Jupiter in Leo
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upiter entering Leo suggests some great opportunities for
taking risks, creating new babies – either of the mind or body,
and expanding upon those things we love and enjoying them. These are all fifth
house delineations and since Leo is the natural zodiac’s fifth house, it seems logical that
these things occur during the course of the next year. However, and as always, we need to
bear in mind that there is a subset of other planets involved in this once every twelve year
transit.
One of the subsets is that during the time Jupiter travels through Leo, Saturn will retro-
grade back to Scorpio on August 3, 2015 creating a square between Jupiter and Saturn (at
that time) at about 28°. This is preceded by a similar energy with transit Jupiter in Leo
contraparallel to transit Saturn this coming fall on October 8, 2014, which falls between
the two eclipses in October 2014. Contraparallels are similar to oppositions and anytime
Jupiter and Saturn are square or in opposition to each other (or parallel and contraparal-
lel), there is cosmic restraint, economies pull back as do people. These occurrences are
previews for 2016, when Jupiter (then in Virgo) and Saturn (then in Sagittarius) square
each other throughout that year.
Therefore, it is important to get one’s life (Leo) in order. All the Jupiter in Leo options
mentioned above are still in play. However, if you take risks, make them calculated. If you
create new babies or your mind or body, make a plan first making sure you have a plan B.
If there is a hobby or pastime you love, take a risk and make it more viable. At this junc-
ture, this is the more conscious use of the current cycle of Jupiter in Leo.
’m a Leo so I write this from a personal
point of view. Jupiter in one’s Sunsign
brings a banner year of growth and op-
portunities. For everyone, Jupiter in Leo
helps you open up your
heart and gives you
the confidence to
create in your own
individual way, but
it’s extra special for
us Leos.
When I look back at
the five times that Jupiter has graced Leo, I
see they were big years, not always happy at
the time, but always appreciated later on for
the changes he brought to my life.
I was ten years old in 1955-56. That was
the summer my parents first sent me to
sleepaway camp for the whole summer.
I sobbed the night before I left, but once
there I had a wonderful time. I learned the
value of communal living. In 1967-68
I graduated college and moved to Boston to
join Michio Kushi and the Macrobiotic
community. That taught me to pay atten-
tion to what I eat, gave me the knowledge
that I am responsible for my health, and in-
troduced me to a spiritual/philosophical
way to look at life.
In 1978 I moved to Martha’s Vineyard,
where I still live. It felt like coming home in
a very real sense. That was the year I started
my professional astrology practice. Jupiter
gave me a big challenge in 1990-1991 when
he ended my marriage of 25 years. He freed
me. That was also the year Jupiter introduced
me to Buddhism and I attended the
Kalachakra initiation given by His Holiness
the Dalai Lama. I was elected president of
OPA in 2002 and traveled extensively repre-
senting OPA. Now I look forward to
Jupiter’s gifts to me this coming year. I know
he has already planned a trip to Greece for
the OPA conference in June 2015.
I see a theme of spiritual liberation as I
look back at Jupiter’s transits over my Sun.
His gift has been to free me from the
bondage of expectations, either my own or
those of family, friends, and society. He has
shoved me forward and stood by me, hold-
ing my hand through the scary passage
from the known to the unknown.
O P A
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The Organization for Professional Astrology
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THE CAREER ASTROLOGER
SUMMER 2014