On August 24, 2016, at 1:20 pm local time, we had alignment in the sky (conjunction) of Mars and Saturn with the fixed star of Antares, at 09* 53' of Sagittarius. The star Antares belongs to the constellation of Scorpio, and belongs to a group of four royal stars (the remaining 3 are Aldebaran, Regulus and Fomalhaut)...
Antares is called the guardian of the west, astrologically its nature is similar to Mars and partially to Jupiter, because it brings courage, military honor, warrior spirit, but also excessive aggression and destructiveness. At the global level it brings increased use of weapons and heavy machinery, sudden accidents and unplanned military conflicts, and it activates legal processes of the global type.
Saturn, also known as Kronos, Fanon, Falsifer, in astrology is the master of time, the ruler of destiny. Saturn is the one that sets limits, makes boundaries, raises walls, dams ... inhibitor of all processes, firm judge that sums up everything and eventually draws the final line. It is the alpha and omega of human life, rules the first (life) and the eighth house (death). Saturn represents falling into the matter, having a form, life as a whole, birth, action and eventually, death.
It is the pebble in a shoe that bothers us, but without that stone there is no house that we are building. Without Saturn there is no strength, stability, balance, persistence, durability. That's how those with good aspects of Mercury and Saturn (conjunction, trine, sextile) have the best memory, emotional ties and friendships last longer with those with good aspect of Venus and Saturn, those with good aspects of Moon and Saturn remain tied to one place for long and have almost unbreakable bonds with the family and so on. The relationship between Mars and Saturn will give endurance, strengthening of the power with age and waiting for the achievement of the goals, but also their certain realization...
In natal astrology, malefic (Saturn, Mars, then all the way to Pluto, Uranus, Neptune) located in fields of life (angular fields - I, IV, VII, X) or in fields of fortune (V, IX, XI), brings sadness, unfulfilled desires, blockades and stumbling in accordance with its nature.
It is important to look at which areas are ruled by malefic, in order to see where the 'blow of fate' is coming from. If the malefic planet is retrograde, its effect is even more pronounced.
