{"id":70485,"date":"2013-09-26T00:06:09","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T04:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=70485"},"modified":"2013-09-26T04:07:22","modified_gmt":"2013-09-26T08:07:22","slug":"venus-mars-sun-pluto-you-only-have-what-you-give","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/venus-mars-sun-pluto-you-only-have-what-you-give\/","title":{"rendered":"Venus-Mars, Sun-Pluto: You only have what you give"},"content":{"rendered":"

A friend of mine likes to say, \u201cYou only have what you give.\u201d It\u2019s a reminder about how generosity works: that in sharing one\u2019s resources, including time, love and effort, you enter into a universal cycle or flow. In withholding any of those things, you cease to be part of that flow, which is marked by exchange — but is not a ‘zero sum’ game. If you\u2019re afraid of not having enough, you can\u2019t see how much you have; you might as well not have it at all. By giving, a path opens up through which you can truly receive in reciprocation.<\/p>\n

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Simplified chart section showing Venus in Scorpio square Mars in Leo, exact Saturday. The Libra Sun (far right) is square Pluto in Capricorn, exact Tuesday. View glyph key here<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This week\u2019s square between Venus in Scorpio and Mars in Leo (exact Saturday at 9:32 am EDT but in effect now) could spur you into passionate demonstrations of love and sexual energy. After all, Venus and Mars represent the female and male principles, respectively. When they come into contact, we also tend to want to, um, come into contact.<\/p>\n

Venus and Mars in a square, however, can be less straightforward to negotiate. Squares are generally felt as an inner tension that is begging us to take action. But what kind?<\/p>\n

Venus tends toward receptivity and a more emotionally nuanced experience of love and sex. Venus is currently in Scorpio, however: a sign in which she does not move as gracefully as usual, since Scorpio is ruled by Mars (traditional) and Pluto (modern). Venus in Scorpio can get a little confused as to what is true \u2018friendliness\u2019, \u2018generosity\u2019 and \u2019receptivity\u2019 in love. Sometimes something closer to selfishness emerges: the act of giving and offering when your true goal is to set yourself up to \u2018get\u2019 something.<\/p>\n

Venus just came through a tight squeeze in the shape of a conjunction to Saturn; it might have felt a little pinched and intense for you. With Venus square Mars, you might be noting a case of \u2018I want what I want how I want it\u2019, even in the midst of genuine love.<\/p>\n

The fact that Mars and Venus are both in fixed signs is an indication to be extra aware of feeling \u2018stuck\u2019 when it comes to love and passion in your life — that is, notice if selfishness or jealousy rear their heads. Both Venus in Scorpio and Mars in Leo can fall prey to these less-than-generous emotions.<\/p>\n

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Luckily, Mars in Leo also offers tremendous energy, fire, drive and courage. The key to working this square seems to be taking any tension or frustrations around \u2018what you\u2019re getting\u2019 (or masked selfishness), and leaning on the Mars side of the square to re-focus your heart on what you can do for another. Can you give to someone, and do so without an eye to what it might get you in return? If you’ve ever volunteered for a cause you believe in heart and soul, you know how good that can feel.<\/p>\n

Your creative energy — sexual energy — needs an outlet, and it\u2019s incredibly powerful when you can give it one. Its power comes in its intentional release (not dissipation): in that act, it creates more of itself for everyone.<\/p>\n

You become part of a cycle, part of an exchange, that is much greater than your place in it — something underscored by the Libra Sun square Pluto in Capricorn, exact Tuesday, Oct. 1. Sun-Pluto is asking you to watch out for ruthlessness or extreme self-will in yourself (including any stemming from insecurity), lest it be your undoing. Change is hardest when we resist it; that urge to resist is generally rooted in fear and other negative attitudes about what \u2018change\u2019 means.<\/p>\n

Fear of change, like the fear of giving what you think you lack, is not helped by pulling in or holding fast. From now through next week is a time to be aware of your place in, and participation with, cycles greater than yourself. You\u2019re being asked to get involved; the Libra Sun is showing you where you are needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A friend of mine likes to say, \u201cYou only have what you give.\u201d It\u2019s a reminder about how generosity works: that in sharing one\u2019s resources, including time, love and effort, you enter into a universal cycle or flow. In withholding any of those things, you cease to be part of that flow, which is marked … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"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\/70485"}],"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=70485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70485\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}