When Saturn transits the 3rd house the need for security and achievement influences how you think and communicate your ideas. After Saturn’s transit through the 2nd house you should have a secure foundation for your life, so now you begin to work on developing your mind. How this plays out depends on how intellectually focused you are, and whether your work involves communication or travel.

When Saturn moves into your 3rd house it reveals where you need to improve your communication and discrimination skills, and encourages you to pay attention to the way you think. So this is a good time to learn how to discipline your mind and discover new ways of expressing yourself.

You can bring more depth and value to your ideas through structured learning, which makes this is a good time for research and thinking deep thoughts about important subjects. Saturn encourages serious analysis and practical thinking, and helps you to express yourself more clearly.

This transit can also make you obsessed with details and you may become overwhelmed by huge amounts of information. But you can also improve your discernment as Saturn helps you to focus on what’s really useful to your long-term plans. Your mind will become more serious and cautious, and this helps you to prioritise and not waste time on trivial matters. You feel the need to slow down and take time and effort over your communication.

But your mind could also become so serious that you fall into negative thinking and doubt your ability to understand. Saturn wants you to be realistic about how you think, but that’s not an excuse to beat yourself up every time you make a mistake. If you become discouraged by failure or feel disappointed with yourself or your life, try to see it as a learning experience.

This transit is about building self-knowledge and broadening the scope of your intellect, so whatever happens, ask what you can learn about yourself from the experience and take the time to develop positive mental habits that will improve your life.

Possibilities with Saturn transiting the 3rd:

• Developing a meditation practice
• Spending time reading and studying
• Structured education and learning
• Change in your tone of voice

Watch out for:

• Communication breakdowns
• Feeling discouraged and isolated
• Depression
• Negative thinking

Ultimately, Saturn in the 3rd house is about getting to know yourself better. Self-knowledge is the foundation for understanding yourself and making conscious choices that help to shape your life the way you want. But you can’t know yourself unless you can think clearly and decide what’s useful and what isn’t. Saturn helps you to see how your mind works and how you use information to define yourself.

If you take the time to deepen your thought process, it will help you to build confidence in your level of intelligence. Then rather than just expressing the half-digested opinions of others, you can learn to actually think for yourself and develop your own ideas.

To get the best out of your Saturn transits it helps to prepare in advance and get organised. You can do this using the Saturn Transits Workbook available here! This is a comprehensive guide to working with Saturn transits that includes worksheets to track and explore your experience. For more details click the image to visit the store!

References:

• Planets in Transit – Robert Hand
• Saturn in Transit – Erin Sullivan
• Astrology, Karma, & Transformation – Stephen Arroyo

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