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Saturn ✧

Welcome to my page dedicated to Saturn! Here you will find information about Saturn in a planetary magic sense, along with his Orphic Hymn.

Disclaimer: The notes on this page are an amalgation of notes from books and blogs, some of which are straight up copy/pasted without proper citation. Sources are listed at the bottom of each page. Information may or may not be accurate.
Saturn goes through all of the signs approximately every 10,759 days (~29.5 years), spending approximately 2.5 years in each sign.

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NASA image of Jupiter

Saturn Keyword Correspondences and Associations

Saturn is the second largest planet in our solar system. In the past, Saturn was the farthest planet visible from Earth so it set the boundaries of the universe known to man. As such, Saturn is associated to time, formation, and restriction.

These qualities came together to teach balance and self-discipline as well as how to deal with the material world. Using structures and laws, frameworks are provided to help with functioning in society and with duty in social/personal situations. With these, people can understand how things work and will be able to move beyond the limits of the current situation.

To help maintain the balance in one’s life, patience, prudence, and practicality are needed. Saturn's influences are a stark contrast to Jupiter's expansiveness: it places restrictions on whatever it touches.

Saturn is also associated with death as it takes about 29.5 years to orbit the Sun, almost the same as the average lifespan of a person in the Dark Ages.

The negative aspects of Saturn include anguish, desperation, lying, madness, melancholy, obstinacy, rigidity, sadness, and tedium. Some of these qualities can be permanently removed, but some like melancholy and sadness persist and must be countered whenever they come up. Saturn doesn’t actually cause problems: it merely shows us the results of our actions, which is why it’s connected with fate and karma.

NASA closeup image of Saturn

Saturn In the Chart

Its position in your birth chart shows where you may undergo challenges and limitations, feel inadequate, or be required to work hard. Saturn brings valuable learning experiences, enabling you to grow and develop strengths through your efforts. If you meet someone whose natal Saturn makes a stressful connection with a planet in your chart, you’ll probably view that person as demanding, unloving, or limiting in some way. On the positive side, this person may provide security or stability.

Saturn is also known as the Great Malefic.

The Saturnian Symbol

planetary symbol for saturn

The symbol of Saturn has the cross representing Earth along with a crescent representing the Moon. Here, the cross dominates the crescent so that matter and form dominate time. The crescent is pointing inward to show Saturn's limiting nature.

Saturnian Magic

Saturn constricts, fortifies, or coaches what it touches.

Because Saturn is associated with endings, it can be an asset with banishing rituals or when you need to let go of something. Its power is also useful in protection spells and can help you bind an enemy, establish boundaries, or build inner strength. Saturn can be advantageous in practical matters or when order and pragmatism are needed. Tap into its beneficial associations when laying foundations in business, financial, or personal situations. This planet can also help you build structures, set limits, get organized, plan for the future, create goals, or ground yourself in the material realm.

Saturn will help you to be determined, and also to get justice on those who’ve wronged you.

Planetary Square for Saturn

Magical number squares are mathematical objects composed of a square grid with equal sized rows and columns that are filled with as many consecutive natural numbers (starting with 1) that it takes to fill. Each row and column sums to the same number. Frequently, the diagonals do as well.

Saturn's square is 3x3 and has the natural numbers 1 through 9 (3²).

The rows, columns, and diagonals all add up to 15 and the entire square sums to 45.

To fill Saturn's square, place the 1 directly below the center then fill in a mostly downward diagonal pattern. When the bottom is reached, move to the top of the next column.

static image of Saturn's planetary square
gif of Saturn's planetary square being filled starting with 1

Ways to Connect with Saturn

  • Use botanicals associated with Saturn, such as yew, garlic, patchouli, or white lilies
  • Add gemstones associated with Saturn to talismans, such as jet, black onyx, obsidian, lapis lazuli, amethyst, smoky quartz, or black tourmaline
  • Put gemstones associated with Capricorn near your computer to absorb electromagnetic frequencies
  • Carve the astrological symbol for Saturn on a black, brown, yellow, or purple colored candle and burn it in a spell
  • Draw the symbol on paper and put it in a talisman
  • Divine with tarot cards, oracle cards, or numbers
  • Do spells on a Saturday and/or Saturn's hours (check for retrogrades!)
  • Light incense with a scent associated to Saturn, such as myrrh or patchouli
  • Hang a pentagram on your door to protect your home
  • Do knot magic to bind an enemy
  • Sprinkle salt in the corners of a room to prevent the intrusion of unwanted energy

Orphic Hymn 12: To Saturn [Kronos]

Ethereal father, mighty Titan, hear, great fire of Gods and men, whom all revere:
Endu'd with various council, pure and strong, to whom perfection and decrease belong.
Consum'd by thee all forms that hourly die, by thee restor'd, their former place supply;
The world immense in everlasting chains, strong and ineffable thy pow'r contains
Father of vast eternity, divine, O mighty Saturn [Kronos], various speech is thine:
Blossom of earth and of the starry skies, husband of Rhea, and Prometheus wife.
Obstetric Nature, venerable root, from which the various forms of being shoot;
No parts peculiar can thy pow'r enclose, diffus'd thro' all, from which the world arose,
O, best of beings, of a subtle mind, propitious hear to holy pray'rs inclin'd;
The sacred rites benevolent attend, and grant a blameless life, a blessed end.

Saturn Facts

  • Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun.
  • Saturn is the second largest planet, but the least dense one. Saturn is less dense than water.
  • It takes Saturn 29.7 years to travel around the Sun and about 10.5 hours for a complete Saturnian day.
  • Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is larger than the planet Mercury. It’s not that much smaller than Mars, and is second in moon size only to Jupiter’s Ganymede.
  • Just about every 30 years, a Great White Spot appears as a storm on Saturn’s atmosphere. The next appearance will be near the year 2020.
  • Saturn has more than 60 moons.
  • When Galileo originally discovered Saturn’s rings, he thought they were two moons on either side of the planet.
  • In 2010, a huge storm appeared on the surface of Saturn - it was so big it wrapped around the entire planet.
  • Saturn is the furthest planet from Earth that can be seen without the aid of a telescope or binoculars.
  • Magnification of about 30x is needed to see Saturn’s rings, which can be achieved with a large pair of binoculars or a small telescope.
NASA closeup image of Saturn

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Page last updated: March 25, 2026