Is family trauma a cosmic destiny or just a repetition of unexamined data? In this entry, Maki breaks down the moment her father used his "Puss in Boots" eyes to ask for her childhood savings, and how she used that early weight to fuel her move from a cook’s salary to a career in tech. By reframing her family as an expensive fixed cost, she explores how to stop breathing underwater and start rereading the history. This is an exploration of Saturn in the 4th house, not as a life sentence, but as the raw material for finding the exit routes hidden in plain sight.

Disclaimer: I’m not a therapist or any kind of mental health professional. Everything I share here is my own experience and my own interpretation of it, nothing more. If you’re going through something hard, please reach out to someone trained to help.