For much of January, Jupiter will be visible in the night sky. You can probably see it without a telescope, but if you have one, take a look.
As an astrologer, Jupiter always has fascinated me. As the largest planet in our solar system, it governs synchronicity, expansion, luck, foreign countries, cultures and people, higher education, the law, spiritual beliefs, worldview. In other words, it governs the parts of ourselves that seek lofty answers, a higher truth.
These attributes are defined by the sign and the house in your natal chart where Jupiter falls. Take Taylor Swift. Her Jupiter in Cancer falls in her seventh house of partnerships. Her lucky break came through her family (Cancer), who recognized her talent and moved to Nashville, the heart of the country music scene. The seventh house is where we interact with the larger world through our commitment to a creative skill or talent, an idea or ideal, a dream. When we hit something essential in that larger world, when we enter a partnership with whatever that essential ingredient is, a tipping point is reached. Fame may find us.
Prodigious output is one manifestation of Jupiter doing stuff in a big way and Swift fits the ticket. Since 2005, when she was just 16 and signed a deal with Big Machine Records, she now has 10 studio albums, four live albums, five extended plays, 14 compilations, and has sold over 200 million records worldwide. Her Eras tour began on March 17 2023 and according to a December 9 2024 article in the NY Times, it made a record $2 billion in ticket sales.
So when does this woman sleep? Eat? Live the rest of her life? She doesn’t. Her partnership with her music – and thus with the larger world – is her life. Even when she’s with Travis Kelce, she’s still Taylor Swift, a sensation who, according to Forbes, as of Jan 1 2025, is worth $1.6 billion.
During the election season in 2024, she endorsed a presidential candidate – Kamala Harris. According to CBS News, that prompted a 400 percent increase in voter registration. Trump, of course, came out on Truth Social saying that he hated her. Ah, well. It won’t daunt her Jupiter in Cancer. Jupiter’s power is greater than Trump’s – but don’t tell him that!
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