Transits
giver, molding and shaping our lives by setting limits
and boundaries we each must negotiate. It has also
been said that Saturn is the prince of the material
world—ruling all things physical.
The cycle of Saturn through the houses of our natal
chart takes about 30 years (29.4 years), which is
considered one generation. We have all likely heard the
phrase that young people use: "Never trust anyone over
thirty." Why this is so, is a subject for esoteric astrology,
but it relates to the Saturn cycle. Here we will
concentrate more on the exoteric fact that astrologers
have, for centuries, monitored the passage of Saturn
through the charts. I should add my two cents. I have
used the Saturn cycle for over thirty years, and with
great satisfaction. It is one of the few astrological
techniques that have always worked for me.