Friday, October 19 (4:33 am edt) the Moon and Sun are exactly square, forming the First Quarter Moon.
The Moon is in Capricorn. The Sun is in Libra. Capricorn is ruled by Saturn; Libra is ruled by Venus. Again, we see Venus and Saturn making a connection.
So where are you? What have you learned that you can APPLY it effectively in the world to achieve goals? With Mercury Retrograde (at 5 Scorpio 36) at this First Quarter Moon, take the time to keep looking until you feel you've reached an honest assessment.
Saturn, ruler of the Capricorn Moon, has been conjunct Venus (ruler of the Libra Sun) in early Virgo and both Saturn and Venus are at the Mercury/Mars midpoint -- and making helpful sextiles to both Mercury and Mars. Do not underestimate the value of a good plan to achieve your desires. You may be feeling lots of determined, positive energy, but to be effective, you need to know what to DO with it. Saturn's energy is constricting, yet it guides by setting limits and creating boundaries so you can focus on what you WANT to do.
Before you can make decisions, you have to be clear. What DON'T you want? What DO you want?
Taking responsibility for your choices is daunting, but if you're NOT willing to take responsibility for the choices you make, or aware that you have a choice, you can find yourself manipulating others to take responsibility for your decisions. It's always someone else's fault. Realizing the serious weight of responsibility can be overwhelming. Yet, if you don't take it on, you can feel victimized because others are making the important decisions for you.
Making a commitment DOES restrict how much time and energy you can put into other things, yet by putting your attention on what you choose and select, Saturn's restrictions can be opportunities to concentrate, make progress, get closer to a goal, all themes of Saturn energy.
While Mercury is Retrograde and exactly sextile Saturn at the First Quarter Moon, you may reflect on your goals and get clear about the steps you need to take to achieve them. Information may be hidden and hard to access, especially until the Sun-Mercury conjunction at 0 Scorpio (on Oct 23), but don't let that stop you! After the Sun-Mercury conjunction (the "inferior" conjunction) you may be able to access deeper information than you have recently, IF you are ready to look behind the scenes, under the covers, and beyond what your ego wants you to acknowledge.
Message of the First Quarter Moon: this is THE perfect time to get organized. Sort it out, write it down, think it through, again. And if you're still not sure, there's something you're missing, so do it again.
Once you know what to do, there can be opportunities to move ahead, but the strong Venus influence of this chart reminds us that it helps to be KIND. Being considerate can persuade even the most sensitive or difficult person.
But what's the problem with pressing your point when you KNOW you are right? Aren't you justified??! Yes, if you want to spend your energy holding on to being right.
Why do we need to be RIGHT? To prove our self-worth. When you need to be right to prove your self-worth, or for you ego's sake, the message your are broadcasting -- to yourself and others -- is that you're only worth something IF you are right. Feeling and believing that "you're only worth something IF you are right" is a belief that leads to unhappiness and negative feelings about yourself that can radiate out and touch everyone and everything you contact. What if feeling worthless causes bad feelings-- not because it's true, but because it is NOT true. And spreading bad feelings makes it worse, and worse.... So why not spread good feelings, because you really ARE worthy. That would be a strong positive statement that would empower you, which also radiates and vibrates.
in Love&Light,
Lauren
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Showing posts with label venus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label venus. Show all posts
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Making this workweek work
Continuing on with the Venus-Saturn conjunction theme, because the sky is not letting it drop...
Venus is quickly approaching the current Mercury-Mars trine by making a sextile to Mars and Retrograde Mercury (on Tuesday 10/16), while Retrograde Mercury and Mars form a perfect trine before dawn on Wednesday (10/17). With the Nodes, this forms a KITE formation, which is a Grand trine and a sextile to one of the points [Mars in Cancer trines North Node in Pisces trines Mercury in Scorpio and both Mars and Mercury sextile the Venus-SNode-Saturn conjunction in Virgo]. The KITE pattern is a symbol for supreme success. This is about figuring out the details for your greatest success.
You may see what you want, and you may want to go for it. Yet, making a decision can bring up endless details to figure out. If you allow that to change your mind or "awfulize" a situation until there is no way out, you can talk yourself into a negative spiral. This is about focusing on the positive by watching where you place your attention.
What about success and abundance challenges your beliefs about your routine and work?
How can you look at the feedback you're receiving to turn things around in your favor?
If something is in your way, talk it out, write it out, journal it out-- argue it out if you have to. And with the air cleared, you may be able to figure it out.
in Love&Light,
Lauren
Venus is quickly approaching the current Mercury-Mars trine by making a sextile to Mars and Retrograde Mercury (on Tuesday 10/16), while Retrograde Mercury and Mars form a perfect trine before dawn on Wednesday (10/17). With the Nodes, this forms a KITE formation, which is a Grand trine and a sextile to one of the points [Mars in Cancer trines North Node in Pisces trines Mercury in Scorpio and both Mars and Mercury sextile the Venus-SNode-Saturn conjunction in Virgo]. The KITE pattern is a symbol for supreme success. This is about figuring out the details for your greatest success.
You may see what you want, and you may want to go for it. Yet, making a decision can bring up endless details to figure out. If you allow that to change your mind or "awfulize" a situation until there is no way out, you can talk yourself into a negative spiral. This is about focusing on the positive by watching where you place your attention.
What about success and abundance challenges your beliefs about your routine and work?
How can you look at the feedback you're receiving to turn things around in your favor?
If something is in your way, talk it out, write it out, journal it out-- argue it out if you have to. And with the air cleared, you may be able to figure it out.
in Love&Light,
Lauren
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Manifesting Love: the conjuntion of Venus and Saturn
Love is a teaching, and you're ready for the lesson.
Venus and Saturn are making a conjunction in early Virgo. What makes this reunion all the more powerful is that Venus Retrograde (this summer) gave us 3 Venus-Saturn conjunctions. This is the 3rd and last time.
A commitment you didn't feel ready, willing, or able to make earlier this Summer may seem like the right thing to do this Fall. It's a good time to get serious about a relationship.
The astrology books caution that Venus conjunct Saturn inhibits affection and can act as a barrier to love. Yet, committed relationships do create an exclusive club and form a barrier by their very nature. Yet, ongoing relationships can get an energy renewal [as Mercury and Mars form a trine to each other and sextiles to the Venus-Saturn conjunction]; guidance or reading can help you understand each other better so you can relate reasonably. When you approach a relationship as 2 people who are accountable for themselves AND responsible to the relationship, you can reach a renewed level of appreciation for the ongoing love you share-- no matter how you decide to proceed.
All relationships count, and business relationships can also mature now as you coordinate with a partner to plan for the future. Don't hideout-- get socially organized; work your social networks.
The conjunction of Venus and Saturn in Virgo can make learning more enjoyable, especially if it can help you to earn more from your profession. If there's a subject you're attracted to, take opportunities to learn in more depth. When you love your subject, even the most technical details are fascinating now.
If you can create a barrier to negative judgments, your passionate commitments can give you plenty of energy to enjoy an active and enlightening weekend.
Put feeling good first on your agenda and enjoy!
in Love&Light,
Lauren
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Venus and Saturn are making a conjunction in early Virgo. What makes this reunion all the more powerful is that Venus Retrograde (this summer) gave us 3 Venus-Saturn conjunctions. This is the 3rd and last time.
A commitment you didn't feel ready, willing, or able to make earlier this Summer may seem like the right thing to do this Fall. It's a good time to get serious about a relationship.
The astrology books caution that Venus conjunct Saturn inhibits affection and can act as a barrier to love. Yet, committed relationships do create an exclusive club and form a barrier by their very nature. Yet, ongoing relationships can get an energy renewal [as Mercury and Mars form a trine to each other and sextiles to the Venus-Saturn conjunction]; guidance or reading can help you understand each other better so you can relate reasonably. When you approach a relationship as 2 people who are accountable for themselves AND responsible to the relationship, you can reach a renewed level of appreciation for the ongoing love you share-- no matter how you decide to proceed.
All relationships count, and business relationships can also mature now as you coordinate with a partner to plan for the future. Don't hideout-- get socially organized; work your social networks.
The conjunction of Venus and Saturn in Virgo can make learning more enjoyable, especially if it can help you to earn more from your profession. If there's a subject you're attracted to, take opportunities to learn in more depth. When you love your subject, even the most technical details are fascinating now.
If you can create a barrier to negative judgments, your passionate commitments can give you plenty of energy to enjoy an active and enlightening weekend.
Put feeling good first on your agenda and enjoy!
in Love&Light,
Lauren
ps, if you benefit from 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:-)
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Venus emerges from the shadow
It's been a long time, but finally! Venus will enter Virgo on October 8 and emerge from the Retrograde shadow on October 11
As Venus Direct retraces her steps back to when she turned Retrograde at 3 Virgo in late July, get ready to act on your recently re-evaluated values.
How does money effect you? How do you think about money? How do you think money changes people? Do you see people with money as being better, happier, or just as miserable?
Some of us have an aversion to money because we see people who have money yet are not happy.
If you enjoy your life as it is, if you wouldn't change much even if you had more money, then you are already living abundantly.
And to the extent that you appreciate the people and things in your life, you are experiencing abundance. We all have Venus somewhere in our chart!
If you are not happy and you get more money, the money and things won't make you happy and can even make you more doubtful-- unless you are already happy. As Venus leaves Leo, it's time to access your own inner self-love. And from that perspective, you can start to make balanced, loving decisions.
Think of some of the positive things in your life. If you can appreciate just a few things you have right now, you already know the feeing of abundance. So you can activate it, ask for more of it, and be ready to receive it!
While Venus is in Virgo, you can refine all the ways you prevent love from being your guide. Focus on learning more about relationships and how to make your relationships more spiritual, connected, and whole. First with yourself, and then with others.
There's all ways more,
in Love&Light,
Lauren
ps, for more on the recent Venus Retrograde, see earlier blogs and newsletters
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As Venus Direct retraces her steps back to when she turned Retrograde at 3 Virgo in late July, get ready to act on your recently re-evaluated values.
How does money effect you? How do you think about money? How do you think money changes people? Do you see people with money as being better, happier, or just as miserable?
Some of us have an aversion to money because we see people who have money yet are not happy.
If you enjoy your life as it is, if you wouldn't change much even if you had more money, then you are already living abundantly.
And to the extent that you appreciate the people and things in your life, you are experiencing abundance. We all have Venus somewhere in our chart!
If you are not happy and you get more money, the money and things won't make you happy and can even make you more doubtful-- unless you are already happy. As Venus leaves Leo, it's time to access your own inner self-love. And from that perspective, you can start to make balanced, loving decisions.
Think of some of the positive things in your life. If you can appreciate just a few things you have right now, you already know the feeing of abundance. So you can activate it, ask for more of it, and be ready to receive it!
While Venus is in Virgo, you can refine all the ways you prevent love from being your guide. Focus on learning more about relationships and how to make your relationships more spiritual, connected, and whole. First with yourself, and then with others.
There's all ways more,
in Love&Light,
Lauren
ps, for more on the recent Venus Retrograde, see earlier blogs and newsletters
pps, if you benefit from 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:-)
Friday, September 7, 2007
Venus stations Direct: Appreciation
Venus is stationing Direct. The Retrograde phase is over (Saturday, September 8).
If you read my newsletter on the Lunar Eclipse***, there was part towards the end about Retrograde Venus opposing Neptune.
Neptune was the Lunar Eclipse ruler (the Lunar Eclipse Moon was in Pisces and Neptune rules Pisces), and Venus is stationing while opposing Neptune. This makes a usually low-impact transit into a powerful influence.
What expectatons do we have? And how do we get disappointed? While we're focusing on what's missing or unclear, we miss the gifts and miracles that are RIGHT THERE.
Appreciation actually makes you happy. When you show your appreciation, your inner love opens.
How does this magic happen? YOU allow it to happen when you focus on the intention of doing something kind for another person.
We expect negative comments and criticism, yet we squirm when someone appreciates us.
We are hung up on the negative things we KNOW people think. We focus on them constantly and think it's more real than the appreciation.
How DO you receive gifts? Do you throw them away or do you appreciate them? When someone gives you a gift, do you say, "what a piece of junk?" Probably not. You probably say, "thanks." You may even treasure it.
When you neglect to appreciate and thank others, you negate their gifts and you ultimately deny yourself. Showing appreciation makes EVERYONE involved feel happier. Especially if you accept gifts in the spirit they are given, and decide if and when you want to repay a favor.
How DO you show appreciation? Start with yourself. Acknowledge your own accomplishments. Appreciate who you are, it doesn't have to be perfect, just you, right now, have something to appreciate about yourself. We are taught that acknowledging our good points is "blowing our own horn" which we think is arrogant. And it is arrogant when our bravado is based on (unconscious) fears. Yet, acknowledging appreciation for ourselves adds to our self-esteem.
Self-esteem is a good thing!
in Love&Light,
Lauren
ps. *** if you subscribe to artcharts newsletter and you missed earlier editions, you can still read everything! At the end of every newsletter there's a link "Read our messages as an RSS feed". If you click that link, you will find all previous newsletters.
ps. If you benefit from 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 read my newsletter on the Lunar Eclipse***, there was part towards the end about Retrograde Venus opposing Neptune.
Neptune was the Lunar Eclipse ruler (the Lunar Eclipse Moon was in Pisces and Neptune rules Pisces), and Venus is stationing while opposing Neptune. This makes a usually low-impact transit into a powerful influence.
What expectatons do we have? And how do we get disappointed? While we're focusing on what's missing or unclear, we miss the gifts and miracles that are RIGHT THERE.
Appreciation actually makes you happy. When you show your appreciation, your inner love opens.
How does this magic happen? YOU allow it to happen when you focus on the intention of doing something kind for another person.
We expect negative comments and criticism, yet we squirm when someone appreciates us.
We are hung up on the negative things we KNOW people think. We focus on them constantly and think it's more real than the appreciation.
How DO you receive gifts? Do you throw them away or do you appreciate them? When someone gives you a gift, do you say, "what a piece of junk?" Probably not. You probably say, "thanks." You may even treasure it.
When you neglect to appreciate and thank others, you negate their gifts and you ultimately deny yourself. Showing appreciation makes EVERYONE involved feel happier. Especially if you accept gifts in the spirit they are given, and decide if and when you want to repay a favor.
How DO you show appreciation? Start with yourself. Acknowledge your own accomplishments. Appreciate who you are, it doesn't have to be perfect, just you, right now, have something to appreciate about yourself. We are taught that acknowledging our good points is "blowing our own horn" which we think is arrogant. And it is arrogant when our bravado is based on (unconscious) fears. Yet, acknowledging appreciation for ourselves adds to our self-esteem.
Self-esteem is a good thing!
in Love&Light,
Lauren
ps. *** if you subscribe to artcharts newsletter and you missed earlier editions, you can still read everything! At the end of every newsletter there's a link "Read our messages as an RSS feed". If you click that link, you will find all previous newsletters.
ps. If you benefit from 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:-)
Monday, August 6, 2007
Love and Conflict: Mars and Venus get stressed
If you didn't like Monday, Tuesday is an opportunity to get it right.
Venus is squaring Mars and briefly the Moon-- making love and attraction personal, public, and stressed. (Venus at 0 Virgo squares Moon-Mars at 0 Gemini)
Give and take are not in balance because it doesn't seem like there's enough time to wait for things to balance out. And with impulsive Mars in Gemini and Venus taking account in Virgo, words can hurt as much as physical violence. Words may not leave visible scars, but the damage done can last a long time, especially if someone wants to use it to make a point. Acting impulsively, you can do or say something that cuts to the point but is NOT in your best interests.
Is it momentary anger or a desire to cut and run? Perhaps a bit of both. But if you are irritated by a lack of perfection, you can be feeling especially stressed out right now.
Since life is ongoing, there is no completion or perfection. Yet, it could be time to cut or prune something that has gone too far and is sapping energy for meaningful growth. Venus Retrograde and about to (re-)enter Leo suggests a time to reevaluate how your self-confidence contributes to -- or interferes with -- attracting what you really want.
By immediately blaming others, you are giving up on your own ability to make and/or attract beneficial changes. Blaming gives whoever you are blaming all the power, while you are not to blame but also have no power, and no energy, to make changes. Feeling guilt or shame for mistakes or for your current situation is not the point, but accepting how you contribute can help you make changes and improvements that really could change your life, even if it takes time.
And since this is a Gemini-Virgo square, there can be cat and dogs fights, so watch your pets-- and how they interact with each other and with neighbor's pets. Mine have been riled up twice today. One run-away dog due to loud neighbor (Gemini) music (she's back) and a hissy cat fight (no thanks to claw clipping during a Gemini-Virgo square^^:)
in Love&Light,
Lauren
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:-)
Venus is squaring Mars and briefly the Moon-- making love and attraction personal, public, and stressed. (Venus at 0 Virgo squares Moon-Mars at 0 Gemini)
Give and take are not in balance because it doesn't seem like there's enough time to wait for things to balance out. And with impulsive Mars in Gemini and Venus taking account in Virgo, words can hurt as much as physical violence. Words may not leave visible scars, but the damage done can last a long time, especially if someone wants to use it to make a point. Acting impulsively, you can do or say something that cuts to the point but is NOT in your best interests.
Is it momentary anger or a desire to cut and run? Perhaps a bit of both. But if you are irritated by a lack of perfection, you can be feeling especially stressed out right now.
Since life is ongoing, there is no completion or perfection. Yet, it could be time to cut or prune something that has gone too far and is sapping energy for meaningful growth. Venus Retrograde and about to (re-)enter Leo suggests a time to reevaluate how your self-confidence contributes to -- or interferes with -- attracting what you really want.
By immediately blaming others, you are giving up on your own ability to make and/or attract beneficial changes. Blaming gives whoever you are blaming all the power, while you are not to blame but also have no power, and no energy, to make changes. Feeling guilt or shame for mistakes or for your current situation is not the point, but accepting how you contribute can help you make changes and improvements that really could change your life, even if it takes time.
And since this is a Gemini-Virgo square, there can be cat and dogs fights, so watch your pets-- and how they interact with each other and with neighbor's pets. Mine have been riled up twice today. One run-away dog due to loud neighbor (Gemini) music (she's back) and a hissy cat fight (no thanks to claw clipping during a Gemini-Virgo square^^:)
in Love&Light,
Lauren
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:-)
Monday, June 18, 2007
Venus trines Jupiter
Monday morning, the sun is SHINING, Venus and Jupiter are trine, and even the Moon is joining Venus to make you feel even better than great. That is THE happiest aspect of the zodiac! Today and tomorrow are ideal times to enjoy life. Be thankful for all you DO have, and even all you want. It's exciting and the future looks promising right now, despite any challenges or power plays. The kinder you are and the more GRATITUDE you have, the happier you'll feel. Share the joy. Be generous. I'm out the door, but i wanted to remind everyone to SMILE, it's Venus trine Jupiter!!!
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