First Quarter Square between the Sagittarius Moon and Virgo Sun (24 deg)
Venus in Scorpio square Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius (4 deg)
Venus in Scorpio square the North/South Nodes in Leo/Aquarius (4 deg)
Ceres in Libra trine Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius (4 deg)
First Quarter Square
The First Quarter Square can trigger a crisis about the details. There’s more to add and more to consider. You may need to expand beyond the details or put your faith in something that’s not proven. This can feel messy and even a bit risky, but if you don’t take that step you’ll notice that sticking with the small stuff will begin to feel restrictive.
Take that leap – the First Quarter Square is about action.
Venus and Lilith
Venus’ square to Lilith brings another crisis. Venus in Scorpio is dark and intense, but Scorpio’s shadows manifest in the familiar guise of female energy – Venus attracts and is about relationships. In Scorpio, she draws people in so she can get as close as possible. Lilith in Aquarius couldn’t care less about relationships. She’s out there on her own, blazing her own path, offending or unnerving most people. If she does attract someone they’re usually drawn to the truly atypical, independent lady who doesn’t want to attract them in the first place.
When these two square each other, you may experience the clash between merging and repulsing, or the desire for complete intimacy versus complete distance. These are two different types of female power – absorption of the partner’s resources (and in some cases, the partner) versus zero need for a partner.
BML will conjoin the South Node on September 17th, and Venus is also squaring the Nodes. This makes it an even bigger issue – karmic. Lilith on the Aquarius South Node says this is an issue from the past (or past life) that’s culminating. The outcast/witch/dangerous woman/mistress has been an ongoing theme, and Venus square the Nodes means it’s time to dive beneath those dynamics. Look at the shadow issues. For example, if you feel like you’re the outcast, does part of you like that status? Does part of you relish being isolated? This might happen if true intimacy (Scorpio) is more frightening than detachment (Aquarius). If you’re judging/rejecting someone else because of her behaviour, consider if she is a manifestation of your shadow. Venus square the Nodes can point to a key relationship or woman.
With the Leo North Node as the path forward, you’re looking at how you can illuminate what’s secret/buried, and bring warmth and pride to what was previously rejected.
Interestingly, Ceres in Venus-ruled Libra is making a nice trine to Lilith. So despite her rebel tendencies, there’s an opportunity to nurture some kind of one-on-one connection. Perhaps a bit of equality? But the tension of the square always outweighs the ease of the trine, so my guess is the square to Venus will dominate.
As this is happening during the First Quarter Square, you are encouraged to move beyond what you know (what you consider to be true) regarding relationships, attraction and being on the outside.
Due to Venus’ upcoming Rx (Oct 5th) her square to Lilith and the Nodes will repeat (note the change of sign for the Nodes). So this issue will continue to the end of the year.:
Oct 17th: Venus Rx in Scorpio square BML (8 deg)
Oct 30th: Venus Rx in Scorpio square the Nodes in Leo/Aquarius (0 deg)
Nov 28th: Venus direct in Libra square the North/South Node in Cancer/Capricorn (28 deg)
Dec 23rd: Venus direct in Scorpio square BML (15 deg)
