Venus entered
the earth sign of Virgo on July 9, 2018, inspiring me to tweet:
Venus enters Virgo tonight and we tend to show our love through service to others and doing things for them. A big change from grand gestures of Venus in Leo. #astrology— Linda Simons (@danceofphoenix) July 9, 2018
Venus is
actually to be considered in fall in the sign of Virgo. A planet is considered to be in fall and
weaker when it is in the sign opposite of its exaltation and Venus is exalted
in Pisces. When a planet is in the sign of its fall, it tends to lose some of
its strength and influence.
Venus in Virgo
tends to focus on the details in relationships, sometimes to the point of over
analyzing, being critical and nitpicking. When Venus is in Virgo, there is a
tendency to plan, be practical, and exaggerate our feelings. But Venus in Virgo is also more inclined to
be grounded, loyal and somewhat reserved in its expression of feelings. It is on a quest for the truth. Venus will be in Virgo until August 6, 2018.
But this may be
one time that the transit of Venus in Virgo is actually an astrological boon
that helps to mitigate some of the chaotic influence of July. As I mentioned in last week’s post, Venus in
Virgo formed a grand earth trine with Saturn in Capricorn and Uranus in Taurus
on the emotionally powerful solar eclipse in Cancer on July 12, 2018. It has a stabilizing presence whose influence will
be felt until July 18, 2018. The first
of this summer’s three eclipses was in Cancer, a highly sensitive water sign
and it opposed Pluto in Capricorn, which made the transformation process even
more turbulent, as I tweeted on July 12, 2018:
This was a very emotional eclipse and any kind of calming, stabilizing grounding influence is greatly appreciated. Venus in Virgo is literally the middle man between Saturn in Capricorn and Uranus in Taurus because it is supporting two planets that have very different agendas. Saturn is totally at home in its home sign of Capricorn, which it rules while trying to preserve the status quo and maintain some structure while Uranus wants change. But Uranus is not very comfortable in the fixed sign of Taurus, so this intensifies the conflict of embracing change. Fortunately Saturn and Uranus are favorably trining each other during this transition phase making it easier to adopt new ways of doing things that don’t add to the stress level and Venus in Virgo can assist in that grounding process.#SolarEclipse in Cancer today kicks off eclipse season this summer with 2 more to follow. But with sun and moon opposing Pluto in Capricorn there may be crises with transformation. #astrology— Linda Simons (@danceofphoenix) July 12, 2018
We are
literally in a period that can be literally described as the calm between the
storms. Those storms are the next two
eclipses: the lunar eclipse in 4 degrees of Aquarius on July 27, 2018 and the
solar eclipse in 18 degrees of Leo on August 11, 2018. So let’s make the most of this Venus in Virgo
transit and that grand earth trine to become as centered and grounded as we
can.
One more little
astrological detail to note. I know that
Mercury is not officially retrograde until July 26, 2018 in 23 degrees of Leo,
but it did enter the shadow period in 11 degrees of Leo on July 8, 2018. It is considered the shadow because 11
degrees of Leo is the degree that Mercury will station direct on August 19,
2018. So if any of you are starting to
feel a little wonky and questioning if Mercury is already retrograde, the
shadow period is the explanation.
If you are
curious as to how all of the planetary changes, including this summer’s eclipses,
Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn retrograde, Jupiter in Scorpio, Chiron in Aries and
Uranus in Taurus will be affecting you in 2018, please consider getting an
astrological reading. A transit reading
might be just what you need right now to make the most of Jupiter in Scorpio. Jupiter transits are all about taking
advantage of opportunities and if you snooze you lose with Jupiter. You have to be aware and strike while the
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Thanks for your words here. In times like these, it helps me to know, where all the struggles come from. I already read at the beginning of the year on www.Astrosofa.com/2018, that july and august would become difficult months for me. But now I know, that this is because of the eclipses and that gives me strength, because I know, that it will be over again.
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