Star Struck Style

It’s snowing today where I live. I guess that means that gardening season is officially over.

Anyway, I was looking into my horoscope for December and I noticed that two rather significant events occur in the middle of the month. First of all, retrograde Jupiter moves back into my ninth house where it will remain until the end of May. I have my natal Jupiter in the ninth house, and I thought that I would have a more eventful year while the planet visited that part of my chart — it’s supposed to be a fun transit. However, April to October (the period that Jupiter moved through my ninth house) wasn’t exactly a time where opportunities and adventure came my way. Yet it was a time of personal growth and optimism where I figured out a few things about myself that should make me a happier person in the long run. I just expect Jupiter’s influence to be a lot less subtle. Maybe it will be when the planet retraces its steps through my ninth house.

The other event occurs when the north node conjoins my natal Saturn. That should be a rather Karmic event where I can learn something about my current path and where I’m headed. A site called “Hermes Astrology” sums up the transit succinctly in its interpretation of the rare transit:

“Overall, the North Node conjunct natal Saturn transit is a significant period of growth, self-discipline, and the alignment of your destiny with your responsibilities and life lessons. Embrace the challenges and lessons that arise during this time, as they are essential for your personal and spiritual evolution.”

I really do believe that I’ve learned a lot about myself over the last year. I’m far less stressed out than I was when the year began, and that makes me more optimistic about my future at a time when it might be difficult to feel optimistic. I’ve also learned to redefine what I believe the word “ambition” means to me. I’m happier than I have been for ages because I’ve finally stopped beating myself up for not playing the same stupid game that everyone plays to get ahead in the world. I see so many people around me struggling to find anything that makes them happy, so I’ll take what I can get.

I already feel like I’ve undergone a “personal and spiritual evolution” with this profound change in my attitude, but as this alignment occurs just a couple of weeks before the end of the year, maybe there’s more for me to learn. I know I’ll have the time because when there is snow on the ground, I’ve got a lot more time to figure these things out.

The year is ending on an interesting note. I think I’m ready for it . . .