In mythology, Saturn ate his father Uranus to get to power, and ate his children to maintain the throne, until Jupiter had overthrown him from power. Saturn is the planet of power, authority, evil, old age, suffering, torment, gray, cold, winter, ice, loneliness, depression, despair, greediness.

Parents want to keep authority and power through their children, which can be difficult and disastrous for children. Saturn carries pessimism, sluggishness, inertia, difficulties. Its orbit is distanced from the Sun around 11,425,000,000 km. This is a huge planet, whose diameter is larger 10 times than that of the Earth.

It’s bright and of unique appearance, surrounded by a series of concentric rings, which are composed of particles separated from each other. Seen through a telescope at observatory, it looks very nice, impressive, inspires respect and admiration. The upper atmosphere of Saturn is cold (-167°C). Saturn’s visibility depends on the season and the position of planets. There are about twenty satellites, moving slowly. He is grandfather of a family.

Its density is as that of Earth, and it’s of lead color. It makes people to take action to get power, after which they irreversibly fall into the abyss, because abuse of power. It is the symbol of the old age, sacrifice, perseverance, excessive severity, inwardness, melancholy.

Its element is earth, its day is Saturday. It crosses 12 degrees annually and the whole zodiac for thirty years. Its influence is strong since it stays in one sign for long time, and brings mostly negative. It is rarely positive. A night domicile is in Aquarius, while day domicile makes Capricorn taking laboratory studies and professions related to medicine. The least effect is on the Cancer and Leo. Libra rules and Aries imposed himself aggressively.

Depending on in which sign Saturn is positioned, it can modify weather conditions. Saturn’s metal: lead; Plants: beech, willow trees and all the rough bark trees. Animals: pig, donkey, bear, camel, ostrich, turtle and all animals that are movingat night, such as: owl, raven, mole, mouse. Saturn’s years: 1916, 1923, 1930, 1937, 1944, 1951, 1958, 1965, 1972, 1979 and 1986 and every seventh year. In humans, it affects skin and skin diseases, teeth, ear, stomach, nervous system, muscle structure, bones. It causes rheumatism, colds, sluggish bowels and nails break easily.

When favorably placed, it creates resistance to passions, strong will, morality, caution, independence, rational choices, stoicism, justice, sense of duty, seriousness, reserved nature, coping with difficulty, peace, intellectual aptitude, calculated ambition.

Adversely placed, it brings stinginess, selfishness, pessimism, hypocrisy, coldness, naughtiness, distrust, intolerance, misanthropy, sadness, indifference, moral cruelty, envy, restrictions, depression, adverse changes, conflict with officers, authorities and parents, dental problems, losses. Saturn in the signs in the personal horoscope means the illness of the particular part of the body of individual signs.