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The Jupiter/Uranus Conjunction …
Daddy Issues, Anyone?
“He/She who would rule nature
must first obey Her laws.”
One of the biggest astrological events of 2018, where it remains until April 2026.
the year will be the conjunction of Jupiter The last few degrees of a slow-moving
and Uranus at 21 Taurus 49’ on April outer planet always herald more intense
20, 2024. Mythically, both Jupiter (Zeus) manifestation (blatant physical expression)
and Uranus represent the age-old process of its “lessons” and collective growth
of social/cultural revolution and change, needed at the time. Uranus transits are
when the “new guard” usurps the power usually disruptive in nature, in that they
of the “old guard” and takes over. As the “shake us up” and keep us from becoming
story goes, Uranusa devours his children too complacent, to show us where we must
to avoid his prophetic demise at their evolve and “upgrade the system”, like it
hands, only to be tricked by guileful or not. Needless to say, Uranus is not a
Gaia, who saves her son Cronos (Saturn), “happy camper” in Taurus, a fixed Earth
who castrates Uranus (renders him sign that prefers routine, solid ground, the
impotent), and eventually meets a similar comfort of complacency, and the stability
fate, when the story repeats and he too is of a “sure thing”. However, security
overthrown by his progeny, Zeus/Jupiter, conscious Taurus helps us to avoid the
who was also hidden away and saved more challenging response to a Uranus
by Mom. It’s interesting that, while the transit: Revolution and anarchy, with
patriarchal power struggle plays out, over little concern for the future consequences;
and over ad nauseum, it’s Taurus Mother change for the sake of change, with no
Earth who’s really pulling the strings plan for what comes next; the “throw the
from behind the scenes of the drama. baby out with the bath water” conundrum.
The rule of any Uranus transit is expect
Uranus, planet of revolutionary change, the unexpected, be honest with yourself
unexpected evolutionary shifts, freedom about the changes you need to make in
from social/cultural restrictions, the your life, and make conscious choices to
urge for individuation and the search for facilitate those changes willingly and in
“Authentic Self”, entered Taurus in May of constructive ways.
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