Saturn at the Galactic Centre 2017

Saturn at the Galactic Centre during 2017 makes the times we are living so very interesting. As a relatively new area of exploration and a new concept for astrologers, after exploring myself the images and the symbols of such a potent energy with planets in this area in the past, I can certainly see merit in using the Galactic Centre. It appears to be a great symbol of being pulled into something larger than life, as a conduit to a most creative force that exists in oneself and in our collective destiny.

The Galactic Centre is the point around which our whole galaxy, The Milky Way turns. It was discovered in Feb 1974, fittingly with the North Node at 27° Sagittarius and Saturn at the South Node. The Galactic centre moves like a fixed star at the rate of precession through the zodiac at 1° every 72 years, forward in the tropical zodiac(as the Aries point moves backward) and is currently at 26°59′ Sagittarius. At this centre is a super massive black hole, a galactic gravitational centre, a huge cosmic womb of sorts. What we know of black holes is that they are massive forces of energy sucking in everything around them, yet full of power, potential and creation. The core and key of the birth of the galaxy itself. It is as big as 4 million suns. It is 25,000 light years away. To give you an idea of how far away that is, Alpha Centauri our closest star is 4.3 light years away, with mega giant star Betelgeuse 642 light years away.

When we consider Saturn here, as an image, it may help explain how we are all currently feeling. Saturn is the planet that represents being in control, in Sagittarius it is confirming our beliefs, our visions of what lies ahead, and our current moves to stand firm with what we see is the best way forward. Yet here we are, with Saturn at the Galactic Centre and it feels more like we are being sucked down into a huge black hole, on the edge of an event horizon of something big. But we don’t know quite what it is! We can feel the vortex sucking us in and we have no choice but to keep going. Things seem to be beyond our control, the world is in turmoil, the economy, politics and the climate have gone AWOL. We are fearful, yet somehow excited about what’s ahead!

The birth of a new world perhaps? The one we don’t know yet!

Saturn, here calls for us to take control of our future now more than ever. Yet the future can’t be controlled, it can only be created. Saturn the mythic God, Chronos, ate his children as they were a threat to his own creation, to his autonomy, to his control. Whatever you/we are creating, we need to make sure we also become a responsible for it! Making sure also that those who seemingly hold power and control over us, do no disturb our visions and creation stories. Careful what maybe unleashed, created and formed from this source with huge potential. All the information we need, like a blackhole is already held within it!

What an amazing image – Saturn at the Galactic Centre!

So as the Galactic Centre is so big, yet so far away, for astrologers it is perhaps significant to use wider orbs to ascertain its influence. Fixed stars are given 1° orb either side, therefore as this is such a big centre, I would give 3-5° either side, let’s just stick to that for now, making the range of the GC, from somewhere around 22° Sagittarius to 2° Capricorn. Saturn is transiting this area in 2017, exact now and during this Pisces Solar eclipse and for the next few weeks. It will be exact again when Saturn is retrograde here in May, to return again to exactness in Nov, Dec, moving in and out orb the rest of the year. Generally, by looking at past events with planets here, we see great big solid shifts in perspectives, mind expanding new realities birthed, and other reality shifting dynamics.

As Saturn’s return cycle is 29 years, the last time Saturn was here was in 1988-89 joined to Uranus(more below). Pluto was here in 2007/2008 and the world economy began its down turn with the birth of the GFC as cryptocurrency was birthed. Neptune was here in 1982, a recession hit the USA, and how’s this for a Neptunian heist, the largest cash money robbery of nearly 10 million dollars happened in New York. Uranus was in this vicinity in 1987/88, as the soviet union began to dissolve and another Stockmarket crash happened in October. The next major planet to pass here will be Jupiter at end of 2019, as it does every 12 years. Much more research can be done on all this, but I’ll concentrate on Saturn here for now.

Looking at Saturn at this GC point in the past we find, times when our reality and perspectives changed big time!

1781 – GC was at 22-23° Sag, Uranus was discovered! Saturn was a 20° Sagittarius at the time. The discovery of Uranus opened up our universe for the first time as it doubled it in size overnight. By the time Saturn was at the GC, the world was reeling with the new discovery, mind blown and began adapting to this concept and what it meant All of a sudden a new world had dawned.

Another time was 1929 – OCT – when the Wall St Crash, rocked the world of finance and (as did Pluto here in 2007/2008).

In 1959 – we rocketed off the first Monkey into Space.

In 1988-89 the amazing Hubble telescope was getting ready to be launched, and was launched, and our view of the universe has never been the same, consequently leading to further understanding ourselves in our expanding universe. A Brief History in Time was also published by Stephen Hawking.

Looking at other planets traversing the zodiac at the Galactic Centre were :

Pluto in 2007- 2008, – when major shifts on the planet took place, with the GFC, the attention to the global Banking systems, and the birth of cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin In 2007 the first Zeitgeist Movie was released, and blew many a mind in what really was behind the banking system in the USA and around the globe.

Jupiter joined Pluto here in Dec 2007 – ushering in a new age of truth and transparency, through the world of the internet and the rise of social media, where everyone gained a voice and an outlet for exchange in ideas, causes and information exchange, as well as the rise of whistleblowers.

In 2017 Cassini–Huygens the unmanned spacecraft sent to the planet Saturn will complete it’s mission during this time, bringing us incredible images of the planet Saturn like we have never seen before.https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/galleries/images/. Saturn by far the most beautiful planet to look at through a telescope or binoculars, and now with this great new technology we get a vision of Saturn its rings and atmosphere, also with incredible inner perspectives beaming back images until September 15th 2017.

As we can see Saturn here at the Galactic Centre seems to bring with it a time where an update to a new global reality hits the world stage, a mind expanding global update. Wherever we find ourselves right now, personally and globally by feeling the pull of this huge creative vortex we find ourselves in, be assured a new reality is birthing.

What we know about Saturn is that he is the MASTER of one commanding one’s own reality. At this time it is significant to source the grand vision that you have and what can become manifest with it, what can be made real? We have been sculpting at that the vision since Saturn has been in Sagittarius, but now as it moves over the galactic centre again, we are on the doorstep of something much greater for ourselves, something much bigger for the globe, as the new reality dawns.

Coupled with the exactness of this combo during the Pisces eclipse, we can see how important this particular timing is for all of us right now. As Saturn won’t be back here for another 29 years, yet makes a mark during 2017, take control, or else be sucked in. Remember to master one’s own Saturn is the key to be fully liberated! To be fully living in your own creation and command.

Some studies have been done in the area of individuals born with planets at the Galactic centre that add more information about the Galactic Centre and its influence in astrology. Astrologer Mandi Lockey has an article here, looking into the world of Whistleblowers and natal placements at 27° Sagittarius. Again we find mind blowing information coming out from these sources, as whistleblowers help to awaken our world and set it on a new course. For once we know something we can’t unknow it! Our faith in the powers that be has changed considerably since the whistleblowers came to town so to speak!

As astrologers we become ever more conscious of the new cosmos constantly birthing in our system, always exploring and evolving our intake. It maybe too new for some to consider, but definitely worth exploring. A closed mind in astrological concepts and thinking, just doesn’t go together in my mind. My own Ascendant is 22° Sagittarius, and well seems close enough or in the vicinity of the GC, I can’t help but explore more of this great science of images, the power of symbols, connections and meaning.

Where is the Galactic Centre in your chart where Saturn now is?

Astrologer Philip Sedgwick’s main points on the Galactic Centre C

– Infrared Rays – pressure on subconscious mind,

-Memories, conditioning

– known information, carried beliefs

– DeFrag the system

Things to consider with Saturn at the Galactic Centre

What hold’s you back? money, responsibilities, others, time, fears?

What needs to be confirmed at this time?

Mission impossibles, mission possibles, reality!

Adapt to the new found truth

What do we believe is possible?

Transformation of beliefs

Face the Truth!

Believe in the New Truth, implement into life accordingly

BIG TIME EVOLUTION!

Karma – personal, collective

What are we creating, destroying?

Reset the controls

Saturn is exact at Galactic Centre, in Feb, June rx and again Nov 2017 but in range and orb for all of it and into 2018.

Saturn moving into Capricorn, will cement some of these high Sagittarian visions and goals, into indeed a living reality.

Join our Saturn in Capricorn webinar Nov 19th with Andrew Smith.