Saturn 289retraced by a reversal of the experience, it leads the way
towards expansion and liberation. This unpleasant duty
of cornering man to his own innermost chamber is the
only method of rousing him to reverse his path which is
achieved under the influence of Saturn.
Normally, men try to avoid uninteresting,
unpleasant and unhappy experiences. This shows the
innate weakness in the psychic and mental levels of man.
The only way out of this weakness is to face the limitations
and transcend them. Saturn therefore throws man into
his own required experience. When a disciple wilfully
begins to retrace his path of karma by approaching the
series of the necessary experiences, the role of Saturn upon
his lower nature ceases. Until that stage, Saturn plays the
necessary havoc. To a mundane man, he creates trouble
only in such aspects of his life as those by which he is
most affected. If a man cares too much for money, he is
worried by failures and impediments in his financial
aspects. Similarly if he endears himself to a person, a
separation from that person is bound to follow. In this
way man is chased by Saturn from one field of activity to
another until he has grown above and beyond such mental
attachments. He is one form of representation of Yama,
the Lord of Death, who appears hideous to sinners but
pleasant to the righteous. Morality is framed by Jupiter
and necessitated by Saturn.
The workings of Saturn are very slow, deep and
longstanding. His grip is slow but sure. Things of
permanent value and plans of a very stable nature are
governed by him. He is a slow moving planet and goes
round the zodiac once in every 30 years. During the first
round, when he touches all the sensitive points of the
horoscope, he gives vent to all the loopholes of man and