21 posts tagged “jupiter”

Lesson #1: If you’ve got Saturn in Leo, keep your ego in check. Saturn in Leo can mean all kinds of things, but one of the things it can mean is you gotta keep that ego in check. Because Saturn in the sign that rules the egomaniac in all of us indicates that the ego can become a burden, a hindrance, an obstacle and a general source of bad moodness all around if it’s not turned into discipline and self-control.That’s partly because West having Saturn in this sign indicates it’s not exactly ego in the positive sense of self-confidence, but an ego born out of Saturn’s specialties: fear, insecurity, and a driving sense of need. And that just doesn’t work all that well, as things so frequently don’t when Saturn’s got the reins.
Lesson #2: If your Jupiter and sun in Gemini are opposite your Neptune in Sagittarius, somehow you gotta teach yourself how to keep your lips zipped sometimes. It’s great to have Jupiter conjunct sun usually, although it does have a tendency to inflate the sense of self. But when you’ve got a blabbermouth sun and a blabbermouth Jupiter opposing a blabbermouth Neptune, things can occasionally get out of control. Sagittarius is known for its blunt willingness to speak its mind, even when other people wish it wouldn’t. It’s an impulsive sign as well. This honesty can be all well and good, or at least useful on occasion. But Neptune is also the planet that will get itself all tangled up in delusions, and Neptune in Sagittarius will happily spout those delusions given an eighth of a chance.

I have been looking at this natal aspect of late as a significator of weirdness (maybe even akin to Uranus rising, but less noticeable?), so I perked up to find this study of how the Jupiter Uranus conjunction in Aquarius in 1997 affected those with natal suns there.

(Also, one of my exes qualified in that category. This was the year before I met him, but I think that was when he and his wife were splitting up. So, I guess that qualifies for "interesting year."

"What do Jupiter and Saturn signify in our birth charts? Do they rule "malefic" or "fortunate" houses? Are they dignified? If Jupiter in the nativity is retrograde, in Capricorn and rules the 12th house, then I cannot expect him to bring me any luck. On the other hand, if I have a well-dignified Saturn, I need not fear. Saturn is never pleasant, that's not his nature, but when he is in form, he's extremely just and fair.
Then, we should take into account the sign the two transiting planets happen to be in and how that sign resonates with our chart. If, for example, the signs Virgo or Capricorn dominate in our chart or if Saturn is particularly strong, it is inevitable that we dislike Jupiter. Jupiter doesn't just shower us with gifts, but requires something in return. And that is FAITH. Which is something the two aforementioned signs lack. You have to believe that you deserve good things to happen to you, that life can and should be easy from time to time. I'm afraid that Virgos and Capricorns (I'm not talking about individuals here, but about the energy of these two signs) generally mistrust anything that isn't a direct result of hard effort. They tend to be suspicious of anything that comes easy to them and they are always looking for faults. From Jupiter's point of view however, that's ingratitude. So, why should he bother? The fire signs, on the other hand, appreciate whatever Jupiter offers them. They have a natural enthusiasm, they willingly embrace life and hate difficulties even to the point of laziness. When Jupiter comes along therefore, they are thrilled.
By contrast, if you have many planets in Cancer or in Leo, then in all likelihood you are going to hate Saturn. Even if nothing significant happens during a Saturn transit, it's still safe to say that you are not going to jump up and down with joy. You may read in the astrological predictions for your sign that this is a good time to lose weight, for example. No, it isn't. Some of you may feel so depressed that you rush to the fridge and devour everything in it. Your friend the Capricorn, however, will manage to lose 40 pounds when Saturn conjuncts his Sun."

Very good points there.

Jupiter is the planet of wealth. You can't accurately assess someone's wealth potential without determining this planet's strength. That said, I've long puzzled over the following observation: People I've known with the greatest money difficulties often have Jupiter in or ruling the 2nd--while the more successful ones often have a 2nd house Saturn. This runs counter to conventional wisdom, which says Jupiter brings good fortune and Saturn brings bad luck.
Maybe this is because we no longer live in the traditional world—where the family fortune spelled one's own financial fate, where jumping class lines was difficult, where Saturn described the limits of a life, rather than the efforts to overcome them. Jupiter brings an expectation of privilege--although most I've known with Jupiter in or ruling the 2nd come from middle class lives. Even so, their sense of entitlement is strong. No matter the actual balance in their bank account, about their future, they tend to feel secure. “Something will come,” they say. And something usually does. John, for example, always had a roof over his head and a good meal, also money for shoes, his masseuse and his dental bill, despite going years without any income.

I'm dealing with Calling issues right now. It is crazy. I seem to have two, one that has been around forever and I thought I'd grow out of it (didn't) and the other that is...so crazy wacko embarrassing, but #1 is a requirement for #2. It's wigging me out. As the book I linked to pointed out, avoidance...isn't good, so I am trying to cope. I can kinda deal with #1, but dear lord, I have been trying to talk myself out of #2 and it ain't happening. Both are related to this bit about node squares. Either way, I don't know how to "get moving" on #1 and #2 is even harder and a long shot even if I get #1 up and running. So at this point I'm in the "trying to accept this" phase of life, but am unable to just "go for it" unless "go for it" involves "stumbling around in the dark and tripping." My shrink is all "It's not going away, JUST GO DO IT ALREADY AND PICK SOMETHING." Sigh.

So, the one time I went to a psychic she used these angel cards at the end of the reading when I had an extra question. Now at the time I was eye-rolling at this because I really hate angel crap*, but after looking at the deck I figured out why she used them: they are very blunt. They say yes or no beneath the syrup. They get fairly specific as to what you should be working on. Which is refreshing and actually helpful. I have been doing tarot for yonks and yonks, but god knows there is always room for interpretation and debate in a reading and you can argue that for-ev-er.. And since I am way more biased doing my own readings on certain subjects and you can't bug your friends for a neutral reading all the time, I got an angel deck. Then eventually found that two of them are online, saving me the trouble of actually finding where the deck has disappeared to in my room. So when I have some important question that I am biased about, I go check one of those.

And my readings of late...have been SUPER optimistic. And when I say this, I'm talking what flat-out sounds like wish fulfillment. Like, take your wildest daydreams of being rich and famous and married to your favorite celebrity hottie, the cards would say YES to this. I asked about what to do about money (yeah, guess how my job's going) and every time I did I got the Abundance card and other cards indicating that I should be doing the happy money dance soon (how, pray tell?). The most incredibly unlikely reading of all had the "miracle" card in it. Well, yes, indeed, that WOULD be a requirement to get that one happening. These are so crazy I'm reluctant to even say what they are exactly to anyone not my shrink (who is probably really questioning my sanity right now). I am going to go bug my craft mentor about this stuff, but man, I don't even want to admit to her the sheer wacky of #2.

I'm like this girl that I posted the link about here. I am School Of Hard Knocks Girl. Probably not as bad as the example in that one because I've got...well, I went through astro.com's personal profile clicker doodah and leaving out asteroids and such, I've got something like nine trines and eight squares, three oppositions, two sextiles. I am pretty balanced on the "shit magnet" vs. "luck magnet"-ness, I guess, but I don't count on luck carrying me through. Sometimes I'm well taken care of (Taurus), but I also try to cover my own ass because you never know.

I don't really expect to get such...sunshiny readings with the kind of luck I have.

Once upon a time I had an ex who warned me that tarot cards didn't work on him. He was right, they didn't. He'd get all kinds of sunshiny happy cards and then his life would be nothing but shit. (That pretty much describes him in a nutshell: overly optimistic and almost nothing good ever happens to him. I do wonder at the level of self-delusion going on there.) I didn't ask why this was at the time, I figured he was somehow fucked the way he tended to be in life anyway. Now I'm wondering if he just was SO optimistic during a reading that he somehow warped the cards to show a happy outcome when it wasn't going to happen for him.

And I am wondering if I am doing that. This is TOO good to be right, isn't it? Isn't it far more likely that I am crazy than for that much good stuff to happen to me? Am I subconsciously forcing the cards (over the Internet :P) to show me what I want to see and I'm really just deluding myself? Or is it a divine mystery a la this horoscope?

* honestly, people act like angels are their happy shiny twinkly fairies who watch over them while they drive to the mall. This is not how angels work, or for that matter, fairies. Also, anyone's use of that word tends to be so precious and syrupy that I about throw up.

Some people really benefit from therapy while others don’t fare as well. There are the types who start therapy and never finish,  types who receive poor care and other scenarios I can think of.

That said, I have found across the board, if you Jupiter tied to the eighth house in any way you are likely to get enormous benefit (Jupiter) from therapy (Scorpio / eighth).

Heh. I have this, though my shrink thinks she's not helping me very much. Then again, I act like that with everybody.

"Neptune and Jupiter together are about big dreams, but often we are blocked by something inside us. It could be a wound that we are not aware of, and most of the time, there’s an element of fear involved. Before we can move into the dream, we must overcome that fear."

From Daily Fix:

"From now through until November 2010 Jupiter will traverse the area of 17 Aquarius to 23 Pisces. Jump onto your chart - Astrodienst - and check out the areas/houses/sectors being from 17 Aqua to 23 Pisces. THAT is where you can expect brillo luck, opportunity and the inspiration to expand and be broad-minded. Yes, no matter what is going on around you. You WORK it & you stay Up where-ever Jupiter is traversing. Semper Fi and magical think your head off. Unlike the Saturnine dominated area where you are best off being insanely sensible.

Getting a grip on where Jupiter is and maxing it out is one of the most instantly gratifying & fun areas of astro, i.m.o. Saturn runs on time & Pluto punches well above his weight for an alledged planetoid (ha!) & Moon cycle observance will have you feeling cosmic-goo-goo real fast but homage to Jupiter a.k.a. Jove is a guaranteed skipping around the house in glee, singing a naff song of happiness scenario."

Doing a little catch-up on reading his overall weekly chats. There will be tons of whining within.

Sneak previews:

As I've observed how this Venus retrograde is hitting the charts of my clients, I've been letting them know they're presently getting a sneak preview of what's coming down the pipeline in 2010 and beyond.

Venus's retrograde through Aries carries her over the same steps that both Uranus and Jupiter, in conjunction with one another, will soon be following.

And you can't find a more potent astro-symbol of hot, fast, sudden and abrupt change than a Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in Aries, headed our way next year.

Those most impetuous impulses you've recently experienced, then, tempting you toward some wild-and-crazy entrée into a new world (new job! new relationship! new place to live! a whole new life!) aren't entirely without merit. They point to a hot-button issue that will, over the next year or two, increasingly compel you to take a gutsy risk—one that affirms you're spunky and spirited enough to choose your own freedom—regardless of whatever other collateral disarray your personal uprising will leave in its wake.

Hell-bent on 'holding it together'? Committed to preserving the status-quo? This Jupiter/Uranus-in-Aries energy is not one to mess around with. It'll take out an entire city block, if that's what's required to shake you out of complacency and liberate your spirit. Between now and 2011, you will change that dramatically. We all will. If you don't spread your wings and fly away from the nest, then the almighty hand of some secretly benevolent force will push you out. Which way will you have it?

We're not at that peak moment yet, alas. Eternally grateful as we are to astrology for its ever-present heads-ups, we see we have a good year or so before such choices will be made for us, should we refrain from making them ourselves. In this interim, blessedly, await countless chances to pick the option that'll leave you feeling pumped up, energized and 110% alive over the other safer possibilities. The more audaciously you base your decisions on that spark of what is personally true for you (though it may baffle those around you who don't understand), the less pressure from having ignored your inner insight will have built up inside you…and the less likely your 2010-11 version of 'hot, fast, sudden and abrupt change' will destructively blindside you.

The temptation to bust out and embrace impulsivity, which is currently being dangled in front of you by Venus retrograde, may be enough to kick-start the bolder among us on this voyage to fresher pastures. Including both the pre- and post-retrograde shadows, this period from February through May 2009 is dripping with circumstances to suit our personal whims on the spur of the moment…and if we grab those shots when they appear, launching a cascade of one snap decision fueling the next, we're carried off into that 'whole new life' before we get the chance to determine what's hit us, and away we go!

You are right to be scratching your head, of course, since Venus retrograde supposedly confuses our ability to discern 'golden goose' from 'fleeting folly'. If we opt for the impulsive now, aren't we gambling with the possibility that what we so heatedly desire is, in fact, not what we imagine it to be…and that, in the end, we'll be disappointed?

No question about it: Yes, it's a gamble. There are no guarantees as to what's behind the mystery door—only the knowledge that, if you do indeed feel moved to open it but are simply too fearful to let yourself proceed, you'll always wonder what was there.

And if instead you go for it, only to find you just sold your farm for a handful of beans, all hope needn't be lost. Maybe they're magic beans, which you never would've wound up with if you hadn't taken the initial step. Maybe they'll grow into a giant beanstalk you can climb up, carrying you to the next mystery you'll encounter. Or maybe, in the momentary sorrow following your immediate disappointment, you'll come across someone compassionate to your plight…and the two of you will fall madly in love. Who could know in advance? There's only one way to find out: by doing.

This current phase confronts us with both the pros and cons of making split-second, impulse-driven decisions to suit our own self-directed preferences. In an instant, we can turn left instead of right and alter the whole destiny of our existence. That weightiness is sometimes sufficient to paralyze us, in worry that we haven't properly analyzed the relative benefits of the leftward and rightward avenues. Yet, no matter our careful analyses, we still can't know what's behind the next curve—even if we have a detailed map, we cannot account for adverse weather conditions or other acts of fate.

How bravely we're willing to march on now, when we aren't sure where each additional step is carrying us, will only assist us in treading the ever-more-unfamiliar ground that lies ahead. By mid-2010, when both Jupiter and Uranus converge in Aries—in opposition to Saturn and in square to Pluto—we'll encounter a similar-but-more-dramatic need to proceed against a backdrop of truly foreign terrain. In such settings, our in-the-moment instincts are all we've got.