serious saturn experiences

lol I don't expect many posts on this one considering many of you are younger (than I am) and have not reached this point yet. Still, insights are welcome 🙂

There is a time period between the ages of 28 and 30 when we experience what's called a saturn return. Life gets a little serious. I am wondering what changes took place in your lives at this point. What was your experience? If you are not familiar with saturns return then would you see this time in your life as a turning point?

after the age of 33..you're riding on borrowed time

a lot changed for me when i as 29. i got into my first really serious relationship (i had relationships before, but they were all unstable and messy) including moving in with each other, which i had never done before. i started to have my first "serious" job, one that's long term.
so a lot of things changed for me in that period, to some extend i think that was the point when i grew up.

...to some extend i think that was the point when i grew up...

I experienced that same realization tupeline. I grew up.


I should probably read past posts more often, lol I just noticed there was already a thread similar to this a few months ago.

Crab, did he go through a perioud where he became more serious? Laughed less?

Wow... ya know, I've heard about some painful Saturn return experiences -- and some more positive. My understanding is that my mother was very irresponsible and acting somewhat immaturely throughout her 20s. When she hit 30 life was very painful for her -- she was making suicide attempts, trying to get attention from my father with her drinking and suicidal behaviour but this inevitably failed. They must not have been ready for a divorce but it was clear then, that things weren't going to work out. This is just one example of a type of person who might experience a "Bad" Saturn return. -None should be deemed "bad", anyway. I think Saturn return is about redirecting oneself toward a more healthy & stable sort of life. If a person is making unhealthy choices time sets in as a checkpoint -- "Get real". I think that's why we hear of bad Saturn returns -- because we don't want the fun to end. It is about growing up and stabilizing. If you're feeling more serious you're probably in-tune and doing what's best for you.
I'm about 10 years from my Saturn return - but I'm going through a few Saturn transits at this point and I've been feeling sort of isolated from my peers... doing a 180 now; choosing a life style that is more healthy for me. I used to use drugs to get along; with others my age, to enjoy life and simply wake up in the mornings. Lately I'm not doing the drugs, nor am I seeing my old social group. In a way I feel alone - but I know it's the best thing for me right now. I couldn't make these necessary changes without this "isolation". Life is not as "fun" - but Saturn is at work now and having an understanding of why I feel this way (I do feel like I'm going thru a minor Saturn Return type-thing) helps me to accept these feelings and move on with life.
Basically, if one is not on the "right path" Saturn will come along to show us the way. Our delusions and obstacles are stripped away... One of my favourite lines, "Saturn ascends, choose one or ten, hang on or be humbled again." (Tool)
Take care!

Wow frokenvin, I like what you wrote! Alot of people see saturn transits as something scary or negative when it's really just a learning process to help you. You have to get rid of what isn't "working" for you anymore in order to move on to the next phase of your life. Sometimes we need isolation in order to get a good grip on what needs revamping. Anyways, thanks, I enjoyed reading your post.

i'm not sure if that as anything to do with starsigns. i think it has more to do with maturing in general. but good and sensible point, purr.

Tupeline, very true. This is also what I experienced when I was in the middle of my saturn cycle too though. I had a triple whammy. First my saturn return. Then one degree later my mercury. Six degrees later and still now, my sun. The past few years have seemed like a cleaning out/letting go process. "Maturity" is very much a saturn influence : )