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Recently, a friend remarked to me that she was experiencing her Saturn return--an astrological phenomenon that happens about once every thirty years when, after orbiting the sun, the planet returns to the place it was when a person was born. Her feelings of trepidation, the changes in her life, and her description of the ominous effect led us to the following, from newage-directory.com: "While undergoing your Saturn Return you may find yourself turning inward and reflecting on your individual destiny. You examine your true needs and desires and the role you want to play on the world's stage." The definition came to mind while visiting San Francisco-based Kristin Lucas's third solo exhibition at Postmasters, which, as if...

