In 2007 Jupiter was in the lofty and idealistic sign
Sagittarius. In 2008, Jupiter is no longer in the happy-go-lucky fire sign Sag.
Oh Jupiter, where have you gone? Into the more pragmatic and not as idealistic
sign of earthy Capricorn. At the end of the Al Gore film, The Inconvenient
Truth, there is an African proverb: �When you pray, move your feet.� Jupiter is
the praying, and Capricorn is moving your feet! In other words, don�t forget to
put your beliefs into action.
You can easily see there is a repeating theme of Capricorn in 2008 with both
Pluto and Jupiter being housed by this sign. Jupiter is the part of our psyche
that seeks inspiration and enthusiasm. Have you ever had a wonderful creative
idea and shared it with someone expressing great doubt in your beliefs? It�s
much different than when someone fans your goals with faith in you, isn�t it?
It�s not necessary to put your hopes and wishes on the back burner for a future
year. It might be required that you carefully think through your creative steps
to make sure they are sound enough to walk through a new door of opportunity.
The presidential candidates who can articulate clear plans for the future rather
than flowery promises are more likely to gain in the polls. The US electorate in
2008 is a bit tired of being dragged into wasteful wars and stale, outdated
foreign policies. Also, people are looking for the next president to roll up her
or his sleeves and do something about the US economy. People are really looking
for a fairer playing field in the job market and in the distribution of wealth
in the coming years. That�s what some of this Capricorn stuff is all about in
2008.
Jupiter rules foreign policy and how the various countries perceive each other.
It is essential that the new leaders in the world be better at talking and
showing clarity regarding diplomacy. Jupiter is the planet of good fortune and
Capricorn has connections to business as stated earlier. It would seem that this
sign placement in Capricorn for this expansive planet is a good omen for the
economy to somehow get better in 2008.
Speaking of foreign policy, the wasteful spending on the Iraq war and the loss
of lives is going to grow even more objectionable to the American public.
Capricorn is about economizing and re-evaluating situations. It would seem that
bringing the troops home is going to grow in impatience by U.S. citizens.
Transiting Jupiter will move directly across (oppose) the Cancer Sun in the U.S.
chart during the months of February, August, September and October 2008. It does
look like the energetic Jupiter is really going to fire up the U.S. electorate.
This mixing of Jupiter with the Cancer Sun sign of the U.S. chart could give a
boost to the economy or keep it moving forward.
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