Saturn in Aries, South Node (SN) in Cancer

Saturn in Aries ♈︎ in the natal chart

Work Style: Saturn in Aries in the natal chart is typically very disciplined and controlled. You express the opposite of the outgoing and freedom loving Arian energy instead making yourself more cautious and drawn inward. You often enjoy having someone else lead the way. Sticking to your work routine can be a struggle and doing a job that allows you to travel, move around, or manage crisis are best for your Saturn in Aries placement.

Life Lesson: Saturn in Aries is learning the valuable lesson of self love. You are learning to accept all aspects of yourself and integrate them into your rich and wonderful identity. As Saturn represents life’s road blocks this planet may put up blocks when it comes to you self expression. You have the desire to show the world who you are but feel stuck in some way and unable to bring your authentic self forward. Saturn in Aries individuals are working through lesson of finding courage. You are learning to be fearless and true to yourself. This will require risk taking, making yourself vulnerable, and often placing yourself in situations that require you to be brave.

South Node in Cancer ♋︎ in the natal chart

If your South Node is in Cancer in the natal chart then this indicates past lives or past situations in your current life in which you felt like a victim to your own destiny. This placement indicates a tendency to narrate your life and see your experiences as a story playing out in front of you. You have a deep connection to the cycles of the universe and often see yourself as flowing within it. This has lead you to be fatalistic in many ways or caused you to develop a profound sense of surrender in which you do not feel you can direct your own fate.

At times you may fall into depression or victim tendencies preferring to get sucked into the narratives of the past, family, and relationships. You are learning to understand your involvement in these situations and the role you can play in directing your own life path. As a natural storyteller you are beginning to understand your ability to weave your own narrative.

 Individuals with the South Node in Cancer are developing a fierce sense of ownership and control over their own lives. Letting go of your dependency on others or an over attachment to your “story” is paramount in your healing journey.