Ave Abundantia! Venus & Jupiter Align in Gemini - May 28

About every year the Venus will align with Jupiter via the Conjunction, the most potent of all Astrological alignments. For those who have natal chart's that are aspected by this alignment it will be one of the more prosperous and lucky days of the year. Circle may 27 and 28 as both will be noteworthy for many of us. There are potential pitfalls here so do use common sense with feelings of optimism and faith and try to confirm the promises of other people. Check out the article on last month's Full Moon Eclipse in Sagittarius for more details on the pitfalls of this time period are generally the same and the effects of the Eclipse, while waning, are still at play.

 Venus, as many know, is love and beauty but she also represents money, gifts, art and social charm. In fact modern money comes from tokens that were given out at the temple of Inanna, later Ishtar goddess of grain, among other things.


These tokens were traded in for a tryst with one of the temple prostitutes who were seen as living avatars of the Goddess. Even today the term "bread" is slang for money all over the world and featured the Goddess on one side and a bushel of wheat on the reverse. Pennies were minted with sheafs of wheat on them as recently as the 20th century, It's just one of many ways these ancient stories live on.



So, Venus is money, in particular tokens of appreciation in the form of gifts.

 Jupiter, on the other hand, is abundance and wealth in the sense of land, home and business ownership, political power and influence that begets help and service from workers -the true value of what money represents. It is the power that comes from victory over the world and obstacles and with it the bounty of earth and heaven.

In the Natal Chart
When Venus and Jupiter align in the natal chart a person has very big ideas about and desire for love and the finer things in life. They can be blessed with wealth as well and frequently receive gifts and money from family, friends, lovers or whomever might be suggested by the placement of their alignment in the chart. Other times a person might be extremely generous and love to shower their loved ones with gifts and affections.  House placement will show where this occours in life; A Venus-Jupiter conjunction in the 4th house of Family, motherhood and home will be a Strong indicator of a very beneficial family and childhood for the native.


Transiting Venus Conjunct Jupiter

A natal chart placement lasts a lifetime but a day-to-day transit lasts just that: about a day or perhaps two. The effects are similarly pleasant and will depend on where the conjunction takes place and how it might align with your natal chart. If you are going through a tough time this day could ease things up a little bit or someone may attempt to alleviate your sufferings but it won't, in itself, neccisarily be a sign that your problem will suddenly disappear.

 Social life will be especially pleasant, perhaps you will be invited out to a gathering or someone will buy you dinner or buy you a  gift. If you are a collector or purveyor of art, antiques, clothing or anything charming and collectible (I'm fond of Japanese ceramic Elf figurines) you may find just what you are looking for in abundance or at an especially cheap price.

The inverse may be true, you could sell a collectible or valuable item for an especially high price -not everyone will experience this transit the same way. For some they could come into money or find a deal -for others they may SPEND money in great quantities. Both can happen simultaneously even to one person. You might get a great deal at a vintage shop and then to celebrate take someone out for dinner and spend a chunk of change.

 Easy come easy go with Venus and Jupiter.

*This lovely alignment of Venus Jupiter (and Mercury!) will be visible in the night sky during the next few days. of course in the sky it will be in in the constellation of Taurus!* 

May 24 - Full Moon Eclipse - Sagittarius

Finally! The last of three Solar Eclipses in a row is upon us completing a dramatic shift in circumstances and perspectives. It is my hope that the previous reports on the Eclipse helped you create a better reality and give you some perspective on where you are and how life might be unfolding.



This Full Moon Eclipse, like all others, will be an intense period of accelerated activity, change, crisis and critical events that change our worlds forever. This one is in the Sign of Sagittarius: the traveler, philosopher, leader and adventurer. Sagittarius is associated with and "ruled by" the planet Jupiter who is the principal of Expansion, growth and the necessary perspective that comes from physical (and intellectual) traveling. This perspective is one of optimism and possibility from reaching higher planes and new horizons. This same perspective and faith can be a medium for salvation ...or damnation.

Because Jupiter and Sagittarius are about optimism and faith it is likely that many will find this Full Moon Eclipse to be much easier and more enjoyable than the previous Scorpio Full Moon which had the hallmarks of severity, intensity, depth and power dynamics.

However, just because it feels good in the moment doesn't mean it's "Good" and a little bit of something good is not the same as a lot. Porportion is key here and Sagittarius is expansion, not balace (Libra). Sag likes a good thing and the more of it -the better.

The pitfalls of Jupiter and Sagittarius are excess, over-optimism and hubris.


Pitfalls

The dangers of this Moon are more possible now as it is both an Eclipse and it's "ruling planet" Jupiter is in the sign of it's detriment: Gemini. When a planet is in it's "Detriment" it expresses it's negative traits more often and it's positive elements are less likely to show up. Jupiter is growth and expansion and Gemini is speech and thought. Silence is golden and Jupiter here is anything but silent. Overabundance of information, being full of hot-air and false promises are common during this year long phase that is nearly at an end.


Adding to this is the fact that Mercury, the ruler of Gemini, conjunct Jupiter. Mercury is neutral yet powerful in Gemini, the sign it rules,  so this period will be one of significant increase of communications, information and promises. Be careful with making or accepting promises during this time and temper optimism and faith with realism because chances are you or someone else is going to muck it up.  Venus is also conjunct Mercury at this time which helps smooth things out and brings beneficial element but temperance and calm are still called for as it could just as well "flavor" the excess with Venusian themes: Love, luxury, money, gifts and beauty. Just because something nice is happening doesn't mean there isn't catch-22 hidden in there. Someone taking you out to dinner is nice -drinking too much wine and getting into an accident is not.

How all this plays out will depend on your natal chart and where these alignments are taking place. Those with Sun, moon, planets or ascendant in Mutable signs (Gemini, Mercury, Sagittarius, Pisces) will be most effected so take great. Those with Sun or planets in Air signs will be much more positively effected by this alignment.

Illusions of grandure
The Sun and Moon of the Eclipse is also in a tight "square" aspect with the planet Neptune who is known for Illusions, disillusionment,  distortions, dissolving, fog, glamour, disease as well as the transcendence above illusions, mysticism and spiritual themes.  In particular to these beneficial qualities are compassion and unconditional love for all -especially  those suffering from poverty and illness.

 While this challening addition of Neptune  ratchets up the possibility of having false faith, being deceived or being a victim of anothers glamour it also increases the likelihood of this time being one where spiritual themes gain ground and a shift towards more elevated consciousness. 






 Interestingly this comes just a week or so after a new outbreak of an exotic Corona virus (Jupiter in Gemini is known for respiratory infections) and a media spin-campaign by BP who poisoned the gulf with both an Oil spill and use of Corexit to disperse and conceal the catastrophe. Storms in the Midwest are increasing and the profile of this Eclipse is similar to Superstorm sandy in that it fell on a full Moon as Mercury squared stationary retrograde Neptune (a powerful period for a planet).
 Gemini = Air/wind and Neptune = water/rain/destruction.

Entertainment industry and Media are also expressing similar themes and the film 'Now you See Me now you Don't' is being released this weekend and is about stage magicians who use their skills to steal from the rich ruling class and give back to the poor - all Neptunian (and Mercurial) themes. 


Fortuna speaks 
 Although there are pitfalls that are possible the alignment of Jupiter, Mercury and Venus (exacting a few days later on May 28th) it will have some very beneficial elements. For some it will be one of the most upbeat, lucky and expansive days of the year. That's not to say that those pitfalls won't ALSO be occurring simultaneously and in fact for many they will. But high spirits and benefit will certainly come. It's all about balance and temperance, of course these transits can show up as external events or other people. It could be a case of dealing with someone who is acting like Jupiter: high spirited, good-humored and fun -and they might take it just a little too far.


Summary
If you can avoid (or enjoy) the pitfalls this Full Moon will be beneficial and forward-moving time where life seems like an action packed adventure or journey. That journey may be dangerous or it may be joyful but is a journey we must all take, individually and collectively. The Eclipse exacts on Friday may 24th so some of you who are bold and adventerous will find this a great night to socialize.Remember though that the effects of an Eclipse can be felt or experienced many day and even weeks in advance and after the fact. Things that have been brewing will be triggered by this period and come to a head.

Instead of writing detailed horoscopes I am bringing attention  to the general area of which the Eclipse will be effecting you. Perhaps I will write more horoscopic content when the readership is larger. These are for the RISING sign and not the sun sign.  If you don't know your rising sign you can calculate it here: Cafe Astrology: Rising sign calculator.

As always, this is an exceedingly brief look at what is going on for each rising sign and does not take into account a variety of factors that signify other evens in your life that can mitigate, exaggerate and modify these themes.

Those most effected by the Eclipse will have Ascendant (aka "Rising Sign") or planets in Mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces).



Aries Rising : Travel, education, philosophy, teachers, foreigners, legal issues, courthouses, broadcasting and publishing

Taurus Rising :  intimacy, sexuality, psychological and occult matters, shared resources, inheritance, credit, loans, personal power of regeneration.

Gemini Rising : marriage, partnership, close friends, rivals, open enemies and all important one-on-one interactions.

Cancer Rising : health &; illness of physical body, work, service, routines, habits, co-workers, hired workers and staff.

Leo Rising : Love affairs, dating, games, fun, play fullness, entertainment and entertaining, performance arts, creativity, pregnancy and children.

Virgo Rising : Home & family, houses, rentals, renovations and relocating,  roommates and all who live in the home.

Libra Rising : the Mind, writing and communications, siblings and neighbors, errands and movement within your local area, plans, media.

Scorpio Rising : Self worth, money, wealth and finances, personal assets and values.

Sagittarius Rising :  Identity, self-assertion, selfishness, personal demands, the Face and outer appearance.

Capricorn Rising :  Hidden issues, self-undoing, secret or private issues, retreat, cooperation, hospitalization, retirement, completing old issues, subconscious drives and issues which harm our conscious will. 

Aquarius Rising : Groups, friends and Acquaintances, networks, cliques, Hopes, dreams, gains, personal and shared goals.

Pisces Rising : Career, profession, position in society, public standing, reputation, authority figures, bosses, fathers, awards, responsibilities, desire for achievement.

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New Moon Solar Eclipse - Taurus

Hi all! I am in NYC doing readings and  enjoying the springtime here with friends. If anyone out there in NY is interested in a reading (and in-person readings are best!)  send me an email to:  accomplice @ pantheonastrology.com (I spaced it out to hide from spam robots.)

This last Full Moon was a Lunar Eclipse in the intense and often brooding sign of Scorpio and was especially challenging with Saturn and mars, signs of austerity and severity, aligned with the Eclipse. It was a time for breakthroughs and regenerations of our identity and relationships but very often after a process of breakdown and crisis of some kind.

Scorpio is, in part,  about letting go. Consider the sexual metaphor: A man and woman give up a part of their bodies in the sexual act to create new life. Taurus, on the other hand, is about the fertile earth that harbors new life to grow and flourish. The Scorpio Taurus axis is one of Sacrifice and Reception and the opposing but necessary poles of putridity and fertility.

 Taurus is the sign of the fertility and wealth of the earth. The word Fecund is sometimes used which means "To make fruitful". Our fruits are relative to our labors and what we are working on, moment to moment and day to day will result in the flourishing of a particular fruit or outcome in our lives for good and for ill. Luckily we have astrology which shows us signs for sewing and reaping so our will can be in alignment with the will of nature. The sun's transit of the Aries and Taurus is a time for sewing, planting and initiating new projects and nurturing those seeds already planted. New moons are also times for initiation.

This new Moon Solar Eclipse will initiate new stories, events, problems and success within whatever house Taurus rules in our charts. There are no hard aspects to this Eclipse, so it will feel, in some ways,  easier and lighter than the last one however it will still be significant and evoking crisis for those whose natal charts are in combative alignments with it. And it should also be noted that mars is still in his detriment in Taurus and, if making difficult aspects to your natal chart, you could find locking horns with someone who, perhaps like yourself, is rather stubborn and unwilling to move on an issue. This other could also be an issue and making headway can be challenging unless we have already a well worn path to move through.

Venus, who rules Taurus and thus the Eclipse, will be in the first degree of Gemini and Mercury, ruler of Gemini, will be conjunct the New Moon. So talking, communicating and looking at two sides of an issue will be a big part of the stories being told right now. If you nearly burned a bridge or two at the last Full Moon, this could be a time to repair things and heal old wounds with words and communications.

Taurus is great for stability, sensuality, enjoying the fruits of one's labors, working with or in nature but it can be stubborn, rigid, inflexible and slow to get moving -just like a bull. So keep that in mind as the virtues and vices of the sign can really come out during these eclipses.  


Instead of writing horoscopes I am just alerting people to the general area of which the Eclipse will be effecting them. Perhaps I will write more horoscopic content when the readership is larger? These are for the RISING sign and not the sun sign.  If you don't know your rising sign you can calculate it here: Cafe Astrology: Rising sign calculator.

As always, this is an exceedingly brief look at what is going on for each rising sign and does not take into account a variety of factors that signify other evens in your life that can mitigate, exaggerate and modify these themes.


This eclipse could be tense or especially prominent for those with planets or points (such as the ascendant) around 19 degrees of a fixed sign (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius).  This includes those With Ascendant aka Rising sign in one of those fixed signs regardless of degree.



Aries Rising : self worth, money, wealth and finances, personal assets and values.

Taurus Rising : Identity, self-assertion, selfishness, personal demands, the Face and outer appearance.

Gemini Rising : Hidden issues, self-undoing, secret or private issues, retreat, cooperation, hospitalization, retirement, completing old issues, subconscious drives and issues which harm our conscious will. 

Cancer Rising : Groups, friends and Acquaintances, networks, cliques, Hopes, dreams, goals especially shared goals.

Leo Rising : Career, profession, position in society, public standing, reputation, authority figures, bosses, fathers, awards, responsibilities, desire for achievement.

Virgo Rising : Travel, education, philosophy, teachers, foreigners, legal issues, courthouses, broadcasting and publishing


Libra Rising :intimacy, sexuality, psychological and occult matters, shared resources, inheritance, credit, loans, personal power of regeneration,



Scorpio Rising : marriage, partnership, close friends, rivals, open enemies and all important one-on-one interactions.

Sagittarius Rising : health &; illness of physical body, work, service, routines, habits, co-workers, hired workers and staff.

Capricorn Rising : Love affairs, dating, games, fun, play fullness, entertainment and entertaining, performance arts, creativity, pregnancy and children.

Aquarius Rising : Home & family, houses, rentals, renovations and relocating,  roommates and all who live in the home.

Pisces Rising : the Mind, writing and communications, siblings and neighbors, errands and movement within your local area, plans, media.