It is particularly influential in the early programming of the psyche before the ages of 6 -9.
Before this age our minds are wide open to the programs of our parents and environment. As a result the experiences of the period from 0 – 7 builds the karmic structures of the life. Habit patterns and beliefs formed between 0 -7 are very hard to change.
Between the ages of 6-9 the conscious mind develops a discriminative faculty and starts to determine the differences between yourself as an individual and other people. You start to learn what you enjoy and what benefits you personally and realize this can be quite different to another’s desires. You start to learn what is good for you and what is bad for you. You learn to run away from harm.
During the first 6-9 years of life transiting Saturn will make contact with planets and angles in the natal chart. The conjunctions, squares and oppositions of transiting Saturn are particularly important as these are the timers that activate karmic programming for this life time. Sometimes this is very stressful, sometimes it is quite pleasant and sometimes not all that noticeable. All of these reactions are part of the development of your karmic patterning and are part of the natural process of life.
Transiting Saturn will also move through a particular area in the natal chart, making this area responsive to subconscious conditioning. Any events connected this area will produce a life pattern that is rather hard to change as it was set in motion before the child’s conscious, discriminative mind was developed.
