The energies of Saturn are those which rule the knowledge of karma,
protection and shielding, endurance and time, restriction, self-control and
the learning through overcoming challenges. It is sometimes known as a
'malefic' planet because it is through the meeting of these challenges that
Saturn can bring that we experience hardship and difficulties. However, it
is the overcoming of these challenges that the lessons of Saturn are learned
and we understand the lessons that are our karmic heritage, enabling us to be
more spiritually focused individuals.
The herbs of Saturn which express these energies are those which are
roots like comfrey root or solomon's seal root, or grow in dark, dank places
like cypress and are dark themselves such as patchouli. Herbs which serve in
a clearing or fumitory/cleansing fashion such as garlic, which is a natural
antibiotic also fall under the dominion of Saturn.
Saturn represents the forces of limitations and restrictions both in time and
space providing the structure without which existence would dissolve into
chaos. It is interesting that 2 of the most foul-smelling herbs, asafoetida
and valerian, have been used for millennia in rites of banishment and
exorcism and, medicinally speaking, are powerful antispasmodics, acting to
limit and sedate potentially damaging overflows of energy. Other herbs of
Saturn: rosemary, dill and St. John's wort are also antispasmodics, working
principally on the nervous and digestive systems. Rosemary also reduces
scrofulous sores and acts as a mild astringent. As astringents, acting to
restrict and eliminate infection, we find Solomon's Seal, Hyssop, St. John's
wort and garlic. Solomon's Seal and Hyssop bear fruit of the indigo color of
Saturn and the flowers of garlic are sterile. Garlic is a great limiter in
terms of internal infection as well as being an eliminative for worms. It
admirably suits the Saturnian aspect of protection as garlic is widely
credited as a preventative against a variety of diseases (including Bubonic
Plague). It regularizes the liver and gall bladder (while Rosemary
stimulates bile production) and has a limiting effect of the circulatory
system, lowering blood pressure and combating arteriosclerosis. Sharing the
pungent, aromatic qualities of valerian and asafoetida, it exemplifies the
Saturnian medical principal of essential healing agents that are at times
difficult to swallow.
Traditional herbs of Saturn include dill, rosemary, garlic, Solomon's Seal,
hyssop, St. John's wort, valerian, patchouli, cypress, asafetida and yew.
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