On May 16th, 2023, at 17:20 UTC, Jupiter embarked on a momentous and weighty journey. Departing from the house of Aries, the day-time temple of Mars, Jupiter enters the night-time temple of Venus, Taurus. The impact of this transition will be felt in various ways, both individually and collectively.
To truly understand the magnitude of this shift, let's begin by exploring the essence of Jupiter and proceed from there.
Who is Jupiter?
Jupiter goes by quite some bombastic names starting from the Greater Benefic, Friend of the Sun, and The Most Radiant One.
Jupiter’s nature is temperately warm and moist. The perfect equilibrium of heat and moisture to favour growth – a well-known characteristic of Jupiter. Whatever Jupiter touches increases and multiplies.
The heat provides kinetic energy and the power to move, and Jupiter is liberating and dynamic in his action. Heat provides Jupiter with buoyancy and lightness of being, taking adversity with philosophy and hope.
Heat and moisture make Jupiter gregarious and sanguine. The motion of the energy is diurnal; that is, the heat and humidity radiate towards the outer world. Jupiter needs and invites connection with all that surrounds him and, in so doing, creates a story by which to live and inspire his life.
The energy of Jupiter represents the hand through which the rule of the Sun becomes enacted on Earth. Jupiter is responsible for dominating Chaos and creating Order. And this is done not out of violence or restriction but out of trust and faith. Order is established through a divine link to the Sun, whether spiritual or religious.
Due to all of the above, Jupiter's behaviour is ethical, moral, fair, just, philanthropic, and charitable. I've written about Jupiter in Sagittarius, Capricorn, Pisces, and Aries. It's worth reading because you'll see that the essence of Jupiter remains the same, but he adapts to his environment and the tools it has at his disposal.
Who is Taurus?
If you would like to read a detailed post on Taurus energy, please check out my blog post on Sun in Taurus: Spirit Made Matter.
The short version of Taurus is the following.
Taurus energy is made up of the element Earth, the energy moves at a fixed pace, and it is nocturnal in its expression. It is the night temple of Venus and the place where the Moon feels treated with extreme reverence.
The earth element is the densest of the four elements used to describe Creation. Its natural movement is towards the bottom, creating sedimentation and stability.
The energy in the Earth element slows down, becoming cold, which means it does not react and is passive. Both characteristics create more stability and make Earth conservative and cautious.
Being all of the above, Earth becomes the container to enable and hold life. The most solid of all the elements, Earth makes our physical five senses possible.
Earth is dry; without water, it disintegrates into sand. Earth can observe with detachment without emotional (water) involvement.
Earth in Taurus moves through space and time at a fixed pace multiplying and intensifying what already is available.
Earth in Taurus is nocturnal energy like the night, introspective, reflective, and feminine.
Venus, the landlady of Taurus, is the energy that creates new things by bringing together in harmony separate identities. She is mostly temperately cold and moist but can change according to circumstances. Its primary mode of action is nocturnal, inward going.
For more about Venus and Taurus, please click here.
Getting to know Jupiter in Taurus
What immediately jumps into consideration is that we have the Greater Benefic, Jupiter, in the house of the Lesser Benefic, Venus. In traditional astrology, benefic planets signify things and events we humans usually like. So, do we have a double dose of goodies? It could be, but let us explore Jupiter in Taurus together.
We said that Jupiter is temperately warm and moist. Taurus energy is cold going to warm and dry going to wet. This makes the fertile power of Jupiter even more abundant. What Jupiter touches in Taurus sprouts with lushness all over the place.
Jupiter is a fire planet that loves movement and expansion and holds dear his freedom and the possibility to move about in every imaginable way. Taurus is not only fixed in action, allowing only one direction, but also the Earth’s density, adds weight and pulls down a planet that is usually buoyant, like a hot air balloon.
This will curtail Jupiter’s capacity to move around and soar up. The nocturnal energy of Taurus further augments this. The power is not only slowed down, fastened in one direction at a constant pace, but its movement is turned to the world inside, not outside, into contemplation more than action.
Nonetheless, Jupiter in Taurus brings abundance to the material, physical and sensual world. However, the trap to Jupiter is that having its wings curtailed and landbound, he forgets that there is a whole invisible, spiritual world beyond what his senses can see, hear, touch, taste, and smell.
Where can we find Jupiter in Taurus?
If we take Jupiter as the high priest, Jupiter in Taurus is all the figures embodying the sacred nature of Mother Earth. Jupiter in Taurus brings a reconnection with animistic spirituality. All of Creation is sacred. And the fact of living in a body is a holy act in itself.
Jupiter in Taurus is the philosopher of nature that sees and communions with the Divine in every facet of Creation. Jupiter in Taurus is the earth healer that cures with what Mother Nature has abundantly provided. Or the accademia in the pasture fields, amongst the cows and bulls.
Jupiter in Taurus is the indigenous tribe that keeps alive the Earth’s sacred traditions passed on through generations via oral tradition.
Jupiter in Taurus is also the hedonist preaching that there is only one life, and not living it to the utmost satisfaction is a sin.
We shall see an increase in anything linked to agriculture and the earth as a cornucopia of minerals and gems. Geological studies will have a boost.
Taurus being a Venus ruled signed, will see a rise in all that is luxury, cosmetics, beauty products, spas, massage therapists, all therapy that involves getting to know one’s body intimately, florists and annexed flower market. Probably an upsurge in the value of agricultural lands and farms, plus a general increase in property value.
Jupiter is associated with alliances. Jupiter in Taurus will patronage all those who bless and steward the land. We will see the coming together of associations and organizations that protect the rights of animals and lands.
Jupiter in Taurus at an individual level
In general, Jupiter in Taurus will bring stamina to build on what Jupiter in Aries has made possible. Remember that Jupiter offers opportunity. Releases from bonds. However, it is up to us to take the chance and run with it.
Jupiter works through soul cohesion. That is, Jupiter reminds us of what our soul wants through this life. And what better way to do it when Jupiter is in the bestial sign that evokes the very essence of animal attraction and sensuality?
Jupiter in Taurus brings dynamism to a sign (and a part of our life) which usually is not known for its exuberance and velocity in changing one’s mind.
Jupiter, while in Taurus, invites us to bring the holy back again into our existence. We live in a society that has lost the meaning of ceremony. All is now in small packets for quick and easy consumption. There is no more the intent to take time to find the right ingredients, words, or materials to enhance the world around us. We have become accustomed to living in squalor and bruteness. We made it a habit to use fewer words to describe the world around us. We have lost the ability to create beauty through place, art, music, dance, and song.
Jupiter in Taurus will remind us that the hallowed is not up there but in the very breath we take. But first, we must pass through the ambush of pure materialism that spurs the continual momentum of amassing things for security’s sake.
Jupiter in Taurus in Medical Astrology
Jupiter co-rules the liver, blood, and fat. Jupiter’s function in the body is to provide all that is needed for growth, be it in height or width of the body or the single organs or cells.
Jupiter in Taurus will increase the possibility of growth in the Taurus area of the body, which is roughly the jaws, especially the lower one, mouth and neck area.
With Jupiter in Taurus, there can be a case of too much of a good thing. We may see an increase in liver malfunctioning due to excess fat accumulation and growth of tumours in the Taurus area. We can also see an increase in fertility.
For more on the Taurus energy, click here.
At the time of writing and further coincidences
It's worth noting that Jupiter will go retrograde on the 4th of September 2023, at 15 Taurus, and station to go direct on the 31st of December 2023, at 05 Taurus.
It is interesting to note that this is the same stretch of the Zodiac that Mercury has just finished exploring between the 21st of April 2023 to the 15th of May 20203. 15 degrees Taurus is the exact spot Uranus stopped its retrograde in January 2023, and 16 Taurus is the degree of a Nord Node Lunar Eclipse we had on the 8th of November 2022. And 5 Taurus is the last North Node Taurus Lunar Eclipse we will have on the 28th of October 2023 until the next one in November 2040.
This is quite a list of coincidences weaving a story worthy of Jupiter’s grand plans, but this is not all.
At the time of writing in May 2023, Jupiter sees his ingress in Taurus while the North Node and Uranus are still there. Also, as soon as Jupiter enters Taurus, it will make an irritative argument with Pluto in Aquarius, whilst Mars in Leo will inflict its steady fire from a superior position.
This will noticeably colour and twist Jupiter in Taurus action. It becomes less bucolic, more strident, revolutionary, and catalytic both at an individual and at a collective level.
The North Node’s action is to bring in energy in this dimension (for more information about the Lunar Nodes, click here). This will further intensify Jupiter’s capacity to grow anything it touches but also adds that time-space distortion so typical of the Lunar Nodes. Jupiter in Taurus becomes not only a meeting with opportunity but also with fate.
Uranus is the Lord of Chaos, so we will see more turmoil, change and abruptness in all that Taurus rules and signifies. This is like giving the Earth Goddess steroids (Jupiter) while putting her finger in an electrical source (Uranus)
Pluto in Aquarius will add the noir feeling of something shape-shifting and morphing in the shadows of the trees and under the stones whilst the philosopher in the pasture fields witnesses the Earth Goddess spawning mutants with incredible power.
Mars in Leo will flavour all with further drama inspired by the hero’s journey with heart-centeredness.
Venus, the Landlady of the house of Taurus, is in Cancer. She is not talking directly to Jupiter, but she is witnessing and acknowledging his entrance and showering his seeds with nurturing water.
The energies involved are pretty contradictory, making less of a smooth munching of grass while manna is floating in the air and more of an epic journey of death and rebirth through the bowels of Mother Earth.
Jupiter in Taurus invites us all to incarnate the sacred beauty of life with whatever and however Life presents itself to us.
Image of Peacock by primalimage
The Peacock is sacred to Jupiter. Have a look at the Peacock. The myriad colours, its lushness, lavishness, and grandeur. It perfectly symbolises Jupiter in Taurus, incarnating the sacred beauty of life.
Wishing you health, joy and prosperity,
Hilary
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