Saturn

The Saturn rules the discrimination, the reserve, the delay, the sorrow, the solidification, the conscience, the moral conviction, the power of endurance, the ability to concentrate, and the sense of hearing.

The Saturn rules the discrimination, the reserve, the delay, the sorrow, the solidification, the conscience, the moral conviction, the power of endurance, the ability to concentrate, and the sense of hearing.

It is cold, solemn hard, earthly, masculine, binding and malefic planet but lends the qualities like earnestness and caution. It governs the bones especially the knees and the spleen.

It rules the structure and the organization qualities apart from being contractive, cohesive, cooling and sustaining in nature.

It commands to get to get to work and to work hard, governing the discipline and the responsibility of a person. The Saturn governs old age along with its role as teacher, concerns itself with karma and the lessons which past experiences might bring.

The Saturn requires 28-30 years to complete its orbit of the zodiac. It is masculine energy ruling the Capricorn and the Aquarius and the Tenth and the Eleventh Houses.

The Saturn being the next largest planet in the solar system, it reveals the obligation which must be completed to build up the character mostly referred to as the dharma in Hinduism.

It bridges between the material and the higher consciousness. The Saturn is also referred as the bearer of great misfortune as it deprives the person of those things in life that are built on illusion and falsehood towards ones self. It is said to give only what is deserved by a person.

Keywords: responsibility, self-discipline, maturity, ambition, time, snout, lead and Saturday.

Gods: Ancient Latin God is associated with the Saturn

Age Period: The Saturn rules in the human life cycle from the age of 68 until death.

Bodily aspects: skeleton, tendons, sinew, cartilage, spleen and the ear.

Work or profession: manual labor, building worker, plumber, bridge builder, banker, stockbroker, farmer and guard.

Sign equivalent: Capricorn