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atziluth about random things like the Enneagram and Ayurvedic medicine that he spends his time on. He actually knows this stuff, I just pick up a bit from him and occasionally contrast it with stuff I *do* have a clue about.
Every so often, according to Ayurvedic medicine, something happens. I forget what the word for it in Sanskrit is, but it means something like "Saturn return" and has to do with the planet Saturn being in a particular section of the sky or perhaps moving retrograde. Ignore those specifics for a minute because I'm fuzzy on them. But there's a period of about seven years where you've got some new and specific worries - where you're effectively trying to satisfy a cranky old man (Saturn, roughly personified). During that time discipline and self-control are reasonably rewarded, and indulgence and squandering are punished unusually harshly. Again, imagine a cranky old man was getting a larger-than-usual say in the consequences of your actions.
Why do I bring this up? Because mine, according toatziluth, started about two years ago, so I've got five more to go. Because I think I've just gotten used to it... Being strong and disciplined lately and trading some self-denial for some new and important skills has been paying off for me remarkably well.
Because I need to get myself to do more of that, maybe I'll think about my Saturn Return more often if I mention it here :-)
It's time I get myself back into classes. Not college. But classes, or their very definite equivalent.
atziluth about random things like the Enneagram and Ayurvedic medicine that he spends his time on. He actually knows this stuff, I just pick up a bit from him and occasionally contrast it with stuff I *do* have a clue about.Every so often, according to Ayurvedic medicine, something happens. I forget what the word for it in Sanskrit is, but it means something like "Saturn return" and has to do with the planet Saturn being in a particular section of the sky or perhaps moving retrograde. Ignore those specifics for a minute because I'm fuzzy on them. But there's a period of about seven years where you've got some new and specific worries - where you're effectively trying to satisfy a cranky old man (Saturn, roughly personified). During that time discipline and self-control are reasonably rewarded, and indulgence and squandering are punished unusually harshly. Again, imagine a cranky old man was getting a larger-than-usual say in the consequences of your actions.
Why do I bring this up? Because mine, according to
atziluth, started about two years ago, so I've got five more to go. Because I think I've just gotten used to it... Being strong and disciplined lately and trading some self-denial for some new and important skills has been paying off for me remarkably well.Because I need to get myself to do more of that, maybe I'll think about my Saturn Return more often if I mention it here :-)
It's time I get myself back into classes. Not college. But classes, or their very definite equivalent.
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Date: 2004-10-27 11:33 am (UTC)I keep thinking that. Significant learning is missing from my life. Why am I not doing it? Oh. Right. Because I feel like I barely have time for everything I am doing now. *sigh*
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Date: 2004-10-27 11:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-27 12:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-27 12:27 pm (UTC)By the way it's called "Sadhe Sati". For complex reasons, your first third is likely to be the worst of it, but that metaphor will hold correct for another five years or so.
It's interesting you should bring it up today. Flipping through my notes,
today is a pretty big day for you. You are leaving your Venus-Jupiter transit which you have been living since 2002 and entering your Venus-Saturn transit which you will occupy till late 2007. Enjoy.
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Date: 2004-10-27 12:48 pm (UTC)While there is *ample* room for today to be a big day for me, it was also a hell of a weekend. For that matter, Monday probably also qualifies as especially relevant, though for different reasons.
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Date: 2004-10-27 05:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-27 02:51 pm (UTC)If it's not too much trouble, I'd love to hear what you have to say about me. My birthdate is April 1, 1974, around 12:40am (I'd have to go look it up to find the time to the minute), in Los Angeles.
You can contact me via my gmail address - blacksheep.
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Date: 2004-10-27 10:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-10-28 07:46 am (UTC)*not* saturn return
Date: 2004-10-28 02:27 pm (UTC)Sadhe Sati is a completely different animal, and for context one-third of humanity is in it at any given time. It's impact varies depending on personal factors. It's of interest as mine was devastating (I'm still studying the myriad of ways my chart says "stick your head in a hole and don't come out till 2005"). I think it's over now; I got my final kiss from it a few months ago.
Classical stories of sadhe sati involve kings being reduced to beggars, people losing limbs, death of family members, etc.
Re: *not* saturn return
Date: 2004-10-28 02:40 pm (UTC)