"Saturn. . . is never easy to deal with because his function is that of promoting growth," explains astrologer Liz Greene, author of Saturn: A New Look at an Old Devil, "and it is only frustration and pain which at present are sufficient goads to get a human being moving." This frustration and pain have given Saturn a bad reputation. But the planet's often misunderstood value lies in its very ability to evoke pain. Like the pain of an illness, it warns that something is wrong. Saturn doesn't create the problems, it merely illuminates them.

-From "Saturn Return: The Twenty-Ninth Year" by Skye Alexander

I never really believed in astrology. But when I read Skye Alexander's article on a phenomenon called "Saturn Returns" I started thinking otherwise. It's creepy how it explains some of the stuff I've been dealing with right now. It's also strangely comforting to know that we can never be entirely at fault. When all hell breaks loose, we can always blame the universe... yeah right.