The Dark Night of the Soul

In episode 322 astrologer Diana Rose Harper joins the show to talk about the meaning of the planet Saturn in astrology, and what it signifies in a birth chart. Saturn is the furthest planet that is visible to the naked eye, and so it is the last of the traditional planetary bodies in our ongoing series on the planets. In astrology Saturn is generally said to signify contraction, constraints, rejection, exclusion, time, tradition, age, that which is old, confinement, depression, structure, seriousness, authority, concrete reality, and that which is cold and slow. During the course of the episode we read through a variety of passages from ancient and modern astrologers in order to understand how astrologers have conceptualized Saturn in the past, and then we used that as a jumping off point for discussing what it means today. For more information about Diana visit: ddamascenaa.com This episode is available in both audio and video versions below. Timestamps Here are some timestamps for topics covered at different points in the episode: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:19 Diana's Saturn credentials 00:03:17 Diana's natal chart 00:04:30 Saturn symbol and diagram 00:07:13 Vettius Valens significations 00:10:51 Benefits of Saturn 00:13:10 Saturn vs. Mars 00:14:28 Positive side of malefics 00:15:50 Visibility and slowness of Saturn 00:25:10 Saturn and actionable realism 00:28:50 Saturn and healthy fear 00:31:16 Saturn, mastery, and consequences 00:38:40 Elders 00:39:40 Depression 00:44:32 Austerity, reticence, and preservation 00:50:37 Benefits to native at expense of others 00:55:38 Deception 00:56:47 Restraints and imprisonment 00:59:12 Saturn's rings 01:01:52 Freedom and limits 01:03:33 Boundaries 01:05:20 Farming and gardening 01:08:33 Karma 01:12:00 Death 01:17:32 Beauty and the Beast 01:17:56 Abu Ma'shar significations 01:25:51 Gravitas and deliberateness 01:29:10 Asceticism 01:31:13 Saturn is feminine? 01:42:50 Herding 01:46:30 Embargos 01:48:22 Water motif 01:50:49 William Lilly significations 01:55:20 Clowning 01:58:46 Domicile rulership diagram 02:02:43 Profound in imagination 02:03:50 Dignity and sect 02:08:31 Dave Grohl's chart 02:15:33 Using celebrity charts 02:16:44 Reinhold Ebertin significations 02:22:30 Inhibition 02:24:34 Chris' Saturnian personality 02:27:48 Stinginess 02:31:29 Normalizing hardship 02:34:43 Steven Forrest significations 02:40:45 The Greatness of Saturn book by Robert Svoboda 02:42:50 Dark night of the soul 02:45:27 Limitations and finality 02:51:00 Coldness 02:51:25 Richard Tarnas significations 02:59:00 Progressed moon and Saturn cycles 03:01:26 Diana's Saturn return story 03:06:00 Saturn return cycle 03:10:20 Astrology Podcast episode 24 on Saturn returns 03:11:24 Saturn and time lord techniques 03:14:10 Saturn Venus and Venus exalted in Libra 03:17:18 Other Astrology Podcast episodes with Saturn references 03:19:00 Diana's work and offerings 03:21:30 Concluding remarks Watch the Video Version of This Episode on Saturn You can watch the video version of this episode on the meaning of Saturn here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4KGWESejNs - Transcript A full transcript of this episode is available: Episode 322 transcript Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode You can either play the audio version of this episode of the podcast directly from the website or download it as an MP3 to your device by using the buttons below: