Hitting Home

Before Saturn finally abandons the watery world of Cancer for the fiery land of Leo, he apparently wants to leave us with a very clear message about his power. When the Supreme Court ruled today about the government's use of eminent domain, it was a slap in the face for homeowners everywhere. Since Cancer rules the home, it's no wonder that Saturn, in the guise of of a 5-4 decision, socked it to residents instead of commerical developers. Saturn's most powerful lesson of the last 2.5 years is clear: you can't go home again.

Happy 30th, Angelina

Even Uber-Goddess Angelina Jolie can't avoid inevitable tangles with Big Daddy Saturn. Ms. Jolie just had her 30th birthday on June 4th. Now that Saturn is leaving Cancer for a two and a half year stay in the constellation of Leo, watch for Jolie's focus to move from home-wrecking to domestic goddess duty.

But before her current Pitt-stop, there was Billy. None of us can forget the tattoos and pledges of undying love, can we? Her marriage to Thorton, twenty years her senior, ended in 2003, just when Saturn entered Cancer and her Saturn Return began. Notorious for her difficult relationship to famous father Jon Voight, Angelina revisited some of her heavy duty father issues with this deeply Saturnian relationship. Born with her Saturn in Cancer and in the fourth house of home and family, Ms. Jolie had a most tumultuous childhood. Now that her Saturn Return is finally over, we hope that smooth waters will prevail.

Queen Bee slammed by King Saturn

L'il Kim was was convicted of perjury today, proving once again that Saturn's lessons can be harsh ones. Kimberly Jones was born in 1975, when Saturn was last in Cancer. With her Saturn Return exact, the verdict is no surprise -- Saturn won't let us get away with much.

Saturn in Cancer's Last Splash

This summer, Saturn will finally move out of the constellation of Cancer and into that of Leo, leaving us with two and a half years of major upheaval. If you were born with Saturn in Cancer (between 1974 and 1976) you probably know exactly what we mean. You experienced waves and waves of havoc, courtesy of your Saturn Return. Relax: it's almost over. For those born approximately between September of 1976 and July of 1978, the fun is just beginning. Hopefully you'll stay tuned to this channel so we can guide you through it.

Saturn in Cancer, sign of home and water, has been marked by earthquakes, tsunamis, "homeland security" fears, and legions of orphans left by disasters.

Before he leaves Cancer, Saturn is offering us a final reminder of the many traumas of life on earth in the last few years. California's devastating storms and mudslides are leaving people homeless. He couldn't have picked a more appropriate metaphor.

Sea of Saturn

Saturn's lesson this past week has been a grave, immeasurably dark and terrifying one. The tsunami that came the day after Christmas, killing (so far) close to 150,000 officially, is a devastating harbinger of Saturn's Cancerian calling card. Combined with the full moon in Cancer on the morning of the earthquake, Saturn in Cancer has brought us the worst natural disaster in the last forty years. Of all the events since Saturn entered Cancer in the summer of 2003, this is by far the most ominous. We must heed it.

Saturn represents boundaries -- he is the wall in the oft-repeated phrase "wall of water". Cancer is the sign of water, of the sea, of the fishermen whose boats were swallowed by the tsunami. Cancer is the sign of the mother, of the many mothers that tried in vain to hold onto children washed away, helpless against Saturn's angry torrent. Cancer gives us those mothers crying out in agony, searching for their lost babies. Cancer is the sign of home, of the millions of homes reduced to rubble, of the legions of refugees that can never go home again.

Someone on CNN said that the tsunami showed us "the power of nature against the flimsy will of man." The headlines speak for Saturn:

"The Angry Sea"
"Wave of Destruction"

Westerners immersed in our annual orgy of Christmas buying were caught with our pants down. How can we take anything for granted anymore? How can we care whether we got an IPOD mini or a digital camera when so many are dead and will continue to die? Many, many people understood Saturn's lesson immediately -- money began to flow into charities large and small right away, and has continued without abatement. The measly pledges of the Bush administration pale in comparison to the generosity of those of us watching the agony unfolding on TV. The deeply compassionate response of people from all over the world suggests that some of us, at least, get what Saturn is trying so desperately to teach us during these years.

If you haven't already, please give. This link on the CNN page is a great place to start. You might also want to look at Ammachi's website. She has been feeding and housing many thousands for the past week in Kerala, India, and they need all the help they can get.

Saturn begs us to help rebuild the broken lives of millions of victims of this horrific disaster. The decimated villages that now look like post-apocalyptic nuclear wastelands must be reseeded, rebuilt, rededicated to survivors. Even if we can't go in person, we can help. Saturn represents the world. It is ours to share, and to put back together again.

Open Water, released today, reminds us once again that Saturn is still firmly ensconced in Cancer. This film offers an extremely apt metaphor for our current collective crisis. Until Saturn leaves Cancer in the summer of 2005, we're all at sea, dodging scary Saturnian sharks.

Water, water, everywhere

Last night Fox ran a ten minute trailer from the terror-inducing new movie The Day After Tomorrow, arriving in theaters on May 28th. The most striking images are of walls of water cascading over New York City. It is the ultimate Saturn in Cancer vehicle, and a warning that will likely go unheeded by the powers that be. It opens on Memorial Day, Cancer's favorite holiday.

Big Daddy Saturn has some potentially good news for women in their thirties that want to be mommies.

With Satun in Cancer, it's all about the womb. So expect more breaking news about reproductive rights and breakthrough reproductive technology in the coming year.

The world is pregnant with possibility, it seems...

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Saturn in Cancer inevitably brings motherhood to the fore. Two new books deconstruct long-held stereotypes about mommyhood and womanhood.

Deborah Siegel says that "American popular culture has long cast women -- and in particular, mothers -- according to rigid scripts."

Well, now that Saturn's settled into for his once-every-thirty-years visit to the sign of the archetypal feminine, expect some upheaval in this arena. Birth control, the abortion debate, and the threat to women's rights -- we'll visit all of these issues over and over until Saturn leaves Cancer in the summer of 2005.

Last time Saturn was in Cancer, by the way, Roe v. Wade was decided.

Maybe we'll make some progress this time around, too...

Reflections on His Greatness:

Fact: Saturn is in His detriment in Cancer.

Observation: Saturn is the Archetype of the World.

Deduction: The World is in its detriment.

We don't need to reference any specific breaking news to tell you that.

"It's important that awake people be awake. The darkness around us is deep."
-William Stafford

Better than a good shot of espresso to wake up a sleepy mind:

www.outofbalance.org

House of Sand and Fog is the perfect archetypal representation of Saturn in Cancer: Our universal quest for home, for a piece of land to call our own.

It really pulls on that part of our psyches that's longing for a place where we truly feel we belong. What does it mean to have our home taken away from us? Being homeless, losing our roots, wandering aimlessly...where is Auntie Em?!

Further proof that Saturn is making himself heard in Cancer.

The Rover's main mission? Finding evidence of WATER.

Cancerian, life-supporting, wet, wet delicious water.

Go little Rover, go!

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