The “Minutemen”, American revolutionaries ready to snatch up their weapons at a moment’s notice, confront the redcoats. Their flexibility, speed and the urgency of their cause was a big factor in their victory. Allied to the fact that they were on home…
“Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.”
–Albert Einstein
Venus moves into earthy, abundant Taurus today, followed by the Sun on April 19th, Mars on April 20th and Mercury on May 1st. All the “snap, crackle, pop” of Aries will settle into a mellow rhythm. What you started during the Aries ……
How’s the lord of the Underworld treating you? Now that he’s left stationary status and begun the slow backward (from …Continue reading »
Ceres, Juno, Vesta, Pallas…and the point, the Black Moon Lilith…are the focus of the upcoming course on The Dark Goddess. Part One of the course, “The Dark Goddess: Life, Death and the Embodiment of Spirit” (or “Sex, Death and the Whole Damn Thing) is scheduling now. I’m delighted on the one hand but also sorry […]
Ceres, Juno, Vesta, Pallas…and the point, the Black Moon Lilith…are the focus of the upcoming course on The Dark Goddess. Part One of the course, “The Dark Goddess: Life, Death and the Embodiment of Spirit” (or “Sex, Death and the Whole Damn Thing) is scheduling now. I’m delighted on the one hand but also sorry […]
One day the most beautiful woman any of the regulars at Sully’s Bar had ever seen walked in off the street and sat down for a drink. She smiled demurely at each of them as she caught the regulars one by one, staring at her. She was radiant. The multico…
To celebrate Venus’s entry into Taurus, where she revels in earthly pleasure, here is a piece I wrote about this beautiful painting by Sandro Botticelli. Click here to read it.
Pluto in Capricorn.
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| Iconic Actress/Singer Marilyn Monroe has Venus in Aries ‘I am selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best’ |
After her confusing mystery tour through the ocean depths of oceanic Pisces, from the 22nd March, 2013 Venus jumped right out of the water and began to flash her flames around in the Cardinal Fire sign of Aries. She just loves burning and searing through the first sign of any trouble as she goes about her business her own way. All the while she wanted to create new patterns, new designs and new paradigms.
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| Russian Indira Devi has Mars in Aries An adventurous life began with a Swedish banker father and a mother from the Russian nobility, she began Drama school in Moscow escaping to Berlin during the russian Revolution. Her fascination with India began at 15, when she read a book by poet-philosopher Tagore and a yoga instruction book by Yogi Ramacharaka. she travelled to India adopting her stage name, ‘dev’ for ‘god’ to sound Hindu and began to act in Indian films. She also became the first foreign woman among dedicated yogis and began to work as a yoga teacher. |
Everything appeared to be a lot more do-able, much more defined and probably a little more hopeful than can seem in less obvious Pisces. Aries Venus spends her time getting on with stuff, dealing with very important ‘busy-ness’ and attending to ‘what must be done’. There must always be something to be done because if not, she may literally get bored and that will literally spell trouble. Aries loves it literal. Venus in Aries will spend her time doing everything as perfectly as she can, getting things just right and making sure she and others is treated with the due amount of respect. Respect is a big word for Venus in Aries, dismiss or underplay it at your peril.
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| Theoretical Physicist who developed the Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein has Mars in Aries ‘Everything is energy, thats all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is Physics. |
Friendly and fun, Venus has been projecting an open, honest and direct image, charming whoever she ran into but now only until the 15th of April, 2013 when she gets really indulgent and obvious in the in earth lands of Taurus. Venus Come Out Of Your Shell Venus always loves to indulge. Venus just adores feeding the body, anointing it, making it look, smell and feeling good is basically what Venus is all about. Venus also loves beauty in all it’s forms, she has an inherent appreciation of the finer things such as art, culture and social bonds. Relationships, money and fairness are also high on Venus desires. A run through of her list of desires and to-do’s gives us a clue on just how fundamental and central she is to our lives. Love and Money – get those two things sorted and most people feel they have a good handle on life. You can deny one but it is unusual to deny both.
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| Actor/director/activist George Clooney has Venus in Aries Ultimate Bachelor ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ Award (People Magazine) |
Venus has been mysterious, elusive and bewitching during her time in Pisces for the past month and has got all of us kind of used to this way of being – saying but not saying, meaning but not meaning, doing but not doing, making sure we adopt a more sensitive, empathetic and compassionate attitude to those with whom we came into contact. How different has it been with Aries the warrior running the ‘Love ‘n Money Show’? More respectful, more mindful of our p’s and q’s? More direct clearer attitudes when relating to others, not taking liberties, not forgetting the details and overstepping our boundaries, how will we know if or when we overstep? Well, for a start, tolerance for falling short of these behaviors will be low, whether from others or within ourselves.
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| Performance Singer/Internet-Phenomena, Lady Gaga has Venus in Aries ‘Mother Monster’ back after hip surgery for injury sustained on her 98 date tour Born This Way Ball |
If you want to attract a Venus in Aries, look like you want to get on with things and have a plan. Be prepared to take action. Be brave, stand up for yourself and those weaker than you, be active, show care for the creatures of this earth and you will be on the winning team. Acting in these ways will count, this kind of thing will matter, and we will have a low tolerance for sloppy uncaring or cruel behaviors. Venus in Aries loves a code, it loves a set of ethics and standards to live by and it loves nothing better than to be free to do what it wants when it wants. Make no bones about it this Venus goddess of love romance and desire is up for the fight just as much as the warrior god Mars. One big difference is that covered in Venusian charm and seduction this Aries may not at first glance seems as fierce. Hang on one minute, get them fired up and step out of the way as molten hot lava explodes in hot flumes throwing just about everything up into the atmosphere.
Just let others do their own thing without interference be kind to everyone and all creatures, be respectful and we may just have got through without too much scorching and singing around the edges. Drink coffee too hot and we burn our tongue, overstep the mark and we get told in no uncertain terms what we did wrong, push the door over the threshold and we may get a glimpse of either a demon or an angel just depends on whether we have been naughty or nice.
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| Actress Jennifer Aniston has Venus in Aries In a media ‘love-triangle battle’ hype with Angelina Jolie about ex-husband Brad Pitt since 2004 ‘I have had like wind-burn from this year’ On turning 44 in 2013…. Yoga calms me down. It’s a therapy session, a workout and meditation all at the same time.’ |
Venus in Aries means that we can push and manipulate ourselves into odd shapes and uncomfortable poses, as we are well able to hold a posture or mental attitude for a long time. We are able to withstand and weather the storm just so that we can accomplish our goal. Woe betide you if you meet the fury or hit a wall of displeasure you could be faced with a dark blank stare from a Venus in Aries if you offend their sensibilities or clash against them in some way. Basically Venus in Aries wants to Do Right both for itself and for everyone else, they really do care and it really does matter to them that we all treat each other kindly and with respect. During this time then we should all attend to these matters if we want to increase our own store of love and money.
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| Ironman Actor Robert Downey Jnr has Venus in Aries |
Aries wants us to apply our attention to our actions, to press on and get moving. With Venus the goddess of Love here for a while it will urge us to get a project started, to actually do what we have been imagining or dreaming of whilst it was in Pisces. Now is the time to slap on our war paint, do our war dance and go after what we desire.
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| Actress Icon Audrey Hepburn has Venus in Aries ‘I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe the happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles…Nothing is impossible the word itself says I’m possible…For beautiful eyes look for the good in others, for beautiful lips speak only words of kindness and for poise walk with the knowledge that you are never alone’ |
Key to understanding what is going on for us is to look at where in ourselves we are ‘Aries-attuned’, we all have degrees in our birth chart which looks out for any Aries clout, your personal Aries antenna. It will be good to look at just how smoothly the matters connected to your Aries house and/or planets have been running. Are they functioning as well as they could be or is there room for improvement?
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