2-Dave ...Why is Saturn So Important ? 11/26/06 from Mark Kincaid

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, "Dave" <Demersonpws wrote:>> ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! (pun intended) Thanks again Mark.. Blessings all,> .. DaveHi dave! Nice to hear from you! Thanks! Though I don't know what the 'pun' is!heheMark> , markkincaid@ wrote:> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Why is Saturn> > So & hellip;> > Important!....?> >> >> > Was reflecting on Saturn today and thought it might be good to> > describe exactly why the Knowledge and Wisdom of Saturn is so> > important. Saturn, after all, represents> > balance. Saturn is happy in Capricorn & Aquarius,> > but, & hellip;.is described as being Exalted! In the sign of> Libra & hellip;.> > the sign of & lsquo;balance & rsquo;.> >> > Saturn, therefore is the Planet responsible for telling us how well> > we & rsquo;re doing in terms of our Balance!> >> > If we & rsquo;re silent, well rested, still, happy and even, then> > everything seems fine. But, the minute that we get> > tired, loose our composure, settled feeling then suddenly> > & lsquo;everything & rsquo; seems wrong. We & rsquo;re> > anxious, easily upset, lethargic, worried, and tend to see the World,> ...> > & lsquo;Have Empty & rsquo;.> >> > Know that expression: & ldquo;Half Full, half> > Empty! & rdquo; It means we see life through the eyes,> > through the lens, filter of our Moonish glasses.> > Actually through our total Astrological lens.> > So, we see the World, we experience the World in> > exact proportion to how we & rsquo;re feeling inside.> >> > If we & rsquo;re tired, upset, irritable, or out of balance; then> > that & rsquo;s the lens through which we & rsquo;re seeing and> experiencing> > our World, and life. Therefore, Astrology can help> > us. Astrology can help us solve the & lsquo;real & rsquo;> > problems of life; which are NOT, out there, but here, inside, in our> own> > Mind & rsquo;s and Body & rsquo;s, in our own Astrology!> >> > The moment we first, & lsquo;Identify & rsquo; the Astrological> > experience we & rsquo;re going through; and then take some steps to> balance,> > correct or heal that malefic Planet that & rsquo;s the real cause; then> any> > problem can be solved!> >> > Take Saturn & rsquo;s situation. Saturn represents> > & lsquo;balance & rsquo; and yet, no one teaches us about> > balance. We don & rsquo;t study the importance of rest> > and certainly don & rsquo;t get taught how to get back into> > balance. Instead we end up blaming the> > & lsquo;outer & rsquo; for what & rsquo;s really going on inside.> >> > We & rsquo;re experiencing losses, grief, hardships, anxieties and> > suffering and we think, & ldquo;Oh, why is this> > happening? & rdquo; Maybe we even hear about Astrology or> > even Saturn and we think: & ldquo;Ah, now, I know the> > culprit. It & rsquo;s Saturn! & rdquo;> > Saturn is causing me my grief! And, how> > long am I in Saturn Maha dasa for?> >> > 19 years! Oh, my!> > That & rsquo;s right. It & rsquo;s way too long to> > continue suffering if that & rsquo;s why we & rsquo;re really going> through> > what we & rsquo;re going through.> >> > The real solution, however, is not that Saturn is causing us our> > problems. In fact, Saturn is only> > & ldquo;Mirroring & rdquo; our problems. Life, our> > Astrology, all the details in our life; in fact, only mirror> > us! Life mirrors us, and the actions or karmas that> > we & rsquo;ve set in motion.> >> > The Planets, including Saturn are only mirroring back to us, what> > action, good or bad; that we & rsquo;ve created from our past.> > This is one of the reasons why Astrology is so powerful for us, is> > because it has the possibility of helping us discover those patterns> so we> > can understand ourselves better!> >> > Saturn's Signs & hellip;> >> >> > So, why is it so important that we understand Saturn?> > Because, it & rsquo;s one of the most important of Planets and its> > nature and true symbolisms are so poorly understood today.> > This is because we live in a stressful age. We> > live in a time, when the fast pace of life is stressing all of us> > out. To keep up, we think we have to be so> > busy. We therefore, don & rsquo;t get enough rest, and> > then fatigue and tiredness begin to build up.> >> > Saturn is important because it takes only 1 or 2 days of NOT> > getting enough rest and boom, we & rsquo;re stressed, irritable, upset,> out> > of wack, and generally feeling miserable. We keep this> > up, and fatigue and tiredness become deeper. Then> > stress results. And stress means that, which is> > NOT being unwound. Then, when stress starts> > building up dis-ease and disease are next.> >> > Falling sick for example is 85% of the time due to the build up of> > stress and fatigue. It & rsquo;s known today that stress> > is responsible for the majority of all diseases or sickness!> > Therefore, to discover how we & rsquo;re creating our ill-health or> > lack of balance, through mis-interpreting Saturn is a very crucial> aspect> > of Astrology.> >> > Saturn & rsquo;s Signs:> > Positive> >> > & > > Negative> >> >> > Like every Planet, Saturn too has two sides. It> > has a positive and negative side. The positive side or> > & ldquo;signs & rdquo; include restfulness, patience, calmness,> stillness,> > happiness, feeling in the flow, and doing the right thing at the right> > time.> >> > Saturn, & lsquo;strong & rsquo; people report all kinds of amazing> > experiences of finding themselves at the right place at the right> > time. They get what can be called & ldquo;nature> > support & rdquo;. They think of someone and suddenly they> > appear. Desires get fulfilled easily and> > naturally. In fact all of life seems to flow more> > easily for those lucky Saturn benefic people!> >> > Un-fair? No, just their good karma.> > So, what about the rest of us, who don & rsquo;t find ourselves,> > being so lucky?> >> > Malefic> > Saturn> >> >> > For those who Saturn is found acting malefically this is because we> > were not & lsquo;born & rsquo; with a strong or & lsquo;good & rsquo; or> > balanced, or benefic Saturn. In our case, the negative> > Signs of Saturn may include:> >> > Tiredness> > Worry> > Fatigue> > Imbalance> > Anxiety> > Impatience> > Frustration> > Delays> > Disappointments> > Losses> > Grief> > Ill-health> > Dis-ease> > Sicknes> > Disease and> > Early> > death & hellip;.> >> >> > Sound bad? Not meant to be.> > It & rsquo;s just important that we learn the Signs of all the> > Planets. What Saturn is trying to show us is> > & ldquo;we & rsquo;re out of tune with him! & rdquo; Or,> > we & rsquo;re out of tune with life. The proof of this is> > & ldquo;Start doing the Opposite of what you & rsquo;ve been doing! And> see> > if you don & rsquo;t feel better.> >> > Experiencing & lsquo;tiredness & rsquo;? Stop, what> > you & rsquo;ve been doing, and get more rest. And keep> > doing this until the tiredness goes away! Once you> > realize that Saturn is rest and rejuvenation, it & rsquo;s a tremendous> boon> > in life!> >> > The negative signs are there only to tell us how we & rsquo;re> > doing.> >> > Mars Signs also serve the same purpose though their meanings are> > different. Mars & rsquo; positive signs include energy,> > dynamism, enthusiasm, courage, fighting for what is right and standing> up> > for ourselves.> >> > The negative Signs of Mars include lack of energy, lethargy,> > pessimism, fear, or lack of courage, and NOT standing up for ourselves> or> > what is right!> >> > Therefore the first rule of thumb in Astrology is to find out> > whether you & rsquo;re experiencing the positive or negative signs of> any of> > the Planets.> >> > Now, that you know Saturn & rsquo;s signs, you can easily determine> > if you & rsquo;re experiencing the positive or negative side of> > Saturn.> >> > Therefore, since most people do experience the Saturn negative> > side, then you need to realize, & ldquo;Oh, I & rsquo;m out of tune with> my> > Saturn. Therefore I should learn how to become more> > in-tune with my Saturn! & rdquo;> >> > The sign then, that you & rsquo;re getting more in-tune will be any> > and all negatives of Saturn go away! So, if> > you & rsquo;re experiencing that Saturn tiredness, then as you gain> rest,> > the tiredness goes away.> >> > Just like what happens when you & rsquo;re rushing around at your> > house and trying to get to a very important meeting and you keep> banging> > yourself, stubbing your toe, hitting your elbow on the door frame,> > slipping and falling. All these of course are good,> > negative or malefic Mars signs.> >> > You & lsquo;hear & rsquo; this, and stop, take a deep breath, and then> > begin again with the idea not to push so fast, and all those symptoms> of> > malefic functioning Mars will stop!> >> > Negative feedbacks in life are Astrological signs that we & rsquo;re> > acting out of tune! We take the steps to adjust and> > immediately life will become better! It & rsquo;s> > guaranteed. It & rsquo;s in the design!> > God created the Universe this way. We can either> > continue straining against almighty God or the Universe, or we can> learn> > to work with Nature.> >> > As it turns out this entire creation has been created for> > us! We & rsquo;re the lucky ones whom God created an> > entire Universe just so we could evolve in it! But, at> > this time, in this age, so few understand how the laws of nature> > work. Therefore we & rsquo;re violating these laws> > whether consciously or not.> >> > Astrology is profound, however, because it understands these laws> > and even knows when we & rsquo;re out of tune and when we & rsquo;re> > balanced. So, learn these Astrological symbolisms and> > adjust. Adjust; find the better way of doing things and> > find if all the negatives of any of the Planets don & rsquo;t go> > away! Now, and forever!> >> > They say Saturn is the most unkind, merciless Planet.> > I certainly had a similar experience when I was> > younger. But, the very moment I began to understand> > Saturn, his negatives started going away. This is> > because Saturn is a mirror of us. The moment I began to> > act more in-tune with Life, was the very moment Saturn started being> > kinder to me!> >> > Saturn, therefore, can be the most wonderful and life supporting> > Planet. We only have to understand its signs and learn> > to act in-tune. These laws of Nature are here for our> > benefit, protection, and our quick pace of progress and> > evolution. No one teaches us, unfortunately about all> > this so we succeed or fail in direct proportion to how many benefices> we> > have and how much we mis-understand our malefics.> >> > Those people, however, who & lsquo;get & rsquo; their Malefics, even> > if they don & rsquo;t understand Astrology will start changing their> > lives!> >> > Here & rsquo;s hopeing that we all continue to grow in this Knowledge> > and Wisdom of Life. Life is Astrological, so its> > language can be extremely helpful!> >> >> > Jai Guru!> >> >> > Mark Kincaid> >> >> >> > Founder> >> > Nature & rsquo;s> > Astrology> > www..com> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>