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1/1/2021…Good Morning dear Readers and Friends, it’s time to post again. Lots of new energy astrologically (TG!) and much to write about. We’ve had the Solstice and the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction at 0 degrees Aquarius. Did you notice the world events? The volcano in Hawaii, the mutated virus announced, the circus in DC, and the ongoing divisiveness. Aquarius is supposed to be about brotherly love. We obviously need more of that if we want a kinder and gentler year…in Chinese astrology we will enter the Year of the Ox soon and this means we can build something substantial in our lives. The intertwining of Uranus in Taurus and Mars after 1/6/21 will form squares to both Jupiter and Saturn. So try to remember, the ox is slow and steady. If we rush ahead too quickly in the winter it won’t work later on. Finances and the banking system may continue to have problems. I think this means on a personal level that we all need to be cautious and conservative with money management this year. There are still huge problems with employment student loans, mortgages, rentals — as of this writing, none of these has been straightened out yet. So much fixed energy this winter. We’re going to need flexibility and adaptability to get through it, along with an attitude that “slow and steady wins the race”…I’m not exactly sure why I say that, I’m just writing intuitively this morning. When I read the news, all the virus articles say this winter is going to be worse. It’s hard to be patient — all cooped up, so much restriction, wanting to hang out with our friends and loved ones, needing a job when whole industries have been decimated. Remember that cows love the spring, when the green grass grows and the sun comes back to warm the earth. THAT’S when you can put your new plans into motion. Not now…

Aquarius is friendly by nature, can be quirky, even eccentric. They value their friends based on mental stimulation and compatibility. Social status means little to them. The best of Aquarius is cooperation for the common good, for groups, whether that is family, friends, or organizations that help people. The flip side is Aquarians can be rebellious and refuse to cooperate with anyone. I knew an Aquarian man who ate nothing but carrots for 6 weeks and turned orange. Yes, really. Aquarians value their freedom. Any kind of gadget that saves time, money, labor and energy appeals to them. People who think when the virus is tamed that we’re going back to the old ways of doing things — they are wrong. The technology that has been used to keep things running will remain in place and advance even further. Remember…Jupiter expands whatever it touches…

So that brings us to the Jupiter transits in Aquarius…I write for you by houses, not necessarily Sun Sign. You can run your chart — there’s lots of free sites these days. You need to know your birth time, date, and place. Most birth certificates have the time recorded. If not, try the family Bible, the newspaper archives, family members’ recollections. The houses in a chart are set by the time of birth and the Ascendant progresses at approximately 1 degree every 4 minutes. Once I did twin boys charts. Those 4 minutes apart birth times were enough to shift a couple planets into different houses. One was accident prone and one was not. The father verified that for me after I told him what I saw. Anyway, knowing your correct time of birth gives you the Ascendant and puts all the transits into the right houses. That being said…

If you have Aquarius rising, then Jupiter will be transiting over your Ascendant and into your 1st house in 2021. Whatever new things you begin will grow in importance over the next twelve years ( a complete Jupiter cycle). I remember one of mine…Jupiter went into my 1st and I had to learn public speaking. I was very nervous at first. As the years went by, this turned into teaching. I’m not nervous anymore because I love what I do so much that I forget about myself and focus on my students.

Jupiter in the 1st can increase your confidence. Sometimes it can manifest as an expanding waistline. Women can get pregnant more easily when Jupiter is in their first house. With pregnancy, there needs to be positive aspects from the transiting Jupiter to their natal planets. With weight gain, Saturn is now in Aquarius and losing weight is easier when Saturn is in our first. Depending on the degree of your Ascendant, Saturn transits to 13 degrees Aquarius this year. Right now the two planets are conjunct, but Jupiter will move ahead more rapidly.

Jupiter is the teaching planet, bringing new information that is helpful. For young people or people that need a new career, this transit can be very helpful. Anything to do with technology, space and air travel, robots, science in general, the chemistry of recycling, even special effects on computers for movies — all these will be growing in importance over the next 12 years. The amount of on line classes is expanding and there are deals to be had, financially. In general, for all ages, anything you begin when Jupiter is in your 1st will grow in importance over the next 12 years. It could be a new hobby, a new group affiliation, new friends, studying and learning the fine points of anything that interests you. Astrology is ruled by Aquarius :))