"I do" before the shadow (news & letters)
...intimations of the Venusian sort
Thanks for opening! I hope this finds you on a joyful June day.
Over here in the Shire, we are preparing for a wedding on the moor. Our friends have decided to say their vows with Venus bright in the West—just weeks before her pre-shadow begins—and they never even consulted me. Either they talked to another astrologer or they have superb intuition.
It’s not that getting married is a disastrous idea when Venus is retrograde—I know a few couples who have—it’s more about knowing there are more auspicious moments one could choose. The common experience of past lovers appearing during a Venus Retrograde period is a testimonial to this; it’s a time of being tested. We don’t need the bride or groom having doubts if an X is dropping into their DM’s days before the wedding. Though one could argue, that’s not someone you would want to marry anyways; it could be a perfect, yet totally inconvenient intrusion. But that’s not what’s happening here. It’s perfect timing for my friends.
The ideal for me would be: A well aspected Venus near maximum elongation or—if I couldn’t catch the wisdom of her evening skies presence—it would be post-retrograde, similar aspects in the morning sky. I think I would wait for an evening position though.
Anyways, I’m not a wedding planner. I’ve only ever helped a few couples choose a date. It was fun, but not my specialty. My focus is more on cycles and helping you sync into them in mytho-magical ways. One of the ways I enjoy doing this is with the readings I offer called Journeys. The idea is to schedule all the readings to pivotal parts of the synodic cycle, tracking the planetary movements each step of the way alongside your story. It’s a remarkable thing.
For instance, with a Venus Journey, our first session would be near the Rx conjunction (inferior), then as a morning star, no star (superior conjunction), evening star, and then retrograde. They are some of the most satisfying experiences I’ve ever had with clients. So much is discovered, and so many surprises along the way. If you’d like to learn more, just have a click with the image below.
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There is a Jupiter/North Node conjunction today. This is what I wrote about it:
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I’m getting married tomorrow actually with Venus in a grand trine with My Sun, My futur husband’s Sun and Neptune. Plus with the Jupiter/NN conjunction on My Taurus MC: perfection 😊