Saturn and the Tarot

Look up the mythology of Saturn (or Kronos) and you’ll find a story riddled with brutality and violence. The Titans and Olympians were motivated by power―its acquisition, assertion, and preservation, and went to great lengths to battle each other for it.

For Saturn, this power trip is hard-won but made all the sweeter because nose-to-the-grindstone discipline pays off. Despite the intimidating scythe we occasionally see Saturn pictured with, this ringed planet in its archetypal manifestation presided over a Golden Age of agricultural bounty and social harmony. This doesn’t sound like the…