Saturn in Sagittarius
The 10 of Wands corresponds to Saturn in Sagittarius. This card is called Oppression by Aleister Crowley and Growth by James Wanless.
Oppression and Growth are two sides of the same aspect. Sagittarius, being ruled by Jupiter, is the most expansive growth-oriented sign, yet, when combined with Saturn, there can be a lack of growth and a reluctance to stretch boundaries.
Saturn in Sagittarius can signify:
- Lack of optimism
- Lack of joy
- Loss of the spirit of adventure
- Holding back passion
- A reluctance to expand one’s boundaries
- Heavy burdens
Sagittarius has the capacity to endure hardship with good humor. Being “philosophical” gives them the ability to take an expansive viewpoint, to look beyond the trials of today and not take hardship to heart. Often these traits get mistaken for a lack of sophistication, or even a lack of caring, but it’s really Sagittarius’s way of coping with painful experiences.
Saturn in Sagittarius can show someone who has lost their natural buoyancy and who is letting the burdens of life weigh them down. They have lost the ability to see beyond their current troubles and glimpse the bright horizon ahead. They are letting everyday life get them down. They have forgotten about hope and possibility. Optimism comes by allowing themselves to envision a different path for themselves.
The 10 of Wands and Saturn in Sagittarius are learning about:
- Regaining Joy and Optimism
- Learning to Have Faith
- Trusting in the Adventure
Venus in Scorpio
The 7 of Cups is assigned to Venus in Scorpio. Aleister Crowley calls it Debauch and James Wanless calls it Fear. It could be thought of as “the emotional swamp” or as “passionate feelings that create and perpetuate states of fear.”
Venus is in detriment in Scorpio- she is not happy. Venus is caught in an emotional cesspool. But, Venus is creative- she rules art. Venus in Scorpio can choose to perpetuate her emotional states of fear in Scorpio by creating them, or she can get a grip and focus on creating passion and deep intimacy. Venus is a creator, she is an artist. You get to choose what you want to create. With Venus in Scorpio there is the possibility that you will choose to create an emotional swamp.
Venus in Scorpio can compel someone to:
- Create intrigue
- Create drama
- Stew with jealousy
- Indulge in power struggles
- Play with someone’s heart
- Be cruel
- Give in to sexual excess
With Venus in Scorpio you can act against your own best interests and drive away the very people and things you crave through emotional excess and poisonous relationships. Poison could be another title for this card. Toxic emotion can eat away at the person with this placement.
Scorpio is the sign associated with healing through deep transformation. People with Venus in Scorpio will find themselves in a happier place when they stop creating negative emotional states and give in to deep healing and release instead.
The 7 of cups and Venus in Scorpio are learning about:
- Cleansing the Heart
- Emotional Detox
- Pure Passion
- Sexual Elixirs
Saturn
- Cronus, Chronus, Chronos, or Kronos (the word cronos may mean "crow")
- Father Time
- Ageing & Maturation
- Discipline & Restraint
- Fear & Reality Checks
- Limitation & Boundaries
- Making do with less
- Manifestation & Crystallization
- Responsibility & Hard Work
- Seriousness & Gravity
- Structure & Order
- Wisdom gained through age & experience
- Working harder for the same outcome
- Burden
- Struggle
- Lack
- Scrimping and saving
- Ate his kids
- Castrated his father, Uranus
- Crow
- Sickle
- Brother, and husband, of Rhea
- Father of Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto, and Chiron
- Grandfather of Persephone
- Son of Uranus
- Youngest of the 7 Titans
- Jupiter / Saturn make a conjunction every 19.859 years
- Saturn / Uranus make a conjunction every 45.363 years
- Saturn / Neptune make a conjunction every 35.87 years
- Saturn / Pluto make a conjunction every 33.42 years
- Elder
- Father Time
- Grandparent
- Killjoy
- Loner
- Old Fart / Fuddy duddy
- Old Guard
- Old Maid / Cat Lady / Spinster (maybe with Venus or Moon)
- "Old Soul?" (with Neptune)
- Rule Maker
- Stick in the mud
- The Denied
- The Establishment
- The Neglected
- The Wizened
- Wise person
- Pushing Through Time: Synodic Cycles and Their Developing Phases by Georgia Stathis
- The Greek Myths: Volumes 1 & 2 by Robert Graves
Sagittarius
- Optimistic
- Expansive
- Enthusiastic
- Easy-Going & Casual
- Humorous
- Adventurous
- Overzealous
- Preachy
- Brazen
- Optimistic
- Humorous
- Adventurous
- World Traveler
- Preacher
- Professor
- Historian
- Journalist
- Philosopher
Venus
- Androphonos, "man-slayer"
- Afrodita
- Aphrodite in Greek, (Venus is her Roman counterpart)
- Aphrodite Urania (Eldest of the Three Fates)
- Epitymbria, "of the tombs"
- Goddess of Death-in-Life
- Goddess of Love
- Melaenis, "black one"
- Scotia, "dark one"
- The Lesser Benefic
- Arts Appreciation
- Beauty & Good Looks
- Charm & Romance
- Love & Flirting
- Relationship Commitment
- Style & Aesthetic
- Values & Self-Worth
- Wealth & Assets
- Your Taste in...Whatever (Al Gusto)
- Passive
- Lax
- Lazy
- Peaceful
- Vain
- Superficial
- Magic Girdle: the magic girdle made everyone fall in love with whoever was wearing it
- Venus would not lend the Magic Girdle to any of the other goddesses
- The Fates assigned only one divine duty to Venus...to make love
- When Venus tried weaving, Athene, Goddess of Wisdom got so upset that Venus was infringing on her territory, that Venus apologized and never did a day's work after that
- Through a complicated chain of events, Venus and Persephone, Queen of the Underworld were in a fight over the affections of the handsome mortal man, Adonis
- She (at least once) renewed her virginity in the sea
- When Venus and Persephone fought over Adonis, it was Calliope, Muse of Eloquence, who handed down the judgment that the two Goddesses had equal claim to him. It was arranged that Adonis would spend 1/3 year with Venus, 1/3 with Persephone, and 1/3 by himself
- Mars (Ares), God of War was so envious of Venus's relationship with Adonis that he transformed into a boar and gored Adonis to death in front of her
- Hephaestus, her husband, laid a trap and caught Venus and Mars with a net, while they were in bed together
- Hephaestus tried to get all of the other Gods involved in his marriage problems, which Zeus (Jupiter), King of the Gods, thought was repugnant
- Daughter of Zeus (Jupiter), King of the Gods
- Lover to Mars (Ares), God of War
- Mother of Eros (her son with either Mars, Mercury, or Jupiter -her father - depending on the source)
- Mother of Phobus, Deimus, and Harmonia (with Mars)
- Mother of Priapus (with Dionysus)
- Mother of many other children, including Hermaphroditus
- Object of both Mercury (Hermes) and Neptune's (Poseidon) affections (they were in love with her)
- Rival of Persephone, Queen of the Underworld for the affections of the handsome mortal, Adonis
- Sister of the Erinnyes, aka The Furies
- Wife of Vulcan (Hephaestus), whom she cheated on with Mars
- Art reviewer
- Artist
- Beautiful person
- Diplomat
- Eye candy
- Fashion designer
- Fashionista
- Graphic designer
- Illustrator
- Interior designer
- Negotiator
- Peacemaker
- Seducer
- Style icon
- Stylist
Scorpio
- Private & Probing
- Magnetic & Intense
- Powerful & Manipulative
- Extreme & Subversive
- Complicated & Misunderstood
- Passionate & Jealous
- Deep & Mystical
- Vindictive & Vengeful
- Persevering & Transformational
- Intense
- Probing
- Mysterious
- Passionate
- Obsessed
- Detective
- Researcher
