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| "Venus" photo art by Terence Arpino |
Venus
stationed retrograde in Scorpio today, and the Divine Feminine pauses
to recapitulate the wisdom of her journey which began in Aries in
March 2017. In what ways has the Divine Feminine within each of us
(no matter our gender identity) grown since then? This was the
journey of the Dauntless Warrioress...instinctually guided to protect
and lead. We have seen this archetype emboldened on the world stage
in female-initiated movements, speeches, and projects. And now Venus
asks us each to look within to find how this journey has transformed
you as an individual. What trail did you blaze with the spark of
Aries fire? In what ways were you emboldened to take action in this
time? And as we reach the end of this Venus cycle and begin anew in
Scorpio (when Sun and Venus Rx meet in the 4th degree of
Scorpio on 10-26)...what transformations in your own understanding of
the feminine principle have occurred?
Scorpio
is a deep dive into the unknown to explore beyond our usual
boundaries and into the shadows that must come to light. For almost
a year now, it has been Jupiter in Scorpio enlightening us through
the dark underbelly of society. But last month, Venus joined in this
Scorpio experience to light up the darkness in an even more personal
way.
The
shadow of this Venus Retrograde began on September 3rd,
when Venus entered 25.14 degrees of Libra (where Venus will station
direct on 11-16). Since Kavanaugh has been a disturbing focus in the
U.S. lately...you might remember that his Supreme Court confirmation
hearings began in that first week of Venus’s retrograde shadow.
The shadow period of retrogrades (especially for the inner planets)
are often a time when important things to do with the theme of that
planet are being overlooked. When we go through the retrograde
period, then, we have an opportunity for a closer look as well as an
opportunity to pick up those pieces we may have missed while we were
trying to forge ahead. Though these things are often easy to see
play out on the world stage, it is also important to look at our
individual experience of these energies and movements. Key points
from our own experience between Labor Day and now will be revisited
twice more between now and 12-16 (once through the lens of Venus Rx,
and once more after she moves direct again). Venus’s retrograde
lasts from now until she stations direct on 11-16...and the
post-shadow period lasts another month after that.
Here
is a list of some of the main events of the transition from the end
of Venus’s Evening Star phase to the beginning of Venus’s Morning
Star phase. I have included the Sabain Symbols to highlight the
story within the story, as well as my own keynote about what we can
expect from each part of this journey.
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| Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus' |
9/3-
Venus in Rx shadow (Libra 26: ‘an eagle and a large white dove
change into each other’)
The
appearance of balance between opposites, but something is overlooked.
9/8-
Venus square Mars (Libra 30: ‘three mounds of knowledge on a
philosopher’s head’ and Capricorn 30: ‘a secret meeting of men
responsible for executive decisions in world affairs’)
Clash
between what the Feminine Principle knows and what the Masculine
Principle wants.
9/9-
Venus enters Scorpio
The
Divine Feminine investigates the truth under the surface.
10/5-
Venus stations Retrograde (Scorpio 11: ‘a drowning man is being
rescued’)
Venus
Rx to the rescue, the pause we all need
10/10-
Venus Rx square Mars, 2nd pass (Scorpio 11: ‘a drowning
man is being rescued’ and Aquarius 11: ‘a man who had become,
for a time, the embodiment of a popular ideal is made to realize
that, as a person, he is not this ideal’)
Humanity,
drowning in a focus on desperation, is humbled by a saving grace.
10/15-
Venus Rx conjunct Mercury (Scorpio 9: ‘a dentist at work’)
Repair
after decay.
10/26-
Venus Rx Cazimi (Interior Conjunction with Sun)/Venus becomes Morning
Star (Scorpio 4: ‘a youth carries a lighted candle in a devotional
ritual’)
The
light of hope and renewal in the darkness. The phoenix reborn. New
cycle of Scorpio Venus- The Shamaness.
10/30-10/31-
Venus Rx in height of Fixed Grand Cross with Moon’s Nodes and
Uranus Rx in the 1st degrees of Fixed Signs (Venus Rx in
Scorpio 1: ‘a crowded sightseeing bus on a city street’, North
Node in Leo 1: ‘blood rushes to a man’s head as his vital
energies are mobilized under the spur of ambition’, Uranus Rx in
Taurus 1: ‘a clear mountain stream’, and South Node in Aquarius
1: ‘an old adobe mission in California’)
A
forceful period of challenges to activate necessary change through
resistance.
10/31-
Venus Rx re-enters Libra
Reviewing
equality in relationships
11/6-
Nodes enter Cancer/Capricorn axis, Uranus Rx re-enters Aries
Dramatic
shifts in world perspective, reviewing self-improvements.
11/16-
Venus stations direct (Libra 26: ‘an eagle and a large white dove
change into each other’)
Retrieval
of the missing piece to achieve greater balance in opposites.
11/28-11/30-
Venus in height of Cardinal Grand Cross with Uranus Rx and Moon’s
Nodes (Venus in Libra 29: ‘humanity seeking to bridge the span of
knowledge’, North Node in Cancer 29: ‘a muse weighing twins on
golden scales’, South Node in Capricorn 29: ‘a woman reading tea
leaves’, Uranus Rx in Aries 30: ‘a pond, a duck, and ducklings’,
and Venus in Libra 30: ‘three mounds of knowledge on a
philosopher’s head’)
Key
period in the process of integrating Venus’s medicine, a collective
identity crisis where we must pull ourselves back to center to
implement necessary changes.
12/2-
Venus re-enters Scorpio
The
Shamaness returns to heal
12/17-
Venus moves out of Rx shadow (Scorpio 11: ‘a drowning man is being
rescued’)
One
more rescue effort
1/7/19-
Venus moves from Scorpio to Sagittarius
Divine
Feminine Vision Quest
Love and Gratitude,
Felina Lune Kavi
2 comments:
Well. The pieces fall, don't they.
And then, we rebuild.
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