By Julie Dieterle

Astrological and astronomical events during this third quarter of the year:

September 18th, 2024 – North Node Lunar Eclipse at 25° Pisces

MERCURY INFLUENCE:

August 5th – August 29th, 2024: Mercury goes retrograde from 4° Virgo to 21° Leo

Mercury retrograde cycles moving from Earth to Fire suggests that our focus is now less on everyday life stuff and resources (Earth) and more on existential questions like Who I am, Why Am I here? What’s my true potential?

This shift to the Fire element encourages us to explore our inner world and reconnect with our vision and spiritual purpose.

JUPITER:

2024 is all about Jupiter! Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. Jupiter rules 2 important things 1) our beliefs, i.e. how we make sense of the world, and 2) the ‘world’ itself i.e. our social circles, our neighborhood, those groups of people that define our sense of belonging.

Jupiter is how we fit – or we don’t – in the world.

In 2024, questions around belonging, social aspirations, or finding our tribe of like-minded people will be more important than ever.

August 14th, 2024 – Mars conjunct Jupiter at 16° Gemini –higher energy

August 19th, 2024 – Jupiter square Saturn at 17° Pisces — challenges

September 15th, 2024 – Venus in Libra trine Jupiter at 20° Gemini — passive positive spiritual traits

(Credit to Astro Butterfly)