home after being with us and think to themselves, "I need to be more like that with my husband, or my wife, or my partner." That we will be the example. 
So for anyone else with their Saturn in the tenth house, here is the interpretation from Skymates II: The Composite Chart by Steve and Jodie Forrest.
Composite Saturn in Tenth Hhouse
Saturn is very strong here. One interpretation is that this couple is very career oriented. That pronouncement is not in fact very reliable. Truth is, two people, neither of whom think of a job as anything more than a way to put food on the table and toys in the toy box, can come together with Saturn in their composite tenth. They won’t immediately be transformed into dynamos of blind ambition, nor should they be. Their evolutionary work, as individuals and as a couple, maybe very well lie elsewhere.
Another common reading of composite Saturn in the tenth is that a couple with this configuration are likely to work together professionally. While there is a little pull in that direction, again it’s not a very reliable prophecy.
So what does it mean? Our first step in answering that question is to recognize that, as a culture, we are very work oriented. That bias has tainted the astrological view of the so-called house of career with an overly professional perspective. The reality is that the tenth house refers to our role in the tribe - the way we look to people who don’t know us very well. Work is a part of that, but so are a lot of other factors that define us socially, such as our relationship status, where we live, our political and religious affiliations, our ethnicity; all the hats we wear. Taking it up a notch, let’s recognize that part of being sane and self-actualized is finding a meaningful role to play in the world. At the risk of making it sound silly, we can call this our “cosmic job description”. And that brings us to our point: with composite Saturn in the tenth house, this couple has such a job description. In a nutshell, they are to be "Elders".
Strangely, being Elders has nothing to do with age! Elders guide and advise “younger people” in the tribe: that is there age-old role. In a composite chart we are talking about a relationship, and so we recognize that these two human beings have signed up to demonstrate to their community how committed love works. They can be natty little conventional types or wild-eyes radicals - in any case, they have a community, and all communities are full of men and women facing the eternal questions of human sexuality. Right from the beginning, their crowd will take their relationship seriously, taking cues from them, watching them carefully. People who believe in love will be rooting for them to make it. Meanwhile, those who look askance upon the idea of two people in a serious life partnership will be doing the opposite; feeling that this relationship is a threat to their lonely belief-system, they’ll do their best to sabotage it. In either case, we see the powerful symbolism these two wield.
Many combinations of two people have composite Saturn in the tenth house. Realistically, not all of them are supposed to be together in life. For these two, the stakes are high; the pressure of social expectation alone makes it virtually impossible for them to be in a casual relationship. Like it or not, they will become symbolic of intimacy in their community - symbolic of success, or symbolic of failure, but always symbolic. That’s inherent to the tenth house; it is always public. Ultimately, there is a burden they must decide whether they want to carry; the burden of showing others the way. There is no shame in choosing not to carry it. But if they succeed, the mind immediately races ahead to the magnetic image of two old people walking hand in hand, keepers of each other’s histories and secrets, tempered by love, their rough edges smoothed by the crashing waves of decades of intimacy, honesty, and commitment. One wordless look at them and even a stranger has received a blessing.
Lindaland
UBBFriend: Email This Page to Someone! 
posted March 12, 2010 09:13 PM
