On September 2, Saturn moves into Virgo where it will bring influences of restraint, discipline, structure, disappointment, limitation, and karmic lessons. Saturn has a natural affinity for Virgo and its cautious nature and love of service and work, and Saturn in Virgo periods can be very productive ones.

In Virgo, Saturn's tests move into in the area of health and service and encourage us to live dutifully and honorably. Saturn in Virgo demands organization and resists impulse, requiring us to live practically and cautiously with a high regard for our own safety and security and that of those around us.As Saturn travels through Virgo it will create problems for those of us with planets in the mutable signs unless we stick to the lesson plan that Saturn requires.

Virgo tends to be a more conservative sign, and with Saturn in Virgo we may see a trend towards conservation that is quieter than Saturn in Leo. Oil conservation is associated with Virgo over the years, and automobiles are likely to become more practical and air flight may become more restricted in an effort to conserve fuel and protect the atmosphere from carbon emissions.

Virgo's rulership over the body-mind connection connects Saturn in Virgo with health issues, so this is the time to get your physical house in order. Changing our habits regarding the food we eat, how and how often we move our body, and incorporation relaxation into our life will please Saturn as we improve our health and stamina. This is particularly true for those of us with planets in the mutable signs of Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces and Gemini, but won't hurt the rest of us either!

There is no need to fear Saturn, no matter what you read. Saturn is a demanding taskmaster, but his lessons are for our own good. Saturn's lessons are only hard when we resist the task at hand, which usually involves sacrifice, discipline, and restraint. When we perform our lesson well we are rewarded by Saturn's great gifts of personal strength and achievement. Saturn rules by both the carrot and the stick, and certainly the carrot is the preferable method!