Jupiter of SR in the

Houses of the Solar

Return
By
Ciro Discepolo, Italy

I
Ciro Discepolo was born in Naples in 1948,
where he works as a journalist and writer.
He worked for twenty years with the most
popular daily of his town, Il Mattino. He
worked for five years at the CNR (National
Research Council). He has been dealing
with astrology since 1970. He has published
over 50 books, most of them bestsellers in
Italy as well as abroad. In 1990 he founded
the quarterly Ricerca 90, which has been
publishing since then. He has been doing
statistical researches from the very
beginning of his interest in astrology. At the
beginning of the 90s, he obtained very
brilliant results with researches on astral
heredity on a sample of over 75,000
subjects. He has held seminars, courses and
lectures in different universities in Italy and
abroad, and in several culture clubs. He is
deeply
interested
in
informatics.
Astrologically speaking, he followed the
school of Andr Barbault. He founded the
school of Active Astrology

ts a fairly important element of the

SR: it tells where youll find your
main resources during the twelve
months to which the Solar Return refers.
Youll see that the help of Jupiter will be
crucial for the overall result for the year.
Jupiter may give you a helping hand both
in a propulsive way (it gives a trump card
for a precise play) and by acting as a kind
of guardian angel (it restrains the damage
of a certain situation). Yet, you should
keep an eye on the way Jupiter works in
the following three Houses: the second, the
seventh, and the eighth. Often, in these
three houses the lord of Sagittarius reveals
a behaviour which is opposite to its
classical one. It is something similar to
what I wrote about the transit of Jupiter in
the same three Houses of the birth chart.
Jupiter in the First House of SR: Its effect
is usually very positive concerning
recovery from a state of depression, or
from physical and mental dejections;
convalescence after surgery; release from a
period
of
financial,
professional,
sentimental, or familial trouble; end of a
breakdown due to a death or a very bad
disillusion, and so on. With Jupiter so
placed, individuals who usually act with a
massive dose of distrust would tend to
lower their guard, considering others with
more trust than usual. With this position
of Jupiter, people act with more naivety

and more uncritically. This Jupiter is favourable for social contacts, for opening doors of any
kind; but it may be harmful in view of the possibility of being swindled by fellow human
beings. You must be careful, because this position of Jupiter fattens people, for it makes
them relax and it gladdens their heart.
In the most negative cases, it may favour the proliferations of all kinds even the
pathological ones. Thus it may mean hypertrophy in general, immoderation, exaggerations,
overvaluations. Nonetheless, even when you read this position as a problematic one, you
must consider that Jupiter is basically a positive planet, and that it has to be considered as
one of the most powerful protections for ones health, and in general, a bearer of good luck.
Moreover, if its very close to the Ascendant its a real Prozac of the stars, for it reveals an
extremely valid antidepressant performance: it may be a real relief after a bad year.
In the Second House of SR, Jupiter is in one of the three adverse positions that we have to
consider carefully. In the section about the transits of Jupiter you can read what I wrote
about the bistable oscillator. Lets repeat it once again here in brief. A bistable oscillator is an
electronic circuit that determines the inversion of the output signal for any input impulse.
For instance, assume that the oscillator switches on an output bulb when the first impulse
arrives. If a second impulse arrives the oscillator switches the bulb off. At the third impulse,
it switches the bulb on again, and so on. This mean that the position of Jupiter in the three
aforementioned Houses usually induces an inversion of the previous condition. Jupiter in
the 2nd House of SR means certainly an increased circulation of money, but it may be either
an input or an output of money. Only a general outlook of the individuals current situation
helps you understand in which way this Jupiter will work. Here are some examples. If you
find this position in a SR with other Houses involved such as the 12th, the 1st, or the 6th
House, it almost certainly means loss of money. If the SR refers to dealers or businessmen
whose Saturn is transiting their 2nd or 8th radix house, then it almost means certainly an
outflow of money. If the individual is making repairs at home, or if he is purchasing an
estate, and his SR shows an occupation of the 4th House, then it indicates cash
disbursements a real a drain of money. On the contrary, if the SR shows an occupation of
the 4th House and the native is selling an estate, then this Jupiter should mean an inflow of
money much money. If you stick to this reasoning, you should be able to understand the
direction of the flow of capital with a good degree of precision. If a worker has been laid off
and he has got bad transits, with a Jupiter in the 2nd House of SR he might even lose his job
and reduced to penury. Of course, as they say: last but not least you have to consider the
birth chart of the native. For if you are able to make a fortune selling grasshoppers in Africa,
or refrigerators in Alaska, then you are able to increase your income even with this celestial
position. If you were unlucky with money since birth, expect to face further financial
trouble with this celestial position. Such a position may also indicate an increased presence
of the native, who will probably participate in TV programs or public ceremonies, or his
picture may appear on a paper or be broadcast in the news, during the year of this SR. The
native may also show an increased interest (and receive particular satisfaction) in the fields
of photography, theatre, graphics, design, computeraided graphics, commercial art. He
might decide to purchase tools to operate in the aforementioned fields of activity. The native
may even become more beautiful thanks to a diet, a new look, a different hairstyle, a fine
new set of teeth, plastic surgery, or by simply growing a new beard and/or a moustache, and
so on. He takes more care in dressing. With this position of Jupiter it is almost impossible
that the native does not purchase a monitor or a large screen television set, or that he does

not become keen, maybe occasionally, on taking pictures or videos. Probably his picture will
be published in the papers, or maybe he improves his sight by having his eyes operated with
laser surgery. If hes an actor, he will perform more during the year, for instance he may
appear often in a TV commercial.
When Jupiter is in the Third House of SR it simply, although very often, indicates the
purchase of a new car or of a new motorcycle, or a motor scooter, a bicycle, a van, or any
other means of transport. It also points to possible travels and much movement. It may
announce a new job, or a new love affair, or a new therapy involving commuting usually, a
happy and easy commuting. It further portends much communication. You may purchase a
new mobile phone, a cordless phone, a fax machine, a local exchange, a satellite dish, a
modem, an ADSL connection, a printer, a new word processor. Good news arrives to you by
letter, by cable, by fax, or by telephone. You experience good luck in your education.
University students may pass exams brilliantly. You stand good chances to win contests and
tenders. You may take part in courses not only as students, but also as teachers. You may
take advantage of this situation by enrolling in courses of languages, in training courses with
computers, in pursuing postgraduate qualifications, in demanding workshops; or taking part
in seminars, debates, or teachins. Its a good time for writing. You may receive positive
criticisms from the press. There may be very good news from your brothers, sisters, cousins,
and brothersinlaw or sistersinlaw. If you suffer from a pulmonary pathology, you can
expect to recover from it. Good business ideas, lucky decisions. With such a position many
individuals learn how to use a computer. For instance, a learned man who had been writing
for fifty years with pen and paper may start using MSWord under this celestial
configuration. Many natives get their first driving licence or boating licence, regardless of
their age.
Jupiter in the Fourth House of SR almost inevitably means advantages from real estate. It
may result in a good trading or transfer of property; an important business or a move; or
restoration or renovation of your house or your office, your workshop, your shop, or your
workroom This refers to your own property as well as the places where you operate from.
For instance, a bank clerk may be transferred to another, more comfortable agency under
this celestial position. You must seize this opportunity if you plan to purchase a house. It is a
very good position for those who wish to take possession of their own house after years of
difficulties of different kinds. Jupiter in the 4th may also be a time for individuals to
eventually
take
a
rest
at
home
after
having
travelled
for
years.
You may inherit a real estate. From a different point of view, this position may indicate a
better condition for your parents (or parentsinlaw), particularly of your father (or father
inlaw). They may improve their financial, professional, sentimental, or health condition.
Improvement of habitat may also refer to your parents or inlaws (it may be also your
boyfriends or your girlfriends parents). Your relationship with your parents gets better.
You may purchase a camper van or a timeshare flat. You may rent a new studio or
garonnire. You purchase new hard disks or other devices to increase the memory of your
computer. Jupiter in the 4th House may also indicate that you recover serenity at home or at
work. You may get to feel fine once again there after a period of troubles. Ironically, this
position may refer to diseases as well. In fact you might spend much time at home, and
enjoying it, simply because you are sick and you cannot go to work.
Usually Jupiter in the Fifth House of SR is rather spectacular and it facilitates very much

the birth of new love affairs and new flirtations, unless the natives birth chart shows that
hes subject to bad luck in this field. Keep in mind the remarks that follow. Many users of
astrology are persons with a shallow knowledge of the subject. They think that such a
position should grant them the right to get love, always. In fact, things are a little different.
For instance, lets talk about inaugurations. I often happened to be asked to indicate a good
date for the opening of a commercial enterprise. And then, years later, my client complained
that things had gone very wrong financially despite my good piece of advice. Well, this is
quite logical in fact the variables involved are not only of the astrological kind. One has to
take into due account the market conditions. Thus, if you try to sell furs in a tropical
country, your enterprise is bound to fail even if it was born under a wonderful sky.
Similarly, if a definitely ugly man (or a not really charming one) tries to woo a woman
during a party of young, bold and beautiful cadets of a naval academy, you can easily guess
that he stands very little chance to conquer the heart of a lady. Thus this celestial position
may bring a new wonderful love affair or the return of the beloved one in the period
spanning from one birthday to the following birthday, provided that there are objective
conditions for it to happen. In any case, the native has more fun during the year of such a
Solar Return. This fun may derive from playing cards, videogames, music, using the
computer, but also reading classic literature. Even boring books will do. Sometimes I
happened to listen to many people who admitted (after their Solar Return had come to an
end) that they did have fun, although it had been a matter of simply discovering the pleasure
of having conversations with people after a period of seclusion. Jupiter here also announces
possible sports, more cinemas and more theatre. With such a Jupiter people tend to go out to
dinner, to concerts, to the disco, to the country more often. They also have more sex. You
should receive good news from your kids or from young people in general (this has
particularly reference to teachers). You may overcome a problem relevant to your children.
You may also have a baby, even if you dont wish. With this celestial position the natives
fertility increases dramatically, be it a male or a female. Only in extremely rare cases, you
have to read this position as a negative one: for instance, it may involve troubles from your
children. Still about love the most popular subject of all I must add that Jupiter in the 5th
certainly heralds a nice year as far as sex or love is concerned, provided that the native is not
tainted in this field. Except a few cases, it usually forecasts a new meeting, or the return of
an old flame. Some say to me: I am fond of Jeff. If its not Jeff, I am not interested in
anybody else... Well, stars are much more longsighted than the human being. Thus, often,
even if its not Jeff Jupiter makes the native happy.
In the 6th House, the lord of Sagittarius is able to amend many a bad situation, as far as
ones health is concerned. In fact, it gives you good support in healing diseases and it offers
you often unexpected resources to enhance your psychophysical wellbeing. It also acts very
well during convalescences, and more in general, when you recover from hard times due to
sentimental, financial, professional trouble; or due to the death of a beloved one. Therapies
starting under such a Solar Return stand better chances to get positive, concrete, definite
results. It is a good time for surgery, especially for plastic surgery. You can expect better
working conditions, better human relationships at work. It is advisable to recruit new
employees, collaborators, contributors, staff, domestic help during such a SR. Old grudges in
your working environment (your office, your company) find a solution. The period may
be good for a member of your staff too. It also may be that you find that your job, previously
considered as a hard and unpleasant task, is not so bad after all and you reconsider your view
about it. Jupiter in this position means advantages from any kind of therapy, such as mud

bath; thermal treatments; Shiatsu; physiotherapy; fitness; slimming or detoxifying diets

You may receive satisfaction from a pet. Remember that the most protective positions for
your health are the following: Jupiter and Venus in the 6th House of SR or Jupiter and
Venus in the 1st or 12th House of SR (the latter position, especially if the aforementioned
planets are very close to the Ascendant, is certainly very good for this purpose, although it is
usually inconvenient for love life).
In the Seventh House of SR, Jupiter behavior is more or less similar to that of its transit of
the natal 7th House. Usually, due to the bistable effect that I have already described, Jupiter
lends you a helping hand and solves your troubles concerning your love life, marriage, and
anything related with stamped paper. If you are not involved in any affair but you strongly
wish to be involved and if there are at least the theoretical preconditions for that to happen
you can surely hope to have a promising encounter during the twelve months of the Solar
Return. It may be an important person with whom you might establish a quite steady
relationship. Also, if your love life has been recently spoiled by a crisis, a temporary
separation, and/or by incessant tensions, with the arrival of a Solar Return with Jupiter in
the 7th House you stand very good chances to overcome your misunderstandings, and to
restore the nice, peaceful and loving atmosphere of the good old times. The same happens
for legal issues, lawsuits, legal proceedings, pending issues with justice. If you are under
investigation or if you are on trial, if you are engaged in an exhausting lawsuit, then its
highly probable that youll find an important resource, an unexpected help, a kind of
miraculous support, something or somebody who gets you out of trouble or manages to
produce a favourable judgment or at least, a sentence which is not so bad for you. The
other way around, if you are having a wonderful time in your love life and if you arent
facing any trouble at all with the law, then Jupiter in the 7th House may bring huge quarrels,
separations, even a divorce, stamped paper of all kinds, troubles with justice, individuals or
institutions attacking you, declared enemies, and even more: with this Jupiter one can even
expect to be a victim of acts of terrorism, robberies or attempts of robbery. Someone might
wound you. As I said, it is not clear how it really works: still, having collected and studied
thousands and thousands of charts of Solar Returns, I can assert for certain that this rule
proves to be true in the overwhelming majority of the cases, if not in all of them.
The same reasoning can be ascribed to your partner, husband or wife, associates in business,
education, politics, etc. Nonetheless besides the bipolarity that I have defined as bistable
theres another attribute that Ive often met with this celestial position. During the twelve
months of such a SR, your partner, boyfriend or girlfriend, husband or wife, associate or
whatever, is bound to stand out for some reason. They might recover from bad health or
they might grow in their profession or social position, and so on. It is a good time, anyway,
to take somebody into partnership, if this is what you are looking for.
Jupiter in the 8th House of SR, as well as in the 2nd House, means surely a definite
increased flow of money within the natives natural financial situation (i.e. a few millions
for someone, billions for some others). This flow may be incomes or outflows depending
upon inheritance you take possession of; donations; gambling wins; endowments; pensions;
severance pay; arrears; unexpected income; good transactions; or brokerage; but it may also
be gambling losses; theft; huge expenses for your house; your partners debts; frauds you are
a victim of; bad stock speculations or bad speculations in general; money that you lent and
that will never be returned, and so on.

If you dont pay attention, with this position you run the risk of facing real drains of money.
Sometimes the effect of this Jupiter may be deceptive. For instance, it may help you obtain a
loan, a subsidy, a financing, and it helps you to be granted quite huge amounts too but you
may not be able to refund this money later on, so that eventually its presence in the 8th
House may be adverse for you. This position of Jupiter also indicates possible advantages
from
a
death

not
only
financial
advantages.
You stand a fair chance in any kind of underground research it may also be a matter of
digging into your own psyche. Your sexual life gets better. The latter point is not subject to
any twofaced interpretation: it often tells you that a new love affair is arriving, or that
things are bound to settle down positively with your partner. There may be a possible
amplification of the natives psychic powers and likelihood of benefits that have something
to do with cemeteries.
Jupiter in the Ninth House of SR almost always forecasts long and wonderful travels for the
native; journeys to distant places; staying far from home; benefits obtained from foreign
people or foreign places, or relevant to other countries or towns than your place of birth or of
residence. From any point of view the abroad and the far away are favourable to you: they
give you benefits, they help you in finding work, money, health, love, or fame. You may be
cured by foreign doctors and/or in a foreign hospital. Jobs or collaborations may be offered
to you provided that you move to another town. You get the chance to attend foreign
courses, in foreign universities. You may obtain a higher qualification abroad. Jupiter in this
House also favours any kind of advanced studies, mainly if they refer to anything far from
your daily fields of expertise, such as philosophy, astrology, parapsychology, theology, yoga,
and so on. You can learn a foreign language or a programming language; you can also get to
master a particularly complex piece of software. It is an excellent period for going and living
in another town or for trying and reaching an agreement with people or institutions not
belonging to your geographical area. How could we define ideally what the 9th House really
refers to? It refers to any place where they speak a language or a dialect other than your own.
In my long years of practising and studying Solar Returns, I very often happened to see that
this position of Jupiter corresponds, for instance, also to the first flying experience of people
who have a deep distrust of planes.
Jupiter in the Tenth House of Solar Return is almost always a positive signal concerning
your growth normally its a professional growth. Such a growth may refer to more general
kinds of emancipations, such as learning to swim or to swallow pills (many adults are not
able to do it in fact). Some people grow by getting rid of an unpleasant person; some others
fly for the first time in their life. Others get a perfect sight thanks to a successful surgery.
Others learn a foreign language perfectly; others get to master a personal computer. You
may also become stronger psychologically; overcome fears or taboos; identify profitable
projects for the future; meet people who can change your life; complete your university
education; purchase your dream house; become a father or a mother; get married, and so on.
Nonetheless I have to say that such a position is much less powerful than an Ascendant of
SR in the 10th House of birth (on the other hand the latter has got contraindications, while
Jupiter in the 10th hasnt got any at all). I dont know why, but Ive personally experienced it
over thousands of cases. The results that can be obtained by a Jupiter in the 10th House of
SR are, almost always, irreversible. It is my opinion, formed after many decades of
experimentation, that (expect a few cases) a Jupiter strictly conjunct with the MC is the best
combination that one can obtain in a Solar Return chart. In some cases this celestial position

announces a very good period for the natives mother: she may improve her professional
position; she may become famous; she may get financial benefits; she may experience a
particularly good period for her health or her love; or it may be that the natives relationship
with her mother gets better.
Jupiter in the Eleventh House of SR helps you very much through friends in high places,
important contacts, powerful acquaintances such as politicians, judges, officials. These
people may offer you a job, give you a position of responsibility, contract you, or ask you to
estimate something. They may show you the precise way to get to be operated by a famous
surgeon or to be visited by important specialists. They may put in a good word for you to
attend a course or to be accepted into an exclusive club. In other words you may get support
in any field of your life, even ordinary spheres of your daily life as for instance, somebody
might put you through to his own personal car mechanic and ask him confer preferential
treatment to your car During the twelve months of such a Solar Return you might receive
assistance of all kinds; you will sense more friendship around yourself, and receive concrete
signs of support from your friends. In a nutshell, this will be a year of very good projects;
propel you toward professional growth; your projects begin to show desired results. There
may be possible benefits from a death. You easily overcome a risk of death for yourself or a
beloved one. This year will establish new and very good friendships. Jupiter in the 11th
House has always to be read as a positive factor, and its only a rung lower than Jupiter in
the 7th House of SR.
Jupiter in the Twelve House of SR is perhaps in its best position because, although it does
not help you effectively in any precise direction, it works like a wild card, like a guardian
angel who helps you recover from every negative situation and avoid all dangers; it helps
you rehabilitate, get out of troubles. It is a real universal remedy to recover after a disease; to
get out from legal troubles; to overcome a financial tragedy; to recover from the suffering of
a separation or of a death. Its effects are never impressive, but they are extremely evident for
those who honestly consider their own condition. Its presence in a Solar Return guarantees
that you wont have any dramatic year, from any point of view. You wont run any risk
even if, say, you walk on a rope suspended between two skyscrapers: Jupiter will be your
net below you. This is the position that more than all the other positions makes you
appreciate that Jupiter really is a good planet only if it wants to be good.