From the depths of the Underworld, we burst forth with the expansive enthusiasm of Zeus.
Here we are in the final month of 2021, can it be?!
This is bound to be a big month with Venus going retrograde on the 19th, Solstice on the 21st and the last of 3 Saturn Uranus squares on the 24th there will not be a dull moment.
More on that in a bit, let us look at our benevolent theme for the month the benefic Jupiter.
Jupiter
Zeus (Jupiter) was the supreme god of Mt Olympus and the youngest son of the Titans Cronus (Saturn) and Rhea.
There was a prophecy that foresaw one of the sons of Cronus would be more powerful than him and would dethrone him.
Just as Cronus had done to his father.
To avoid this fate, Cronus swallowed his children as soon as they were born.
Finally, Rhea deceived her husband by disguising a rock as the baby and giving it to Cronus to eat instead of baby Zeus.
Zeus was then hidden and when he came of age he challenged his father, freeing his siblings from the belly of their father.
He then trapped Cronus in Tartarus.
He shared rulership with his two older brothers.
Poseidon ruled the sea, Hades (our focus last month) ruled the underworld and Zeus was god of the earth and sky.
He made Hera (his sister) his wife and sired several children with her.
Unfortunately, he was not faithful to his wife and sired many other children with immortals, mortals, and nymphs.
His symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull, and oak.
Zeus was the Greek version of this archetype.
In Rome it was Jupiter, the Egyptian god Ammon, or Odin in the Norse traditions.
Harnessing Jupiter…
Jupiter in astrology is a benefic planet, meaning it brings good things vs next month’s theme, Saturn who is malefic.
Before the invention of the telescope, Jupiter and Saturn were the furthest planets worked with, because they are the furthest of the ‘moving stars’ that could be seen with the naked eye.
These gas giants are almost like the wise elders…two grandfathers we may say.
Jupiter is the much faster and almost always much more fun one.
Jupiter is known to expand things. Apparently, we could fit 1 000 Sun’s into Jupiter…just to get an idea of scale.
Jupiter is the ruler the sign of Sagittarius (hence our theme) and Pisces (whose modern ruler is Neptune).
He also loves to be in Cancer.
He is less comfortable in Gemini, Virgo and Capricorn.
It takes Jupiter 12 years to do a full 360-degree journey around the chart. Which means he spends about a year in each sign.
Wherever he is journeying and whatever planets he is touching in your chart will be blessed with luck, positivity, growth, and abundance.
There is not as much shadow with a planet like Jupiter, that said he can be prone to excess, which is not always ideal.
He brings secrets to the surface, is prone to exaggeration, can have commitment issues or illusions of grandeur.
Worth his weight in gold though when it comes to generosity, benevolence, philosophy, religion, foreign travel, and education.
Where Jupiter is in your natal chart gives good insight into your best learning style, where luck may occur in your life, and which area of life may be constantly highlighted, usually for the good.
Example – I have Jupiter in Leo in the 12th house: I learn like a Leo, fast, creatively, colourfully (if you could see my multicoloured highlighted books), in the 12th house, behind the scenes, not learning in the formal way but self-study, and much of that through shadow work, personal sorrow and loss, turned abundant as I transform myself and my work as a result.
Spotlight Advice
Tuning in with Jupiter
If you are resonating strongly with this Archetype, then I am going to give you a few suggestions.
And for a change it is not such a challenge but rather a joy (usually) to work with your Jupitarian energy.
It is always helpful to have a guide or mentor when doing a study of the self… it can be very hard to be objective with yourself.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me for coaching, guiding or healing.
Action Steps
How do I learn? First you need to know what sign your natal Jupiter is in and
then build an understanding of that sign into the best learning style for you.
I will use two of my children as examples.
One has Jupiter in Taurus and the other in Gemini.
In a classroom of children with one of these two signs we could split the leaning style.
The teacher tells the story of the French Revolution.
The Jupiter Taurus kids will hear the story better if it is infused by the 5 senses, and then having them re-enact where some dress as French peasants and others as Aristocracy. The peasant half, feel what it is to be hungry and cold and smelly, to look dirty and feel gritty. The aristocracy are wearing fine clothes and jewels and eating cake in fine homes, with music and games. These Taurus kids have learned the French revolution in a way they will not forget.
The Jupiter Gemini children hear the story and go into a class discussion on class…each having a chance to voice their opinion and hear the opinions of others. Then the teacher gives them each a little section of a project to research. They come together and share the information and then to sum up the lessons they hold a debate, some talking for the peasants and some for the aristocracy.
The Gemini learning is information heavy and intellectually focused. Where Taurus understands more practically and by bringing in the 5 sensory experiences.
Where is Jupiter now? As Jupiter spends a year in a sign it is easy for us to look at where he is now and where that is in your life.
So currently he is traversing Aquarius. If you have planets or points in Aquarius this is a time to expand your work with them. If you do not but you know which house/s Aquarius occupies in your chart you can still focus in on that.
Some examples are My sister has an Aquarius moon (let’s assume we do not know the house), so it is a good time for her to develop her EQ (emotional intelligence) and expand her knowledge of what she needs to be happy and healthy.
I have no planets in Aquarius, but it is in my 6th and 7th houses meaning I can expand my healthy habits and self-care in order to be more effectively in service to others (6th house) and I have big relationship energy which opens up for me to use as I choose (7th house.)
Then my daughter has Sun and Venus in Aquarius in the 9th house, so her learning is highlighted in a way that has her questioning what she values, how she loves, who she is, how she wants to shine and what her belief systems are.
Gratitude? If you do not already have a gratitude practice it is time to start one. Or even to amp up the one you have.
We all have so much to be grateful for, and if we forget to take the time to acknowledge that, or to feel, think, write or speak about what makes us grateful, we go into its opposite…lack, poverty consciousness, victim, martyr, depression etc.
Count your blessings and more blessing come. Or it is equally so for lack mentality.
If you want to understand your Jupiter narrative and how transiting Jupiter is affecting your personally my Short Support this month will help you out. Get in touch for more info.
Contact me for more info on, personal coaching, healing, yoga or meditation.
I am doing yoga via Zoom Monday at 10:30, Wednesday 17:30 and Thursday at 8am.
Astrology Buzz
I am offering several Short Support options this month. Understanding Jupiter in my life R200
Understanding Venus Retrograde in my life R250
My Saturn Uranus Square journey R250
Or book a 90min session for R600 and we can cover all of these and more.
I won’t discuss the Solstice on the 21 Dec as there are other things to mention. But here is the link to a previous newsletter on the energy and influence of Solstice.
Venus Retrograde in Capricorn starts on the 19th of Dec until January 29th 2022. Venus only goes retrograde every 18 months and it is a time to re-evaluate
what we value, our own self-worth, how we love and how we want to be loved. This time we are looking at these things through a Capricorn lens.
We also can see in which area in our life this is showing up most and therefore it gives us the opportunity to do our work consciously and intentionally, rather than just be bulldozed by the Universe.
See my Short Support offering for Venus Retrograde.
Saturn Uranus Square has been the major astrological flavour of the entire year of 2021 and we have the 3rd and final square on the 24th of December…
It is too much to get into, but this is very challenging and if you want to better understand how and where it is/has fallen in your life check out that option of a Short Support for the month.
Suffice to say, with astrology you often feel a sense of understanding and compassion for yourself and your journey when you realize what is written in the stars.
Sagittarius Nov 23rd to Dec 21st Sag is usually the season of family and festivities. Thanksgiving which brings us back to gratitude and the ruler of Sagittarius which is Jupiter. As I write this South Africa has just gone onto the red list again, travel is being suspended and like many of you a sudden change in plans is beyond our control. How can we rise to the occasion and celebrate anyway?
Capricorn Dec 22nd to Jan 20ththis is an interesting energy in the last few years. We had the extra-long Cancer/Capricorn eclipse season July 18 to July 20. The huge Pluto Saturn conjunction Jan 2020 in eclipse season, made bigger by Jupiter joining the party…This astrological event has come to be called the Covid Cluster. And this year we are experiencing Venus in Retrograde, though this sign too. My head hurts…get in touch for that much needed support and understanding.
New Moon: November New Moon Eclipse is on the 4th in the sign of Sagittarius.
Red Tent with the Lunar Lionesses
Well, this will be the last South Node Eclipse in Sagittarius for around 19 years.
What Giant are you finally going to slay before you decide what fantabulous magical beans you are going to plant this new moon?
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Eclipse Red Tents are super charged.
We invite you to invest in yourself through this practice of Red Tent, which helps to bring the unconscious aspects of ourselves to the surface to be processed.
Magic happens when women gather.
Join us in this monthly lunar practice held on or around the New Moon.
You can sign up to join us via my website now, please go and see what we offer.
Full Moon
Eclipse season ends, take some big breaths.
November full moon is in Gemini on the 19th opposing the Sun in Sagittarius
These are both mutable signs, which means they go with the flow more easily…but sometimes before dealing with the issues at hand. Quick changes can leave debris behind.
Gemini is talk fast; play fast, now I am bored. Sag is deep, meaningful, philosophical/spiritual conversation.
Physically look to shoulders, arms, hands, nervous system, hips, thighs, sciatic nerve.
Questions you may ask yourself in Gemini/Sagittarius.
How can I find the balance between my love of study and my need to let my hair down?
If you are Gemini dominant – Where am I moving too fast and forgetting to breathe and to play?
If you are Sagittarius dominant – Where am I being a know it all and alienating people as a result?
If even one of these triggers you on some level, take the time to think about it, journal or meditate on it.
Use these tools mindfully and if you need extra support and guidance, I am available for consultations.
Crystal picks for December
Jupiter Theme
Ruby Zoisite is the natural forming of these two crystals in a single stone. I love the link in that to Zeus, the god of both earth and sky. It connects our Root, Heart and Crown chakras.
It is a wonderful stone for courage and manifestation. Helping us to open our hearts, grieve and release what needs releasing and to tune into birthing and bringing to life that which is better for us.
It also links well to Zeus with its properties of leadership, expansion, growth, manifestation, strength, confidence, courage, sexuality, grounding and being able to channel and ground higher vibrations.
Think lightning bolt being grounded.
Turquoise relates to both Jupiter (Zeus) and the sign he rules, Sagittarius in that it is a stone of truth, travel, and expansion.
It is turquoise to green in colour and has veins of yellow running through it. This gives it too a sky and earth connection like the Greco-Roman god Zeus/Jupiter.
It also is the crystal we have found to have the longest use in human history. Beads found in Iran date back to around 5000 B.C. The ancient Egyptians were already mining and using it around 3200 B.C. The Native Americans were using this crystal about 1000 years ago too.
Orange Calcite as we already know this Greco-Roman god had many lovers. That and the planet Jupiter’s associations with all things wonderful and expansive brings us to why there is a strong sex connection with this month’s theme.
Orange Calcite helps with any blockages and encourages creative sexual energy flow.
It is also a fabulous stone for expansion, confidence, inspiration, and fertility.
It supports activities on all sides of the spectrum from high impact all the way to meditation. And in my years of working with and selling crystals it has proved to be a favourite of all ages and genders.
Disclaimer: crystals should not be used as cures but rather as support.
Whoop whoop, you can even book a crystal healing session from anywhere in the world via my website now.
Aromas of the month
Frankincense and Wild Orange are my pics for Jupiter.
Frankincense is known of the king of oils, and Zeus/Jupiter the king of the Greco-Roman pantheon.
If there was an ‘all powerful’ oil, this would be it.
An oil that supports our immune system profoundly, it is known to be anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antidepressant and a powerful restorative.
To improve brain function even from exceptionally challenging things such as seizures, trauma, Alzheimer’s and dementia. But no need to wait for such severe situations, use it preventatively and to help cope with mental and emotional stress.
Frankincense’s work on our skin from scars to wounds to wrinkles must also not be forgotten.
Wild Orange is the oil of abundance…hence it is making the cut for this month.
It smells and tastes delicious (please be mindful of the brand you are using if ingesting oils).
Energising, cleansing, restoring and an all around pick me up of an oil.
Very supportive for the blues, or inertia taking us from drained to productive.
This oil if Fun, Fun, Fun, and Yum, Yum, Yum.
Add a drop or two of doTERRA Wild Orange to your water and see what I mean.
doTERRA is CPTG (Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade)
Uses and Blend suggestions:
Holiday Excess – Too much rich food, drinking, late nights and long days? When the holidays get excessive try with 1 drop each of Frankincense and Wild Orange to a veg capsule (or just in water) morning and evening.
Your body, mind and emotions will all cope better for it.
Hydrate – 1 to 2 drops Wild Orange, or any citrus oils Lemon/Grapefruit/Tangerine. Or 1 drop of Spearmint or Peppermint to a litre of water and drink through the day. It will improve your absorption, taste great and give you an overall system boost.
Don’t forget to use your diffuser, to play and have fun with your blends…I also LOVE Elevation for Jupiter and all the tree and spice oil combo’s for the festive season.
I love adding OnGuard to my Christmas cookies at this time of year for a sugar and spice festive feeling.
Let me know if you like these blends, recipes, and suggestions.
Note: How Fast do Essential oils work?
It takes 22 seconds for the molecules to reach the brain.
In 2 minutes, Essential oils will be found in the bloodstream.
By 20 minutes they will affect every cell in the body
SAMPLE ALERT – I love to sample for FREE those who are keen to try out my magical oily friends. Do not hesitate to get in touch if you would like to be sampled.
Remember to write your blends in your blend book so you remember what you liked and what you didn’t.
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Cindy
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