Every 20 years, Jupiter and Saturn make a conjunction in the sky. The conjunction occurs when the planets are at the same exact degree, and this angle marks complexity and transformation. It changes what once was into what will be, and sets the theme for the next two decades.

In May of 2000, Jupiter and Saturn made a conjunction in the sign Taurus. This was the last in a 200 year cycle of Jupiter-Saturn conjunctions in earth signs, and from 2020-2200, they will be making conjunctions in air signs.

Jupiter and Saturn conjunctions in earth signs means that the biggest transformations and generational themes the past 200 years have dealt with the physical plane and using earth’s resources. This makes sense as the past 200 years have seen a steep rise in CO2 emissions, population, urban growth, as well as technological advances. Yet most of these technological advances led to changes in our material possessions, such as the invention of television, cell phones, change in food production, and change in the fashion industry. Ideas that led to tangible production and growth were hailed as the most innovative in the past 200 years.

With Jupiter-Saturn conjunctions in air signs the next 200 years, this could lessen the need for ideas to be put into material. The key for this is technology. Technology is a medium that allows ideas to stand on their own, and perhaps people can use it as a way to lessen their material desires. If people realize that looking at a funny post or reading an interesting article online can give them utility in the same way that material pleasure can such as taking a bath or eating a meal , this will decrease the emphasis on accumulating material possessions and gluttony.

Using technology and ideas to replace human need for material desires will be a major theme of the next 20 years. Aquarian values such as collectivism, innovation, and technology will take hold. Yet with the last Jupiter-Saturn conjunction in Taurus, which squares Aquarius, this transition will not be an easy one for most.

The first major concern people have with this shift in values is that their hard work and accumulation of resources over the past 20 years is all for nothing, due to the risk that their income may be socialized. Collectivism is an Aquarian theme, and chipping in to help the greater good is not a concept that appeals to everyone. If Universal Basic Income becomes widespread, people who worked hard to accumulate resources will feel slighted, and that their income should not go to others who didn’t work as hard for it. As of April 2020, this is already occurring with many CEOs and superstars donating their paychecks and giving wealth away to stop the spread of Coronavirus. We may see it on a larger scale at some point.

The second major concern people have is issues with privacy in technology. If technology becomes an avenue to replace material desires, it will have a profound impact on the environment, yet can also require erosion of civil liberties. With the sun in detriment in Aquarius and its opposite sign being Leo, people are worried that an increase in technology and globalization will infringe on their rights to self-express, and lessen their ability to have a strong personal identity. As of April 2020, we have seen this occur with things such as Twitter “shadow banning” and countries like China’s draconian internet policies.

These are real concerns that people have and that world governments will need to wrestle with as we shift into a more Aquarian age. With Taurus values such as stability clashing with those of rebellious Aquarius, this upheaval will be an interesting one to say the least. Some practices that were seen as good business how to expand wealth in 2010 may be seen as selfish and a wasteful use of resources by 2030. But with Uranus, the planet of rebellion and innovation currently in Taurus until 2026, this should get people more comfortable with taking a collective and technological approach to material resources.