Moon and Jupiter: aspect cards

Your heart is wide and generous, and you expect things to work out. You see the good side of people and situations, and those around you pick up encouragement from you without effort. Your sense of safety rests on faith and hope more than on plans. The risk is too much of everything: promising too much, giving too much, expecting too much from others. A generous spirit stays generous longer when it knows where its limits are.

• You lift the mood of a room just by being relaxed and hopeful.
• You give people the benefit of the doubt, which makes them open up.

• You may promise more than your time and energy can cover.
• Hope can turn into expecting others to give as much as you do.

A coworker mentions they are overloaded and you say, "I'll take your report, no problem." You then say yes to a colleague's request and an extra meeting. By Thursday you are drained and resentful. Next time, answer, "I can take one thing, the report. Not the rest." You are still generous, and the offer is one you can keep.

Generosity lasts longer when you decide in advance where it stops.

Your inner life has a dependable hope in it. You trust that life will look after you, so change and uncertainty feel less threatening. Parents, teachers and other elders tend to support you, and your home is a place where guests relax. You encourage other people with real warmth. The caution is waiting for things to settle themselves instead of acting, because the world has usually been kind enough to let you off.

• You stay calm and hopeful when plans change.
• You encourage others in a way that feels sincere, not forced.

• You may wait for good luck when a small step would help.
• Past support can make you slow to ask yourself for more.

You have been meaning to apply for a short course for months. Your family keeps saying, "You'll find the right time." You agree, and the time passes. This weekend, open the application page and fill in the first section, even if you stop there. Send a message to a friend who will check on you on Monday.

Use your security as a base for trying something you are unsure about.

Your feelings swing toward too much: feeling too much, giving too much, wanting comfort too much. You may expect more from others than they can give, or promise on a wave of feeling and then find it hard to follow through. Kindness can slip into indulgence, for others and for yourself. What stays good is the width of your heart and a hope that does not go out. It works best with clear limits on your time, energy and promises.

• Your heart is large, and your hope returns after a disappointment.
• You are quick to see the best in people.

• You may say yes with your feelings and regret it with your calendar.
• You can expect more from others than they said they would give.

A friend says over dinner that they are moving house next month, and you tell them, with feeling, "I'll help every weekend." It is lovely to say. By the third weekend, you have your own plans pulling at you. Tell your friend now which two days you can give, and let the offer be smaller and kept.

Promise only what you can still give when the warm feeling has gone.