Ms Leo asks "What does Saturn in Scorpio mean for my love life and family?"

Solar Fire/Kelly Surtees

Q: “I’d like to know where my love life and family is heading.” (Birth Data supplied)

A: Not only are you a Leo (which means you have the Sun in Leo), but you also have Mars, Mercury and Venus in Leo. Leo is clearly a dominant sign in your personality, but it’s not the only sign – your ascendant is in Taurus and your descendant (relationship point) is in Scorpio.

Leo is a fixed sign, and since Saturn is now in another fixed sign (Scorpio) you have some practical choices to make.

With a Scorpio descendant, Mars is your personal relationship planet. In October 2012, Saturn in Scorpio squares your Mars in Leo bringing a relationship reality check. It’s time to be honest with yourself about what is and isn’t working in love.

Sometimes a renewed effort can re-energise a stale relationship under this kind of cycle, other times Saturn’s influence helps you realise some relationships in your life have passed their use by date. A responsible, mature and honest attitude to relationships is key.

In October/November 2013 Saturn squares your Sun and Mercury in Leo. This is a time of restructuring, especially at home and within family dynamics. Changes – like consolidations – are possible regarding your living arrangements as well.

Saturn’s cycle through Scorpio represents a back-to-basics period for you that helps you acknowledge buried truths, and then use this fresh insight to create a more authentic life.

Your progressed Sun is in the midst of a rare pass over your Uranus, bringing extreme restlessness, a strong urge for freedom and the desire to make changes to any areas of life that have become restrictive or boring.

Being in the balsamic phase by progression suggests release and closure is important, so avoid holding onto the past.

A new moon in your progressed chart in May 2015 heralds the start of a new 30 year life cycle. Until then, make peace with the past and let go of – or work to improve - what’s no longer authentic. Q: “I’d like to know where my love life and family is heading.” (Birth Data supplied)

A: Not only are you a Leo (which means you have the Sun in Leo), but you also have Mars, Mercury and Venus in Leo. Leo is clearly a dominant sign in your personality, but it’s not the only sign – your ascendant is in Taurus and your descendant (relationship point) is in Scorpio.

Leo is a fixed sign, and since Saturn is now in another fixed sign (Scorpio) you have some practical choices to make.

With a Scorpio descendant, Mars is your personal relationship planet. In October 2012, Saturn in Scorpio squares your Mars in Leo bringing a relationship reality check. It’s time to be honest with yourself about what is and isn’t working in love.

Sometimes a renewed effort can re-energise a stale relationship under this kind of cycle, other times Saturn’s influence helps you realise some relationships in your life have passed their use by date. A responsible, mature and honest attitude to relationships is key.

In October/November 2013 Saturn squares your Sun and Mercury in Leo. This is a time of restructuring, especially at home and within family dynamics. Changes – like consolidations – are possible regarding your living arrangements as well.

Saturn’s cycle through Scorpio represents a back-to-basics period for you that helps you acknowledge buried truths, and then use this fresh insight to create a more authentic life.

Your progressed Sun is in the midst of a rare pass over your Uranus, bringing extreme restlessness, a strong urge for freedom and the desire to make changes to any areas of life that have become restrictive or boring.

Being in the balsamic phase by progression suggests release and closure is important, so avoid holding onto the past

A new moon in your progressed chart in May 2015 heralds the start of a new 30 year life cycle. Until then, make peace with the past and let go of – or work to improve - what’s no longer authentic.