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From: shadow, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Considering the 2024 Jupiter/Uranus Conjunction
URL: https://www.astro.com/astrology/faa_article240508_e.htm
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Here's a wonderful article on this conjunction in Taurus, delving into mythologies of Jupiter and Uranus and all these energies herald for our times... There's a section subheaded The Symmetry of the Cycle that I'll leave out, here, with technicalities and tables, but it's easily accessed at the link... ;) *** Both Jupiter and Uranus share an unrestrained, adventuresome, often stormy, character. As boundary crossers, both disrupt social and collective patterns through expansion, inflation, rebellion or interruption. The convergence of these two planets evokes images of innovative shifts in education, culture, religion and science, as well as liberation movements, original trends, and collective protests in response to an intensification of social inequality. It suggests a growth of Promethean qualities, a spirit of change and rebellion against rigid definitions and structures. In a system already in turmoil this could be volatile and fiery. However, it also serves as an image of inventive and ground-breaking solutions to global dilemmas if we can collectively respond to the invitation with integrity and equality. When merged, their cycle has the hallmarks of expansion into outer space (1), not just literal space, but journeys into territories beyond the familial. One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind On the 20th July 1969 (21st July UT), the Apollo space mission successfully set down on the Moon and Neil Armstrong’s footprints were the first to mark the lunar surface. At 10:56 p.m. EDT, Armstrong descended the ladder and declared: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Twenty one hours earlier, Jupiter and Uranus were exactly conjunct, the last in their 1968/9 series of triple conjunctions. At the time of the lunar touchdown, Jupiter was 0 47; Uranus was 0 42; an astrological synchrony of the archetypal quest to venture beyond coherent boundaries into unknown space. Armstrong’s proclamation would be a meme today, as it conveys a triumphant and heroic journey that benefits all humanity, a step beyond, and the elation that comes with breaking through barriers. Working together, Jupiter and Uranus evoke Hope, the gift of hope that emerges from chaos. Archetypally both are sky Gods; at times manic, yet highly creative and active. Mythologically, the Olympian Jupiter is the grandson of the Titan Uranus. Their generational attitudes and values can be wildly opposed; hence consciousness of communal concerns and the perception of what is truly progressive and democratic can be at odds. Whether to act immediately from instinct or to observe and judge the situation before proceeding is an aspect of this tension. Yet, cosmologically, Jupiter and Uranus have a harmonic rapport that aligns their archetypal relationship. As with so many of our planetary pair cycles, the symmetry of this cycle is awe-inspiring, revealing a heavenly order. Jupiter and Uranus reveal their heavenly magnificence through the patterns they form together through time. Let’s explore their cyclic and mythic relationship to conjure up some images of their approaching union. Both Jupiter and Uranus share an unrestrained, adventuresome, often stormy, character. As boundary crossers, both disrupt social and collective patterns through expansion, inflation, rebellion or interruption. The convergence of these two planets evokes images of innovative shifts in education, culture, religion and science, as well as liberation movements, original trends, and collective protests in response to an intensification of social inequality. It suggests a growth of Promethean qualities, a spirit of change and rebellion against rigid definitions and structures. In a system already in turmoil this could be volatile and fiery. However, it also serves as an image of inventive and ground-breaking solutions to global dilemmas if we can collectively respond to the invitation with integrity and equality. When merged, their cycle has the hallmarks of expansion into outer space (1), not just literal space, but journeys into territories beyond the familial. One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind On the 20th July 1969 (21st July UT), the Apollo space mission successfully set down on the Moon and Neil Armstrong’s footprints were the first to mark the lunar surface. At 10:56 p.m. EDT, Armstrong descended the ladder and declared: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Twenty one hours earlier, Jupiter and Uranus were exactly conjunct, the last in their 1968/9 series of triple conjunctions. At the time of the lunar touchdown, Jupiter was 0 47; Uranus was 0 42; an astrological synchrony of the archetypal quest to venture beyond coherent boundaries into unknown space. Armstrong’s proclamation would be a meme today, as it conveys a triumphant and heroic journey that benefits all humanity, a step beyond, and the elation that comes with breaking through barriers. Working together, Jupiter and Uranus evoke Hope, the gift of hope that emerges from chaos. Archetypally both are sky Gods; at times manic, yet highly creative and active. Mythologically, the Olympian Jupiter is the grandson of the Titan Uranus. Their generational attitudes and values can be wildly opposed; hence consciousness of communal concerns and the perception of what is truly progressive and democratic can be at odds. Whether to act immediately from instinct or to observe and judge the situation before proceeding is an aspect of this tension. Yet, cosmologically, Jupiter and Uranus have a harmonic rapport that aligns their archetypal relationship. As with so many of our planetary pair cycles, the symmetry of this cycle is awe-inspiring, revealing a heavenly order. Jupiter and Uranus reveal their heavenly magnificence through the patterns they form together through time. Let’s explore their cyclic and mythic relationship to conjure up some images of their approaching union. Another mythic figure who shares a similar archetypal landscape with Uranus is Prometheus. (5) Like Uranus, Prometheus is a Titan, a rebel with a cause. He both helped and tricked Zeus; helped in overthrowing Saturn, but tricked him by stealing the fire of the gods to help mankind evolve. At this formative moment, mankind experienced the potentiality of creative, technological and transformative power. Prometheus embodies both heroic and trickster qualities with his quest for divine and scientific knowledge. But, he also personifies the lone wolf whose collective labours can bring tragedy. At Jupiter’s directive, Pandora is fashioned and brought into human society, unleashing all the storms and ills onto mankind. Yet embedded in this cataclysmic concoction is Hope. Fury and Hope. After stealing the fire of heaven, Prometheus is imprisoned in Tartarus, like Uranus. However, unlike Uranus, Prometheus experiences a twist of fate. He is released from the underworld dungeon due to Chiron trading places with him. Ironically, it is the suffering and pain of the healer that releases Prometheus to the world again. Jupiter is intimately involved with Prometheus; hence the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction animates this story once again. The mythic analogies will be in our midst. Both mythic stories of Jupiter and Uranus or Jupiter and Prometheus warn of the blurring of boundaries, such as the line between heaven and earth, the limitations between man and divine, the ethics between technology and nature, the moral code between creativity and responsibility; all boundaries that need observation and reverence during this time. Their mythic union suggests the unleashed potentiality for ‘one giant leap for mankind’ and their cyclic alliance reminds us of the need for this to be balanced with feminine energies. Reflections While Jupiter and Uranus are more intent on the future than the past, threading their past conjunctions together helps consider similar motifs through time. Considering the coalescence of Jupiter and Uranus, we become alert for themes of innovation, discovery, progress, originality, novelty and revolution, especially in social, political and scientific spheres. These archetypes can be traced through literal images of social awakening, political upheavals and scientific breakthroughs that manifest through time. For a dynamic amplification of this cycle, I would recommend Richard Tarnas’s thorough exposition in Cosmos and Psyche. (6) Let’s return to the triple conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus at the end of the turbulent and revolutionary 1960s. This conjunction occurred in the wake of the Uranus/Pluto conjunction which was still within a 10- degree orb. A month after the Moon landing, in a small field in Woodstock NY, a pop festival made history when half a million Boomers gathered to celebrate love, peace and music. Woodstock was a spontaneous gathering, a celebration of that generation’s urge to be free of controlling social norms and restrictions. These ‘three days of peace and music’ evoked the spirit of the conjunction in the first degrees of Libra: anti-war, counterculture and social reform through the arts, in this case music! Three cycles later, the Jupiter/Uranus triple conjunction of 2010/11 began on June 8, 2010 at 0 17, exactly opposite the last conjunction at the end of the 60s. The opening degree of the zodiac is a powerful place for the meeting of socially conscious Jupiter and the agent of revolution Uranus. Uranus’ ingress into Aries signaled change and with the cardinal square off between Uranus and Pluto beginning to form, Jupiter entered into the dynamics. Some images in the collective at this time were Wikileaks, the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street and Greece’s economic struggle with the EU. As mentioned, forty-two years before, the Jupiter-Uranus conjunction was at the beginning of Libra, illustrated by the Moon Landing and Woodstock, mirrored in the rising divorce rate, Gay Liberation and the Feminist movement. Its predecessor, 83 years before, in 1927-8 was in early Aries. It marked the height of the Roaring 20’s when it was assumed that the market would just keep escalating. A year later the stock market came crashing down. The Jupiterian bubble of speculation and inflation that preceded the Crash of 29 had burst. Just before the first conjunction, Charles Lindbergh had piloted the first solo and longest transatlantic flight which revolutionized aviation. And during this period Mae West was writing and producing plays that challenged contemporary social conventions of sexuality and gender. Neil Armstrong’s phrase ‘That's one small step for man...’ is an interesting summation of this cycle. Under this planetary pair cycle many new scientific breakthroughs and important discoveries have transpired such as quantum physics, the light bulb and the heliocentric view of the solar system. Each discovery has been ‘one giant leap’ in our evolution. It also has brought strong advocates and activists into the public to champion social awareness and change. Each conjunction is like a change agent that evokes new, hopefully more conscious, perspectives on the balance between Nature and Technology, between Earth and Sky. In the ascension and brilliance that this combination produces, we often forget the shadow side of progress and expansion. Charles Harvey described this conjunction as "the purposeful extension and awakening of human consciousness.” (7) This echoes the pair’s expansionary and progressive ideals, yet at what cost? Perhaps the sign of the conjunction helps to focus on the values, qualities, features and potentials of the merger. As this conjunction lands in Gaia’s territory, I wonder what rumblings will be heard from the ghosts of past progress and innovations in the Taurean fields of economy and ecology. Whatever the shakeup or shakedown, we are invited to become conscious of the values and aspirations we hold sacred for our natural world. |
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From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Considering the 2024 Jupiter/Uranus Conjunction
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From: shadow, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Considering the 2024 Jupiter/Uranus Conjunction
| My thoughts exactly… |
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From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Considering the 2024 Jupiter/Uranus Conjunction
URL: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/mars-and-jupiter-get-chummy-in-the-night-sky-the-19647001.php
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Mars and Jupiter get chummy in the night sky. The planets won't get this close again until 2033 By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace WriterUpdated Aug 10, 2024 4:11 a.m. This combination image, created from two photos provided by NASA, shows Jupiter pictured on April 3, 2017, left, and Mars pictured on Aug. 26, 2003, right. (NASA via AP)AP CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Mars and Jupiter are cozying up in the night sky for their closest rendezvous this decade. They’ll be so close Wednesday, at least from our perspective, that just a sliver of moon could fit between them. In reality, our solar system’s biggest planet and its dimmer, reddish neighbor will be more than 350 million miles (575 million kilometers) apart in their respective orbits. The two planets will reach their minimum separation — one-third of 1 degree or about one-third the width of the moon — during daylight hours Wednesday in most of the Americas, Europe and Africa. But they won’t appear that much different hours or even a day earlier when the sky is dark, said Jon Giorgini of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. The best views will be in the eastern sky, toward constellation Taurus, before daybreak. Known as planetary conjunctions, these comic pairings happen only every three years or so. "Such events are mostly items of curiosity and beauty for those watching the sky, wondering what the two bright objects so close together might be," he said in an email. “The science is in the ability to accurately predict the events years in advance.” Their orbits haven’t brought them this close together, one behind the other, since 2018. And it won’t happen again until 2033, when they’ll get even chummier. The closest in the past 1,000 years was in 1761, when Mars and Jupiter appeared to the naked eye as a single bright object, according to Giorgini. Looking ahead, the year 2348 will be almost as close. This latest link up of Mars and Jupiter coincides with the Perseid meteor shower, one of the year's brightest showers. No binoculars or telescopes are needed. |
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From: shadow, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Considering the 2024 Jupiter/Uranus Conjunction
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Thanks for that, ryan! Great pics... Article I'm about to post separately about August '24 astrology talks about this conjunction... |
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