The influence of Jupiter

Jupiter's influence may enhance Aries love of learning, enthusiasm, sense of competition, and leadership potential. In some circumstances Jupiter may encourage exaggerated or risky behavior.

Jupiter encourages the Taurean instinct to make money and can lend an edge to a flair for business, especially with the timing of something, or move Taurean thinking out of a rut. Jupiter may also enliven hospitality and encourage a love of the good life. There is little negative influence from Jupiter except for a rare dip into extravagance or self-indulgence.

Jupiter increases Gemini's dilettante tendencies in regard to intellectual pursuits, and it may be necessary to look elsewhere for a more positive influence to establish a depth of understanding to add to the breadth. The achievement of academic goals encouraged by Jupiter requires a 'just do it' approach. At times, Jupiter's influence may sharpen the insight of the Gemini individual.

Jupiter can encourage a more expansive outlook to the self-protective Cancerian, especially in openness towards others, both inside and outside intimate relationships, as well as in academic pursuits. Jupiter's influence can enhance the instinct for good judgment either in business or when dealing with others.

The expansiveness and largess associated with Jupiter may work with Leo's immense energies to encourage the desire to be on 'center stage', to 'show off' or become bombastic, or it may enhance innate optimism and expansive generosity towards others.

Jupiter boosts Virgo's proclivity to be pragmatic, especially in the workplace, and may add an intellectual element to output or reinforce a somewhat 'cool' approach, which can be an advantage in work-related situations. Jupiter can provide a great encouragement to write that paper, apply analysis to a problem, or work on a mind-related activity previously put aside.

Jupiter can encourage Libra's open approach and facilitate the positive flow of energies. Jupiter may encourage a desire to see justice done or to deal fairly with others. In some circumstances Jupiter's influence can lead to exaggerated emotional responses, such as feelings of 'entitlement', or excessive expectations of others, especially lover or partner.

Jupiter encourages Scorpio's already intense approach to life, and at certain times this influence may be beneficial by boosting vitality and an intrepid approach to getting things done. At other times Jupiter's largess may encourage Scorpio to work obsessively long hours and end up like a steam train that has no brakes and comes to a halt only when all its fuel is spent.

Jupiter, Sagittarius's ruling planet, promotes an expansive approach to life, and enhances innate optimism and an adventurous spirit. Jupiter's influence is seen particularly in the intellectual, philosophical or spiritual dimension of Sagittarians. Jupiter may also push the individual towards over-optimism or naiveté, or encourage dilettante habits.

Jupiter impacts positively on Capricorn's tolerance and patience, and emotional and physical energies, and encourages optimism in a way that redresses the balance of the proclivity to be pessimistic. At other times Jupiter can cause restlessness to rise or insistence that 'my way is the only right way'.

Jupiter enhances the humanitarian aspects of the Aquarian approach to life, increasing innate abilities to apply tolerance, or to give practical assistance and sympathy, and to do either without undue sentiment. Innate inventiveness can produce excellent results as Jupiter is able to inspire an original approach to finding solutions. At other times, Jupiter may encourage the individual towards conceit.

Jupiter, traditionally Pisces ruling planet, may add a philosophical or spiritual dimension to an already open mind, as well as encouraging optimism. In other circumstances, over-estimation of, or expansiveness towards others may be a problem, or an exaggeration of the pull to nurture and the equal pull to escape into the world of imagination.