Today is Friday, Jan. 13, 2012.. Today is a big day – which you can read about throughout this past week’s installments of Daily Astrology: Mercury conjunct Pluto and Venus conjunct Neptune. We’ve been tuning into these aspects all week. So now that they are upon us, let’s look ahead just a bit to Venus ingressing Pisces tomorrow.
Yesterday Len Wallick treated us to a lyrical consideration of the buoyancy of fish and the gravity of land; the receptive listening and catch-and-release frame of mind we can use to chart a divine course over the next few weeks. The post was a demonstration in itself of the creative fertility this transit offers everyone. And the energy goes beyond artistic expression – though that s excellent use of this energy. Venus is exalted in Pisces, combining the personal affection of Venus with the divine compassion of Neptune, modern ruler of Pisces (which will join Venus Feb 3). Because of this combination – love and compassion – Isabel Hickey notes the willingness of this placement to sacrifice for love, to be wounded by love – because only in knowing love can the freedom of the spirit be known.
It’s something that sounds at once hopelessly romantic and yet unnecessarily painful. Mere mortals can be left wondering if it’s possible to know love without pain, or to find that freedom of spirit with a bit more discrimination as to whom we entrust our hearts. Alan Oken, in his book Soul-Centered Astrology, offers some perspective: “In Pisces, Venus turns knowledge into wisdom, learning how to blend the discrimination of reason with the urge to love all people universally.” Blending love with discrimination to form wisdom seems to translate to: stay grounded (or in this case, in contact with the water) as you learn to swim in deep waters; if you remember the vast power of the ocean, you can enjoy it by maintaining respect for it.