Quenching steel in water arranges the carbon molecules to form a more brittle microstructure. That’s toughened steel to you and me. The symbolism here lies with the cool, fixed air sign of Aquarius the water-bearer, and his carbon-rich ruler Saturn. Both planet and sign will fix form, and the form in question is the red-hot forge-metal Mars who will become our blade.
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I Love You More Than Salt
Saturn is not just the taskmaster or the limiter or the bringer of despair. He is also a lover of simplicity. What would you put on an altar to Saturn? Very little is the answer, because he loves less, sparsity. The natural ascetic, the monk in isolation. Parsing life down to essentials, to need rather than desire.
Astrology Imaginarium 