The Vibes are a Mess

Jupiter is squaring Saturn in the sky right now. It just got within reasonable orb (which is astrology-speak for "it's close enough to count") and people are feeling it. Most people see Jupiter coming in their chart and see a boon. Optimist astrologers would advise that Jupiter would have a helpful effect on Saturn, so you might be having hard times but Jupiter might offer some grace or ease. SOMEtimes Jupiter does that, but what I need everyone to understand is that what Jupiter actually does is make stuff bigger. If you have latent good energy and Jupiter comes along, good stuff gets bigger. But so does bad stuff. So, like most things, the sky right now is truly a mixed bag.

If Saturn's already giving you problems right now, your problems might get bigger. Generally, when I say this, I'm talking to everyone with "stuff" within 12 - 19° of Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces, because Saturn's hanging out in this area Jupiter just joined the party. This happened to me yesterday: I was looking at some transits for myself that seemed to be decent because of Jupiter, but Saturn's in the area and it went so, so poorly. Saturn aside, it looked like a nice sky, you know? Wrong. There's a good chance you're aware of some people in your midst who recently had (or will soon have) unpleasant realities transform into brick walls. That's Jupiter embiggening Saturn. It happens. (The signs enjoying nice-and-only-nice Jupiter transits are Aries and Aquarius, for the record.)

So: messy vibes abound. Jupiter blew stuff up, and so your mission, like it or not, is to dial it back down for yourself. Don't help other people first: help yourself get your moods and whims under control, and then help other people with their oxygen masks. Helping is good, but helping to make yourself feel better about yourself is bad.

Some tips for Saturn-Jupiter times, which can be like living an Alice in Wonderland story, as it's a battle of shrinking vs. growing, and I hope you can guess which planet is causing which thing:

• If things aren't working the way you feel they "should," slow down to avoid making a huge mess for yourself.

• Now is not a great time for extravagance.

• Nor is it a good time for unrealistic whims.

• Aim for incremental improvements rather than gut rehabs. No crash diets.

• Don't make huge sacrifices that are going to take up unreasonable amounts of time.

• Try to avoid getting yourself in legal issues. I mean, generally this is the case, but I wouldn't take big chances with the sky being what it is (think: larger than normal punishments or out-of-whack settlements).

• Jupiter doesn't like to go slow and Saturn doesn't like to go fast, so timing is going to be wonky for a while. And justice. And rationality (because Saturn is in Pisces).

This aspect is in effect off and on basically until next summer (I mean 2025). The good news (for some of us) is that the population of people it's affecting will change next year, so that's bad news for people with stuff in the later degrees of Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces... As with all of astrology, everything is relative.