{"id":41243,"date":"2011-07-08T00:01:19","date_gmt":"2011-07-08T04:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=41243"},"modified":"2011-07-09T10:11:39","modified_gmt":"2011-07-09T14:11:39","slug":"weekend-astrology-july-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/weekend-astrology-july-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Astrology: Venus opposite Pluto, Venus trine Chiron"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Temporary shoreline sculpture, July 1, 2011, Portland, Maine. Photo by Amanda Painter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today is Friday, July 8, 2011.<\/strong><\/a> The Moon spends the day in Libra, leaving for Scorpio tomorrow. During the past 36 hours, the Moon has made a lot of aspects — and that can feel exciting or emotionally exhausting. Through the day Friday, the Moon opposes the new planet Eris in Aries– and this may continue a theme of sorting out identity crisis in our relationships.<\/p>\n

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Now that the Moon has come through so many aspects — what we’ve been describing for weeks as the cardinal cross — Venus in Cancer is fully into the act. Venus is an emotional influence. This is a planet everyone can feel. Venus has been making many aspects, more slowly than the Moon, which means they’re more influential: deeper, more sentimental, more poignant. Today, Venus is making an opposition to Pluto. That is a culmination of some kind. Something may be coming to an emotional peak, or reaching a new depth. You may have the feeling of being backed into a corner, indeed, into several corners at once. Oppositions can indicate our responses to seemingly external situations, such as relationships. This can be any kind of relationship, not just the ones with the big R.<\/p>\n

I suggest you be conscious of how you feel in the presence of others, and note those feelings. Also, monitor your own sense of being trapped: whether by your own passion, your hormones, your sense of being a victim, or some emotional circumstance beyond your control. <\/p>\n

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At the same time, Venus is trine Chiron. That is a kind of escape hatch, and like most things involving Chiron, the escape is in the direction of healing. This is the part that is left out of most conversations, or confrontations. The thing about healing is, you have to go there consciously, or invite it in consciously. But there is an opening indicated by Chiron. <\/p>\n

Today\u2019s opposition between Venus and Pluto picks up the energy from the Venus-Uranus square that we highlighted yesterday — and polarizes it. The square may have brought a surprise development; the opposition seems to be about the consequences or the results. Pluto in Capricorn pushes for upheaval and evolution; Venus in Cancer urges us to nest and nurture, but mainly to be secure. And Venus has been feeling anything but secure lately. <\/p>\n

The squares and oppositions inherent in the cardinal cross provide more layers of energy and tension than many of us can keep sorted, and I don’t mean astrologically — I mean emotionally. If you happen to have any natal planets conjunct any of these transits, it can be hard to know where to start working things out. Heck, even if you don’t you may have no idea how to work this out. I would suggest gradually, consciously, and putting as little pressure on yourself and others as you can. Which does not mean no pressure, it means using focus and awareness and directing them toward understanding and empathy.<\/p>\n

That’s the thing about Venus — at her best, and she’s close to it in Cancer — the name of the tune is empathy. That’s cultivated through practice. Notice how you’re feeling. Notice how others are feeling. Remember that feelings don’t always ‘make sense’ but we’re happier for knowing that they exist.<\/p>\n

Venus opposing Pluto can provide something solid to push against or contrast with, or provide a container for the needed healing to take place in. Venus-Chiron reminds us that healing (and pleasure) are available. And, as we will get to later in the week on Wednesday, Venus squares Saturn — which sets a limit of some kind. But it also means this whole process, this whole journey, is taking place within a container. You can work with that.<\/p>\n

— By Amanda Painter with Eric Francis<\/em>
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Today is Friday, July 8, 2011. The Moon spends the day in Libra, leaving for Scorpio tomorrow. During the past 36 hours, the Moon has made a lot of aspects — and that can feel exciting or emotionally exhausting. Through the day Friday, the Moon opposes the new planet Eris in Aries– and this may … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1734],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41243"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/191"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41243\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}