If you are approaching, or are in, your early 50s, take heed for there are new winds blowing which need to be recognized! A quiet reorientation time begins at age 53 which will be pulsing information to you via dreams, synchronicities, ideas, and repetitive messages from others for the specific purpose of rebirthing a higher vision for your life. This time lasts until around age 56 and, ideally, you have been paying attention.

It is important to take note of these life clues for they signal what you need to be changing regarding the structure of your life. These timely messages are meant to help you prepare for a brand new cycle of growth. This cycle starts to surface around age 56, and, if nurtured, will usher you into a fresh 28-year cycle of opportunity, beginning at approximately age 58. This is the time of your second Saturn Return, a time of second chances, and a time to take on a larger scope of compassionate service to the world, to your community and to others. The notion that it is a time to prepare for “retirement” is yet another cultural belief that is not supported by natural law within this universe.

Indeed, if you have been paying attention, making some tough changes, the second Saturn Return can mark an opportunity to advance into unprecedented joy, growth and expansion. Doubt is a normal part of this process, for we have been conditioned to believe that this is the time to begin getting old. The universe’s message that it is really time for a fresh new start must sound preposterous! Think back to when you were between the ages of 28 and 30 – what were your dreams then? This was the time of your first Saturn Return. What would you have liked to do then, but were stopped by societal pressures specifically designed for you to follow the bouncing ball? Think back to that time… what did you sacrifice in order to comply with and fulfill consensus demands – your passion? Your values? Your joy?

So now the ever beneficent universe gives us a second chance. If you have recently passed the 5th decade of your life, now is the time to be very receptive to fresh ideas and insights that will arise within you. Give yourself permission to take some of these youthful ideas to a new depth and breadth, which can then be the source of a life vitalization and renaissance that will amaze and confound you. Once you have prepared this new foundation between the ages of 53 and 58, doors can then open you had no idea were even there! Properly prepared for, your second Saturn Return will mark a time in your life where accumulated wisdom, compassion, spiritual service, and experience can all come together to make for one very joyful and useful Golden Age.

ARIES – MAGIC

Be watchful and use your vision and intelligence to adapt to the situations now formulating in your life. Make improvements to your self-image that feel good and that are revitalizing. Look for opportunities to expand and manifest. Deepen internal and spiritual strength. Curb your tongue and follow your gut in ascertaining what is the next best step for you. Use your unique voice and vision with forethought to initiate new ideas.

TAURUS – STRENGTH

It is time to forgive and forget. You are currently in a state of metamorphosis and want to be objective about the changes you need to make in your life. Discrimination is important now. Pay attention to your senses and what they communicate to you. Versatility is useful, as well as increasing knowledge about higher realities. There is an opportunity to forge deeper connections to that which is sacred, and to reestablish higher ideals.

GEMINI – GENTLENESS

Practice gentleness with those who are important to you. Fortify tolerance and understanding. It is now time to give back a little for all the great help you have received over the past two years. Heightened perception is part of your key to success. Meditate or sit in quiet introspection more frequently. Keep a journal. Things will tend to grow and expand over the next two years. Become more aware of subtle energy influences. Focus and set highest priorities now and change your routine as necessary in order to meet your highest goals.

CANCER – SUREFOOTEDNESS

Keep your eye on the sparrow and move steadily toward your goals. It is time to seek new vistas within your life, and you are being challenged now to alter routine, change structure, take more responsibility for your own happiness, and prepare to continue to make new moves within your life. Flexibility is helpful now, as well as broadening your knowledge base. Trust in your ability to land on your feet.

LEO – HUMOR

Humor and the use of sheer wit are most important. Seek to connect and make new friends. Playfulness and lightness are your allies. Take some classes in the power of sound and breath. New dimensions and forces will begin to well up within you. Curiosity is important, as well as practicing patience as you sharpen your skills at manifestation. Explore new groups that are looking to help make change in the world.

VIRGO – STRENGTH

You are close to hitting a stride in your development. Sustain a healthy pace. Do not overwork. Face negative habits squarely. If you have started a new project recently, you may need four to five years to see it reach a peak of success. Take some solitary time to commit to deeper changes. The more you can rid yourself of baggage from the past, the lighter and more joyful your journey will be.

LIBRA – AWAKENING

Alchemy is afoot. You have recently started a new journey of expansion that will demand you draw on deeper energy stores within you in order to grow. You have begun a year of expansion and opportunity but only as it relates to letting the old go and being open to the new. New people, places and experience want to bless your life. Where is your judgment off? Are you not recognizing what is good in your life? Are you being too critical of yourself or others? Make choices and decisions by going inward, and find your answers. It is time to awaken to new potential.

SCORPIO – POWER

It is essential you pay more heed to the proper use of authority and knowledge. You are going to have opportunities to develop your energies and use your skills so you can reach a new level. It is important to follow through on your intentions. Use your sharp eyes to pierce through appearances, and develop your talents within the spirit of care and self-reliance.

SAGITTARIUS – CONFIDENCE

You were born to have happiness and the need is to realize at a deeper level that you really do have a choice as to how you respond to the tests of life. Avoid losing spirit as you experience the mundane events of your life. There is a need to play as well as work. It is a passage time for you now, as you are encouraged to move into a new level of joy and opportunity. Take the time to enjoy, ponder, laugh and experience.

CAPRICORN – FAITH

You have a huge ability to love, and be useful within the larger context of community and family. Cooperation needs to be strengthened as you pursue new endeavors and awaken to new perceptions. Birth new ways and routines and examine the roles you play. It may be time to embrace other roles as you examine places where you may be stuck and nonproductive. Is there a need to assert yourself?

AQUARIUS – SPIRIT

In many ways, it can be said you are in the world but not of it. It is a balance, and it is time to be still and examine the structures of your life. You need to grasp what is required for you to get your life more on track. There needs to be involvement with creativity, a willingness to risk, and to follow your joy and passion. Bring your ideas out into the world by moving into steady action and laying a solid foundation. Be aware when to speak and when to stay silent. Take responsibility for becoming so much more than you now appear to be.

PISCES – PROPHECY

Assuming a role as a messenger is important for you to ponder now and for years to come. You have a unique ability to bring peace to others by conveying a higher and more transcendent vision. It is important also to take your own medicine, and hear your own song. Awaken to the promise of a new future. See what you need to release and mourn, and then move on to what you need to now give birth and substance to.

Imsara is an evolutionary astrologer, acupuncture physician, writer and speaker. She holds a Doctor of Oriental Medicine and is co-owner of White Lotus Natural Medicine and Healing Center, St. Petersburg. (727) 821-8300. – http://www.imsara.com.