Jupiter
September 24, 2004
http://cainer.com/ericfrancis/sept24.html
Hi Eric:
Thank you, your column is very informative, as always. I wonder if you could
tell me about the movement of Jupiter into Libra (the sign it was visiting at
my birth). Would a Jupiter return now be auspicious? I was born in Crosshouses
(near
Karen
Dear Karen,
This will be a very basic introduction (and warm welcome, give a hand) to
Jupiter in Libra, which I'll develop over the next couple of weeks. Jupiter
makes its ingress into Libra for the first time since 1993 on Sept. 25. Jupiter
into Libra coincides with the equinox (Sun into Libra), as well as Mars,
Mercury and Ceres.
This whole extravaganza completes a long, long year of
Jupiter in Virgo. It is like to celebrate, there's going to be a huge party in
Libra. The Virgo-Jupiter era has certainly been a wee bit uncomfortable, but undeniably
necessary (Virgo loves things to be necessary). Our minds (Virgo) have been
overwhelmed with international news (Jupiter). I think this era has also been a
time of focus on the endless details and facts (I will not list them, you can
just scan over truthout.org for a sample), but minus the necessary context.
What does it all mean, after all? It's not meaningless, but what we don't know
what it means (all this international news, all these developments). Jupiter in
Libra will help us focus on feeling, on the larger themes that the small bits
add up to, and judging things by their beauty rather than by how much 'sense'
they seem to make. We live in a world where a lot of ugly things are starting
to become very sensible. I'm personally looking forward to a vacation from
that, even if it happens out in the reaches of the Solar System. But I think
the message will come home to Earth.
Basically, on the most personal level, The Idiot's Guide to
Jupiter (not a real book, but it sounded like a nice contradiction) tells us:
Jupiter's position by natal placement or position by transit are where you
should go looking for the good stuff. What good stuff? Most of it, since
Jupiter opens the door. Where Jupiter is, is where you can strive, usually with
success, to expand your affairs, your horizons, your fortunes and your quality
of life. And at the same time, you get a big cushion of protection to help you
operate safely while you're doing it.
Libra is an extremely interesting sign (see essay series
this month in Planet Waves Weekly). It may be the most interesting of them all,
by comparison, given how misunderstood and under-rated it (and its natives)
usually are. But we need to have some way to explain why John Lennon, Oscar Wilde,
Patric Walker, his excellent successor Sally Brompton, and many other very
intense, passionate and creative people were born with the Sun in this region
of space.
Jupiter is the point of meeting between Venus and Saturn,
two planets widely considered to be incompatible. The goddess of love and
nature does not, allegedly, go well with the god of structure, limitation and
government. Except that Venus is the ruler of Libra, and Saturn is exalted in
that sign. So not only do both planets have strong dignity in Libra, this
suggests they also have a much closer relationship than most people
acknowledge, wherever you may find them in the chart. (This bit of wisdom comes
from Vedic astrology.)
In your natal chart you have a really excellent arrangement
of Venus, the North Node and Neptune in your 2nd house. You have a lot to
offer! And your primary mission on Earth is to love who you are and learn deep
self-respect about what you value and hold important. Then you share it like
there's no tomorrow, if you want to keep the supply abundant. This set-up is
trine (120 degrees away from) your natal Aquarius Moon-Chiron conjunction.
There is a dimension of your soul and even your personality that is able to
strike the perfect balance between play and work; between self-interest and
communal interest. Jupiter is going to help you a lot renewing this process in
your life. Jupiter will also help you clear up any additional remaining sense
of injury from your mother; there is a bit, but you've done well with it.
You have a heck of a lot of energy -- you practically glow
in the dark. And you need to do something with that energy, which is creative
energy, in everything you do. So that means there's really no such thing as
mere work in your life. Everything must come with the touch of humanitarian
impulse, the artistic flair, that extra bit of intelligence that means quality
(like when you can assemble a new product without the instructions and know
that somebody cared enough to make it intuitive). Finally, you know you're a
dedicated healer, but that this often comes through the way you manage your
social relations.
Now add a double helping of Jupiter, a planet about 1,800
times the size of Earth. That's a lot of planet, and that's what you've got
going for you. The more you give, the more you will receive. I suggest you have
a really big party and invite all the readers of this page! Your Aquarius Moon
will love it, and you'll probably make a huge profit that you can donate to
charity, which will of course come back to you three times.
That's my take on your Jupiter return, since you asked.
I'm going to pass on the eclipse question -- watch later
editions, I'll be talking about these eclipses. Except to say this: pay
attention in your business affairs with others this autumn. You'll make some
discoveries about who's who in your life. Place bets carefully. Keep the
discussion going and make sure you judge people on their values first, their
actions second, and everything else third.
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