Yesterday would have been Jerry Garcia’s 70th birthday. His mane of hair and radiant presence gave away his Leo Sun, but he was really Mr. Jupiter: expansive, embracing, inclusive and totally connected to cosmic truth (Jupiter rules Sagittarius, home of the center of our galaxy). Fittingly, we have an exact sextile between the Leo Sun and Jupiter in Gemini today, an upbeat aspect giving a little relief from some of the vexations the sky has been tossing our way (the current Mercury retrograde, in its last week, chief among them).
As of this posting, we’re still in the light of the Aquarius Full Moon that just passed. Full Moons can feel positively charged or exhaustingly polarized (or a little of both). But this one also creates a fantastic opportunity for practical application of humanitarian thought. By nature, Aquarius is logical and forward thinking, ultimately concerned with what’s good for all.
The fun part of having the Sun sextile Jupiter (and therefore the Moon also briefly trine Jupiter) within the orb of this Full Moon is that Jupiter kind of opens the door wide to let the energy through. True, with aspects like sextiles and trines it helps to consciously use that energy. These aspects don’t push the issue (or you) the way squares and oppositions do. But Sun-Jupiter and Moon-Jupiter bode well for health, success and luck, and come with a sense of harmony. Just lean forward into it.
Also, you now get to really expand out with whatever humanitarian / organizing / getting involved ideas came up for you with the Full Moon — assuming the pull between the two luminaries hasn’t left you feeling spent. Those ideas may contrast noticeably with all the inner reflection and navel gazing inherent to this high-stakes astrological season with its many inner planet retrogrades. You may be thinking, “Oh, I know who I am now, I just don’t know what to do with her.”
Yet one of the best ways to test what we really know about ourselves is to shift away from inner reflection and instead practice the theory in relationship to others. Participating in work, families, neighborhoods and overall culture is necessary for survival. There lies our capacity to understand individual, integral purpose in balance to all others’. It’s Brotherhood, in a word (or Sisterhood — you get the idea).