Venus and the Sun conjunct on August 17 at 11:42 pm edt.
(This is an "inferior" conjunction, called this because it happens when Venus is Retrograde.)
As the Sun and Venus conjunct, your sense of self-value may be obscured or in question. You may even feel overpowered by higher powers.
If you are (secretly) wondering what you are worth to the world, this week can stir up so many intense emotions. Before you determine your true value, don't forget your essential (Sun) Self-- the YOU that is always divine and always perfect. In the realm of spirit, no one person is worth more than another. We are all divine, except when we view ourselves from the perspective of others or our egos. Then we will never feel valued or good-enough. We don't feel the approval of others, so we don't value ourselves. And the cycle continues....
This Venus-Sun transit (conjunct Saturn and trine Pluto) is an opportunity to experience a transition or shift in how you feel about yourself. A feeling of positive self-worth that comes from within can transform how you relate to others, from friends to associates to loving partners.
If you are questioning your self-worth, this is a time you can tune into your own awareness. If you are questioning your love for someone, you may feel an intense desire to merge in a way that blends love and commitment.
Focus on your love and make magic!
in Love&Light,
Lauren
ps, i encourage you to work on your love relationships by using the Love Forecast, a guide to allowing love in your life, written especially for you.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
Happy Birthday Ivory!
It's our dog Ivory's 10th Birthday!
We're celebrating and we invite you to join us.
The ArtCharts Canine Report usually sells for $10, but through August 2007, you can get a Canine Report for your dog for $20. Hmmm. That's double! Yes! And we will donate 50% of all sales to our local animal shelter in Saugerties, NY. Those dogs and cats could really use some help. This is a great way to get your dog's chart done AND have the satisfying feeling of having made a donation to dogs and cats without homes.
Click to visit the Saugerties Animal Shelter
I will report back on this blog let you know exactly how much I am able to donate to the shelter, including documentation of the donation. Let's give!
in Love&Light,
Lauren
and Ivory, Sparky, Philippe, and Muddy
ps. updating as promised:-) we're still hoping for a donation!
Special for your inner child: Venus Rx conjuncts Saturn
Venus is Retrograde and conjunct Saturn. The Sun and the Moon are also conjunct, so this makes the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Saturn all in late degrees of Leo!
If you subscribe to my newsletter, ArtCharts Express, you probably read about the influence of Venus Retrograde on love and money. There's another facet of this Venus Retrograde in Leo that may hold the key to understanding your relationship to both money AND love.
It's your inner child.
Leo rules children. The focus of the Sun, Venus and Saturn conjunct in Leo shows the importance of the children, how we teach them, what they teach us.
Saturn and Venus are conjunct on a New Moon (which means the Sun is also conjunct Saturn). This is an opportunity to learn from your own inner child. What can your inner child teach you about your life right now? How can you, with what you know now, heal the hurts and calm the fears of your inner child? What can you tell your inner child about the messages he/she received? How can you help you inner child shift and release your old, limiting childlike beliefs, and provide your inner child with the wisdom and compassion of your adult perspective.
(After Venus stations Direct in September, Venus and Saturn will conjunct again in Virgo this October; so this is an on-going aspect, which means there will be plenty of opportunities to listen and understand its message.)
The ongoing Venus-Saturn conjunction helps us to see where in our childhood we were repressed, held back, not encouraged to grow in ways that are (were) our own unique path. This is the traditional image of the artist forced to study medicine or law to satisfy a parent's requirements. Were you allowed to be yourself as a child, or did you have to conform to standards?
Did you feel appreciated for who you were as a child? If not, you may still feel unappreciated. It may seem alien to express the affection you feel. If you don't feel lovable for who you are, it is very difficult to radiate love to others. This can make you seem like a cold person who keeps a distance and does not show their joy or appreciation. You start to feel (and act) cut off from your inner source of Love. And this only intensifies the feeling of being alienated and unlovable, which you continue to vibrate, and which continues to be your experience.
If you felt overly restricted and did not experience the joy of being appreciated as a child, you have the power to change that now. Re-parenting you inner child can open you to your free-flowing source love and appreciation in a way that feels safe and supported. The experience of experts and elders can help to guide you through this process.
You can get the guidance you need. Give yourself the gift of a Child*Star Report and learn more about your needs as a child and how you can best re-parent and encourage your development right now. I used to think development was only for children, but my astrology teacher immediately made it clear that we are (hopefully) always developing. There is always more we can learn, more of our talents and abilities we can develop and allow to flourish.
in Love&Light,
Lauren
If you like the free articles on this blog, let me know by buying my absolute favorite gift - an Amazon gift certificate. My email is lauren@artcharts.com Click Here! thanks:-)
If you subscribe to my newsletter, ArtCharts Express, you probably read about the influence of Venus Retrograde on love and money. There's another facet of this Venus Retrograde in Leo that may hold the key to understanding your relationship to both money AND love.
It's your inner child.
Leo rules children. The focus of the Sun, Venus and Saturn conjunct in Leo shows the importance of the children, how we teach them, what they teach us.
Saturn and Venus are conjunct on a New Moon (which means the Sun is also conjunct Saturn). This is an opportunity to learn from your own inner child. What can your inner child teach you about your life right now? How can you, with what you know now, heal the hurts and calm the fears of your inner child? What can you tell your inner child about the messages he/she received? How can you help you inner child shift and release your old, limiting childlike beliefs, and provide your inner child with the wisdom and compassion of your adult perspective.
(After Venus stations Direct in September, Venus and Saturn will conjunct again in Virgo this October; so this is an on-going aspect, which means there will be plenty of opportunities to listen and understand its message.)
The ongoing Venus-Saturn conjunction helps us to see where in our childhood we were repressed, held back, not encouraged to grow in ways that are (were) our own unique path. This is the traditional image of the artist forced to study medicine or law to satisfy a parent's requirements. Were you allowed to be yourself as a child, or did you have to conform to standards?
Did you feel appreciated for who you were as a child? If not, you may still feel unappreciated. It may seem alien to express the affection you feel. If you don't feel lovable for who you are, it is very difficult to radiate love to others. This can make you seem like a cold person who keeps a distance and does not show their joy or appreciation. You start to feel (and act) cut off from your inner source of Love. And this only intensifies the feeling of being alienated and unlovable, which you continue to vibrate, and which continues to be your experience.
If you felt overly restricted and did not experience the joy of being appreciated as a child, you have the power to change that now. Re-parenting you inner child can open you to your free-flowing source love and appreciation in a way that feels safe and supported. The experience of experts and elders can help to guide you through this process.
You can get the guidance you need. Give yourself the gift of a Child*Star Report and learn more about your needs as a child and how you can best re-parent and encourage your development right now. I used to think development was only for children, but my astrology teacher immediately made it clear that we are (hopefully) always developing. There is always more we can learn, more of our talents and abilities we can develop and allow to flourish.
in Love&Light,
Lauren
If you like the free articles on this blog, let me know by buying my absolute favorite gift - an Amazon gift certificate. My email is lauren@artcharts.com Click Here! thanks:-)
Sunday, August 12, 2007
A Prayer on the New Moon
The New Moon is in Leo.
Leo is love. This Moon is in the 7th house of "the other". We are instructed to "Love thy Neighbor as Thyself". Yet, many of us are quick to blame our faults and problems on others. We are disconnected from our love and blame others, and that make us sad. Life is about being joyous, yet we deny ourselves the flow of joy in our lives. When we resesent, take offense, treat others with suspicion first, and fail to appreciate others as themselves, we are going against the flow, we are denying our own best interests. We want to control others. We want to decide how they "should" behave, what they "should" think, what their soul's purpose "should" be. And since that is not really possible, we become bitter. We create barriers instead of opening ourselves to love. And we blame instead of feeling care and consideration. We get smaller and feel worse, when the goal is to expand and feel joyous.
When presented with an opening to receive more love, we are skeptical. We don't have the time, we don't have the patience to experiment, we see no point in being still and opening to our inner source of well-being. We deny ourselves, and by doing that, we deny whoever we contact. We're not getting what we need, so we deny it to everyone, we vibrate denial. If we see someone who is generous, we think of how we can take more. We want to stop that flow of generosity. Better cut them down to size! And so continues the cycle of feeling worse.
Changing all that is as easy as releasing it and moving back into the love. The love is always there. Patiently waiting, sending you good wishes however you are feeling. Do something to feel good, and let the love radiate. Feeling good is the intention.
in Love&Light,
Lauren
Leo is love. This Moon is in the 7th house of "the other". We are instructed to "Love thy Neighbor as Thyself". Yet, many of us are quick to blame our faults and problems on others. We are disconnected from our love and blame others, and that make us sad. Life is about being joyous, yet we deny ourselves the flow of joy in our lives. When we resesent, take offense, treat others with suspicion first, and fail to appreciate others as themselves, we are going against the flow, we are denying our own best interests. We want to control others. We want to decide how they "should" behave, what they "should" think, what their soul's purpose "should" be. And since that is not really possible, we become bitter. We create barriers instead of opening ourselves to love. And we blame instead of feeling care and consideration. We get smaller and feel worse, when the goal is to expand and feel joyous.
When presented with an opening to receive more love, we are skeptical. We don't have the time, we don't have the patience to experiment, we see no point in being still and opening to our inner source of well-being. We deny ourselves, and by doing that, we deny whoever we contact. We're not getting what we need, so we deny it to everyone, we vibrate denial. If we see someone who is generous, we think of how we can take more. We want to stop that flow of generosity. Better cut them down to size! And so continues the cycle of feeling worse.
Changing all that is as easy as releasing it and moving back into the love. The love is always there. Patiently waiting, sending you good wishes however you are feeling. Do something to feel good, and let the love radiate. Feeling good is the intention.
in Love&Light,
Lauren
ArtCharts Express
Hi everyone,
Wishing you a happy and prosperous Leo New Moon!
The latest issue of ArtCharts Express was just released. If you're a subscriber, check your email, it's there! Use the revised edition, there was a link error in the first, but the content is the same.
If you're not a subscriber or if you didn't get around to subscribing, and you'd like to get a copy anyway, I will personally forward you a copy. You can email me: lauren@artcharts.com. This is not automatic, so please be patient. I'm not always at my desk:-)
If you want to subscribe and get the next issue featuring the Lunar Eclipse and Saturn's entrance into Virgo, here's a link. It's free!
subscribe to ArtCharts Express Newsletter
in Love&Light,
Lauren
ps, a new blog about Venus Retrograde is coming soon, i just had an "idea flash"
Wishing you a happy and prosperous Leo New Moon!
The latest issue of ArtCharts Express was just released. If you're a subscriber, check your email, it's there! Use the revised edition, there was a link error in the first, but the content is the same.
If you're not a subscriber or if you didn't get around to subscribing, and you'd like to get a copy anyway, I will personally forward you a copy. You can email me: lauren@artcharts.com. This is not automatic, so please be patient. I'm not always at my desk:-)
If you want to subscribe and get the next issue featuring the Lunar Eclipse and Saturn's entrance into Virgo, here's a link. It's free!
subscribe to ArtCharts Express Newsletter
in Love&Light,
Lauren
ps, a new blog about Venus Retrograde is coming soon, i just had an "idea flash"
Saturday, August 11, 2007
The drama of blame: The Leo New Moon opposes Neptune
Blame seems so natural.
In the heat of the moment, it's easy to blame someone, anyone, for whatever is wrong.
If something isn't working, it must be because THAT person is a cheat, liar, thief, con artist, crook, creep, stupid, or out to get you.
What if none of that is true? What if that is all your own projection? your own choice of perception?
Then maybe you've found where you're hiding from your true self. Trying to shame someone for an error is not a sign of personal strength and inner confidence.
Here's the problem with blame. It makes you dummy down. You don't have to think beyond blame. Blame gives you permission to be condescending. You tell them off, and move on. But you don't go anywhere. You continue to complain to yourself and anyone else who will listen. Your mind becomes obsessed with blame and negative self-talk.
When you blame, you cut yourself off from appreciation. And when you can't feel appreciation, you repress your feelings of joy and well-being. You may think you are doing this to protect "the truth", but is being "right" really worth focusing on and radiating negative feelings?
If you think that you and everyone else has to always to be PERFECT, you can continue to feel disillusioned and exaggerate any defect into a shattering upset.
What if you could feel good regardless of what "they" did?
(Sun and Moon passing through the Saturn-Neptune opposition)
in Love&Light,
Lauren
If you like the free articles on this blog, let me know by buying my absolute favorite gift - an Amazon gift certificate. My email is lauren@artcharts.com Click Here! thanks:-)
In the heat of the moment, it's easy to blame someone, anyone, for whatever is wrong.
If something isn't working, it must be because THAT person is a cheat, liar, thief, con artist, crook, creep, stupid, or out to get you.
What if none of that is true? What if that is all your own projection? your own choice of perception?
Then maybe you've found where you're hiding from your true self. Trying to shame someone for an error is not a sign of personal strength and inner confidence.
Here's the problem with blame. It makes you dummy down. You don't have to think beyond blame. Blame gives you permission to be condescending. You tell them off, and move on. But you don't go anywhere. You continue to complain to yourself and anyone else who will listen. Your mind becomes obsessed with blame and negative self-talk.
When you blame, you cut yourself off from appreciation. And when you can't feel appreciation, you repress your feelings of joy and well-being. You may think you are doing this to protect "the truth", but is being "right" really worth focusing on and radiating negative feelings?
If you think that you and everyone else has to always to be PERFECT, you can continue to feel disillusioned and exaggerate any defect into a shattering upset.
What if you could feel good regardless of what "they" did?
(Sun and Moon passing through the Saturn-Neptune opposition)
in Love&Light,
Lauren
If you like the free articles on this blog, let me know by buying my absolute favorite gift - an Amazon gift certificate. My email is lauren@artcharts.com Click Here! thanks:-)
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Starring Venus
Venus is Retrograde.
Yesterday (Wednesday), Venus Retrograde entered Leo. This means Venus is now at 29 degrees Leo.
This puts Venus conjunct the FIXED STAR Regulus, the Lion's Heart, as she moves back towards the FIXED STAR Alphard, the Hydra'as Head. (This will happen when Venus and Saturn conjunct on Sunday's New Moon)
Fixed Stars have ancient and magical meanings in horoscopes; they are older than time. Fixed stars move at a rate hardly perceptible to a human lifespan, so they form a literal backdrop of our lives. Most of the fixed stars astrologers have noted and studied are part of the major constellations of the zodiac (the stars that span across the Earth's ecliptic), and are long believed to have an affect on your destiny, your essential character. What fixed stars influence your chart?
Artcharts needs your purchases and I really want you to have your personalized Fixed Star Report, so when you purchase ANY report at artcharts, include the word STAR in the comments section and get your personalized Fixed Star report at no additional cost. The Fixed Star report requires an exact time of birth (because it uses not only planets, but also your house cusps).
So that's the Fixed Star Report and your August TimeLine as your gifts for purchasing astrology or numerology reports at artcharts through Sunday, 8/12.
in Love&Light,
Lauren
If you like the free articles on this blog, let me know by buying my absolute favorite gift - an Amazon gift certificate. My email is lauren@artcharts.com Click Here! thanks:-)
Yesterday (Wednesday), Venus Retrograde entered Leo. This means Venus is now at 29 degrees Leo.
This puts Venus conjunct the FIXED STAR Regulus, the Lion's Heart, as she moves back towards the FIXED STAR Alphard, the Hydra'as Head. (This will happen when Venus and Saturn conjunct on Sunday's New Moon)
Fixed Stars have ancient and magical meanings in horoscopes; they are older than time. Fixed stars move at a rate hardly perceptible to a human lifespan, so they form a literal backdrop of our lives. Most of the fixed stars astrologers have noted and studied are part of the major constellations of the zodiac (the stars that span across the Earth's ecliptic), and are long believed to have an affect on your destiny, your essential character. What fixed stars influence your chart?
Artcharts needs your purchases and I really want you to have your personalized Fixed Star Report, so when you purchase ANY report at artcharts, include the word STAR in the comments section and get your personalized Fixed Star report at no additional cost. The Fixed Star report requires an exact time of birth (because it uses not only planets, but also your house cusps).
So that's the Fixed Star Report and your August TimeLine as your gifts for purchasing astrology or numerology reports at artcharts through Sunday, 8/12.
in Love&Light,
Lauren
If you like the free articles on this blog, let me know by buying my absolute favorite gift - an Amazon gift certificate. My email is lauren@artcharts.com Click Here! thanks:-)
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