Man, let me tell you, sometimes you hit a wall so hard in your life you just gotta stop and look backwards. That’s what kicked this whole thing off. I’ve been feeling like total crap lately, like pushing a huge boulder uphill, and I was talking to a friend who is deep into this star stuff, you know? She goes, “What the hell happened to your energy? You remember 2017? You were flying.”
That hit me hard. She was right. 2017 felt like I had rocket fuel strapped to my back. But why? I had totally forgotten the specific mechanics. I knew I read Susan Miller back then, because who didn’t? She was the oracle for half my generation. But finding those old monthly forecasts? That was the actual project.
Finding the Ancient Scrolls (Digital and Paper)
The first thing I did was dig through my old emails. I remembered being obsessed with printing her stuff out, highlighting the key paragraphs, maybe because I thought the internet would just disappear one day. I found folders dated late 2016, specifically the November/December ones, where she starts hammering home the promise of the coming year. I literally pulled out a dusty binder from storage—the Virgo 2017 binder, yeah, I’m that guy.
I started flipping through those printed pages, and instantly, one word was popping up constantly: Jupiter. Susan kept screaming about Jupiter moving into Libra. For us Virgos, that transit means only one thing, or at least one main thing: the Second House. Money. Income. Getting paid what you’re actually worth. I remembered that feeling of giddy excitement she generates when she talks about potential income boosts.
I had to check the timing exactly. Jupiter moved into Libra in September 2016 and stayed there until October 2017. That whole period was supposed to be the “Year of Income,” the time we finally fixed our bank accounts and maybe bought something big we actually wanted. I needed to see if my real life matched this prediction I had literally highlighted years ago.
Matching the Transit to the Cash Flow
This is where the real work started. I had to cross-reference the astrological calendar with my financial records. Don’t judge me, but I keep detailed spreadsheets about client acquisition and major sales milestones. I pulled up my 2017 P&L sheet. It looked like a completely different person’s finances compared to 2016.
I distinctly remember Jupiter entered Libra (our money house) and a few weeks later, everything shifted. I was working for a company that was totally cheaping out on my rate. I had been arguing for months, but suddenly, around late 2016, I decided I was done playing games. I put my foot down and basically gave them an ultimatum. Susan Miller had written something like, “Your self-worth is changing, demand more!” and I guess I finally listened.
What happened next was crazy, and this is why Jupiter was so important:
- I walked away from the low-paying gig in December 2016, which felt terrifying.
- By January 2017, I had signed two new contracts, both paying nearly double my old rate, without even asking for it. They just offered it.
- I launched a side project in May 2017 that pulled in more passive income than my actual main job did in 2016.
I wasn’t just getting paid more; the universe literally shoved opportunities that matched my true value into my lap. It wasn’t about luck, though that helped. It was about Jupiter activating the part of my chart that deals with what I own, what I earn, and what I believe I deserve. That transit forced me to demand better, and the market immediately rewarded it.
The Proof is in the Bank Account
I went back to Susan’s original writing and reread those monthly posts. She kept saying things like, “This is your year to build security,” and “Don’t sell yourself short, the universe is lining things up for a financial windfall.” When I looked at the totals for 2017, my annual income had jumped nearly 60% compared to the previous year. Sixty percent! That isn’t just a raise; that’s a paradigm shift.
I nailed down the exact importance of Jupiter: Jupiter is the great expander, right? When it moves through the Second House, it doesn’t just give you a couple of extra bucks; it physically expands your ability to earn, invest, and feel secure. It makes you feel bolder about asking for more. Without that specific Jupiter transit in Libra, I probably would have stayed miserable and underpaid, too scared to make the leap.
When I finally finished logging the whole damn process—from finding the old dusty binder to matching up the dates with the massive bank deposits—it was undeniable. Susan Miller wasn’t just spinning fairy tales. Jupiter in my Second House in 2017 was a financial turning point, and I only realized the true magnitude of that energy when I went back years later to figure out why things are so rough right now. It was a good reminder: When Jupiter comes calling, you better open the door and seize the moment, because those periods are timed, and they don’t last forever.
