Expect stability, expansion, growth, and enjoyment! Jupiter is set to transit into Taurus at the beginning of May, after its year long transit in Aries. This is a major shift in energy, with this planet of the guru/teacher, husband, children moving from fiery Aries into the stable, earthy sign of Taurus. Taurus and Jupiter are also Kapha in nature, so there can be some heaviness and sluggishness to be aware of as well. Allergies, with watery eyes and a stuffy or runny nose is indicated, now that the trees are budding and flowers are blooming.

Taurus can tone down the grandiosity and expansiveness of Jupiter, so don’t get too complacent or take any of your blessings for granted. A balanced approach is needed. The exact effect for you will depend on where Taurus lives in your chart, where Jupiter is placed in your chart, and the current planetary cycles you are running. If you would like those specifics, you can reach out to me by email or with the scheduling link on this page.

If you think back to what was happening for you in Spring of 2012 to 2013, you can get an idea of what this transit means for you and how Jupiter in Taurus feels for you. Identify whether there were any changes that stand out from that time. What was the general idea? A new job, a change in residence or who resided in the home? More travel? Impacts on health? It likely won’t be exactly the same, given the shifts in the other planets since then and your own planetary relationships, but there should be a theme. In general, here’s what we can expect as a collective with this upcoming energetic shift:

Relationships have the opportunity to become more loving, affectionate, and peaceful, assuming you can look past any possible stubbornness coming from the Taurus energy. This is an example of why you don’t want to be complacent. Yes, the opportunity for deepening relationships is there, but only if you can use your emotional maturity to let others be who they are, without taking offense or wanting to control. This is an opportunity to see how stable your relationships can be when both people have the freedom to be their authentic selves. Of course, both people will need to practice allowing the other to rest in their own authenticity. If you’re bumping up against someone who isn’t as adept in allowing, it might not be satisfactory for you. This is where you might have to re-evaluate the relationships in your life, even if you’d rather not. In general though, relationships should be helpful and there can be an expansion of creativity with this transit. 

Venus will join Jupiter in Taurus on May 19th until June 13, bringing even more expansion with beauty, love, enjoyment, and partnership. This might be why the months of May through July are so popular for weddings, as love is definitely in the air at this time. For Scorpio ascendants, Taurus is in your 7th house, so Jupiter might bring expansion to relationships. Venus, the ruler of Taurus, joins Jupiter there on May 19th. This can further that expansion on relationships, beauty, and material comforts. All of this expansion and want for comfort can lead to some expectation of ease, but you would be wise to continue to keep a bit of routine and discipline in your life. This is also a good combination for luck, admiration, devotion to a humanitarian cause, advising, and gaining or imparting knowledge. 

We can also look at Jupiter as the ruler of the 9th and 12th houses of the natural zodiac, placed in the 2nd house, where Taurus lives in the natural zodiac, for more clues to the overall impact of this transit. The keyword of 9th house ruler in 2nd are things like financial fortunes, valuing dharma, help from father or teachers, expansion of environmental comforts, you get the idea. Then there is the ruler of 12th in 2nd, which can be things like avoiding things we value for some reason, loss of income, solitude away from family, and freedom through truth. 

These themes can play out in many ways. Here are some examples:

•  You might come to value your purpose and contribution to the world, bringing you financial gains for your efforts. 
• You could finally break free from toxic ancestral patterns, finding more inner peace and ease in daily life. 
• You might participate in escapism from your dharma, and find that your income dwindles - a tendency you would obviously want to avoid in this transit. 
• You might start speaking your truth and find that it brings healing and more support into your life. 
• You could find yourself wanting to spend time in environments such as ashrams, retreats, or meditative states, or wanting to buy more luxury items to enhance your experience in your daily environment. 
• Getting more quality sleep is supported at this time as well, and would be beneficial for upgrading your physical and spiritual bodies.
• If you have been putting years of effort into your spiritual growth, this could finally be a time when that pays off in the material world. 
• If you have a husband, or a partner who identifies masculinely, they could come into some money through a pay increase, new job, or investments that have been stagnant for some time.
• Jupiter can also expand any tendencies toward stubbornness and inflexibility in Taurus, so that is something to keep in mind for yourself and when relating to others. 
• Additionally, since Venus rules Taurus, it would be wise to track the transit of Venus through your chart, to see what the shifts in energetic flavors will be. 

Jupiter can also be an indicator of children. Depending on where Jupiter lives in your chart and the house in which the transit through Taurus occurs, you could experience changes in your children and your relationship with them. Growth spurts physically, mentally, and emotionally are possible now, especially with the right encouragement and nourishment. Feeding them healthy, organic food might be more welcomed and acceptable to them at this time. They may be more open to teachings of higher knowledge, or become interested in growing food, making art, or learning dance.

A focus on nurturing children in their early childhood stages at this time has even more power to enhance their lives as they grow older. As Jupiter leaves Aries, the inflexibility and anger issues have a chance to simmer down and be transformed into something more open minded and creative. Keep an eye on any children in your life to see where you can offer them the support of Jupiter in the growth, beauty, and creative energy of Taurus. Offer more love and affection, where appropriate, and invite more peace into the relationship. Once Jupiter leaves Kṛttikā and moves in Rohiṇī, we have more emotional body support. Rohiṇī is associated with the moon, and Jupiter and moon create a supportive yoga in certain houses. Moon is the indicator of mother, so the mother/child relationship should see more harmony, expansion, and mutual support during Jupiter's transit through Rohiṇī in Taurus. 

The last week of April might feel a little wobbly, as Jupiter navigates the gap between fire and earth. Stay cognizant that there’s a reason for this, due to the movement of the planets, and take some time to enjoy the upcoming full moon in Libra/Svātī Nakṣatra on Tuesday, April 23. Full moons are about releasing. You can even perform a small fire ceremony on the full moon. Call in your spiritual support, center yourself with breath, then infuse the intention of that which you are ready to let go of by blowing the intention into a small burnable, like a toothpick, bay leaf, or small strip of paper. Then release it into the fire of a candle or small indoor fire pit, watching it slowly dissolve into the flame and blow away in the smoke. Spend a few minutes in meditation, tracking forward on how this release could impact you in the future. It’s a simple but powerful process.