SUN: the centerpoint of consciousness that manifests the ego;
SATURN: the taskmaster that restricts whatever planets it aspects;
CONJUNCTION: the strongest aspect - blends & strengthens the frequencies.

The Sun is the ego frequency, modified by the aspects, colored by the birth sign and shaped by the early relationship to father or other male auhority.

Every planet that aspects the Sun infuses the ego with its own unique frequency and receives its light. But Saturn resists. It's the taskmaster that casts a shadow on the Sun until its challenges are met and the Sun shines its brightest. Why else accept this mission, Jim?

If you're familiar with the research of Dr. Ian Stevenson, you know you chose your parents, consciously or unconsciously. They had no idea who they were getting. So if they fall short, remember you signed up for it.

Saturn heightens awareness of our shortcomings to compel us to evolve. And a conjunction to the Sun is no easy task, weighing down the ego with worries, doubts & fears. But you'll learn a lot about yourself, if you embrace and not project it. The rewards equal the efforts. That's essentially Saturn's motto.

While we're on the subject, Saturn is the gatekeeper of the subconscious, along with Jupiter, essentially its opposite. Together they help us take it all in and sort it all out. Intensely felt experiences are recorded and the dynamic duo expand or restrict, uplift or depress, dilate or regulate our essential perceptions of ourselves and the world. (Some say religion is a symbolic portrayal of astrology and Jupiter & Saturn play Jehovah & Satan).

SUN CONJUNCT SATURN can also mean an absent father or a birth defect or handicap. Saturn constricts the ego and both parents would be restrictive by necessity and the lowered expectations are sorely felt. What you do with that painful perception is up to you.

ALL aspects from Saturn to the Sun indicate a restrictive father figure and the conjunction is the most potent. It unifies the frequencies, with no distance for perspective, so astrology is a profoundly useful tool that provides it.

Saturn is tough love with every planet it mingles with, so it's always trying and you're always trying. And when you're good it's very good.

After the karmic trials of childhood and following the first Saturn Return, from ages 27 to 30, free will is in full bloom. Saturn has completed a full cycle and returned to the birth position to start again. And this time you're in the drivers seat and own the car. The Saturn Return is called 'childhood's end' because it brings clarity of purpose and you alone lay your future path.

The personality is evident by the sign characteristics of the conscious planets, and in this case that's the Sun. And since it's a conjunction aspect, both planets occupy the same sign.

Below are the two ends of the parenting spectrum to highlight the effects on the ego from the early relationship to the father figure. Most of us get a mixed bag and consider ourselves lucky if we're loved, seen & supported.

ARIES/fire/assert: may strive to become a great athlete
TAURUS/earth/commit: may strive to become productively rich
GEMINI/air/communicate: may strive to become a bestselling author
CANCER/water/emote: may strive to raise a big happy and secure family

ARIES/fire/assert: may be reckless and combative with others
TAURUS/earth/commit: may over-indulge & be too possessive of others
GEMINI/air/communicate: may be highstrung & indulge in divisive gossip
CANCER/water/emote: may numb their insecurities with food and alcohol

SUN CONJUNCT SATURN seeks self-discipline and progress, regardless of what sign it's in. And whether or not it's achieved can depend on the cues you get to excel or fail or a mixed bag of both. We're so programmable! And once the ego's tracks are laid, it takes self-awareness and commitment to heal any deep wounds.

Elle Fanning (Aries) ~ Francis Ford Coppola (Aries) ~ Uma Thurman (Taurus) ~ Al Pacino (Taurus) ~ Ted Kaczynski (Gemini) ~ Derek Jeter (Cancer) ~ Robert Plant (Leo) ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger (Leo) ~ Pink (Virgo) ~ Kobe Bryant (Virgo) ~ Richard Gere (Virgo) ~ Vladimir Putin (Libra) ~ Sting (Libra) ~ Whoopi Goldberg (Scorpio) ~ Lucky Luciano (Sagittarius) ~ Val Kilmer (Capricorn) ~ Michael Stipe (Capricorn) ~ Robert Duvall (Capricorn) ~ Sarah Palin (Aquarius) ~ Matt Dillon (Aquarius) ~ Dakota Fanning (Pisces) ~ Arthur Schopenhauer (Pisces) ~ Billy Corgan (Pisces)

SUN: the centerpoint of consciousness that manifests the ego;
JUPITER: The cosmic Santa that uplfits whatever planets it aspects;
CONJUNCTION: the strongest aspect - blends & strengthens the frequencies.

work-in-progress

Steven Seagal (Aries) Maya Angelou (Aries) Adele (Taurus) Crispin Glover (Taurus) Audrey Hepburn (Taurus) Brooke Shields (Gemini) Kanye West (Gemini) Lucy Hale (Gemini) Zachary Quinto (Gemini) Franz Kafka (Cancer) Topher Grace (Cancer) Jim Galligan (Cancer) Ray Bradbury (Leo) Mick Jagger (Leo) Joe Rogan (Leo) Billy Bob Thornton (Leo) Michelle Williams (Virgo) Fran Drescher (Libra) Tonya Harding (Scorpio) Sally Field (Scorpio) Ethan Hawke (Scorpio) Anne Hathaway (Scorpio) Woody Allen (Sagittarius) Samuel L. Jackson (Sagittarius) Gerard Depardieu (Capricorn) Garth Brooks (Aquarius) Jennifer Jason Leigh (Aquarius) Sheryl Crow (Aquarius) Elizabeth Banks (Aquarius) Vanessa Williams (Pisces) Quentin Tarantino (Pisces) Kurt Russell (Pisces) Anais Nin (Pisces) Kurt Russell (Pisces) Harry Belafonte (Pisces)

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