Horoscope

Richard Tarnas has noted that Saturn-Neptune cycles at root involve a contest between perceived realities, with those in either camp often convinced that the opposing beliefs are delusional. This will no doubt sound familiar, and in this moment when great effort is being expended to wreak havoc with our minds, the struggle for sanity appears unprecedented. Yet Saturn’s hard aspects with Neptune are roughly a decade apart, giving their entire cycle a duration of about 40 years. In some respects, then, this is a battle we are continually fighting.

Events on the national and global stage of late have proved more clearly than ever the cracks in our sociopolitical systems. Those at the top have exploited and abused said flaws for many decades, which has always resulted in the more vulnerable among us suffering; now taken to extremes, both the abuses and their consequences are occurring in plain sight. If we’re going to foster a better world for everyone, we must thoroughly deconstruct the existing problems.

The journey between gregarious, open Libra and intense, silent Scorpio is in part about recognising the value of introspection in the ongoing search for truth. Libra tends to find meaning through relationships of all kinds; here, we learn about ourselves – individually and collectively – by interacting with others. In Scorpio, we become much more aware of our internal mechanisms, and the profound wisdom they can confer in quiet and solitary moments.