Dear Friend and Reader,
Today’s feeling seems to vacillate between a surge of go-everywhere energy, and a deep sense of not knowing what to do, or if it matters. This is an aspect that involves a specific kind of self-discipline — the kind that says “carry on.”
To some this will be a painful aspect; it certainly describes our culture. Mars in Sagittarius — that Great American Spirit of “anything is possible.” then there is Saturn in Virgo: too smart for its own good; needing a feasibility study on a feasibility study.That Mars in Sagg wants to hunt and achieve and be a visionary and conquer a few things. Saturn in Virgo wants intellectual rationalization.
Saturn in many respects represents the literary figure called senex. Basically, senex is the grumpy old man who always brings you down with his long-winded stories about why you are going to fail. Mars represents a direct challenge to this ideology. If there was a placement that said, damn the torpedoes who who the fuck cares what Aristotle said, it is Mars in Sagittarius.
Saturn also represents constrictions that have been placed in the past which effect us now, as well as people who are older than us in general. Hand suggests that during this time a person is likely to experience parents, elders, teachers, employers and the like as discouraging. This is Saturn in action.
Mars, however, can provide a sense of bristling emotions at the thought and feeling of being held back. This surge of strength serves as a means by which a person experiencing this aspect will hardly take things lying down. Even though the relationship between Mars and Saturn suggests self-doubt and persistent questionings, within this square resides the endurance and strength to wield the power of working through your own doubts and road blocks towards success.