Today is Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011. The Moon is in Aries until about 3:25 pm EDT, when it enters Taurus. It will be there for a couple of days, where it is said to bring out the tendency toward acquiring material things — especially if they are a mix of beautiful and practical. You’ll want to balance the shopping urge with some attention to the non-material, more ‘spiritual’ plane with regard to your relationships since Venus, ruler of Taurus, is still not yet visible in the sky. Hmmm… does your local sex boutique happen to carry hand-crafted toys blessed by the local Tantric shaman?
More seriously — but along that wavelength — now that Venus is in Libra, it is opposing Uranus in Aries. The energy of an opposition between these planets is a bit different from a square, which we experienced in early July with Venus in Cancer. Oppositions tend to be more externalized than a square; we’re more likely to see them play out between us and another, rather than within ourselves.
So with the goddess of love on one side and the cosmic light socket on the other, be ready for spontaneous changes in mood and/or erotic encounters. According to Robert Hand, such encounters under this transit may not be meant for the long haul. But as long as you are not too bound to rigid habits, any frisky and flirtatious interactions could provide a really fun escape. The opposition is exact on Saturday, so keep your weekend plans loose and remember that saying ‘yes’ may be the only thing standing between you and a new adventure with a new friend — and not just the sexual kind.
Gary noted that Venus and Uranus have opposing natures: Venus is wet and brings things together; Uranus is dry and separates things. He writes, “there is a push/pull or approach/avoid feel to this aspect. It may appear on the surface that you want things that are mutually exclusive — you want your freedom but you also want to get laid regularly, for instance. You can have both, but you and the other person may just have to start out with a little less than you like, until a balance can be struck. Insisting on having your way all the way and all the time is either delusional or a deal breaker.”