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<\/dt>\nFinally, exaltation is a form of distinction (or dignity, as astrologers put it) that means both the planet and the sign of its exaltation attain the highest ideal of expression in each other’s company. <\/p>\n
This year, Venus ingressed Pisces to find a lot of company. The Sun, retrograde Mercury, Mars, Neptune and Chiron are just the major players now wearing the same energetic uniform from which Venus expresses itself best.<\/p>\n
If uniforms make a team, then Venus by benefit of being most dignified in the outfit, is the acknowledged leader. In the case of Pisces, the team captain has arrived at a good time. The team’s ruler, Neptune, is still getting its feet wet, having returned to its home sign less than two years after having drifted around the zodiac for nearly a century and a half. During that long absence, Neptune acquired the reputation of a salty dog, and all of us will need some time to trust the Foggy One enough to follow the dreams it represents.<\/p>\n
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Mercury, for its part, is moving in an entirely different direction from the rest of the team. Who could blame it? When the innermost planet is in Pisces it is opposed to Virgo, where both its exaltation and rulership are. In figurative exile from its place of best and brightest expression, and getting out ahead of the rest of the team, it makes sense for Mercury to backtrack and check in with everybody else. You should do the same thing.<\/p>\n
Since Mercury is emblematic of your mind and its means of communication, it makes a lot of sense to turn your thoughts not only towards others, but also what makes you attractive to them.<\/p>\n
Venus is about attraction. What makes you attractive as a teammate are the same things you find attractive in others. Funny how that works, but Venus is both that simple and that profound. It is no surprise, then, that other people will find you more attractive if you are receptive to their thoughts, as well as their presence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Venus is about receptivity also. It is being interested in others besides just yourself. That means listening, and responding to confirm what you think you hear in order to make sure you understand what is being expressed.<\/p>\n
How you express yourself is important, too. That’s where the water element and mutable quality of Pisces come in. If you want people to work with you, the quality of your communication matters as much as or more than the content. It means being flexible and accommodating, willing to yield to a new season just as a mutable sign does. It also means being amiable and working to smooth emotional waters rather than stirring things up to get an advantage.<\/p>\n
That’s what putting your best foot forward is really all about. It is not about being the charismatic sales person with the starched white shirt and flawless teeth looking to get the advantage of exchange with others. It’s about showing others that it is to their advantage to work with you.<\/p>\n
From today until Venus enters Aries two days behind the Sun and its Vernal Equinox (beginning a new year for astrologers) you will want others to work with you. As the astrological year winds down, the majority of the sign-ruling planets are dissolving together in the mutable waters of Pisces — symbolizing something you will want to emulate if you want to go with the flow of the cosmos.<\/p>\n
It means showing through your outward expression the inner truth that you are one with other beings who share this planet. It does not mean being an empty suit to pretend you are somehow better and entitled to more than others. Because Pisces rules the feet, that is where it begins for you.<\/p>\n
Where your feet turn, the rest of you will follow. To be in harmony with the sky now means turning toward others, checking in with everybody else, and living as if you have something in common with all beings. That, contrary to what representatives of a dying paradigm may have told you, is what putting your best foot forward really means now.<\/p>\n
Offered In Service <\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n Len is available for astrology readings. You can contact him at lenwallick [at] gmail [dot] com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Venus entered its Pisces exaltation at 9:03 pm EST yesterday as if to say it’s time to put your best foot forward with a new sense of what that means. It’s partially because Pisces is associated with feet. In addition, the meaning of Venus includes what you sense is most attractive. Finally, exaltation is a … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":537,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1714],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64717"}],"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\/537"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64717\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}