{"id":51962,"date":"2012-01-17T02:30:32","date_gmt":"2012-01-17T07:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=51962"},"modified":"2012-01-17T10:56:19","modified_gmt":"2012-01-17T15:56:19","slug":"opportunity-and-edginess-jupiter-chiron-and-sun-saturn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/opportunity-and-edginess-jupiter-chiron-and-sun-saturn\/","title":{"rendered":"Opportunity and Edginess: Jupiter-Chiron and Sun-Saturn"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today is Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012.<\/a><\/strong>. The waning Moon is newly in Scorpio, lending its potentially brooding-yet-passionate flavor to these next couple days. And what days they are. The question is, what do you do with the mix of auspicious opportunity and edginess the sky is presenting you with?<\/p>\n

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Perhaps the most interesting piece of the picture is Jupiter in Taurus sextile Chiron in Pisces. This isn\u2019t exact till Feb. 14 (Valentine\u2019s Day), but is in force now. Due to the retrogrades of both planets this past year, this is the third of three sextiles these two planets make to each other from their current signs. However, this is the first of the series not to be closely related to an eclipse. The first, on July 2, was the day after the New Moon eclipse in Cancer (which itself was the third in a series of three eclipses). The second Jupiter-Chiron sextile was Dec. 6, and that fell between our most recent two eclipses (and during that fascinating Mercury retrograde), just four days before the Full Moon eclipse in Gemini.<\/p>\n

So what does all that mean? I\u2019m not sure, actually. But it\u2019s entirely possible this particular sextile holds some potential integration of the messages, insights and energies you experienced with those two eclipse seasons in 2011. Eclipses are said to continue unfolding for 6 months to a year after they occur, and we\u2019re well within that timeframe. So, what were the messages, insights and energies you experienced? And now that we\u2019re into 2012, are you feeling any sort of resolution or step forward or door opening in those parts of your life that were speaking up then?<\/p>\n

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If you can make the connections (and even if you cannot \u2013 astrology can work on subtle levels), this particular Jupiter-Chiron sextile offers an extra boost to the healing you are working on. When the sextile is exact Feb. 14, Jupiter will be occupying the degree of Chiron\u2019s discovery \u2013 so it\u2019s kind of an honorary Jupiter-Chiron conjunction overlaid with the sextile. In other words, there is some seriously auspicious opportunity afoot. Just remember, opportunity must be seized \u2013 and sometimes \u2018auspicious\u2019 is a matter of perspective. You might have to take the long view of the doors open to you and the blessings to be counted (given that this event is part of a series); you\u2019ll definitely have to be the one to take the step across the threshold, to do the counting, and (perhaps paradoxically) to allow.<\/p>\n

Okay, so that\u2019s the opportunity part. What about the edgy? <\/p>\n

The Sun is preparing to ingress Aquarius Friday. From its current position, it is square Saturn \u2013 an aspect that will be exact Thursday, when both are in the last degrees of their respective signs (Capricorn and Libra) — the ‘anaretic’ degree. Having planets in the last degrees brings an extra edge of tension to that square \u2013 which comes with its own supply anyway. The last degree can bring a sense of urgency as well as vacillation (\u2018Should I stay or should I go? I need to go now! but\u2026\u2019). It’s sort of the ‘last call’ degree for Saturn in Libra — but it’s a false last call, because Saturn isn’t leaving quite yet. As Saturn is now slowing to station retrograde, we’re being given an extra chance to go deeper into the mechanics of how our relationships are balanced — starting with how balanced we feel as we relate to ourselves in that context.<\/p>\n

In this case, if Saturn in Libra is about relationship structures, and Sun in Cap is about tradition and institutions, then this square rather looks like an astrological arm-wrestling match you experience in yourself in relationships — a struggle you may be both tired of and attached to. On one side of the table is the desire for new balance with a partner. On the other side, \u2018This is how I\u2019ve always been in relationships, so this is what I want\u2019. <\/p>\n

Saturn, in turn, is making a trine to Neptune, which provides the way out: a level of spiritual\/philosophical understanding that you may actually be able to materialize. The building\/dissolving relationship in this aspect gets a ‘slippery when wet’ sign — which is not necessarily ‘dangerous’, except maybe to your ego or entrenchment in whatever situation is at hand. We all need a little lube sometimes. Neptune in the mix equals the distraction who walks into the room \u2013 the cute person both arm wrestlers like. Suddenly the realization hits: giving up the struggle doesn\u2019t mean \u2018losing\u2019 \u2013 it means you can turn your attention to something more rewarding that might actually have creative potential. Balance is found through the third option \u2013 and can be tangibly realized. <\/p>\n

Lastly, a Venus-Pluto sextile (exact Friday) is working in the background. It adds a current of emotional self-sufficiency, strength, potentially deep love and an eye for the beauty in others. Feel for that if you find yourself pressed by the Sun-Saturn square, and it will give some grounding for whatever Neptunian, spiritual ideal you\u2019re trying to imagine into existence. And as you accept the healing opportunities offered by Jupiter-Chiron, maybe Venus-Pluto will assist you in seeing the beauty, love and strength you\u2019re already blessed with. <\/p>\n

Looking for insights on how this week’s astrology affects your<\/strong> personal Sun and rising signs? Try out Planet Waves Light<\/strong><\/a>, our streamlined horoscope service. For deeper cultural context and astrological investigation, the premium Planet Waves subscription<\/strong><\/a> includes the same horoscopes, plus extensively-researched articles on Fridays.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012.. The waning Moon is newly in Scorpio, lending its potentially brooding-yet-passionate flavor to these next couple days. And what days they are. The question is, what do you do with the mix of auspicious opportunity and edginess the sky is presenting you with? Perhaps the most interesting piece of … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7221,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1734],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51962"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7221"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51962\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}