Jupiter in Leo

JUPITER IN LEO ... July 16th 2014, 10.30am GMT ...
until August 11th 2015, 11.11 GMT

 

 

The cycle of Jupiter is 12 years long, and represents the rising and falling of meaning, purpose and opportunity. Jupiter is our 'natural philosophy', what 'makes sense' to us, spiritually, and what brings a sense of expansion, opening and possibility. Transits of Jupiter are always 'good news', the only proviso being the tendency to overdo things. The 'too much' factor! With Jupiter in Leo, our taste for what is grand, glorious and fun is heightened, and our sense of spontaneity and creativity burgeons. This transit is a good time to make sure that you leave space for these qualities. Time off, time out, honouring your own creativity. Paint that picture, sing that song, learn that skill which will take your existing creative projects to a new level. Instead of 'going to work', try 'going to play'. Try seeing everyone, yourself included, as a luminous being. Look out at life from this place within yourself, and look into this place in others. The journey of Leo includes the feeling of having lost something valuable, and needing to somehow retrieve it. Like the folk-tales of the hero having to fetch the golden ball which fell down a well, or the jewel lost in a forest, the heartfulness of Leo is the inner treasure we seek. The Sun, ruling planet of Leo, is the only planet which casts a direct shadow, and in this sign, our pride, arrogance and self-obsession are also revealed. Note where Leo sits in your chart, by house position, and meditate on this area of your life's activity ... Jupiter will soon arrive. Are there clouds in front of the Sun there? Can you allow them to gently drift on, to move aside, so that generosity can radiate there, being given and received?   Leo, ruled by the Sun, also relates to the qualities of royalty, nobility, kingliness, patronage, protectiveness, mentorship, authority and integrity. How might it feel to find this place within you? We are invited to experiment with this while Jupiter is in Leo. Set intentions from this place, from your own personal 'highest and best' ...