dreamsofthepast
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I've heard that Saturn square Saturn is a very negative transit while Saturn conjunct MC is very rewarding. Since I have a natal Saturn square MC, which transit do you think is going to be more strongly felt?
You've heard wrong. It's bad only if you think growing up is bad. Saturn conjunct, square, or opposite its natal place, like other age transits, is a maturational transit. Ages 7, 14-15, 21-22, 28-29, 36, 43-44, etc. are normal turning points. The question is, maturation in terms of what, and the short answer is: the ego. The ego is your self-conscious sense of self, who you are (what you want to be like, or think you're like) and what your place is in society. Hence transits of Saturn conjunct, square, or opposite its natal place or the Nonagesimal (your location in the zodiac at the moment of birth, which the Asc and Dsc are 90° from) often coincide with career changes. At 7 the emerging sense of self and the discipline (ego strength) that's an aspect of trying to be that self marks the beginning of the child's ability to be constructive, to do work. The closing square at 21-22 marks the perceptual end of the Uranus-timed 17 or 18 to 22 to 23 shift from adolescence to adulthood. In many places the 21st birthday, which anticipates by a few months this developmental transition, is the age of majority. A quarter of a cycle later is the Saturn Return, at which time people typically get clear on what they want to do with their lives, set priorities, and get their act together. Developmental turning points, whether timed by Saturn or any other planet (e.g., the first Mars Return at 20 to 24 months, the "age 3 crisis" at Jupiter square Jupiter, the beginning of adolescence at the first Jupiter Return) are by their nature stressful, but are bad only if you think personal growth is bad.I've heard that Saturn square Saturn is a very negative transit while Saturn conjunct MC is very rewarding. Since I have a natal Saturn square MC, which transit do you think is going to be more strongly felt?
I've attached my natal + transit chart for when transit Saturn exactly conjunct natal MC.