Transits
the chart, this marks a turning point—it marks the end of
the rising part of the cycle and the beginning of a new
cycle as Saturn begins to move downward through the
chart. Many early-riser types have to be counseled to let
the past go—to quit attempting to drive forward—
because things will not keep on going just as they have
been—always rising.
Instead, there will a turning away from what was—the
past successes—and, very gradually, of course—a
learning to listen to a new and more inner message: a
message that will grow stronger as Saturn moves
downward in the chart, a message leading, eventually,
to an entirely new cycle of personal investment and
return.
It should not surprise us, therefore, that at around 30
years of age, just as everyone else seems to be
launched firmly in one direction or another, the early-
riser type takes a turn inward—going back to school, so
to speak—and becomes busy building or investing at
the same time others seem to be harvesting the results
of their work. The result stage for the early riser is
delayed, now, until their late 30 ’s, when Saturn once
again crosses the 4th house cusp and begins to rise
through the chart, bringing a new cycle of social
prominence, as well as the results of all the previous
investment work.