Saturn retrograde creates a pause for reflection – your star sign’s tarotscope

Saturn moves into a retrograde in Pisces from June 18 until November 4.

A retrograde occurs when the nature of a planet’s orbit around Earth makes it look as though it is spinning backwards, albeit an optical illusion. Astrologically this reverses the planet’s influence, or blocks it.

Saturn is thrusting and ambitious, all about taking ownership for your actions, being responsible, and building a good, fruitful life. Work, home, health, and wealth are under the spotlight.

But, in a retrograde, these areas are not up for action or change or major decisions – more a review and audit of your situation, your position, your outlook, and your options for the future.

Where should you focus your self-audit? Let the tarot guide you.

Aries

March 21 to April 20

Tarot card for Aries for Saturn retrograde: The Hanged Man

Meaning: Zoom in on an area, in work home or health, that you have felt stuck or gotten into a limbo. Perhaps you feel frustrated that your efforts are not paying off.

The Hanged Man asks you to surrender, yield, do nothing, step back and simply observe. Stop trying so hard. You’re not pursuing the right plan so your efforts will never pay off.

Look again. Ask for feedback. Take a new perspective. Seek a different lens. The answer will emerge when you get out of your own head.  

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Taurus

April 21 to May 21

Tarot card for Taurus for Saturn retrograde: Five of Cups

Meaning: You have been a little fixated on a loss, perhaps a change in your home, work or financial status and position that feels forced upon you.

The Five of Cups sees you feeling sad. There’s nothing to be done here, what’s happened has been and gone. Stop grieving and start extracting life lessons, ideas, and insights about how you can build back stronger in the future.

Don’t let this happen again. In fact, overcome it and improve on it. You can rebuild. Start here.

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Gemini

May 22 to June 21

Tarot card for Gemini for Saturn retrograde: Three of Coins

Meaning: Your network needs a brush up and a spruce. Prune away the dead wood and dead weight, the tricks you pull that don’t yield results. Nurture the key players, make sure you know who they are and they know who you are!

The Three of Coins hints you’ve got it all going on and much to shout about, but you might be missing the people with influence so you’re not getting the full exposure or reaching your maximum potential.

Look again at who you need on side and whether that’s the case. Plan steps to fix the gaps.

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Cancer

June 22 to July 23

Tarot card for Cancer for Saturn retrograde: Eight of Wands

Meaning: You need to communicate better about your material world – health, wealth, work, and home. You bottle things up, keep secrets, protect yourself to the hilt, prevent people getting a glimpse of what is really going on for you.

The squeaky wheel gets the oil, Cancer, and therefore it’s time to squeak! The Eight of Wands asks you to use this retrograde to simply share, express, talk, reveal, ask for help, tell it how it is.

You will be amazed at what help and support is on offer for you. You are loved!

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Leo

July 24 to August 23

Tarot card for Leo for Saturn retrograde: The Hierophant

Meaning: Teamwork works! We are not islands. We are a social and collaborative species and get further faster when we pull together on major goals or efforts.

The Hierophant wants you to seek help on your material goals – in health, wealth, home, and career. Get a coach, a mentor, a partner, an ally, a team, a totally honest sounding board, a teacher, or a cheerleader! Someone who can genuinely help you here, provide what it is you’re lacking or struggling on, and help you make the headway you long to. Don’t be alone.

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Virgo

August 24 to September 23

Tarot card for Virgo for Saturn retrograde: Ace of Coins

Meaning: You’re planning your next big ambition, in terms of work, home or health. You like goal-setting and enjoy the process of researching ideas, establishing methods of achievement, setting deadlines and creating mini milestones, and then using your plan as your daily life guide.

The Ace of Coins wants you to plant seeds now that, with consistent nurturing, can yield powerful results over the coming year ahead. This is a long term goal, something worthwhile. More of a total regime change than a quick burst of action. 

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Libra

September 24 to October 23

Tarot card for Libra for Saturn retrograde: Five of Coins

Meaning: Reverse a defeat. Turn a recent loss into a gain. Manifest success from disaster. Turn the tables. You can do it! You are smart, analytical, and objective.

Go back, with the sad Five of Coins, to a time you lost. Look at it all again because there is new wisdom to be had and potentially a second chance.

Things have changed, circumstances have moved on, you are a different person now too. You can go again and maybe this time things will be very different. Be open-minded.

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Scorpio

October 24 to November 22

Tarot card for Scorpio for Saturn retrograde: The Devil

Meaning: You are being invited to identify, tackle, and dismantle a longstanding bad habit or self-limiting belief around your health, wealth or work.

This is a spot where you’re your own worst enemy and this can be hard to truly accept, but it’s actually a good thing because it means you are in control of addressing it once and for all.

The Devil shows that you now have the insight, willpower, courage, and motivation to get rid of this urge or pattern. You will be free. You will be stronger. You will be able to re-write the story.

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Sagittarius

November 23 to December 21

Tarot card for Sagittarius for Saturn retrograde: Knight of Wands

Meaning: You want to have more adventures when it comes to your career. You want things to be more exciting or challenging or stretching.

But don’t just leap from a frying pan into a fire, Sagittarius. Use this retrograde to really question your needs, ideas, and options.

The Knight of Wands gives you permission to make a bold leap… but not just yet. More thought and consideration is required. Make a plan to be bolder! You can win but only if you put deeper planning and research into this.

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Capricorn

December 22 to January 21

Tarot card for Capricorn for Saturn retrograde: Ten of Cups

Meaning: You’re nesting. You are a sign who loves their home and is very fierce about protecting it, building it up, and keeping it as comfortable, if not luxurious, as possible.

Hard work deserves rewards and you focus yours on your home. The Ten of Cups sees you creating a wonderful nest – maybe you’re thinking of extending, decorating, renovating, moving, or relocating.

Whatever the dream, take your time here. No rush. No pressure. Enjoy the process of picking out ideas and options and looking into them. The end game is simply to make a happy home.

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Aquarius

January 22 to February 19

Tarot card for Aquarius for Saturn retrograde: Two of Coins

Meaning: Expand, explore, seek variety, grow and develop.

This retrograde is a great time to start broadening your circles and horizons, taking on new activities, seeking friends and collaborators, asking for input, trying new stuff, visiting different places, and generally doing more and being more.

You are a curious and innovative person and enjoy receiving fresh stimulus, mentally and emotionally. The Two of Coins indicates a major growth spurt in your life cycle.   

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Pisces

February 20 to March 20

Tarot card for Pisces for this Saturn retrograde: The Lovers

Meaning: Don’t let indecision get confused with consideration. The Lovers shows you’re not ready to make any major decisions as you feel a bit foggy and maybe even conflicted about what you really want.

It’s okay, Pisces. Take your time. Your heart is a better judge than your head right now, so let passion and emotion play a powerful role in your decision making.

Listen to your true feelings and be led by them when it comes down to it. Let June play out in this way and then, come July, start taking action. Get clarity first.   

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