Dear Friend and Reader:
“It (Roe v. Wade) has fundamentally altered the legal, medical and political landscape of this country.”
— Gloria Feldt, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Venus in Pisces is in a trine with Varuna in Cancer today as well. All planets point to an adventure in the realms of love and truth. The 36th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision which kept the right to choose termination of pregnancy available is today. The moon continues to sail through Sagittarius heightening the propensity for philosophical thought. The Sun in Aquarius is energizing the rest of the planets occupying that sign.
Aquarius is an air sign — intellectual, mental driven by ideas. Sagittarius has a thirst for knowledge and a knack for turning even the most mundane detail into evidence for philosophy. Aquarius also has an impersonal way of synthesizing information. Aquarius the water-bearer was the dispenser of wisdom. He (or often she) was not the exclusive cup bearer that Hebe or Ganymede were to the gods. His gifts included all knowledge. Aquarius, in this case is simple what is, as supposed to what should be.
OnВ Jan. 22, 1973 Roe v. Wade was decided in favor of the plaintiffs. What that means is that abortion is now legal, and woman still have the right to choose when they would like to be mothers. The decision has caused numerous debates. Abortion continues to be one of the most polarizing political, spiritual and medical topics to his day. We have all witnessed its polarizing effect: one moment we may be getting along fine with a friend and in the next we are raising our voices in a debate over the life of an unborn child or over the life of a full grown woman.
Venus has long been considered an archetype for women. While in modern times astrologers have access to many more of the archetypes than we did in decades past (like Juno, Chariklo or Pallas Athene). Astrology is bringing the goddesses back to consciousness. Venus is still an important influence in our lives, a model. Many old paintings of the goddess depict her standing unashamed of her nakedness and pointing to her genitals as the source of all life. Within the energy of Venus is the mystery of pleasure and creation.
As trines open up the discussion between the planetary energies involved, Venus in a trine with Varuna suggests a dialogue between the truth and that mystery. Varuna is a potential dwarf planet located in the Kuiper belt. Astrologers have assigned to Varuna the energy of keeping things in proper order, of establishing the rights that work for everyone involved, and for the law in the mundane sense and in the universal sense. By universal, I mean the law of gravity, of matter not displacing matter and jelly going good with peanut butter. Right now, Varuna is in Cancer, the sign of the cosmic mother. One could say that Varuna in this sign is about the truth of motherhood, and right of the mother to decide in what order she lives her life: from nymph, to maiden/mother, to crone.
Eric refers to Varuna as The Equalizer. In this respect, we have an astrological image of the right to choose whether you want to be pregnant or not as the key to equality between men and women. The people who oppose abortion know that, too.
Til then,
Genevieve Salerno
haha, yes, my dad is an aquarius with a sagittarius moon…although he must have some cap in there too because i find him rather cynical sometimes! but man does he know a _lot_ about how everything works.