SATURN IN ARIES

On 25th May 2025, Saturn entered Aries. Saturn takes around 29.5 years to transit the entire zodiac and he's been blending discipline and spirituality in Pisces. Saturn will transit Aries from 2025-2028, spending around 2.5 years there with some retrogrades in Pisces and transits into Taurus. Here are the dates to look for:

25th May 2025: Saturn enters Aries for the first time.

13th July 2025: Saturn moves retrograde in Aries.

1st September 2025: Saturn retrogrades back into Pisces.

14th February 2026: Saturn re-enters Aries to stay.

13th April 2028: Saturn enters Taurus.

Saturn in Astrology:

Saturn represents restrictions, boundaires, control, tradition and structure. It rules time and old age, it brings lessons regarding maturity and discipline. It forces us to become comfortable with delayed gratification.

In the birth chart, the Saturn placement shows an area of life in which we face the most challenges whether internally or externally. However, it can also indicate where we can grow and receive recognition but only via determination, responsibility and sustained effort. Saturn will only bring rewards with hard work and tenacity.

In world astrology, Saturn is associated with structures, institutions, the governments, authority figures, political organisations and older generations.

Whilst Saturn is typically perceived as a challenging planet, it brings success but only in the framework of guidelines and rules. Saturn promotes self-reliance, if we avoid our duties and obligations, it will bring consequences and bad fortune.

Saturn in Pisces re-cap: 2023 - 2025:

Saturn entered Pisces on 7th March 2023 and it will stay there until 25th May 2025, it will then station retrograde in Pisces from 1st September 2025 - 14th February 2026 before it enters Aries. During this transit, the world saw tensions between illusion vs accountability, compassion vs control and structures that restrain emotion, belief and art. Pisces rules imagination and intuition, Saturn asked us to adopt a disciplined approach.

Saturn in Pisces has seen limitations regarding creative ownership and debates over AI-generated art which restricts authentic emotional expression. This led us to question the originality of work and the creative industries. Pisces rules illusions, fantasy and storytelling. The Hollywood 2023 actors strike happened saw a public reckoning with the commodification of imagination and artistic labour.

Pisces rules water, oceans and displacement, the refugee crisis brought tighter immigration laws in various countries especially in the United States during Donald Trump's 2025 presidency. On 23rd June 2023, the Titan Submersible left its passengers locked inside and unable to breathe: Pisces rules the ocean, the infinite and unknown whilst Saturn restricts. There has also be an increase in floods, for example Storm Daniel, Libya (2023), Valencia, Spain (2024) and the Mississippi River Flooding (2025) just to name a few.

Saturn in Pisces brought a greater focus on mental health. Pisces rules the subconscious mind whilst Saturn brings structure, maturity and responsibility. As Saturn enters Aries in 2025, we see a transition from illusionary boundaries to sharp and assertive restrictions.

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Saturn in Aries in history

1937-1940:

24th April 1937: Saturn entered Aries.

17th October 1937: Saturn retrograded back into Pisces.

14th January 1938: Saturn re-entered Aries.

5th July 1939: Saturn entered Taurus.

21st September 1939: Saturn retrograded back into Aries.

19th March 1940: Saturn entered Taurus.

26th April 1937: the Bombing of Guernica happened when Nazi Germany and Italian fascists attacked this Spanish town. This was a defining event of this period and an act of modern total war and terror against civillians. Aries rules brutal militaristic assertion, Saturn is particularly strict in its approach.

7th July 1937: the Second Sino-Japanese War began near Beijing with the Marco Polo Bridge incident. This resulted in the Japanese invading the rest of China. The Japanese captured Nanjing which initiated the Nanjing Massacre.

11th-13th March 1938: Nazi Germany annexed Austria, this was called the Anschluss which is a world of German origin that converts to "connection" or "joining".

30th September 1938: The Munich Agreement was arranged by Nazi Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Italy. This allowed Hitler to annex part of Czechoslovakia named the Sudetenland a place where more than 3 million people lived, these were mostly ethnic Germans. Saturn in Aries reflected a weak state (Saturn) attempting to manage increased aggression (Aries) via violence and invasion.

15th March 1939: Germany completed invaded Czechoslovakia, this broke the Munich Agreement that had been signed under Britain and France. This invasion demonstrated that Hitler's promises could not be trusted and that he intended for further territorial expansion. This made war inevitable, the British government began to prepare and agreed to defended Poland if Germany invaded.

7th April 1939: Italy invaded Albania and began a brief military campaign, this led to Albania's annexation of Itally. Fascist dictator Mussolini led this invasion, he aimed to expand Italian influence in the Balkans.

22nd May 1939: the Pact of Steel was made between Germany and Italy. Hitler and Mussolini signed this, this linked these 2 countries politically and militarily.

September 1939: the Soviet Union invaded eastern Poland after Germany's invasion. This in addition to the Soviet invasion of Finland (the Winter War) marked significant expansions of Eastern European influence. This was brought upon by strategic ambitions and security issues.

September 1939: the Western European 'Phoney War' happened, this described a period of little large-scale military land conflict even though war was formally declared. There were no immediate battles but Saturn in Aries showed that military action was underway, this was a preparation phase hence the retrograde.

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1967-1969:

3rd March 1967 - 29th April 1969:

5th-10th June 1967: the Six Day War happened, Israel launched strikes against Egypt, Syria and Jordan. This was Aries military assertion, Saturn in Aries bring preemptive force disguised as a security strategy.

Summer 1967: American cities faced civil unrest between white communication and African American citizens. These brought youth driven anger (Aries) towards authority structures (Saturn). In these riots, Saturn (rules) clashed with Aries (rage, unrest and young age).

27th July 1967: The United Kingdom decriminalised homosexuality. This was a legal framework (Saturn) that liberation of identity (Aries), however resistance still remained.

21st October 1967: the March on the Pentagon was an anti-Vietnam War protest in Washington, D.C. This was organized by the Vietnamese Nstional Mobilization Comittee. A total of 35,000 protesters took to the Pentagon. During this event, demonstrators (Aries) confronted military infrastructure (Saturn).

4th April 1968: Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. The state failed (Saturn) to protect leadership and authority (Aries).

5th June 1968: Robert F. Kennedy was running for the Democratic presidential nomination when he was shot by Sirhan Sirhan once he had already won the California primary. Wounded, he died the next day in the early hours of 6th June.

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1996-1998:

6th April 1996: Saturn entered Aries.

8th June 1998: Saturn entered Taurus.

25th October 1998: Saturn retrograded back into Aries.

28th February 1999: Saturn re-entered Taurus.

11th April 1996: The Israeli government launched Operation Grapes of Wrath. Massive attacks were conducted on Lebanon in retaliation for "terrorist attacks". This led to violent retaliations.

18th April 1996: The Qana massacre happened when the Israeli military fired artillery shells at the United Nations compound, this was sheltered around 800 Lebanese civilians. This killed 106 civilians and injured around 116 people were injured. This was a form of structural (Saturn) violence (Aries).

11th May 1996: A fire started on a plane after takeoff from Miami after improperly handled oxygen canisters caused the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades. This killed all 110 people that were on board.

June 1996: The Iraq disarmament crisis happenened. When Iraq refused inspectors access to sites, the United States failed in building support for military action against Iraq in the UN Secrurity Council.

5th July 1996: Dolly the Sheep was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell at the Roslin Institute in Midlothian, Scotland.

21st September 1996: The United States Congress passed the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA), this was signed by President Clinton. This federally defined marriage as between a man and a woman, this brought legal restrictions (Saturn) on LGBTQ+ identity and autonomy (Aries).

September 1996: The Taliban seized Kabul the capital of Afghanistan and imposed hard-line Islamist views. This was a reassertion of militant (Aries) authoritarian rule (Saturn).

30th April 1997: Ellen DeGeneres came out as gay on national television, however backlash (Saturn) followed after this.

1st July 1997: Hong Kong was handed over from the United Kingdom ending 156 years of British rule in the former colony which had began in 1841. This marked a significant shift in boundary enforcement (Saturn) and changes in sovereignty and national identity (Aries).

31st August 1997: Princess Diana passed away in a car accident in Paris, this led to a large scale global mourning. This event highlighted public grief over personal independence (Aries) and defiance of royalty norms.

16th December - 19th December 1998: Operation Desert Fox happened when the US and UK launched airstrikes against Iraq over the inspection of weapons. This marked an aggressive asssertion of power (Aries) at the level of authority.

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Saturn in Aries: 2025-2028

Saturn represents boundaries, control, restrictions and traditions, it allows forces responsibility and discipline. It shows where we face challenges but it also brings growth and recognition through hard work and determination. It governs authority figures, structures, and in mundane astrology, the government. Saturn allows for growth but only within the framework of guidelines, rules and routine. It promotes maturity, control and self-reliance.

Saturn in Aries will bring tests, restrictions and discipline around action, identity, and leadership. As Saturn enters Aries, we will see controls against freedom, crackdowns on protests and growing tensions regarding personal autonomy and individual rights.

Saturn in Aries is in its detriment position, it is a challenging placement. Whilst Saturn focuses on the long-term strategy, Aries is direct, assertive and often impatient and impulsive. Saturn forces a measured and disciplined approach whilst Aries acts first and thinks later. Aries represents initiation, war, force, sovereignty, anger and youth whilst Saturn brings boundaries, authority, control and systemic restructuring. Uprisings will be met with arrests, government force, martial law and national identity laws.

This transit brings harsher border enforcement, crackdowns youth protests and strict suppression in military leadership. There will be a rise in authoritarian leadership, military crackdowns and provocation. There may be more landmark court cases around self-defence and gun laws. Saturn in Aries brings legal restrictions around autonomy and self determination. Governments will likely adopt limitations regarding identity, age, gender, race and religion. Issues such as bodily autonomy, abortion, LGBTQ+ identity and individualism will likely be suppressed.

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