Saturn continues to move through your second house this year (until September), urging you of taking stock of your effectiveness, self-worth, and finances. This stage of your life is often marked by hard work. It is a practical time in your life. Financial success may not be remarkable, yet it is generally steady, if slow to come by. This transit has traditionally been associated with financial loss, but in truth, it is more about our perceptions you are apt to review how effective you have been on a financial level to date, and find some dissatisfaction with your progress. In fact, gains may be slow, but sudden reversals are not common with this transit.
The purpose of this transit is for you to make the connection between your own feelings of self-worth and what you produce in the real world/get back from the real world. Last year, you may have had some feelings of being unsupported (you may have been thinking, I work so hard, and what do I get for all this hard work?), but as the transit moves forward this year, you learn to look inside of yourself with a newfound clarity and realism and ideally draw up considerable strength from within. You work on your effectiveness in the world, and see exactly what has been holding you back from achieving the results you want. The challenge here is to capture the newly found and defined self-confidence you gained while Saturn was in Cancer, and now apply it in the real world.
In July and August, measurable progress can be made with your personal finances. Your ability to make money is dependent upon your attention to that which is productive and tangible. How well you handle your practical affairs is the key. This is a time of great productivity, determination, and will power. From September to December, you have a lot going for you. Your life stabilizes dramatically. You feel on top of your game–secure, modestly confident, and willing to tackle whatever comes your way. Relationships with siblings and acquaintances stabilize.
You might find that you cut out what you consider to be frivolous activities, and possibly even casual acquaintances that have run their course. Hard work pays off, and you may be recognized for your accomplishments in small ways. This serves to fuel your ambition further. You might find that you tend to focus on your most cherished relationships, strengthening them. Those in authority tend to look upon you kindly and respectfully. You are more capable of structuring your time and effort. Working with a close partner is possible. You take more interest in your psychological health and how it impacts your physical health.
Although your overall state of mind is stable and productive, some restlessness is likely this year. Mundane tasks capture your attention, but the urge to get out and about is bound to grab hold of you.
If you do get a chance to travel, which could come up quite unexpectedly, unusual, eye-opening experiences may be in store for you. The people that you meet this year tend to stir you into new ways of thinking. You are less inclined towards a personal philosophy that is traditional now. You may encounter some challenges regarding shared finances or property. A loan or other form of support may come through unexpectedly, even in a mysterious fashion. Intimate relationships can be highly colorful, perhaps with spiritual undercurrents, but also a little confusing. The boundaries that are normally drawn between what is yours and what is mine may be blurred somewhat this year. A partner could have unsettled finances, and this could impact your own finances. Do be wary of anything that even slightly resembles fraud. Lending others money may be a lesson in frustration this year.