SATURN IN CANCER

The planet of restriction inside a sensitive, soft sign - these folks build emotional devotions with disciplined vigor. For a Saturn in Cancer you are either in or out, intimate kin or stranger. This placement values the protection of fences around cozy houses and chicken coops, of front door passwords that must be whispered through a peep hole. They are sweet, and will give you directions to anywhere you are lost, but not their home address. They know the value of safe container, taking their personal space seriously, working hard for intimacy within familiar groups of loved ones.

They may also feel a responsibility and duty towards family, the emotional healing of their lineage, and the healing of deep childhood wounds. Saturn is said to be in Detriment in Cancer. With a cold planet in an emotional sign, heavy feelings may be present and the flow of nurturing care may take extra effort. Sentimental things may be held back in fear of getting attached. These folks are tasked to learn how to take emotional risks and take responsibility for their feelings. This may also entail learning how to feel a feeling all the way through without cutting it off - as Saturn may not want to indulge in the irrational realm of being so emo. Finding a safe container to let it all out is important, whether thats in therapy or a designated cry-baby hour. Saturn is prone to cause blocks - and Cancer, like the phases and tides of the moon, needs things to flow. When a Saturn in Cancer has moved through the fear of feeling their feelings, they are unstoppable, deeply committed to what they care about most. Saturn here wants to building long-term satisfying structures that offers nourishment. Jupiter finds its exaltation in Cancer after all - which is no wonder this sign is the archetype of the mother, who’s belly contains nourishment for a thing to *grow* safely. You see Saturn here in the charts of homesteaders, architects, farmers, cooks, nutritionists, soup kitchen activists and healers - any vocation that seeks to build the right conditions for people to be fed by life.