Sun in Leo, Jupiter in Leo




Heart, like love, is a single word with many meanings. It is a physical organ, essential to life. It is the center or essence of something. We can learn something by heart, meaning that it has rooted thoroughly in our memory. We can do or say something with heart, meaning that we put our full self into our action or speech. It shares the same root as the word, hearth, linking it with a sense of life-giving internal fire. It has connotations with rhythm, timing, and with alternating between expansion and contraction.

Expansion: Jupiter in Leo, 7/16/14 - 8/11/15
This morning, Jupiter entered the sign, Leo, and will remain in this sign that rules the heart for a full year. Jupiter expands whatever he touches, but first he requires that we take an appropriate leap of faith for we cannot become more than we are until we stretch ourselves beyond our comfort zone. With Jupiter in Leo until next summer, this means you must take leaps of faith in those areas that are dearest to your heart. In the process, however, you may need to let go of some things that matter less to you. Jupiter bids us to reach out beyond ourselves, and into the collective. Jupiter in Leo insists we reach forth from our heart, and in so doing, touch the hearts of others.

What brings you joy?
What activities, relationships, & places do you cherish most?
How might you increase your experience of the people, places & endeavors you love?
How do you distract yourself from &/or compromise that which you love?
What might “the next level” be for these relationships & activities you hold dear?

Contraction: Saturn stations direct in Scorpio, 7/20/14
A few days later, the next planet out in our solar system, Saturn, stations direct in mid-Scorpio. Whereas Jupiter reaches out into the collective with boundless and inspired enthusiasm, Saturn is our experience of the limitations of society and of reality in general. Saturn’s transit in Scorpio, since October 2012 and through December 2014, has us restructuring our lives based on what matters most to us, and is also asking us to take a look at our use and experience of power. Saturn imposes limits on Jupiter’s wild ideas. Limits might not always be fun, but they do inspire innovation and focus.

What has been hung up in a restructuring process since early March 2014?
What has died for or in you since then?
What is now ready to be reborn, & how has it shifted within that time?
How can you set up healthy structures that empower you and support your rebirth?

Expansion: Uranus stations retrograde in Aries, 7/21/14
The next day, the next planet out in our solar system, Uranus, stations retrograde in mid-Aries. Uranus is genius, pure idea, flashes of insight, Eureka! in action, electricity. Uranus explodes Saturn’s boundaries, disrupts his established order, and imposes his own brand of Chaos. When this god of sudden change stations retrograde in Aries, however, our attempts at personal liberation become private implosions, rather than outer world explosions. Translation: look at things differently, and blow your own mind.

What radical shifts have occurred since mid-December that have blown your world asunder in some way?
How might you integrate these outer changes into your perspective and understanding?
What kind of energy have these shifts generated in your life?
How might you patch any energy leaks that may have occurred in those explosions?

More Expansion: Sun in Leo, 7/22/14 - 8/22/14 (PDT)
The next day, the heart of our solar system, the Sun, enters his home sign of Leo. This galvanizes Jupiter’s recent ingress into Leo. For this next month, get clear about what you care about so you can get the most out of this year of Jupiter in heart-ful Leo. Let your heart glow. Dedicate yourself to what and whom you love. Cut back on the distractions and the drudgeries. Enjoy life, and above all, cherish yourself.

Contraction: Mars in Scorpio, 7/25/14 - 9/13/14
A few days later, Mars enters Scorpio. This puts Jupiter in a bit of a Scorpio sandwich, as these are his two nearest planetary neighbors. That will function as a nice tempering to what might otherwise be a bit too hedonistic and over-inflated of a Leo solar month. Decisive Mars has been transiting uncomfortably in wishy-washy Libra since early December 2013, so he will be all to happy to enter one of his home signs. The combination of both Saturn (the planetary architect) and Mars (the planetary muscle) in Scorpio gives us the ability to put our empowering plans into action.

What’s a big vision you feel able to commit deeply to?
What’s your plan for making it happen?
What’s the next step to take?

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