Jupiter is a planet of growth, expansion, and knowledge. It represents our inner guru, to whom we can seek advice. Jupiter is strongly associated with opportunity. Where Jupiter is located in the birth chart, we tend to feel confident and have faith in the outcome of events. It also indicates the areas where we can most grow and excel. An unfavorable Jupiter position is similar to an imbalanced Vishuddha chakra in that it causes growth issues, which manifest as physical issues such as thyroid problems and inadequate growth. There are also psychological issues with comprehension. When Jupiter is in a favorable position or the Vishuddha chakra is balanced, we learn quickly, grow in areas of interest, and have the ability to communicate in multiple languages. Jupiter rules the sign of Sagittarius, which is associated with beliefs, higher education, idioms, and long-distance travel.
Nevertheless, our Jupiter placement usually describes an area where we can enjoy a certain measure of protection. Frequently, wherever Jupiter is or with respect to what it is touching , things just fall in our lap, without any special effort. Often it is through being in the right place at the right time. Or, in other words, it is our lucky placement in the chart. Jupiter confers a certain buoyancy and bounce to the proceedings and brings a sense of direction and purpose in our life, hence acting like an inner compass to avoid sidetracking our individual route.
Our Jupiter position by house and aspect shows where and how we seek to grow. It also shows where we need room to grow. Growth implies moving forward, going beyond current limits; it implies looking beyond the seeming perimeters of the current situation and glimpsing its true meaning and possibilities. Jupiterian energy breaks away old belief systems. Life becomes much more joyous if we believe that it has some kind of larger meaning; without a sense of meaning or purpose, life can feel very bleak indeed. The Vishuddha chakra is where we can tune ourselves in to our life’s purpose.
The Jupiterian person believes that anything is possible. The Jupiterian impulse causes a dislike of responsibilities as well as a dislike of all limits; in Jupiterian mode, we like to be at liberty, always expressing ourselves in grandiose and unlimited ways, and in this mode, we also require a lot of space to do so. The element of the Vishuddha chakra is ether (space), which serves as a link between the cosmos and the terrestrial world. Because of its emptiness, subtlety, and omnipresence, it is regarded as all-encompassing and is referred to as the spirit.
People in high places often have affluence and influence. If Jupiter is found in your eleven house of friends, for instance, then perhaps you have friends in high places. Linked with anything social in the chart, the influence of Jupiter inclines to social climbing. Also to patronage; the Jupiter type may seek to protect another. There is an impulse so grow socially for the benefit of everybody. The throat chakra is the energy center where Lord Shiva contained the poison which threatened with destroy the world. It was eventually dissolved at this point.
Health problems where Jupiter is the triggering factor are usually caused by excess of some kind. With Jupiter there is a tendency towards surfeit and congestion, fullness and over-production. Growths of all kinds – including cancerous growths, owe much to the planet, as does obesity. Those who have the planet Jupiter linked to the Sun, Moon and Ascendant (or its ruler) may incline to corpulence.
Wider and deeper implications and meanings are realized and the ability to glimpse and judge correctly under the light of the greater whole starts to unfold under Jupiterian energy. Wisdom is the capability to judge correctly and make the right decisions at the right time, and Jupiterian energy makes this possible.