Semi-quintile Jupiter – Saturn

(Transit. Jupiter → Natal Saturn)

Avesalom Podvodny. Aspects

Decile of Jupiter: The humanity of God is no more doubtful than the humanity of man. This person will seek manifestations of their humanity in expanding opportunities for others in areas related to the planet. In these spheres, they are characterized by broad humanitarian interests; for example, a decile of Sun-Jupiter during processing may give a philosopher dealing with the problem of human free will, while at a low level, it may produce a religious fanatic who preaches the principle “who is not with us is against us” and considers only puppets of their egregore as human beings. In this case, they will consider it humane to convert those who join their faith and exterminate the rest. Here, humanity as an expansion of opportunities for others in the spheres of the planet does not come by itself but requires certain efforts from the person and the involvement of principles of other planets (for example, Sun and Mars, i.e., initiative, energy, etc.). On the other hand, at a low level, the person will boast of their philanthropy and the ability to provide humane assistance in the spheres of the planet, and any doubt in their real merits will be perceived as an insult. Minimal restrictions or even a simple comparison with someone greater (or even someone equally great) will be seen as antihuman humiliation. A worked-out decile of Jupiter gives (in relevant areas) great humanitarians, while an unworked one produces claims to this role, the more so the more Jupiter is afflicted. Decile of Saturn: The misfortune of people lies not only in the fact that they do not understand their happiness—but also that they do not understand each other. The interpretation of the aspect depends on the level of processing of Saturn, the planet, and the horoscope as a whole. At a low and medium level, this aspect gives a specific type of humanism in the spheres of the planet, such as a desire to make people happy by maximally restricting their freedom, which (in the person’s opinion) quickly turns into the freedom of evil: external and internal. This person sees (in the spheres of the planet) human and human happiness in order, organization, rigid structure, and routine. With an afflicted Saturn, this can take horrifying forms (totalitarianism, bureaucracy), while with a harmonious Saturn, the person, with humanitarian enthusiasm and uplift, may participate, for example, in creating an artificial environment that separates humans from uncontrolled and anarchic nature—the builders of modern machine civilization. Processing the aspect involves deep study of human nature first and foremost as a fact of their inner life, and on this path, many deep truths can be grasped, especially if one begins the study with themselves and the structure of their inner world and subconscious in the spheres governed by the planet. Then the rigidity of humanitarian attitudes will be replaced by their depth, in particular, the person will rid themselves of painful experiences and a sense of vulnerability in the spheres related to the planet (for example, an unworked decile of Mars-Saturn gives a sense of human weakness and inability to resist aggression, but a sharp effort of aggression, or rather, a sharp sense of its antihuman nature).