The relationship series - Saturn in the second house

As opposed to the first house where Saturn’s placement mainly has an impact on how other people view you, the confidence you have in yourself as well as expectations when it comes to relationships, the second house has primarily to do with family and the second marriage.

A person with Saturn in the second house most likely grew up in a predictable and very conventional environment where perhaps too much routine was part of the child’s daily life. Saturn limits, restricts (and delays) situations, expectations and results of areas in life connected to the house he sits in so in the second house, the birth family overall was experienced as limiting and a place where stepping out of line was punished in one way or the other. This could also have been in the form of making the person feel guilty for not being and behaving like the other family members. 

Saturn also resists change and innovation, so in particular Saturn in the second house in Aries or Scorpio – or with an aspect from Mars - views the family environment traditionally as strict, austere and conservative. The person with Saturn in the second house may also consistently have the impression that money is tight or simply too much of it is eaten up by family commitments. 

The impact will vary slightly depending on whether Saturn is exalted, in its own sign or debilitated. In some cases, the feeling of restriction and limitation can be something that beneficial and desired and something that brings a feeling of belonging and security. However, Saturn still delays and imposes some challenging experiences in the area of family commitment. This means that the person may live away from the immediate family to get some breathing space or the person will have to go through some karmic lessons before he is ready to have a family of his own. As with all Saturn lessons, it might take a lot of repetitive behaviour to get rid of old, karmic patterns.

The second house is also the place of the second marriage. So again, Saturn here will not deny a second marriage but in all likelihood delay. The person with this placement may at first feel that the idea of entering another family-like environment may be too limiting and restrictive having gone through certain restrictive experiences before. 

In every house, Saturn restricts progress to ensure we pause, we look and listen and learn our karmic lessons. If we accept our responsibilities in a neutral manner, we also manage to get rid of negative expectations that Saturn brings to the area in the horoscope it touches.

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