Star Struck Style

“Aspirations and Achievements” is the title of my premium horoscope on astro.com this morning. The passage describes the sun’s imminent trine to my midheaven just before midnight this evening. Within an hour of that transit, Mars conjoins Jupiter in Leo in my tenth house.

I’ve illustrated this post with a picture of a mountaintop for a reason: I should be at the top of my game, and I should be feeling ambitious. I suppose I am, but my ambitions have changed so much over the past couple of years that I really feel as if I need to explain myself any time I discuss them. I no longer view my professional success as a gauge of my overall success. I simply ask myself whether or not I’m happy with my life. The answer to that question is yes. My life is exceptionally easy right now. I want for nothing. Isn’t that enough?

I’m not quite sure about that. Perhaps I’ll start aspiring for greater heights soon if the aforementioned forecast does indeed come true:

“You should feel that your energy and aspirations are aligned and that you can bring anything you begin to a successful conclusion. This confidence stems from self-knowledge combined with an above-average level of vitality. You know what you want and have the energy to achieve it.

You may also feel that you want more authority, responsibility or a higher public profile in your work, and more scope to express your empathy and negotiating skills.

This is a good time to take stock of your overall situation: assess how effectively you are moving toward your goals and whether your daily activities support their achievement.

The energies of this period reflect a balance between who you are and what you do, creating a sense of harmony. The insights you gain from quiet reflection throughout the day will prove invaluable whenever you doubt yourself.

Whether you are pursuing long-term, lofty objectives or simply completing the day’s essential tasks, the energies of this time will support you. Apply as much effort as needed to face today’s challenges with confidence; your clear perspective will help you succeed.”

I suppose that the one line from this prediction that resonates with me the most tells me that the “energies of this period reflect a balance between who you are and what you do.” While I wouldn’t mind if my current career path veered into a more-prestigious and/or lucrative direction, I’m not quite sure if that would still allow me to be as content with my life as I am at the moment. Whatever the case, I am going to consider this cosmic “call to action” over the next few months. Mars goes retrograde and returns to the same degree in my tenth house in late February and again in early May. Jupiter does the same thing in January and July. I believe that I need to consider the cosmic significance of these transits and their repercussions in the context of how I’m feeling today while these planets are conjunct.

That’s a lot to think about, but I feel as if I’ve got both the time to wrap my head around such a lofty topic, and the wherewithal to find myself in a better place by the time I look back on these events. This trine between the sun and my midheaven recurs every March, and then the annual conjunction between the sun and my midheaven occurs in July. Perhaps I’ll revisit this post as those alignments happen and see if my “aspirations and achievements” have been affected by this little dance between Mars and Jupiter in the sector of my chart associated with those topics.

It’s all very interesting. I can’t wait to see how this turns out . . .