Saturn is the planet of karma, it deals with the karma whether it is good or bad. Saturn is harsh, stressful, fearful, and anxiety. Saturn is a cold, practical and realistic planet. Saturn is structured, organized, disciplined, long term goals, and capacity to do hard work. Saturn makes us understand about life and allows us to live a meaningful life.
Mars is free will and will power for getting things done. It is our energy to do something. Mars is the energy, vitality, it is our ability to take action. Mars is impulsive, spontaneous and it represents anger, sexual energy, passion, drive within us.
These two planets are opposite in action and whenever two opposite planets conjunct, they enhance the same qualities and create problems where they differ in nature. Saturn and Mars both want to fix problems but in different ways. Both want to protect us from danger. Mars is fast, impulsive, rash and in the moment. Mars acts impulsively and with force to defend. Saturn is slow, careful and interested in long-term goals. Saturn and Mars, they both pull in opposite directions because they are opposite in nature. Saturn says 'stop' and has patience, but Mars says 'go' because Mars has no patience. Therefore one must be careful while taking action as consequences might not be good. These people feel like something holding back and they feel frustrated at times. Both Saturn and Mars won't give up without a fight. They'll keep pushing until they get it. These two combinations give anger problems. They need to be careful while taking action as there is a tendency that they can get in legal trouble sometimes. As Saturn is a restriction and Mars is anger when these people feel restricted their anger comes up even in worse form. Sometimes a person is not able to express anger and create health problems like hypertension and bipolar tendencies. Physical exercise is the best way to manage anger or any bad effects of this conjunction. This conjunction also could give accidents, cuts, and burns.
On the positive side, this conjunction could give positive results if you could use these energies constructively. Saturn holds back things and thinks and helps to learn things in a hard way. Saturn and Mars conjunction makes people capable of hard work, enduring strength and resourcefulness. These people take things seriously. They are hard workers and they are ready to take their responsibilities. They are often more successful than other people. It may produce a very good businessman who has a disciplined nature and can get things done on time.
Saturn and Mars conjunction in the most positive way makes a person very ambitious, dedicated, and mature. So when these two planets come together in good signs, they can do many positive things in life. Saturn rules Capricorn, and Mars is exalted in Capricorn, the sign in which Saturn’s energy is very practical, focused, ordered, organized and achieves anything. So when Mars and Saturn come together in this sign these people can achieve whatever they want in life.
If the both planets are retrograde their effects are more felt. Sometimes this conjunction is in air signs like in Libra give explosions because their energy is more concentrated.
These are very general observations of Saturn and Mars conjunction. All the conjunction varies according to the signs and houses placement. If you understand the nature of planetary energies you will be better able to utilize this time for careful planning and focused action, instead of impulsive and bewildered habits.
Remedy: Physical exercise is the best way to manage anger or any bad effects of this conjunction. Think before any action, recite Hanuman Chalisa, pour water on Shivling on Saturday morning.
