By Len Wallick
I dwell in Possibility – A fairer House than Prose”
— Emily Dickinson
Things may be looking or feeling a bit weird about now. Over the last few days, some of us may have experienced or witnessed something that just does not add up. Now that Jupiter is in Aries and Saturn is retrograde, some elements of perspective have most probably synchronized in a shift of background, direction or both. The objective of today’s astrology is to be of service in maintaining or recovering at least some degree of orientation.
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Our purpose is not only to endure but also to make the most of current and impending transitions. In the process we will catch up with two of the personal planets (Mercury and Venus) as well as some of the minor ones. For some time now, Jupiter and Saturn have played a very important role in the astrology, extending their influence by occupation or deposition. That means two things. First, the signs they have each occupied for months on end are in places where they were well and powerfully positioned to assert their respective character. These two planets have been in their element. In addition, the signs ruled by both planets have been in the places where many other bodies have been congregating and collecting. Thus, both the expression and interpretation of those other objects has been through the filter or lens of the trans-personal pair.
In synchrony, the complementary energies represented by Saturn and Jupiter have been prominent in the personal and political aspects of our lives. In the case of Jupiter, it may be principles and practices of expansion. For Saturn it could have been the contrasting, complementary concept of limits and boundaries. The result has been a balanced dynamic of exchange and interchange, giving things a certain shape or trajectory.
Now it may seem as though the wheels have come off — that things have veered suddenly and unexpectedly off course. Please do not yield to the temptation to cave in, but be encouraged to feel pressure as something to press back against. There does seem a bit of method to what may appear to be madness. Think of it as a remodeling project. This part will pass and there will be a new decor for us to live in. The key is to keep working and participate in the shape of things to come. After all the things that all of us went through together during the cardinal T-square last year, it is not as though we should be surprised or unprepared.
As indicated earlier this week, a lot of this has to do with relationships. Specifically, there are the emotions we each bring to our participation. The involvement of the trans-personal planets, Jupiter and Saturn is a clue. We may want to examine where some of those feelings come from. Are they the result of our own personal experience in our own, current lifetime? Is it instead possible that we may have picked up some of our emotional responses in another way? Are they learned, conditioned, emulated, are they really ours? It’s no easy task to trace back to the origin of what we so closely identify with, but it may be worth our while to try.