Despite a disastrous end to the previous year, the year 2022 ushers in a new horizon of possibilities. Jupiter, the planet of wisdom and expansion, has returned to Pisces, where it will dominate for the majority of the year, as of December 28, 2021. Even if the year begins with a Venus retrograde and ends with a Mercury retrograde in mid-January, the sensation of restricted freedom cannot persist indefinitely. Every floodgate is blown open when Jupiter unleashes the force of Pisces, causing a downpour of consciousness, creativity, and imagination. Regardless of how bleak the current outlook, 2022 has the seeds of creativity and fruition, of realizing aspirations and uniting with romantic, spiritual, and fantasy objectives.
From December 28, 2021, to May 11, 2022, Jupiter swims across Pisces, and then again from October 28 to December 21, 2022. Jupiter will spend the summer in Aries, from May 11 to October 28, focusing on themes of independence, drive, desire, and embodiment. Jupiter moves retrograde from July 28 to November 23, causing a halt or review of its progress. The first seven months of the year, through mid-summer, are good for working with the planet of light and synthesis. Read our Jupiter in Pisces guide for more information on how to take advantage of the year’s biggest awakening.
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JUPITER BASICS
Mercury and Venus, the planets nearest to the sun, move through the zodiac at a frantic rate, completing the twelve-sign tale in a year and initiating personal changes and advancements as they go. Saturn and Pluto, for example, move within one sign for several years at a period, signaling epochs and generational transitions for the entire population. Jupiter falls in the middle, taking roughly twelve years to complete a full revolution in your horoscope at a rate of about one sign per year.
Jupiter is called after the god-king who sent lightning bolts of insight from the skies and traveled freely among his human people, seeking coital pleasures and adventure without bounds. It’s showtime everywhere the planet goes, with a great cosmic spotlight on a certain place in your horoscope. Jupiter, like Pisces, rules Sagittarius, a sign obsessed with learning and self-improvement, and as its emissary, Jupiter absorbs experiences and synthesizes them into wisdom. Wherever Jupiter goes, it delivers results, clarity, and momentum.
JUPITER IN AQUARIUS
Jupiter has been collaborating with Saturn in Aquarius, a sign concerned with new modalities, technologies, and worldwide progress, from December 20, 2020 until December 28, 2021. On a public level, Jupiter has accelerated the distribution of vaccines, knowledge, and new technology in an effort to bring us up to speed with the existing world order and the coming decade. Jupiter has provided new platforms and frameworks for artistic expression, interpersonal functionality, and tailored healing on a personal basis. Jupiter, in a sign of creativity, has aided you in developing your own vision of how you wish to work and live.
JUPITER IN PISCES
Remember back in May of 2021, when everyone you knew had received their second vaccine and restaurants were starting to reopen, when witnessing your favorite drag queen live for the first time was no longer a pipe dream but a reality? Remember the first time you went back to the beach after a long winter in the dungeon and the doldrums? That was Jupiter’s summer peek in Pisces, which lasted from May 13 to July 29, 2021, before the great planet had to return to its Aquarian duties.
This year follows a similar pattern, with Jupiter going direct in Pisces, spending the summer in Aries, and then returning to Pisces in the fall and winter. Finally, Jupiter has returned to its proper place in the zodiac, the deep ocean, where all of our lessons, hardships, and joys have filtered in and combined to create something new. There are no bounds, no restrictions, and no reservations in Piscean consciousness. The Dune spice orgy and the big communion begin when Jupiter returns here. All of the coping methods, spiritual tools, artistic diversions, and odd conversations begin to converge after so much time feeling stuck and limited. You can start a new community or a new selfhood right now. You may start making your aspirations a reality.
It all culminates in April, when a whopping five planets enter Pisces, and Jupiter and Neptune, the sign’s rulers, realign for the first time in 50 years in their undersea kingdom. It’s Sofia Coppola season, which means it’s time to throw yourself headlong into the idyll, engage in your artistic activities, and open all doors to higher consciousness. You’re just another female in a sweater in the city, but during Jupiter in Pisces season, you’re a holy vessel.
JUPITER IN ARIES
Jupiter enters Aries, the sign of independence, energy, and velocity, on May 11th. Jupiter will give us a glimpse into 2023 and beyond from now until October 28, when the society turns from witchy to vampiric. We get to hammer it harder as the atmosphere moves from Blood Orange to Megan Thee Stallion, from diaphanous to low-rise. While Jupiter in Pisces takes us into the realms of the unknown via the cinematic imagination, Aries reintroduces us to our bodies and the immediate sensations of action and desire. You’ll have nearly a year to embrace an enterprising attitude and take initiative in love and career when Jupiter returns for a longer stay in 2023. This is a sneak peek, a chance to sit in the driver’s seat of your dreams.
WORKING WITH RETROGRADES
Jupiter enters Aries on July 28 and moves backwards into Pisces on October 28, only to return to direct motion from November 23 to December 21. It’ll be back on track in Aries for the last week of the year, ushering us into a daring 2023. The first five months of the year, as well as the brief December gateway, are great for tapping into Piscean creativity. Set your goals for May, June, and July, and make sure you’re firing on all cylinders.
The retrograde period, which runs from July 28 to November 23, does not mean that your dreams will fade or that the celebration will come to an end. Consider this retrograde more of a review, an opportunity to integrate and, better yet, finetune the lessons learned in the first half of the year. Jupiter, like Zeus, is prone to acting without much accountability, rushing forward at a rate it can’t entirely control. A retrograde provides an opportunity to double-check that the changes are permanent. Saturn will enter Pisces in 2023, giving structure to the changes Jupiter has brought about in your life. Expansion necessitates contraction. Allow yourself time to swim upstream and assess how far you’ve come and where you’re headed next. You have the solar system’s largest planet behind you. It will be worthwhile.
What does my Saturn’s position in Pisces mean?
There’s a built-in pressure with Saturn in Pisces to face uncertainty with courage and discipline. Your karmic challenges teach you how to develop faith, overcome your fears of drowning, and learn to manage emotional arousal. Addictions, phobias, and irrational fears may be a problem for you.
Is Saturn in Pisces a positive sign?
People born with Saturn in Pisces have a natural tendency to sacrifice. They have a keen interest in the arts. Because they are skilled at disciplining and formulating policies, these people frequently occupy a leading role among their friends and relatives.
What planets are currently in Pisces?
“The sign of Pisces will be at home in Jupiter, which represents an expansion of optimism, faith, and interconnectedness with those around us,” Jay explains. To get the most out of this fortunate energy, keep in mind that, despite our differences, we’re all still humanwhich makes us all the same in the end. “Knowing that helps people feel positive and optimistic about the future and how things might turn out,” Jay explains.
Neptune
Neptune, as the contemporary ruler of Pisces, is at ease in this sign. Because Neptune is the planet of inspiration, and Pisces is already a dreamy sign, this alignment, which has been in effect since 2011 and will last until 2026, encourages people to dream large.
Whether your goals are romantic, professional, or personal, the energy of Neptune in Pisces, along with the other four planets, will help you achieve them. So, go forth and fulfill your ambitions.
When Saturn moves into Pisces, what happens?
Pisces is the twelfth sign of the zodiac, and it is ruled by Jupiter, the most beneficent of all the planets. The Saturn transit in Capricorn will begin on January 24th and will take place in the Eleventh House (House of Income) from the Pisces moon sign’s natal moon. Saturn will be here for the next two and a half years, with the transit ending on April 29, 2022. During this transit, your self-assurance will grow, allowing you to tackle the significant problems and obstacles that will arise during this time.
From the 11th of May to the 29th of September 2020, Saturn will remain retrograde. During this Saturn transit in Capricorn for the Pisces moon sign in 2020, the presence of Saturn in the Eleventh House, which represents financial gains, friends, social media, and elder siblings, will be highly influenced.
Saturn is in Pisces for how long?
Finally, we reach the Pluto in Scorpio generation’s youngest members, those born with Saturn in Pisces. As a whole, this is one of the most empathetic groups of young people. Saturn entered Pisces for a brief period in late May 1993 and stayed there until the end of June 1993, spending just under six weeks at 0o of the sign. At the end of January 1994, it entered Pisces for an extended stay, which lasted until early April 1996. It’s worth noting that Pluto entered Sagittarius in November 1995, so this sub-generation would be labeled Gen Z for around 6 months (based on the way I personally divide generations). Some of these people also have Uranus in Aquarius, which is a sign I’d associate with Gen Z. As a result, a large portion of this sub-gen is an eclectic mix of Millennials and Gen Z, dubbed Zennials (as opposed to Xennials born in the early 1980s).
Saturn in Pisces is a little tricky to write about because the vocabulary of boundaries, limitations, and duties seems to be at odds with Pisces’ character, which is all about boundlessness, expansion, and liminality. In the ocean, how do you generate structure? How do you bind something that doesn’t take shape? These contradictions wind up containing the sub-deepest generation’s talents.
I was talking with a group of astrologers about Saturn in Pisces earlier this spring, and one thing that came up was that the rules of the water are different than the rules of the land, but there are still rules. To survive at sea, one must follow a tight set of rules and maintain the vessel and one’s body on a regular basis, but these are things you wouldn’t even consider doing on shore. When considering Saturn in Pisces, it’s vital to remember that Saturn behaves differently in Pisces than it does in its native sign, which nearly half of the Millennial age possesses.
While striving to understand how to traverse the rocky waters of life, Saturn in Pisces finds themselves in constant periods of surrender and sacrifice. While life is rarely stable these days, Saturn in Pisces people frequently experience seasickness as a result of the ups and downs they face while attempting to function as grownups in this crazy world. Their foundation is based on a fundamental knowledge that compassion for others is a given, but without a clear grasp on how to distribute such love without depleting their psychic, emotional, and physical vitality. They may never feel like they’ve done enough, because the weight of duty for assisting in the planet’s rehabilitation rests heavily on their shoulders. Although many of them are coming to comprehend that their ability to feel is also their greatest gift, it can feel like the heaviest weight.
To discuss this sub-generation, it may be useful to discuss Jupiter’s transits through the signs while Saturn was in Pisces. During this time, Jupiter passed through Scorpio, Sagittarius, and Capricorn, and I believe that these mini-generations inside this sub-generation are distinct from one another. Jupiter is the ruling planet of the zodiac sign Pisces, therefore it had a lot of effect on how Saturn manifested during its tenure there. In 1996, Jupiter was in Capricorn for three months while Saturn was in Pisces, and Pluto was in Sagittarius at the time, so I won’t comment on this group.
Maybe it’s because I’m a Scorpio, or maybe it’s because my younger sister is a member of this mini-gen, but the Saturn in Pisces group with Jupiter in Scorpio stands out to me. Jupiter, Pluto, and the North Node were all in Scorpio at the time. These people are dripping wet! This group, in particular, seems to have a depth of compassion that is unmatched. They simply want to help others heal! The conjunction of Saturn in Pisces, Jupiter, Pluto, and the North Node in Scorpio creates a very sensitive group of people who are sensitive to the collective’s suffering and grief. So many of them have felt compelled to tend to the world’s wounds, whether it’s assisting people in healing from emotional traumas or advocating for environmental justice, especially following their 2nd Jupiter visit in 2018. It’s critical that this group focus on their own healing while learning to use their abilities on others. I believe that many of these people are so committed to helping others that they often overlook their own needs. This group has a strong desire to sacrifice themselves, so be aware of this.
The group with Saturn in Pisces and Jupiter in Sagittarius may be a little more talkative and brazen than the latter group. These people are the world’s young thinkers. They are very aware of their surroundings and internalize global distress, which they process mostly through their thoughts. They are focused on developing ethical solutions to the world’s challenges utilizing the information they consume. This group has an eloquent quality to it, as they grasp the power of language and communications, as well as the various ways in which the internet can be used for good and evil. You don’t want to get into a Twitter feud with these people because they’ve got the zeal, the eloquence, and the receipts to back it up.
While Saturn in Pisces has around two and a half years until their Saturn returns begin in March 2023, they are still awakening to their talents. They begin to learn what resources they have to give in the construction of a New World when they are 25 years old. They begin to devote themselves to collecting and spreading information, as well as polishing their distinctive skills, from the age of 26. At 27, they must allow themselves to rediscover some foundation, to reconnect with their roots, and to respect the turning points in their lives. Their returns will be here before they realize it. Saturn in Pisces, I believe, will learn about boundaries in ways they never imagined imaginable. While their Saturns near the end of one full revolution around the zodiac, their foundations may feel shaky and unrealized, and that’s all fine! The return of Saturn will give them with the final set of tools they’ll need to finish building and securing their ship. They’ll learn to slow down, really slow down, and take care of themselves so that they’re not pouring from empty cups anymore. They’ll learn that it’s OK if their boundaries and structures differ from those of the rest of the millennial generation.
Friends, Saturn is in Pisces. I want you to know that you don’t have to carry the weight of the world’s grief on your shoulders. You may put that back into the Earth so that it can heal you as well. You also don’t have to have all of the answers right now, and knowing that you don’t is absolutely okay. Saturn in Aquarius will perform an excellent job of preparing you for your Saturn return by showing you how community can hold you and help you refill your energy while working on the construction of a New World. We’re all in this together, and we’ve got your back, Millennials.
Why is Capricorn so enamored with Pisces?
When it comes to sex, Pisces and Capricorn are a perfect match. Pisces’ sexual attitude is more fluid, adaptable, and open to anything, whereas Capricorn like to lead and be in command. When Pisces is at ease following Capricorn’s lead, they may discover that they have natural sexual chemistry. Capricorn is a cardinal sign and the zodiac’s initiator, meaning they aren’t hesitant to take the initiative. Pisces is a changeable zodiac sign that yearns for variety and new experiences. This pairing creates an energizing match between the sheets.
What happens if Saturn makes a comeback?
Western astrologers describe the phenomena as impacting a person’s life development at roughly 29.5-year intervals, while the planetary effect may be felt for a few years before the precise conjunction, and varying orbits of the planets can either lengthen or shorten the time period. These “returns” correspond to the time it takes Saturn to complete one orbit around the sun, which is approximately 29.5 years. As Saturn “returns” to the degree in its orbit occupied at the moment of birth, Western astrologers think that a person crosses a key milestone and starts the next stage of life. When Saturn returns for the first time, a person leaves youth behind and becomes maturity. Maturity comes with the second return. A person approaches wisdom old age with the third and probably final return. These phases are thought to occur between the ages of 27 and 31, 56 and 60, and 84 and 90. A fourth returnfor individuals who live to be 114118 years oldis so uncommon that it isn’t mentioned in the astrological literature.
Are Capricorn and Pisces diametrically opposed?
The opposite sign duos are Aries and Libra, Taurus and Scorpio, Gemini and Sagittarius, Cancer and Capricorn, Leo and Aquarius, and Virgo and Pisces, in case you didn’t know.
What is the formula for calculating my Saturn return?
The end of your twenties approaches, bringing with it the prospect of a Saturn return, a vague cosmic menace to your way of life. But, exactly, what is a Saturn return, and what does it imply for you? Is this your apocalypse or your second coming, and how should you put it on your calendar in either case? Here’s how to give yourself a cosmic makeover. We hope you make it through the ordeal!
What Is Saturn?
The devouring parent, the grandmaster, the deity of time: Saturn represents the harsh realities of mortality, scarcity, and limitation, which are designed to keep us from ego-domination or self-erasure. Saturn orders an objective, nonmoralistic efficiency test wherever it appears in your horoscope. Is this an element of your life that you enjoy? If not, what is preventing you from doing so? Saturn, like Pai Mei, Yoda, or Miranda Priestley, destroys every constructed monolith of identity, leaving only the essential you: your lived experiences and basic values. Saturn can represent a father, authority figure, or capitalism ethos you need to break out from, but it can also represent a parent, authority figure, or capitalist ethos you need to break free from.
What Is A Saturn Return, And Will It Ruin My Life?
Saturn travels through each sign at a rate of around three years, so it takes a full 28 to 30 years for it to return to where it was when you were born. Consider this a cosmic check-in that occurs in your late 20s, 50s, and 80s and tears down your life’s false conditions.
An unstoppable force may be just what you need right now to shake you out of the social, familial, and societal commitments that hold you in a constant child-state: Is this the person you want to spend the rest of your life with? Do you want to go to medical school or are you just looking for your father’s approval? Saturn will come to stomp on your childish attachments in order to awaken you to your own authority, agency, and power.
The more you cling to your old life relationships, job aspirations, delusions that the broken American Dream will make an exception for you the more ammunition Saturn has. This might either be your undoing or, whether you like it or not, the best thing that has ever happened to you.
