Star Struck Style

Sometime this weekend, transiting Jupiter moves within a one-degree orb of forming an opposition to my natal Mars. “Astrodienst” describes the rare event as follows:

“This is an extremely exuberant influence, which inclines you to do everything in a big way. Your energy level is high, and you are ambitious in everything that you do. You have a great need to expend physical energy, but be careful not to act recklessly. Discipline and restraint are necessary, no matter what you do.

Do not overestimate your abilities, either to yourself or to others. You are capable of doing quite a bit under this influence, so you don’t have to exaggerate. It is especially important not to kid yourself about your abilities, however, because you will genuinely try to do the impossible and quite possibly exhaust yourself in the process. For the same reason, don’t take unnecessary chances. The feeling of omnipotence that this influence confers is not real, at least not to the extent that you feel it.

Sometimes this influence can signify a conflict with another in which you try to break away from the other’s restrictions. It is difficult to say in general whether your estimate of the facts is accurate, that is, whether the other person is really demanding too much or restricting you too much. Therefore you must examine the issue very carefully before you act. You have a great need to be self-assertive at this time, but be sure to reserve it for a situation in which it can be constructive. Avoid acting upon impulse. It could get you into needless trouble.

On the other hand, this influence also confers real courage. The difference between courage and foolhardiness is simple self-knowledge, which you must have in order to make this influence work out positively. If you are cool and collected in what you do, this can be a time of considerable triumph as you overcome obstacles and accomplish deeds that you usually would feel incapable of. If you have to stand up for yourself, you can, and in a way that makes further dealings with your opponents constructive rather than destructive. But this will happen only if you keep your head.”

I do feel my energy coming back, especially as the mornings in this part of the world are starting to cool off. There is something about a chill in the air at the time when I get out of bed that sets the tone for the rest of my day. I’m also feeling as if my resolution to cultivate a sense of discipline in this current moon phase has been going well so far.

I am a little worried about the idea of overestimating my abilities. I’m quite full of myself, and I have butted heads with a couple of people at work recently. I might need to take a step back and let others take the lead for a couple of weeks. I don’t want to be the boss, and I need to make sure that I’m not behaving like I want to be the boss. I should try to keep my nose to the grindstone and focus on my own performance rather than looking around to see what everyone else is doing wrong. If I want to “keep my head,” as this forecast recommends, I also need to keep my thoughts to myself.

So, that’s what I’m going to do. In ten days from now, when this aspect starts to wane, Jupiter moves into an opposition with my natal Venus. I probably should be more concerned with that transit as it might derail my commitment to exercising a little self-discipline. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve made any exorbitant impulse purchases that I soon regret. Let’s see if I can make it through the Labor Day weekend without being angry with anyone — including myself.