Saturn appears in 2 systems: the same name is used for more than one thing. Both are shown below.

Planets

Saturn

Planets

Saturn is the lord of time, the keeper of boundaries, and the teacher of hard lessons. Once king of the gods before Jupiter's reign, Saturn represents the wisdom that comes through limitation. He is the harvest god who reaps what was sown, the skeleton at the feast reminding us of mortality.

Tradition · HellenisticClassical Planet

Correspondences

Tarot
Major arcana
Secondary
The devil
Path number
32
Hebrew letter
Path connects
YesodMalkuth

Practice

Invocation Approach
Tone
Solemn respectful
Address
SaturnKronosThe Ancient One
Relationship
Teacher through limitation
Warning
Saturn work has consequences
Resonance
Those ready for restriction and discipline

Nature and meaning

Mythology Summary

Saturn is the lord of time, the keeper of boundaries, and the teacher of hard lessons. Once king of the gods before Jupiter's reign, Saturn represents the wisdom that comes through limitation. He is the harvest god who reaps what was sown, the skeleton at the feast reminding us of mortality.

Details

Astronomical Type
Planet
Timing
Day of week
Saturday
Planetary hour sequence
1
Dignities
Rulership
Traditional rulership
Exaltation
Exaltation degree
21
Detriment
Fall
Qualities
Nature
Cold dry
Temperament
Melancholic
Gender
Masculine
Sect
Diurnal
Quality
Greater malefic
Speed
Slowest classical 29 years
Domains
StructureLimitationDisciplineTimeKarmaResponsibilityAuthorityTraditionBoundariesDeathEndingsOld ageBonesTeethLead
Kabbalah
Sephira
Divine name
YHVH Elohim
Archangel
Alternate
Cassiel
Angelic order
Aralim
Palace
Third
Frequency
Hz
147.85
Musical note
D
Octave
Middle
Archetype
Primary
The elder
Secondary
The teacherThe hermitThe builder
Shadow
The tyrant miser
Psychological
Superego inner critic
Saturn Return
Frequency
Every 29 years
Ages
29
58
87
Meaning
Major life restructuring
Themes
MaturationResponsibilityConsequencesLife review
Magical Workings
Optimal for
BanishingBindingProtectionEndingsBreaking habitsKarmic workAncestor contactDeath workStructure buildingDiscipline magicLong term planningBinding oathsLimiting enemiesProperty boundaries
Avoid for
New beginningsLove magicExpansionQuick resultsJoy workingsAttraction
Best timing
Day
Saturday
Hour
Saturn hour
Double power
Saturday saturn hour
Modern Astrology
Represents
Structure responsibility karma
House association
10
Questions
Where must I mature?What are my responsibilities?What karma am I facing?

Planetary talismans

Tradition · AgrippaPlanetary Talisman
A note on this entry

The seal, intelligence and spirit are Agrippa's (Three Books of Occult Philosophy, Book II); the metal, stone and herb are the planet's standard correspondences. An electional talisman needs the planet's day and hour, a suitable Moon, and the planet not retrograde or combust. Saturn's archangel is Cassiel or Tzaphkiel depending on the table; the corpus follows the tree, where Saturn's sphere is Binah and Tzaphkiel is the archangel.

Correspondences

Planet
Saturn
Color
Black

Sacred timing

Hour
Saturn

Practice

Magical Uses
ProtectionBindingBanishingLand and propertyEndings

Details

Seal
The seal of Saturn from Agrippa's second book: a scythe, a serpent and a dark field, engraved on lead.
Intelligence
Agiel
Spirit
Zazel
Metal
Lead
Stone
Onyx
Herbs
Cypress
Incense
Myrrh

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Every entry that names Saturn, grouped by the system it comes from.

☥ Deities 280

❦ Herbs 47

◆ Stones 29

◇ Workings 17

⚒ Ritual tools 12

✡ Shem HaMephorash 10

♈ Zodiac 9

🜂 Incense & resins 9

✦ Tarot 7

✟ Angels & demons 6

☿ Alchemy 6

🌳 Woods 5

✧ Fixed stars 4

🎨 Colours 4

⚱ Essential oils 4

⛥ Planetary spirits 4

ᚑ Ogham 4

🔥 Sabbats 3

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№ Numerology 3

✴ Divination methods 3

∴ Geomancy 3

⬡ Houses 2

🜔 Elements 1

✧ Directions 1

🕛 Planetary hours 1

📅 Weekdays 1

☽ Moon phases 1

☊ Jyotisha 1

木 Wu Xing 1

✋ Palmistry 1

🜁 Sephiroth 1

  • Binah Planet · Deities Associated

❁ Chakras 1

⚕ Humours 1

⚙ Metals 1

⛤ Olympic spirits 1

🜚 Planetary talismans 1

✍ Sigil methods 1

▦ Planetary squares 1

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