Saturn in Cancer, Saturn in the 7th House

Saturn in Cancer ♋︎ in the natal chart

Work Style: The Saturn in Cancer in the natal chart individuals are very disciplined in their work style. They are extremely hard workers tending to work in food service, public service, or caregiving. Being in the public eye is okay with you and you feel duty bound to take on responsibilities in your community. You often like to work in fields that allow you to read and study history, politics, and mysteries. People with this placement can find themselves working in politics or in service to the government. 

Life Lesson: The Saturn in Cancer individual is working to overcome feelings of insecurity regarding their authentic and internal feelings. You may find life circumstances put you in situations that force you to deny your authentic self. Saturn in Cancer is providing you support in learning this life lesson. On your life journey you are understanding to recognize and honor your experience. You are learning to feel like a whole person without the emotional support from a close partner or family member. Saturn in Cancer is helping you to not worry so much and perceive that your emotions, psychic experiences, and dreams are all credible aspects of human existence.

7th House

Keywords: The keywords associated with the 7th house are marriage, partnership, relationships, business partners, friends, social life, balance, legal matters, cooperation, collaboration, compromise, love, and contracts. 

Angular House Type: An Angular house type is ruled by a cardinal sign. Libra is the cardinal air sign overseeing the 7th house. 

The 7th house is associated with partnerships, marriage, and contracts. It is where you start to see yourself expressed through others. Often people do not express the sign on the 7th house very easily but instead live out the themes of this house through their relationships. This house is the area of life where you have made commitments to someone else often in a legal or official capacity. For this reason the 7th house can be seen as your relationship to a business partner, a close friend, or a spouse. 

On a spiritual level the 7th house is bringing awareness to the areas of life you find yourself in opposition to. This is why individuals may end up dating their complete opposite zodiac sign, as the saying goes: “opposite attract.” Having a lot of planets in the 7th house indicates that you will often be searching for yourself in others. How you relate to your own identity and the identity of others is in the themes of this house.