Weekly Horoscope

JUPITER RETROGRADE

Jupiter, the planet of good fortune and higher purpose, turns retrograde on October 9th. Like Saturn, Jupiter is a planet of tests. But instead of withholding things from you, Jupiter usually piles on the good stuff – like a budding romance, an uptick in finances, or a bushel of golden opportunities – before pulling the plug. Retrogrades signal a planet’s about-face. The planet changes direction and either undoes all the good work it’s done or shows us a side of itself that doesn’t gibe with what we saw before. It’s understandable that you might feel duped and even angry, but there is a higher purpose to Jupiter’s backward motion and that’s for you to grow. We don’t grow if things come easy. That’s why prosperity makes us forgetful. We only grow if we’re inspired to. Now you’re free to go back the way you came. There’s nothing saying you can’t stay inside your comfort zone, but if you’re willing to go and take a running leap of faith you might like where you land on February 4th.