I thought this was a pretty amusing picture and it transported me right back to my first ever relationship break-up, and the first time I had to really cope alone in life. This happened under transiting Saturn’s square to my natal Moon, and I had finally broken out a bad cycle with my boyfriend, and it was probably my first taste of the reality of having no-one to depend on but myself.

Moon-Saturn transits deal with our habits, emotional patterns, and the establishment of security bases. The Moon represents the exceedingly dependent parts of our nature which relies on the support of others. When Saturn aspects the Moon it often denotes an emotionally painful time in our lives and a period in life when we feel the lack of support from others (Saturn). All Saturn transits force us to grow up on a worldly level, but this particular transit is asking (or cruelly pushing) us to develop an inner sense of emotional self-reliance, and transits to the Moon will always signify new lessons in our emotional development.

The transit represents a time of emotional isolation, and we may feel we are carrying the burden alone, without help. Naturally it can lead to depressive feelings, a melanchostic dissatisfaction and bitter feeling. Life may feel as if it is imprisoning us in the environment. We may also feel inadequate to cope with our mounting duty, responsibility and obligation, and feeling confined to the domestic sphere, deprived of recognition for the support we provide. Facing our own dependency needs according to our Moon profile, and dealing with unresolved emotional patterns from the past.

Moon-Saturn transits force us to cut the umbilical cord and become an adult, to face up to our responsibilities. It will feel like an emotional labour, but it could also be a time to develop domestic authority, maybe by assuming responsibility and becoming the ‘head’ of the family. The transit implies that a change needs to take place from helplessness (Moon) to independence and self-sufficiency (Saturn). It is a difficult bridge to cross and half the battle during this transit is learning how to manage our personal life, developing our emotional self-sufficiency, resourceful and practical skills and persevering and fulfilling our duties. It is a good time for establishing some firm life foundations and successfully building a secure inner base. Emotional dependency (Moon) threatens our autonomous and self-sufficient image (Saturn), and the transit is made more difficult for those who possess the greatest dependence on others for counsel and support. Sometimes we have to do what is expected of us whether we like it or not, and under such a transit emotional support is hard to come by.

Moon-Saturn periods are often felt at a time when we need to separate from the support of our parents. Or we take on the role of being a parent, and take on greater family weight. We probably will feel let down and have to learn to fend for ourselves. Having to depend on others for emotional support provokes anxiety, which leads to profound feelings of vulnerability. We have to learn how we can provide adequate comfort and safety for ourselves, but there is still a powerful sense of loneliness under these transits. Astrologers have described the Moon-Saturn aspect as the orphaned child, someone who feels abandoned, left alone in the world, and their needs have gone unmet. Moon-Saturn aspects have difficulty showing vulnerable emotions to others, and they may barricade themselves from emotions and wall the self-off from any real close connection, and accepting help is at times challenging.

Overall, Moon-Saturn transits may be problematic and we feel more burdened by the weight of expectation and duty than usual. I have an upcoming progressed Moon square Saturn aspect, and transiting Saturn square Venus in Capricorn (Saturn’s sign). I should keep this picture on my fridge and when I feel like I cannot cope with all the extra burden, sense of isolation and greater responsibility, since I will be having a second child soon and my mother is moving into my house….I will put on my big girl panties and deal with it!

P.S I have written about Moon-Saturn transits in a previous post, so this an extension to my earlier writings on these changing developments in life.