Astrological Musings as 2016 comes to a close

Here in the states, we have all survived the most recent election for president of the United States. There seem to be strong opinions on this particular election, and whether your candidate won or not, the reality is, great change is upon us.


There are many wonderful astrologers out there who can offer opinions into the charts of the candidates, the United States, and so forth. For myself, I feel the deeper need to look beyond the current dilemmas and into the Bigger Picture. Concurrent with this is the need to share what that might mean for the smaller pictures, the individual, as well as the collective!


One of the emerging relationships that is arising is Jupiter traveling through Libra again, where it will spend one year. Jupiter, the planet of expansion, abundance, and opportunity is moving through the sign associated with relationship, social justice, fairness, and communication. Libra is totally focused on and interested in relationship. So i can see the potential for a cycle now that is reflective of our need for relationship, noticing the absence or presence of it, perhaps feeling grateful for relationships that we have. In addition to being interested in relationship with others, 1:1, Libra is interested in and nurtures relationship with Self, self-care, self-awareness, and relationship with the Source.

Jupiter visits the sign of Libra for one year at a time, and does so every 12 years. So we would have been under this same beautiful, fair, collective influence 12 years ago....there may be things from that time of life that resurface now, depending on how the last cycle manifested and was handled.

The last few times Jupiter visited Libra were as follows:

September 2004-October 2005
November 1992-November 1993
October 1980-November 1981
June 1969-December 1969, November 1968-March 1969
June 1969-December 1969, November 1968-March 1969