Aliza Einhorn - The Little Book of Saturn: Astrological Gifts, Challenges, and Returns

Praise for The Little Book of Saturn

Aliza Einhorn's very direct and lively way of writing about subjects that often seem overly technical to nonastrologers like myself makes The Little Book of Saturn both informative and enjoyable. Anyone who might know just enough astrology to be scared by Saturn's influence or anxious about the (sometimes dreaded) Saturn return, will find this book a helpful friend.

Rachel Pollack, author of Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom

For those looking to deepen their knowledge of astrology, I highly recommend Aliza Einhorn's The Little Book of Saturn. This may be a little book, but it's big on knowledge! A treat and delight for both seasoned astrologers and those looking to deepen their understanding of the practice, The Little Book of Saturn makes astrology accessible, thought-provoking, and fun. Einhorn explains the basics clearly and succinctly, providing an easy entry point into astrology, all while not speaking down to more advanced readers! Einhorn has a knack for making difficult concepts easy to understand. I'd give this book to both beginners and friends who have been casting charts for decades!

Jason Mankey, author of The Witch's Book of Shadows and The Witch's Athame

Saturn is a harsh teacher, but it is the kind of teacher that, if you can pass its lessons, you come out a stronger, more realized, and autonomous person. If you want the keys to understanding this challenging teacher, The Little Book of Saturn is the guide you have been looking for to deepen your understanding of self and the eternal quest.

Adam Sartwell, cofounder of the Temple of Witchcraft and award-winning author of Twenty-One Days of Reiki and The Blessing Cord

As a good Capricorn, I have always had a great affinity with Saturn, my ruling planet. Its existence has always given me much curiosity and at the same time a lot of inner peace. Saturn is among the most majestic creatures of the firmament, dressed in its golden tones and sheltered behind a series of perfect rings, made literally from cosmic rocks and stardust. How could one not be curious about it? Finally, someone has taken up the task of recording and supplementing the scarce astrological information previously available about Saturn and delivered it properly broken down and organized in a way that is easy to understand and apply day by day. Finally, Aliza Einhorn's The Little Book of Saturn offers the substantial information I have long sought.

Aliza has given herself the task of creating this incredible book full of effective, comprehensive, and interesting information based on the astrological spirit of Saturn. This is a more than adequate manual for seekers of stars. From magicians to astrologers and from alchemists to modern sorcerers, everyone should have The Little Book of Saturn as an integral part of their collection. It will teach you to understand the different functions of Saturn in your life, in your daily routine, and even the influence it exerts on your zodiac sign. On behalf of all the future readers of this wonderful book, thank you Aliza for this incredible work.

Elhoim Leafar, author of The Magical Art of Crafting Charm Bags

This edition first published in 2018 by Weiser Books, an imprint of

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Copyright 2018 by Aliza Einhorn

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ISBN: 978-1-57863-628-0

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018936794

Cover design by Jim Warner

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Interior by Steve Amarillo / Urban Design LLC

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To my parents, Andrea and Jules

I wish to thank my amazing editor, Judika (my Saturn!), and everyone at Red Wheel/Weiser who was involved in the making of this book.

And to my clients, students, and the remarkable baristas who supported me during the writing and the rewriting, and to dear friends, Amy, Devorah, Kirsten, Lyone, and Tom: I humbly, gratefully thank you.

I am so glad you picked up this book. This book wants to be read. This book wants your company.

See, I believe the act of reading is less solitary than we usually think, the reader tugging his or her book (or tablet or phone) out of pocket, purse, or backpack to sneak in a single paragraph or two between the mundane minutes and hours of daily life. I lived in New York City for fifteen years. Deciding what book to take on the subway, no matter the commute, was part of my morning ritual, along with the usual cleansing of the body, and coffee. Whose voice did I need to hear that day? Whose words would be the right words? It's more intimate than not.

Life, my friends, isn't boring, if you are paying attention. There are conversations happening all around you, and the act of reading is a conversation between reader and writer, between reader and book. It matters.

I'm not saying this because I wrote this little book, but because right here, right now, in this introduction, I'm going to tell you something that could change your life. I'm going to tell you the secret of astrology, a secret that not everyone wants to share or believes, but is my perspective as someone who does this for a living, day in and day out.

I am what some would call a consulting astrologer. I do readings for a living, and reading in this context means I talk to people about their lives; I help them, using their birth chart as my compass.

Here are a couple of things I want you to keep in mind as we begin to talk:

You're a Gemini and you're chatty. You're a Taurus and you like plants. Ah, Sun conjunct Venus, how charming you are! Lots of planets in Aquarius? What an original mind you have and oh, oh, oh, Cancer? Bit of a homebody, right?

Yes, part of an astrologer's job is to tell you who you are (and please don't be scared of any unfamiliar terms in this introduction. All will become clear.)

An astrologer looks at your birth chart and can see your personality quirks, your temperament, where the luck is, where the challenge or hardship is, maybe even what you like to eat for breakfast or if you eat breakfast at all.

We see career aptitude, your family, relationship potential, psychological default settings, spiritual longings, desire. We see your beauty. We see what you cannot see.

And more.

What we do not always see is what exactly you will do with that quirk, temperament, luck, desire, beauty, challenge, or hardship. That's where your free will comes in (if you believe in free will. Do you?).

I remember my first astrology reading with the man who would become my teacher. He was looking at my chart, staring at this one little section of the wheel. In two seconds flat, he described my core self, what I thought was my core self, which I had always felt ashamed of. Surely it had held me back in life. He singled out the one thing that I felt made