Venus and Neptune Conjunct in Aries and Pluto Stations Retrograde

 

Save the date of May 2.  Venus and Neptune are conjunct in 0 degrees of Aries for the first time since 1861.  Venus just entered Aries on April 30 and Neptune entered Aries on March 30.  This is very dreamy energy which can bring in new romance or can deliver disappointments or a sense of loss.  It's important to remember that Venus is not particularly happy in Aries.  

While this conjunction between Venus and Neptune in the sign of Aries is the first one since 1861, it won't be the last.  It will be occurring every year until 2039.  Next year it will happen on March 7, 2026 in 1 degree of Aries. Yes, folks, Neptune will slip back into Pisces for one last trip on October 22, 2025 through January 26, 2026 and then it remains in Aries.

How is this aspect going to play out for you? Well, it depends on where it is falling in your chart and if it is making any aspects to planets in your chart.  It is important to remember that this conjunction is falling on the world point because it is in the cardinal sign of Aries, so there is definitely potential for new life and developments.  It is applying to make a sextile to Pluto in 3 degrees of Aquarius, which also alludes to major changes.  If this conjunction in Aries is squaring or opposing any planets within a three-degree orb, you might experience some disappointment or loss.  So if you have planets or points (like the Ascendant, Midheaven or Nodes of the Moon) in the cardinal signs of Cancer, Libra or Capricorn, you will be feeling the heat from this aspect.  And if Venus and Neptune are conjunct anything in your chart between 0-3 degrees of Aries, you just might experience powerful new beginnings in Venus ruled matters.  This pertains to love and finances.  

If you do experience some disappointment or loss due to a square or opposition transit, just try to realize that by next year's conjunction, you will probably feel grateful for having escaped a bad situation.

There is one other astrological event occurring on May 2 which is cause for rejoicing.  Mars clears its retrograde shadow in 6 degrees of Leo.  How can we forget that Mars retrograde transit from December 2024 through February 2025 when we all pretty much felt stuck in terms of moving forward.  Mars is the planet of action, motivation, courage and desire.  So we have a cosmic green light to move forward with our plans.

On May 4, Pluto stations retrograde in 3 degrees of Aquarius until October 13, 2025.  Pluto stations retrograde every year (unlike Mars and Venus) and it is not as traumatic as Mars, Venus, or Mercury retrograde, which we have all endured so far in 2025.  We tend to feel Pluto retrograde most acutely when it stations, either retrograde or direct.  And unlike 2024, we don't have to worry about Pluto dipping back into Capricorn during this retrograde.  Pluto is here to stay in Aquarius; it stations direct in 1 degree of Aquarius on October 13.

It's possible that we might have more earthquakes or see power struggles erupting when Pluto stations retrograde on or around May 4.  But for the most part Pluto retrograde is more of an inside job where we look inwards at our compulsions and obsessions to determine how we can transform them into something more positive.  Don't be surprised if you find old fears or patterns resurfacing during this time period; they are allowing us the opportunity to embrace change and tap into our inner strength to implement a new life.

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