Venus is a very busy girl. Those of your rising before sunrise every day, likely know that as
you watch her shimmer in the pre-dawn sky. Looking at her schedule for just this month, she
makes a potent and well pointed angular alignment (conjunction, square or opposition) with
seven planets and the lunar nodes. These well-directed bookings start in three days and run for
two days longer than a fortnight.
If you’re thinking about finances, how your assets and skills generate money, how to get the world to see your worth, how you fit in with the rest of society and the world, and stuff about intimate relationships, you’re in luck. Venus is lining up and with a sharpshooter’s precision will charge real world situations to propel you forward on a path of clarity and evolution.
Sure it might all start out sounding like “I want” and “I need,” but there’s so much more to it than that. Seekers know that ones inner sense of self, cultivated creativity and honed skills work like magnets to draw the good things in life within reach. And each time something good is claimed, the theory goes that the spirit glows with the achievement or accomplishment, which directly supports the path of evolution by transforming desires into soul-enhancing attributes.
Perhaps it is worth recalling that on the surface of Venus, the temperature runs hot. As well, the atmospheric pressure is crushing. Symbolically, the considerations of Venus arising in life add pressure (social pressure, self-imposed pressure, work pressure) to decisions made and actions taken, and the heat is always on to expedite Venus matters. Priorities deserve posthaste attention with a create (conjure); instigate (act on it) and reap (claim your due) sort of scenario.
Here are some bullet points to ponder and potentially implement for the upcoming run of the demanding, yet satisfying, Venus aspects.
May 10 - Venus opposes Mars
Be honest about what you want. No need to minimize, apologize or justify. If you want it, you want it. If you need it, you need it.
Create a plan to get what you want that allows others to opt-in or out of your agenda.
When it shows up, stop pitching and grab it.
May 14 - Venus squares Pluto
Fight the urge to compare your needs and desires to social standards.
Allow unabated passion to build, especially regarding creative endeavors. Declare your personal financial Goldilocks zone: What is not too much money? What is not too little money?
Grant creative fervor and artistic license free range.
May 15 - Venus aligns with Uranus
Again, fight the norm of needs. Find your perfect fit with your wants. Abandon pursuits that will not fulfill you if accomplished.
Creatively, engage plans and innovations that are outside the box. Make your own fad. Come up with something that will organically go viral.
When successes and accomplishments arrive, celebrate in private or with your inner circle only. No need to flaunt it or tweet it.
May 17 - Venus opposes Vesta
Fight apathy. Declare independence from emotional doldrums. Stoke your inner fire.
When doing your thing, inspire and ignite the creativity of everyone you encounter. Fan the flames of innovation, ingenuity and aspiration for others and yourself.
Honor your creative juices. Protect your talents and skills by demanding they receive proper due.
May 18 - Venus squares Jupiter
If you must justify what you want/need, create a belief system that is inclusive of success, contentment and happiness.
Create clear financial plans. Jupiter can become a bit extravagant in the face of abundance. Remember: an increased credit line is not income.
Be generous in sharing your success.
May 19 - Venus opposes Ceres
If you must, fight for your due. Know your income minimums and fiscal bottom line. Draw economic lines in the sand. Fight for fair trade.
Advocate for your rights. Call that credit card company regarding the new policy that adds fees for you. Protest rate increases. Advocate for your position on net neutrality.
When you win (which is likely if on the high road), be gracious.
May 22 - Venus aligns with Eris
Again, find your fit. A house and white picket fence may not be your cup of tea. What is?
Refine your affiliations, personal, professional, social and political.
Decide to include yourself in the spectrum of life you fancy to be your ideal strata.
May 26 - Venus meets the South Lunar Node
When familiar folks show up in your life, wanting to help, try to shun suspicion.
Be clear where you need to go and avoid falling into “been there” traps.
Assess the expertise and wisdom you have acquired through your pursuits. Share it freely when approached.
Most of the above is pretty much inner work. That’s how it is in this Venus era. The fruits of ones labors do not accurately reflect the time, dedication and intent that one applied in the pursuit. The charge is in the air. While it may feel like a vise-grip squeeze with a fire under the posterior, the getting is good for those who engage and apply Venus protocols.