Hilma af Klint “The Swan No. 3”

October 28 -November 21, 2020

Venus leaves Virgo for her home sign of Libra today, and the Queen of Heaven is happily back on her throne. It’s welcome news for the planet, and for our inner peace, and it feels like well-earned respite. In Libra, Venus can do what she does best, taking what she learned during her trying time in Virgo, and smoothing over any bumps, softening any sharp edges, and patching any tears in the fabric of our relationships. She can use this time to reestablish harmony and goodwill, and lay the diplomatic groundwork, that it may prepare her for, and serve her, when her time in Scorpio comes. 

Venus is currently in her morning star phase, and we are all looking in her mirror via the people around us, evaluating our personal connections and closest bonds, defining our desires, and tuning in to our hearts. In Libra, she is Aphrodite Urania, who oversees our worldly values; the social rules of engagement; justice, judgment, and civic life. These next few weeks will provide opportunities, on both the personal and the collective level, to practice compromise and cooperation.

The not-so-good news, however, is that the Libran path has a few stumbling blocks along the way. Venus will encounter an opposition to Chiron in Aries almost as soon as the transit begins; an opposition to Mars in Aries midway through; and a square to Jupiter, Pluto and Saturn in Capricorn at the end. These confrontations, whether internal or external, will put all of our Venusian civility, charms, and mediation skills to the test. The Libran challenge: can we sit with the tension of opposites? Can we honor difference of opinion? And at the same time, can we have the courage of our own convictions, and not be coerced into betraying our hearts and minds, for the sake of getting along? Our style of relating, and of resolving conflict, will be called up during this time: if it’s serving you well, then the relationships in question can look forward to a growth spurt. If not, then this is an opportunity to take a different tack, or reevaluate altogether, and decide who or what is worth holding onto, and where it may be time to let go.