Memories of Miss Molly and Venus kissing the Sun

Just a reminder: Sarah Taylor is taking a sabbatical from writing her Wednesday Tarot articles for the rest of the summer, but tune in Sunday for her Weekend Tarot Reading. – amanda

Dew on crown vetch catching the Sun, June 5, 2012 in Portland, Maine -- probably right around first contact between retrograding Venus and the Sun. Photo by Amanda Painter.
Dew on crown vetch catching the fleeting sunlight, June 5, 2012 in Portland, Maine — probably right around first contact between retrograding Venus and the Sun. Photo by Amanda Painter.

It had been rainy and overcast all day on Tuesday, June 5 — less than a month ago, yet somehow it feels like another dimension away now. I had given up on trying to view the Venus transit, instead making plans to celebrate with some inner journeying. I was trying to finish up some work when the clouds finally parted. It was still a good half hour before first contact between Venus and the Sun was supposed to occur; I was antsy to move around and needed to work on my lines for a play, so I decided to take a walk until the transit began.

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