Venus is Calling the Shots as it Gets Busy with Pluto and Moves into Aquarius

 

Venus is really calling the shots in terms of launching the year 2023.  Right out of the gate on January 1 (Happy New Year) Venus and Pluto hook up in 27 degrees of Capricorn.  When Venus and Pluto meet up in this fashion, we can definitely expect more emotional intensity as our needs for love and affection become stronger.  We are craving more depth in our relationships.  This aspect also gives us more power to attract partners. For me, this conjunction falls in my 4th house conjuncting my natal Chiron in Capricorn and opposes my Jupiter-Uranus conjunction in Cancer in my 10th house while squaring my natal Neptune in Libra in my 1st house.  I suppose I should be grateful that it also forms supportive sextiles to my Venus and Ceres in Scorpio.  This should be interesting...

On January 2, Venus moves into the fixed air sign of Aquarius, where it resides until January 26.  Venus in Aquarius.  Venus in Aquarius is attracted to more freedom, independence and unconventionality in relationships.  It is a very different animal than Venus in Capricorn.  We tend to approach relationships and our values in a more detached perspective.  It is also a time when we can meet new lovers through friends or friends can become lovers.  On the same day, the Sun in Capricorn is exactly squaring Chiron in 11 degrees of Aries.  This can uncover fears and wounds regarding our ego and life path.  Insecurities are bound to crop up and we might find ourselves attracting teachers who can help us uncover our power and heal those wounds. So don't fret over the challenge that this aspect poses because it can lead us to a really positive and healthy place.

Venus in Aquarius is forming a supportive sextile with that other benefic planet Jupiter in 1 degree of Aries on January 4, 2023.  This is a real party time vibe, which inspires feelings of good luck, generosity and a desire to schmooze and socialize.  It has a very relaxing feeling and it is a perfect time to take a vacation if you can manage it.

The Sun in Capricorn is exactly trining Uranus in 15 degrees of Taurus on January 5, which reinforces the theme of anything can happen out of the blue, but the trine aspect makes it more likely that it will be pleasant surprises in store for us.  On January 6, we have the first Full Moon of 2023 in Cancer, which I will cover in next week's post.

I want to wish all of you a Very Happy New Year.  New Year's Eve could start off on a little tense note with the Aries Moon squaring Mercury (retrograde to boot), Venus and Pluto in Capricorn but the Moon does enter Taurus at 12:08 p.m., so it should be flowing more smoothly if you have any social plans.  Taurus is ruled by Venus, don't forget.

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