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Wisdom Teaching #29-Saturn Retrograde
October 19, 2002
Today's Wisdom Teaching is on the
planet Saturn. Last Friday, October 11th, 2002 Saturn
went Retrograde in the sign of Gemini. This is Saturn's
final retrograde in the sign of Gemini. Saturn stays
in each sign for approximately 2 1/2 years. On February
22, 2003 it will go direct and will move into the sign
Cancer on June 4th, 2003. The Wisdom during any retrograde
is that it is a time for introspection and reflection.
Saturn is archetypically associated with
discipline, patience, responsibility, habits, limitation
and time. Saturn is connected in mythology to the
God Chronos.
Chronos has been known as Father Time
for at least the past three thousand years. Hence we
have the word chronological, which means, "arranged
in order of time of occurrence" or "to put
things in order." There are many mythological stories
regarding Saturn and Chronos. For today's weekly wisdom
we will focus on the idea of time.
Saturn's teaches us the lessons of time.
We learn from Saturn that good habits over time help
us as opposed to bad habits. We know a bad habit over
"time" can break us down. Take smoking for
example. A habit. Over time it will affect your health.
Right now, you are fine. But down the road the bad habit
will reveal itself. The physical body is limited. There
are rules. You cannot break them.
Saturn is retrograde in the astrological
sign Gemini. Just what does this mean? Gemini is the
sign associated with communication, writing, speaking
and short distance travel. The keyword that expresses
Gemini's direction in life is "I think."
Gemini moves through life with the gift of words and
communication. We can also learn from Gemini that we
need new thoughts and new concepts to be
able to evolve. Gemini's help us choose the correct
words, phrases or ideas that are most important to any
given situation. The gift of Gemini is they know the
value of words and logic that stems from our mind and
it's ability to help us communicate.
With Saturn is retrograde in Gemini; the
Wisdom that is needed is a rethinking and evaluating
our ideas and concepts that may be limiting us through
our perception of time. Do you really think you
don't have "time" to finish that project?
Are your perceptions and ideas of any given situation
really true? It may be time for a new thought or
idea to help you break free from the restrictions
you have. Is there something that you know you need
to do or want to do? Has it been pulling
on you that you don't "think" you have enough
"time?" It may be time to get started
on that project and dispel the thought that you don't
have time.
Change requires new habits. In
order to develop a new habit you must become aware of
the need to have a new habit. Then you must learn
the skill necessary to build the new habit. In the
case of new ideas, you must look at the thoughts that
are no longer working for you and replace
them with thoughts that will work. Third, you must
practice the new thoughts, so that you can turn
them into habits.
Start using your time to change your thinking.
Thoughts and ideas can color our experiences and lead
us to a joyful life or one filled with misery and frustration.
Take the time to look at how your thoughts
are either helping you to evolve, or keeping you in
the same frustrating, undisciplined lifestyle. You
will be glad that you did.
"Have of our life
is spent trying to find
something to do
With the time we have rushed
through life
trying to save."
~Will Rogers
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