What is Shani Sade Sati or what is sade sati in astrology?
Sade sati vedic astrology is the 7½ years long period of Saturn (Shani). Saturn sade sati may be very distressing and alarming word for the common peoples specially in India. I will define sade sati now, When, Saturn transit through the 12th, 1st, and 2nd house from the natal moon (where one’s Moon is placed in the birth chart), this is termed as Sade satti. According to those beliefs, this is a period with many challenges, hurdles, struggles etc. but my view is different Saturn is hard task master and gives success after hard-work, so this period one of the learning period for individual, peoples  does mistake and learn from their mistakes and ready for next challenge. Overall this period teach us in many ways and gives maturity for living life or life balance. Saturn takes 2.5 years to pass through each sign (29-30 years to make one round of the zodiac), its passing through 3 signs make it 7.5 years. Sade means “half” and Satti translates to “seven” and hence the name Sade Satti. Even you can check sade sati position from some sade sati calculator available in the internet if you not understating astrology terms. Currently Saturn sade sati Scorpio, Saturn sade sati Libra and Saturn sade sati Sagittarius going on. It is said that people of Moon sign Aquarius do not have any ill effects from Sadesati, while people of Moon sign Leo feel the most impact but I have little bit different theory which I will explain you deeply.

Fact of Shani Sadde sati or Truth of sadde satti: Sade sati astrology period mainly gives us learning lesson for life. In this period Saturn mainly teach us how to live life with balance and how critical life if we are not prepared and ready for life challenges. Peoples asked generally sade sati always bad, my answer No, Sometime end sade sati or start of sade sati is seen good. Don’t confuse if peoples will tell you sade sati dosh, nothing like that in astrology.

“What Saturn represent in astrology? Saturn represent lower class peoples, needy person , poor peoples, pains , punishments and sorrows, servants, and judgement(Court Decision), who is not behaving nicely with above mentioned peoples earlier then Saturn will punish you in sade-sati. Always remember if you have well placed Saturn, then always do something good for poor peoples result will be Saturn will always smile on you, On other side if you have bad Saturn then take extra care of poor peoples because Saturn wants your services for poor peoples.”

Sade Satti Influence or sade sati jyotish: This period is usually considered to be very troublesome, difficult and hard for the native. But, it is not necessarily bad for every native; it is equally beneficial for many. There is a general belief that Sade Satti period brings hurdles, dissatisfaction, disappointments, depression, disharmony, sudden failures, sade sati job issue, money and health problems, but actually this is not the case. Saturn does not always behave this way and it really depends on individual’s chart. For example if Saturn is acting as a yoga karaka, there is no way it can cause all that problems in native’s life. Generally saddesati comes 2-3 times in all peoples life and all peoples faced this fact, some feels happy and some feels bad in this period but not all peoples suffers in this period. Lot of celebrity you know or their children who born in silver spoon and never feels any disappointment or failure in life, so we should not blindly blame to sadde sati.

What can you expect during Sadesati?
Saturn may put you under financial and personal stress, create frequent obstacles and stop you from achieving success easily. Saturn will challenge you and if you do not rise up to the challenge then you may face failure. This time mainly effects mental peace and problems seen to making wise & right decision.

What is the impact of Sade Sati or sade sati effects?
Saturn generally affects the health, mental peace and finances for an individual it depends on phase of sadde sati also because if it is 1^st phase then Saturn will be in your 12 from natal moon will give sudden expenditure, when it will 2^nd phase then effects on decision making and health and then last it will give trouble in family life and finances but sometimes if Saturn is well placed then gives sudden rise in finances. And it normally occurs thrice in one’s horoscope in the entire life time. These three periods can be broadly categorized into:

Three Cycles of Sade Satti or meaning of sade sati

Sade sati first phase effects or Sade sati first phase

In the first phase of Saturn affects generally expenditure, wealth related issue. When Saturn transits 12th house from moon for 2.5 years, the evil results are felt more by the parents and native himself. This time bed pleasure and spirituality badly impacts. There could be some eye related problems to people. This period gives unnecessary expenditure and loss. Need to careful for any new investment.

Sade sati second phase effects or Sade sati second phase

Second phase when Saturn transits first house from moon for 2.5 years, this conjunction of moon-Saturn affects the native himself because in moon chart this placement in ascendant gives troubles in life most of the sphere. This will directly impacts our mental peace, this time peoples takes wrong decision. It directly aspect 7^th and 10^th house gives troubles in profession or in marriage. Even sometime peoples loose the job or demotion in the life.

Sade sati last phase or Sade sati third phase effects

Last phase of Saturn transits in the 2nd house from Moon, this transit 8th house aspect gives accidental and health issues mainly and sometimes worst for some peoples who stay-away from spirituality and try to involve in hidden pleasure because this period will insist you to wrong deeds or immoral deeds and last period of Saturn will punish you.

However before coming to any conclusion an astrologer must check the following points.

• Is Saturn acting as a yoga karak or well placed in the natal chart?
• Is Saturn coming under aspect of any naturally benefic/malefic planets?
• What is the Dasa/anterdasha running during that time? Is Saturn involved there?
• Is the transit of Jupiter & other planet also bad?
• Nakshatra under which Saturn falls in natal chart?
• Well-placed planets in Trine and Angular, How well placed is Lagna and Lagna lord etc.
• Saturn placement house or sign in the chart?

Positive effects of sade sati or positive effects of shani sade sati: I always found in my research, Saturn always gives lessons to peoples so sadesati also teaches in many front, yes sometimes it’s hard or some time in easy way. I will tell you if you adopt spiritual path, sade satti will give less harm to you. It generally shows major changes in life which can give new direction. Sade sati is a turn of the path when you confront your mistakes of the past times and realize how wrong you were doing earlier. This period is dominantly known for freedom from the feeling of materialism and attachment from the worldly things called as “freedom from Moh Maya”. There is other many ways to overcome sade sati also.

In many places mentioned generally Taurus, Libra, Capricorn and Aquarius is less impacted sign from Saturn sade satti but I will tell you again it depends on lot of factors. Aries, Cancer, Leo and Scorpio signs enemies of Saturn sometimes more bad in sade satti.

Remedies for sade sati: I will tell you some remedies of Saturn also such as remedies for sade sati effects or shani sade sati remedies or upay for sade sati or how to get rid of shani etc.

• Spirituality is best remedy during sade sati.
• Shiv Pooja with shiv amogh kavach
• Shani Mantra
• Hanuman Chalisa every Saturday.
• Mrityunjaya Mantra:ॐ त्र्यम्‍बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्  | उर्वारुकमिव बन्‍धनान् मृत्‍योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् Om Thryambakam Yajamahe Sugandhim PushtiVardhanam | Urvarukamiva Bandhanath Mrithyor Mooshiyamamrith.
• Donation of blanket and black cloth to very needy person.
• During Shani dasha period try to do donation of the following at a temple or to poor people:
• Black cloth, Gingerly Oil,Blanket,Iron, Black Cow, Buffallo, Black Gram (Urud Dal)
• Provide  “Anna Daan” (free food) on Saturdays to Orphanage or Beggars.
• Shani Temple Darshan
• Visiting Navagraha temple and doing shani pooja on Saturday is one of the most commonly suggested remedy during Shani Dasha.If possible visit the following famous and powerful shani temples :
• Shani Shingnapur (In Maharashtra for North India)
• Put an piece of iron or iron coin into flowing water (River / Sea) on     Saturday and prey.

  Prevention during Saturn sade sati:

  Make distance from legal agreements; avoid any risk related work, unnecessary discussion with boss or colleague, laziness, Carelessness, No new business or work, threat from servant, stay-away from alcohol, immoral deeds or extra martial.