Jupiter in Aries

When you think about Jupiter you have to think global. Jupiter is the high priest, the prophet, the philosopher, the legal expert and wise judge. Jupiter in excess or taking anything less than the high road brings exaggeration, overestimation, fanaticism, intolerance and a tendency for overindulgence. Jupiter has to do with holding society together through rulership of laws and legal systems.



Aries represents the spring awakening. The powerful force that germinates and pushes to the surface, Aries is impulse, pioneering, initiative, impatience, seizes the untried, the new and finds new solutions to old problems. Aries on the dark side can be brutal, violent, prone to start and fail to finish, a big ego with no regard for the feelings of others.


A blending of these two begins this Saturday, Jan 22, 2011, when they join forces as Jupiter enters Aries. Last June, 2010 Jupiter popped into Aries spending a quick 3 months, returning to Pisces in September 2010.


A Jupiter transit in a personal horoscope expands the individual’s universe, the consciousness and at times the waist line. The energy flows easily and the house it transits is the area of growth. Bad habits can grow as well as good habits. The cautionary tale of a Jupiter transit is “don’t overdo.”


Jupiter’s transit through the sign of Aries will be the luckiest of times for natives of this sign. This time signals a twelve year cycle of growth. Aries will feel good, optimistic and hopeful.


The Aquarius and Gemini receive favorable vibes. This transit brings good relationships and opportunity. For Leo and Sagittarius good stuff comes your way but this transit can make you lazy, so pay attention and don’t let opportunity pass you by. Capricorn and Cancer, while generally favorable need to navigate the snags and snafus that arise and threaten the benefits Jupiter brings. The Pisces and Taurus’ may be totally unaware of the benefits and good luck that is around them while the Scorpios and Virgos experience annoyances that if left unattended can blossom in a big way. Libra experiences this as a culmination; it is a Full Moon type of occurrence as Jupiter is opposing its Libra position of 2004-2005. Libra’s chance for success is good now but a focus on the spiritual will better serve.


For a clue to what this means for you personally think back to last June through September, what was happening in your life then. For a broader picture of what is going on in your life think back to 1999 when Jupiter last transited Aries. That cycle is ending now and a new one is beginning. Where were you twelve years ago? What wonders of the universe opened up for you? Get ready for another round. And remember, at its highest Jupiter is all about connecting to ones spiritual self. Jupiter brings material goods but the best gift Jupiter brings is the spiritual blessings that are pearls beyond price. Meditate and get in touch with your higher self, your inner spiritual self and how to turn those selves into the pioneer embodied in the Jupiter in Aries archetype.

Ophiuchus - This is an Old Non-Story

The breaking news story this week was about a
13^th sign and has people wondering what their

sign really is. Relax and rest easy. If you’re a Gemini, you’re a Gemini still. The Zodiac signs as we know them are the constellations that occupy the ecliptic. The ecliptic is the apparent path of the Sun as it moves through the heavens during the course of the year. We know that Earth revolves around the Sun but from our view point it appears to be moving. This apparent movement is what gives us the seasons. Back in antiquity when the Sun moved into Aries, it really was in the constellation Aries. Today due to the precession of the equinoxes that moment places it in the constellation of Pisces. Not to worry, Western Astrologers use a different system of measurement. The point where the Sun reaches the equator, going from South to North is the moment when spring begins, the Spring Equinox. Western Astrologer’s measure the Zodiac from this point; this is zero degrees of Aries. This system is called the Tropical Zodiac and here in the Northern Hemisphere is tied into the seasons. The Tropical Zodiac, measuring from zero Aries, allots 30 degrees to each of the 12 signs of the Zodiac giving us the 360 degree circle of the Zodiac. Ophiuchus is in the news because some astronomer noticed that due to the precession of the equinoxes this constellation is inching its way onto the ecliptic, something it has been doing for millennia. So paranoid Scorpions and fastidious Virgo’s can relax, Ophiuchus is not strong arming its way into the Zodiacal line up. Here's a Link for More Info about Ophiuchus