I am excited to announce that I am doing more astrology interpretations these days. Taking a pause on school, I have lots of time to devote to my passions – Spiritual Astrology and Resource Bodywork. If you are interested in having your chart done, email me – kirby at mkirbymoore.com Also, I do bodywork both in person and remotely, so inquire about that as well. Here’s a link to my website: Kirby’s website. With that said, lets get into this post.
First of all, I could have written this post a month ago, describing the storm early and ahead of time. But I was up to my neck in care plans and clinical hours with nursing school, so I could only watch as this storm hit some people’s charts and lives (including my own). What is the storm I am talking about you ask? Great question!
It is the massive T-square going on right now with Jupiter in Libra, Pluto in Capricorn and Uranus in Aries. This configuration has a once-a-decade kind of potency to it. And to top it all off, Mars has just come through Aries (presently at 24 degrees) heating it all up to the Nth degree!
The other planets are all earlier than 24 degrees (Pluto at 18, Jupiter at 22 and Rx, Uranus at 22 degrees respectively). Therefore, I feel like a storm reporter who got to town late after the tornado passed through and is now reporting on it! “The twister was here and it ran through there” (duh! obviously!!).
Having said that though, it is still going to be insightful to know what happened and why. Plus March is my birthday month, so you have to oblige me! Ha ha – just kidding.
Keep these degrees in mind – 17 through 23 degrees of the Cardinal signs – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn. People who have a personal planet (Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus or Mars) or the Rising sign (and also the Midheaven) in this small window of Cardinal signs will definitely be feeing this T-square! For instance, someone with a 20 degree Cancer rising would have Pluto opposite their Ascendant (affecting their relationships), Jupiter squaring it from the 4th (possibly affecting domestic attitudes) and Uranus / Mars squaring it from the 10th house (affecting their career / profession)! This would be a heavy configuration for them.
So let’s take this one piece at a time. First, Jupiter opposite Uranus.
If this transit was just happening alone, people who do not have Jupiter or Uranus personalized might not feel it at all. Also, people who do not have a planet in a Cardinal sign in that window above, they still might not feel the T-square.
What do I mean by having Jupiter or Uranus personalized?
- Having a Sagittarius or Pisces rising
- Having Jupiter in the 1st / 9th house or conjunct the Midheaven
- Having Jupiter making a hard aspect to your Sun or Moon (Jupiter personalized)
- Having Aquarius rising
- Having Uranus in the 1st house or conjunct the Midheaven
- Having Uranus making a hard aspect to the Sun / Moon / Mercury / Venus (Uranus personalized)
So for anyone not experiencing any of these items and not having any planets in that tight window of Cardinal signs, you can stop reading now. Joke joke – or continue reading and learn more, up to you!
Jupiter opposite Uranus spells at time of being more creative (but fickle) and being more independent (in a willful, rebellious sort of way). The individual (especially if they have a personal planet in those Cardinal degrees!) will be more restless and eccentric. Now, keep in mind that this creativity and independence can come with a price. If you need help, under this influence, you are not likely to ask for it. And you might even refuse it if it is offered! And your creativity might not be able to stick to one area for very long – you might spread yourself thin and have six different projects you are thinking about at the same time!
Historically speaking, Jupiter opposes Uranus every 14 years or so, meaning this aspect is not earthshakingly rare. Yeah, that’s not so bad right? Right, but…
I haven’t gotten to Pluto (or Mars) yet. 🙂
Now we also need to mention Jupiter square Pluto, even though that orb is presently a little wider than 3 degrees:
Keep in mind everything I mentioned above for personalized planets. People with a personalized Pluto (and / or Jupiter) will feel this aspect a little more. People without any planets (or angles) in Cardinal signs may not feel this at all.
Jupiter square Pluto indicates a time of dogmatic adherence to some doctrine or objective. And yes, if you are wondering, Donald Trump has several planets in this window of Cardinal signs – potentially making his dogmatic approach even more fanatical! Ugh! So this time is particularly potent (or impotent) and emphasized for the United States…
Jupiter opposite Pluto is also indicative of the ability (especially if charisma and creativity show up elsewhere in that chart) of the native to mislead people. Donald Trump anyone? Good grief! This might be especially true of people who have Jupiter in hard aspect to Pluto / Uranus in their natal charts.
Jupiter opposes Pluto every 12 and a half years, so not that uncommon.
Now the real whopper, a crazy doozy of an aspect: Uranus square Pluto. A major hard aspect (square, conjunction or opposition) only occurs between these two giants every 30 to 45 years or so. This means that they square every 65 – 80 years or so, making this a particularly potent and rare aspect (the wide range is due to Pluto’s elliptical orbit)!
When Uranus makes a hard aspect to Pluto, there is usually a significant revolution(s) happening in the world. And in the case of this most recent square – which started in late 2010 – the Arab Spring started around the time Uranus started to square Pluto (plus Saturn was involved). Occupy Wall Street was the U.S.’s version of this revolutionary time.
Uranus square Pluto (in the natal chart, especially if either planet is personalized – think Aquarius / Scorpio) is often indicative of a person who is stubborn and difficult to get along with in some significant area of their lives. Of course it matters where in the chart these planets are located – in the angular houses (1st, 4th, 7th or 10th) they would play a more prominent outwardly expressing role.
As far as the transit goes, I like to think it of it as a great opportunity to purify (negative) karma. Saturn is known as the Lord of Karma – wherever he goes, we are forced to work on stuff. But I would also add Pluto to that list – and possibly even Uranus. Although Pluto and Uranus have different flavors from Saturn.
When Uranus and Pluto are in hard aspect to each other, the causes and conditions start to come to fruition for our negative karma to ripen and manifest. And that karma will manifest when a personal planet (acting as the catalyst – like Mars or the Sun or maybe the Moon or an eclipse) crosses over one or both of the transiting planets. Are you keeping up with me? (Let me know if you need more clarity by leaving a comment)
It means practice self care. Any major (read gross) unresolved traumas or psychological issues will be up at this time. That is Pluto’s (and Uranus to some extent) domain. It is good to work on yourself whenever it is easy or available, and definitely work on yourself each year. That way, you can constantly be improving your awareness and your mindfulness. That way a Uranus / Pluto square (with the attending catalytic personal planet) does not jump out and surprise you!
If we have a ton of personal growth stuff to be working on – this includes yours truly (me) – then you should not be too surprised if you become excessively stubborn or willful or rebellious during this transit. Maybe it is a past life getting triggered (rare). Or more likely, maybe it is suppressed or repressed anger from when you were younger (more common). Either way, it would be good to have control of your mind and heart and to feel the stubbornness but not be hijacked by it. Maybe it will be out of our control – a friend or loved one may become excessively rebellious, willful or stubborn and be very difficult to deal with.
So throw Jupiter in this mix and we have excessive stubbornness (Uranus / Pluto) and creativity and thinking of huge projects (Jupiter) to work on (read unrealistically huge). There will be creativity and eccentricity and ample restlessness. The person may think up a dynamic new invention but they will need to focus and be disciplined to push through the restlessness.
And Mars of course is / was that catalytic energy that is the spark, setting off the negative karma. Maybe you have Jupiter / Uranus / Pluto in hard aspect to your Moon for an entire month, but then Mars also comes along to oppose your Moon (in Libra in this case) and suddenly you find yourself angrily yelling at the General Manager of your company. Maybe something small sets you off and you are indignantly telling off a friend (although it will usually be rebellion against authority with Uranus / Pluto / Mars being in play). With such a huge aspect configuration going on, it will probably not be a small irritation that you feel. Rather, that little itch might explode into a raging termination from your job!
So be careful. Try to be mindful. Go slow. Be kind. Be gentle. Find a wise person and ally yourselves with them. Get their advice about any major decisions you are making at the time! Otherwise you might find yourself withdrawing from a very beneficial partnership or program or job.
This is really long, so I will stop now.
Thank you very much for reading to the end! Hope it was somewhat informative or beneficial.
~Kirby
