Hope on the Horizon? -Addendum-Jupiter Returns to Pisces 12/29/21 - 5/10/22
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This is an addendum to my original article Hope on the Horizon: Jupiter in Pisces, published on 4/30/21.
My Dear Readers,
I write to you from my home in Cleveland, Ohio, where covid-positive hospitalizations are at an all-time high, and one of the highest rates in the nation. Inpatients are currently testing at a dangerously high 85% positivity rate. Every single one of our holiday plans have bit the dust one-by-one due to various exposures in my circle. I feel like the walls are closing in again as I strive to protect my toddler and keep our spirits high.
In my original article, Hope on the Horizon: Jupiter in Pisces, I sung the possibilities of a grand re-opening with Jupiter’s second dip into Pisces, December 29th, 2021 – May 10th, 2022. And it’s true, there are some gorgeous alignments from Jupiter in Pisces. But I fear that not all of us will get to enjoy the cherry on top of the banana split.
As I sat in my disappointment and sadness this week, I decided that there is no way that the world will magically change in time for this transit. We missed our chance. As above, so below. Astrology can behave as an overhead mirror reflecting what is playing out on Earth. When I first wrote this article, I connected with the sense of hope the vaccine promised, and the portents of opening inherently suggestive by Jupiter in Pisces. Surely, it would be a matter of time before everything returned to “normal,” right?
Hope. It’s an excellent word to singularly summarize Jupiter in Pisces. All I can think about right now are all the texts I received as plans cancelled, “here’s to 2022, fingers crossed, right?”
No.
As I accurately pointed out in my original Hope on the Horizon: Jupiter in Pisces article, we still have Saturn in Aquarius to contend with:
While expansive Jupiter encourages us to celebrate life beyond our own backyard, we still have Saturn in Aquarius to contend with. Cautious Saturn is also in domicile, and super capable of setting boundaries – namely masks and social distancing. This means that we have two planets in domicile – each striving to do two very different things and answering to no one. On one hand, this contrast is reflected in the polarized political views around the world toward the handling of the pandemic, on the other, it can also be understood as an inner tension. It’s important to remember, however, that Saturn is slightly stronger, placed in its diurnal domicile. Working in tandem, these planets suggest that we follow our bliss, but be as mindful and considerate as possible.
Saturn in Aquarius indeed has the final say: boundaries, science, the necessity of collaboration and yes, social distancing. I regret to inform you that 2022 will not be your year (in the way that you think). We will be dealing with this virus at a minimum, through March of 2023 when Saturn leaves Aquarius.
Disillusionment
When I think about the blissful, heart-opening, possibility-creating, dreamy concoction of the Jupiter-Neptune conjunction on April 12th, 2022 from where things currently stand, I recall that Pisces is a double-bodied sign. One fish swims up, while the other fish swims down. I look around and see the stark division around this panoramic view. Some people are out there traveling, raising their vibration and living their best life. Others, like me, have prioritized differently. I now foresee this Jupiter-Neptune alignment *also* manifesting also as disillusionment, disappointment and extreme overwhelm. Get ready for nurses to quit striking and simply quit altogether. The lack of boundaries implied by Jupiter-Neptune might do amazing things for us personally, but in terms of containing, this does nothing to help control a quickly mutating virus.
While Neptune in Pisces has amplified spiritual practice in the collective since 2011 – popularizing yoga, crystals, astrology, tarot and beyond, it has also amplified fantasy, savior-complex and overall delusion. We’ve all drank the kool-aid in one form or another within the past 10 years. Pisces is a sign which amplifies the desire to connect to something bigger than ourselves, to find meaning, to connect with our infinite soul. But something else we can experience here is a profound grief, a significant empathy rivaling a discontent so grand that it paralyzes our ability to discern to a viable path forward – and lots and lots of thoughts and prayers. Jupiter in Aries will encourage us to think for ourselves and take directive action.
Astrological alignments can manifest in a variety of different ways. I still stand by everything I originally wrote; however, I too was under the Jupiter-Neptune spell of hopefulness. When the buoyant balloon of possibility bursts, we are often left with disappointment, loss of faith, the harsh grain of disillusionment… Jupiter in Pisces will certainly help us to keep the faith alive, but I’m pegging the Jupiter-Neptune alignment as an emotional dam-break.
Sometimes exhaustion is simply due to being strong for far too long.
That said, I encourage you to read the original article. Jupiter in Pisces can still do wonderful things for us in our personal lives, encouraging us to seek a deeper spiritual connection or to align with a more meaningful lifestyle, and to offer a mjor creative boost! It will help us keep the faith alive, no matter what.