The planet Jupiter is currently coloring your circumstances. Before

we say exactly how, let's attempt to understand the more general

significance of any Jupiter event. Essentially, this is a call to

recognize an opportunity. Traditional astrologers view it more

starkly -- to them, it is simply the planet of luck. And that is

often the case: the toast does tend to land butter-side up when

Jupiter is crossing sensitive territories. But the real,

evolutionary meaning lies deeper. One key is that Jupiter is

future-oriented...it is concerned with bright, unexplored

possibilities. Stripped to its bones, Jupiter always asks one

primary question: how have you been underestimating yourself? Its

transits signal a time when new opportunities come into existence,

but to seize them you must recognize that you deserve them, that you

are capable of rising to them, and that old deals and compromises

are finished. Trust yourself, have faith in life, and go for it:

that's the spirit of Jupiter. How is it affecting you? Jupiter

aligns with your natal Second House cusp: February 7, 2011.

Traditionally the "House of Money," the Second House actually

represents a broader territory: resources. And money is just one

example of that category. The friends to whom you turn, the skills

upon which you rely...all that enables you to function competently

in the world falls in the domain of the Second House. And if your

resources are sufficient to meet the demands of your environment,

you'll also feel the positive emotional dimension of this house:

self-confidence. Of course, the other side of the coin is

self-doubt, the sense of "faking it" or being an "imposter."

When the Second House is stimulated, as it certainly is now through

the entry of Jupiter into it, the initial feeling is often rather

frightening, not unlike the sensation of suddenly realizing that the

ice upon which you are standing is beginning to crack. But don't

panic! The sense of insecurity that you're experiencing is not

insurmountable. To address it, though, you must first take it

seriously. You are, in fact, on thin ice...but you can thicken it.

How? By acquiring the actual resources that are objectively required

for survival in the environment you've recently created for yourself

-- and those resources are of the nature of Jupiter, as we just

described it. In doing so, however, it helps to be wary of two

pitfalls. The first is a massive failure of nerve, in which you cash

in your chips and attempt somehow to flee back into your own past.

Such a retreat is simply unnecessary, an overreaction. You have some

practical problems now, but they're solvable. The second pitfall

lies in viewing the emotions of self-doubt you are experiencing as a

psychological or attitudinal problem. They're not! They are simply

your brain's way of registering its objective assessment of a

certain vulnerability in your position.

Typically, when the Second House is under developmental stimulation,

you are invited to embark upon a period of building, and of

solidification and consolidation. You are proving yourself to

yourself; and the proof, to be convincing, must be practical and

concrete. You'll work hard and harvest the rewards of your effort.

In short, you need a victory.

The planet Pluto is shading the spirit of your life nowadays, and in

a nutshell that means that you are being challenged to heal. Pluto,

as you probably know, is the lord of the underworld...or to put it

more succinctly, the God of Hell. And it is disquieting, to say the

least, to imagine that this deity is currently dining at your table.

But take heart! The "hell" inside you needs airing out, and that is

essentially what this transit is about. You've been hurt. You've

been used, abused, rejected, exploited, lied to...the whole sad

litany. And, like the rest of us, you've sometimes had to keep the

proverbial stiff upper lip and simply get on with your life. But

where does all that hurt go? Down deep into the unconscious mind,

where it stays until you're clear enough and strong enough to handle

resurrecting it and really going beyond it. Pluto's action is to

bring up buried emotions. Its tone is intense. It often feels moody

and confrontative. It can destabilize and disrupt the areas of your

life that it's touching. The best course is to resolve to go deeper

and deeper, truth above kindness and resolution over comfort. It's

not easy, but in the end the energizing and empowering of the psyche

make the process worthwhile. What is Pluto actually doing? Currently

it squares your natal Mars. Although Pluto is a slow-moving planet

and usually unfolds its story over a period of two or three years,

during the period of this report the action peaks sometime after the

report period.

Currently Pluto is navigating your Eleventh House, suggesting that

your own circumstances and possibilities are currently tied into

larger developments involving organizations, committees, or your

"crowd." This inevitably involves the use of a certain political

adroitness on your part and the capacity to forge and nurture

coalitions and alliances, even if they're just among three or four

people. But behind the group dynamics, there's a deeper layer. What

are your priorities? What do you really want? Certainly, those

desires are currently evolving and their motion is in the direction

of Pluto, as we just described it. In a nutshell: know what you

want and choose your allies accordingly. But what's the core issue?

What part of your own life is at stake? To answer that, we turn our

attention to Mars, which is being invited into development by these

strategic alliances.