Jupiter Retrograde April 2019

Jupiter Retrograde 

4/10/19  10:01 AM Pacific 

Natural Chart / Whole Houses 

You may be familiar with the term retrograde and usually hear this term associated with Mercury as in Mercury Retrograde. It may surprise you, however, that Mercury isn't the only planet that goes retrograde. In fact, with the exception of the Sun and Moon, all the planets go retrograde at some point. When a planet goes retrograde, it means that --- from our perspective on earth --- the planet appears to reverse its course across the sky moving backwards through the cosmos. 

Jupiter goes retrograde about once a year and generally last anywhere from four to five months. The next Jupiter Retrograde will occur on 4/10/19 at 10:01 AM Pacific in 24 degrees Sagittarius. 

When a planet goes retrograde it changes the meaning of that planet in our charts.  Jupiter is known as the planet of Luck, Expansion, and Optimism.  When Jupiter goes retrograde this is a time when we should refrain from taking too many risks, and our optimism should be temepered with a little skepticism. If something seems too good to be true, it probably is..... 

Jupiter is said to rule Sagittarius so the effects of Jupiter Retrograde in Sagittarius is stronger than that of the other signs. With Jupiter in Sagittarius we can expect issues of foreign lands and people to come under scrutiny, as well as those issues surrounding philosophy, religion, and the law being discussed and debated in the microcosm of our daily lives and the macrocosm of the world at large. 

Obviously, however, Jupiter Retrograde will affect everyone differently depending on where transit Jupiter falls in your natal chart. 

• If Aries is your rising sign, Sagittarius is in your 9th house. 
• If Taurus is your rising sign, Sagittarius is in your 8th house. 
• If Gemini is your rising sign, Sagittarius is in your 7th house. 
• If Cancer is your rising sign, Sagittarius is in your 6th house. 
• If Leo is your rising sign, Sagittarius is in your 5th house. 
• If Virgo is your rising sign, Sagittarius is in your 4th house. 
• If Libra is your rising sign, Sagittarius is in your 3rd house. 
• If Scorpio is your rising sign, Sagittarius is in your 2nd house. 
• If Sagittarius is your rising sign, Sagittarius is in your 1st house. 
• If Capricorn is your rising sign, Sagittarius is in your 12th house. 
• If Aquarius is your rising sign, Sagittarius is in your1th house. 
• If Pisces is your rising sign, Sagittarius is in your 10th house. 

For example with Jupiter Retrograde in the second house of wealth, money, and our personal value system this is a good time to review your relationship with money and the things that you value. You might consider new and different ways to make money or increase the value of your possessions in some way. You may also take this time to reevaluate your personal values and how they have or have not supported your goals in life --- especially those related to money and how you define success. 

Jupiter will station direct on 8/11/19 in 14 degrees Sagittarius. 

Where does Jupiter fall in your natal chart and how will Jupiter Retrograde affect you? 

Carolina Dean