Guest guest Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Hi Mark, Your excellent book is somewhat difficult to read > as posted because it contains html code language > in the text and shows up with ragged paragraphing > on line. Is it possible to repost it as a standard Word > or text document with regular paragraphs? (Sometimes > one has to break the lines manually in order to make > them fit the margins of the newsgroup.) Congratulations > on your new book. > > Sincerely, Haizen Paige > Dear Haizen: Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I will try and re-submit. As you know Saturn is a very important planet, so perseverance is always a great thing! Sincerely, Mark Kincaid Dear Friends: Writing this article in my new Astrology book and for use in my new Saturn book. Thought you might like to read. enjoy Mark Kincaid (Excerpts from new book The Stars Within) Introduction To Saturn Saturn is both the most dreaded and the most sublime planet in the field of Astrology. This is because the purpose of Saturn is to give to us some of our most difficult and frustrating lessons in life. Most people, in fact, know that it is Saturn that’s responsible for delays, frustrations, losses, illness, dis-ease, suffering, grief, etc. This is why Saturn has such a terrible reputation, as if it’s the one, that’s causing these things. In Truth, none of the planets ‘cause’ us our consequences. Instead we act, we think, we create actions from our side, and those consequences or karmas come back to us through the guise of particular planets. There are some, however, that experience the positive side of Saturn. Some, having an Exalted Saturn in Libra, or Saturn in its Own Sign’s of either Capricorn or Aquarius, experience just the opposite of the normal, negative Saturn effects. For these lucky few, they exhibit more patience, inner composure, calmness, and subjective happiness and success in life. These experiences are very important because they give us a hint that perhaps Saturn isn’t all-bad, and only appears to be troublesome. This is in fact, what we’ll find when we realize that Saturn’s negative or malefic affects are just that, influences coming to us, from our previous actions or behaviors. This is most obvious in simple Saturn scenarios like tiredness, fatigue, physical body stress, tightness or pain. In these examples, which are very good Saturn malefic ‘signs’, these are all examples of having strained, stayed up too late, or not taking proper care of ourselves. Once we understand this, and then begin getting more sleep, getting a massage or doing some Yoga, these same dreaded, Saturn experiences can go away! This, then, is the real purpose and goal of Saturn to give us the ‘signs’ of right and wrong actions, thoughts and behaviors so that we can see the results of our Saturn actions. Once we accept that there is some Wisdom here for us, then we can begin the New Saturn, more balanced actions that will change our negative experiences. I will now list the main ‘Symptoms’ of malefic functioning Saturn and then begin reflecting on the Positive, Life-Improving Saturn improvements which can dramatically improve our lives! Saturn 'Signs'..... o Tiredness Tiredness is an easy one, because it’s obviously due to staying up too late, or not getting enough sleep. The difficulty of course is that we don’t ‘hear’ the Saturn sign earlier enough so we keep straining and then tiredness becomes deep fatigue, stress, even chronic fatigue syndrome is a result of neglected tiredness. Solution: To get more rest! Consistently and deeply. Of course this is the problem. We push ourselves for a variety of different reasons, and tiredness then becomes deep fatigue, and dis-ease which then turns into sickness! The #1 thing I’ve learned from Saturn is! To pay better attention to Saturn’s especially Negative or Malefic Signs, and then, quickly adjust and get that added rest if I’m feeling ‘tired’ or do some extra Yoga if I’m feeling stiffness in the body. This is the key to understanding Saturn! Identify what you’re going through as some Saturn Sign or another, and then, do something to give to that experience. This may be why Saturn is described so often in terms of ‘Acceptance’ or ‘Surrendering’. We’re doing something due to ‘our Way’ and yet we’re not achieving the result that we’re wanting. So, what we tend to do is try harder, or to strain, and then, that small negative emotion or experience, becomes a bigger one! Physical Tiredness and Fatigue then can slip into sickness. o Deep Stress Deep Stress, then, can be seen in this light, to be the result of accumulated fatigue and tiredness. If we don’t hear the need to get more rest and continue acting or not getting enough healing rest, then deep stress can result. o Sickness, Illness Deep stress is the #1 cause of dis-ease and disease and is often times called the Cause of 75% of all diseases! So, learning how tiredness, fatigue, then stress and dis-ease, are all due to ignored Saturn consequences can be extremely important. Solution: In the case of Deep stress, already we’ve been ignoring the more superficial accumulation of tiredness and fatigue so far and the superficial fatigue has now become deeper Stress. The solution then will be to spend more time healing and resting because the imbalance has become greater. Therefore, more patience is needed because you’ve been ignoring the lessons too long, so take more time. For the Solution to ‘Sickness, Illness’, the solution is to spend even more time. If fatigue and stress has accumulated so much that sickness and illness now result, then one should accept that even more time may be needed to do a healing. But, the formula is clear. If sick, or having illness, the Solution! Is to put attention on healing! This may sound silly, because it sounds so obvious, but you'd be surprised how many people don’t realize how deep this really is. Healing and rejuvenation is the real purpose of Saturn! Saturn's complete purpose is not just giving us the negative results of us being out of balance, but the more we learn how to take better care of ourselves, the more Saturn can become the planet of Health and Healing! o Delays, Disappointments, Frustrations The qualities of ‘delay’, ‘frustrations’ and ‘disappointments’ are all strong Saturn experiences. Whenever we're feeling these qualities of delays and frustrations, this is due to Nature or Saturn giving us a clear negative, malefic Saturn moment. The purpose of this is to alert us that we're desiring something faster then it’s supposed to be coming back to us. In other words, we have control only over the initial actions of things, not over how long it takes the results to come back to us. So, if we’ve sent out a letter to a friend, we did the action, put the right stamp on and mailed it but, how long it takes for that action to come back to us; this is the Saturn timing. We don’t have control over how long. So, we have this sense of delay and natural frustration that comes from that, and then disappointment. The truth is, we created this whole thing! We set this up, because we don’t understand something about karma. We’re getting things in direct proportion to how soon we should. Not understanding this, we get irritated, even mad because things are taking too long. It doesn’t mean however, that we wait around and mope or do nothing! We’re still free to keep doing and giving. Let’s say we’re making a sales call. We’ve pitched our product and the person is meeting with their company head. We have to wait. But, we’re still free to contact someone new and start a new train of events. They call this in business, having a number of ‘irons in the fire’ so to speak. Eventually your seeds will bloom and bear fruit! The key is to be patient, and to keep doing and giving. The key to gaining in life is to give! The key to giving is 'having' enough energy that you can keep giving! Saturn is about developing the ability to give. Saturn is truely, about developing our 'havingness'. Some Other typical Saturn Symptoms: o Depression o Anxieties o Worrys o Phobias Now, these are also important Saturn experiences. Though all of these could also be related to the Moon, too, because these are mental imbalances or states of emotional dis-ease. Solution: Again, the Saturn solution is to create balance where there has previously been imbalance. And, the solution may be to strengthen the Moon in one’s chart, too. Final Saturn ‘Signs’. Some other Saturn experiences that are also very troubling. o Losses o Grief o Suffering o Loneliness o Isolated ness o Set-backs All of these experiences in life are Saturn in nature. These experiences, however, can be the most difficult to understand because we don’t always see what we’re doing or might have done to deserve these experiences. For example take ‘Losses’. Let’s say we have lost some important papers that we need for an up-coming meeting or we ‘loose’ something that we thought was important, like a loved one, or relationship. In the case of ‘losing’ something material, this may be the result of rushing or not getting enough rest. The puzzling part is we think just because it’s important we shouldn’t be given this set-back! The truth however, is that Nature doesn’t go just with our good intentions. Nature gives us back all our rewards. So, staying up late, straining, and not getting enough rest has its affect. Solution: So, instead of blaming circumstances God or Fate for our disappointments, we need to hear what Saturn is saying. The very moment that we take more rest, we will find a solution! How often have we been looking for something, our keys, our glasses, or someone’s name: “Oh what is his name?” and the very moment that we give up, put our attention on something else, then bam! That thing or thought pops into our minds! This is a great Saturn solution! The very moment we let go, we surrender! then Nature brings the fulfillment to us! We don’t have to do! We only have to Be, better! Some of the other ‘Losses’ that one can experience, loosing a loved one, a relationship, a house due to fire, money losses, and on and on are harder to understand. But, we can find them in our charts! Finding them in our finds can give us great insight and inspiration to accept that we’re meant to have such and such an experience. One possible general reason for these types of losses is due to attachment. Quite often we loose a relationship because we’re being attached to ‘that’ which is not right for us. We loose a loved one and the grief is because we’re being attached to that person, or that body and we’re unaware of the Eternity of life. This of course is the deepest Saturn mystery, death. I say it this way: “The 3 D’s of Saturn are: Dis-ease, Disease and Death!” Even the deepest quality of Death is an important life lesson. As Lord Krishna says in the Indian Vedic poem: “Stand up Oh Arjuna! Do not grieve for your relatives. In truth no one dies. Everyone is eternal so why grieve for their mortality!” When I first read this passage, many years ago, all of a sudden I got it. Of course! No one dies, life is eternal, I knew that, but everyone goes around acting and perceiving that everyone is mortal! This is the deepest Saturn wisdom of all, that life is Immortal and Eternal! And individuality and personality do continue as well! But, the solution is not to only know this intellectually, but to evolve one’s consciousness till one KNOWS the truth of this experientially. When you experience the immortality of the Self, of consciousness then the grief, the worry, the anxiety of death, disease and loss, go away permanently! Conclusion of Saturn Remedies: These are the primary Saturn remedies that I recommend: #1 For all manners of Saturn dis-ease, imbalance and grief, I recommend Meditation. Meditation is the most powerful Vedic tool for developing the mind, creating balance in both the body and mind and as a result creating more happiness, health and success. Meditation gives deep rest to the body and mind. Deeply rooted stresses and fatigue are immediately eliminated producing more energy, dynamism, strength and clarity of mind. All Problems in life are due to weakness! All problems in life are due to a lack of inner development of our innate human potential! Did you know that we use a very small portion of our potential? Some say as little as 10-15%. Even modern medicine says we use only about 20% of our brain matter. What is the rest for? The rest of our unused, un-developed human potential is our Future! The purpose of life is to develop our full potential! If we do this, every day, meditate, and develop ourselves then, every day we grow in more wisdom and less stress and fatigue. I can hardly tell you what it’s like to be meditating for over 35 years, now! I first learned in the Fall of 1970, and have every day for all these years meditated, at least twice a day! After a week, you’ll feel better! After a month, you can hardly believe the change! After a year, you’re beside yourself. After 2, 3, or 5 years, its unbelievable! All problems in life are due to a lack of development of our mental, emotional and creative potential. Saturn represents the fullness of our inner nature. This is why Saturn is called Shiva! Shiva represents the full potential of the Absolute Self, and is the true nature of Saturn. When you’re experiencing any Saturn 'negative' or so-called Malefic symptoms, know that this is just Nature saying, “Come on, develop your inner resources!” o Saturn Knowledge The 2nd thing I recommend to people is that you study Saturn. The Knowledge of Saturn is the most important secondary remedy for improving Saturn. If you don’t understand the importance of rest, or rejuvenation, then one continues to do, and strain. One remains powerless to change and improve because the key to self-development lies in doing less and less! We have never been taught that the key to tomorrow, rests in how well we slept the night before! "Rest is the basis of Activity", is a great Saturn Remedy expression. The Knowledge and Wisdom of Saturn is crucial for taking the steps to become more in-tune with Saturn. o The Saturn Within One’s Chart Contained within everyone’s charts is a precise and specific formula of self-development that’s vital for balancing Saturn and turning any malefic functioning Saturn, into a more happy and successful one. Discover within your chart, what is the particular lesson and Saturn instruction that is needed! o Become More In-tune With the Rhythms of Life At every moment we’re all involved with various rhythms of Nature. Each day there’s a rhythm going on. If we’re in-tune with that rhythm then life progresses smoothly. If we’re not, then fatigue and stress result. Studying these rhythms and learning how to be more in-tune with these rhythms is one sure way of strengthening one’s own innate, inner positive Saturn nature. o Daily Rhythm Each day goes through 2 cycles of Rest & Activity. We rest at night, and that has everything to do with how well we feel and function, the next day. These two cycles are intimately connected together. If we’re suffering any ailment during the day, we can look to the health of our rest phase. Most people are NOT in-tune with their daily cycle. Most people do not get enough rest. The most important ‘rest’ cycle of each night is between 10pm – 2am. Ayurveda says this rest cycle is the most important of the entire night. If there's any 4 hour period that one should be resting, it’s this one! o The Monthly Cycle Then, there’s the rest and activity cycle of each month. The Moon rules the rest and activity of our entire planet. All the species, planets and life forms in our world are encouraged to rest when the Moon is Waning, and to be active, and to grow, during the Waxing cycle. Watch how you ‘feel’ for 2 months. See, if you don’t find a direct correlation between how you feel, and what the Moon is doing. When the Moon’s Waning, see if you don’t feel and need more rest. Be more on the inward stroke, get more rest during the Waning cycle, and then watch and see if you don’t find yourself more full of energy and dynamism as a result. Do more during the Waxing cycle and Do Less, during the Waning cycle. If there was one thing I could teach people in business today, it would be to be more and more in-tune with the Moon! Most people in business, pick up stress and strain every day due to violating this Moon cycle of rest and activity. o The Yearly Cycle Finally there is the Yearly cycle or rhythm. Each year all the planets and species of our World go through growth and then resting or hibernating cycles. Man is the only species that has learned how it can ignore this most basic Natural cycle of rest and rejuvenation. Being more in-tune with this cycle, also can have a very healing and restorative affect on one’s health, happiness and success. I encourage people all the time to be more restufl, more inward, more healing oriented during the Winter Months. As a result your spring and summer months will be more fruitful! So look at your Saturn signs, now, differently. Don’t see them as the product of fate and hopelessness! Look at them as the intimate, loving Signs of a just and careing Saturn Nature of Life. This is very easy to prove! Take 1 month, and follow any of these simple Saturn remedies and you will notice much progress in any of the very distressing, and debilitating negative and malefic expressions of Saturn. Saturn is about life! Learn to live within life’s laws and vibrations, and grow and prosper. Nature’s rules and laws are here to protect and guide us, not restrict or in-slave. Saturn’s rules and laws are for our liberation! Sincerely, Mark Kincaid Jai Guru Founder Nature’s Astrology / New Website www..com New Saturn group SurrenderingToSaturn/ Personal email address markkincaid (AT) (DOT) com (Copy written from new book The Stars Within) TM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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