by Robert Wilkinson
On March 1, Venus conjuncts Jupiter at 13 Aries, a degree of a stirring up of a new identity. What does this hold for us?
First, it completes the last Venus/Jupiter cycle which began in late April 2022 at 28 Pisces, a degree of abundance perfect for who we are. Since then each of us has had multiple harvests in “our garden of life,” with more to come over the next few weeks as Mercury and the Sun transit that degree. As Jupiter ruled that conjunction and was in its home sign of Pisces, look to the house where that happened to see where you have been blessed in some way.
Now that Venus/Jupiter cycle is done, and we’re on the threshold of the beginning of a new cycle lasting 15 months. This new Venus/Jupiter cycle begins at 13 Aries, and wherever it falls in our charts becomes a “path of opportunity” for new values and relationship adventures if we choose to move in those pioneering directions of our own initiative. Because Mars rules this conjunction, expect a LOT of dynamic activity to be fired up in the last week of March and beginning of April when Mercury and then the Sun cross the conjunction point.
The Sabian Symbol for the Conjunction
The Sabian Symbol for the 13th degree of Aries is “An unsuccessful bomb explosion.” In the original Jones class notes Dane Rudhyar published in The Astrology of Personality, he states this degree is about “intangible fears of nascent selfhood” and “the creative stirring up of a new perspective and a new identity suddenly revealed.”
In The Astrological Mandala,, Rudhyar offers us a somewhat negative interpretation involving “an immature evaluation of the possibility of transforming suddenly the status quo.” He says this degree represents a “conflict between two concept-feelings of order,” where ego is set against some sort of formal order. He states this is “a symbol of immature refusal to conform, in the name of an overidealistic desire for harmony and peace.” He states this is in the Span of Realization, and is the synthesizing degree of the individual, mental, and spiritual level of Desire in the Act of Potency.
Dr. Jones, creator of the Sabian Symbols, offers a different view. He states this degree “is a symbol of the survival of good through evil intention and effort, and of the infinite capacity of the world to absorb and nullify the destructive acts of man.” He offers this degree is not about the success of evil deeds as much as a need for better actions arising from the deeper authentic Self.
He goes on that this symbol is “an almost complete exemption from the normal penalties for unsocial result of a hapless initiative,” and offers us the keyword IMPETUOUSNESS. He says when operating in a positive way, this symbol is “a dramatic rejection of any accomplishment falling at all short of very deep or hallowed purpose.”
From this symbol we can see the next 15 months will involve finding a new identity, needing to be patient, and dealing with feelings of how fast or slow the conflict between "two concept-feelings of order" is resolved. Taken with the revealing of a new identity and perspective, perhaps this degree merely synthesizes the two forms of order into a new way of responding to the truth of each. This implies that new relationships will help us see ourselves differently, and achieve a higher, deeper, or more spiritual purpose.
As an aside, we have had this degree as a strong influence in the past. Some of what the next 15 months will bring us may be directly related to Uranus’ multiple stations on this degree in 2013-2014, as well as Chiron’s lessons of 2021-2023, as it went SRX on this degree in July 2021.
This is a renewal of relationship initiatives, and perhaps a call for direct action in some individual way wherever we have mid-Aries in our chart. Be a little restrained and patient for the next 15 months, since this conjunction in Aries is off to the races! It is focused on the individual and spiritual levels of existence, and brings us out of the depth feelings of the last conjunction in Pisces and moves us into pure “Is-Be-Ness” of the here and now. We now have a more abundant life in some way, and can move into the pure potential of a greater enjoyment of life on our own terms as we act to further new relationships and opportunities.
This gives us all a promise of power to take the initiative on our own impulse and not wait for orders or directions. There are adventures and great enjoyment for those who can act on their own behalf, so take control of the process of your infinite Self-unfoldment, step up to the plate, and show the world your authentic Self!
At this point, since it’s the renewal of an important Venus cycle with the planet of opportunity, please consider getting a copy of my book The Magic of Venus: Friendships, Soul Mates, and Twin Flames. In it you’ll see how your Venus functions, and how to turn its blind spots into clear knowledge so that you can consciously shape all your relationships in the future. We all have the power to change who and what we like if we just get clear about what we’re holding on to, what we value, and why sometimes we have to let go of lesser things to attract more perfect relationships. Please consider getting your copy today!
The new is here. The Now is here. What do you want to show your world now that you’ve trained and are capable of more fulfilling, dynamic spiritual relationships?
© Copyright 2023 Robert Wilkinson
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