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Jupiter’s Turning Retrograde

💥 HOLISTIC ASTROLOGY


Welcome to the latest 2025 Hellscape update!

Any planet changing direction, from retrograde to direct, or vice versa, is always very interesting and significant. But this figures to be the most ‘interesting’ Jupiter retrograde period I’ve ever witnessed. Jupiter will turn retrograde in one week, on November 11th, 2025, from an especially impactful place in the zodiac, and the retrograde period will last until March 11th, 2026. I’ll discuss this both economically and generally.

Jupiter currently sits in Cancer, its sign of exaltation, in both zodiacs, in both western and vedic astrology, and even in vedic navamsa. While this doesn’t mean something simplistic, such as “it’s good,” it does still mean an awful lot. Jupiter enjoys being in Cancer more than any other sign because it’s a soft and nurturing sign, a place where one can lavish others with praise and support, not unlike a kind mother or father. And as Jupiter is a generous and uplifting planet by nature, Cancer feels like his personal Disneyland.

Perhaps the most fundamental general rule in astrology that is not yet widely understood is the fact that while a planet is retrograde, it will also give the results of being in the opposite sign. I learned this initially from vedic astrology, by extrapolating from some ancient vedic texts that say a retrograde but fallen planet acts as if exalted, but mostly from the contemporary tradition led by Sanjay Rath. So in this case, Jupiter’s retrograde will begin to give the results of being in Capricorn as well, in both zodiacs, and the tradition of astrology has understood for thousands of years that Capricorn is Jupiter’s sign of “Fall” or “Depression,” which doesn’t translate to “it’s bad,” but it does still mean an awful lot—and that can be very heavy, indeed.

Back in 2020, I made predictions on my public FB page that pinpointed quite accurately the months during which we would see the heaviest impact from the pandemic. As it turned out, the four months that I cited turned out to be the four months with the highest death tolls. How did I make this prediction? Simple: I pointed out, before the fact, the months during which Jupiter would be in Capricorn in both tropical and sidereal astrology, essentially western and vedic astrology.


REVIEWING VENUS RX


I used this same principle to make a very accurate prediction earlier this year when Venus was retrograde in both tropical and sidereal Pisces (exaltation), in which I said on March 11th:

“March 2025 might be a really, really messy month. Over the short-term in the markets, I wonder if we’ll see a significant improvement taking placement sometime around when Venus turns direct (in sidereal Pisces), on April 12th. Because at that point we’re no longer experiencing the reversal of the energy of Venus, we’ll be experiencing her full-blast in her exaltation sign, and in both zodiacs! If you’re a hopeful type, this is a pretty solid astrological reason to hope that something improves economically.”

When I wrote my piece on March 11th, the S&P was already down 6-7% from the beginning of the Venus Rx on March 1st. After I wrote my piece, the S&P went down an additional 3.5% before she turned direct, producing a 10% downturn over the entirety of the time Venus was retrograde. If we consider the intra-day low on April 8th around 4,830, when Venus was still Rx, the S&P had actually fallen a whopping 21% from the beginning of Venus Rx.

After Venus turned direct near her exaltation degree on April 12th, the markets began a significant upward climb. So my general prediction about the markets being in especially dangerous territory during the Venus retrograde proved to be true, as has my guess that we could see improvement after she turned direct again. The exaltation of Venus is what made this effect so dramatic.

As of today, the S&P 500 has gained about 25.8% in value since Venus turned direct on April 12th (from 5,406 to 6,803) . However, there is an excellent chance that that momentum will be ending if not reversing starting approximately one week from now. That this Jupiter station will be in a perfect trine to the position where Venus turned direct on April 12th earlier this year, seems to signify a tremendous turning point that figures to reverse the economic upturn and momentum that we can clearly see beginning at that time in April.

JUPITER IN CANCER TO JUPITER RX IN CANCER


Jupiter entered tropical Cancer on June 9th, 2025 and the S&P has gained about 15% in value since that time. Since then, we find ourselves in an economic situation that many economists are describing as quite odd. So many markets continue to gain value in ways that don’t make typical sense. The US stock market has grown in ways that look like a bubble, as price-to-earning ratios look absurd on paper, with a great deal of growth happening quickly, and yet at the same time gold recently rocketed up to a value near $4,400 per ounce, after beginning the year around $2,650 per ounce. The US’s Fed is lowering rates, even as they are concerned about the economy, inflation, and jobs numbers in what appears to be a potential stagflation ahead.

In short, the economic conditions look about as ripe as they have ever been for a potential systemic crash, and many in the know seem to be protecting themselves by moving money into places like commodities and gold. And I have to wonder if Jupiter moving from a signature of great faith, optimism, hope, and expansion--direct in Cancer in both zodiacs--to its retrograde period that will literally reverse that symbolism into something quite opposite could be a rather blaring omen pointing at the possibility of such a crash.

At the very least, I would expect overall sentiment on the planet to move drastically into even more depressing territory, which should at least slow momentum in markets along with new and negative economic news, if not leading to a serious economic pullback. Maybe even an historic crash coming sometime between the middle of November and the middle of March.


NEPTUNE AND SATURN IN ARIES: SELF-INFLICTED US WOUNDS


Neptune will be returning to tropical Aries on January 26th, 2026. This echoes the very same astrological event that occurred literally 36 hours before the first shots were fired in the US Civil War in 1861, as well as the same event repeating in 2025 literally three days before Trump announced our “liberation day,” in which his global tariffs were announced, which have been likened to him initiating an economic nuclear war, which also coincides with new economic challenges within the US due to the impact of these tariffs, an impact that arguably has barely even begun to really wreak havoc upon us.

We can then expect a high probability of another of the USA’s most historic all-time self-inflicted wounds to take place around January and February of 2026. This could have a dramatic economic impact, but it could also have a dramatic warlike quality. That this is happening while Jupiter will be retrograde in Cancer is entirely ominous. And Trump himself, with Venus at 25+ Cancer and Saturn at 23+ Cancer, figures to feel the reversal of Jupiter quite profoundly and personally; we may see some of his “good luck” soon taking quite a turn.

FROM HOPEFULNESS TO HEAVINESS: DARK BEFORE THE DAWN

The famous sentiment that it is always darkest before the dawn seems especially relevant now, and I would say that the upcoming four-month Jupiter retrograde is likely to coincide with that darkness. However, this same pattern will repeat in 2027 when Jupiter turns retrograde in sidereal (typically, vedic) Cancer from January 24th, 2027 to April 12th, 2027, when Jupiter will also conjoin the south node of the moon (Ketu) and Mars in sidereal Cancer. April 2027 figures to be a very dramatic month, and another decent bet for a possible financial crash or an especially “dark before the dawn” moment on planet earth with peace at some kind of nadir.

In the meantime, though, we have to prepare ourselves for one heck of a metaphorical winter. Despite the dramatic and disruptive events taking place on the globe in 2025, we can still see and feel those signs of Jupiterian hope. Not only have the markets roared upward in what looks to be some kind of bubble, but we recently saw the largest protest in US history, with 7 million people taking to the streets in an attempt to remind us that we are supposed to be a democracy that doesn’t invest absolute power in a kinglike figure. During that protest, there were literally zero incidents of arrests of the protesters, though there were 22 arrests of people attempting to disrupt the protests.

You may have also noticed some interesting, expansive Cancerian events around you in recent months. For example, my former wife and I both have Saturn at 25 tropical Cancer, the very degree of this Saturn station. She just bought a house and I’m having so many wonderful events happening in my own life, experiencing a wonderful new relationship and remarkable clarity.

But we’re about to experience this dramatic astrological turn, and it will likely be both noticed in the wider world as well as experienced personally. At this time, you may have to descend into some heavier internal spaces that test your faith, though you may also be able to help others who are in desperate need of friendship and support.

Just as markets cannot go up forever, neither can our own personal gains, good fortune, and successes. Our lives sway between cycles of expansion and contraction, pleasure and pain, hope and despair. And when it’s dark, before the dawn, being able to be a witness to our own thoughts and emotions is critical, as well as supporting ourselves with healthy habits and positive people. We’re going into a window during which sticking together and keeping up our faith will be critical to our wellbeing. And now that you know such a period may be coming soon, you’re also being reminded that this too shall pass.

What might be more ideal about this period? The symbolism of Jupiter in Capricorn is typically quite good for our professional careers, and this symbolism will be active during this Jupiter retrograde, so one of the best ways to endure the coming Jupiterian winter may be to buckle down and work toward the material goals that will allow us to make a difference in the outer world while investing in our longterm potential. It may not be as much fun, but sometimes it takes a metaphorical winter to increase our focus and get us to put in the hours of dedication our goals require. Might as well buckle down and get to work. I’ll be doing my best to use this time to work on my creative projects.

And if you ever need a chat with a friendly neighborhood astrologer, or classes and tutoring in the area of locational astrology, feel free to reach out to me and I’ll be there for you. I’m also considering teaching a class next year focusing on intimate relationships, so please let me know if you might be interested in joining us for that.

Humbly,

In Surrender,

May all beings be happy and free!

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