Take Us To The River
What does The River mean to you? What comes to mind?
I’m probably dating myself but for me it’s the title track from Bruce Springsteen’s uneven double album of the same name, that song by the Talking Heads, the name given to the last card dealt face up and shared by every player in Texas Hold ‘Em and Jesus being washed in the river Jordan by John the Baptist.
The River is a place where things wash away, where we can go and sit and see a physical manifestaton of the flow of time, and where the final score is tallied up for the gamblers.
A recent book by Nate Silver called “On The Edge: The Art of Risking Everything” which describes the subculture of professional risk takers calls the world these people live in “The River”.
It made me think of Saturn moving into Aries.
Saturn and Aries - Calling all Sovereigns
One of the beautiful things about astrology is the way the concepts interact with each other and the implied poetic license granted to all of us as part of our cosmic birthright.
At first glance Saturn and Aries do not pair well together. Peanut butter and jelly they are not. In fact Saturn is considered to be “In it’s fall” in Aries due to the essentially oppositional character of their respsective natures.
Saturn is the planet of Restriction, of Lessons and Structure and Repetition and Conservative Thinking. Aries is the sign of the New, of Birth, of Free Expression of the Will. In science a positive and negative electron balance each other out and result in a neutral force, but Saturn and Aries aren’t exactly opposites.
Saturn historically has had a bad reputation as the planet of ordeals, but where would the Heroes and Heroines be without them? Saturn provides the test, the obstacle course, but within every puzzle hides the secret of it’s solution. Saturn is the secret salt of alchemy, the necessary ingredient for transformation. Aries provides the fire, but Saturn provides the structure which can harness and direct it.
Aries unchecked has a reputation for heedless risk taking. To live without risk is not really to live, though caution often is the result of hard won lessons. There is a balance between living in fear and living without a care in the world. As Saturn moves into Aries consider that we are all metaphorically crossing a River. The time of attempting to put structure to the oceanic realm of Pisces is ending, and instead Saturn is going to be focused on something much more immediate. We are moving from the theoretical to the actual. As Julius Cesear crossed the Rubicon, Saturn crosses into Aries. Consider this the beginning of our collective “Professional Gambler” phase. Measure once, measure twice, yes sure. But then it’s time to jump. It’s time for all of us to “Hero Up”.
Great Challenges and Opportunities Await!
On February 13 Saturn moves into Aries as part of the Great Reset of 2026. This will bring a second outer planet into the Sign of the Ram just 2 weeks after Neptune moved in. We should all feel the shift, and should pay attention to dreams in this next couple of final Piscean weeks. Be on the lookout for clues, for signs. Be watchful of patterns and portents.
Saturn in Aries may present you with a chance to defeat a Dragon that up until now has gotten the better of you. It might allow you to see a weakness in yourself you couldn’t diagnose without some recently aquired perspective. Saturn often hides it’s lessons behind psychological blind spots and projection, but while in Aries it will be forced to be more forthright. Aries loves the challenge and believes in you. Aries is favored by God.
Like Waking Up From A Dream
When Saturn moves into Aries we will be tasked with taking responsibility for our destinies. Aries is the sign of the Phoenix, and rebirth can only come after death. The beauty of astrology mirrors the beauty of the universe itself. Each night our consciousness dies as we sleep and we are born anew each morning. The macro is mirrored endlessly in the micro. The themes of existence repeat harmoniusly all around us, singing to us, preparing us for the larger movements of the symphony of history.
Saturn in Pisces was a time of necessary ego-death, a time when we burned away the accumulated dross of centuries. Saturn in Aries is when we bravely pick up the clarified and purified pieces and set out again, wiser, no longer as amateurs, but professionals who retain the spark of joy.
Get ready to place your bet, on yourself.
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The Sabian Symbol: Aquarius 25°
When Saturn crosses into Aries on February 13-14, the Sun will be at 25° Aquarius. The Sabian symbol for this degree is:
“A butterfly with the right wing more perfectly formed.”
Dane Rudhyar’s keynote for this symbol is: “The capacity to develop the rational and fully conscious aspect of the mind ahead of normal evolution.”
Aries is exactly that - the point beyond - the originator of evolution. It is a fitting symbol.