Mars conjunct Jupiter: Grab the silver lining in the chaos of Mercury retrograde

Despite being in the middle of a powerful Mercury retrograde, we have some good ones good continuing this week, folks, as Mars, our planet of will, aligns with Jupiter, the planet of faith, luck, and amplification.

The two planets are forming a conjunction in the sign of shrewd, fleet-footed, silver-tongued Gemini.

A conjunction is made when two planets are within a few degrees of each other, creating a kind of magnetic attraction and energetic mixing between them.

We will feel the effects of this transit between now and the end of this week, but the efforts we make and the buttons we push can be of great benefit and consequence from here on out.

Meaning of Jupiter Mars conjunction in Gemini

The last time Mars and Jupiter tangoed this close was on May 29, 2022. After their Wednesday morning tongue kiss, they won’t cross each other again until November 15, 2026.

To see this connection in action, look at the eastern sky in the early hours of Wednesday morning, between 2 a.m. and dawn. As NASA promises, “they will appear only a third of a degree apart, which is less than the width of the full moon.”

How to get the most out of this link

Mars is our planet of action and purpose. While it is rightly associated with aggression and conflict, when it joins forces with Jupiter, the planet of good and gain, that moment can – if we are careful – be transformed into the best possible way.

The connection is happening in Gemini, the sign of recognition and conversation, and this transit can make it difficult to sit still or be quiet.

The energy here is pure helium, enthusiastic and ambitious, soaring high with a strict ceiling to limit us…except for Mercury retrograde, that coyote car salesman who despises our momentum and self-sabotaging habits.

As the sign of Gemini and the mirror, Gemini shows us that we are always and always our own worst enemies.

However, if we can harness and silence the critic and second-guesser within, we can take the tremendous, brilliant mental energy of this transit and channel it faithfully and fully.

Because of Gemini’s reputation for scattered action, now is not the time to start a series of schemes, but an invitation to engage, focus, and dig deep into a current project that you plan to push forward or complete when the stations of Mercury directs and clears his shadow. next month.

This connection can be read as our will (Mars) fulfilling our obedience (Jupiter). In this sense, we are asked to consider: “What am I fighting for?” as well as “Do I believe I deserve what I want?” and “Are my efforts aligned with what I want to become?”

Gemini’s biggest challenge is trusting myselff and balancing acting with an open mind and a clear course. Use the power of this transit to write (Gemini) a new belief system (Jupiter) that supports and supports your actions of progress (Mars).

As Libra Florence Schovel Shinn assures us, “A man can only receive what he sees himself receiving.”

See, believe, move with purpose – and make it so.

To determine which areas of your life this conjunction will affect, look at the house in your birth chart ruled by Gemini.

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Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and reports irreverently on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture and personal experience.