The Jupiter’s Promise Report analyzes how Jupiter functions in your birth chart.

Jupiter’s Promise

An Astrological Analysis of Jupiter for

Margaret McElroy

October 19, 1946

5:31 AM

Nottingham, England

Calculated for:

Time Zone 0 hours West

Latitude: 52 N 58   

Longitude: 1 W 10   

          Positions of Planets at Birth:

          Sun     25 Lib 14          Pluto    13 Leo 12

          Moon    16 Leo 30          N. Node  12 Gem 57

          Mercury 16 Sco 16          Asc.     12 Lib 55

          Venus    1 Sag 00          MC       17 Can 14

          Mars    16 Sco 51          2nd cusp 11 Sco 04

          Jupiter  5 Sco 02          3rd cusp 10 Sag 01

          Saturn   7 Leo 56          5th cusp 16 Aqu 26

          Uranus  21 Gem 36          6th cusp 14 Pis 34

          Neptune  8 Lib 59

          Aspect           Orb in Natal Chart     Orb in Jupiter Return Chart

          Conjunction    :  7 Deg 00 Min           7 Deg 00 Min

          Opposition     :  5 Deg 00 Min           5 Deg 00 Min

          Square         :  5 Deg 00 Min           5 Deg 00 Min

          Trine          :  5 Deg 00 Min           5 Deg 00 Min

          Sextile        :  4 Deg 00 Min           4 Deg 00 Min

          Semisextile    :  4 Deg 00 Min           4 Deg 00 Min

          Quincunx       :  4 Deg 00 Min           4 Deg 00 Min

          Semisquare     :  3 Deg 00 Min           3 Deg 00 Min

          Sesquiquadrate :  3 Deg 00 Min           3 Deg 00 Min

          Quintile       :  2 Deg 00 Min           2 Deg 00 Min

          Biquintile     :  2 Deg 00 Min           2 Deg 00 Min

          Quindecile     :  2 Deg 00 Min           2 Deg 00 Min

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Introduction

Jupiter’s Promise, Copyright 2006 Stephanie Clement

   “All the world’s a stage,

   And all the men and women merely players;

   They have their exits and their entrances

   And one man in his time plays many parts,

   His acts being seven ages.”

      Quotations from Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act II, Scene 7

We all want to expand our lives. Perhaps we want to expand our mental skills by attending college. We may want to extend our earning capacity through career training. We may want to form strong partnerships or enter into a romantic relationship, in order to expand our horizons. (We probably don’t want to expand our physical weight!) Each of these possibilities relates to the planet Jupiter, and how it works in our birth charts. Shakespeare pointed out that we have many potential roles that unfold in regular rhythms throughout our lives.

This interpretation takes a look at your birth chart from the perspective of the largest planet in our solar system. Jupiter takes about 11.86 years to go around the Sun. This almost twelve year period relates to many of the major life transitions you will experience throughout your life. Each milestone in this interpretation takes place at a Jupiter Return – when Jupiter reaches the same point in the zodiac it occupied when you were born. We can learn from Shakespeare’s humorous depictions of the Ages of Man.

Let’s look at the meaning of Jupiter in the birth chart first.

Part I – Jupiter in Your Birth Chart

   “At first the infant,

   Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms.”

                                         Shakespeare

Jupiter is the Santa Claus of the planets. Where it is found in the birth chart, we find a focus for our hopes and dreams. It indicates an area of life where we are optimistic, expansive, generous, and often successful. It also indicates an area of popularity. Sometimes Jupiter shows where we are overconfident or extravagant. It shows where and how we seek to develop a more idealistic or philosophical attitude, and also where we can be impractical, excessive, or ostentatious.

On a practical level Jupiter governs function – the way things work. This includes processes in the physical body.

Jupiter in Scorpio:

Your desires expand into lust for material possessions. In the process of acquisition, try not to overrate your ability to pay for everything you buy. You don’t have to live on a cash basis, but excessive reliance on credit could be detrimental. A bit of greed can be useful. Too much can lead to a financial fall.

You also seek physical pleasure without concern for outcomes, especially in youth. Your sex life could become the single biggest focus of your daily activities if you let your desires take over completely. Consider the distinct difference between sexual pleasure and the pleasure gained from exercising power over a partner. The key is mutual pleasure, not just personal satisfaction.

You are generally optimistic about life. Your confidence may spring from a natural understanding that there is nothing to fear in death. This could make you a bit reckless. You have personal power available for any project you choose. When you choose wisely, you rise to the top of the leadership ladder without undue risk to life and limb.

Jupiter in 1st house:

Your honesty is a central facet of your personality. In fact, you are sometimes too willing to speak the truth, if that is possible. You would never intentionally hurt someone’s feelings, but your instinct to tell the truth sometimes leaves you wishing you could put words back in your mouth.

You have insight into the uses of space and time. Your surroundings always improve as soon as you arrive. You shift the furniture, supply just the right pictures and other accessories, and arrange them so that energy flows more easily and smoothly through the space.

You can be moody, and this upsets the energy balance around you. Then you need to find your way back to your natural optimism. You can do this by directing your attention to the larger situation instead of focusing on minute details.

Jupiter Square Saturn:

From the get go you had a feel for business. From your earliest lemonade stand or baseball card trading all the way to the boardroom, you are able to stay a step ahead of our competition. You have great patience for pursuing your chosen objectives.

Jupiter Sesquiquadrate Uranus:

When you are focused on your internal stress and tension, you are not paying attention to the opportunities coming your way. When you argue with other people over petty details that you won’t even recall next week, you are wasting valuable time and effort. You would be better off keeping your thoughts to yourself.

Jupiter SemiSextile Neptune:

Laziness or over-indulgence can cause ailments that are difficult to diagnose. Exercise and proper diet keep your body in good shape. Develop a plan for charitable giving, and stick to it. Speculation rarely works out well for you, even though you are drawn to gamble.

~ JUPITER MILESTONES ~

Now that you have the basic idea of how Jupiter functions throughout your life, we will examine seven milestones. Every twelve years Jupiter returns to its position in your birth chart, giving you a moment of clarity concerning your perspective on life, your emotions, and your spiritual tendencies. Each milestone illuminates a specific area of your life, growing out of the previous twelve-year period. Because of Jupiter’s apparent motion from our perspective, you may have three returns within one year, giving you mixed messages for the following twelve years.

You may notice certain themes come up again and again. When you see this happen, it indicates that you will be reviewing ideas and renewing your intellectual and spiritual strengths during the coming period. You benefit from what you learned earlier and modify your behavior to avoid facing the same difficulties. If you fail to modify your behavior, a little excess can become a huge problem.

The first Jupiter milestone occurs when most people have achieved nearly adult size and development. Cultures around the world celebrate rites of passage around this time, as young people transition from childhood to teen and young adult life. You actually reach adult physical growth about midway through this period. You are expected to act like an adult in a thousand ways, yet you may feel unprepared for the demands of adult life, especially at the beginning of this period.

The twelve years following the first milestone can be difficult, filled with shocks and disillusionment. Your friends have different ways of doing things, and they have some less than helpful ideas about how to act. You still rely upon family to take care of your basic needs.

During this twelve-year period, you face huge changes in social relationships, habits, and attitudes. You break with some family beliefs, even if you maintain an outer appearance of acceptance. By the end of this period you know how you want to be different, and where you want to go in life.

Milestone One: Around Age Twelve

   Whining school-boy, with his satchel and shining morning face,

   creeping like snail unwillingly to school”

                                         Shakespeare

Your Personal Milestone Indicator

JUPITER RETURN on October 3, 1958:

Jupiter in 3rd House of Jupiter Return Chart:

In the Return chart Jupiter is in the house of the immediate neighborhood in which you live. During the next 12 years, you find that communication takes on greater importance. In addition you will discover how your siblings and/or peer relationships require your direct attention, and you will learn how to establish and maintain clear communication channels of all kinds.

You will very likely be involved with cutting edge communication technology. You are able to absorb both the theoretical information about communication styles and the material processes that make it work. You can develop skill in counseling, business, teaching, writing, or all of these areas if you apply yourself to the processes involved.

During this period you develop lasting friendships. You are popular with your peer group. As you master relationship skills, you gain confidence and are generally optimistic. Overconfidence can lead to situations where you are unceremoniously put in your place. Ostentatious displays of affection or attitudes can leave you on the sidelines. You don’t need to be pompous to come off looking good to your friends and siblings.

Jupiter Quincunx Moon:

You benefit from attention to diet and nutrition now.  Reduce intake of fats and simple carbohydrates to lose weight or to keep from gaining during this period.  Also examine your regular consumption of news, gossip, and reading material, and reduce or alter consumption as needed.

Jupiter SemiSextile Mercury:

Sometimes you feel compelled to tell the bare truth, and you find that others receive it with less enthusiasm than you had hoped.  Initially, the truth has a sting.  Later, others realize the value of cutting to the chase and getting on with the solution to their problems.

Jupiter Quincunx Mars:

Match your optimism with greater adaptability now.  You are used to leading, yet at this time you may become an active team member or dedicated follower instead. Because of a tendency to rebel against leadership, this period presents a lesson in accepting instruction.

Jupiter SemiSquare Saturn:

Personal success fluctuates now.  Some projects are huge winner, while other deals that seemed destined for the big time fall a bit flat.  If you could predict accurately, you probably would not feel so frustrated.  Plans for the distant future can buoy your optimism.

Jupiter Conjunct Neptune:

Your get carried away by your imagination from time to time. This is because there is such a rich range of ideas and feelings that flow through you, supplemented by strong psychic ability. You benefit from meditation or other focusing skill, as this is how you can address one situation or idea at a time more effectively.

Jupiter Sextile Pluto:

You are given opportunities to flex your leadership muscles, and your upward and forward progress is limited only by your capacity to identify the opportunity, grasp it, and move with it. Will power is one of our strangest assets as you make important life decisions.

Jupiter Quincunx MC:

You respond to the philosophical energies of others by modifying your sense of self. This can be beneficial if you learn to change in ways that are consistent with your inner needs, and not just to suit others. The discovery of a new philosophy can mark a turning point in your life.

Milestone Two: Around Age Twenty-Four

   “And then the lover, sighing like a furnace, with

    a woeful ballad made to his mistress’ eyebrow”

                                         Shakespeare

By age twenty-four, you have achieved near full intellectual development. This does not mean that you stop learning, but that your capacity for learning is fully in place. As you start out on your adult adventure, the excitement of life is often matched by the anxiety level.

You try to “act like an adult” at every turn. Yet your emotions remind you of earlier times when you felt helpless. During the years between Milestones Two and Three, you develop a better understanding of relationships. In the process your relationship to your parents undergoes dramatic changes as well. You learn to accept your emotions as your own.

Finally, you fill in the gaps in your education, either through more schooling, or in the “world of hard knocks.” By the end of this period, your unique personality is refined. You discover that your inner mental, emotional and spiritual environment is more important in many ways than the material environment.

Your Personal Milestone Indicator

JUPITER RETURN on January 26, 1970:

Jupiter in 10th House of Jupiter Return Chart:

In the second Jupiter Return chart, Jupiter is in the house of career and the public. Career matters and social standing take on greater significance. Opportunities for greater responsibility and authority come your way during the next twelve years. As you expand your sphere of influence, do everything you can to avoid creating distrust. One good way to accomplish this is to cultivate self-awareness. This way you keep your ego under control. Say what you mean, and follow up with action that speak louder than words.

Jupiter Square Sun:

Extravagant spending can lead to serious financial problems.  Focus on other areas of your life, such as intellectual pursuits, group activities, and study of philosophy.  Put of the expensive vacations and toys until you have cash available.  Clean up your diet as needed to enhance your physical health.

Jupiter Square Venus:

Have you become a bit complacent about your relationships?  Now is a good time to use the energy of love to enhance romantic and other relationships.  Spend time with your partner, and leave your work and worries behind while you simply enjoy each other’s company.

Jupiter BiQuintile Mars:

You experience a never-ending flow of creative energy from your inner being.  Never one to rely too heavily on inspiration from others, now you have more ideas and desires of your own than you have time to fulfill.  You are active, optimistic, and ambitious.

Jupiter Opposition Saturn:

You are all about business during this period.  Even if you are dealing with family matters, romantic involvements, or recreational activities, you still take a very business-like approach. Now, perhaps more than ever before, you see how everything in y0ur life is part of a functioning whole.

Jupiter SemiSextile Uranus:

In the long run events nearly always turn out favorably for you. Sometimes you are just thankful that you get through situations at all. The stresses of life can cause episodes of indigestion. Pay attention to your intuition. You may get an idea for an invention.

Jupiter Conjunct MC:

You have a philosophical view of life. In most situations you are well aware of your own position, the conditions around you, and how your desires fit in with the possibilities. You probably exhibit compassion toward others that parallels your compassionate approach to your own emotions. This period is especially fortunate for you.

JUPITER RETURN on March 16, 1970:

Jupiter in 4th House of Jupiter Return Chart:

In the second Jupiter Return chart, Jupiter is in the house of family and core beliefs. You will deepen your feelings about family and home. You also will find that some of your closely held beliefs don’t fit any more. During the next twelve year period, you will sort out your own beliefs for those imposed on you by family and culture.

Jupiter Sesquiquadrate Mercury:

During this period you experience intellectual agitation.  Perhaps new areas of work or study present objective problems, but more likely the stress comes from inner thought processes that are not meshing well. Meditation can be useful in sorting out valuable ideas and crating better flow in any writing projects. There could be too much or too little attention to intellectual matters.

Jupiter Quincunx Venus:

During this period, you may be compelled to cease any overindulgence you have habitually enjoyed in the past.  As you focus on your cravings, you find that you really only need a tiny taste to satisfy the demand, and that taking any more is simply habit.

Jupiter Opposition Mars:

You are more aware of your personal energy level now.  Your optimism is strong, and you are therefore positive about decisions you make.  You find that disagreements resolve themselves and you then can go on to more productive matters.

Jupiter Opposition Saturn:

You are all about business during this period.  Even if you are dealing with family matters, romantic involvements, or recreational activities, you still take a very business-like approach. Now, perhaps more than ever before, you see how everything in y0ur life is part of a functioning whole.

Jupiter SemiSextile Uranus:

In the long run events nearly always turn out favorably for you. Sometimes you are just thankful that you get through situations at all. The stresses of life can cause episodes of indigestion. Pay attention to your intuition. You may get an idea for an invention.

JUPITER RETURN on September 15, 1970:

Jupiter in 12th House of Jupiter Return Chart:

In the second Jupiter Return chart, Jupiter is in the house of private matters and dealings with institutions. During the coming twelve months, you may find you are content with modest advances in career and other areas. Consistent effort now creates the ground for impressive successes in the future. You value every opportunity for solitude, and therefore may pass up some offers.

Jupiter SemiSquare Sun:

You tend to stress out when you don’t get the recognition you feel you deserve.  When you feel this way, first determine what you want, and then change your own behavior to make that outcome more likely. If you determine that people or things outside yourself are the true source of the problem, then takes steps to remove yourself from situations that you cannot tolerate.

Jupiter Sesquiquadrate Moon:

When you are super busy, you find that you can become agitated.  This agitation reflects the fact that you have scattered your energies and need to trim your list of responsibilities.  You may also benefit from reduced intake of caffeine and other stimulants.

Jupiter Conjunct Venus:

Your social acumen blossoms now.  You find that you can manage every situation with wisdom and grace, even though you may approach some tasks nervously.  Consult a nutrition expert if you perceive an imbalance on the physical level.

Jupiter Sextile Mars:

During this period you experience numerous opportunities in career, business, and personal matters.  The key to success is to consider each opportunity, gather information, and make informed decisions before you dedicate yourself to any project.

Jupiter SemiSextile Uranus:

In the long run events nearly always turn out favorably for you. Sometimes you are just thankful that you get through situations at all. The stresses of life can cause episodes of indigestion. Pay attention to your intuition. You may get an idea for an invention.

Jupiter Sextile MC:

You are well aware of your goals in life – much more so than your peers. You are at your best when you are reaching for a worthwhile goal, and you are not one to rest on your laurels. As a child you were optimistic, even when you found yourself over-extended. The desire to do something of significance underlies many of your activities.

Milestone Three: Around Age Thirty Six

   “The soldier, full of strange oaths, and bearded like the

    pard, jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel.

    Seeking the bubble reputation even in the cannon’s mouth.”

                                 Shakespeare

At the third milestone you enter a philosophical phase of life, questioning your own purpose. People often associate the unrest during the latter half of this period – the mid-life crisis – with unfulfilling relationships, changes in the job scene, or anything else outside your own personality.

We often think that once past age thirty, we no longer continue to grow. Actually, our emotional, mental and spiritual growth occurs largely after that time. While we are busy developing careers, raising children, and expanding our social spheres, we continue to change psychologically and spiritually.

By age forty-eight at the next milestone, you probably see the good side of your decisions as well as the downside. But then you have greater understanding of your own inner workings.

Your Personal Milestone Indicator

JUPITER RETURN on December 25, 1981:

Jupiter in 12th House of Jupiter Return Chart:

At your third Jupiter Return, Jupiter is in the house of private affairs. Plane to learn meditation techniques if you haven’t already. You will need to experience solitude during the next period in order to maintain balance, and meditation can be a central component of your life. It may help you to do something for yourself first-meditate in the morning before you rush out to face the world. You’ll find that you remain more cheerful all day, almost every day.

This is a good period in which to bring alcohol and drug consumption into balance with exercise and diet. If you can’t manage in moderation, then pursue abstinence.

Jupiter Sextile Sun:

Now is a good time to actively pursue a healthier diet, and to engage in regular exercise.  You could tend to put on weight otherwise.  Mentally, you benefit from meditation or other contemplative activities.  Keep your mind busy, and spend less time and money on fancy furnishings and toys.

Jupiter SemiSquare Moon:

You like to have lots of irons in the fire, but now you need to monitor your activities and focus on a few that are most important, or that have the greatest possibility of success. Resume a lapsed exercise, yoga, or meditation practice, starting small.

Jupiter Square Venus:

Have you become a bit complacent about your relationships?  Now is a good time to use the energy of love to enhance romantic and other relationships.  Spend time with your partner, and leave your work and worries behind while you simply enjoy each other’s company.

Jupiter SemiSextile Mars:

Although your efforts now are generally successful, they are not without their problems.  You find that each new activity demands your full attention, and thus you may need to say no to some promising offers in order to do justice to projects you have already begun.

Jupiter SemiSextile Uranus:

In the long run events nearly always turn out favorably for you. Sometimes you are just thankful that you get through situations at all. The stresses of life can cause episodes of indigestion. Pay attention to your intuition. You may get an idea for an invention.

Jupiter Conjunct Asc.:

Expansion generally has a physical component. This means that you may gain weight very easily. You also acquire friends, develop your personality, and have multiple interests just as easily. You go through periods when you have too many good ideas to implement in the available time. You may change your direction in life as you study different philosophies.

Jupiter Quintile MC:

Self-awareness, for you, is a body/mind function. You can think through a personal problem, for example, but eventually you need to integrate the results in your physical body. Likewise, learning physical activity demands a mental or emotional component to be fully successful.

JUPITER RETURN on April 29, 1982:

Jupiter in 4th House of Jupiter Return Chart:

At your third Jupiter Return, Jupiter is in the house of family. Even if the previous period did not focus on family and home, your attention will be absorbed by them over the next twelve years. Your family may expand through marriage or the birth of children. Connections to other people take root and grow.

Your feeling nature becomes more important. You begin to relate to the world through your emotional nature more than you did during the previous period. More than that, you will seek a new balance in your life by paying attention to your impressions and then doing some research to confirm them.

Jupiter Opposition Sun:

Finances and spending could be an issue.  Pay attention to business indicators, and reduce spending to compensate for sagging markets or income.  In addition, trim your waistline by reducing your intake of fast and junk foods, and through regular exercise.

Jupiter SemiSextile Mars:

Although your efforts now are generally successful, they are not without their problems.  You find that each new activity demands your full attention, and thus you may need to say no to some promising offers in order to do justice to projects you have already begun.

Jupiter SemiSextile Uranus:

In the long run events nearly always turn out favorably for you. Sometimes you are just thankful that you get through situations at all. The stresses of life can cause episodes of indigestion. Pay attention to your intuition. You may get an idea for an invention.

Jupiter Sesquiquadrate MC:

You have the ability to rise quickly in your profession. You generally associate with successful people, and you may feel, in your heart, that you are not quite as good as they are. Be prepared to change jobs to get the recognition you deserve.

JUPITER RETURN on August 24, 1982:

Jupiter in 8th House of Jupiter Return Chart:

At your third Jupiter Return, Jupiter is in the house of birth and death. In the past you may have thought you had completed the growth part of your life. Not so. During the next twelve years you will grow and change in ways you never thought possible. Most of the time you will feel optimistic about the changes you experience. Occasionally you will feel a poignant sadness to leave the old way behind. There may be confusing moments of profound loss-confusing because you feel gratitude and even joy in the midst of the loss.

Jupiter Sextile Sun:

Now is a good time to actively pursue a healthier diet, and to engage in regular exercise.  You could tend to put on weight otherwise.  Mentally, you benefit from meditation or other contemplative activities.  Keep your mind busy, and spend less time and money on fancy furnishings and toys.

Milestone Four: Around Age Forty Eight

   “And then the justice, in fair round belly with good

    capon line, with eyes severe and beard of formal

    cut, full of wise saws and modern instances”

                                         Shakespeare

You may not be the round-bellied figure Shakespeare mentions, but at this milestone you may enter a somewhat less physical and somewhat more mental period of your life. There is no abrupt transition here – you just gradually find your interests shifting.

Over the next twelve years, you struggle less with internal conflicts. By the end of this period you integrate your diverse talents, skills, and goals, and you empower yourself instead of looking to the world for empowerment.

At the end of this period, your Jupiter and Saturn periods come into close alignment. Your sense of wholeness incorporates substance and process into one worldview. You accept your accomplishments and probably see the larger connections between Self and the Universe.

Your Personal Milestone Indicator

JUPITER RETURN on December 5, 1993:

Jupiter in 2nd House of Jupiter Return Chart:

At your fourth Jupiter Return, Jupiter is in the house of personal resources. You will experience greater financial security during the coming period. Depending your you past expertise in managing material matters, this could mean extreme expansion and growth, or possible steady increase in financial security. Self esteem grows as well.

Jupiter Quintile Moon:

This period promises enhanced creativity, based on strong flow of emotional energy into your work and other activities. Your creative talents emerge now, possibly in greater unison than before, and you are able to produce striking and beneficial results.

Jupiter SemiSquare Mars:

You find that you are irritated by the direction you receive from others, and that you want to expand according to your own desires. Depending on the age group, you may resist parents, teachers, or experience marital arguments. Resolving frustrations is a periodic theme.

Jupiter SemiSquare Asc.:

You tend to rebel against instruction from others, causing yourself stress. This is a waste of your time and energy. A slight change of attitude can convert a difficult condition into one where you meet others half way.

JUPITER RETURN on June 18, 1994:

Jupiter in 9th House of Jupiter Return Chart:

At your fourth Jupiter Return, Jupiter is in the house of transcendent values. The challenge for the next period is to balance career and other activities with spiritual matters. Inner growth will be reflected in every success. If you are in tune with your inner impulses, less effort may produce more impressive results. Travel may be profitable.

Jupiter Trine Mercury:

Your overall optimistic demeanor attracts coworkers and other people to you.  You don’t have to solve their problems. Especially in situations of dire import, you offer a cheerful, attitude that helps others get past their difficulties.

Jupiter Square Venus:

Have you become a bit complacent about your relationships?  Now is a good time to use the energy of love to enhance romantic and other relationships.  Spend time with your partner, and leave your work and worries behind while you simply enjoy each other’s company.

Jupiter Quindecile Mars:

When you have too many irons in the fire, you may obsess over which projects to work on, which ideas to pursue, and which relationships to focus on.  Willful or excessive pursuit of desires can damage a partnership and require your full attention to repair the hurt.

Jupiter Sextile Asc.:

Your personality is harmonious and pleasant, leading to positive interactions with other people. You are willing to meet others half way, and are able to form strong partnerships. You desire to create a beautiful home environment for yourself, regardless of the size of your personal space.

JUPITER RETURN on July 15, 1994:

Jupiter in 2nd House of Jupiter Return Chart:

At your fourth Jupiter Return, Jupiter is in the house of personal resources. You will experience greater financial security during the coming period. Depending your you past expertise in managing material matters, this could mean extreme expansion and growth, or possible steady increase in financial security. Self esteem grows as well.

Jupiter Trine Mercury:

Your overall optimistic demeanor attracts coworkers and other people to you.  You don’t have to solve their problems. Especially in situations of dire import, you offer a cheerful, attitude that helps others get past their difficulties.

Jupiter Sextile Venus:

You find many opportunities to establish happiness through love relationships. Your sense of form and beauty is a big factor in career and relationship success. This period is marked by the capacity to form positive lasting relationships.

Jupiter Quincunx Mars:

Match your optimism with greater adaptability now.  You are used to leading, yet at this time you may become an active team member or dedicated follower instead. Because of a tendency to rebel against leadership, this period presents a lesson in accepting instruction.

Jupiter SemiSquare Asc.:

You tend to rebel against instruction from others, causing yourself stress. This is a waste of your time and energy. A slight change of attitude can convert a difficult condition into one where you meet others half way.

Milestone Five: Around Age Sixty

Because the typical life span has increased since Shakespeare’s time, there is no quotation for this milestone. It’s not easy to determine which part of life is longer, but this seemed like the logical milestone to skip assigning one of the “seven stages of man” because people are retiring later and living longer. Age sixty used to indicate a long life, but today many people live well into their seventies, eighties and even nineties, remaining active members of society.

If you have maintained good health, you can foresee many years ahead of you, and you are not about ready to stop here. You may find you need to re-examine your life and make a new plan. This is a time for mulling over the past, not because you are stuck in it, but because you want to distill the values you have found and let go of old ideas that no longer suit you.

Our children often say that we are better parents to our grandchildren. This is because we can let go of old rules and methods, change our attitudes, and joyfully engage life in a fresh, relaxed way.

This can be a period of spiritual inspiration. Its’ also a time to recall goals from an earlier time, choose the goals you still want to accomplish, and focus on them as fully as possible. While we often think of the period before age sixty as the productive time of life, many people are accomplishing their greatest work after that time.

Your Personal Milestone Indicator

JUPITER RETURN on November 18, 2005:

Jupiter in 9th House of Jupiter Return Chart:

At your fifth Jupiter Return, Jupiter is in the house of transcendent values. As you reach this milestone, your productive career is changing and your spiritual work along with it. You may plan to travel more. In the process you will broaden your understanding of people ant he planet. Even if you don’t retire during the coming period, you will devote more time to your inner life. New ideals may result in a new career path.

Jupiter Trine Uranus:

You are apparently a very lucky individual. Even if you never win the lottery, your life generally falls into place with the precision of a well-oiled machine. Little escapes you that could be useful in your work or family life.

Milestone Six: Around Age Seventy Two

   “The sixth age shifts into the lean and slipper’d pantaloon, with

    spectacles on nose and pouch on side, his youthful hose, well sav’d,

    a world too wide for his shrunk hank; and his big manly voice, turning

    again toward childish treble, pipes and whistles in his sound.”

                                         Shakespeare

This milestone ushers in a twelve year period during which the mysteries of your own mind can be examined. In the process you discover a higher power that resides in and acts through you.

This period is ideal for mentoring younger people because you are both receptive to the student’s needs and expressive of your own wisdom. You feel less attached to outcomes, and more focused on clear, effective processes.

Unique opportunities come into your life during this period. You are able to undertake activities that didn’t even make your list before. You may experience a life filled with miracles large and small.

Your Personal Milestone Indicator

JUPITER RETURN on November 2, 2017:

Jupiter in 6th House of Jupiter Return Chart:

At your sixth Jupiter Return, Jupiter is in the house of service. For much of your life you were too busy to do much volunteer work. Now you have time to help organizations or individuals by offering advice, and also be just being present to witness their efforts.

Jupiter Conjunct Sun:

You experience relatively good health now.  If you have a good diet rich in vitamins and minerals, your emotional outlook is good, you feel physically strong, and you may experience some degree of healing without any particular effort in this regard.  Career and other activities take you in positive directions.

Jupiter Quindecile Moon:

Positive emotional flow produces lots of activity.  Others could see you as obsessed with new plans and goals.  You know that these ideas have been within you for some time, waiting for the right time to burst into effective action.

Jupiter SemiSextile Mars:

Although your efforts now are generally successful, they are not without their problems.  You find that each new activity demands your full attention, and thus you may need to say no to some promising offers in order to do justice to projects you have already begun.

Jupiter Quintile Pluto:

You have creative control over your own will. You are able to accomplish large projects because you can both expand in several directions and control your mental and emotional energy effectively. You are a creative manager or supervisor.

Jupiter Quintile MC:

Self-awareness, for you, is a body/mind function. You can think through a personal problem, for example, but eventually you need to integrate the results in your physical body. Likewise, learning physical activity demands a mental or emotional component to be fully successful.

Milestone Seven: Around Age Eighty Four

   “Last scene of all, that ends this strange eventful

    history,is second childishness and mere oblivion;

    sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.”

                                         Shakespeare

With modern medicine and longer life spans, many of us never get into this condition, or if we do, it is very close to the end of life. What we do experience is an inevitable slowing down of the physical machinery. Healthy nutrition keeps many people alert and active right up to the end of life, even in the nineties and past.

This is not the time to quit, but it may be time to take a different approach to life. Be yourself! Engage in social activities, consider your relationship to the Universe, and celebrate your connection to others and to the Divine.

During the coming twelve year period, you attain a sense of dominion over your personal motivations.

Your Personal Milestone Indicator

JUPITER RETURN on October 18, 2029:

Jupiter in 3rd House of Jupiter Return Chart:

At your seventh Jupiter Return, Jupiter is in the house of communication. Your “neighborhood” may be somewhat smaller than it once was. However, you also may still be interested I traveling to visit family or to see places that are filled with good memories. Communication via phone and Internet offer ways for you to keep in touch with children, grandchildren, and distant friends. Your life demands more structure in your daily activities than it once did, and you welcome modern advances that make your activities simpler.

Jupiter Trine Moon:

You are able to present a serene face to the world.  Your life appears to be in order on every level.  However, beneath the surface you are aware of the tensions of unresolved issues.  You are adept at problem-solving, and can handle emergencies well.

Jupiter SemiSquare Mars:

You find that you are irritated by the direction you receive from others, and that you want to expand according to your own desires. Depending on the age group, you may resist parents, teachers, or experience marital arguments. Resolving frustrations is a periodic theme.

Jupiter Sesquiquadrate Uranus:

When you are focused on your internal stress and tension, you are not paying attention to the opportunities coming your way. When you argue with other people over petty details that you won’t even recall next week, you are wasting valuable time and effort. You would be better off keeping your thoughts to yourself.

Jupiter Square Pluto:

Your desire to run the world will catch up to you some day and cause untold problems. If you can be realistic for a moment, you realize that you only need to run your corner of the world. You don’t need to step on everyone else’s toes to meet your own needs and desires.

Jupiter Sextile Asc.:

Your personality is harmonious and pleasant, leading to positive interactions with other people. You are willing to meet others half way, and are able to form strong partnerships. You desire to create a beautiful home environment for yourself, regardless of the size of your personal space.

Conclusion

As you read through the different milestones, you have probably observed specific themes. Where you find similar concepts, you can identify periods during which you are building on previous experience. Where fresh ideas arise, you find opportunities to take a different turn in your life.

Throughout your life, you develop wisdom and love. At each stage you have the possibility of expanding your life in every way – physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. By looking ahead at each milestone, you can set goals that are consistent with the promise of that period in your life, as seen through astrology.