June 2013 to July 2014
Our old friend jolly Jupiter is about to move into Cancer—today, in fact. This is such good news I had to tell you about it.
You might know that every planet rules a sign of the zodiac, which is called its “home” sign. A planet is very comfortable when at home and it can express itself purely there. But what you might not know is that every planet also has an exaltation sign—a sign in which it expresses itself the best. In its sign of exaltation, a planet’s better tendencies are brought to the fore, while its worse tendencies are muted. For Jupiter, that sign is Cancer. But why?
At first glance, Jupiter and Cancer would seem to be incompatible. Cancer is the stay-at-home type, while Jupiter is the wanderer. Jupiter has a devil-may-care attitude, while Cancer bonds deeply and feels keenly. Jupiter is fiery and extraverted; Cancer is watery and introverted. To Jupiter, Cancer’s family ties may seem like shackles, while to Cancer, Jupiter’s inability to stick with things can cause feelings of abandonment. In fact Jupiter’s home sign, Sagittarius, and Cancer share a difficult quincunx aspect, suggesting that they are as alien to each other’s ways as possible.
All this is true, and is even more reason why occupying Cancer solves some crucial Jupiter problems. Like the tendency to roam and roam but never stick anywhere. Like the perpetual sensation that the grass is greener somewhere—anywhere—other than right here. Jupiter, when placed in loving, nurturing, bonding Cancer, retains all the warmth of the Big Red Planet’s gregarious personality, while gaining the ability to have fun with deeper human connection, instead of feeling trapped by it. Jupiter in Cancer people love family life and make great parents. They have a natural tendency to nurture the small beings around them into bigger, stronger ones—and they enjoy doing it. If you are in a “12 year” this year (meaning you are turning 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72 or 84), this could mean you.
This summer and fall (of 2013) there’s a fantastic lineup of planets falling into a Grand Trine in Water. Jupiter completes that circuit and will bring luck, charisma and opportunities to those who are born under it and those who incept businesses under it.
Those of you lucky enough to be Cancers will get a personal hit of Jupiterian self-confidence, expansion and growth especially if your birthday falls between July 1 and July 12. In fact, the Aries, Libra and Capricorn people born in a similar week in their own month will have a similar experience:
Arians born March 30-April 9
Cancers born July 1-12
Librans born October 3-13
Capricorns born December 31-January 10
Jupiter in Cancer feels like endless summer, like those long summer days where you feel you are sitting in a field and you could lazily open a palm and ripe fruit at the very peak of its perfection will just drop into it. You can feel the warmth and safety sink into your bones and you relax. Deeply. It’s like sitting in the lap of the Universal Mother, knowing all things will come to you in their time, and in the meanwhile, you can just be.
Related pages:
Jupiter, the Bringer of Joy
Signs: Cancer
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