Saturn is the ruler and embodiment of limitations, old age, infirmity, and all the things that most of us try not to think about when we are not forced to do so. And Saturn can teach us what truly matters. All the bluster of trying to prove ourselves or shore up our own ego gets stripped away when Saturn lays her leaden hand upon your crown.

To feel limited is soothing when we accept it. When we feel overwhelmed with possibilities and responsibilities it starts to really fray the energy. We hold on to too much and accomplish little. But Saturn is here to remind us we will die, our powers are limited, and what matters are the children—the future world, the continuation of our species and people. Without children there will be no one to care or remember what you did anyway.

This does not mean having children is everyone’s path. But if we can let our limitations weigh down our imagination, we can better focus on our piece of life. We’re not saviors nor pure victims. We’re people moving through life in a particular moment.

Along with that, what we dream and imagine needs our steady commitment and discipline to make something the children will inherit when they are ready.