Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest WhatsAppRecent ChangesSend via e-MailPrintPermalink × Jupiter in Capricorn JUPITER being in his fall in Capricorn, the earthy qualities of the sign detract from the buoyancy and good humor of the planet and tend to “freeze the genial currents of the soul.” The mind is more serious and less hopeful than is usual with Jupiter; and, while the position may incline the nature to philosophy and contemplative learning, the religious instincts, though serious, are not always orthodox. Jupiter badly aspected may become the demon of debauch. This is evidently the case with Michael Angelo and Oscar Wilde, in both of which cases the legend of Ganymede may be remembered. Wilde's Jupiter is squared by the Sun, which is apt to make its influence loose and gross, and the trine of Uranus and sextile of Neptune can give no counterbalance to such impulses, for these rather tend to accentuate so-called perversions. Jupiter, too, is in {387} the house of pleasures, allowing the full development of the sensual side of his nature; and we have seen that Venus in Libra tends to strange refinements of the sex life. It is, taking it altogether, a most unfortunate position. Michael Angelo, though “immoral” in just the same way as Wilde, has Mercury and Venus sextile to Jupiter on one side and the Moon and Uranus on the other. But the opposition of Saturn steadies this combination and Jupiter is in the eleventh house which does not allow such loose rein to these impulses as the fifth house. We have one great visionary, Swedenborg, with this position of Jupiter, and the material character of his visions is no doubt due to this. No man ever went so far in bringing angels to earth; his heaven is as objective as that of the orthodox Christian; indeed, more so, because it is more detailed. No man was ever less mystic in the true sense of the word, or held together more firmly the bonds of spirit and matter. Uranus, in conjunction with the Moon, is trine to Jupiter; and here the Moon stands for materiality, while Uranus gives the illumination and the originality. A touch of the fleshly may be conferred by Venus rising twelve degrees above Jupiter, who, as the Lord of the Ascendant, is certainly the key of the complex. It is extremely interesting to observe through such cases, how, in every complex, the key dominates the entire configuration on the large scale, and yet how every single aspect insists upon achieving its own special signification. The position gives a curiously paradoxical combination of economy and extravagance; the native being apt to be parsimonious in small matters and to spend liberally in large amounts. Many successful merchants and manufacturers are found with this position; and, of course Capricorn endows Jupiter with fortunate influences in any occupation connected with the earth. The following well known persons were also born with Jupiter in the sign of Capricorn: Andrew Mellon Ramsay MacDonald Charlie Chaplin Camille M. Flammarion {388} Prof. J. H. Hyslop DeLancey Nicoll Francis Wilson Rudyard Kipling Bolton Hall Will Levington Comfort Edith Cavell Gelett Burgess For the benefit of those who are not in possession of Raphael's Ephemeris, or who are not able to interpret the symbols contained therein, the years when Jupiter is in the sign Capricorn are as follows: From December 18th 1841 through January 4th, 1843 December 2nd 1853 “ December 18th 1854 November 15th 1865 ” April 11th 1866 June 29th 1866 “ November 29th 1866 March 1st ” June 9th 1877 October 26th 1877 “ March 14th 1878 August 12th ” November 3rd 1878 February 6th “ July 23rd 1889 September 26th 1889 ” February 22nd 1890 January 19th 1901 “ February 6th 1902 January 3rd 1913 ” January 21st 1914 December 18th 1924 “ January 5th 1926 Previous | Astrology: Your Place Among the Stars | Next Thelema If you have found this material useful or enlightening, you may also be interested in Thelema Liber Legis, The Book of the Law Ordo Templi Orientis A∴A∴ Trademark Ordo Templi Orientis, O.T.O., and the O.T.O. Lamen design are registered trademarks of Ordo Templi Orientis. Copyright All copyrights on Aleister Crowley material are held by Ordo Templi Orientis. This site is not an official O.T.O. website, and is neither sponsored by nor controlled by Ordo Templi Orientis. The text of this Aleister Crowley material is made available here only for personal and non-commercial use. This material is provided here in a convenient searchable form as a study resource for those seekers looking for it in their research. For any commercial use, please contact Ordo Templi Orientis. Last modified: 2018/02/08 11:07by John Bell