VENUS SQUARE URANUS 3rd March 2024

𝘈 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦⁣

Before Mars meets up with Uranus later this month, Venus will have a chat with him first. Maybe to soften and ease the electrical charge for the following Mars/Uranus conversation. ⁣

Anything Venus touches softens. And even though a square aspect is a challenging conversation, they get and support each other, due to something called mutual reception: Venus (currently in Aquarius) rules Taurus and Uranus (currently in Taurus) rules Aquarius. This indicates that the energies of Venus and Mars become linked and amplified in a special way.⁣

Uranus wants authenticity and disrupts the status quo and Venus wants to connect. At first glance, this looks paradoxical but it could manifest as a great opportunity to explore how we can be authentic while still connecting from the heart. We could learn to value each other's opinion (Venus in Aquarius) while remaining in our unique nature (Uranus in Taurus). Every time we return to our body and the here and now, it becomes easier to just be. And from being we can connect much better to the heart. ⁣

Since Venus is also about our values and Uranus is about fresh perspectives, sudden insights and Aha Moments could bring new clarity about the things we value. Something that we didn't know or see before suddenly makes sense to us. We could awaken to a new reality that shifts what we appreciate. Maybe also how we value ourselves and our own voice. ⁣

Venus describes worth and value on all levels, the metaphorical and concrete. On a very mundane level, this could also describe financial eccentricities - maybe some surprises in the financial markets or new financial inventions. In any way, we can expect the unexpected when the planet of epiphanies is involved. ⁣

Have a look at 19° Aquarius and Taurus in your chart: if you find any planets near that degree, this Venus/Uranus conversation could also affect you personally - bringing you a hopefully worthy surprise. ⁣

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𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰: 𝘎𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 | 𝘜𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩

THE DARK SIDE OF...

𝘈𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘴 - 𝘍𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘈𝘪𝘳⁣

Aquarius itself is not as revolutionary as you might think (that bit comes from Uranus, its ruling planet). Because revolution implies being able to move. The word revolution comes from rotating or turning, which you cannot do when you are fixed. ⁣

Like all Fixed Signs, it likes to hold onto things, in this case ideas, opinions or ideologies: ⁣

Fixed energy holds, preserves and is focused inwards.⁣

Air is about concepts, communication and ideologies.⁣

An Aquarius-heavy person can feel the need to maintain their opinion no matter what. Putting ideologies over the heart-to-heart connection with another human being. There is a coldness and ruthlessness when Fixed Air goes too far. Opinion trumps empathy and they won't move an inch from what they think is right. This is when the themes of equality and freedom of speech get twisted into a: my truth is better than yours.

We can see that play out on a greater scale with cancel culture and the abuse of seemingly great ideologies in our society. Like promoting freedom of speech but only if you are on the right side. It can go as far as holding onto their idea until the bitter bloody end. The end justifies the means. They might have a humanitarian approach, but that does not equal compassion. After all, we are talking about Air here, not Water.⁣

If you've ever gotten into a discussion with an unevolved Aquarius, they will stick to their opinion and secretly feel they are intellectually superior to you. A bit like a scholar who has studied all the books in the world and now feels they are the only ones who are allowed to talk about a certain topic. With this stubbornness, they might actually block moving forward from old traditions and concepts, because their focus is on what the ancient master so and so said. On a personal level, they can find it hard to move on from an old story they keep telling themselves and others. Which will be brought up again and again.⁣

I have seen (luckily very few) Aquarians who have a weirdly skewed perception of reality because they mold the world around them so it fits their narrative. Rigidly ignoring that they have been abusive and insisting on telling everyone how great they are (because they truly believe it). These are the people who would get accused by many around them but 100% believe they are doing no harm and everyone accusing them is wrong. They will not question themselves or step into empathy for others. Not an ounce of curiosity or wondering: what if I am wrong? ⁣

Note that with Aquarius I mean: Aquarius Sun, Aquarius Moon or rising sign or any other heavy Aquarius emphasis in a chart. Also, everyone has a house in Aquarius, so check your chart to see in which area of life you might be too rigid with your opinions ⁣

𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰: 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯 | 𝘜𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩

PLUTO IN AQUARIUS 23rd March 2023

𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺! (𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘵?)⁣

No matter how much or little you are interested in astrology, you certainly came across posts proclaiming that the world will soon change forever, within 1 day, and that day is TODAY - when Pluto moves into Aquarius While this is of course a hyped-up statement, we 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 experience some meaningful changes in collective themes over the next 20-odd years. Pluto only moves into Aquarius every 248 years, so this is a rare event indeed. However, we will do a bit of a back-and-forth dance, until Pluto moves 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 into the fixed Air sign Aquarius. The magnitude of change depends on what we as individuals and as a collective do with the energies and opportunities presented to us. ⁣

Since 2008 we’ve had our purge of the Capricorn themes - we are now about to enter the detox period for Aquarius topics.⁣

Pluto in Capricorn showed us how much we have been enslaved by our own physical desires and how we created physical structures and systems that domineer our modern life. It showed us how much we are not in touch with nature and our bodies, and how we distrust the self-healing ecosystem each of us carries within. We had the big opportunity to detox from materialism and witness the undoing of corporations and social structures, symbolized currently by the recent bank crashes. Interestingly, the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers also started us off with this transformational period in 2008 when Pluto had just entered Capricorn the same year.⁣

When it comes to Pluto, there is always something that needs to die to liberate and empower us. We have seen the corruption regarding physical assets, corporations, money, and our bodies. While we are finishing the last bits of this phase of materialism, we are already dipping our toes into Aquarius. ⁣

With Aquarius, we will enter the realm of fixed air. ⁣

𝘍𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 energy means internalized, focused, observing⁣.

The element 𝘈𝘪𝘳 is about thinking, communicating, connecting.⁣

Therefore Aquarius says: MY thoughts, MY truth, MY community.⁣

The shadow of Aquarius can be a rigidity in thoughts that detaches us from our humanness. This consciousness may end up being so obsessed with highly idealistic thoughts for 'the betterment of society', that it disregards the individual will and sovereignty.⁣

Pluto brings about intense transformation when we meet it. Anything Pluto touches and changes can not be reversed anymore. It’s the crisis that leads to a catharsis – a long overdue purge that finally gets released. It brings up hidden aspects of ourselves and the world that change us irrevocably.⁣

In the next 20 years, we will therefore collectively have the opportunity to find our own authentic truth and voice. We will explore what it means to live in a community, while still maintaining our uniqueness. What it means to speak our truth even in the face of adversity. We will discover how our minds have been manipulated. And corruption regarding information & news will be revealed on a much bigger scale. And hopefully, from there we can build a truly equal, fair, and connected society.⁣

The ruler of Aquarius – Uranus – will add some interesting flavor to this, as it is concerned with technology, freedom, and reformation. That includes the darker side of these aspects as well.⁣ If our truth will continue to be affected by groupthink and censored by technology for 'the greater good‘, or if we find a way to allow everyone their freedom of speech and transform into a REAL cooperative community, only time will tell.⁣

Pluto will go back into Capricorn twice, before staying put in Aquarius in 2024 for the next 2 decades. So the next 3 months are just a teaser of what we might be learning as a collective. Going back into Capricorn on 12th June will be a great opportunity to tie up some loose ends regarding the Capricorn themes, so we have a clean slate when moving to the next stage.⁣

𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰: 𝘑𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 | 𝘜𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩 ⁣