Natural malefic
Shani
- Labour, duty and long effort
- Delay, fear and discipline
- Servants, masses and institutions
- Longevity and the lessons of time
Saturn pays late and keeps what was built properly. It is a natural malefic, so its periods feel heavy, yet for some lagnas it rules the best houses and becomes a yogakaraka. Sade Sati is Saturn’s transit around the birth Moon. It is a transit, not a life sentence, and it is read against the natal Saturn and the running dasha.
Blue sapphire is the stone classically tied to Saturn. It is the stone most often worn in the wrong chart. Do not start it because Saturn is “weak.” Read whether Saturn helps that lagna first.
Questions
Saturn
Which signs does Saturn rule?
Capricorn and Aquarius. It is exalted in Libra at 20° and debilitated in Aries at 20°.
What is Sade Sati?
Saturn’s transit over the sign before the birth Moon, the birth Moon’s sign, and the sign after it. It is judged with the natal chart and the dasha.
Should everyone wear blue sapphire?
No. It is discussed only when Saturn supports that chart. A wrong Saturn stone is harsh.