Jupiter and Saturn are approaching their exact trine a week from today. Therefore, the energy of their pairing is very strong this week, in all our lives.
These are slow-moving planets, they represent longer cycles in our lives, things that develop over months and years. For instance, if you're studying towards a degree, building a big website, building a business, working on a big project at work, taking care of aging parents, seeking serious help for medical issues, applying for citizenship in another country, etc... all these are Jupiter-Saturn coded by the fact they take up such long stretches of time in our life.
Also, Jupiter & Saturn are both related to our development in life. Learning skills over long periods of time, acquiring experience and becoming much more competent, practicing our craft at higher levels, expanding into new territories, cultivating our understanding of the practical affairs of life, understanding what life is and becoming ever-more wise with the years that pass.
Therefore, when Jupiter and Saturn come together, it is the meeting point of these greater cycles of progress & development. So right now, in the last week of August, we are particularly likely to see important progress in our endeavors, to recognize how much we have learned in the past, to observe how much there is to yet to learn in the future.
It's a time window where floating ideas can suddenly click into place and come together, after many weeks or months of frustration or confusion. It doesn't mean the work is done by any means - Jupiter and Saturn will continue moving and meet again and again in different aspects in the future. But right NOW we are taking important steps in our current circumstances.
It is also a time where we can experience a growth spurt, especially noticeable in young people, if you have some in your life. This growth spurt is not really physical - it's more mental. Noticing you understand something better than ever before. Seeing that you are more adult in the way you handle a difficult situation. Noticing how practical you have become in your worldly dealings after enough experience. Experiencing critical turning points where you feel your life taking a certain direction with greater velocity.
People who have been influential in your life in the past are very likely to come up right now, even if it's just in your mind. People you have worked with on projects before, people who are very competent and masterful, people who you admire in your field - these are all frontline at the moment.
In fact, teaching figures of any kind are forefront, given that the Sun and Mercury have also just moved into Virgo. Therefore, you're very likely to be working with someone giving you professional counsel, and reaching a greater feeling of appreciation for them. So - having a mentor, a coach, someone who is training you, someone you're learning from. And it goes both ways - this can be a period where you are the teacher and experiencing the gift of transmitting your knowledge to a captivated audience.
Are you experiencing any of this already? I would love to hear how this is showing up for you. Personal stories give texture and color that bring these transits to life!