Your Retrograde Saturn in Pisces HOROSCOPE

A definitive guide to this 5-month slow down

What: Saturn Retrograde in Pisces

When: June 29 - Nov. 15, 2024

Who’s Impacted: EVERYONE, but especially mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces) near 12° and 19°.

Takeaway: A necessary (and welcomed) slow down that paves the way for reflection and a reassessment of your current goals, boundaries, and limits.

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     What are YOU being called to recommit to? Retrograde Saturn in Pisces might have the answer. That’s right: Saturn, the abhorred planet of all things adulting, including hard work, striving, sacrifice and commitments, is beginning a backwards pedal through Pisces. If you read your original horoscope for Saturn in Pisces, then you might be familiar with the major plot of this transit. If not, let me refresh your memory:

Saturn Meaning in Astrology

     Saturn is astrology’s Big Daddy. The outer planet oozes paternal and authoritative parent vibes, being all about restriction, limits and responsibilities. Getting its namesake from the Roman titan (who just-so-happened to eat his children—how fun!), Saturn rules over ambition, goal-setting, time, and long-term success. The outer planet organizes, architects, designs, and plans success over the long-term. With each Saturn transit, the planet presents you with specific lessons—and it’s up to you to figure out how to learn those lessons and work within Saturn’s strict limits, whilst simultaneously strengthening your own boundaries and sense of self.

     Now, unless you’re a Capricorn, all of that stuff probably sounds like hell. Why? Because lessons, limits, and boundaries take A LOT of hard work and A LOT of time. They’re also not things Pisces likes. AT ALL. 

Saturn in Pisces Meaning in Astrology

    Pisces is a mutable water sign that doesn’t like to be caught, let alone forced into any confine. Seriously, evading capture is an Olympic sport in which every Pisces is a gold medalist. This is because Pisces is made to move, swim, and dream. So, in this mutable water sign oh-so famous for its boundary avoidance and responsibility evasion, Saturn harnesses his formidable Master Builder prowess, directing it towards the most elusive thing of all: dreams. 

     So, yes: Saturn in Pisces is about dreaming productive dreams and architecting them into reality. But there’s a catch: these dreams have to really mean something to you, they have to have an emotional resonance, and can’t just be idle fantasies that literally have a snowball’s chance in hell of becoming a reality. Because to Pisces, everything has meaning. But to Saturn, not everything is worth your time. 

     Saturn is the ultimate realist, while Pisces loves to live and dream in la-la land. As such, a fear of boundaries and loss of control, as well as professional uncertainty are the not-so-sunny sides of this transit. The silver lining is that from these uncertainties and doubts come intuitive goals and strategies, and lots of wisdom. Saturn in Pisces also makes it easier to see (as in “sense” or “imagine”) and understand the path towards completion of your dream goal. That’s where Saturn Retrograde comes in.

Saturn Retrograde in Pisces Meaning in Astrology

     Saturn Retrograde is an excellent time to look at the reality of the situation, and reassess your commitments, asking yourself: Is that dream worth the effort? Is it worth the time and sacrifice? OR is it just…a dream? There’s no shame in admitting that something truly and honestly can’t be done; but there is a difference between looking at the cold, hard facts and pivoting in a new direction, and giving up simply because it all seems too hard. 

     That’s what you have to get real about starting June 29. Success takes time, effort, sacrifice and persistence. And YOU must determine if the thing that you are currently committed to—be it project, relationship, goal, or career ambition—is worth all of that. Is it worth the time, the effort, the sacrifices and striving? Are you still emotionally motivated by it? Does it still resonate with you and fill you with a sense of meaning?

     The good news is that Saturn Retrograde gives you plenty of time to ponder these questions, since it moves “backwards” through Pisces June 29 thru Nov. 15. Know that it’s normal during these next five months to doubt yourself and want to give up when the going gets tough. What’s equally likely, though, is that you once again believe in, and commit yourself to something that is bigger than you. And then you persevere through the hard times, knowing that this dream / project / person / goal actually means something. Not just to you, but to the world. 

     Of course how, exactly, Saturn Retrograde in Pisces is impacting YOUR life, depends entirely on where the outer planet is transiting your chart. So, without further ado:

Your 2024 Saturn Retrograde in Pisces Horoscope