Natal Saturn in Cancer (4th House) Generation 🐝✨

Saturn can feel a little uncomfortable in its opposite sign/house of ruler ship. Your childhood, right off the bat, was a significant time of your life, regardless of how many disappointments or enjoyable moments you might have experienced, your early years may have had a profound effect on your mindset and world view. You might have felt pressured to live up to a certain standard, take on more responsibilities, shoulder your household’s burdens, take care of family members or watch them struggle through physical or mental health problems, issues with financial and emotional stability at home, etc. Parents might have played an important and sometimes imposing role. Even if you were born into a wealthy or well-to-do family, you might have experienced a sense of overpowering presence of your parents or other family members whether they meant any harm or not. 


Either due to lack of expressive early interactions or trauma inducing experiences, you might have been conditioned to not express yourself and your feelings without being overly cautious. With maturity, you might come to terms with such inner wounds and resolve them in order to become more comfortable in your own skin, not to mention to acknowledge your emotions without guilt or remorse. You might have a hard time letting go of things and people, sometimes out of fear or abandonment issues. This might make you seem a little over possessive or even controlling. 


Radical acceptance is also something you might have to master in order not to make things toxic in your relationships or to let go of such relationships that no longer serve your highest good, since holding onto something that is not healthy or a relationship that has run its course can be detrimental to everyone involved. There may have been loses of property, money, loved ones, etc. that may have triggered such deep fear of abandonment, which with time and maturity, you will find acceptance in. Saturn here can also indicate to an absent parent(s), either physically or emotionally. You might have even been away from home due to early education and other circumstances, or you might have felt stuck and restricted in your home/town when you were young.


Your immediate environment, close relationships, interests, etc. can also affect your general health and nutrition. Forming a strong emotional foundation can help you not to overlook your health, since mood swings or other stress inducing situations can affect your eating habits and well-being drastically. Saturn will expect you to be disciplined in your approach to such vital topics. Self-care, rest & relaxation, balanced diet, exercise, etc. on a regular basis can help you with your physical and mental health. You are a passionate lover; you are loyal and immersive when in love. You wish to establish a secure foundation built on faith and support with your partner. 



You are protective of your family and loved ones, you might even wish to be the one that they look up to. You are reliable and are always ready to help those in need. Charity and community related services can give you a sense of pride. Women and children especially play a significant role in your life. You might be extremely proud of them, or women in general may walk into your life to teach important lessons (be it good or bad), sometimes you might even feel duty bound to these feminine figures as a guide or support system. Your mother might have been the dominant parent that you either looked up to or resented depending on your childhood experiences. You might have had to take care of your parent(s) in some way, either financially or due to health reasons. 


You might feel extra protective of your children. If you felt lack of emotional or financial support growing up, you might pledge to yourself to give your kids everything they need to never feel that way. You might feel a strong need to create a safe and secure foundation for them, provide them with good upbringing, education, etc. It is however advised not to become over-possessive with your loved ones, since with this placement, they may grow resentful if you come off as being controlling or domineering. You might not be a family-person depending on your experiences and preferences (also aspects and other placements), since Saturn here can also make one reluctant to commitments either due to fear or lack of inner satisfaction. But you still have close knit friendships that are like your family. 


Career is a big part of not just your financial but also your emotional security. You might be invested in your career and base your personal satisfaction on your professional success. You are an excellent communicator; you form resourceful contacts and surround yourself with reliable acquaintances. You might have creative and artistic talents, shrewd in business/financial dealings, interested in a wide range of hobbies, etc. You might be spiritual or even psychic, making you humble and grounded. You are extremely skilled and dutiful. You also hold everyone accountable for their actions. You might be handed big responsibilities at a very young age, or you might have felt the need to make strict changes growing up in certain areas of your life that may have made you develop a strong sense of duty. 



You feel the most secure when you are working hard on your passions, you feel the happiest when you are helping others. Although sometimes, duty in itself might become burdensome. You might even resent certain circumstances in your life that always seem to keep you bound to something or someone, be it family, business, career, region, etc. On the flip side, you might be extremely loyal to your family, lineage, country, heritage, etc. Either way, you are loyal to your cause, whether you like it or not, you take all responsibilities seriously. You like to be secure in all of your relationships and dealings. 


You might work hard to finally own a house/property or help re/build a family business, take care of your heritage, etc. You easily feel stressed if you sense there is even a slight sense of danger to your financial stability or a small shake up in your income, since financial security is extremely important to you. With diligence and persistence, you are likely to build a solid financial foundation for yourself and your loved ones. You have the same attitude towards your family dynamics, you feel easily frustrated if there is a slight change in your loved ones’ behaviors or if there are small disagreements. You might have to deal with any inner child issues that may be causing you to over analyze such situations, since there may be a tendency to overreact or exaggerate their words and misunderstand their actions out of insecurities, there by rocking the peace and straining an otherwise healthy relationship unnecessarily. 


If you ever catch yourself being overly cautious or repeating patterns of over possessiveness, etc. it may be a good chance to heal your inner child wounds. On the other hand, if you find yourself in toxic or dangerous relationships but struggle to move on or leave such situations, you will have to be honest about what true happiness and love means to you. Saturn here can help you break negative patterns and generational curses. Patterns, mindsets and habits of all kinds become a prime focus; hence any negative attachment or repetitive behaviors may become progressively dangerous to deal with, sometimes forcing you to change such mindsets, move on and adapt better and more empowering experiences. Emotional intelligence and maturity are extremely painful yet valuable lessons of this placement.


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