You've arrived at such a juncture; your core is being transfigured.

It's stressful, of course; change always is. But your ability to

hear the new message that's coming up from inside you will determine

to a great extent the level of happiness, creativity, and prosperity

you will experience for the rest of your life. Let's get specific.

How is the progressed Sun currently impacting on you? It

squares your natal Saturn: sometime before the report period. In

thinking about this, remember that progressions are slow-motion

events, and that this aspect simply peaks then; it will be in effect

throughout the period of this report.

Let's start unraveling the symbolism by recognizing that the action

and developmental invitation are most evident in that part of your

life we call the Eighth House, for that's the region of your

birthchart through which the Sun is currently passing. Typically,

such an astrological event suggests a period of moody intensity as

old hurt feelings come up for healing and regeneration. It is

probable that you have someone in your life now, be it a bed partner

or a dear friend, with whom you can speak frankly about difficult

emotional topics...and can do so in the spirit of the Sun, as we

just described it. Often the person is himself or herself of that

same planetary nature, or is at least going through a time in which

that kind of force is making itself felt. What is less certain is

whether you will cast politeness aside and actually broach the

sensitive subjects. But what's the core issue? What part of your own

life is being affected by these unconscious biases? To answer that,

we turn our attention to Saturn, which is being invited into

development as these inner pressures mount.

Getting kicked out of the nest, one way or another, is an elemental

part of life. Faced with the stark, unyielding actualities of the

"real world," you either die then and there or get on with the

cunning, calculating business of staying alive. To accomplish either

of those ends, you activate the energies of your natal Saturn: your

self-discipline, your patience, and your practicality...if you

choose survival. And if you choose to give up, you withdraw into

fear and probably get into a mood of despair and defeat. When Saturn

is triggered by passing transits or progressions, it signals a time

in which hard work is appropriate, necessary, and the best insurance

for happiness. Often it suggests that the circumstances or even

people who have been a significant part of your past must now be

left behind, making way for a more mature expression of your

identity.

The Twelfth House is where Saturn lies in your natal chart, and it

is currently undergoing a lot of evolutionary emphasis. It is

critical that you make an effort to get in touch with the energies

of Saturn in yourself at this point. You need them, and you actually

do have them available to you, but they've got a pattern of slipping

away from your conscious control. Don't let it happen! Meditate on

Saturn! Draw pictures of it and tape them to the refrigerator! Do

what it takes to avoid shooting yourself in the foot, which is what

will happen if you let circumstances bamboozle you out of these

healing, balancing energies.

When the Sun interacts with Saturn, a season of limits and

definitions is upon you. Neither concept may be attractive

initially, but both are inseparable from a far deeper idea:

maturation. The road before you grows narrower here, and for the

same reason that youth is less constrained than midlife: as time

passes, wide-open possibilities must be turned into concrete

actualities. Don't fear commitments now; this is their season.