Abundance Through Astrology Prep
For all interested in taking the Abundance through Astrology, listen in here!
Members can join us on the forum for links to calls, Q & A and discussions.
But first, let's prep for the course by understanding the relationship between joy and abundance and how to boost our joy level by nurturing our natal Jupiter. In the recording below, Jeannette takes us through it, step by step.
Jupiter and Joy
Joy and happiness go together with health and wealth and the first place we're going to connect with this idea is through our natal Jupiter placement. So lets all dust off our charts and find Jupiter by house, sign and aspect. If your not sure how, please put your hand up in the comments and we can walk you through it.
Example Charts
On the recording, Jeannette has four great example charts.
If you want to use your chart as an example here, post in the comments.
Diving Deeper into Jupiter Abundance
Here's our Astrology for Deliberate Creators talk on all things Jupiter if you want to go further.
Jeannette and Kim discuss scripting in various forms and how focusing on Jupiter, planet of plenty, can boost awareness, confidence and enthusiasm, making those scripts ring true. It is a way to open doors to abundance, and fast!
Jupiter Key Words
Questions? Comments?
Let's chat in the forum below.
Use Astrology to Boost your Manifesting
Hi Everyone! Use astrology to boost your manifesting is a re-blog from Jeannette's GoodVibeBlog posted in 2013 when GVA first opened. I realized this flows perfectly with the last call of the Home Sweet Home course and wanted to post it here as well.
Our aim is to marry up the powerful arts of astrology and deliberate creation.
(Hats off to you savvy creators who are already doing so!)
But for those of you who this might be foreign to, or anyone in need of some tips and reminders, here are six ways astrology can amp up your manifesting game:
1. Harness planetary energy
Everything vibrates – including you, me, our thoughts and all those beautiful planets.
How do those universal bodies affect your vibration? And how can you use those energies to your manifesting benefit?
All it takes is some basic astrological knowledge to get more bang for your focusing buck. You’ll find it makes all the difference in the world when you work with planetary cyclical energy rather in ignorance of it.
2. Get a better handle on contrast
When things seem to be going sideways, it can help to spot the transits involved and understand the ‘message in the madness’. (Just seeing transformation ahead, and the core purpose of it all, can bring relief in the present moment!)
3. Find reasons to believe
When we can see how the stars are lining up to support what we want, it makes it even easier to believe in our success. And belief and expectation are big parts of the LOA game.
When I saw Jupiter moving into my tenth house, my LOA-friendly interpretation was that this was the time my professional platform really wanted to grow. That was no time to play it small – and seeing that energy in play made me braver in honoring bold work inspirations.
4. Enhance self love
It is nearly impossible to study your natal chart without falling in love with yourself. You’ll see all your complexities and quirks that make you uniquely you. Since the world can only reflect how we feel about ourselves, self love is a helpful vibe to amplify.
5. See others from the eyes of God/Source
We’re co-creating the others in our lives based on how we think about and know them. So finding a way to see them in their highest light allows you to experience the best they have to offer. Astrology is a powerful way to tap into another’s best self. (In the past, knowing an ex was a triple Virgo helped me cut him lots of slack when he tended to criticize instead of appreciate.)
6. Identify and leverage your best LOA power tools
Your personal astrology inclines you to certain manifesting gifts. Once you know them, you can take full conscious advantage of them. (Example, my Libra sun makes it easy for me to see other points of view, and thus to be more flexible in how I perceive reality. Which is why I’m so good at leveraging Abraham’s advice to “see ‘what is’ in a way that pleases you.”)
How do you use astrology to become a more powerful deliberate creator? We’d love to hear from you in the comments!
And if you’re interested in some first class guidance in using astrology to improve your manifesting results, Join us at GVA.
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A Fun Manifesting Example
Thanks so much for re-posting here, Jeannette.
So, here's and example of an LOA technique based on Saturn transiting my 4th house. It's a combo of the above #5 and #6 - Seeing others from the eyes of Source and seeing what is, in a way that is pleasing to me.
The Astro: Many of you know I have had Saturn transiting through my 4th house for several years. It put the focus on home and family, and I admit, I was having difficulties. We live in close quarters so, you know...
What I did to see them all from Source perspective, and get happy with What is, was IMAGINE each individual member of the family in a way that perfectly delighted me and found an image that matched. I added myself to the mix, and visit the images when I need to remind myself how wonderful these people are. Here, let me show you:
 Virgo son |
 Aries Daughter-in-Law |
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 Virgo Granddaughter |
 *another Virgo* Grandson |
Leo Grandson |
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It's an amazing practice and has transformed a contrasting Home Sweet Home to a delightful one.
I'd love to hear what current transits you have now and what LOA techniques you're using to boost your manifesting. Hop on the comments to share, or ask questions.
Thanks for joining us. See you there!
Sedna - Journey to the Edge
Sedna - Journey to the Edge - Updated from Falconastrology 2006.
Who is Sedna?
Sedna dwells in a remote region of space, a distant world whose discovery tripled the size of our solar system. Seen from her icy surface, our sun is only a twinkling star. Extremely cold, red, eccentric in orbit and with a mysterious constitution, her first sighting on November 14, 2003, 06:32 AM UT at Palomar Mountain, California marks a new shift in human awareness. Nothing this far away has ever been seen before.
Early newspaper headlines proclaimed Sedna as our 10th planet though Dr Michael Brown, who named her for the Inuit goddess of the Arctic seas, predicted Sedna would be classified as a planetoid, along with Pluto, Eris and other "Trans-Neptune" bodies. Estimated at about 1800 km, or 2/3 the size of Pluto, Sedna is the largest and most outlying body found since 1930.
Sedna orbits somewhere beyond the outer edge of the Kuiper Belt and the inner periphery of the hypothesized Oort cloud, a vast source of comets and other frozen bodies thought to extend halfway to the next nearest star, Alpha Centauri. Her distance is between 76AU and 942AU, making a single journey around the sun in about 11,400 years, compared to the planetoid Eris, with an orbit of 557 years and Pluto, 248 years.
Some Perspective on Distance
Though remote, Sedna is still much closer than the ‘fixed stars’, important astrological indicators in the chart. Like homoeopathy, distance (dilution) may actually increase potency. The question is what kind of potency?
The Astrological Sedna
Determining the astrological significance of Sedna requires observation and time. Research includes exploring the mythology of the name, collective movements and social spotlights at the time of discovery and events, internal and external, that link to the natal and mundane placement of Sedna in the chart.
Things to Consider
Dennis Elwell, astrologer and author, cautions against giving excessive weight to singular episodes in the mythology and not enough to empirical experience. Though mythic themes are insightful, events coinciding with Sedna activation by transit must be considered equally.
Naming Sedna
The first coincidence is the naming of Sedna . How do we know they got it right? Liz Greene, from London’s Centre for Psychological Astrology, elaborates on this topic.
“There is…a curious synchronicity between the time when the planet is discovered and the emergence in society of values and experiences which the planet represents symbolically. It’s as though the planet breaks upon consciousness in both a literal and symbolic way. I can’t really answer you as to why Uranus is called Uranus and Neptune, Neptune. I can only say that in some mysterious fashion they get the names right.”
The Inuit Sedna
Sedna resides in the icy depths of Adlivun, the Arctic underworld beneath the sea. There she rules all marine life and controls the fate of humans by releasing her bounty to respectful hunters and withholding it from careless ones. Disregard for the sacredness of life is the worst offence. When this happens, her long hair tangles with filth and requires a shaman’s journey to appease her rage.
The legends vary regarding her origins, though in most stories, Sedna was once a beautiful girl. Many suitors came to ask for her hand in marriage yet she rejected them all, much to her father’s anguish. When one wealthy hunter was refused, he gave her his dog, saying it was all she deserved. She then marries the dog and gives birth to pups and babes alike.
Ironically, a dog to the Inuit symbolizes faithfulness to one’s own spirit, making this union a mark of individuation, completion within herself. The hunter and her father, however, are appalled. When the dog-husband carries food to his banished offspring, Sedna’s father places stones in his pack and drowns him.
Still, Sedna continues to refuse all suitors until a mysterious man arrives dressed in very fine skins and feathers. Intrigued by the promise of warmth and abundance, she agrees to wed.
But it doesn't go well. Her new husband’s guarantee of comfort vanishes when Sedna realizes he is a Fulmar, a dangerous bird spirit living on a desolate island. Although he brings her fresh fish every day, there is no warmth, no furs, and no lamp oil. She falls into despair, wailing her lament.
Another Version
In yet another version, Sedna is the child of two deities. Though well fed, she is a hungry girl and chews into her parents’ flesh while they sleep. For this, she is sent into exile.
In every version, Sedna eventually ends up in a kayak with her father who finally comes to rescue her. A terrible storm ensues, stirred by the angry Fulmar or other offended spirits who don't want to let her go. Her father fears for his life and tosses Sedna overboard. (Thanks, dad...)
When she grasps the side of the kayak and tries to climb back in, he chops her frozen fingers off, one by one with an axe. As her finger joints fall into the sea, they turn into seals, whales, polar bears, fish, dolphins and walruses.
Sedna sinks below the waves, her upper body remaining a woman and her lower body transforming into a fish or dolphin tail. She comes to rest at the bottom of the ocean floor and is guarded by her faithful dog-husband.
Sometimes she is depicted as a grotesque, one-eyed vision of outraged spite. Other images are more seductive and mermaid-like. She probably can be both.
The Mermaid Mythos and Other Connections
Stories of mermaids, circulating for centuries and underscored periodically with actual sightings, tell of sea creatures, half female-half fish or dolphin. They personify both the alluring and treacherous aspects of the feminine, residing in the sea of the unconscious, holding a key to life and death. Like Sedna, they maintain specific taboos and seem to represent an innate fear of the sacred feminine.
European tales like The Handless Maiden also involve a father who cuts off his daughter’s hands. The loss of the hands is a potent and disturbing symbol. Hands represent our dexterity, allowing us to control and interact with the world. The father’s act of maiming his child—in the Inuit and European stories —is, to us, poorly motivated. Because he was afraid of the Fulmar? Afraid of her?
Lack of proportional incentive makes these tales all the more disturbing. Among other things, they say something about abused family authority, a theme in the Sedna mythology.
The Life-Death-Life Goddess
This doesn’t mean that Sedna is a victim. Quite the opposite, she is a life-death-life goddess. Her power and authority regulate who, by their right action, will live and who, by their negligence, will starve. Here is what Dr Kathleen Jenks says about Sedna and victimization.
“When victimization moves to the goddess-level as it does with Sedna, (it) signals us that there's an extra depth of compassion for the abused. It also tells us that this goddess-archetype has the wherewithal to make a difference and empower that person whose (planets) are resonating with Sedna’s sphere of power.
Sedna may come to represent an extreme terrain of the unconscious, one where issues of power, authority and respect for life do not separate from a respect for oneself. The Inuit are an animistic people, seeing divinity in all things. Sedna may ask us to account for previously unconsidered forms of negligence towards ourselves and our living planet.
Connecting with Sedna
Unappeasable by force, bribe or cajole, Sedna is softened by a shaman’s song of life. The 2003 New Zealand film, Whale Rider, and the more recent 2016 Moana echoes such a shamanic journey, impelled by the spirit of a people in need. Perhaps this is how we are to commune with Sedna, through the guided imagery of dreams and spirit-journeys, stories and song.
World Events at Discovery
Sedna's discovery on November 14th, 2003 at 17 Taurus 58 coincides with 350 million people uniting in World Diabetes Day. Venerated astrologer Isabel Hickey taught that diabetes was a physical form of emotional bitterness, the inability to balance negative thoughts with positive ones. This highlights Venus, ruler of both Taurus, the sign of Sedna’s current transit and Libra, the sign long associated with this disease.
Venus also links to personal, one-to-one, socially significant relationships and the drive for balance there.
Consider other world events coinciding with this discovery, and what they may say about fear, abuse of power and Mother Earth’s immutable authority. Here are just a few.
“Alaska's native horse killed off by food shortages and climate change - not human hunters.”
How actively do we protect and nurture life on earth?
“The world's most damaging potato disease discovered in Britain.”
How do we respond to the threat of food shortage and disease?
“Opposition to USA Patriot Act Swells”
How well do democratic governments protect the rights of their citizens?
“A gas explosion in a southern China coal mine killed 48 workers, injured two others.”
How well do we protect our labor force?
"Southeast Asia Water Forum- - Chiang Mai, Thailand."
How do we protect our oceans/freshwater ecosystems?
Tracking Personal Experiences
Sedna has been transiting through mid-Aries to mid-Taurus these last 85 years. Current generations share a similar placement in their astrological charts by sign and outer planet aspect, though house position and contacts to the personal planets are more unique.
Recording the transits of Sedna and checking activation dates against inner and outer life events will help reveal her meaning on a personal level. A downloadable Ephemeris is available online at Astrodienst to keep track. There is also an ephemeris generator on Jon Dunn’s Astro site that gives declination, sidereal and draconic zodiacs.
Practical Examples
Transiting Sedna was exactly opposite my natal third house Saturn when learning to SCUBA dive in areas rich with sea lions, dolphins and whales. By facing fears (Saturn) this time led to more self-confidence and empowerment, particularly in the area of communication, higher education and teaching (3rd-9th house axis).
For another woman, when transiting Sedna exactly squared the natal Moon in Aquarius, it coincided with a separation from an abusive relationship and major change of residence. Both these transits reflect significant turning points in life.
Chart and Dream
Above is the chart of a woman called Charlotte. During a troubled time, she sought astrological consultation, bringing this dream.
"I am looking into a deep inland sea, edged by descending stairs. I feel compelled to follow the stairs down into the caverns underneath the water. I somehow know there is something down there that is hungry, trapped. I race down the steps and glimpse an enormous black walrus stuck in the dry caverns, unable to get to the water.
I race on to free it, but as I turn the last descent of stairs, I run straight into a cement wall.
The way has been blocked, sealed off. I can’t get to the creature to feed it and return it to the sea and I know it will die."
Charlotte's Natal Sedna 4 Taurus 16
Transiting Sedna 17 Taurus 52
Interpretation
On examination of her chart, transiting Sedna was conjunct her natal 12th house Sun. Note her chart ruler, Venus, conjuncts natal Sedna, also in the 12th. With the abundance of Earth (Taurus), she has a naturally pragmatic approach to life—sweet, calm and compelled by the realm of the senses. However, all that Earth is “trapped” in the non-corporeal 12th house, the sea of the unconscious.
Her relationship with the mundane world was well established yet her connection to her inner world remained relatively unexplored.
The sea links to the vast depths of Charlotte’s unconscious 12th house. It is interesting that mythically Sedna used her creatures, whales and seals, to communicate with the People, to feed them or not as they deserved.
So, the only way to reach Sedna, however through the spirit journey of the shaman. Once in Sedna's realm, the shaman placates her anger by asking how the taboos have been broken and what can be done to correct the offense. The shaman then combs her tangled hair, releasing the souls of animals abused and chants to her songs of life.
Hearing the Myth of Sedna
When Charlotte heard the myth of Sedna, she realized, through a stream of tears, she had always wanted to pursue her artistic talents but worked as a bookkeeper in her father’s business instead. She had never acknowledged how empty she felt.
By exploring the inherent conflict between the 12th house Sun in Taurus (square 3rd house Leo Moon) she found ways to feed and nurture her creative and mystical longings as well as her need for practical security. This Sedna transit coincided with an application and acceptance to art school, greater independence (separation from the father) and a new journey into her hidden world of creativity and spirit.
Although other transits occurred at this time, the imagery in Charlotte’s dream and the personal relevance she felt resonated strongly with Sedna.
Conclusions
To sum up, Sedna’s discovery heralds the expansion of not only our solar system but our capacity for conscious awareness. By tracking Sedna’s transits—perhaps looking first at the conjunctions, squares and oppositions—themes of her message will arise.
Where is 25 - 27 degrees of Taurus in your natal chart? What planets or angles are activated by this contact? Have a look and be a part of this new and intriguing exploration into the unknown.
From Swiss Ephemeris
Date | 2003 VB12 - Sedna |
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01 Jan 2017 | 25 ta 12 Rx |
11 Apr 2017 | 25 ta 27 |
20 Jul 2017 | 26 ta 37 |
28 Oct 2017 | 26 ta 26 Rx |
05 Feb 2018 | 25 ta 41 Rx |
16 May 2018 | 26 ta 30 |
24 Aug 2018 | 27 ta 23 |
02 Dec 2018 | 26 ta 42 Rx |
12 Mar 2019 | 26 ta 24 |
20 Jun 2019 | 27 ta 33 |
28 Sep 2019 | 27 ta 55 Rx |
06 Jan 2020 | 27 ta 2 Rx |
15 Apr 2020 | 27 ta 20 |
24 Jul 2020 | 28 ta 30 |
01 Nov 2020 | 28 ta 17 Rx |
09 Feb 2021 | 27 ta 32 |
20 May 2021 | 28 ta 24 |
28 Aug 2021 | 29 ta 16 |
06 Dec 2021 | 28 ta 34 Rx |
16 Mar 2022 | 28 ta 17 |
24 Jun 2022 | 29 ta 28 |
02 Oct 2022 | 29 ta 48 Rx |
10 Jan 2023 | 28 ta 54 Rx |
20 Apr 2023 | 29 ta 15 |
29 Jul 2023 | 0 ge 26 |
Thoughts?
Ready for the Eclipse Season?
Eclipse Season Image by Catrin Welz-Stein
The 2018 Eclipse Season is upon us. Are you ready?
Eclipse Season Dates
The first eclipse of the year is January 31/February 1 – a (Full Moon) Total Lunar Eclipse @11 Leo linking Sun-Moon-Nodes to Ceres, Venus and Neptune. The last time we had a Lunar Eclipse at this degree was January 1999.
This current eclipse is significant because it is not only a total eclipse, but also a 'blue' moon (second full moon of the month in the northern hemisphere) and a supermoon* or at it's perigee. Think of this as activating and heightening emotions, perspectives and sensations while possibly shortening fuses. This may not be negative for you at all. With awareness, you can use a 'short fuse' to release tolerations, setting free pent up emotions and clearing the air. Just know you might cut a wide swath. Without awareness, there could be fallout.
In your natal chart, attention is placed on opposite polarities like yin and yang, home and career, internal and external, Self and Others. You have a chance to balance life, especially in the houses touched by this eclipse. Namely, the houses where you find 11 Leo and 11 Aquarius. If you need help finding those houses, run through the simple steps below, or give a shout out in the comments.
TIMES for the January 31st/February 1st Eclipse
LA – Wednesday – 5.26 am
NY. – Wednesday – 8.26 am
LON – Wednesday – 1.26 pm
SYD – Thursday – 12.26 am
TIMES for the February 15th/16th Eclipse
February 15/16 is the (New Moon) Partial Solar Eclipse @27 Aquarius. This is a powerhouse time to start new projects, especially in in the area of life ruled by the house activated (see how to find that below).
LA – Thursday – 1.06 pm
NY - Thursday – 4.06 pm
LON – Thursday – 9.06 pm
SYD – Friday – 8.06 am
Eclipse Season in Perspective
In ancient times, eclipses were associated with dramatic events, political, geological or existential. Hence the apprehension many feel when an eclipse is impending. Luckily, it's not the 1400s anymore, and we aren't locked into a single perspective. We decide how we will align with these Sun-moon-node cycles. Most importantly, we focus on the gifts they bring.
By checking where the eclipse falls in your chart, we can be open to the positive, creative change on offer. It's easy to do. Just follow these simple steps.
For the Jan 31sr/Feb 1st Total Lunar Eclipse @11 Leo:
- Look at your natal chart (created on Astro.com or your favorite software)
- Check where 11 Degrees of Leo and 15 degrees of Leo falls
- Focus on those HOUSES to see where you will receive your cosmic gifts
For the Partial Solar Eclipse on February 15th/16th:
- Look at your natal chart (created on Astro.com or your fav software)
- Check where 27 degress of Aquarius is in your chart
- Look at that HOUSE to open to the kick-ass fresh start on offer
Prep for the Eclipse Season Gifts
Ways to prepare for the eclipse opportunities include:
- Revisit your core values
- Make a list of tolerations to release
- Think about home live vs. career - balanced?
- Clean and de-clutter the house, or even a drawer
- Clear up misunderstandings in relationships
- Get more rest
- Boost your nutrition
- Find more time to exercise
- Appreciate what is, just as it is
- Amp up self love
Let's talk more about this in the comments.
Happy eclipse season gifts! I'd love to hear how this shapes up for you.
xxKim
* A supermoon is a full moon or a new moon that approximately coincides with the closest distance that the Moon reaches to Earth in its elliptic orbit, resulting in a slightly larger-than-usual apparent size of the lunar disk as seen from Earth.[1] The technical name is the perigee syzygy of the Earth–Moon–Sun system or more simply full (or new) Moon at perigee.[a] - Read More....
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home image by Mikki Senkarik
Hi everyone, welcome to an introduction to our new course for Jan - Feb 2018, Home Sweet Home.
Manifesting with the Moon....
Are you ready for the home of your dreams, inner contentment, emotional peace and security?
Home Sweet Home - Manifesting with the Moon - will focus on just that.
This is our first course series for 2018 and we'll be exploring your 4th house, the roots of the chart and how that inner core of well being radiates out into everything we do, want or desire. If you're feeling insecure, your manifesting will be shaky, so let's join in and find serenity, strength and peace at the center of our being.
Home Sweet Home Call Series
LOA Techniques
Prep for Home Sweet Home
Discussion Topics for Home Sweet Home
Now, for the Astrology Basics
Call Details - TBC
The first call is EARLY FEBRUARY TBC at 5pm Eastern (USA). The venue is changing up as well, to UberConference, so check the MEMBERS CALLS page for new details. All GVA members will be emailed updates prior to the call and then weekly during the course.
LA – Tuesday – 2 pm
NY – Tuesday – 5 pm
Lon – Tuesday – 10 pm
SYD – Wednesday – 9 am
New to astrology? Take our free, Essential Astro-LOA Course to learn the basics. You'll start to understand the Planets as ENERGY or WHAT is acting, the houses as WHERE the action takes place, the signs as HOW the energy expresses. What costume is worn?
See you there!
* You might think you have a great home life but if you have nightmares involving your home, there could be hidden contrast there.
** If you're an Open Member and want to join this course, click here for the GVA Circle Membership options - $9/month or $99/year.
Cycles of Venus
Image: Michael Parkes
Hi Everyone, Ready to look at the Venus Synodic Cycles again? Checking them out explains the movement from Morning Star to Evening Star as we are about to see with the Superior Conjunction January 9, 2018. Notice it is exactly conjunct Pluto!
Listen to the call where we talk about the superior conjunction and Pluto in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th house with example charts. We also explore "magic eye" manifesting, finding current core values and how the conjunction works in a planetary return chart.
Align with the Stars Call - January 2018
Align with the Stars Call Chat with links to the example charts:
OK, the cycles can seem a little complex, but I hope you embrace the mystery and wonder. It really is spectacular.
The Venus Synodic Cycles Visual Tutorial
Don’t let the word Synodic scare you. It’s Latin for ‘hook-up’ or meet up, and here we mean the cycles in which Venus is conjunct with the Sun. There is a pattern. An amazing one. Check it out.
Watch this tutorial on the Transits of Venus for full understanding, definitions, animations and connections.
The position of Venus in this video ephemeris and astro clock is 2013-2014, but the concepts remain the same. See below for current position and upcoming Superior Conjunction January 2018 and the shift to Evening Star.
Recap of the facts:
- Every 8 years, Venus orbits the Sun 13 times while the Earth orbits the Sun eight times.
- During the 8 year cycle, Venus passes between the Sun and the Earth 5 times, completing five Synodic periods, with each one lasting approximately 584 days, or 18+ months.
- 13 Venus revolutions equals 8 earth years equals five synodic periods, or alignments of the Earth, Venus and the Sun.
- Each conjunction of Venus and the Sun creates a point in a 5 star pentagram pattern over the 8 year period. Really amazing!
Morning and Evening Star
As we see in the tutorial, Venus is the Morning Star when she rising AHEAD of the sun. She’s seen as the Evening Star when she sets AFTER the sun. For 60 days between retro and direct, she’s in the underworld (Venus - Inanna) and we can’t see her at all because she’s so close to the sun, his light obscures her own.
Venus Synodic Cycles Step by Step
Inferior Conjunction
We start the cycle with the inferior conjunction, like a New Moon phase. It happens when Venus is mid-Retro and moving very slowly ‘backwards’. She rises before the sun, and is so close we can’t see her, like a dark moon.
Morning Star
When the sun and Venus are about 10 degrees apart, (Venus rising 10 degrees AHEAD of the sun), we can see her in the pre-dawn. At this point, she is called Phosphorus or Lucifer, the “light bearer.” The Morning Star.
Twenty-one days after the inferior conjunction, Venus turns direct, called Direct Station.
Thirty-six days after the inferior conjunction, Venus is most brilliant in the morning sky.
Maximum Elongation
Another thirty-six days Venus reaches its maximum distance from the Sun or Maximum Elongation (never more than 45 degrees away). At this time, Venus is moving at the same speed or faster than the sun. Catching up!
Superior Conjunction
Two-hundred and sixteen days (6 x 36 days) later, Venus reaches the superior conjunction with the Sun, when she is moving close to her maximum of speed of about 1°15′ per day. Think of this as the ‘full moon’ stage, where Venus is farthest from the Earth. She’s back in the underworld again, not visible in the morning or evening.
Evening Star
Thirty-six days after the superior conjunction, when the Sun and Venus are about ten degrees apart, Venus reappears from the underworld as the evening sky, setting AFTER the Sun.
Retrograde Station
Finally, we have thirty-six days later, the Retrograde Station that leads back, Rx, to the new synodic cycle starting with the next inferior conjunction where we can’t see her. She’s in the underworld yet again, until she moves 10 degrees AHEAD of the sun, appearing as the Morning star.
Venus Superior Conjunction 2018
Now that you have that under your belt, check the Astro clock and see where Venus is now in her Synodic Cycle:
You’ll find she’s in the underworld, not visible in the morning any longer but not yet seen in the evening. Her superior conjunction is January 9, 2018 and then by early March, she will set 10 degrees behind the sun and be visible in the night sky.
Starting to make sense?
Fascinating Maths
584 x 5 = 365 x 8 = 2920. i.e. there are exactly 5 Venus cycles in every 8 years, and the significant points migrate slowly retrograde through the zodiac. This means that every 8 years the same Rx loop occurs at the same time of year, covering the same degrees of the zodiac. Psychologically, it represents a time of the most profound maturing of the soul through the purification of the heart. We are invited to include that which has been excluded, to make amends internally, to seek forgiveness and to process unfinished business so that we may be renewed and released.– Melanie Reinhart
Now that you have gleaned all this cool science, how do you apply it to your chart?
Applying the Venus Cycle to the Chart
First, work out which part of the Venus synodic cycles when you where born. Was she the morning star? Evening? Direct” Rx? In the underworld (invisible)? Do you connect this energy to your relationship MO? Here is a lengthy Venus Cycle PDF to work off of. And for delineations and deep details, this article by the humanistic astrologer, Michael R Myer.
Next, check the house Venus was in when the cycle began (where was the inferior conjunction before, or during, your birth?) It may have been a year or more back. Do your relationships spring from the matters of this house? Interesting, right?
Now, check your loves, partners, family and past loves charts. Are they in the same Venus synodic cycles as your chart? Different? You may notice a kind of simpatico with ppl in the same cycle as you.
Hopefully, this will get you in touch with the connection between astrology (the symbolic and energetic correlations between the planets and person/place and things on Earth), and astronomy, the the branch of science which deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.
Extra Insights
Most of all, anyone confused about the Daily Motion of the Planets through the chart, this 2 minute tut will help.
Please let me know if you have any questions. 🙂
Again, the first Align with the Stars Call is on January 9, 2019 at 5pm Eastern. We will look at the superior conjunction of Venus transiting in your chart. Details for the new online venue to follow.