Aspects
Descendant Opposition Jupiter
Your own optimism and breadth stand at the self-pole, pressing on the relationship axis. With Jupiter opposite your The point directly opposite the Ascendant, on the western horizon. It describes partnership, others, and what you seek in relationship., falling on the The zodiac degree rising on the eastern horizon at your birth, also called the rising sign. It sets the whole house framework of the chart and colors how you meet the world., you bring generosity, faith, and a large vision directly into your partnerships, meeting a close other with warmth and expansive good will. You are nobody's small presence in love; a partner meets your enthusiasm, your generosity, and your need for a relationship that grows. The gift is a benevolent, broadening way of relating. The shadow is overwhelming a partner with your bigness, over-promising, or making a bond carry more than is realistic. The lifelong task is to keep your generous spirit while leaving real room for a partner's own measure, meeting as equals rather than as benefactor and beneficiary.
Lean in — Keep your generous spirit while honoring a partner's own measure.
Watch for — Overwhelm a partner with your bigness or over-promise.
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Sources
- Hand, Horoscope Symbols (1981)Reads the natal Jupiter's opposition to the Descendant as a defining statement about how growth and faith meet partnership and the committed other.
- Forrest, The Inner Sky (1984)Gives the modern natal reading of Jupiter's opposition to the Descendant as a core feature of the birth chart's optimism.
- Sasportas, The Twelve Houses (1985)Sasportas's study of the houses grounds the Descendant as the seventh-house axis of partnership and the committed other.