Saturn return

noun

A transit in which Saturn returns to the position it occupied at the moment of a person's birth, occurring for the first time from age 27 to 30 and said to be a time of change, challenge, and maturation.

Meanings

nounSaturn return (plural Saturn returns)

plural Saturn returns · alternative Saturn Return

  1. astrologyA transit in which Saturn returns to the position it occupied at the moment of a person's birth, occurring for the first time from age 27 to 30 and said to be a time of change, challenge, and maturation.

    During their Saturn Return, Taureans will have a revelation that will offset all of their pre-existing beliefs.

    2021, Lisa Stardust, Saturn Return Survival Guide: Navigating This Cosmic Rite of Passage, page 38
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    The first year of the Saturn return is filled with the ambivalence of whether one really wants to grow up or not.

    2000, Erin Sullivan, Saturn in Transit: Boundaries of Mind, Body, and Soul, page 73

    It is not unusual at all to see individuals get married, get divorced, have a child, change a career, go back to school, make a major move, or even lose a loved one during their Saturn return.

    2013, Sandy Anastasi, Astrology: Art and Science, page 222
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