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In Astrology and Humor, I gave
celebrity examples to illustrate the various humor styles of the Jupiter signs.
I want to talk a bit about a recent insight I had about Jupiter and the
importance of “working your Jupiter” as a taproot to more happiness.
When it comes to transiting Jupiter, we wait for those
lovely moments when the J-planet waltzes through our key houses, usually the
angular ones, or trines our Venus or something equally delightful. But I did
say moments.
As I’ve noted before, Jupiter transits seem like they last
seconds compared to the outer planets, especially Pluto. The PUNCs feel like
they’re pressuring us for decades. They’re like a not-so-favorite visiting
relative who won’t go home. I got to thinking, why do we sit around waiting for
Jupiter’s short-lived, relatively cheap thrills? It seems hedonistic at best
and boring in-between visits by astrological Santa. There must be some deeper
and more effective way of harnessing old Jove’s fun and playful energy. But
then, my Jupiter is in Scorpio. I’m always stalking the deep end of the pool.
This aha came up
as I found myself in very Scorpionic circumstances, noticing how my personal
Jupiter sign was responsible for tickling my funny bone. My husband’s
disability suddenly worsened recently, and he’s now in a wheelchair. He has
some accompanying health issues to where, at least temporarily, I’ve been his
24/7 nurse, complete with bedpans and urinals—personal plumbing and lower
chakra parts being very Scorpionic territory. If you remember that scene in Mr.
Mom where Michael Keaton dons a gas mask and long tongs to do diaper duty, you
have an inkling (stinkling?) of the potential for humor. I cannot tell you the
Scorpionic things we have laughed about, almost till we both needed Depends.
Also consider we’re both Virgos. “Can you imagine Mr. Monk doing this?” I asked
one day. The visual alone of a semi delivering his day’s supply of wipes was
enough to give me belly spasms.
Since Tim and I were born close together and both have
Jupiter in Scorpio, we double our tendency toward gallows and scatological
humor. (Don’t ask our reaction to the campfire scene in Blazing Saddles, the first time anyone dared to air certain sound
effects on-screen.) And don’t get me started on sexual innuendos. We can’t help
ourselves. He also made a comment after one of these hilarity conniptions that
I’m entering into my Compliment Hall of Fame:
"You make life fun, even when it sucks.”
~ Tim to Joyce
Isn’t that, ultimately, what we all want to be able to do?
To laugh and find the “light” even when life gives us lemons? Making lemons into
lemonade is also a very Chironic concept, and we both have Chiron in Scorpio,
as well.
So here’s what I’m thinking. Take another look at Astrology and Humor and the topics that
are dear to your own Jupiter. Be sure you find comedians, movies and life
circumstances that put you in the middle of those topics, because there’s where
you’ll “find funny”—and healing.
The health benefits of laughing are well known, both
physiological and psychological. Consider the turf of your natal Jupiter the
pop stand where you get your joy juice, your elixir of life. If you’ve got
“hard” aspects to Jupiter, they’re worth working through to get to your humorous.
Just one caution. Try to stick to the most appealing side of
your J-sign. And remember, Jupiter tends to overdo everything. Some Jupiter
signs would not want an excess of what makes them laugh, mine lately,
especially!
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