Saturn is the planet linked to Capricorn, which we know is the hardest-working sign in the whole zodiac. Saturn is a task master, a disciplinarian, a worker bee. Saturn expects and then Saturn comes to collect. Saturn rings the bell that chimes: “It’s time to grow up and start adulting.” Karma, justice, discipline are all linked to Saturn’s powers. When Saturn is flowing, we’re all working hard, delivering and making headway in our studies, work or commitments.

In retrograde, we get a lengthy ‘break time’. Not to play as such (Saturn doesn’t let us off the leash that far…), but to reflect and reassess the status and trajectory of our ambitions, work, commitments and goals. Now is the time to reflect on where you are and how you got here. Now is the time to ask yourself what is working well and what might need adjustment or even switching out of the plan. Seek feedback, question yourself, measure results, assess wins and losses.

Saturn always wants us to value ourselves and our abilities. Waste not, want not. Saturn smiles when we appreciate that we need to do more with what we’ve got, with the advantages given, with the time left. Life is not forever and there are no guarantees, and no one is going to make our life happen for us. To each of us is gifted a bag of tools, a book of rules and a ticking clock. Saturn wants you to not just know or understand but to believe that you are responsible for your life. You have accountability for how this story turns out. Use it. Your decisions and actions shape and create the life you lead. Time and opportunity are not infinite. Youth withers (gulp). Health is not guaranteed. You’re not bulletproof nor immortal. It’s time to focus, recalibrate, get serious and start delivering and creating the lifestyle you want. It’s time to live well.

Saturn retrograde is here to make you reflect and reassess – here’s what each star sign needs to know