{"id":2287,"date":"2013-04-07T12:16:23","date_gmt":"2013-04-07T11:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lanawooster.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2287"},"modified":"2013-04-07T12:16:23","modified_gmt":"2013-04-07T11:16:23","slug":"aspect-for-the-week-beginning-7-april-2013-venus-conjunct-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lanawooster.co.uk\/?p=2287","title":{"rendered":"Aspect for the week beginning 7 April 2013 – Venus conjunct Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Aspect for today, and for the tone of the week, is Venus conjunct Mars.\u00a0 Thus various forces represented by Venus and Mars seek to combine, such as peace and war, love and sex, money and spending.<\/p>\n

Conjunctions<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Some conjunctions are easier to combine, blend and work together than others.\u00a0 There are planets who naturally team up, such as the Sun and Moon (who also team up this week for a New Moon), Venus and Mars (easier to unite than some), Jupiter and Saturn (opposites, but they have a lot to give each other in terms of balance), and other planets who do not harmonize so well (Mars and Saturn, Uranus and Saturn, Uranus and Pluto, for instance).<\/p>\n

Venus<\/span> conjunct<\/span> Mars<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Venus (sensuality) meets Mars (sexuality) and there is a natural magnetism between these two.\u00a0 The thrill of the chase may be for the young:<\/p>\n

“Bold Lover, neveer canst thou kiss,<\/p>\n

Though winning near the goal – Yet, do not grieve;<\/p>\n

She cannot fade, though thou has not thy bliss,<\/p>\n

For ever wilt thou love, and she be fair!”<\/p>\n

~ John Keats<\/i><\/p>\n

Some chase all their lives; some choose to sublimate, or develop other passions.\u00a0 Venusian pleasures are vast: food, money, gardening, painting \u2013 to name but a few.\u00a0 So it is a week to develop your passion, wherever it may lie.<\/p>\n

Balancing Sexuality<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

In past life regression, people are often surprised to find themselves in a body of the opposite sex.\u00a0 In these times, in this incarnation, there are more possibilities and permutations of expression, from androgyny, through heterosexuality and homosexuality to bisexuality.\u00a0 In previous eras, there were fewer options, and more suppression.\u00a0 Some people coming into incarnation are in a transitional period, e.g. male after a series of female lifetimes, or vice versa, and this can result in gender dysphoria.\u00a0 Everyone needs to find their level for this phase of their Soul evolution.\u00a0 But everyone needs to balance their inner female and inner male, and this is what Venus conjunct Mars is about.\u00a0 A helpful book in this respect is \u201cFeminine Fusion\u201d by Chris Griscom.<\/p>\n

Archetype \u2013 \u201cThe Lover\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

For this Archetype, Caroline Myss gives the following:<\/p>\n

\u201cMay manifest in anyone who\u00a0 exhibits great passion and devotion to another, but also to art, music, gardening, nature, or needlepoint\u2026<\/p>\n

Shadow lover manifests as an exaggerated or obsessive passion that has a destructive effect on your physical or mental health and self-esteem\u201d<\/p>\n

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People with Venus conjunct Mars in the birthchart<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Miranda Hart <\/b><\/span>\u2013 Much of her comedy is centred around her own sexual image<\/p>\n

Giacomo Casanova<\/b><\/span> \u2013 Who has become himself an Archetype of \u201cThe Lover\u201d<\/p>\n

Amy Winehouse<\/b><\/span> \u2013 Having this conjunction in Leo, she used it in her creativity<\/p>\n

Michael Douglas<\/b><\/span> \u2013 Back in 1990, Michael Douglas was the first to be \u201creported\u201d to be a sex addict (long before he met Catherine Zeta Jones).<\/p>\n

Bill Clinton<\/b><\/span> \u2013 An eye for the ladies could be said to be his downfall\u2026<\/p>\n

Emily Bronte<\/span> \u2013 <\/b>Arguably the most sensual and passionate of the Bronte clan.<\/p>\n

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Aspects<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Today, Venus is conjunct Mars, so follow your passion today, and try to be in balance.\u00a0 For instance if you are shopping, you may be attracted to items which in the long term may not be very useful to you.\u00a0 Observe which chakra the desire to spend is coming from.\u00a0 This aspect may hold sway throughout the week, and\u00a0 you may hear of a new liaison in the world of celebrity.\u00a0 The conjunction takes place at 20 degrees of Aries, so if you have a natal planet in that degree you will be able to capitalize on this.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday (10th<\/sup>) there is a New Moon in Aries, enabling a new beginning in self-development, and additional outlets for energy and passion.\u00a0 What do you feel is the next step for you in your growth, or the next active or physical project?\u00a0 Wednesday\u2019s New Moon is an opportunity to make a truly fresh start, being the first New Moon of the astrological year.\u00a0 The New Moon is, like Venus conjoining Mars, a marriage of the male principle (in this case the Sun) and the female principle (Moon).\u00a0 So there is extra male-female balancing, and it also takes place at 20 degrees of Aries, so if it is your birthday or you have a natal planet at 20 degrees Aries, you will certainly be the centre of attention and at the centre of the action.<\/p>\n

Finally, on Friday (12th) Pluto is Stationary, prior to turning retrograde.\u00a0 All the planets involved in this week\u2019s story (Venus, Mars, Moon, Sun) are very personal to us, but in comparison to Pluto, they are skimming the surface.\u00a0 So we may have had a pleasant and pleasurable week, we may have made some short term gains, but by Friday we may realize that we have deeper work yet to do.\u00a0 We shall return to the navel gazing and the deeper study of ourselves (coming from reading \u00a0\u201cBridget Jones\u2019 Diary\u201d early in the week, \u00a0to \u201cPluto\u201d by Jeff Green later in the week). So, summing up, capturing your joie de vivre today and midweek, and then rejoining the journey towards a deeper experience and appreciation of life on Friday.<\/p>\n

The week in bullet points:<\/p>\n