Sun enters Venus’ sign this year in a powerful manner. Looking at the ingress chart, Mercury (thought and communication) and Venus (cooperation and collaboration) are in mutual reception, in other words, in each other’s signs. Both aspect Neptune (creativity, imagination, the ideal) in his home sign, Pisces. Concrete communication meets with intellectual collaboration, with a spiritual element mixed with the two. Sun in Taurus signifies concentrating energy (the modality of Taurus is fixed), suggesting heightened endurance and a focus on the material that can be implemented to help complete projects. Mars is a bit out of place in the Taurus sign, but he is still Mars; the qualities of Taurus that fit Venus well are not overly suitable for Mars, but, he forms a nice aspect with his overlord’s (Pluto’s), linking energy to power. Neptune is also an overtone of Venus, and the ingress shows nice opportunities at the beginning of the month with energy and power in harmony; and given the work and effort, cooperating with individuals might lead to merging with a greater collective.
Mercury and Venus might also be in mutual reception towards the middle of the zodiacal year (Sun must be between Leo and Sagittarius, inclusive) when Mercury is in Libra and Venus is in Virgo. The advantage of planets in mutual reception is that they are always “bouncing off” of each other. Therefore, expect an emphasis on being social, people looking sharp, and exchanging more detailed information and intellectual type discussions than usual with Mercury-Venus. Mars-Pluto and Venus-Neptune create additional opportunities for relating to others and using energy and developing perspectives and personal power. Many variations and subthemes in the heavens this month.
Let’s see what the transits might portend…