Moon-Saturn Semisquare

(Transit Moon → Natal Saturn)

Avesalom Podvodny. Aspects

Moon semisquare: Do you always remember, when talking to a person, that before you is a microcosm? This is the most difficult aspect; most often it indicates an inner brokenness which the person tries in every way to hide from themselves, since their core inner feeling tells them that everything is exactly as it should be with them, while other people and external circumstances are somehow not quite right—but in any case, that’s their personal issue. In reality, everything is the opposite, but the Moon hardly admits its flaws. In the areas of the Planet, the person will have rigid and restrictive perception programs that ruthlessly filter out and ignore everything that does not fit within them, yet the person will not notice this, believing they see and feel perfectly everything that is necessary, and may even feel superior to others whose perception truly is broader. The discomfort lies in the fact that beyond their clear perception, at a low level of aspect integration, the person will notice nothing—not even subtle nuances or half-tones—and will instinctively strive to prove to the world that these subtleties do not actually exist. Often this aspect indicates formal childhood relationships with the mother, who carried out her maternal functions and duties according to a fixed checklist, mentally ticking off items as they were completed. Here, (rather difficult) integration leads to the ability to create a warm, cozy home for others, anticipating their every need—but this requires first overcoming natural selfishness and emotional hardness in the Planet’s spheres. Saturn semisquare: When deeply drilling the well of the inner world, instead of a fountain of spirituality, oil may gush forth. This aspect is not as harsh as Saturn square, but more insidious, since it gives the person a sense of deep penetration into the areas ruled by the Planet, yet this depth is largely illusory, while the dogmatism of the methods used to achieve it is entirely real. For example, Saturn-Mercury semisquare produces a person who always knows how things should be, especially in Mercury-ruled areas; here, their thinking is indirect, dogmatic, and unshakable, and proving its limitations is practically impossible. Saturn-Pluto semisquare, on the contrary, produces a person who knows how things should not be and knows exactly how to destroy them, having, at least at a low level, no doubts whatsoever about it. As long as this person remains ego-centered, the Planet’s sphere remains essentially alive and inaccessible to them, possibly even causing irritation for not fitting into predefined boundaries; in reality, the person cripples it, though they believe everything they do (structuring, rationally limiting, wisely guiding onto the right path) serves it exclusively for its benefit. If Saturn is afflicted, this semisquare can inflict deep emotional wounds, but their source—the excessively rigid interaction with the Planet’s spheres—will long remain unclear or obscure. Here, integration requires great self-sacrifice and courageous deepening into the Planet’s spheres through the eyes of other people and in their interests, precisely when the person themselves has long considered everything clear and obvious; only when they see the Planet through others’ eyes, through the prism of their problems, and help resolve them, can the person create something truly valuable, constructive, and reliable.