Saturn’s move into Aries on May 24, 2025 initiates a powerful new 2.5-year cycle of personal responsibility, self-leadership, and inner mastery, and is one that lands differently for each of us depending on your rising sign. These horoscopes are here to guide you through the structures you’re being called to build, the courage you’re cultivating and the places where steady, intentional action will serve you most. I've also included a few Saturn in Aries journal prompts at the end of this post to support your reflections, enjoy!

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ARIES RISING: Saturn is moving through your 1st House, marking a powerful rite of passage in your sense of self. Over the next few years, you’ll be rebuilding yourself as older versions were shed and stripped bare during Saturn in your 12th house. Saturn in the 1st invites you to take yourself seriously - your identity, your energy, your presence. Who are you when you stop outsourcing your sense of direction? This transit will ask you to show up with more intention in how you move through the world. You don’t need to be everywhere doing everything... but when you do act, make it count. This is a time to get clear on what you stand for, how you lead yourself and what kind of legacy you’re building. Not someday, but now.

What can feel like a roadblock: Identity fatigue, imposter syndrome, pressure to "have it all together"

What you're being asked to commit to: Embodied leadership, self-trust, and integrity in action

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TAURUS RISING: Saturn is moving through your 12th House which is the most hidden, liminal part of your chart. This is the quiet work, the inner reckoning and a behind-the-scenes restructuring. Over the next few years, you may feel a pull inward as unconscious patterns rise to the surface. What you've been avoiding or suppressing can’t be ignored any longer. Saturn in this house is clearing space for needed rest and reflection. For deep healing that doesn’t require an audience. And for preparation for the next 1st house cycle to come. You may feel mores solitary, more sensitive to noise and the outside world during this transit. Use this time to commit to the unseen work. Strengthen your spiritual foundations. Allow solitude to be a source of peace and respite, not isolation.

What can feel like a roadblock: Emotional exhaustion, unclear direction, fear/resistance to slowing down, loneliness, low moods

What you're being asked to commit to: Inner integrity, spiritual maintenance, and releasing what no longer supports your becoming

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GEMINI RISING: Saturn is moving through your 11th House, reshaping your relationships with community, friendship and the dreams you hold for the future. Over the next few years, the focus is less on being liked by everyone, and more on aligning with the people, causes and visions that actually feel meaningful. You’re being asked to get more clear on who you’re walking with - and why. You may find yourself craving deeper connections, or feeling more discerning about the groups and communities you’re part of. Saturn in this house is helping you build long-term support and meaningful collaborations with the right people to bring your visions and dreams to life.

What can feel like a roadblock: Outgrowing old friendships, feeling detached, disillusionment with community

What you're being asked to commit to: More aligned connections, your long-term visions, showing up for the future you're calling in

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CANCER RISING: Saturn is moving through your 10th house and is asking you to step up and out in the world with commitment, dedication and focus on the long-game. This transit puts your legacy, visibility and sense of purpose under the spotlight. It’s not about chasing external validation, but rather about defining success on your own terms. You’re being called into leadership… but it must come from what feels personally aligned, not from a sense of duty or even performance. You may feel pressure around your career or question your direction during this transit, especially if the path you’ve been on no longer fits. It’s time to take responsibility for what you want to be known for, and that small, steady steps will build a lasting foundation.

What can feel like a roadblock: Fear of failure, avoiding responsibility, pressure to prove yourself

What you're being asked to commit to: Purpose-led leadership, consistency, building a legacy with a solid structure

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LEO RISING: Saturn is moving through your 9th House, bringing a greater purpose to your beliefs and worldview. Over the next few years, you may find yourself questioning old philosophies, teachings and worldviews that once felt solid. Saturn isn’t here to take away your sense of meaning, it’s wants to ensure that it feels truly aligned for you. This is a time to ground your spiritual and intellectual growth in lived experience. When this transit begins, it may feel like your world closes in somewhat, but it’s to help you get more clear about how you truly want to expand in the world on the other side of Saturn transit. ou might feel drawn to deepen your studies, return to something that’s always called you or explore new systems of thought and belief that challenge your current understanding. Long-term travel, education, publishing or teaching could all come into greater focus during this transit.

What can feel like a roadblock: Crisis of faith, disillusionment with teachers or belief systems, lack of direction

What you're being asked to commit to: Embodied wisdom, long-term learning, expanding your path with purpose

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VIRGO RISING: Saturn is moving through your 8th House, which is initiating a slow, deep transformation around intimacy, trust, shared resources and power dynamics. This part of your chart is not surface-level, it’s where your shadow lives. Over the next few years, you’ll be asked to face what’s been hidden and repressed. Saturn in this house can bring up fear, resistance and discomfort, but only because it’s showing you what needs to be acknowledged in order to heal and integrate. Therapy, financial boundaries, energetic sovereignty and unhooking from old survival patterns are all key themes for you Virgo. You’re not here to fix everything, but you are here to take responsibility for your half of the story. Then true intimacy and empowerment can merge.

What can feel like a roadblock: Control issues, emotional overwhelm, fear of vulnerability or scarcity

What you're being asked to commit to: Energetic boundaries, emotional maturity, empowerment

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LIBRA RISING: Saturn is moving through your 7th House, bringing your relationships - and commitments - into focus. This transit isn’t just about romance though. It’s about anyone you partner with closely: clients, collaborators, best friends, even “enemies”! Over the next few years, Saturn will ask: what’s working? What isn’t? And where have you been avoiding the truth in the name of keeping the peace? This can be a powerful time for building long-lasting partnerships or walking away from ones that no longer feel resonant. You’re learning that compromise doesn’t have to mean self-abandonment. And that being in relationships doesn’t mean you have to lose yourself. Saturn here asks you to show up with honesty, and to expect - and only accept - the same in return.

What can feel like a roadblock: Codependency, people-pleasing, relationship fatigue, fear of conflict

What you're being asked to commit to: Mature connections, mutual respect, relational clarity, willingness to compromise

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SCORPIO RISING: Saturn is moving through your 6th house and will bring focus to your daily life, routines, health and work habits. Over the next few years, you’re being asked to rebuild your systems - not just to be more productive, but to be more intentional with how you spend your time and energy. This is the house of refinement, and where small shifts lead to big change. Saturn here is less about the grand vision and more about the day-to-day steps that get you there. This is a powerful time to take your wellbeing seriously, Scorpio. And that doesn’t mean to hustle harder, it means creating routines that supports your body, mind and nervous system no matter what comes your way. If something in your work, daily schedule or self-care feels unsustainable or misaligned, Saturn will highlight this and begin to give you tools to bring you more ease here by the end of the transit.

What can feel like a roadblock: Burnout, lack of flow or boundaries around your time and energy, over-filling your calendar

What you're being asked to commit to: Sustainable routines, time management, daily habits that support your long-term wellbeing

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SAGITTARIUS RISING: Saturn is going to be moving through your 5th house, reshaping how you relate to your creativity, pleasure, romance and self-expression. This is the part of your chart that’s often seen as fun and light, but when is Saturn shows up here, life get more intentional and you’re asked to take your joy seriously. To treat your creativity and passions as sacred parts of who you are. This might look like committing to a creative practice, project or romance, or healing blocks around being seen and expressing yourself, as well as inner child work too. What brought you pleasure when you were young? Find ways to do more of that during this cycle, as Saturn is supporting you to make creativity, fun and playfulness foundational for you. If you’ve been holding back out of fear of judgement or failure, Saturn in this house can help you face that.

What can feel like a roadblock: Creative blocks, fear of being seen, pressure to “perform” instead of freely express

What you're being asked to commit to: Authentic expression, disciplined creativity and joy that’s grounded, not performative

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CAPRICORN RISING: Saturn is moving through your 4th house, bringing attention to your foundations such as your home, family, roots, inner self and your emotional security. This is a deeply internal transit asking you to look at what supports you, what you’ve inherited and what needs to be restructured... and its bone deep. Over the next few years, you may be redefining what home means to you or doing the work of creating inner stability that isn’t as dependent on your external circumstances. This is also ancestral work as much as it is personal. It’s about where you come from and what you no longer need to carry. You might feel called to set firmer boundaries within family dynamics, move house or renovate, or restructure your living situation in some way. But beyond the external changes, this is about coming home to yourself. Saturn here asks you to become the safe container you may not have always had. What you're building now starts from the inside out, and it’s time to slow down and integrate these deep, reflective changes.

What can feel like a roadblock: Emotional heaviness, family responsibilities and duties, feeling unrooted or unsupported

What you're being asked to commit to: Emotional maturity, creating your own sense of home, healing what you’ve outgrown

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AQUARIUS RISING: Saturn is moving through your 3rd house and is refining how you think, speak, learn and communicate. Over the next few years, your voice becomes a tool you’re learning to wield with more clarity, decisiveness and impact. Over the next few years, you’re being asked to cut through the noise and get clear on what’s worth your time, energy and attention. Saturn wants your thinking to be clear, grounded and built for endurance. This is a powerful time to commit to a writing project, study something that challenges you or to create stronger boundaries and systems around your mental input and flow. It’s a season for less scrolling and more substance. If you’ve struggled with overthinking or second-guessing yourself, Saturn is here to help you slow down enough to hear yourself think. Be intentional with your words though, as they can land a little harder now. And finally, be mindful of overloading your schedule or saying yes to things out of obligation, as your time and energy are worth protecting.

What can feel like a roadblock: Mental clutter, second-guessing, overconsumption of information, your environment

What you're being asked to commit to: Mental discipline, thoughtful communication, intentional learning, choosing your words with care

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PISCES RISING: Saturn is moving through your 2nd house, reshaping how you relate to money, resources, self-worth and stability. Over the next few years, you’re being asked to take your values seriously. This isn’t just about your income either. It’s about how you honour your time, your energy your boundaries and your sense of enough-ness. Saturn here helps you build something solid, but only if you’re willing to take full ownership of what you’re working with. You’re being called to get more grounded in the material world, which isn’t the most comfortable space for you to be present in Pisces. That might mean tightening your budget, saying no to things that drain your energy or learning to ask for what you’re worth, even when it’s uncomfortable and yes, even when it means putting a dollar sign on your time/effort/skills. Saturn is helping you to define security on your own terms, and what you build during this transit becomes the foundation for how you resource yourself - financially, emotionally, energetically - for years to come.

What can feel like a roadblock: Financial pressure, self-doubt, resistance to long-term planning

What you're being asked to commit to: Practicality and stability, self-trust, a value system that supports your growth

Saturn in Aries Journal Prompts:

♄ Where am I being asked to step up and claim responsibility in a bold, pioneering way, even if it feels intimidating or unfamiliar?
(Look to the house Aries rules in your chart. This is where you're being invited to lead with courage and resilience. You can also reflect on your natal Mars for clues about your instinctive approach to responsibility and discipline)

♄ How am I redefining what self-leadership looks like in this chapter of my life?

♄ What structures or habits support my vitality and autonomy, and which ones limit my growth?

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Katie Emma is an Astrologer and the founder of Temple of Cosmic Astrology School. Obsessed with decoding the stars, she's passionate about helping you uncover the magic held within your natal chart and to step into your potential. With her mix of wisdom, humour and grounded advice, Katie translates your natal chart into practical tools for embodied growth and evolution.