Jupiter Retrograde & Saturn Enters Scorpio

October 4, 2012 - January, 30 2013 - Jupiter Turns Retrograde: When Jupiter turns retrograde, the action of Jupiter is reversed so that the emphasis is upon inner awareness and inner growth. It is an excellent time to get in touch with personal integrity. Jupiter rules role playing in order evoke a positive external reaction. When transiting Jupiter is afflicting natal planets, you will find yourself dealing with phoniness in both yourself and others. When Jupiter is retrograde, you should evaluate how you are not being honest with yourself because you are playing a role that is disloyal to your true self. When opportunities arise while Jupiter is retrograde, they are the result of seeds planted in the past from people met or connections made in the past.

Jupiter retrograde is more spiritual and philosophical so it is a time to explore philosophies, possibly something simpler from a time in your past. Because of the spiritual approach to this Jupiter transit, it is not a time to initiate material activities. A business which starts while Jupiter is retrograde will find that much of the business is connected with altruistic and charitable concerns and good causes. Too much help is given for which the company will not receive payment.

When Jupiter is transiting retrograde, it is a good time to restore any project or a relationship that is failing.

October 5, 2012 - Saturn Enters Scorpio: Saturn will enter the sign of Scorpio for a long-term stay for the better part of the next three years. Saturn only makes a rare visit to each sign once every 28 and a half years, usually marking a phase with a specific characteristic that stands out in our mind. This will be one intense transit as the Lord of Karma (Saturn) enters the Underworld (Scorpio). Wherever Scorpio sits in your chart is where you lose it all and gain something else. It’s the Phoenix-from-the-ashes area of your life.

In astrology, Saturn is associated with teaching discipline. Saturn can show an individual what lessons they must learn in this lifetime. To which degree and to how it will manifest itself, will depend on where it is situated. What sign Saturn is in and into which house it falls, will indicate much about an individual's personality. We learn our most important lessons where Saturn resides. On a soul level, we know it is where our greatest learning is. We will pursue and attract experiences in line with the new sector of our sky Saturn has moved to. We sense, on a deep and sometimes unconscious level, that we must give a new, specific area of life our attention as a way to demonstrate qualities that increase our sense of self-respect. Where Saturn goes, we are asked to be starkly honest with ourselves and admit the reality of the situation, along with understanding what we can do to change it and where we need to practice greater patience, acceptance, or both.

Saturn will be in what is termed “mutual reception” with Pluto. When two signs are hosting each others’ ruling planet, they tend to have an affinity, and work together in greater harmony, helping the best of each sign to come forward. Both planets are stronger when in this harmonious position. Saturn and Pluto already have an easy relationship, based on their characteristics. This placement gives both an extra boost.

There is no greater power than the acceptance of loss. Evolved Scorpios are awe inspiring, because they flow with the cycles of loss and gain. They are the Zodiac’s free-divers. And this is the lesson that Saturn is coming to teach. The only times Saturn gets us into trouble is when we don’t listen, resist the lessons, or continue to insist along a path that isn’t in line with a more loving vision of our life. Where Saturn goes, it can feel as if that area of life and the people associated with it have a will of their own. It is at this time that Saturn’s most important lesson comes forward.

On a global level, since Scorpio rules sex, death, money, stocks, taxes and resources, we will see these areas highlighted during the next few years.