April  10th, 2019

Jupiter Stations Retrograde today until August 11.

It will return to the same degree on November 6th 2019. During the Retrograde period it’s time to expand inner vision, and gain experience and wisdom from more esoteric processing. Mind travels and soul searching can be very prosperous at this time. It’s the inner truth that carries more weight, and can support growth and spiritual development. Any project or goal that has been activated from January until now, needs to be re- judged and re-confirm or even shift its purpose and mission in light of new information, gained experience or understanding. It’s time to find our guru within and ask the big questions. A time to regain inner faith, review our understanding, ethos and opinions, or process how our social environment resonates with our dogma, knowledge and sense of justice. Does this goal or that goal serve our inner fulfilment or advancement? In the sign of Sagittarius this process has the capacity to expand our spiritual cognition, show us new directions, present opportunities to fine tune our inner moral compass while it helps us gain inner perspective of which beliefs are really worth fighting or aiming for. We can feel we can cross boundaries in our understanding of things and expand our inner dialogue by pondering on what significance our experiences have in sharing viewpoints with others.

As Jupiter Stations, it is opposite the Moon in Gemini and squaring Mercury in Pisces forming a Mutable T-square configuration. The need to share opinions, beliefs and ideology, even speak about ethos, personally or collectively is heightened. How does this reflect in other’s responses, how has it affected our sense of belonging, did we feel a strong need to speak about things that really matter?  As we voiced opinions and shared them with others in the past few days, we may have noticed a tension between “what I mean and what I say” and a kind of discourse taking place that needs refining. Questions revolve around what is meaningful. There is an opportunity now to reflect on the rights and wrongs, or perhaps think about how our ‘truths’ and idealism need some adjusting or present tensions that need some sort of resolution when we are casually engaging in dialogue. More wisdom is to be gained from this process.

It is certainly a time to tune into the things that  we believe in, on a spiritual level but also get a heightened awareness or reflect on revelations on what others think. We may ponder on a quest to promote ideas and knowledge and become aware that we need to do some some shifting, and some appropriations. Whatever the mission it has variety, flexibility and can take one to new territories.  During the Retrograde period, create space for this to happen, flourish, and return to the knowledge that was previously gathered to lay better plans that will carry yourself or a project further and support its betterment. Share more openly and honestly, and refrain from dogmatism as it may get blown a little out of proportion. At times being hospitable to other’s point of view may have an educational effect to our understanding. If you have planets @ 23-24 Sagittarius this may be a very revealing time for you, manifesting through challenges in your understanding and philosophy of life.

 Jupiter Rx from April 10-August 11 2019 (24-14 Sagittarius)

© Eleni Kostika 2019

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Happy solstice! Sun’s Ingress into Capricorn, first day of winter. Enjoy the longest night of the year in the Northern hemisphere, by pausing from the excess of daylight activity. An opportunity to see what shines bright in the “dark” and focus on what is essentially supporting us. What structures the reality of our lives. This is a time of the year when time itself and how we invest it can become our central focal point, and the theme of responsibility, integrity, accountability and “doing the right thing” is already emphasised, since Saturn entered Capricorn in December 2017. Saturn is the master “builder”. There are two more years ahead to act and reflect on this theme. How far have we come, what are our limitations, what are we working on on an inner and outer level. Now that Sun enters Capricorn is the right time to check whether our  heart is in line with our reality.
To remember: not to swallow our inner child in the process 

© Eleni Kostika 2018

September 12, 2018

The development and support of each vision requires research, deeper knowledge, conscious transformation of power dynamics, and negotiates issues of trust. Relationships of co-dependence negotiate issues of trust and truth.  Ethics and the perception of power, revelations, financial schemes and ventures, increase of influence and power, wealth accumulation. Expansion in depth and through proximity. 

Dates the aspect perfects:

• 1st activation: January 16, 2018 – 19 degrees Scorpio / Capricorn
• 2nd activation: April 14, 2018, 21 degrees Scorpio / Capricorn
• 3rd activation: Septembe 12, 2018, 18 degrees Scorpio / Capricorn

It is important to appreciate this aspect of the waning sextile as a final opportunity to reinforce something, that has to do with a process of empowerment,  and awareness of aims that began back in 2007, and is going to be completed in 2020. (Jupiter-Pluto synodic cycle). It could be a belief, a vision, experience or knowledge. What have we accumulated in terms of experience so far? Ethos and truth are ingredients of significance. This is a window of opportunity for strengthening a sphere of influence through people, material or spiritual avenues.

This aspect has a more personal feel for you:

If you have ASC, angular house cusps or personal planets at 18 (+/- 3) degrees Scorpio / Capricorn. Especially if you are a Scorpio Sun born November 10-13, and a Capricorn Sun born January 8-11. It may also affect you if you have planets or points at 18 degrees Cancer, Pisces, Taurus and Virgo.

© Eleni Kostika 2018

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