Exploring Venus: From the Full Moon to the New

The Birth of Venus - Odilon Redon

Full Moon in Pisces
September 19, 2013
7:13 am EDT / 12:13 pm GMD

Disseminating Moon in Taurus
September 22, 2013 11:08 pm EDT
September 23, 2013 4:08 am GMD

Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
September 26, 2013 11:55 pm EDT
September 27, 2013 4:55 am GMD

Balsamic Moon in Leo
October 1, 2013
1:46 am EDT / 6:46 am GMD

New Moon in Libra
September 30, 2013 8:34 pm EDT
October 1, 2013 1:34 am GMT

We're in the waning half of the Moon's cycle––appropriate, since we've also turned the corner into Autumn. The Fall Equinox has arrived, the waning part of the year.

We've moving toward the New Moon in Libra, one of the two signs ruled by Venus, who is sending us signals all during these next weeks that this is her time. Between now and the New Moon, we'll be drawn again and again into Venusian territory, invited to explore what Venus means to us.

So, what does Venus mean?

She is far, far more than the sex-obsessed aphrodite-ish figure modern media offers. Venus rules relating. Her arena includes all of our one-on-one relationships: family, friends, and business associates as well as romantic and intimate ones. Even enemies are included, as long as the relationship is one-on-one.

Venus rules how we relate to color, form, texture, sound ... our esthetic sense, what we find pleasing and beautiful.

She rules how we relate to the world at large, in terms of our values ... what we feel is fair, just and balanced.

Venus is also one of the "good luck" planets and so, related to our finances, our prosperity.

Any or all of these areas of life could be up for review now, with "up for review" including possibilities like deep realizations, healing of old unworkable patterns, and up-ending what's currently happening to facilitate realizations and healing.

At the Full Moon, Venus had recently moved into deep, intense, Shadow-y Scorpio. She was conjunct Saturn and the North Node, a trio that asked pointed questions like: Are my current relationships serving my life path? Have I been walking my talk? Am I doing what I came here to do, what I am meant to do?

Chiron flowed energy with these three at the Full Moon, offering healing energy and possibly bringing old wounds to the surface as part of the review process.

Just before dawn today, the Disseminating Moon arrived. That Taurus Moon opposed Venus, bringing up emotional issues, and pushing us to consider the surface of things and what is below the surface.

Do not discount the surface ... Venus rules Taurus, and holds the manifest world––what we can see, hear, taste, smell and touch––in great esteem. We need both inner and outer, manifest and hidden, light and shadow. Venus still trines Chiron, healing and wounding also ongoing.

And, Venus moves into a square with Mars, in passionate and expressive Leo.

The Venus–Mars square will be exact at the Last Quarter Moon, when the Cancer Moon also squares the Libra Sun. Finding the balance between masculine and feminine, yang and yin, spirit and soul, mind and body––all these polarities will feel edgy at this Moon.

With Neptune trining the Last Quarter Moon, intuition will need to be balanced with delusion, spirituality with deception. Whatever else happens, dreaming will be strong. Look to dreams for clues about where your psyche wants you to focus.

The Balsamic Moon will join Mars in Leo, squaring Venus, and trining Eris the goddess of discord. Meanwhile, the Sun moves into opposition with Uranus in Aries.

When we reach the Balsamic Moon, we're asked to let go of whatever no longer serves us, as we enter the dark time before the New Moon. Balsamic Moons generally tend to be nostalgic, quiet, a bit melancholy ...

Well, not this one! This Leo Balsamic Moon will be lighting a bonfire. Not content to drop old stuff into the compost bin, this Moon wants the phoenix to go up in flames.

So when you feel pulled into Shadow these next weeks, when you're asked to dredge up stuff you'd rather not deal with, when things get down and dirty––go with it. These are the days of miracles and wonders, when deep work can get done quickly (not painlessly, quickly).

Look at your birth chart. Where is your Venus by sign and house? This will tell you something about how Venus expresses herself in you. How is your Venus affected by current transits? This will tell you where in your life this current Venus time will show up most clearly.

At the Venus-ruled New Moon, we'll have the chance for a deep rebirth. We're in the harvest time, so dig your hands in, see what needs to come up, sort out what to keep from what to pitch, and get the bonfires ready!