Jupiter Conjunct Saturn: The Great Conjunction

Jupiter Conjunct Saturn [0 Aquarius 29]

– December 21, 2020 (18:21 GMT)

Get your telescope, your binoculars and your eyes at the ready – the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction in the night sky will be the closest conjunction of these two great planets for a long, long time – 800 years. In fact, they may look like a double planet.

The Jupiter-Saturn conjunction heralds a new age. This major planetary conjunction takes place once every 20 years and has always been an important symbol of the times, giving a flavour of the subsequent 20 years. In whichever star sign the conjunction falls, this gives you an idea of what’s coming and which areas of life are foreground.

In traditional astrology and before the discovery of Uranus, Neptune & Pluto, the two planets, Jupiter & Saturn, were the most significant and visible in the night sky. The furthest planets away from the Sun – Jupiter the biggest planet and Saturn the planet delineating the boundary of the universe.

In mythology, they were both leaders of the Gods, Saturn representing the old order and Jupiter representing the new order. In fact, it’s thought that the Star of Bethlehem was an exceptionally bright Jupiter/Saturn conjunction in approximately 7BC, heralding a new king, leader and era. These are truly important planets.

Mutation Conjunction

The Jupiter-Saturn conjunction on December 21, 2020 is even more momentous because it’s a ‘Mutation Conjunction’. This means that for the last 200 years, the Jupiter/Saturn conjunctions have fallen primarily in earth signs, Taurus, Virgo or Capricorn, but that is starting to change.

The last Jupiter-Saturn conjunction took place in Taurus in May 2000, the star sign ruling money & consumerism (its flip side being greed).

Also, the star sign ruling nature and earth’s abundance. What we produce and grow, how we tend to the earth and the money markets have all been key areas of development in the last twenty years. 

Take that back even further, 200 years further back, and the movement of the Jupiter-Saturn conjunctions into earth signs coincided with the Industrial Revolution. It’s been a 200 year era of production, manufacturing, excavating the very material that forms our earth. 

The New Air Era

So, this is the start of 200 years when the Jupiter/Saturn conjunction will fall in the air signs, Gemini, Libra & Aquarius. We already have some inkling of what this is going to be about. 

Firstly, there’s often one Jupiter-Saturn conjunction that’s rogue and leads the way. Think back to 1980 and there was a Jupiter-Saturn conjunction in Libra, giving us some idea of what to expect about the new ‘air’ era.

The element Air rules ideas, the sharing of information, networks, social connections, communications and technology. The World Wide Web (WWW) began in 1989 during this first Jupiter-Saturn 20 year era in an air sign. Since then, social media, cell-phones and global connections have exploded into our world.

2020 has given us even more of a clue about what this new era will entail. The information superhighways have taken over from physical travel. Real jobs are now taking place on Zoom and other virtual software. Many skills that used to be done by humans are being replaced by robots and automation. 

Space too is opening up with more countries investing in space travel – the ultimate ‘air’ adventure. Air represents breath too, so maybe we will be learning to live with new viruses over the next 200 years that are air-borne. We’re entering a new age.

The new ‘air’ era promises change to the collective at a political, social, humanitarian and environmental level. More likely than not, some of the changes taking place will need to be radical. Everyone may have to be less self-oriented and more concerned about what’s best for the whole. 

Jupiter & Saturn – Working Together

Jupiter & Saturn encourage us to focus on the future (Jupiter) and use the best of the past (Saturn). The fact that they unite at 0 degrees Aquarius on the Winter Solstice leading us in to 2021 feels revelatory. If you have key planets/angles close to 0 degrees Aquarius, then you too are on the verge of something special.

Jupiter is the planet of expansion. Jupiter is linked to joy (the term jovial derives from Jove, another name for Jupiter) and brings good fortune, opportunity and growth.

Saturn is the planet of limitation. If Jupiter is Yes, then Saturn is No. From Saturn comes the word saturnine, meaning a gloomy disposition. Saturn is the planet of realism, boundaries and hard work.

These two planets are opposite in nature. Ultimately, this is the battle between faith (Jupiter) and fear (Saturn). Yet, Jupiter can learn from Saturn’s discipline and ‘get real’ mentality and Saturn can learn from Jupiter’s desire to take risks and think big. When they are working together, this is the optimistic realist, the practical visionary.

This is going to be a truly exciting time for science, space travel, New Age thinkers, social activists, pioneering leaders, inventors, visionaries, rebels and innovators. 

Planets in Aquarius urge you to ‘embrace your weird’ and not worry about being conventional or fitting in to the norm. The main focus is on the collective and social issues and creating a better world for everyone.

Next Steps

I’ve been posting more articles recently about Saturn & Jupiter moving into Aquarius and what it means for you from a star sign perspective.

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