by Robert Wilkinson
Yes, this dance between the Guide of Souls and the Mistress of Beauty began last November when they made a conjunction in Sagittarius, and then made another conjunction in Capricorn when Mercury was retrograde and Venus was direct in motion. This is the third in the series!
As Venus is still on her retrograde stationary degree, it makes this third conjunction at 29 Leo extremely important, as Mercury is direct and Venus is retrograde. That yields two very important pieces of information; 1) Mercury joins Venus in the Yod, or Finger of God, anchored by Neptune and Pluto, and 2) this conjunction at 29 Leo is the exact degree of the major Solar Eclipse which cut the Northwest hemisphere (and America) in two!
Given the second conjunction had Mercury retrograde and Venus direct, while the third conjunction has Mercury direct and Venus retrograde, the Capricorn conjunction gave us a backward looking Mercury and a forward looking Venus, while the Leo conjunction will give us a backward looking Venus and forward looking Mercury. The Yod now brings a Mercurial quality to the existing Venus Yod which is one of the longest Yods we’ve had in recent history! This one began around July 13 and lasts until August 3, a VERY long time for a Finger of God to be directly active!
This brings a multiple “expansion through sacrifice” energy wherever we have late Leo in our charts, these being related to planet and houses we have ruled by Taurus, Gemini, Virgo, and Libra. This is a very powerful focus, and should help us see some spiritual “releases,” whether demonstrations or a flow in or out.
You can find the qualities of the Sabian Symbol and what’s already written about the Venusian Yod in the recent article Astrology in July-August 2023 - Venus Going Stationary Retrograde at 29 Leo
I also wholeheartedly recommend you revisit this article, since it covers everything you want to know about the first two Mercury/Venus conjunctions before this one. It is rich in content and will give you insights about these multiple fusions of “Likes and Mind” which have conditioned what we’ve been through these past 9 months.
Astrology in 2022-2023 - Mercury and Venus Conjunct in Sagittarius, Capricorn, and Leo
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