Jupiter Trine Pluto: Expanding Truth & Empowerment - "The Run"

I REALLY like the potential that this trine between Jupiter and Pluto represents. Jupiter is the planet dealing with expansion, growth, optimism, long distance messages, travel, and higher learning while Pluto deals with transformation, actualization, purging, release, power, and truth. From July 2011 through March 2012 Jupiter and Pluto form a pleasant and flowing trine (120') with each other from the earth signs of Taurus and Capricorn, respectively, that is sure to feature a relatively subtle release from old power structures toward the expansion of truth and wisdom to the masses in some way. You may experience this in your own life as an expanding sense of self-confidence and empowerment in your ability to make choices and to direct your activities in a way that aligns with your highest truth in the world.

Sound too good to be true? Well, its all in what you make of it. But starting with the first of three trines between Jupiter and Pluto on July 7, 2011 you will have roughly 9 months to take advantage of this potential for your own life. Below are the three (3) exact dates that Jupiter and Pluto form a trine with each other over this period.

Jupiter trine Pluto
July 7, 2011
October 28, 2011
March 12, 2012

We have to look back at the beginning of this latest Jupiter/Pluto cycle to get an idea of just what might be ready to find new ground for you in your life. The beginning of this latest cycle occurred in December 2007 when these two planets made their once in 13 years conjunction in the late degrees of Sagittarius. See my article regarding last year's Jupiter/Pluto square for more details on the timing of the planetary cycles for these two planets since December 2007:

http://myastrochris.blogspot.com/2010/07/jupiter-square-pluto-rapid-growth-and.html

Since the sextile and trine aspects are not included in the timeline from my previous article, I have listed all of the major aspects between Jupiter and Pluto since their last conjunction along with their general time frames of influence (1' orb) below:

Jupiter conjunct Pluto - Early-Mid December 2007 (Sagittarius)
Jupiter sextile Pluto - Late January-Early February 2010 (Pisces/Capricorn)
Jupiter square Pluto - July 2010-February 2011 (Aries/Capricorn)
Jupiter trine Pluto - July 2011-March 2012 (Taurus/Capricorn)

Generally speaking, the conjunction in December 2007 represented the 'seed planting' phase for this energy. What ambitions and other forms of self-empowerment were you unwittingly 'testing out' during that time period? The sextile in early 2010 was a period of 'opportunity' to expand our potential on some level related to whatever we started in December 2007. Did you take subtle steps toward any opportunities that winter? The square which started last summer (2010) and just recently ended in late February of this year was a time of 'taking action' with regards to our new found ambitions and new sense of self. Finally, this trine period, which is initiating over the next week, will give us a 9-month opportunity to 'experience' the growth that we have created for ourselves. We will see what all of this 'culminates' to when Jupiter opposes Pluto from August 2013 through April 2014 (see previous article for details on the energy of the opposition).

What I find even more interesting about this Jupiter/Pluto trine is that the asteroid Chiron is also forming sextile aspects (60') to BOTH planets as it lies directly between Jupiter and Pluto in the sign of Pisces for the first of the three trines between them (See chart above). Chiron initiated a sextile with Jupiter earlier this month which will last through February 2012. Chiron's sextile to Pluto initiated in late June and will last through January 2015! However, this first week of July 2011 is the ONLY time during any of the periods mentioned where ALL THREE planetary bodies (Jupiter, Pluto, & Chiron) will be within 1' orb of each other.

The last of the three trines between Jupiter and Pluto features a retrograde Mars completing a 'grand trine' with this configuration from the sign of Virgo. Considering this last aspect occurs just hours before my next Solar Return (i.e. birthday) in March 2012, I am excited about the prospects! But, in any case, this Jupiter/Pluto trine certainly isn't occurring in a vacuum as other planetary bodies will be involved in what 'evolves' with this transit.

Adding Chiron to the equation for this trine between Jupiter and Pluto adds a layer of 'revealing' and 'healing' to this new found growth into our truth. Exposure and vulnerability are sure to be a part of this overall energy over the next 1 to 3 years. This goes for our own lives as well as the world at large. To me, Chiron in Pisces adds a layer of potential healing on a massive scale. Considering that Jupiter in Taurus deals with the expansion of information/resources and Pluto in Capricorn deals with the total destruction/transformation of existing power structures, I wanted to use a real-world example of a large-scale potential to spread tangible information to a massive audience with the potential of healing.

I realized that I didn't need to look much beyond my own Midtown Sacramento, CA neighborhood for just such an example! On July 17, 2011 (and through November 16, 2011), Dr. Dennis Godby (Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine), his two sons, and his nephew will be running from San Francisco, CA to Bridgeport, CT to raise awareness about alternative health options that are available through natural medicine. The event is being referred to as "The Run" and its goal is to highlight the need to put 'health back in American health care'. As Dr. Godby states:

“We live in a nation where the only widely acceptable approach to medicine is pharmaceutical-based, and focused on treatment of advanced disease. We need to go beyond treating disease, and even beyond preventing disease. We need to move toward real health, which means so much more than just preventing really bad things from happening...”


While these ideas are not new, perhaps it is finally 'time' for such knowledge to become more widespread and to fall more into the mainstream acceptance field. Currently, existing health care structures like Medicare are up for review/questioning and its just possible that an effort to spread tangible information/resources over a long distance (Jupiter in Taurus) with the intention of revealing outworn pharmaceutical-driven systems in need of reform (Pluto in Capricorn) so that people on a massive scale have a chance to actually heal from their ailments (Chiron in Pisces) could be 'just what the doctor ordered'...or just what the Naturopathic Doctor ordered for this time period :).

I am curious as to whether December 2007 was a significant 'seed planting' time for this endeavor. As a patient of Dr. Godby's, I know for certain that the Jupiter/Pluto square time period from July 2010 through early March 2011 WAS a time of work and taking action toward the development of this large event. I am also curious to know whether early 2010 (Jupiter/Pluto sextile in late Feb/early March) featured a time that the wheels started to roll with regards to developing the event. In any case, this current time period is the PERFECT ENERGY to unleash the information and awareness for which the "The Run" has intended. I expect that this event will be LARGER in terms of influence and outreach than Dr. Godby has envisioned thus far. But I am sure he will be a little too focused on his feet hitting the pavement over the next several months to notice any impact until he is finished in November! Good luck to Dr. Godby and his sons/nephew!

Whatever comes out of this effort will likely not bear its fruits until the period from August 2013 through April 2014 when Jupiter opposes Pluto. There is always a lag time between information and implementation, so perhaps it will take a couple of years before new health care systems are created that support the intentions of natural medicine and the awareness that this event will bring to the masses. Guess we will have to wait and see!

With regards to natural medicine in general, I ran across this published article from December 2007 on the function of ginger in inhibiting cell growth in ovarian cancer:
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/7/44/abstract

While it may be 2-3 years before the Jupiter/Pluto opposition that will bear the fruits and implementation of seeds like this that were planted around December 2007, rest assured that 2011 will be a BIG year with regards to pushing the envelope and unveiling the TRUTH about health/healing and the strangle-hold that pharmaceutical companies have had over the health care industry and on YOUR health in recent decades! Its time we ALL grow in this awareness.

For more information on "The Run" and when it may be coming to a city near you, please check out the following website:

http://www.therun.org/

Also, if you live in the Sacramento area, there is a Health Festival to Celebrate Natural Medicine on Friday, July 22 at Fremont Park (corner of 16th/Q). The runners will also be crossing the Sacramento River and entering Sacramento over the Tower Bridge on Thursday, July 21 if you want to witness it from the Capitol. The Friday event will also be part of the welcome party for the runners. If you are a local vendor with health related products and/or services, there may still be room to get on the vendor list! Contact me for details on becoming a vendor!

For more details on this event, check out the Facebook event page here:
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=220473031305078

What is the potential for manifestation of this POWERFUL energy in your own life? Contact me to set up a consultation on YOUR own personal outlook!

Happy 4th of July!

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Jupiter Square Pluto: “Rapid Growth and Transformation”

From July 2010 through March 2011, the outer planets Jupiter and Pluto are forming a waxing square (90°) with one another for the first time since March 1998. This pits the planet representing expansion, optimism, philosophy, and growth (Jupiter) at odds with the planet representing transformation, secrets, power, regeneration, and deep healing (Pluto).

Just like with the Moon’s phases, the other planetary bodies go through their own phases relative to the Earth. Like a New Moon, the start of any coupled planetary cycle begins with their conjunction (same location in the sky). As the faster planet moves away from the slower planet, eventually it comes to a 90° angle (waxing square) to it, followed by the 180° opposition (like a Full Moon), the second 90° angle (waning square), and then the cycle finishes when a new cycle between the planets is born at the next conjunction. See below for the basic outline of the process including the associated energy of each of these important climax points in the planetary cycles:

Conjunction (0°) – Birth and creation.

Waxing Square (90°) – Tension due to growth.

Oppostion (180°) – Culmination and results.

Waning Square (270°) – Tension due to decay.

The Jupiter/Pluto cycle takes approximately 12-13 years to complete and represents a political, material, and spiritual cycle as the expansive energies of Jupiter reform the powerful energy of Pluto. This cycle represents things like rapid growth, zealotry, and revelations for example. Usually, at the start of these cycles, new philosophies are hatched. As time moves on, there is usually some tension related to those decisions that come up for review around 3-4 years later when Jupiter and Pluto make their first (waxing) square to each other. Then another 3-4 years goes later Jupiter makes an opposition to Pluto. This opposition is the time where the culmination or results of those ideas and of the decision making that started at the conjunction bear their fruit. Then the second (waning) square represents a time of decay and last minute decisions related to the same energies birthed at the start of the cycle (like this current part of the cycle).

Below is a look at the current Jupiter/Pluto cycle followed by a look at where we are in the current Jupiter/Pluto cycle. I also include a few tidbits of information regarding those periods in terms of the US.

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Jupiter/Pluto Cycle (December 2007 – 2020)

Jupiter conjunct Pluto (December 2007)

According to most economists, December 2007 is considered to be the last economic peak in the US. The current recession is said to have started right after this period. The Bali UN Climate Change Conference also took place during this conjunction. In addition, Russia began a freeze on a Cold War arms treaty and Bush initiated a letter for discussion to South Korea regarding the details of their nuclear program.

**Jupiter waxing square to Pluto (July 2010 - March 2011)**

The economy, world power, and climate change are certainly big topics during the current period and they are now up for some serious review. The only questions are, what will we nurture and allow to grow and what will we recognize and correct? The urge now is to expand rapidly in some ways so it is imperative that we do not let things get out of control. The danger here is rapid growth that could have unforeseen consequences a few years later during the opposition phase.

Jupiter opposite Pluto (August 2013 - April 2014)

This period represents the culmination of whatever started in December 2007 and was not sufficiently dealt with during the waxing square phase. The current waxing square is our time to ensure that we are not taken by surprise during the opposition phase.

Jupiter waning square to Pluto (November 2016 - August 2017)

This period is a little too far off and is highly dependent on what we allow to grow during this current waxing square phase. Whatever we do allow to grow will then have a chance to be harvested, digested, and unraveled during this time.

Regardless of what actually occurs during this current waxing square time period, the Jupiter/Pluto square of which we are currently in the midst is about the tension and growth between power (Pluto) and expansion (Jupiter) (i.e. businesses and power) that originated in December 2007. Watch the time periods closest to the following dates for the highest activity.

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Jupiter/Pluto EXACT Waxing Squares

July 24, 2010

February 25, 2011

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Advice

When Jupiter and Pluto are in a waxing square it is time to direct the expansion (Jupiter) of power (Pluto). Transformation and rapid growth are eminent during these times and the level of tension due to the growth and change are directly related to the level of acceptance of that change versus the level of resistance to that change. There is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ approach but just a beneficial approach or a harmful approach.

The beneficial way to approach this time period is to direct the growth in beneficial directions and to create new opportunities (Jupiter) related to enlightened power and resource distribution (Pluto). If we recognize that change and growth are necessary and then engage in the solution process to expand (Jupiter) a plan that incorporates much needed transformation (Pluto), then this time period would be utilized to its optimal potential.

How might this be reflected in someone’s personal life?

From July 2010 through March 2011 expect to feel this rapid growth and transformation in your own life as well. Where this finds its way into your life depends on what part of your natal birth chart that this conjunction falls.



In my own chart, Jupiter and Pluto are squaring off in my 7th house of relationships, partners, and clients and my 4^th house of foundation, emotions, home, and family, respectively. This period will likely see me dealing with quickly developing partnerships that require me to transform the way that I have habitually dealt with relationships in the past. This will apply to both business and potentially romantic partners.

What part of life may you experience this rapid growth and transformation?

And so it is…

To find out where these energies will be working in your own life contact me for a consultation! - www.myastrochris.com

Lunar Eclipse - 6/26/2010

Its eclipse season again! This next round starts off with the full moon lunar eclipse that peaks at approximately 7:30am EST on Saturday, June 26.

Eclipses usually occur two weeks apart from each other twice per year. Each series typically includes a lunar eclipse followed by a solar eclipse or vice versa. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is partially blocking the moon from the sun during a full moon. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sun from the Earth during a new moon. Full moons and new moons represent astrologically potent time periods anyway, but the eclipses just add some amplification and usually a little dose of the unexpected!

Astrologically speaking, new moons are generally a time of sowing seeds while full moons are a time of reaping what we sow. Where a new moon falls in our personal natal chart represents a time of new beginnings and laying new foundations in the parts of our lives represented by the astrological house that is highlighted. Where a full moon falls in our personal natal chart represents a time of sudden awareness, revelation, culmination and completion in the parts of our lives represented by the astrological house that is highlighted. Eclipses just add some spice and surprise to these time periods.

Ancient astrologers saw eclipse seasons as especially potent time periods with regards to wars and the fate of nations. I personally prefer to look at eclipses relative to the lives and relationships of individuals. In this regard, eclipse seasons are often potent times for unexpected change in terms of surprise new beginnings and to final culminations of things which have been building for some time.

This current lunar eclipse will peak at approximately 5° Capricorn and it will be in conjunction with the north node of the moon and Pluto (very intense!). This represents a time of culmination, opening, soul, and emotional energy. When we are open and flexible in the face of change, this can be a rewarding time where we experience the culmination of past efforts. If we have been creating against our best interests or if we have been keeping things under the surface, this may mark a stressful time of culmination with regards to the release of our secrets or the results of our less than stellar creations. The experiences of this nature would be felt within the domain of the astrological house that encompasses the location of this eclipse at 5° Capricorn. You would need to consult your own natal chart to find out where this position falls for you.

For example, this point falls in my natal 4^th house which is the house covering home, emotions, family, and the past. For me (and everyone else who has 5° Capricorn in their 4^th house) this could mark a culmination and opening related to my home base or deeply buried emotions. This eclipse includes challenging aspects to Pluto in my 4^th house, Mercury in my 10^th house of public image, Uranus/Jupiter in my 7^th house of partnerships, and Saturn in my 1^st house of self. This may mark a time for me where I may open up to some intense authentic emotions and feelings and get my revelations out in the open where they may have an effect on my relationships with others; perhaps changing these relationships forever. Oh boy.

My natal Mercury and Saturn lie between 8° and 9° of their respective signs and form part of what is known as a Yod. A Yod is a configuration that represents work that needs to be completed in this lifetime. This Yod will be highlighted by the lunar eclipse suggesting that the themes of the eclipse may have long-range implications. For example, it would be wise for me to ensure that I open up to any new authentic emotional experiences if I intend to move forward with my personal path!

In general, this eclipse falls within a very close conjunction to Pluto so this will intensify its effects. Also, this particular eclipse forms a Grand Cross in Cardinal signs which suggests some potentially major new beginnings as a result of what transpires. Whatever this leads to for you, it may feel like a massive opening and realization of a key piece of information and/or emotional experience. In some cases, drastic adjustments may have to be accommodated relative to what transpires.

The combination of the house location of the eclipse, its aspects to other current planets, and its aspects to the personal natal planets yields a very unique interpretation for each individual. For the best results in this case, find out where this lunar eclipse and the other planets involved fall in your natal chart. Then find any planets or personal points in your natal chart that are also aspected by these configurations.

Location of Current Lunar Eclipse Configurations

Lunar Eclipse - Moon @ 5° Capricorn, Sun @ 5° Cancer

Pluto - 5° Capricorn

Mercury - 2° Cancer

Jupiter - 2° Aries

Uranus - 0° Aries

Saturn - 28° Virgo

The effects of this eclipse could have been felt as early as the summer solstice and may be felt through the upcoming fall!

For information regarding how the effects of this and the next eclipse (July 11, 2010) may manifest in your life email me at: readings@myastrochris.com!

Happy Eclipse Season!!!

Saturn Square Pluto: “Secrets, Power, & Terrorism”

From November 2009 through August 2010, the outer planets Saturn and Pluto are forming a waning square (90°) with one another for the first time since the early 1970’s. This pits the planet representing form, structure, rules, resistance, and fear (Saturn) at odds with the planet representing transformation, secrets, power, regeneration, and deep healing (Pluto).

Just like with the Moon’s phases, the other planetary bodies go through their own phases relative to the Earth. Like a New Moon, the start of any coupled planetary cycle begins with their conjunction (same location in the sky). As the faster planet moves away from the slower planet, eventually it comes to a 90° angle (waxing square) to it, followed by the 180° opposition (like a Full Moon), the second 90° angle (waning square), and then the cycle finishes when a new cycle between the planets is born at the next conjunction. See below for the basic outline of the process including the associated energy of each of these important climax points in the planetary cycles:

Conjunction (0°) – Birth and creation.

Waxing Square (90°) – Tension due to growth.

Oppostion (180°) – Culmination and results.

Waning Square (270°) – Tension due to decay.

The Saturn/Pluto cycle takes approximately 33-38 years to complete and represents a war-like cycle of social/cultural transformation and secret powers as the structural energies of Saturn reform the powerful energy of Pluto. This cycle represents things like terrorism, natural resources, and power shifts for example. Usually, at the start of these cycles, new power structures are hatched. As time moves on, there is usually some tension related to those decisions that come up for review around 8-9 years later when Saturn and Pluto make their first (waxing) square to each other. Then another 8-9 years goes later Saturn makes an opposition to Pluto. This opposition is the time where the culmination or results of those ideas and of the decision making that started at the conjunction bear their fruit. Then the second (waning) square represents a time of decay and last minute decisions related to the same energies birthed at the start of the cycle (like this current part of the cycle).

Below is a look at the current Saturn/Pluto cycle relative to US issues and concerns, followed by a look at where we are in the current Saturn/Pluto cycle. I also include a few tidbits of information regarding those periods in terms of the US that I will discuss later.

Saturn/Pluto Cycle (early 1980’s – 2020)

Saturn conjunct Pluto (October 1982 – June 1983)

US military support of the Taliban was provided when the CIA provided arms to Afghans resisting the Soviet invasion. Radical Muslims were recruited and Osama Bin Laden was one of the key organizers of training camps for foreign Muslim volunteers. The US poured funds and arms into Afghanistan, and by 1987, 65,000 tons of US-made weapons and ammunition a year were entering the war. FBI translator Sibel Edmonds, who has been fired from the agency for disclosing sensitive information, has claimed the US was on intimate terms with Taliban and Al-Qaeda, using them to further certain goals in Central Asia.

Saturn waxing square to Pluto (March 1993 - January 1994)

Just two weeks before this time period, a car bomb was detonated below the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The attack was planned by a group of conspirators including Ramzi Yousef, Mahmud Abouhalima, Mohammad Salameh, Nidal Ayyad, Abdul Rahman Yasin and Ahmad Ajaj. They received financing from Khaled Shaikh Mohammed, Yousef's uncle. Ramzi Yousef, who was born as Abdul Basit Mahmoud Abdul Karim in Kuwait, spent time at Al-Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan, before beginning in 1991 to plan a bombing attack within the United States. Yousef's uncle Khalid Shaikh Mohammed Ali Fadden, who later was considered the principal architect of the September 11 attacks, gave him advice and tips over the phone, and funded him with a US$660 wire transfer. This waxing square period was a time to make adjustments to that which was initiated during the conjunction period in the early 1980’s.

Saturn opposite Pluto (July 2001 - June 2002)

This was the period of the 911 attacks and the ensuing reactions including the PATRIOT Act. This was the culmination of all previous activity leading up to this time. The results of this time were a reflection of what was birthed in the early 1980s and what was not sufficiently dealt with and adjusted in the early 1990’s.

**Saturn waning square to Pluto (November 2009 - August 2010) **

The Fort Hood attack in early November was just the beginning of this period. Was it a case of terrorism? Expect the issue of terrorism to be back on the front burner for awhile. Also, expect the truth about complete involvement concerning the fallout (culmination) of this current cycle (i.e. 911) to be revealed by late summer 2010. My speculation is that the trial of Khaled Shaikh Mohammed will reveal some pretty interesting information about US involvement over the last 30 years of fundamentalist Islamic terrorism.

It appears that the themes for this cycle related mostly to a focus on global terrorism and the abuse of power and resources. The decisions to send more weapons and money to Islamic Fundamentalists in the early 1980’s lead to retaliation on the US with the 1993 and 2001 terrorist attacks on US soil. In the early 1990’s there was an opportunity to make adjustments (waxing square) with regards to this issue. But the 911 attacks during the opposition phase reveal that not enough was done to avert the culmination of the escalating problem.

Regardless of what actually occurs during this current waning square time period, the Saturn/Pluto square of which we are currently in the midst is about the tension and decay between the power (Pluto) and structures (Saturn) (i.e. terrorism) that originated in the early 1980’s.

Saturn/Pluto EXACT Squares

November 15, 2009

Fort Hood attacks lead to questions about whether it was an attack of terrorism and questions loom with regards to how to approach the situation in Afghanistan.

January 31, 2010

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August 21, 2010

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Advice for American Leaders and the People

When Saturn and Pluto are in a waning square it is time to accept the restructuring (Saturn) of power (Pluto). Change and restructuring are eminent during these times and the level of tension due to the decay and change are directly related to the level of acceptance of that change versus the level of resistance to that change. There is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ approach but just a beneficial approach or a harmful approach.

The beneficial way to approach this time period is to allow the truth to be revealed and to create new structures (Saturn) related to enlightened power and resource distribution (Pluto) rather than related to the underhanded power of terrorism. If we recognize that change is necessary and then engage in the solution process to form (Saturn) a plan that incorporates much needed transformation (Pluto), then this time period would be utilized to its optimal potential.

Remember that the ultimate intention of this time period is embracing much needed transformation to create structures (Saturn) that better reflect enlightened power and resource optimization (Pluto). Laying our fear of deep transformation to rest is the first step in the process.

For this particular time period perhaps Howie Day said it best in his song, “Collide”, when he said, “even the best fall down sometimes…” If we can accept that, then we can accept the benefits of this time period.

And so it is…

Readers, if you enjoyed the content of this type of article, please check back as I will be posting articles related to other planetary cycles which are at major turning points over the next few years as well. Stay tuned!

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