Saturday’s Autumnal/Vernal Equinox (March 20 @ 8:40pm AEDT) marks one of two tipping points in the year when the night and day are of equal length. It marks the shifting in emphasis between the lengthening of light and the onset of Spring in the northern hemisphere and the lengthening of night as we descend into Autumn in the southern. It also marks the movement of the Sun into 0 degrees of Aries, the sign of the self and initiating desires that motivate us to act. In astrology the Sun is associated with consciousness, the ego and essential life force, and it’s exalted in Aries, bolstered by the cardinal fiery qualities of courage, will power and drive.
The Equinox is also followed this week by other astrological events that lend it extra significance, shifting our attention more deeply towards ideas of self, other, and healing, particularly relating to relationship wounds of the past and self-worth. In the Southern hemisphere, as we descend into the darker side of the year, we prepare to shed old skin and focus inward on the germinating potential of our desires, as we heal wounds of personal value and prepare to cultivate a stronger sense self.
On Monday 22 , Venus moves into 0 degrees Aries as the Evening Star, trailing the Sun. She brings a strong focus to matters of love and beauty, relationship and self-worth, and all the more so as they edge towards a conjunction with Chiron the wounded healer. In the sign of the warrior, Venus takes on a more fierce quality. And with the goddess asteroids Ceres and Eris also co-present in Aries, we could see both a continuing accentuation of the rage of the feminine, and when Venus meets the Sun on March 26, a powerful opportunity for courageous action that seeds a new possibility for engagement, one grounded in powerful self-worth.
There’s quite a lot more going on this week - a Finger of God on Monday, Grand Fire Trine on Wednesday, and the activation of the Venus star point on Friday when Venus meets the Sun. I’ve borrowed an image from James Ferguson’s 1799 book Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton’s Principles, which shows the incredible beauty of Venus’ orbit from the position of Earth. Incredibly, she is only ever cazimi the Sun (exactly conjunct) in five signs, and Aries is one of them. So it’s a powerful week for nourishing personal and collective desires for healing, self-love, and empowered beauty in relationships. For more info on this week’s celestial events check out link in bio. Happy Equinox lovelies
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