The Sun and the Moon are known as the luminaries of the astrological pantheon. They light up the chart and are the two most important “planets” (or “wanderers”, as the original term meant) of any astrological chart – natal, or otherwise. Yet, beyond the role of the Moon’s sign as indicator of a person’s “emotional style”, or of the Sun’s function as a mere carrier of an individual’s Sun-sign traits, astrologers do not spend much time discussing the crucial role that these two indicators play in shaping a person’s experiences throughout the life. So it’s now high time we give the luminaries the respect they deserve by speaking with some depth about this important topic.
Let’s begin by more broadly addressing what LIGHT is metaphysically, and how it functions in the chart. I use the metaphor of “life as a journey” as a teaching analogy that makes elements of the natal chart more accessible to interpretation. When we take a journey, we can travel by day or we can travel by night. The birth chart is the same. When the Sun is above the horizon in a chart, it depicts a journey by day. Conversely, when the Sun is below the horizon, the chart speaks of a nocturnal journey. As in real life, historically and individually, our relationship to the world by day has been quite different than our relationship to it by night. The amount of light we have to illuminate our path will shape the types of things we encounter, what we do on that journey, how much energy we have, and how we feel about the journey itself.
Historically, for the better part of our human existence and before artificial lighting was invented, we have tended to be more active during the day and retreated indoors to rest during the night. Mostly, this is because humans are not physiologically equipped to see well at night. Before the invention of fire, and the adoption of protective living dwellings, the nighttime was also a time of greater danger, when other, more well-equipped, nocturnal creatures might have hunted unsuspecting prey, some of which might have included us! Thus, when man was nomadic, the daytime was a time for engaging in necessary activities and deciding upon the path forward, while the nighttime was habitually a time for rest and safety amongst the group. In the illuminated part of the day we have more energy, we feel empowered, and we can see more paths (or options) forward on our journey.
This ability to see outwardly is internalized at night via dreams and shared stories. Therefore, Light represents dynamic energy, mental clarity and the wisdom to see beyond one’s current circumstances, while the absolute absence of Light, indicates the absence of mental clarity, the lack of life energy, and the inability to see beyond our current situation or to choose our path forward. Light has been associated with the divine because it represents the animating principle, which is the force that defines Life, in contrast to that which is Lifeless. When we light a candle, we’re not simply invoking the divine, we’re actually invoking our own capacity for illumination and for “clear-seeing”, both internally in our psychological capacity, and externally in order to clearly see on our life’s path. Day and night-time journeys are both illuminated, but they are very different.
External vs Internal Orientation
The first and probably most important distinction, involves our habitual way of interacting with the world. As I alluded to above, humans have been historically conditioned to engage in the external world during the daytime, such as when we go to work or travel to another town, or go shopping, or engage in some leisure activity, or go to school, etc. The activities we do in the daytime often have us oriented and focused on the external world that exists outside of ourselves. This is the world where we seek to meet worldly goals and fulfill worldly aspirations. [I choose the words “goals” and “aspirations” carefully, as these ideas relate to the two planets that are sect mates of the Sun: Saturn and Jupiter, respectively. But I’ll return to the role of the sect mates shortly…] In a chart that is diurnal, the native will bring his perception outward toward external goals and objects that he needs to seek and to interact with.
In contrast, the person born with a nocturnal chart (i.e., the Sun is below the horizon, irrespective of where the Moon is located) will be internally oriented. What that means is that they will interact with the world by bringing their perception inwards and processing the world mentally or emotionally. The Moon is a reflector of Light. It does not emit Light itself, but rather receives it and reflects it back into the world. Therefore, it must internalize within itself, the external Light of the Sun. Nocturnal natives will do this by processing life events, activities and interactions through the mind and the body. For this reason, nocturnal natives can be excellent at recreating the world within through imagination and storytelling -- which is the reason why an angular Moon was significantly correlated with eminent fiction writers in the Gauquelin profession studies.
Because the nighttime was historically a time of increased predatory danger and because nocturnal individuals will tend to process the world internally, they have a greater tendency to become engaged in worries, anxious thoughts and emotional distress. This is because they are far more attuned to the dangers of the outside world and more intent on creating safety and comfort. Because of this attentiveness to external threats, they are also far more other-oriented than diurnal births. This can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, they can be very perceptive and more attuned to community and the needs of others. On the other hand, it can make them overly self-conscious and preoccupied with what others think and feel. Boundary issues can come up with those born at night. A nocturnal person is more likely to perceive what is happening socially and emotionally with others, than a diurnal one, who will tend to be more autonomous and self-oriented in their interactions.
Selection vs Inclusion
Another key difference between the solar Light and lunar Light is the planetary principle associated with each luminary. Solar Light is masculine, dynamic and proactive. It is emitted from the Sun as a ray that travels, just as the Sun itself travels the world along its “circular journey” as seen across the horizon annually. As stated earlier, movement and action are masculine characteristics of Light in general. If we imagine the act of procreation – which is very similar to how Light creates images in the external world -- we can see the same masculine, dynamic characteristics in the sperm, as it seeks an egg to fertilize. It seeks and targets an earthly, external object which must be receptive to receiving it. Solar Light does the same thing. It’s like a spot light that selects an object that it seeks and targets. That object, once under the traveling rays of the Sun is thereby selected from amongst an array of earthly potential objects that were not selected. Some of the non-selected objects may be cast into the shadows of the “spotlight”.
By contrast, Lunar Light is more diffused. Rather than highlighting a particular object, the Moon shines a softer glow upon a greater number of things. It therefore includes more objects under its protective radiance that would otherwise be bathed in pitch darkness. Thus, the principle of lunar Light is inclusion, rather than selection. Furthermore, the Moon’s Light is not its own. This Light is received from the Sun by the Moon, which then reflects it in the form of a protective enclosure over the Earth. Because the Moon must accept the Solar Light in order to generate this protective Light “enclosure”, the Lunar light is feminine and akin to the egg in procreation. In receiving “the sperm” or the Solar Light, it perceives what it will nurture within it. Therefore, nocturnal Light functions as a feminine, receptive and inclusive force in the life of the individual.
But just as the world turns, the chart also TURNS!
The Earth is not a static thing. The day gives way to night and night gives way to day. So, depending upon where in the sky the Sun was at birth, all of us will also experience a Light condition that is very different from the one we were born into. And this opposite Light condition could conceivably last for 42 years of our life! If we’re lucky, we get two stabs at the birth light condition. For example, if one is born during the day, the Sun will eventually set in your Turned chart, and your journey will become a nocturnal one for the following 42 years, or until you are no longer living, whichever happens to come first. The exact duration of each phase will depend upon how early in the morning you were born. For those born at night, at some point in your life (depending upon how late in the night you were born), the Sun will rise over the horizon in the Turning and the chart will become diurnal. Your life will feel quite different after that. (You can learn about how charts Turn in this earlier article.) These periods of sunrise or sunset are very noticeable and impactful, since each may happen only once in a lifetime. For example, a person born right at sunrise, will at most, only get one sunset at age 42 and one sunrise, another 42 years after that, if they live past age 84.
These transitions can sometimes be quite difficult to adjust to because the native is having to adapt to a different way of interacting with the world from the one he was accustomed to from birth. It’s not necessarily always a challenging transition. But it will almost always represent a time of adjustment. For example, Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the US Senate when the Sun rose in his Turning in 2003. Up until then, he’d only been involved with local politics. This would mark the start of his formal entrance into national politics. The sunrise – a birthing symbol – indicates an entry into a new external environment. Sunset can be more challenging in adulthood, as it is a symbol of a transition into a more internal environment. However, it can also indicate marriage or a refocus on family life, since it occurs on the descendant angle. Whether sunrise or sunset, Light transitions can also represent a blessing that allows for those who’ve had unfortunate early conditions to evolve beyond their early conditioning. We always get a chance to experience both Light conditions. It’s the conscious integration of both halves of our journey that can crystalize into an awareness of our soul’s purpose.
Solar and Lunar “Missions”
Our Light mission is an undertaking or quest that can take a lifetime to completely figure out and complete. They are indicated by the overall placement and sign of the native’s dominant luminary. A person born into a diurnal chart – and therefore, with the Sun as their dominant luminary -- will come into the life with an externally oriented mission to complete. [This is not about personality traits and does not mean that they will be more extroverted. Please do not conflate personality with life mission!] It simply means that their purpose will be to prioritize an external quest, rather than an internal one.
But because of the Turning of the chart, a large portion of the life may be engaged in what appears on the surface to look like the frustration of that life’s mission, as we are traversing the contrary dominant light phase. For example, a woman (with the Sun in the 10th ) who has a clear idea that she wants to be become an entrepreneur of her own business, may spend a large portion of her life concerned that she does not have the appropriate training or a valuable enough product that others in her industry may want (Moon in the 2nd). So she may engage in the tangible development of merchandise or of the honing of her skills during the nocturnal phase of her life. Conversely, a man born at night with the Moon in the 12th, who discovers that he wants to help take care for others, may spend his time during the diurnal phase, gaining admiration and esteem in school (Sun in the 9th) so that he may become a physician and possibly work in a hospital. But for most of us, we don’t always know our mission or purpose when we are young. Some of us, don’t even know it when we’re older! But all solar missions have a similar meaning.
In stories, the most obvious diurnal chart missions are those embodied by solar heroes. For example, Luke Skywalker is an obvious modern day solar hero, whose mission was to save the Rebel Alliance. He did this by destroying the Imperial Death Star, an extremely significant objective in the external world that he inhabited. Luke was drawn outward into the external world to follow his calling. This was emphasized in the film by his desire to leave his home – and even his home planet Tatooine -- in search of adventure. There is often a searching or seeking quality to diurnal charts. (Remember, the Sun is a traveler and was a patron deity of travelers in antiquity!) But he didn’t know in advance that this would be his journey. He forged his path forward through the advancement of his will, confidence, choices and actions.
The ability to take risks is also a crucial aspect of the solar journey. If through habituation or improper choices, a person with a diurnal chart becomes too comfortable or overly fearful about moving forward and taking risks, he may become paralyzed with indecision, develop anxieties, and could ultimately become depressed. The diurnal mission is about learning to develop our masculine side (present in all of humanity) and which involves the embrace of the unfamiliar, of authenticity, the growth of confidence, and the power to inspire others. In Luke’s case, his defeat of the Death Star inspired others in the Rebel Alliance to keep fighting and have confidence in their cause. Yet, a large part of his time was spent with Yoda in the dark swamplands of Dagobah, learning tangible skills that perfect as his inner confidence (The Force) also grew. (i.e. the nightime phase of his mission)
Those born into a nocturnal chart will have the Moon as their dominant luminary. The Lunar mission or quest is like the night, less dynamic. It’s about creating an environment in which to nurture and give existence to something tangible in the world. Unlike the solar mission, the lunar mission is about taking the idea or inspiration encountered in the external world and giving it a material form. However, because Lunar Light draws perception of the world inward, the native’s intellect and/or emotions will play a large role in the nurturing and engendering of the material form. This can be as simple as nurturing a family, or as involved as creating a global institution or business. Whatever the scale, the individual with a lunar mission leaves behind something tangible and concrete, while the diurnal individual leaves behind the conceptualization or idea (i.e. the Platonic form) that will influence or inspire others.
Both Luminaries Above or Both Luminaries Below
While the most symmetrical and natural situation would be to have the Sun above the horizon and the Moon below the horizon at birth, a native can also be born with both luminaries in the same hemisphere of the chart. When this happens, a more intense Light condition is created.
Let’s first speak about the diurnal condition where both luminaries are above the horizon. The chart with this type of Light condition will indicate a single-minded focus or hyperfocus orientation toward the external world. Because of experiences in early childhood that enabled its expression, those born under this Light condition may have learned to become extremely focused on the external world. This hyperfocus on the external demands of living, can make them very autonomous, self-reliant and driven to accomplish their goals. But because the Lunar Light is essentially rendered ineffective, they may also have difficulties with social interactions or with forming close intimate relationships. For some, in order to focus more strongly on their outer world activities or goals, they may choose to forego intimate or close relationships altogether. For others, when the hyperfocus in less under their conscious control, they may experience symptoms that resemble ADHD or ASD. [It goes without saying – but I will say it anyway – that an astrological chart is not a psychological diagnostic tool. This article is merely pointing out a correlation with symptoms that derive from an unconscious ability to hyper fixate on outer world activities.]
When the chart is nocturnal, but there are no luminaries above the horizon, the natives are born into an outer world path that is poorly lit. This can happen when early life conditions are uncertain or insecure for the native. It can manifest in something commonplace, such as having a parent who’s emotionally unavailable, or it can manifest as an early experience that is more traumatic or unusual, such as being born into an unstable wartime environment. These early experiences will challenge the native to Light their own way forward and can indicate a tendency toward hypervigilance and inward focus. The first step in overcoming imprinted fear or anxiety, often involves developing a sense of autonomy and inner courage. Some individuals develop an inward Stoicism, while others may develop outward bravery by learning some form of self-defense or mastery over extreme sports. Others, if they had more extreme or uncertain conditions to deal with in the early life, may become mired in anxieties, addictions, or the fear of taking outer world risks and moving forward in life.
For example, let’s consider another interesting fictional example: Daenerys Targaryen from the Game of Thrones HBO series. [WARNING: there will be spoilers for the show from here on end.] Daenerys is a good example of a native who might have been born into a nocturnal chart where both Lights might have been below the horizon, since she was literally born during a storm, after a coup that placed her family into exile. Her early life was quite uncertain. When we meet her, she’s a very timid young woman, afraid of an overbearing older brother, who’s selling her into an arranged marriage with a brutish horse-lord, in exchange for granting him an army. Daenerys’ mission is tangible and concrete: she wants to go home to Westeros and retake her family’s old seat of power. On the way, she frees slaves because she identifies with their plight and wants to nurture into existence “a better world” than the one that “our parents left us”. Eventually, her goal becomes the creation of nothing less than a new world order.
Luke Skywalker is taught how to wield the Force himself (symbolized through his Light Saber, which is a very solar-like symbol). In contrast, Daenerys’ power comes from others: that is, from her “children” (i.e., her dragons), her army or unsullied, but also from the lessons she internalizes from the people she meets along her journey. Like other nocturnal natives, she’s intuitive, perceptive and generally more strongly shaped by what others have to offer her. She learns power and ferocity from her husband Drogo; she learns to use her sexuality from Doreah; she learns restraint from her advisors, but she also learns to mistrust, because of those who’ve wronged her. Unlike Luke, she doesn’t seek out challenges and adventures herself; the challenges and adventures come to her and she must overcome them in order to discover her own inner Light and power during her diurnal phase. Similar to other nocturnal natives, her strong intuition and interpersonal skills are what allow her to learn and grow from the people she gathers around her (“gathering” is a lunar verb that we use in our grammar course). But the danger that nocturnal natives must avoid (which Daenerys falls victim to, but Luke does not), is to allow their character to be determined or shaped by their negative experiences with others. In other words, they must not allow their ego (a solar function) to develop as a protective mechanism. It’s for this reason, that they need a healthy Mars...
Daenerys’ journey – as anyone’s -- is not static. She’ll spend most of her short life, learning how to develop her confidence and leadership abilities (Sun). The most important inner challenges of a night birth will be to learn how to make decisions and exercise the solar Light with judiciousness and balance. If they do this well, they’ll be better prepared when the Sun rises in the Turning and begins to dominate the life. So it’s during the nocturnal phase of the life that we encounter the models of masculine power that’ll help us to prepare for that phase. Unfortunately, most of Daenerys’ earliest masculine models were quite unbalanced. Her own father had been killed before she was born; but she knew him as “the mad king,” who was paranoid and burned people alive. Her younger brother Viserys was also unrestrained, extremely entitled, arrogant, and petulant; and her husband Drogo, who apparently had some affection toward her, taught her the virtues of ferocity and aggression that was revered in his culture and in his way of life. So Daenerys’ earliest imprint of the masculine archetype is its shadow side. Most of the struggles she encounters during her young life involve stabilizing the solar unconscious side with her protective lunar side. Her decision to imprison two of her dragons are a beautiful metaphor of her own internal struggles with this process of taming her solar animus.
We’re always engaged in a Yin/Yang dialogue with our luminaries. Which one is literally “on top” in the chart, and how the dominant Light was imprinted in the first 7 years of the life, will dictate how well we manage these later dialogues. The key is to give the non-dominant Light the respect and space it needs to grow, while still following our dominant Light’s mission. Ideally, the non-dominant luminary will function as a SUPPORT of the mission of the dominant luminary. But if it’s corrupted, we’ll encounter it that way in the outer life and it may work against our mission, be difficult to integrate – or worse – turn into a dangerous shadow that dominates us.
Sect and the Other Planets
The Light differences created by the placement of the luminaries in the chart are known as the study of Sect in traditional astrology. Because it’s a duality, the solar and lunar light conditions end up functioning like factions, since the remaining planets align more appropriately with one of the two conditions, and inappropriately with the other. Thus, Saturn and Jupiter prefer the diurnal faction or Sect, with the Sun being its Sect leader. In nocturnal charts, these planets will tend to act inappropriately. While Mars and Venus belong to the nocturnal Sect, with the Moon being its Sect leader. In diurnal charts these two will tend to act inappropriately. Mercury is a special planet that can align with the Sun when it rises BEFORE the Sun (making it more masculine). Or it can align with the Moon when it rises AFTER the Sun (making it more feminine). Mercury is always ambivalent that way!
I use the term “inappropriately” to describe the actions of planets contrary to their preferred Sect because they tend to function in very specific ways that are contrary to what is expected under the social circumstances at hand. It’s not so much that the planets are expressing a negative version of themselves. It’s rather, that they are acting inappropriately to what the situation would dictate. For example, Jupiter is a supportive and expansive planet that we can use to navigate insurmountable difficulties by having faith or by encouraging the transcendence of those limitations by expanding beyond them in a specific direction. Jupiter doesn’t stop being capable of this action during a nocturnal chart. But when a native learns that encouragement should always be given, even in situations where encouragement should more appropriately be withheld in favor of strength or limitations – such as in the case of enabling an addiction or an over-dependency – then Jupiter may manifest in similar types of addictions or dependencies for the native when he’s older. Jupiter functions more appropriately in a diurnal chart because in that Light, it affirms a narrowly selected external situation (a diurnal one). If it’s in diffused internal light, it will be enclosed and its actions will be expressed as inappropriately excessive. This can lead to situations of over-confidence, self-righteousness, dangerous naivete, or addictions.
Each planet has a specific way in which it adapts to the Light that’s contrary to its preference. Mars, as another example, can express as an inappropriate blaming of others when the Sun dominates. But it’s during the nocturnal phases of life when Mars is best suited to teaching us about our own inner strength. This is because the night has historically been a time of danger. So it’s appropriate, under such circumstances, to cultivate a good inner defender or warrior. Historically, this might look like the courage to go scouting autonomously when anticipating potential threats that might endanger the group. Remember, a nocturnal chart is other-oriented, whereas a diurnal chart is self-oriented. Both are necessary orientations in life at different times. But it’s more appropriate to create separation from others (Mars’ Function) when it also serves their interest, rather than merely out of anger or self-interest. We also want to learn to carry that big stick internally, rather than externally. If a person born at night does not cultivate a sense of internalized courage during his early years, he may end up rejecting or neglecting his Martial energy the rest of his life and it may end up expressing as frustrations, conflicts and/or separations during the diurnal phase of the life. What we don’t consciously own or accept in ourselves, we end up projecting.
Let’s look at two real life charts and see how the dominant Light condition might shape the expression of a person’s purpose as well as the way the other planets may support or hinder this.
Nocturnal Chart Example: John Lennon
Lennon has his Moon in the 11th in Aquarius and his Sun in the 6th, but in the 7th sign, just after having set. Thus, he has a nocturnal chart, making his Moon the dominant luminary. A dominant Moon also often correlates with a dominant mother or mother figure. This was true with John, whose father was out of the picture shortly after he was born. Even before his mother died, when he was 17, he was already being raised by his aunt Mimi, who was the more dominant mother figure in his early life. So the feminine Light definitely dominated in his youth and would continue to dominate into his adult years, since the Sun (which is setting) would not rise again in the Turning until age 40.
As stated, the nocturnal mission is to create and nurture something tangible into the world. The Moon’s placement indicates what that will be. His Moon is in the 10th, but in the 11th sign. This bridges the two places and says that his mission is “to create and nurture a professional group (the 11th is the place of groups and friends, the 10th is the place of one’s profession.) into existence”! What can support his mission is indicated by the Sun’s placement. As stated, the Sun’s principle is selection. It’s bridging the 6th and 7th. It literally states that “the selection of a working partnership” will support his nocturnal chart mission to nurture this group into existence. Well, it certainly is the case that John set out to form a group and “gathered” the members into the band that would become the Beatles. But it was specifically the selection of the musically talented Paul McCartney with which to form a writing partnership, that nurtured and helped to ensure the group’s survival and duration as a band.
The Sun can support a mission not only through its capacity to select things, but also by granting the native the ability to be authentic, to inspire, lead and demonstrate loyalty. As with Daenerys, some of these things may be challenging to those born nocturnally, depending upon how corrupted the Sun is and their early experiences with the masculine archetype. Lennon’s Sun is corrupted by the South Node in Aries. And with Mars co-present with the Sun, and it being the ruler of his Ascendant, he’ll experience conflicts in unions around the need for autonomy. He’ll identify with Mars, but he’ll have a hard time integrating it into his identity, since his mission is cooperative, but his path will be need to be autonomous. So there’s an animus vs anima inner conflict that will hinge on integrating Mars. But his early life was dominated by women: his single mother, later a strong aunt Mimi and docile uncle George, while his own father was absent altogether. Because of that, Mars will find an outlet to unconsciously express within his artistry, which becomes innovative. Mars will particularly express during its activations.
With the Sun natally in the Descending position, it is safe to say that John’s Sun was somewhat of a shadow luminary for him, taking Mars with it. Remember that he was a nighttime birth. And a nocturnal birth must develop a good relationship with Mars, the Moon’s sect-mate, because the nighttime can become a place of danger. In fact, Lennon, who has Aries rising, was born the night of a Nazi raid on Manchester, during World War II. It’s not uncommon for Aries rising to encounter a dangerous environment early on. Reminiscent of the image of his setting Sun, the nurses would hide the babies under the hospital beds whenever an air raid occurred. This would be his very first experience with Mars energy. It was effectively linked to the hiding of his identity!
His solar identity would then be tied to this intensified and buried Mars that would express unconsciously in the arena of his relationships. Mars and Sun together are difficult for nocturnal births because they must be other-oriented and the authenticity demanded by the Sun requires the prioritization of one’s own needs. Mars can often become repressed and turned into a shadow when there are fears of separation or abandonment experienced early on. Lennon experienced being left by his father at the tender age of 5, as well as losing his uncle George at 15, and his mother two years later. When Mars is turned into shadow, it will express covertly. If it has a creative outlet it can be channeled into originality. If not, it can express through passive aggression or be ignored altogether through fawning or people-pleasing behaviors. But when the Sun becomes dominant, Mars will not be able to hide within and may externalize as conflicts with others.
During the nocturnal phase, Lennon’s Mars-Sun combo would be asked to become the defender of his authenticity and his need for autonomy, particularly in his creative partnerships. When held in check, the competitive drive Lennon had with McCartney would have fueled an appropriate expression of Mars that could have allowed for originality and innovation. [Interestingly, the Beatles broke up (as did the death of his Uncle George) during a Mars activation within the nocturnal phase.] But it was only in 1980, when the Sun rose for the 1st time in his life, that this Mars exploded in the form of a hidden gunman that ended up killing Lennon. Marc David Chapman, the man responsible, hated Lennon for what he thought was his hypocrisy. What’s interesting, is that this situation reflects Lennon’s own inner struggles with inauthenticity and his own instances of concealed private rage, even while he publicly advocated for and sang about global peace.
Diurnal Chart Example: Albert Einstein
Let’s now turn to an example of a diurnal chart, that of Albert Einstein. He has his Sun in Pisces in the 9th house and his Moon in the 6th in Sagittarius. His solar mission will involve the development of his confidence, leadership and ideas, such that they may inspire others. More specifically, he’ll seed an idea in academia, since his Sun is in the 9th. Pisces there indicates that his mission will involve the need to transcend the limitations (Pisces) not only of academia, but of whatever is “out there” in the universe. (The 9th place contains everything that’s beyond the familiar, which is located in the 3rd. So we can find academia, religion, foreign lands, or even alien universes in the 9th – basically anything that pushes us beyond the known.) In other words, Einstein is driven by a very strong pull outwards into the unknown limits of existence. We can safely say that physics in particular, took him into philosophical and religious realms. However, with the Moon in Sagittarius in the 6th, he’ll be challenged to spend a large portion of his adulthood searching for a specific direction (Sagittarius) in his concrete daily work.
This search for direction would hopefully support his more universal goal of transcendence of the unknown. We note that Jupiter would become an important planet for him because it rules the signs of both his luminaries. In a diurnal chart, Jupiter is appropriate. But in the nocturnal phase (between the ages of 14 and 56 when his Sun rises again) it will be seen by Einstein as excessive in its expression and he may resist it. The way this manifested in his work was actually quite interesting and ultimately affirming of his work. At the time that he finished developing his Theory of General Relativity in 1916, it suggested a static, homogeneous model of a universe, which Einstein embraced. But work by his contemporaries using his theory argued that the Universe was actually expanding. Consistent with the perception of an inappropriately, excessively, expansive Jupiter, Einstein resisted these models. It was only after observations by other physicists proved these models correct, that he publicly accepted a cosmological model of an eternally expanding universe in 1932. This is exactly during the Pisces period in his Turning (~1932-39) when his Sun is rising and Jupiter is becoming a sect mate to the dominant light. His personal world was also expanding at this time because he accepted a position at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton, NJ and officially emigrated to the United States as a Nazi refugee in 1935. We can see that Jupiter has the power to exalt him (Cancer in the 1st) and to bring down his enemies in the Capricorn DSC axis. Furthermore, at the time of this Pisces 9/1 Turning, an in-sect Jupiter has the power to appropriately generate a foreign home.
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