TRANSITING VENUS CONJUNCT NATAL SUN

Venus, in transit, takes over one year to complete its cycle around the Sun.  It takes approximately 18 months from one retrograde period to the next and its retrograde cycle is approximately 40 days in length.  Many but not all individuals have Venus conjunct the Sun in their birth chart as it is never more than 48 degrees away from the Sun. 

Venus is a feminine planetary influence and is linked to the sense of touch, material things and love.  It has to do with kindness and politeness and has a flair for being around beautiful things.  When Venus is direct in motion, it tries to manifest harmony, peace, beauty and love.  When it is retrograde, its effects are reversed often taking on energies similar to that of Mars.  The energies of Venus when in retrograde become more aggressive and the drive may still be towards gaining material abundance although when it is attached to business activities, its influence often slows things down or even moves into reverse for a while. 

Check if Venus is in retrograde or direct motion in your birth (natal) chart.  This will define how the energies will be released when activated.

Venus when in conjunction to the Sun will only have a lasting influence of about 10 days unless it moves into retrograde and then its energies will last longer.  Much will depend on the energies of other planetary influences during the time it is aspecting your Sun and all these energies have to come into play.  This Astrologer only uses the transits of outer planets to natal Venus as the energies are often far too short to make any significant changes to our lives (with the influences of the inner planets); however the cycle will still have an impact on what takes place in your life. 

You will find that affections are increased and your sensitivities are also enhanced during these contacts.  You may desire more social time, and you will express yourself in a comfortable manner.  Venus and the Sun usually go together very well and unless there are other mitigating factors making challenging angles to this conjunction, it generally is quite favourable. 

You may feel inclined to go out and enjoy yourself.  It is quite favourable to look after your own needs during this time.  You may find relaxation in whatever you undertake and the challenging conditions in life may be swept away at least for a while.  Sometimes you will need to make things happen and other times things just seem to flow your way.  Sitting back and waiting for life to happen, however, is questionable.  Take life by the horns and have some fun.

You may run into someone that adds meaning to your life at this time.  This applies both for women and men, but Venus usually indicates the female aspect and women in general are quite fun to be with now.  Men will attract connections as will women during this cycle, although the women seem to enjoy these energies a little more than men.

Venus is also about creativity and artistic abilities.  You may find that pursuing any type of creativity will be favourable.  The energies flow well into these areas and you may find that you enjoy this part of your life more now than ever.  Starting a project might be a good idea. Ensure that you are surrounding yourself with visual complements that help you settle into things.  Beauty is important and you can create wonderful things during this short stay with the conjunction between Venus and the Sun.

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Route of Least Resistance

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TRANSITING PLUTO TRINE NATAL SUN IN TAURUS AND VIRGO

TRANSITING PLUTO TRINE NATAL SUN IN TAURUS AND VIRGO

For the remainder of this year, Transiting Pluto will be in the late 16 degree and the mid 19 degree range in the sign of Capricorn.  Pluto’s orb of influence is 5 degrees approaching and two degrees separating.  Anyone with their Sun in Taurus or Sun in Virgo will be feeling the impact of Transiting Pluto in their lives.  If you have your Sun between 11 degrees to 21 degrees in either of these signs then this transit will affect you.  Those that are highly susceptible to the energies of Pluto may feel this even 10 degrees approaching as opposed to the normal 5 degrees.

Pluto often begins its influence through subtle nudges asking you to have a look at your life.  If Pluto in your chart is in the earth sign of Capricorn this could related to business, occupation, life goals and ambitions, as well as your health particularly if the Ascendant or sixth house is being influenced. 

These subtle emerging nudges are suggestive of a need to transform or regenerate areas of life.  Do you see the potential to move ahead in your career?  Do you sense that there might be business opportunities or advancements on a personal level?  Do you feel the need to get into a more healthy lifestyle by perhaps losing weight or through an exercise programs?  If so, this will be the year to take advantage of the energies that Pluto is providing.

If you are at the appropriate stage of evolution in your life, you may now be doing some reviewing and feel a push to make advancement on some level as part of your journey.  The trine stimulates this and will offer opportunities in these directions.  It will represent ease in flow, advancement of your objectives and some good fortune and luck.  This is not always the case, however.  We always have to look at the overall condition of the natal chart when deciphering what potential lies ahead, but the energy of the trine usually helps things along or pushes things forward a little more rapidly than without this influence.

You may find that you are going within and finding more confidence to move forward in your life (and the energies do seem appropriate to do just that).  You may find that if you are working for an organization that you have the opportunity to have more authority or responsibility or that you have suddenly become noticed by your superiors for all the hard work that you have been doing.  Acknowledgement is possible and your relationships with your superiors may be in a better place than they might have been in the past.  These relationships are likely to improve, which in turn will help you with your intentions.

In many cases, the physical body is likely to increase in vitality, and health may be subject to improvement, especially if you are leaning towards a more healthy way of living.  Now is the time to take great strides with your health which will have long lasting effects.  What you do now will stay with you for a long time as long as you are persistent.  You are building your body at a core level.

Make sure you take advantage of these energies.  This is the type of tool astrology is.  It provides you with upcoming potentials that you can prepare for and use to your advantage.  Without this knowledge you may not notice that the energies are pointing in any given direction until much later in the transit and you may have wasted important time that could have been utilized much earlier. 

As mentioned, the energies at first may be subtle but over time they will increase and push you in the direction that you should be taking.  Of course, the use of these energies is your choice.  It is primarily up to you whether or not you use them appropriately and to your advantage.

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TIME FOR A REVERSAL IN OUR FOCUS

Many agree that, although not intentional, their focus has been focus on concern for the state of the world and the many difficult situations of late.  We are caught up in the news, posts and comments about North Korea, flooding and more and this has many of us on edge.

Many of us have become so wrapped up in these concerns and other circumstances that we have allowed ourselves to lose our intentional focus of possibilities and positivity to negativity and stress.

It is time to take a step back from media bombardment, to refocus and once again align ourselves.  We understand innately that focus brings with it more of the same and our interaction with what we perceive as negativity that surrounding us at this moment will just bring forth worry, stress and in time more destructive potential including disease.

This is not putting our heads in the sand.  How does our stress and worry change events?  How does our stress and worry protect us?  How does our stress and worry make us feel better about our world?  Our stress and worry only serves to rob us of today’s enjoyments....and over time robs us of so much more. 

We have to realign ourselves with our core understanding.  We have to re-focus our attention on the potential for finding a viable solution that brings forth peace and tranquility into our world.  Rather than spending countless hours daily on negative events, we need to realign with love and compassion.  If the world, as a group, can refocus its intentions through these daily practices, we can bring forth much more positive outcomes.  As long as we focus our attention on the challenges at hand, we bring to life these potentials and lose our ability to bring to fruition the potential for peace.  We deny the bounty of love to grow to the true proportion that is available. 

Can you make a concerted effort re-focus your attention as many times a day as is required so you can be part of the recovery process and not part of the destructive process? 

Know that peace can be found.  If all who are lost in worry or hate realign their focus, they would see beyond the veil of uncertainty and could formulate an action that would benefit all concerned. 

What is it we are really looking for?  There is only one way to promote peace and that is through a concentrated effort with as many people as possible so that it has a global affect. 

What part can you play?  Share this or any message of peace and focus, if you are so inclined.  Together we can make a difference.

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FULL MOON IN SCORPIO, MAY 10 2017

We will be experiencing a Full Moon (the flower moon) in the sign of Scorpio on May 10, 2017. 

There have been many studies that indicate heightened activity particularly of our emotions during Full and New Moon phases.  It has been noted that crimes of violence and passion are heightened during these phases.  Aggression and psychosis also seem to be more prevalent.  Many individuals fear these Lunar cycles.  Although these are documented facts, we must also look into the positive energies during these stages of the Moon. 

If the Moon can influence the ocean tides, how can they not influence human beings?

As the Full Moon will be into the Sign of Scorpio at the 20 degree mark, those with natal factors within three degrees of the 20 degree mark will be the ones most influenced by this Full Moon phase.  The conjunctions (same degree) indicate an emphasis and high energy.  The square (90 degrees) and opposition (180 degrees) suggests challenging conditions usually attached with some degree of stress, while the sextile (60 degrees) and trine (120 degrees) usually imply free flowing energy released in a positive manner.

Scorpio is a fixed water sign suggesting on rigidity and fixated emotional energy.  Scorpio is deep and uncovering the truth in life is part of Scorpio’s energies.  There are times when sex plays an important role in this unfolding.  Scorpions can be drawn to wild sexual experiences and intensely emotional interaction.  Many people when they think of Scorpio characteristics are immediately drawn to a focus sexual acts, although this is most certainly only one small facet of the energies of a Scorpion.

Scorpio, the seeker of truth, has a fascination for the unknown and is attracted to the occult, spiritual energies and self-regeneration through transformative experiences (often linked to connections in these areas of life). 

The Full Moon is the harvest time (reap what you have sowed) or culmination of efforts and goals often set in motion some six months ago.  It is a time to reap the rewards or experience the shortfalls of what was begun back when the new Moon was also in the sign of Scorpio (last November). 

Although it is not suggested that anything of a violent nature will be unfolding during this time, it is suggested that you steer clear of any foreseeable violent potential in any given situation.  Be safe and on your watch for the unexpected, just to be safe.  If Pluto and Mars and/or Uranus are involved in the configuration within your personal chart, it is advised that you take particular care in the coming days to not put yourself in harm’s way.  The violence could also come from you through over aggressive reactions and explosive responses.  Be wary! 

As mentioned, Scorpio loves to go deep.  What hidden emotions have you buried deep?  This full moon may bring them to the surface as the moon is connected to our emotions.  Do not fight the process.  Utilize these energies to help deal with all that is buried and release permanently what you have been avoiding.  An uncomfortable process can have a wonderful outcome.

Check your natal chart to see which house the Full Moon will be transiting as this will foretell the areas of life being activated.  For example if the full moon will be in your sixth house, your working environment or health could be part of the process as it unfolds.  If the 12^th house is involved, the subconscious and psychic connections will be activated.  Places of confinement such as hospitals, or prisons could all be activated with the 12^th house involvement.  If the Full Moon is in your tenth house, your occupation, your status in life, your goals, aspirations and ambitions may be part of the energies affected.

Do not fear the Full Moon or the New Moon for that matter.  Use their energies to help with your own personal growth and activate the energies so that they unfold in ways that add positive influences in your life.  These goals should not only aid you but also help others along their particular path in life.  Life and all of the energies involved are to be shared.  Are you utilizing these energies to the best of your ability? 

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CREATING AND DEVELOPING

From the very beginning your life has been conducive to the creation of ideas.  The ideas for your future probably began before you were born.  Parents dream and imagine what they want for their children.  The plans may have been formulated by someone else, but the action to put a plan in motion must always come from you. 

This plans can but do not necessarily refer to your occupation or material goals in life.  These dreams could be the characteristics and qualities that your parents wanted to instil in you as you were growing up.  Some parents might be forceful with their ideas of the way your life should be; perhaps some were fixated on things and in ways that they believed they had fallen short. 

Some of our parents may have believed that if we stepped out alone it would not be safe for us.  They wanted to keep us safe.  By doing so, were they denying us opportunity to grow or did they actually keep us safe from harm?  Some parents wanted to ensure their children had strength and the abilities to move forward on their own without having to rely on others?  By doing so, were they denying us how to share our fears and emotions or did they build strong independent people?  Some parents wanted us to fulfill their needs in some way.  The possibilities are endless.

Many of us, as we matured, made changes where we believed changes were required and we held on to things that we felt resonated with our core beliefs or that we took for granted.  Some still struggle with what was taken for granted during our younger years.  We knew no different and now we cannot help but question things that we always considered unquestionable.  Some of us have never given what they were taught as young children a second thought.  Is this wise?

Questions are invaluable.  Through study, discovery and openness we gradually built into reality what we hunger for in our lives.  Some of us continually change our concepts and belief structures along the way.  It is sometimes essential so that life itself can keep up with our every expanding growth.  We must release the guilt that we may feel towards shifting.  What truly feels correct in our hearts (not our memory banks)?  We are not suggesting that all that our parents or teachers have taught us was wrong but it is certainly progressive to think outside of the box and be open to new ideas.  Questioning can actual verify that which we already know but it can also make us realize that we may have been mislead.

With external values, we can also practice the same openness...with our profession, with our day to day lives.  Do not fear learning new concepts and ideas.  Follow you dreams.  What we need in life may be somewhat different than what we conceive but that is okay.  Dream anyway.  The overall picture of our lives can and will transform into whatever it is meant to become.  We personally are our own greatest achievements and our lives are a manifestation of what we have materialized over time.  We have brought things to life by our expectations and our belief structures.

What we now have in front of us is an accumulation of all of the details we have set in motion over time.  What more can be accumulated (and we are just not speaking of material things)?  Life continues to develop.  What is your contribution?   There are many avenues of expression for each of us.  Each avenue of expression is built in perfect harmony for what we require in our lives.   

Life is created.  You are your life creator.  What are you creating?

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PLUTO RETROGRADE MOTION

Pluto moves in and out of retrograde several times each year.  It remains in retrograde for approximately 150 days a year, often lasting for several months at a time.  It moved into retrograde on April 18, 2017, and remains in retrograde until September 28, 2017.

Transiting Pluto is a powerhouse in the horoscope, and it intensifies in strength when it makes aspects to planets and points within the natal chart or the progressed chart.  The orb for influence in the transit of Pluto should be no more than 2 degrees (0 degrees being direct).  While in progression, it is most significant when it comes within 15 minutes of being direct. 

When Pluto moves into the retrograde motion, it intensifies and becomes very powerful.  The transformational abilities linked to Pluto increase and the regenerative abilities are enhanced.  Any power struggles can also become much more apparent when Pluto is in retrograde, so it is wise to avoid interaction that could lead to intense situations, especially if linked somehow to the planet Mars or Uranus.

It may be very challenging to avoid situations that require change especially when Pluto transits a planet while in retrograde.  It could be considered a time for cleansing and a time to release any wore out or outdated attitudes.  It is as thought you are addressing a list of things to do that was written last year.  Review and remove those items that no longer apply and add more important requirements that are relevant to your life today. 

Pluto while in retrograde will be between 14 and 17 degrees and will affect any planet within its orb of influence and while in transit to natal planets (or positions), this orb is much wider than it is in transit to progressed positions.  The orb of influence is usually 5 degrees approaching a position and 2 degrees separating from a position.

During retrograde motion, it is good times for inner study and digging up of issues that have been buried for too long.  It might not always be pleasant what you initially find but these challenging conditions will need to be confronted and dealt with.  Any patterns in your life that have reached a state of uncontrollable insistence can best be addressed now and dealt with and changed (usually on a permanent basis).

Much depends on which house Pluto is transiting and also the house that Pluto is located in the natal chart as these will be areas of life that will undergo Pluto’s transformative energies.  You may be forced to challenge any issues you dig up and bring to the surface.  An example might be communicative challenges if transiting Pluto is moving through the third house or if natal Pluto resides in this house.  Also you should look to see where Pluto’s ruling sign (Scorpio) is found as this will also indicate where these changing conditions might become apparent.

Those with Pluto retrograde at birth are known to have great recuperative abilities and they can withstand illnesses that might be considered debilitating for many others.  We would suggest that you review how Pluto is aspected in the natal chart.  Also review the aspects linked to the planets that transiting Pluto is making aspects to during its cycle in order to get a feel of how these areas of life along with the energies associated with the planets involved will affect the overall conditions of this very significant transit of Pluto.

In general it is a good time to get in touch with any issues that need dealing with or cleansing.  Review to see what you more inner needs may be.  It is a time for inner reflection and transformation that usually takes a year or two to unfold. 

On an outer level, it is also a good time to begin exercise programs and detoxifying diets that help cleanse the body but do not forget spirit.  Enjoy the rather intense transformation that often takes place as Pluto moves into direct and retrograde motion affecting planetary links and important positions in your birth chart. 

The times when Pluto is stationary direct and stationary retrograde if linked with others planets in the birth chart could be the most intense periods throughout this whole transformational process.

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