Yes, Saturn scares. The ones who have already been introduced to astrology through a reading know that very well. They know they'll have problems. They know that something is going to happen, that they will lose their jobs, their loved ones or their health. They know that they'll get depressed or apathetic, and they'll want to die. Of course there's an exaggeration here, but it's more or less what I have seen around. People get terrified by Saturn. They want to know what it is doing now in their charts. And the simple answer, although with not a simple meaning, is "helping you to be a better person, more responsible and aware of your acts".
Saturn scares because it represents limits. Nobody wants to be limited. Responsibilities causes fear because nobody feels ready for them. Deep inside, we are like children (Cancer, the opposite sign to Capricorn, ruled by Saturn). We want mommy's arms, we want to be fed and cared for. Saturn is the father who'll throw us into the world and say "now grow up, it's your turn to be an adult". And we go, and we see the world as a cold and lonely place - until we learn how to take responsibility for ourselves. Not an easy task, mainly when we are not tuned to what Saturn represents - rules, routines, commitments. The necessary structure we need to live in a material world.
Now it's time to think: where do I need Saturn?
In which area of my life do I need a severe father who points me out what are my weaknesses, where I need to grow up?
Where do I need limits and restrictions? Hard work and discipline?
What can make me to see the world how it really is? In which way can I work in order to achieve structure for my life?
And, as long as Saturn is always somewhere in the chart, difficult it will be to live free from its valuable lessons. So, it's always good to reflect about such questions, for every 7 years - when it makes an important aspect to its natal position in the chart - the great teacher is back to test us.
