Retrograde Saturn in Birth Chart :

Saturn retrogrades for 140 days and remains stationary 5 day before and after. Total 5 months a year Saturn goes Retrograde in transit hence many of us are having Retrograde Saturn in Natal Chart. Quality of the planet changes when it turns retrograde. We know very well that Saturn is like task-master in Astrology. Saturn is the planet of Law & order, discipline, responsibility, Karma, patience, delay, lethargy, hard work, insecurity, poverty, and misery. It also helps us complete our delayed tasks.When Saturn is placed in retrograde position in birth chart, it means we’re our own enemy. So when Saturn is retrograde in our chart, our karma becomes important for us. Retrograde Saturn means Saturn in backwards motion, but it’s important to understand that no planet actually moves backwards, it simply appears to be moving backwards from our vantage point here on earth. Actually, it is an optical illusion, but in astrology, a symbolically important one. Saturn retrograde in birth chart is not an unusual placement but it is common. Around 35% of people on this earth are born during a Saturn retrograde period, so they have what we call a natal Saturn retrograde in their birth chart.

When Saturn is retrograde in horoscope, it says we need to be more under rules and regulations. Mostly a Native with retrograde Saturn is never happy with the kind of personality or identity he has. Always feels incomplete with the identity. Saturn Retrograde in horoscope usually gives the kind of role parents put on his shoulder in childhood without much caring of his own interest in life what he want to be. Like he wanted to be a singer but he became doctor because his parents wanted you to be that. This identity crisis gives detachment in his life but ironically never he is much detached and constantly burdened by who he is and what he is missing in life, all credit goes to Retrograde Saturn.

Saturn Retrograde in horoscope means practice more patience in life. When Saturn is Retrograde in horoscope (not in transit) means the Native was lacking in taking responsibility in past life as well as in this life. Saturn Retrograde in chart will keep on delaying and dragging our work or planning or execution of our work as here Retrogression of Saturn wants us to finish up our unfinished work without going by any short cut way. Mostly people with Retrograde Saturn in horoscope changes their career stream after Mid-life or so or give a break in career. Saturn Retrograde Native is mostly afraid of taking responsibilities and takes a long time for saying ‘Yes’ to anything. He often have no idea of what he can or can’t. Saturn retrograde gives doubts about our worthiness as human beings. There is usually a fear of rejection & of loss always goes on our subconscious mind. Our limitations & responsibilities are self-imposed. At one point of time a Native with Saturn Retrograde faces suddenly some challenging situation to take responsibility or face the challenging situation by some authority to take the enough responsibility of his life or family. Saturn retrograde makes a Native either too much hard working or he will be too lazy to even touch any work. Saturn Retrograde makes a Native hungry for more and more success or materialistic achievements, no matter what he achieve in life, he is never satisfied and happy so need more and more. So we can say the never ending hunger for material desire. Saturn Means restriction, when Saturn is Retrograde in horoscope, it gives more restrictions in life, hence frustration and depression is bound to creep in our life. Retrograde Saturn gives crave for appreciation, admiration, either Native will hesitate a lot to have authority or he need too much authority in life.Retrograde Saturn gives superiority in mind and he thinks he knows best that’s the reason at times he act insensitive and aloof.

Saturn is rules discipline, responsibility, hard work, duty and boundaries. We always blame that, Saturn is placing roadblocks in our path, but that’s just Saturn’s way of making us step up and take the initiative. Retrograde Saturn indicate that energy is inwards focused within us, rather than outwardly focused on the world. Saturn is associated with karma and karmic destiny. Think carefully about what unconscious patterns from the past life we might be repeating. Saturn retrograde gives us the chance to use Saturn’s astrological discipline to focus, think and aim in our life. This is an opportunity to dump our baggage and to more forward with a clearer head and heart. A hidden positive of Saturn retrograde can be that depression lifts, especially for someone who has a difficult Saturn in their natal chart. External pressures may seem to subside, making it easier for us to see the beauty in our life. We may also find it easier to discern our sacred purpose, when Saturn is retrograde in birth chart, which in itself can be a catalyst for better mental health.

When Native born with Saturn retrograde in his birth chart may have been given a lot of burden and a sense of duty at an early age. He take his obligations very seriously indeed but is plagued by a feeling of not being good enough and not wanting to let others down. It’s a great help for him to be given considerable responsibility as the faster he learn that he can actually cope, the faster he will heal. Some Native may also struggle with boundaries, finding it difficult to say no to the demands of others. This can quickly lead to a feeling of being put upon and a considerable store of resentment. On the positive side, natal Saturn retrograde Native is often wise beyond his age, and considerably more in tune with his karmic destiny than others.

Please remember that When Retrograde Saturn is in Natal chart…………………….

Very peculiar way of working Saturn Retrograde is in a very dissatisfied way. Even after achieving all person with Saturn Retrograde will never satisfaction in life still will try to work harder for more. So its better to keep that pace in work and utilising it for old, needy people. Saturn loves to see compassion for those people. Never neglect responsibilities, Saturn Retrograde wants anyone to take own liabilities well enough in life before even situation pushes to be the wiser one. Saturn is the task master, so until we are not showing our mastery in any field or career or any stream Saturn is not give us relief and green signal to go ahead with our achievement. Mastery in work or accomplishment of our work should not be via some short cut way, skipping things upsets Saturn very much, hence assess our task again and again so that we can go slow and steady. Saturn Retrograde means we need to induce more rules and regularity in life, whether its discipline, punctuality or being ethical in life, that will surly give automatically the rise in life. Retrograde Saturn in horoscope will surly block our way of progress as its typical way of performing is delaying things. To come out of all we need to figure which are the tasks we skipped, the list of our back logs. Once we will start working on it, slowly things will start improving surly. Saturn Retrograde in horoscope gives the attitude of knowing all. But such irrational approach will not help us out in life, in short we need to overcome that to flourish. We know everything, we want authority? Then go ahead and help with our knowledge, our skill to some under privileged people. They will surly appreciate us, that may make us feel supreme. Learn to say No to what is not meant for our energy. This is where we circle back to karma. If something is not helping evolve our energy, we must learn to walk away and detach so we are free to evolve in a different direction. Overnight success is not possible with Retrograde Saturn, so more we will keep that in mind, smoother our life will be. Saturn retrograde is a boon to make one independent, self-sufficient in the long run but the only twist is that, one will have to work double. We need to finish whatever we have left unfinished in last life also we will have to keep doing Kriyaman. So it’s a double work which is tiring and until we understand this and put our double effort to finish the backlog nothing will move much further.