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The Greatness of Saturn: A Therapeutic Myth Paperback – Illustrated, June 1, 1997

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The telling of mythic stories has always been a powerful form of therapy, bringing healing to people facing adversity. The greatness of Saturn is such a therapeutic myth, told and retold through many centuries. Taken from the East Indian Vedic tradition, it honors the planet Saturn, who personifies time, limitations, loss, and all forms of adversity.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lotus Press; 2nd Revised ed. edition (June 1, 1997)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0940985624
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0940985629
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.9 x 0.7 x 6.8 inches
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Robert Svoboda

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Dr. Robert Svoboda is the first Westerner ever to graduate from a college of Ayurveda and be licensed to practice Ayurveda in India. During and after his formal Ayurvedic training he was tutored in Ayurveda, Yoga, Jyotish, Tantra and other forms of classical Indian lore by his mentor, the Aghori Vimalananda. He is the author of over a dozen books and has served as Adjunct Faculty at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, NM, and at Bastyr University in Kenmore, WA. You can find out more about his work and study online with him at www.drsvoboda.com and follow him on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.

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S.R.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2024
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If you’re into psychology, philosophy, symbolism or any such thing, this is a great myth.
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Tammy Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars Getting me through Saturn Dasha
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2022
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Read it most nights and wake up feeling better and more energized than if I do not. Never knew humility could be so rewarding. Thank you for this discreetly beautiful and direct guidebook.
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Mercury
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent
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this was the second book I ready by dr. svoboda (first being “light on life”) and I thoroughly enjoyed it. You can tell he or whoever he received the information on meditated and propitiated lord shani rigorously and really made the gravity of his nature felt and known. Straight to the point and chocked full of great stories and plenty of remedies.
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LAVERN DE WILDE
5.0 out of 5 stars Self-discipline, hardwork and humility astrology aspects
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"The Greatness of Saturn," utilizes the journey of mythos telling a story for each of the energies in our lives as the planets move from one astrological house to another, changing and utilizing our own personal energies to accomplish.

Saturn, when approached with great humility can be utilized as one's best friend through one's own personal self-discipline in the natal place (birth place) in one's chart.

Saturn shows us where it is that we must embrace personal inner discipline to be successful beyond our widest dreams.

Within we know and understand that we must utilize moderation in all things and live within our means to really have successful accomplishments. The planetary aspects to one's personal natal Saturn are the key to assist one to embrace this inner source of strength, and accept it as one's disciplinary path, that is real maturity.

"The price," and "The reward," are synonymous.

For me, "the price," of Saturn in Leo was that I could not speculate, and if I had children I would have problems with them. Therefore I chose the alternative of living below my means and not having children. The polarity of Aquarius in my second house of resources and how I made money and what I shared with others directly affected my finances. Therefore, I had to live within these limitations and accept them, I chose non-desire. I knew what I would like, kept it in mind, and time would bring the right situation wherein I could afford what it was that I wanted, without undue excesses.

Saturn requires long, disciplined service, and it is through this particular aspect of saving any money I could and initially paying off all debt except the mortgage of my home and the mortgage of a rental property, and parlaying rental monies into various long-term investments, that assisted me as a baby boomer to emerge into an early retirement to simply be a "resources manager," and to create "wealth preservation," through great self-discipline and persoal humility, not allowing myself to be tempted by the temptations of the times and by the world. The greatness of Saturn's inner powers of disciplined hard work in creating my own wealth preservation, assisted me to be a sovereign in my own terms.

The mythos of this book is to assist each of us to embrace our inner powers and utilize them to their greatest effects. But, one must spend time with the mythos and learn to utilize one's inner eye to see how best one can utilize humility and self-discipline to win one's personal game while helping others in the process!!!!!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great vocabulary and informative
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2024
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I loved the language; the vocabulary, the plathora of words, an exciting and anticipated read. The author has strewn it with a sense of humor and unbelievable with puzzling tales. Did these really happen? If so, how? But never boring. Explanation is so thoughtful and tactful. Awe-provoking with 'Wow' moments. Although I did not understand fully the 'Seven-and-a half' section and some other sections towards the end, it was a great read; kept me at the edge of my seat. Loved it.
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Munjal
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant read and experience
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2019
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This was a very well written book. I strongly recommend people to read and experience this myth and understanding how The Mighty Lord Saturn and The Nine Planets impact every aspect of our lives. Once you read and re-read The Greatness of Saturn share it with your friends and loved ones and spread this life changing experience. Lord Saturn will give or take what is right for your soul’s progression. Just surrender and pray for his graciousness. I pay my humble respect to the great Lord Saturn and thank Him for giving me the opportunity to know Him through this book. 🙏
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5.0 out of 5 stars Dr Robert is the best
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2023
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OM NAMAH SHIVAYA🙏🔱
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Jenna T
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read For Anyone Who is Struggling
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2022
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I started reading this book during my Sade Sati (when Saturn transits through your natal moon). This period is notorious for being difficult and it was exceptionally so for me. This book helped me to see how Saturn was not trying to harm me, but rather to refine me into the Highest version of myself. I really grew to appreciate Shani (Saturn) and to recogize Shani's qualities within me, which proved invaluable in my spiritual growth.
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Bindesh Shah
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing information
Reviewed in India on October 19, 2023
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Good book to read and acknowledge.
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iulianaC.
5.0 out of 5 stars A complete Revelation
Reviewed in Italy on May 1, 2020
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I've been working with Saturn for years without knowing anything about Who He really was, and only in 2018 I opened my eyes to His importance. Since I realized that there are strong similarities between my Spirit Guide (my partner in life) and Lord Saturn, I constantly dedicate myself to Him with tireless devotion. I bought this book in Times of Coronavirus after I had looked for information on Saturn's Return and so I found an extract from the book. Shani's description immediately fascinated me, so I told myself: "I must have this book that is literally calling me!". Everything was extremely liberating and revelatory. I Love Lord Saturn from the depths of my Heart.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book !
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Alexis P.
5.0 out of 5 stars Higher Forces at Work...
Reviewed in Canada on October 15, 2016
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Perhaps like many others who found this book, it appeared in a synchronistic way that made its purchase seem very fated. I gather from having read the book that the author's intention was that it should "find" people who need it, and without meaning to sound too New Age-y, I honestly believe Dr. Svoboda's intention of sharing this story in order to help others manifests itself in a strangely powerful manner.

It was interesting and helpful in many ways - part of the book is a quite wise description of what Western (and most other) societies have lost as a result of our loss of core myths, and the end is an excellent and very understandable basic explanation of Indian Vedic traditions. He is an extremely good and concise writer, and also important, comes across as a sympathetic person.

As for the actual story that forms the middle of the book, the first time you read it, it might feel a little foreign and flat, filled with confusing genealogies and tales of limbs being cut off and turning into children, various deities' adulteries, kings being cursed by angry planets, that sort of thing. To the Western eye it just doesn't make a lot of sense or seem too compelling, honestly. But as he tries to explain throughout the book - it's not about the words you're reading. It's something deep and esoteric contained within, that can't be accessed with a casual read.

If you follow the advice he gives in the section on how to read the book itself and various remedies - even just a bit of it - the stories take on a kind of resonance completely beyond the words themselves. I found in the weeks I was reading it that in fact, I was actually in some abstract way living out the myth, and gained a profound new way to view events ongoing in my life, especially the deeply negative ones. To borrow a word from Heinlein, I 'grok' something about the world that I didn't before, an understanding that goes beyond the intellectual and genuinely transforms the core of your being.

I can't stress enough how much synchronicity and weird commonality this book had to my life at the moment and how it appeared, in a totally unrelated search, at the absolute perfect time. Based on my own experiences, I suggest that if you've come across this book in a similar fashion you really ought to consider if it found you on purpose. I know it did for me.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Schön
Reviewed in Germany on October 25, 2016
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Das Buch gefällt mir sehr gut. Jedoch ist es schon speziell. Die Sprache und Art der Erzählweise sind nicht für Jeden etwas und teilweise hatte auch ich Probleme mit der Sprache obwohl mein Englisch sehr gut ist. Trotzdem, für Jeden der schöne Geschichten mag die einen tieferen Sinn verfolgen und für jeden der Jyotish mag kann ich dieses Buch empfehlen
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