Jupiter in Scorpio:
Enlightenment in the Deep
Jupiter’s Scorpio ingress @ 8:20am CDT on 10-10-17
Taking roughly a year to travel through each zodiac sign,
Jupiter has finished up his year of lessons on Enlightenment in Relating
(Libra) and begins a new year of lessons on Enlightenment in the Deep (Scorpio)
today. As mentioned before, Jupiter and
Saturn are the middle planets between the inner and the outer planets…and they
can be likened to professors of higher learning in matters of society. The social planets, between the personal
planets and the transpersonal planets, teach in very different ways. Saturn can be serious and stern, demanding
that rules be followed or you’ll face very limiting consequences. Nose to the books, kids…and take detailed notes
because everything will be on the test.
But Jupiter is expansive, jovial, and allows for his students to have
more freedom of thought in a very open atmosphere. Jupiter’s emphasis is on expanding the mind
beyond what the standard teacher-student relationship allows. He encourages experimentation, as there is
more than one path toward enlightenment.
This year, we move away from experimenting in the realm of
social relationships and plunge into the depths of the mysteries of
Scorpio. These lessons take us to the
edge of what we are used to exploring and uncover the many secrets of what has
been bubbling under the surface of our society.
Born while Jupiter was retrograde in Scorpio 35.5 years
ago, I can tell you that this influence is like always being able to carry a
light in the dark. The unexplored depths
of feeling, the mysteries of the occult, the unexamined taboos of a culture,
the shadowy places, the scary unknowns…with Jupiter’s influence as a Guide, one
learns quickly to be fearless in such explorations…diving further in to uncover
hidden gems of wisdom for the rest of the tribe. It is optimism in the face of destruction,
despair, death, and darkness…as Jupiter in Scorpio natives know that the quest for
truth extends deep within the ruins.
Deepak Chopra has a prominent Jupiter in Scorpio influence
in his natal chart…and these teachings can be found throughout his books. In “The Return of Merlin”, he writes “I was
very afraid in the beginning, until Master told me that pain isn’t the truth;
it’s what you have to get through in order to find the truth.” This quote is
very similar to what the experience is like being taught by Jupiter in
Scorpio. Other Jupiter in Scorpio
natives that exemplify the illumination of the mysterious would be David Bowie,
Stephen King, and Aleister Crowley (to name a few). Fearlessly strange, we tend to walk the edges
of what society deems acceptable or ‘normal’…walking between worlds in many
cases…and express what is hidden just beyond the established view of what it
means to be alive.
Jupiter was last in Scorpio between October 25th,
2005 and November 24th, 2006.
We were in the aftermath of multiple natural disasters throughout the
globe (two very prominent ones that were much like what we went through
recently were Hurricane Katrina out of the Gulf of Mexico and the Maharashtra
floods in Mumbai). Looking back to that
time can give you clues as to what we might expect in this year of Jupiter in
Scorpio. Rebirth after death and
destruction is often a worldwide theme, but on a personal level…other rebirths
are often happening within. 12 years
ago, I was 6 months pregnant with my first child and had just moved back to
Omaha to be closer to family. This was a
huge turning point in my life…transitioning from maiden to mother. It was precisely the rebirth I needed then…though
it was pretty scary for me at the time (as I was having to discard an old
belief that motherhood was not for me, and accept that my younger self was in
denial of my soul’s path). While
pregnant, I re-met the man I am now married to (the love of my life, though we
were just friends then). And Alyrica
Rayven was born in January of 2006 (making her a Jupiter in Scorpio native just
like Mama). A few months later, Alyrica’s
biological father cheated on me (we weren’t married, thank Goddess, as I was
still under the impression that I was also not meant to marry…another untrue
belief held by my younger self which kept me safe until I was actually ready a
few years later). And the rest of that
Jupiter in Scorpio year was spent rolling in the deep of a dark depression; the
saving grace of that time being my beautiful daughter. With a focus on exploring the mysteries of motherhood
though a deep connection with my baby, I was able to transform all of that
heavy energy into something pure and meaningful.
This past full moon, I was blessed to be able to learn from
Juan Nunez del Prado (a teacher of the Inka traditions). One of the things he discussed was how, in
the cosmovision of the Inka, energy is not viewed as negative or positive…but
as heavy or light. In describing sending
our heavy energy (hucha) to Mother Earth (Pachamama) to be transmuted to light,
he said something that resonated with me as a mother. He said we humans are like babies. Our systems can’t tolerate and digest heavy ‘foods’
(energies). So Pachamama eats the heavy
foods we can’t and turns it into milk for us.
She purifies what we can’t process and transforms it into the sustenance
we need in order to live.
As we may be dealing even more deeply with the heavy energies
of our social systems during this year, we may find ourselves needing to purify
what has been eroding our life force and weighing us down for some time. A deep healing is needed, and it begins
within all of us. As Jupiter illuminates
the darkness we need to explore now, keep in mind that the goal is a necessary
rebirth.
Love and Gratitude,
Felina Lune Kavi
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