Transit Mars Opposite Saturn: The Brake Comes from Outside

Transit Mars opposite Saturn is a few days of tension in which the urge to act runs into someone else's rules, authority or slowness. Mars passes directly opposite natal Saturn; the effect builds as the aspect approaches and loosens within two or three days after it passes. This opposition comes around about every two years.

What happens when transit Mars opposes Saturn?

In an opposition the obstacle often wears a human face. A manager cuts the budget, a partner says "not yet", a landlord or an official drags the process out. A person may feel treated unfairly and want to hit back hard. Sometimes the roles reverse: the person is the one imposing a rigid rule on others, and the tension starts there.

Negotiating with the limit

This aspect is a good opportunity to clarify who is responsible for what. Understanding the other side's concern opens the way to a lasting agreement; trying to force through only thickens the obstacle. If Mars's retrograde falls on this point, the opposition perfects three times and a contract, a partnership or a family arrangement is renegotiated over a few months. Matters of the houses ruled by natal Saturn are affected by this mutual adjustment of limits too.

• Present the request in writing, with reasons, and keep it short.
• Do not read the other side's rule as a personal attack.
• When tension rises, move the body and postpone the decision.