This week brings one of the more profound aspects in some time, a square between dream big Jupiter and get serious Saturn.
This square forms between 28 Leo and 28 Scorpio, and peaks on Monday and Tuesday. The themes of this aspect will linger until Jupiter enters Virgo on August 11.
With the late degrees of fixed signs involved, you’ll be most sensitive to this aspect if you have planets or chart points there. (I do and there is SO much going on behind the scenes right now!! Major overhauling, shifting and re-focussing.)
Venus retrograde in Leo then conjuncts Jupiter and squares Saturn at the same degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday, extending the influence and energy of this pattern until the end of the week.
There may be some drama or dramatic choices, as Venus and Jupiter combine in Leo, but ultimately there is adjustment.
Square aspects carry tension making this a time where major adjustments (since Jupiter and Saturn are major planets) are likely. You may have to hold or manage tension. Between Jupiter and Saturn we are talking about the tension of opposites, since Jupiter and Saturn see the world in different ways.
Jupiter sees what’s possible, and in Leo holds a steady, firm vision of what can be created. But in square to Saturn, there must be acknowledgement of practical considerations. In the best case scenario, this leads to a vision grounded in reality, that you work steadily towards.
Saturn can pull you up short, or ask that you take a more detailed look over your plan (especially in Scorpio).
Saturn is the ultimate checks and balances planet. If you’ve meet all the criteria you get a pass and can move forward. If you haven’t finished your homework, Saturn keeps you treading water until you do. This is not done as punishment, but rather to ensure your proceed into the future with a solid foundation.
This aspect can be magical. It can help you establish or strengthen foundations (Saturn) that support your vision (Jupiter).
With both planets in fixed signs, progress may be slow or measured, but it’s also steady and focussed on the end result. Limiting your options can be helpful so that you keep your eye on the prize that first got you started down your current path.
This aspect requires effort. It’s a square between planets in fixed signs after all! Push, pull, push. Forward, back, side step. These two major planets are engaged in a cosmic two step, and each will come out touched and changed by the experience.
Ask yourself, where and how could you do more to live your truth or honour a vision (Jupiter)?
Where or how could you shore up the foundations, or plug a leak (Saturn)?
Security (Saturn) that reflects integrity (Jupiter) is possible, especially if you’re prepared to do the work and follow through.
With retrograde Venus in the mix, there’s a good chance the potentials of the Saturn/Jupiter square are the result of some past dream or action finally bearing fruit.
Venus may act as a negotiator or go between and help create connection or satisfactory compromise between Jupiter and Saturn. Keep that idea – of negotiation and compromise – in mind as you go about your business and life this week. With a little tweaking here or there, grand plans and major changes are possible.
If you have planets or chart points in the late degrees of this fixed signs, this could be a life changing week for you. If you know the houses in your chart that hold 28 Leo and Scorpio you may experience big adjustments and changes in these areas of life.
Try to honour the integrity/follow your truth piece of Jupiter while doing the necessary work of Saturn. The end result can be so worth your effort now.
What’s moving and shifting in your world? Are your foundations, focus or visions for the future helping you make authentic changes?