Jupiter entered the sign of Cancer on June 26, 2013 and will remain there
until July 16, 2014. The purpose of this article is to interpret this transit
in both psychological and societal terms, and to provide ideas as to what we
could expect while Jupiter is in the sign of Cancer. To do this, I first
analyze the meanings associated with Jupiter, as well as the Cancerian demands
and goals, so that I can explore the possible manifestations of Jupiter in
Cancer. Then I will focus on the astrological chart of Jupiter’s entry in Cancer
given that the time when a planet enters a sign is highly suggestive of the tendencies
that will prevail while the planets transits that sign. While analyzing this
chart I will refer not only to the planetary positions and aspects but also to
the cycles of two planetary pairs: that of Uranus and Pluto and that of Saturn
and Neptune. Such an analysis and historical overview will provide us with further
information regarding the processes that Jupiter in Cancer will reflect.
As a foretaste let me mention here that in Jupiter’s entry chart there is a
grand trine between Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune and it will be exact in late
July 2013: This is extremely important because, although it has happened a few
times in the past that these three planets have formed a grand trine between the
three of them, it is the first time in the last two thousand years that this
grand trine is exact! This is why I think that this year’s transit of Jupiter
through Cancer is unique and will mark events that modern humanity has never
experienced before...
Before moving onto analyzing the meanings of Jupiter
in Cancer, it is helpful to keep in mind some important dates regarding this
transit:
- On August 13, 2013 Jupiter enters its shadow period (it will occupy the same degree of Cancer where it will be when turning direct).
- On November 7, 2013 Jupiter begins its retrograde motion on the 20th degree of Cancer.
- On March 6, 2014 Jupiter turns direct on the 10th degree of Cancer.
- On June 1, 2014 Jupiter is released from its retrograde motion (it will thus occupy the same degree of Cancer where it was on the day when its retrogradation started).
Jupiter
Being the largest planet in our solar system Jupiter symbolizes expansion,
growth, abundance, generosity and extravagance. As father of Athena, goddess of
wisdom, Jupiter also symbolizes philosophy, knowledge, theorizing and teaching.
Therefore, Jupiter is related to studying, opening one’s intellectual horizons and
making discoveries through both travel and research. As leader and legislator
of the Olympian gods, Jupiter is further connected with the law, morality,
justice, the meaning of life, religion and believing in a higher purpose. As benefactor
of the gods following the successful outcome of the battle which he led against
Saturn and the Titans, Jupiter is related to luck, improvement and favourable
fate. Finally, Jupiter’s initiative to fight against the Titans, a venture that
seemed doomed to failure from the outset, has associated this planet with risk,
optimism and wanderlust.
The zodiac sign of Cancer
Cancer is the fourth sign of the
zodiac following Gemini. It is a water sign, its mode of action is cardinal and
it is ruled by the Moon. Cancer represents the archetype of motherhood and it
thus aims at expressing love, care and affection through the creation and
consolidation of a home, a family, a nation or a "nest" where one
feels safe. So, the sign of Cancer aims to protect and preserve emotional ties
and particularly those that grow within the family but also in connection with
the homeland to which one belongs. Thus, one could say that the sign of Cancer
acts in an introspective, emotional and sensitive manner. It further acts
lovingly, tenderly, supportively and compassionately. Moreover, the sign of
Cancer moves in ways that are hesitant, cautious, defensive and protective.
Finally, the sign’s intuition and insight is extraordinary, while its nostalgia
and attachment to the past and to one’s home is often expressed as possessiveness,
stubbornness, whim and complaint.
Jupiter in Cancer
Traditionally Jupiter is said to be in exaltation in the sign of Cancer and
is thus able to express its maximum potential as a planet. Jupiter’s faith in a
higher purpose may indeed find its best receiver in the love, security and
emotional support that Cancer professes. So, while Jupiter is in Cancer we will
tend to seek the meaning of life in compassion, emotional security and provision
of love, care, affection and understanding. We will further be distinguished by
emotional generosity and an excess of sensitivity, which, if not controlled, is
likely to lead every so often to touchiness, possessiveness and emotional exaggeration.
Moreover, Jupiter’s transit through Cancer seems to reinforce our interest
in psychological and emotional pursuits and discoveries thus making our efforts
to overcome psychological problems more successful. It is also very likely that
we observe a general tendency towards nostalgia and attachment to the past,
which may have something to do after all with the effects of the economic
crisis and the consequent realization that our seasons in the sun are long over.
Additionally, Jupiter in Cancer is able to mark a series of discoveries and new
theories about motherhood, Moon and Earth (which is the mother of us all) as
well as sciences and activities that focus on the study of emotion, past and
land (eg, psychology, history, archeology, agriculture, agronomy, geology,
etc.).
Apart from the above, Jupiter’s transit through Cancer
is expected to
focus our attention
on theories, philosophies and
laws that revolve
around the preservation and
protection of home,
family and
homeland, which makes
new legislation relating
to children,
maternity, family law and
real estate very likely. Equally likely
seems to be a general prevalence of
family morality and
patriotic faith. This
may push us
to show favour, generosity and
support to both
our families and to our
country. Such
behavior is of
course able
to mark not
only home
improvements but
also benefits for our family and homeland.
In extreme cases,
however, this behavior
can manifest as aimless and unrestrained support
for nepotism
and nationalism. Potential prevalence
of such ideologies will
associate Jupiter’s transit through Cancer with a
pervasive lack of
meritocracy, with
family members and compatriots being promoted where more capable people should
be. Another
related risk involves
widespread support for conservative
theories, particularly
theories that favour protectionism,
defensiveness and
patriotism against foreign interests. The
resurgence of
xenophobia and
racism is thus
very likely with
Jupiter in Cancer,
while equally likely
is the outbreak
of wars as a result of an
excessive need to protect
and defend the concept of ‘homeland’.
The astrological chart of Jupiter’s entry in Cancer
First, it is useful to mention that the chart of Jupiter’s entry in Cancer
depicts a great emphasis on the element of water (seven planets in water signs,
including Chiron) and the cardinal mode of action (six planets in cardinal signs).
Prima facie, therefore, the chart reveals that Jupiter in Cancer marks benefits
and opportunities for growth that allow us to put an end to blind fears and
non-functional emotional attachments. This way we will have the opportunity to
heal our inner world and make a fresh start on a psychological and emotional
level. This influence can push many to address their psychological problems and
take initiatives for the renewal of their emotional life. These initiatives entail
not only finding the ideal partner to start a family with but also letting go
of partners with whom we can no longer be.
Moving on to a deeper analysis of
the chart of Jupiter’s entry in Cancer, there are four key
elements which
require special consideration:
A. Mercury is stationary retrograde in Cancer. Firstly,
this reveals that the benefits,
improvements, opportunities, laws, discoveries and theories
that Jupiter in Cancer
brings and that were
mentioned above will
be significantly delayed.
In line with the Sun-Mercury cycle, delays will
hold at least
until August 24, 2013 when
the superior
Sun-Mercury
conjunction occurs by
which time we will have the
opportunity to
see some first
results. However,
I remind you
that by then Jupiter
will have already
entered its shadow
phase (from
August 13th onwards); this means that
we won’t be able to see the full maturation of our opportunities for growth until
after March 6, 2014
(when Jupiter turns
direct) and particularly
after June
1, 2014
when Jupiter is
released from its retrogradation.
Secondly, the fact that Mercury is stationary retrograde in the sign of
Cancer, extremely intensifies tendencies towards great nostalgia and attachment
to the past, family and homeland which are anyway signified by Jupiter in
Cancer. Finally, with Mercury stationary retrograde in Cancer we are bound to
urgently review and revise our ideas and theories about motherhood, children,
home life and the institution of the family, as well as our theories within
fields of knowledge that examine emotions, the past and the earth (e.g.,
psychology, history, geology, etc.).
B. The Moon is in Aquarius and
disposes Jupiter (along with the Sun, Mercury and Venus). The placement of
the Moon reveals a revolutionary mood and a need for freedom, equality and
social justice that aims at promoting (Jupiter) our families and homeland
(Cancer). In other words, we are likely to engage in revolutionary and
subversive activities because of feeling that there is a lack of such values
(i.e., freedom and social justice) either in terms of the position of our
homeland against other countries or with respect to the status of our family in
comparison to other families. This revolutionary mood is conducive to civil strife
but also to dissolution of countries, federations and unions, including the
U.S., the UK, the European Union and the Eurozone, which are anyway tested by
the Uranus-Pluto square. Countries and federations that have planets / angles
near the 11th degree of Aquarius (where the Moon is located in the chart of
Jupiter’s entry in Cancer) will probably take the lead in these disruptive processes.
Hellas, with its midheaven at the 10th degree of Aquarius and its Sun at the
14th degree of the same sign, is clearly one of those countries...
Furthermore, the Moon's position in the entry chart highlights the need to
develop social networks, associations, communities and political organizations
(Moon in Aquarius) that are guided by faith in love or even faith in the
protection of children, maternity, earth, homeland and the institution of the
family (Jupiter in Cancer). The simultaneous need for doing things differently
and overthrowing the established order (Moon in Aquarius) in association with Jupiter-in-Cancer
themes is likely to bring strongly to the fore issues such as ecology,
pedophilia (e.g., the political party of pedophiles in the Netherlands and the
phenomenon of young children getting married in Muslim countries), gay rights in
marriage and family formation, and the institution of surrogacy.
C. Jupiter forms a grand trine in
water signs along with Saturn in Scorpio and Neptune in Pisces. In general,
this planetary formation can be interpreted as great ease (grand trine) for a) consolidating
or denying (Saturn) high (Jupiter) ideals (Neptune), b) stabilizing or even reducing
(Saturn) faith (Jupiter ) in religion, charity, esotericism and the relativity
of things (Neptune), c) socially recognizing or refuting (Saturn) the rights
(Jupiter) of the downtrodden across the world (Neptune) and d) ensuring
(Saturn) opportunities for travel (Jupiter) that may have looked like sheer
fantasy in the past (Neptune). In also taking into account the signs where this
grand trine takes place, we could also be talking about deep fulfillment or
overwhelming denial (Saturn in Scorpio) of big dreams and ideals (Neptune in
Pisces) associated with opportunities for development and / or preservation of
family and emotional ties (Jupiter in Cancer).
This grand trine will be
exact in late July
2013 and it will
be the first
time in the last two
thousand years
that there is a grand trine of exactitude
between these three
planets! I
therefore believe
that we are on
the verge of
events that have great historical
significance. Let us briefly
refer to some of
the few times that these
three planets
formed a grand
trine (which was never though exact) to understand the
importance of this year
with Jupiter in
Cancer:
a) The first Jupiter-Saturn-Neptune grand
trine to take place after the birth of
Jesus Christ was at
the end of 326 AD and
it was in the
water signs just
like this
year. What happened that year was the great pilgrimage of
Saint Helena
across the Holy Lands during which a great number (Jupiter) of charitable
institutions (Neptune) was erected (Saturn) and discoveries
were made (Jupiter)
regarding the material
manifestation
(Saturn) of religious
symbols (Neptune):
it was then that the places of
Jesus Christ’s birth,
crucifixion and resurrection were
found while
it is said that the Holy
Cross was also found
at the time. Undoubtedly, these
discoveries
were fundamental
to Christianity.
Furthermore, that
year Constantine the Great establishes
(Saturn) favorable legislation (Jupiter)
for the slaves (Neptune) of
the Roman Empire.
b) In 1570 there
is another grand trine, this time
in air
signs, which marks the
establishment (Saturn) of religious (Neptune) freedom (Jupiter) for the Huguenots
and the publication of
the first modern
atlas, an achievement that ensured
(Saturn) the
ability to travel (Jupiter)
beyond the imagination of the time (Neptune).
c) In
1750 there is a grand trine
in water
signs, just like this year,
which celebrates the abolition (Saturn) of galley slavery
(Jupiter-Neptune) across Europe.
d) Finally, in
1834 there is one more
grand trine in air signs. This
one marked two important events: the dissolution of the Spanish Inquisition following royal decree and the abolition of slavery in the
British Empire.
In both cases one
can clearly see
the establishment (Saturn) of freedom (Jupiter) for the persecuted
and enslaved (Neptune).
Given the
symbolisms of Saturn,
Jupiter and Neptune and the
grand trines that they formed in the past,
the current grand
trine of exactitude
between Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune
could bring the
wide adoption
of laws related
to religious and
spiritual freedoms as
well as to modern
forms of slavery and marginalization (e.g., racism, xenophobia, homophobia, etc.). It
is also possible
that a great number of
charitable organizations are established and that there is a widespread
dissemination
of charity and selflessness. Due
to the nature of the
water signs where
this grand trine takes place,
it is almost certain that
emotions, both positive
and negative, will
be pervasive,
while on a
purely material
level the role of
water will be
of utmost importance either
because of aridity or flooding...
Either way, we
are about to witness
something very
important that humanity
has never experienced
before.
D. Through its conjunction with the Sun, Jupiter takes part in the T-Square formation between the Sun, Uranus
and Pluto. In general, contacts between Uranus and
Pluto, especially
the harsher ones such
as the
squares, entail radical,
revolutionary and sometimes
violent changes
on a social,
economic and
political level. Subversion (Uranus)
and crisis (Pluto) are combined with intensity
(square) which leads to the prevalence of extreme
ideologies but also to groundbreaking scientific
progress that radically
changes the world.
With the
Sun and Jupiter
activating this aspect
in the chart of Jupiter’s entry in Cancer
the importance (Sun) of
revolutionary
change (Uranus-Pluto)
occurring in our society is
multiplied (Jupiter),
while there can also be a significant (Sun)
growth (Jupiter) of the economic crisis,
socio-political instability, revolutionary
spirit and extreme
ideologies (Uranus-Pluto).
Among other things, this
T-Square formation
(seen in
the light of Jupiter
in Cancer) is able
to accelerate
a number of major scientific
and technological breakthroughs that can completely
overturn our theories
about the past, history, psychology, motherhood
and the
institution
of the family. It
is also able
to inflate family and national rifts and twists
that lead
to significant changes both
within our families
and within countries
and federations.
Once again there
is an emphasis on potential
divisions within
countries, federations and unions that can in turn mark the founding of new
international
federations or alliances among
people / nations
that we might not otherwise expect to see
together.
Planetary cycles in the chart of Jupiter’s entry in Cancer
For a
comprehensive analysis
of the chart of
Jupiter’s entry in Cancer it would be useful
at this point to
refer not only to
previous transits of
Jupiter through
Cancer but
also to the
planetary cycles to
which the Uranus-Pluto
square and the Saturn-Neptune trine belong. The analysis of the Uranus-Pluto cycle
and the Saturn-Neptune cycle is important because both are activated by Jupiter
in its chart of entry in Cancer: the former is activated via harsh aspects (square-opposition)
while the latter is activated via soft aspects (trines).
First, the Uranus-Pluto square is the waxing square of the cycle that began
with the conjunction of the two planets in the 1960s and Jupiter took part in
that conjunction in the late ’60s (1968-1969). Therefore, during the current
transit of Jupiter through Cancer and the concomitant activation of the Uranus-Pluto
square, Jupiter will mark a tense re-activation (waxing square) of themes and
events of that period. I remind you that in those years (1968-1969) Jupiter
magnified the extreme revolutionary spirit of Uranus and Pluto through the
millions of protesters against the war in Vietnam, through the gay rebellion at
Stonewall and through the Woodstock festival and the free experience of love. Note
as well that in 1969, while Jupiter was still conjunct both Uranus and Pluto, the
Americans landed on the Moon, which opened new possibilities for the
exploration of space. Thus, issues such as the anti-war movement, gay rights, space
exploration and the Moon are likely to become focal points of our interest while
Jupiter is in Cancer.
As for the Saturn-Neptune trine, this is the waning trine of the cycle that
opened with the conjunction of these two planets in the late 1980s (where Uranus
also took part). Jupiter formed an opposition to that Saturn-Neptune
conjunction in 1989-90, that is, the penultimate time Jupiter was in Cancer. Therefore,
the current transit of Jupiter through Cancer and the concomitant activation of
this waning Saturn-Neptune trine will easily bring inner realizations and
revisions (waning trine) on themes and events that arose in '89-'90. I remind
you that at the time Jupiter signaled a widespread dissolution (Neptune) of sociopolitical
structures (Saturn) via the Velvet Revolution in Prague, the demolition of the
Berlin Wall, the fall of Communism and the Iron Curtain, and the consequent end
of the Cold War.
Thus, Jupiter in Cancer will bring further realizations and
revisions regarding the pervasive ideological disappointment that followed the
fall of the ‘communist paradise’, the rise of nationalism through the creation
of several new states in Eastern Europe and the rekindling of relations between
the U.S. and Russia. Possible scenarios related to the present transit of
Jupiter through Cancer include a further decline of the impact of the communist
parties around the world, closer relations between the U.S. and Russia, and the
emergence of national liberation movements within Russia (e.g., Chechnya).
With regard to the 12-year long Jupiter cycle, the last time Jupiter
transited Cancer was in 2001-2002 with a simultaneous Saturn-Neptune trine
(waxing at the time) just like this year. Moreover, the last time Jupiter
entered Cancer on the same day as this year (June 26) was in 1930, with a
simultaneous Uranus-Pluto square just like this year and with Uranus in the
same exact sign as this year, that is in Aries. Therefore, the present transit
of Jupiter through Cancer forms aspects that had occurred in 1930 and in
2001-2002. Jupiter’s transit through the sign of Cancer is thus likely to bring
to the surface events and situations that occurred back in those years. I
remind you that in 2001 the Twin Towers were hit (death of a symbol:
Saturn-Neptune), which was followed by a nationalist upsurge in America that
culminated in the anti-terrorism war and the war in Afghanistan.
On the other
hand, the 1930 Jupiter transit through Cancer exacerbated the
Uranus-Pluto-related socio-political instability, extreme ideologies and
natural disasters. That year marked the aftermath of the economic crash of 1929,
the spread of Nazism with Hitler’s spectacular rise in Germany and the deadly
floods in China with more than 100,000 victims. So, this year's transit of
Jupiter through Cancer may very well bring a resurgence of the anti-terrorism
war, an expansion of the economic crisis, a further rise of the Nazi and
nationalist parties across the world, as well as intense natural disasters where
the element of water plays a key role...
It follows from the analysis above that the current transit of Jupiter through
Cancer is expected to be of great historical importance. In support of this,
let us note that both the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 and the
collapse of the Twin Towers in New York City on September 11, 2001 took place
with Jupiter at the 10th/11th degree of Cancer, a
degree that is extremely important for Jupiter’s transit this year given that
it is the degree where Jupiter’s shadow period starts (13 August 2013) and where
Jupiter turns direct after completion of its retrogradation (March 6, 2014). Should
we therefore expect events similar in motif in the coming months? In any case, I
believe that this year's transit of Jupiter through Cancer calls for us to tear
down either literally or figuratively national symbols in which we believe, so
that we radically change our beliefs about where we belong and who we should
consider as family at a personal, social, political and planetary level.
Epilogue
I would like to
leave the reader with a few thoughts on the potential significance of
the grand trine of exactitude
between Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune, the
results of which
will be experienced throughout
the duration of the transit of
Jupiter through
Cancer given
that this trine
is found in the chart of Jupiter’s entry
in Cancer. If
in the past
similar trines (which
were never though exact) marked the
abolition of
some form of
human slavery, should
we dare
to dream that
this year's
trine will
bring an end to
modern forms of slavery? Undoubtedly, there are two major forms
of slavery that still
exist in
our world: on
the one hand,
we have the Third world
and its indirect
subjugation to the
First World,
while on the other we
have a global financial
system that stealthily keeps
us captive
through the deification of
money and the core belief that money can be the only tool
that mankind could
have ever devised
in order to survive.
So, could the
Jupiter-Saturn-Neptune grand trine entail the
abolition of
Third World debt and the
general liberation
of people from the
need to be consumed
in jobs they
do not like
for the sole purpose of earning their daily bread? Could we therefore dare to think that humanity is
entering a phase where
it envisions
a new
economic system that provides people with the freedom
(Jupiter) to materialize (Saturn) their imagination and big dreams (Neptune)
rather than keeping them enslaved to money? Let this be our wholehearted wish
and let us also close this post with William Arthur Ward’s words: ‘If you can imagine it,
you can create it. If you can dream it, you can become it.’
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