Saturn energy; Ruler of Capricorn and Aquarius “I Use” “I Know”

Saturn

Aspects:

Weekday: Saturday

People: Old people, people who deal in old things and dead things, (Historians, Morticians, Leather-workers, etc.) People who deal with products from the earth (Miners, Drillers) Labourers, Renunciates Monks, Isolated and “odd” People (Vagrants, The Homeless, etc.)

Birds: Crow, Vulture, Cuckoo

Creatures: Elephant

Foods: Sesame Seeds, Black Gram (Phaseolus Radiates = masha (Sanskrit), Urud (Hindi)

Plants: Useless or Ugly Trees

Color: Black, Dark Blue

Cloth: Old Ragged, Torn

Metals: Iron

Saturn takes about 29 years to travel through the Zodiac, and spends two and a half years in each sign. Earth is its element. Its nature is cold and dry, temperament, nervous.

Spiritually, Saturn is associated with both the root chakra and the crown. As the ruler of the root, Saturn relates the earth element, the physical world and all the trials and limitations that come with being in the world. As the ruler of the crown, Saturn represents the resolution of karma, and the move into higher consciousness. Saturn is the teacher, but unlike Jupiter, it is a taskmaster teacher.

Character: unemotional, active, secondary, or sometimes emotional, not active, secondary. He is a phlegmatic, sentimental or apathetic. The rings of Saturn are beautiful, perfectly ordered chunks of ice and rock. Saturn’s gravity maintains the discipline and perfection of the rings. Rings too, represent limits, bindings and boundaries. Initially the ice and ice covered rocks were without order, and Saturn came in during the formation of the solar system to bring order to the chaos of this debris. That is the power and function of Saturn, to bring structure, order and limits.

Like Jupiter, Saturn has an intricate Moon system, with ten Moons in all. Its largest Moon, Titan, is the size of Mercury. As Jupiter is second only to the Sun in gravitational power, Saturn is second only to Jupiter, making it a “heavy weight” in terms of spiritual power. Like Jupiter, Saturn is a spiritual teacher. Jupiter is expansion to Saturn’s power of contractions. They are the first of the spiritual planets, or the upper octaves of the personal planets. Saturn is considered the upper octave of the Moon, both tied together through the concept of karma. The symbol of Saturn is a cross on top of a crescent Moon.

Ritual

To perform this ritual we need a brown candle, which will mark with the initials of our name and the symbol of Saturn and can optionally spread with some essence: cypress, mimosa, myrrh, or patchouli.

Then write down on paper what we want to realize or employment that we'd have (what we write must be willing to do it with effort, work and patience and to assume that responsibility, in good law.

We light the brown candle, and then burn the paper to raise our desire to the Universe, feeling that we are assuming that commitment. And we focus on those desires, with the feeling of being already fulfilled in our body.

The ashes will be buried in the ground

Fun facts: Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is the only known moon to have a substantial atmosphere, which is 370 miles deep, 10 times thicker than Earth’s atmosphere. Conditions on Titan may resemble ancient Earth conditions, though at a much lower temperature

Saturn’s moon Titan is the second-largest moon in the solar system. Only Jupiter’s moon Ganymede (named after one of Zeus’ lovers) is larger. Titan is even bigger than Mercury

Though Saturn’s rings weren’t discovered until the 1600s, some scholars theorize ancient cultures may have known about them. For example, the Maori in New Zealand have historically referred to Saturn as Parearau, an ancient name that means “surrounded by a headband.”

More than any other planet in our solar system, Saturn’s weather is determined by conditions deep in the planet rather than by the Sun. This is partly because Saturn is so far away from the Sun and generates heat internally.

Saturn can be called upon for magic involving protection, since it binds and limits. Use it to bind and limit any harmful energy directed to you. It is not the power of the warrior’s protection, such as Mars. It is the power to simply neutralize, inhibit and banish harm. If harmful energy is like a bullet, Mars protection dodges, deflects and counterattacks. Saturn simply robs the bullet of momentum, grounding it.

Saturn can be called upon in ritual to make your karmic “lessons” more clear to you, to understand the repercussions of your actions. Saturn rituals are great for understanding what is occurring in your life, and why. The sephiroth of Binah translates to understanding. Call on Saturn to understand your current challenges.

Use this planet’s energy when you have chaos in your life, to bring order and structure. Use it to gain discipline to complete a goal or maintain a program. I’ve used Saturn’s energy to keep on exercise and diet routines, when needing discipline. The power of Saturn is well known in the eastern yogic and martial art traditions.

Saturn can be used in any spell requiring a manifestation on the physical plane, in particular this energy resonates with some prosperity magic, if you have earned the boon through hard work and responsibility, and for magic involving getting promotions, climbing a social or corporate structure, using authority and wielding power. Keep in mind Saturn also reminds us of the repercussions of all our actions, so in keeping with the Wiccan Rede and other magical axioms, “do what you will and let it harm none.” Saturn will teach you responsibility if you do not use its powers responsibly.

•METALS: Lead, Pewter, Zinc

•MINERALS: Apache Tear, Bone, Calcium, Coal, Coral –Black, Diamond, Garnet, Hematite, Howlite, Jasper –Brown, Jet, Obsidian, Onyx, Quartz –Black, Salt, Serpentine, Tiger’s Eye – Blue, Tourmaline -Black

•PLANTS: Aconite, Amaranthus, Barley, Beech, Beets, Boneset, Burdock Root, Cactus, Carnation, Clematis, Comfrey, Cornflower, Cramp Bark, Cypress, Datura, Dog Grass, Elm, Fern, Fleawort, Garlic, Heart’s Ease, Hellebore, Hemlock, Hemp, Horsetail, Irish Moss, Ivy, Knotweed, Laurel, Lobelia, Low John Root, Mandrake, Mastic, Morning Glory, Moss, Mullein, Myrrh, Nightshade, Onion, Orris Root, Pansy, Patchouly, Pine, Poke Root, Poplar, Potato, Quince, Rue, Scullcap, Shepherd’s Purse, Snakeweed, Solomon’s Seal, St. Joan’s Wort, Tamarind, Tobacco, Tonka Bean, Walnut, Witch Grass, Witch Hazel, Yew

In particular with Saturn herbs; it is recommend to check a good medical herbal book before ingesting any. Learn which herbs are poisonous, since one of the magical signatures of Saturn is toxicity. Saturn was known as the planet of death once, so unless you literally want to learn that lesson, don’t ingest any.

The best day to do Saturn rituals is Saturday, which is, of course, Saturn’s day in the magical days of the week. Only fitting that the traditional last day of the week is the day of Saturn. Typically Saturn is a night of fun and partying for many in the western world, before the day of worship on Sunday. This night is reminiscent of the Saturnalia, the Roman festival at the Winter Solstice, in honor of Saturn. As a festival of merriment, things are turned upside down, and slaves were often waited upon by masters. Normal societal rules were reversed.

Try this Saturn ritual when you are confronted with the confusion of life’s problems and seek to know the reasons why.

1- Simply anoint yourself with myrrh oil when standing before your altar or other magical work space.

2- Draw the glyph of Saturn, the cross with a crescent, looking much like the lowercase letters t and h combined, and ask with heartfelt honesty, by the power of Saturn, to have the lessons of the situation revealed to you, with clarity and understanding.

3- Burn or bury the paper with the glyph and then listen. The answer may not be immediate, and may not come through the typical mystical means, but it will come.

4- Listen to your friends and family and seemingly random messages that might have significance.

5- Listen to the small still voice within, and find your answers.

Meditation

Pranayama, breath practice, working with body, especially with legs.

It is favorable to have re-birthing session. If you practicing Kundalini yoga – choose exercises of fire breathing. In Hatha-yoga choose the proper pranayama. Have more physical loads. In the evening , before sleep , perform meditation of meeting your Inner Teacher.

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