Have you ever had the experience of figurative doors slamming in your face? Without the associated figurative windows opening? Every which way you turn, you are faced with dead ends and cul-de-sacs? Maybe the effect is limited to your experience at work or maybe it has impacted your whole life?
At first, it is not hard to maintain a positive outlook when confronted by a few ‘Nos’, but as time goes on, patience grows thin and a moroseness sets in. In some cases, one might find oneself rather isolated, and low and behold, eventually we are begging to just be left alone.
What is the purpose of this feeling? Why does it happen and how do we deal with it?
The process correlates with the Archetypal symbolism of Saturn or Cronus, in Greek Mythology. It is the archetype of boundaries, which keep things, ideas and people, both in and out. It is the symbolism of the builder of structure and hierarchy, but also the demolition team that comes in to get rid of faulty or outdate foundations. Cronus, in mythology was most concerned with maintaining his position as the ruler of the Golden Age, and there are stories of him eating his own offspring to stay on top. He was a veritable perfectionist, with impossibly high standards.
If we think about the symbolism of Cronus, we have clear hints at what is going on in our own lives.
In relationships we may be operating from an unsecured foundation or belief about ourselves, that doesn’t support the ongoing mode of relating, and change of our own beliefs, ideas and approach is necessary.
If you are having relationship difficulties with your children or colleagues, I DO NOT suggest eating them, not even if it’s your boss making your life miserable!
What may be necessary is ceasing to behave in tired old ways, and instead try out some new and elevated ways of being.
If a new project at work is not getting the traction you’d hoped, or you aren’t gaining traction as you had hoped, it may be wise to re-examine the project or your performance and improve what might be more perfect and realistically assess what aspects aren’t working well.
The depth of our melancholy usually relates to how committed we are to what doesn’t work and how difficult it is to let it go. The great news is that the internal process that correlates with the Saturnine feeling is not only of destruction and isolation, it also includes building and developing. If you are willing to work hard and be disciplined, al la Cronus, the rewards of improved being, concept and behaviour are always forthcoming.
You may be wondering why gloominess and isolation is necessary for this process? Would we be willing to pay attention if we were distracted? Would we be able to hear what is going on inside, if we were surrounded by noise? Often being ‘too busy’ is a way to prevent the gloominess, and depriving ourselves of chances to make fundamental and necessary changes.
If you would like to know more precisely, how you can work with the symbolism of Saturn, when it’s contacting sensitive points in your chart or how to be your best at work and in relationships, feel free to email astrology@amandasstars.com or message me on WhatsApp Business +44737 7282 353