Saturn transiting sextile natal Mars

Saturn transiting sextile natal Mars

The most precious present Saturn can give to our Mars is to teach us to discipline for our will, adding tenacity to initiative, patience to good purposes (that are often short-lived), perseverance and rationality to hurried and ineffective improvisation. Saturn always brings some useful lessons, which it teaches kindly and with patience; as in its soft transits, it is an enjoyable learning experience, leading to a sense of profound fulfilment. For example, when transiting Saturn makes a trine aspect to Mars we notice that we are more scrupulous, more self-controlled; that we look for lasting results and that we are willing, at any point, to put a stop to intemperance caused by impatience or impulsiveness. We like to watch the fruits of our labour ripen and we don't feel the urge to pick them prematurely! It is the perfect transit for "endurance" sports or for those who have to undergo prolonged efforts; it can be of great help also in periods of recovery, after accidents or diseases, to restore the psychophysical balance. The sextile aspects teach us to believe in the power of time, raising the capacity to wait, not in a passive way, but consciously and voluntarily. In a certain sense we aim for a goal that gives greater guarantees, taking one step at a time, provided that the objective is clear and the speed towards it is constant ...