Saturn in Leo ♌︎ in the natal chart
Work Style: Saturn in Leo in the natal chart individuals often spend a lot of their energy on their career. You will have a tendency to work late hours, put in excessive amounts of effort, and take on multiple projects at once. With Saturn in Leo you have fixed goals set and once your focus is locked in you rarely waiver from your path. You are generally tenacious and strong-willed. At work you will tend to be ambitions striving for promotions or recognition.
Life Lesson: With Saturn in Leo in the natal chart you are learning the value of self love. Appreciation and admiration for yourself will lead to others feeling the same about you. When you do not meet your expectations you tend to be very hard on yourself. With this placement you may feel blocked occasionally in accessing your full personality or creativity. Your desire is to see your personality blossom fully in the achievement of your goals and aspirations. You want to express yourself and Saturn is giving you this lesson that you do have to work for it. With patience and self-love you will have better acceptance of your creative life journey.
8th House
Keywords: The keywords associated with the 8th house include death, transformation, secrets, mystery, macabre, shared finances or resources, legacies, taxes, owed money, uncovered trauma, healing, and psychology.
Succedent House Type: A Succedent house type is ruled by a fixed sign. Scorpio is the fixed water sign ruling the 8th house.
The meaning of the 8th house has evolved significantly over time. Traditionally this house was associated with taxes, legacies, and shared resources. It is believed that due to its associations with legacies and inheritance this has contributed to the modern 8th house associations with death. Beyond the literal definition of death, it can also represent transformation, cycles of life, and major life endings/beginnings.
The perspective of the 8th house is broad and psychologically based in most modern astrological interpretations. It symbolizes how you relate to others on a deeply emotional level. This house is associated with secrets but also shared resources and taxes.
Trying to relate all of these themes together is what gives the 8th house is intense mystery. When you are working in the 8th house you are often working through some kind of emotional trauma. How you relate to the life, death, and sharing your experiences and resources with another are all 8th house endeavors.