The outer planets are making an interesting shape in the skies above our Earth this month. The shape looks like a woven basket or a wicker coffin. The basket holds a baby with the promise of new life and naïve energy whereas the coffin carries a body at the end of life and signifies transformation through loss and grief. These contrasting images offer much to contemplate.
The shape culminates on 21 July 2026
The shape is so alive and active with opportunity and potential but there is also strife within it, a form of tension that could boil over especially in the realm of ideas.
The transit of Jupiter in Leo on 21 July 2026 opposite retrograde Pluto in Aquarius will trigger the shape to grow and transform through the dynamic of attraction and repulsion. This could play out in your life through situations that both entice and repel. The situation could cause confusion and distain but also contain empathy, compassion, and sensitivity. The approach could be scientific and analytical, yet require a spiritual belief.
These dichotomies might generate a dilemma about how much to give and how much to take within the situation. It will be useful to develop a ritual for this event such as lighting a candle or dipping your hand into a bowl of warm water.
Leo Jupiter puts the shape into action
The warm, visionary energy of Leo Jupiter will be emboldened by the trine from a formative Aries Neptune, which seeks to pioneer new forms of consciousness. You might encounter a new way of living that involves both physical exertion and spiritual exploration. Imagination is also at play alongside a sense of fun and exuberance.
Within the shape, this fire combination is applying to the detached, rebellious air energy of Aquarius Pluto, which is inspired by the trine from unpredictable Gemini Uranus. From this perspective, the shape represents a battle between physical combat versus strategic planning. Both forces aim to revolutionise the world.
At the same time as Leo Jupiter forms a creative sextile with versatile Gemini Uranus, Aries Neptune also sextiles this point. This fire-air-fire triangulation might be active in your mind, body and spirit bringing a positive response to any challenges that you face. These energies will be early in the Zodiac signs that they inhabit, which increases the scope for naïve, exploratory action.
All planets at four degrees of their zodiac sign
All planets in the shape will be at four degrees in their Zodiac sign with air and fire energies connecting across all the modes: cardinal, fixed and mutable. Therefore, if you have planets around the early degrees of a sign, you will be personally impacted by this unique planetary alignment.
The shape incorporates three types of aspects: two sextiles, two trines, and an opposition indicating that creative, supportive energies will be connected by a polarity.
The inherent tension between the planets can be expected to stimulate the following developments personally and globally:
- new ways of thinking about community (Gemini Uranus trine Aquarius Pluto)
- spiritually inspired visionary leadership (Leo Jupiter trine Aries Neptune)
- unexpected creative energy flows (Leo Jupiter sextile Gemini Uranus)
- awakened communication and change (Gemini Uranus sextile Aries Neptune)
- brave, pioneering efforts to transform (Aries Neptune sextile Aquarius Pluto)
- optimism for authenticity and freedom (Leo Jupiter opposite Aquarius Pluto)
When will the shape be most potent?
The shape has the most potency between 21 July until 23 July 2026. As Jupiter moves out of alignment, the shape will be less compelling and will also have reduced impact due to the outer planets (Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) moving in a retrograde direction until later in the year.
This is an excellent time to engage in conversation with others about your ideas either verbally, online, or in writing. The combination of energies offers a safe harbour for new ways of thinking and communicating. It brings confidence and love into union with bold spiritual awareness and radical liberation.
An unexpected element of surprise suggests that this shape could herald things that we have not yet considered possible.
It is up to each individual to decide how to allow this shape to manifest in their life. If you would like to explore how the shape is playing our in your life, please reach out for an astrology counselling session with Astrotessa.
You are welcome to leave a comment below if you wish to share your experience of this shape in your life.
Kindly, Tessa x