Basic Stuff About Jupiter in Astrology

by Serenity Chappell

Jupiter is about wide open spaces

About Jupiter

* Jupiter is by far the largest planet in our Solar System. It is the fifth planet from the Sun and orbits between Mars and Saturn.

* It takes Jupiter about 12 years to circle through the Zodiac, and it normally spends about a year in each sign.

* Jupiter usually retrogrades in each sign as it travels, and spends about 4 months in retrograde when it does.

Jupiter is about expansion

More about Jupiter

* Jupiter rules Sagittarius, the 9th Sign of the Zodiac and is associated with the 9th House of the Natural Horoscope -- the one that begins with 0° Aries on the Ascendant.

* Jupiter's symbol is the centaur, the archer, a mythological creature half-man and half horse. This combines both the animal nature and the spiritual / higher mind natures of humankind. On the one hand the centaurs could be brutish. On the other hand, they were often revered as scholars and teachers.

* In keeping with this metaphor, Jupiter is often considered the thinking person's planet. It deals in specialized fields and sophisticated knowledge. It organizes the cultural wisdom and social norms into teachable, logical systems.

Jupiter is about abundance

Still more about Jupiter

* Jupiter governs the functions of higher learning and the abstract mind. Its interests include legal concepts, philosophical principles and ethical standards.

* Jupiter energy encourages you to explore new ideas and new horizons -- physically and intellectually. It encourages all kinds of growth and expansion -- even to excess. Where Jupiter energy is involved, enough is never enough and there's no such thing as "too much."

* Jupiter energy is present in the formulation of your ideology, your religious beliefs and your spiritual principles.

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