Venus Enters Scorpio

Venus has already been transiting the degrees of its post-retrograde shadow for over a week, but its ingress into Scorpio, the sign of its detriment, turns up the proverbial heat. You may have already noticed an uptick in relational tension, but we’ve had bigger fish to fry in the first half of September: the Mars-Saturn square and the eclipse season comedown, for starters. So, while frustration is evident, that frustration isn’t fully attributable to the me-vs-we of it all. Nonetheless, there is an edginess building, a sharpness to interactions, and we are more alert to the exchanges which are creating anxiety. Venus won’t begin its retrograde until October, but now is the time to acknowledge the emotions coming up, not only because Venus in Scorpio demands a probing of psychic depths and a willingness to look at shadow material, but because Venus currently answers to Mars, and Mars is in Cancer for the next two weeks.

So, what are you feeling? What are you refusing to ADMIT to feeling? And how is your willingness or unwillingness to risk this intimate dance with YOURSELF helping or hindering your rapport with others? Does your behavior mirror early life conditioning or reflect your family of origin (Cancer)? Who are you trying to protect when you deny those around you access to your authentic self, under the guise that you are “too much”? A new door will unlock after Mars enters Leo on September 27/28, but for now, your mission is to undertake this bespoke research project. Ancestry and history must be scrutinized, as they are the basis for what you have learned to accept and emulate in your personal relationships. If the idea of perpetuating those patterns gives you pause, take this opportunity to begin excavating what has been buried and give a name to it.