{"id":51514,"date":"2012-01-05T00:06:45","date_gmt":"2012-01-05T05:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=51514"},"modified":"2012-01-05T19:05:34","modified_gmt":"2012-01-06T00:05:34","slug":"negotiating-venus-quincunx-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/negotiating-venus-quincunx-mars\/","title":{"rendered":"Negotiating: Venus quincunx Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today is Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012.<\/a><\/strong>. The waxing Moon enters Gemini at 5:44 am EST. This is a much more mental sign for the Moon than is Cancer, which is where the Moon will be for its full phase on Monday. Today and tomorrow this may mitigate some of the overflowing emotions that can come with a Moon nearing full \u2013 but don\u2019t be surprised if you find yourself actually talking about what is going on for you. A lot.<\/p>\n

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And what could be going on for you is that today and tomorrow you find yourself in a state of constantly trying to relate and adjust to relationship partners of the opposite sex, without ever quite<\/em> finding a balance that feels right. Mars in Virgo is forming a quincunx with Venus in Aquarius \u2013 and Venus is conjunct Nessus. <\/p>\n

A quincunx is that somewhat prickly aspect that\u2019s one sign off from being an opposition. So it carries a similar sort of tension: the source feels like it\u2019s located outside of yourself (between you and another). The way to work with both oppositions and quincunxes is to negotiate first with one side, and then the other. The uncomfortable thing about a quincunx, however, is that you\u2019re never quite able to settle the issue in the same way you can with an opposition. The compulsion to keep trying is still strong, however. <\/p>\n

In the case of this particular one, Mars in Virgo provides a strong drive to work and serve energetically, but also a certain level of fussiness over details. Venus, for its part, can be a little aloof in Aquarius \u2013 especially in terms of one-on-one intimate relationships. <\/p>\n

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This may mean there\u2019s the potential for negotiations to be more like a mix of exacting demands on the one side and disinterested acquiescence on the other. That apparent lack of investment could be just as maddening as counter-demands would be in most cases, and could passively fuel any conflict. The thing to remember is that, even if this particular set of negotiations is destined to dis<\/em>solve as the planets move rather than re<\/em>solve, basic negotiating protocol is still to be followed. This means keep this objective in sight: everyone gets their bases covered. The idea is not<\/em> to go for \u2018all or nothing\u2019.<\/p>\n

Now, what about Nessus? There are a couple ways (at least) to read its presence in this aspect. On the more personal level, this could speak to cycles of detrimental acquiescence on the part of the passive feminine, especially in the face of assertive perfectionism. On the other hand, Venus conjunct Nessus in Aquarius has a strong sense of the use of sexual attraction as a weapon — especially by women. In Aquarius, this is an active, perpetuating social pattern — and one that needs to stop, if we’re ever to have healthy relationships. Pay attention to this potential your interactions and relational negotiations, whether you’re a woman or just dealing with one. This kind of behavior is so ingrained culturally, it tends to fly below our radar. It’s time to see it for what it is when we’re doing it, and use Venus-Nessus as an opportunity heal cycles of abuse, no matter how subtle they are.<\/p>\n

On the collective level, since this is Aquarius we\u2019re talking about, Nessus brings to mind the field of Republican presidential candidates as they begin the 2012 primary season. Nessus can indicate potentially inappropriate sexual contact and cycles of abuse; it also comes with the key phrase, \u2018the buck stops here\u2019. These candidates are taking some disturbing \u2013 potentially abusive — positions when it comes to issues of sex, sexuality and women\u2019s health. Some of them may have some interesting skeletons in the closet along these lines, too. The \u2018buck\u2019 may have stopped to some degree for Michele Bachmann, the only female candidate (and the one whose husband runs a clinic to help gay men \u2018reform\u2019). She ended her campaign after Tuesday\u2019s caucus in Iowa (interestingly, Nessus can also come with a sense of alienation<\/a> — and here is Venus, closing in on a conjunction to it). The \u2018boys\u2019, however, are continuing their demands and promises. <\/p>\n

As you go about your negotiations today (whether externally or internally \u2013 remember, oppositions and quincunxes place the apparent<\/em> source of tension outside of ourselves), bear in mind that Mercury is still homing in on the Galactic Center in late Sagittarius. This can inflame beliefs, so review yesterday\u2019s Daily Astrology<\/a> if you need a refresher on how to \u201cstop, drop and Google\u201d as you negotiate. No matter how much today\u2019s Gemini Moon may intellectualize emotions, the Moon will be in Cancer soon enough, and you can expect everyone\u2019s sensitivity to heighten accordingly. That may go better if you\u2019ve stayed even-keeled today and tomorrow.<\/p>\n

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Today is Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012.. The waxing Moon enters Gemini at 5:44 am EST. This is a much more mental sign for the Moon than is Cancer, which is where the Moon will be for its full phase on Monday. Today and tomorrow this may mitigate some of the overflowing emotions that can come … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7221,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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\/51514"}],"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\/7221"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51514\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}