Saturn in Pisces: Creative Technologies, Sobering Beliefs
June 12, 2023, by Julia Sophia
Saturn in pisces Dates: March 7, 2023 — May 24, 2025 & August 31, 2025 — Feb 13, 2026
Saturn enters Pisces on March 7, 2023 and stays there until May 24, 2025, re-entering on August 31, 2025 until Feb 13, 2026. On a collective level, Saturn transits deal with established structures, authorities and traditions that shape the pillars of our society, challenging orthodox systems that need to be reckoned with either through rebellion, assimilation, or reinvention. On a more personal level, Saturnian phases teach us to plan, organise, consolidate and manifest. We grow up during this time, learning to admit mistakes, apply effort, value responsibility, and appreciate the useful aspects of structure and discipline. In the intuitive and ethereal water sign of Pisces, transiting Saturn gives shape to the infinitely boundless and formless, inviting us to embrace boundaries and commit to our personal and collective spiritual growth through a crystallisation of our beliefs.
Technology: A Tool for Service and Creativity
Pisces is intuitive, receptive and creative, so expect a boom in AI art that challenges conventional notions of artistry, originality and creativity. Whether NFTs, painting auctions in the metaverse or VR art exhibitions — the growing emergence of futuristic artists is here to stay, revolutionising the cultural sector through digital products with practical, tangible meaning. As Saturn’s boundaries intersect with Pisces’ dissolution of boundaries, however, this also highlights the need for accountability and responsibility. The regulation of institutions such as Silicon Valley will likely come under public scrutiny, pressured to raise the minimum age for social media target advertisements. Hollywood may be forced to accommodate new social trends and creative techniques that challenge traditional ways of filmmaking and consumption. The fundamental wisdom of this transit is not to shun technology, but to utilise it for higher service.
Psychedelic Revolution
Scientific and medical fields will face a diversification of perspectives as the boundaries between ‘scientific’ and ‘unscientific’ will increasingly blur. Accommodating more alternative healing modalities and holistic treatments into biomedical practice, the mainstream acceptance of psychedelics for medical and therapeutic purposes is likely to expand, and efforts to repeal cannabis punishments could gain significant public support. Oxford University just hosted its first conference on psychedelics, scrutinising the over-reliance on psychopharmacology by Western biomedicine, and officially paving the way towards academic recognition of the therapeutic effect of mind-altering substances. The field of psychology will also increasingly accommodate practices such as meditation to treat patients, and growing acceptance of transgressive concepts such as ‘neurodiversity’ will teach us that differences in cognitive functioning are not deficits, but — like Pisces — simply a reflection of fluidity.
Socio-Political Sobriety
Saturn crystallises the ill-defined and fuzzy, forcing us to take a hard look at what we have built for ourselves. In collectively oriented yet escapist Pisces, this calls for a sober assessment of the world and a conscious effort to create a better future, both personally and collectively. Nihilism in the face of the climate change apocalypse will no longer be considered acceptable as we confront our comfortable fantasies and delusions about progress. Deep fakes created by AI and the manipulation of the media will sensitise us to the future development of democracy and the information society. As Saturn rules boundaries, border disputes (#Russia/Ukraine!) will continue to take center stage, calling for clarity and definition that keep an empathetic, humanitarian outcome in mind. Above all, our utopian ideals and ideological political movements will be tested through their practical implications.
Personal Awakening, Collective Change
Excessive scrolling shortens our attention span and sponsors non-committal interest, sensory overstimulation and emotional overwhelm. While Saturn won’t turn everyone of us into a reclusive ascetic who renounces the temptations of society, silence, withdrawal, and reflection will gain popularity as valuable tools for self-discovery and cultivating clarity of mind. Instead of blaming overwhelm and dissociation, we learn to take responsibility for our actions and cut out mindless behaviours. We are reminded of the importance to take time and effort to constructively realise our goals, which may require slowing down and doing things more thoroughly. Authentic self-connection, emotional service, and self-sacrifice for collective goals will replace toxic wellness culture and selfie-stick level narcissism. Expect to take on commitments that test your faith and ground your intuition to better understand what you truly desire from a specific situation. When we all gain more clarity individually, we will in turn do so collectively.
