posted August 08, 2012 04:12 PM            

saturn in the 1st

The closer Saturn is to the ASC, the more it suggests we may start off in life with an
uncomfortable self-image. An unchildlike uptightness is suggested. We have learned at a
very tender age to hold back from taking spontaneous action due to basic insecurities
about ourselves. Our instinct is to hesitate rather than self-assuredly mobilize our
energies. Cautiousness and an air of reserve are often evident in our youth, reflecting an
apparent degree of maturity in at least some of us. But because we naturally consider the
consequences of our actions before initiating them, we readily keep most impulses in
check. We at least are able to wait until we can calculate a better sense of timing before
attempting to fulfill our urges. We seldom assertively or boldly move out into our
environment. Patient restraint and a wait-and-see attitude are typical ways we face life.
Some astrologers suggest our circumspect dispostion was linked to a difficult birth.
Maybe some of us with Saturn in the First House were indeed reluctant to be born, thus
making the birth process laborious. Perhaps our soul somehow felt it was not ready to
incarnate - a stage fright of sorts. While astrologers cannot easily explain why any soul
would think it was not ready to emerge into the world, the sign Saturn inhabits may give
us a few clues.
Karmic astrologers would perhaps speculate that our reluctance to be born could be in
direct reaction to past life body trauma, severe abuse, or even torture. Imagine if you
were burned at the stake fo whatever sick reason by a jeering mob of half-wits; would you
willingly want to make another début into this potentially threatening, cruel world? At the
least, Saturn near the ASC suggests we might have been personally subjugated to
physical restraint or confinement of some sort. For some reason, we probably suffered in
the hands of authority by trying to simply be ourselves and follow our impassioned
impulses.
Those interested in exploring former incarnations by analyzing Saturn's natal position
should read Jeanne Avery's Astrology and your Past Lives. Granter, many were confined

(taken from "Saturn-Sign-House-Aspect")

posted August 08, 2012 04:46 PM            

------------------
Passion, Lust, Desire. Check out my journal

posted August 08, 2012 04:51 PM            

quote:

---

Originally posted by Ami Anne:
Wonderful info DL
I know someone with this placement who would agree! Please, don't be a stranger to this Forum, dear one

---

posted August 09, 2012 06:14 PM            

Having this placement, I have struggled with my self esteem during my whole life. Right now, I'm trying to learn how to love myself & tell myself that I can do it but damn it's hard.
I have 5 planets in Sagittarius but because of saturn in the 1st I am not outgoing AT ALL. People rarely notice me entering the room lol and in high school people were afraid to approach me & some people thought I was a mute. Well, they say that things get better as we age for folks like us and I'm crossing my fingers and hoping this is true !!