Swell Season - Jupiter in Taurus

 

Grow through pleasure. How does that sound? How does it feel in your body? Does it feel good or does it feel unfamiliar, uncomfortable even? 
Great benefic, Jupiter, is now in a good vibe territory, in Venus' land. Growing is about increasing, about getting bigger. When something grows, it takes up more SPACE. However growing has many different modalities, it isn’t just about the size.

Growing can point to the development towards MATURITY. Maturity is not just a certain level we attain. An important aspect of maturation is INTEGRATION, such as the integration of personality, where our behavioral patterns, traits, etc. are gradually brought together, to work together effectively as an organized whole. 

The growing process can happen through ASSIMILATION, such as absorbing nutrients from an external environment or taking in and fully understanding ideas and information from external sources.

Growth can also be conducted via the CRYSTALLIZATION process where small particles, like atoms or molecules, are highly organized into a structure known as a crystal. This is the process by which matter solidifies and becomes more substantial. 

Whether it is an internal, unconscious aspect within us that we need to integrate or whether we need to incorporate some new element from the external environment, growth is about acceptance, about inclusion into the existing system.

Growth requires that we change our shape, that we are willing to STRETCH past our limits. Stretching might bring relief of tension, provide us with more space to inhabit. But stretching might bring some painful moments as well. Like when you’ve done a new exercise. You might feel a muscle you’ve never known you even had.

Growth demands that we keep the faith, that we go for it even though we have no idea if it works out.

Changes might often feel weird even if we're blossoming like the most exotic plant. Through change, we are losing parts of ourselves we were used to and it feels destabilizing. Despite all that, it feels easier. There is an undeniable sense of support – Jupiter has our back.

In the Venusian, lush garden of Taurus, growth is a slow, steady, qualitative process.
Changes don´t happen overnight. Changes need time to sit well with us. They need patience.

The deeper I’m going with my astrological journey, the more I realize that happiness is not about making grand sweeping changes. It is about holding life lightly. The most magical experience in my life were always the ones I didn’t plan for. Magic happens when I’m not standing in my own way,  when I just accept that things happen on their own terms. The awe and wonder of the infinite creativity of the universe leaves me always speechless and makes me really happy in my body.

Remember, we are being held by great benefic in Venus’ earthy fecund home of Taurus.

What if things could be just good, sound, solid? What if “you could have it all”, what if you could just add a little bit of sunshine into your life over and over again?

What if there is no catch? No hidden problem, no risk. What if things are there for you just to explore and experience without any attached conditions, bounds or limitations? What if you’ve always wanted to do that one thing but you never did as you thought you can’t have that? Imagine what happens if you try…

“I'm dancin' more just a little bit
Breathin' more just a little bit
Care a little less just a little bit
Like life is woo hoo”
Who is ready for the swell season? The answer is YES !!!!


Keep hope alive, keep dreaming.
Petra

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Thoughts expressed in this post might be especially relevant for people with challenged benefics, strong Saturnian signature, Scorpio placements….I’m there with you, we can do it!