During a full moon, emotional drama may reign supreme, and miscommunications are abundant. While some astrological events affect us all at the same time (albeit not in the same way), others affect you as an individual on your own unique timeline, based on your birth chart.
A “return” of a planet occurs when it returns to the exact location where it was when you were born. For example, you may be familiar with your Saturn return, which occurs for the first time between the ages of 27 and 30 and serves as your astrological welcome to adulthood. However, Saturn is only one of the planets that will periodically return to deliver astrologically charged life lessons.
What Jupiter Means in Astrology
To get your head around your Jupiter return, familiarize yourself with Jupiter’s role in astrology. Jupiter, our solar system’s largest planet, is known as the “Great Benefic.” When it interacts with other planets or luminaries (the sun and moon), whether as it transits the sky on a regular basis or when it interacts with your natal chart, its effect is usually to magnify what’s already in play. If it aligns with romantic Venus, an existing emphasis on relationships, beauty, and money will be emphasized and, most likely, become a source of good fortune and abundance.
As the natural ruler of the ninth house, Jupiter is associated with adventure, higher learning, long-distance travel, philosophy, spiritual awakening, knowledge, and even publishing.
What Jupiter represents in your natal chart is also important. You may already be aware that your sun sign represents your self-image and identity, while your moon sign represents your emotional personality. Your Jupiter placement — the sign, degrees, and house it is in — influences how you make luck, express generosity, gather wisdom, seize opportunities, and cultivate your faith in others and the world around you.
What It Means When Jupiter “Returns”
The sun, moon, and planets all travel at different speeds. The moon takes a month to transit all 12 signs, while the sun takes a year. That’s why your lunar return occurs once a month, and your solar return is your astrological birthday — aka the sun’s annual return to the precise point at which it appeared to be exactly when and precisely where you were born.
Jupiter returns to the exact location where you were born every 12 years. As a result, your Jupiter return will occur at the ages of 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, and 96.
Yes, it’s that easy. It is not necessary to enter your birthdate into a Jupiter return calendar.
What to Expect From Your Jupiter Return
The usual themes of a Jupiter return, regardless of Jupiter sign, range from being presented with unexpectedly lucky opportunities to being nudged to think about your life in a big-picture way.
1. Your growth is front and center
When it comes to Jupiter, the key word to remember is expansion. The planet has a powerful amplifying effect, bolding, italicizing, and emphasizing your journey of personal, spiritual, and intellectual development. You may be more optimistic, open-minded, and adventurous, and you may feel in tune with the universe.
2. You will begin a new 12-year cycle that will require you to move beyond the past
When you are in the midst of a Jupiter return, you may feel as if you are starting a new era in your life. And, in fact, you are. Whatever happened over the last 12 years has come to an end, and the feeling of finishing one cycle before starting a new one can be quite epic! Perhaps you’re embarking on a new career or relationship, or you’re working on a long-term passion project. However, in order for the seeds you’re planting during your Jupiter return to fully flourish, you must put the past to rest.
3. You can gain clarity on the big picture
Your Jupiter return, like everything else in astrology, can bring both rewards and challenges for the sake of learning. Jupiter’s role in your life is to encourage you to look at the big picture. So, during your Jupiter return, you may reflect on this and realize that your life is simply not in sync with what you see and desire for yourself in the grand scheme of things. As a result, now is the time to improve how you acquire knowledge, broaden your mind, and create your own luck. You will also be presented with opportunities that you can choose to seize.
How to Tap Into Your Jupiter Return
Consider making the following moves to capitalize on this big, abundance-bringing astrological moment.
:: Embrace your worthiness
You’ll be living your best life during your Jupiter return. As if that weren’t enough, one of the most beautiful aspects of this time is that abundance breeds abundance. You might end up hitting it off with someone at a party who you could see becoming your new bestie, and it turns out they work for a company you’ve always wanted to work for. Knowing you’re deserving of seemingly unbelievable good fortune and gifts from the universe is essential to making the most of them.
:: Reflect on your beliefs and behaviors that you’d do well to limit
Because transiting Jupiter is conjunct your natal Jupiter, you can benefit greatly from being especially open to new ideas, philosophies, and ways of thinking about your own big picture and the world around you. Furthermore, because of the planet’s magnifying effect, it can heighten your awareness of patterns that have gone too far and need to be reined in.
:: Make an effort to see the glass as half full
Sagittarians, who are ruled by Jupiter, are prone to wanderlust and a desire to get out of their comfort zones whenever possible. They’re also ridiculously positive and, at times, downright jovial. Depending on your natal chart, you may not be as fiery, buoyant, or excited about exploring new territory. Still, we all have the ability to be a little bit bolder, more optimistic, and have more faith — in ourselves and in others — and your Jupiter return gives you even more power to do so. Basically, if you allow yourself to believe that your wildest dreams can come true, they will.
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