Jupiter in Cancer-exalted feels

After a year in Gemini, with Jupiter expanding thoughts and communications to a frenetic level, the Great Benefic planet will leave the Mutable Air sign and enter the Cardinal Water sign of Cancer. It is worth noting that Jupiter and Mercury conjoined on the eighth at the final degree of Gemini, the karmic degree of completion. Mercury, followed by Jupiter, both move into the calming sign of the crab, where we will now process the connections and conversations of the last 12 months. We can slow down to consider how we "feel" about the plethora of information we have endured. This is an elemental shift from Air to Water, from thinking to feeling. A much-needed mental reprieve has arrived! From June 9th, 2025-June 29th, 2026, we will be in a time of emotional healing; a period that calls for compassion and the protection of self and those we consider family.

Jupiter is the luckiest, most expansive planet in our solar system. It represents the higher heart of truth and always has a beneficial lesson to teach us. Those lessons will come in quickly, beginning with the fiery Sagittarius Full Moon on the 11th, the sign ruled by Jupiter. During this lunation, there will be a Grand Fire trine including the Sagittarius Moon, Mars in Leo, and Chiron in Aries. This is an uninterrupted flow of creation, confidence, and courage. The Moon will oppose the Sun in Gemini, highlighting the Mercury/Jupiter influence. The Full Moon will be square to the nodal axis, indicating a fated time of emotional evolution. With the north node in Pisces and the south node in Virgo, it behooves us to lean into compassion and forgiveness as opposed to judgment and blame. "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent" ~Eleanor Roosevelt

Jupiter then creates a square to Saturn in Aries, which perfects at 1° of the respective signs on June 15th. Aries is the sign of self, and this tense aspect requires reconciliation with what we say and how we truly feel. These are karmic (Saturn) soul (Moon) lessons in the sign of Cancer ruled by La Luna, the Divine mother. This is the third square between Jupiter and Saturn in the last 10 months, the first one in August 2024 and the second one in December 2024. Jupiter and Saturn were both in Mutable signs at that time, which offered flexibility. Now this dynamic duo is in Cardinal signs, Cancer and Aries, which represents a need to initiate action. A time to move beyond the limitations and thinking of the past and turn the corner on hidden emotions that have historically held us back. The archetypal energies of expansion and contraction are difficult forces to contend with when coupled together, yet they offer the gift of profound growth personally and as a collective.

Jupiter is in its sign of exaltation in Cancer, meaning its attributes of abundance, wisdom, and optimism are heightened. There is great inner wisdom to be discovered over the next year as the full potential of emotional truth brings in monumental blessings. This growth is an inside job that ripples out into our relationships and heightens our ability to give and receive care. We can find great support for our emotional needs and desires, as well as the ability to tune into what others need from us. Jupiter is initiating a 12-year cycle centered around home, family, and the desire to create and protect our sanctuary. Jupiter moving through the feminine Yin sign of Cancer encourages us to express from our emotional depths and trust in our capacity to be open and honest with those we care about. There is such a sweetness to the teachings of Jupiter. It is a heart opener in the Moon ruled sign of Cancer that feels like a warm blanket on a cold night. Our capacity to give and receive love is greatly amplified with this transit. There is a simple flow state here where we can find the ability to trust our inner compass that will lead us down the path of happy destiny.

There is an energy of nostalgia associated with Jupiter in Cancer that takes us back to our childhood. This benefic planet is the guru and the guide to healing any mother wounds and supports a new path of self-nurturing and creating comfort in our home. The Water sign of Cancer is about trusting the truth of our intuition. Those gut instincts that guide us become clearer. Trust them. We can pause to enjoy the warmth of companionship or chosen kin. We can create new family dynamics that support healthy interpersonal connections. There is a birthing energy associated with Cancer, asking us to create with those who make us feel like we belong. If you have Jupiter in Cancer in your birth chart, you are entering your Jupiter return. This is a new 12-year cycle of expansion, growth, optimism, and blessing. Feel free to schedule a reading with me if you would like to navigate the luckiest personal transit with the most potential. Jupiter always brings a blessing.

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Key: Think back to June 2013 to July 2014. What emotional themes played out at that time that are ready for the higher heart of Jupiter's knowledge?