Return of Saturn

When I started thinking about this whole 30 thing I did run across some "scientific arguments" for why we should be experiencing turmoil leading up to our 30th birthdays. I wouldn't want to ignore such things so I decided to tell you about the Saturn Return.

Saturn (the planet) takes roughly 29-29.5 years to orbit the sun. Saturn return is when Saturn lines up at the exact point in space where it was when you were born. The first time it does this is right around your 30th birthday. (Which should mean that it happens again at 60 and 89 but there is little mention of those being traumatic milestone ages.)

That's it for the science. Now on to the astrology.

The art or practice of astrology attributes characteristics to each planet and interprets events such as the Saturn Return and how it will influence a person's life. I did some research on wikipedia and found the following:

"Saturn is symbolically/astrologically associated with time, challenge, fear, doubt, confusion, difficulty, seriousness, heaviness, unwanted burdens and hard lessons, among other more positive things such as structure, significance, accomplishment, reflection, power, prestige, maturity, responsibility and order – this is why astrologers believe that the thirtieth birthday is such a major rite of passage and is considered by many astrologers to mark the "true beginning" of adulthood, self-evaluation, independence, responsibility, ambition, and full maturation." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_return

I have a few opinions about this
1. I became an adult a long time ago - about the time I started having to pay for the roof over my head and the food in my stomach.
2. Life is about growth and change and I believe we should embrace both. I just don't think we should wait until 30 to change and I certainly don't think we should stop embracing growth after 30. Saturn may be returning to the place where it was when I was born but I won't be.