Leaning Into My Saturn Return with Astrologer Izzy Kross
I’ve always heard rumblings about the Saturn return. People talk about it like it’s this cosmic wake-up call, a little bit of “grow up” mixed with “good luck surviving.” It always spooked me, probably because I’m a creature of habit. I love comfort.
The day after I turned 28, I was at the dentist, being an extremely responsible adult, and the woman at the front desk spent twenty minutes talking to me about how this next phase of life would be amazing. She said it would be waves of change, but the kind you ride, not the kind that knock you over. It weirdly calmed me. I think turning 28 did too. I’ve always been someone who was afraid of getting older, but something about this birthday felt steady.
So as I’ve moved through this time, I wanted to get my facts straight. I talked to my friend Izzy, who’s an astrologer and tarot reader, about what this era really means, what to expect, and how to stop treating your Saturn return like a threat from the universe.
We’ve briefly spoken about this before, but how did you initially get into astrology? Was this always a thing for you?
It was the water I was swimming in, babe. I’m an everything Scorpio, except for my Leo Rising. Shout out to my Leo Rising. It saves me a lot. Scorpios are drawn to astrology. We’re a little infamous for it. We ask, Why am I such a psychopath? Not that I use astrology to blame things. There are no good or bad placements. That’s my mantra.
My mom introduced me when I was about ten or eleven. Her best friend was an astrologer, and he gave me readings. Even after my mom passed away, we still do lessons once a month. He’s a Jungian astrologer, and he’s amazing.
I was insecure about it at first, so I’m happy it’s become more mainstream and accepted. I’m obsessive, and I love investigating people. Astrology is a fun way to get to know someone and understand them better. Scorpios love X-ray vision, and a chart feels like X-ray vision. There used to be so much trash talk about astrology because of pop astrology. I felt insecure discussing it. I stepped through that fear, kumbaya, namaste, and stayed the course.
So, let’s talk Saturn. Once I turned 28, people kept telling me this would be a very transformative few years. Everyone says it’s intense. I wanted to get your take.
Lean into learning without fear. Do not let pop astrology scare you. Any transitional period that shows up in astrology is not something to fear, especially not Saturn. Nothing is a doomsday recipe. Nothing is set in stone. Astrology should not be fear-mongering. We have autonomy. It’s a gift for knowing ourselves. Here is your toolbox. Here are your gifts. Here are your likely challenges.
You are at the very beginning of your Saturn return. What many people do not know is that the year to year and a half leading up to it is called a nodal reversal. That period can feel even more intense. It sets up the Saturn return and always happens right before. You have been in that since last September. I am sure the recent eclipses felt intense. That was your nodal reversal.
“Astrology should not be fear-mongering. We have autonomy. It is a gift for knowing ourselves.”
Okay, so what is a nodal reversal, exactly?
The nodes impact eclipses. When we say we had eclipses in Virgo and Pisces, it’s because the nodes were there. The nodes of the Moon are astronomical — they mark where the Moon’s path crosses the Sun’s.
Right now, the nodes are in Pisces and Virgo. In your birth chart, your north node is in Virgo and your south node is in Pisces. Picture your chart like a round table. All the parts of you are discussing the north and south nodes. It’s important to know them. They describe your life direction and recurring themes.
A nodal reversal can feel like life is being redirected. You reevaluate. Am I going in the right direction? Things that once felt natural may suddenly feel shaky.
That’s very relevant to what I’ve been experiencing.
The south node is where you live when you feel insecure. It holds old habits you’ve mastered over many lifetimes. It’s comfortable and it contains gifts you can use. The north node is the North Star. It’s what you’re hungry for.
If you stay too long in the south node, your soul keeps craving more, and you don’t know how to get there. The key is balance. On sister signs, the opposite is the antidote. Taurus and Scorpio are a perfect example. Taurus is spring, flowers, and the beauty of the earth. Scorpio is chaos, destruction, transformation, shaking things up so something new can grow.
Spring flowers need decomposition and compost beneath the soil. No bloom without what broke down before.
Is that why I have so many Scorpio friends? Craving the opposite.
One thousand percent. Opposites see each other clearly. Being seen can feel incredible. It can also feel like you are at odds. It is not always good or bad. It is simply the dynamic. For your chart, your south node is in Pisces in the tenth house. That is the house of career, visibility, ego, Capricorn themes. Being out in the world, working toward something, seeking status and achievement. That comes naturally, and you may also reject it because it feels old news. You might not value it.
Your north node is in Virgo in the fourth house, the most private part of the chart. Home, roots, interiority, nurturing, being in your shell. Privacy and protection. That is where your soul craves to be. It’s funny that we share the same house placements and both love working from home. We do not care about being out there for career optics. We like moving toward the interior space.
The Pisces-Virgo axis is timely because of the recent eclipses. Pisces, the last sign, carries wisdom and feels everything. It also struggles with boundaries. The carnival image fits. Fun at first, then a bit of illusion and delusion. With Pisces in your tenth, boundaries between career and personal life can blur. Virgo is the antidote. Naming, organizing, putting things where they belong, schedules, and systems. It thrives in daily habits and routines that keep the mind from spinning out to the Pisces carnival. Virgo can get anxious from over-focusing on the physical and the details. It is an earth sign ruled by the mind. Body and mind buzzing at once.
With the nodal reversal, you are being asked to loosen the anxiety and over-categorizing so you can see the big picture and connect. Pisces reminds you that the cosmos has a sense of humor. Because this is reversed in your chart, it can feel unsettling.
“ Opposites see each other clearly. Being seen can feel incredible. It can also feel like you’re at odds.”
I’m such an anxious person. I swing from type A to type B because staying type A gets overwhelming. I live in spreadsheets and to-do lists.
Virgo and Pisces energy, right there. Virgo names, organizes, and categorizes. Pisces feels everything. Virgo can get anxious from over-focusing on details. Pisces can drift into overwhelm from feeling too much. The lesson is the middle.
Side note, I dated a Virgo once. Safest relationship ever, also made me anxious.
You absorb that mind. Virgo rules your fourth house, so a Virgo connection can feel comforting and homey. You also have Mars there, which brings energy and sometimes friction in the home space. That mix can be tense or sexy. Depends on how it plays.
It was great until it got too comfortable and lost the spark. I need a balance of cozy and excitement.
You have a Gemini rising. You need mental stimulation. You like being out and around people and also love alone time. Gemini and Virgo are both Mercury-ruled. You have strong signatures of both, so Mercury is a key planet for you. Mercury translates and communicates. Your mind runs — thirty tabs open. You can absorb a lot, but it becomes too much. Mercury people need to ground into the body. Silence helps. Meditation helps.
Release the shackles of cringe.
I am cringe, but I am free.
That is liberation.
Let’s jump into Saturn.
Saturn is misunderstood. It wants what is best for you. It’s the planet of time and delayed gratification. Tough love energy. Learn the lesson now so you don’t repeat it. In your chart, Saturn is in Aries in the eleventh house. Saturn matures you. Aging is not a dirty word. There’s wisdom in it.
My Saturn return was in 2020. I would never go back. It reoriented me. The nodal reversal checks your direction. The Saturn return sets the bones. You feel solid, like yourself.
“The nodal reversal checks your direction. The Saturn return sets the bones.”
So it’s not one big event, but a whole process.
Exactly. There’s usually one big event that ripples into smaller lessons. The return activates your Saturn placement — yours is in Aries in the eleventh house, which rules community and wish fulfillment. It’s about alignment. You may feel alien around certain people and start building your own spaces.
I feel like I’ve already been learning Saturn lessons for a while.
You have. The return just brings them into focus. It’s not a drop-in, then gone. It’s a continuous conversation.
That changes my perspective.
Everything in astrology is movement. When Saturn hits early Taurus, it will square your Leo Moon. Emotional lessons. It’s never one thing — it’s the whole sky dancing with your chart.
We unpacked a lot. I feel less freaked out. That’s been my late-twenties lesson — stop being freaked out.
Totally. I don’t believe in doomsday astrology. Everything is conspiring for your good. Fear and resistance try to stop life from happening. The planets are always moving. Feelings and seasons pass. Sitting in the unknown is very Pisces north node. It’s a foggy ocean where you can’t see the shoreline. You have to trust. Virgo wants labels. Pisces operates beyond language. Accepting not knowing is the practice.
That’s the mantra I want. Be okay with the unknown. A friend shared a quote from Addison Rae that I loved: “With arms wide open, I welcome spontaneity and unexpected decisions. I trust my intuition. I trust my gut. I trust my heart. I trust my body language. I trust my physical self.”
That’s Piscean poetry. With the north node in Pisces right now, trust is the move. Picture a ship in fog. You can’t see, so you trust your instruments. Release and trust. That leads to good things. And that’s the tea.
Find more of Izzy
Izzy is an astrologer and tarot reader based in Mexico City who meets with clients over Zoom or FaceTime. Her approach is equal parts mystical and grounded, rooted in the belief that the best thing you can do for yourself is actually know yourself.
She blends astrology with a therapeutic lens, helping people unpack old patterns, family dynamics, and emotional roadblocks in a way that feels more like a conversation than a scary forecast. If the mystical side of astrology freaks you out, Izzy is the kind of person who makes it feel human. To book a session, click here.
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