2013 SPRING EQUINOX, MARCH 20

Early on Wednesday morning the Sun will enter Aries at 7:02 AM, EDT.  It is one of the four major days of the year in the Western calendar.  By throwing a chart for the Capitol of any Country an astrologer can see what is in store for the next 3 months for that Country.  Therefore the chart used is for the District of Columbia, 077W02'13" and 38N42'33", at the White House which is the dwelling place of the leader of the United States.

There are five planets in Water Signs.  That is 50% in the drink! Three planets are Fire, plus the Ascendant.  One planet each are in Air and Earth.  But the Midheaven is in Earth also.  There is a noticeable lack of balance in the elements.  Emotions will lead over mind with that much water. All of the planets are also on the eastern half of the chart (on the left) except retrograde Saturn which is found in the 7th house, the house of partnerships and open enemies.  When Saturn is going retrograde is acts more like the other “society” planet, Jupiter.  So there may be some accord that should bring benefit to the masses of society, indicated by Saturn’s trine to the Moon. Saturn and Moon forms a Grand Trine with Neptune/Mercury.  But the benefit may be only temporary because the “devil is in the details”.

Naturally the Sun will be at 00 degrees Aries as it will be every year. But is weakened by being in the 12^th House of Hidden Enemies.  The Sun is conjunct Venus in Pisces which moderates the troubles waiting in the wings.  That is the only aspect made to Venus.  So money and love may be rationed the next three months.  This could result in money being tighter than Wall Street would like and also higher than usual gas prices. The Sun is also conjunct Mars and Uranus.  Now that is a recipe for sudden trouble most likely with guns and/or military armaments.  I pray the Secret Service is extra alert for the safety of our leaders in the next three months but especially the next two weeks. Pluto conjunct the Midheaven in Capricorn and square Uranus and Mars just adds to the very dangerous mix and indicated the trouble will be in public view.

Mercury is conjunct Neptune which will make for fuzzy thinking in regard to hopes for the future if not out and out deliberate deception by some of our so called “friends”.  This conjunction will continue to make mishaps and mayhem on our oceans and rivers more common than usual.  The fishermen will have a tough season this Spring.

With Pluto opposition the Moon and square Mars/  Uranus there will be an increase in deaths, especially each time the Moon travels through the first decante (first 10 degrees) of the Sign of Libra.  That will fill in the empty hole of the
T-square of Pluto, Mars/Uranus and the Moon in the Equinox chart and turn it into a “Grand Cross”.  That usually brings trouble in Spades!

Our “ground time” on planet Earth is brief, no exceptions.  For some it is briefer than others so I suggest everyone treasure each day and if possible make at least someone smile or better yet, laugh each day. 

Please don’t overdose on jelly beans at the end of March!!!

Wishing your beautiful flowers and happiness this Spring.  Love from Joy Archer

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY

Sunday, March 17^th, is the day many people all over the earth celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
The Illinois River has been turned green in honor of this Irish Saint.  I remember the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Chicago that featured Senator Ted Kennedy.  There is much more than a river of green beer served in many bars across the world.
Does Guinness come in green?

The Sun is always in Pisces on St. Patrick’s Day but the Moon is variable and this Sunday evening it will be conjunct Jupiter at 9 degrees Gemini.  That means people (Moon indicates the public) will be in a jovial and talkative mood Sunday evening.  Green beer has been known to loosen the tongue!  The negative is there will be a fair share of extensive blarney because the Moon and Jupiter are also square the conjunction of Mercury and Neptune in early Pisces.  That means that if he proposes marriage to you, don’t start picking out bridesmaids!

Barbara G, Walker stated on page 140 in her book “Man Made God” published in 2010 that a Roman city-god called Petra, or Pater Liber assimilated to the Mithraic pater partum (Father of Fathers), whose title was evidently corrupted into papa, then “pope”.  Thought I would throw that in since we just got a brand new one yesterday.  It is a bit unsettling that he was elected on a void of course Moon and with Mercury Retrograde.  Hope he lasts longer than the last one who planned on “cleaning house”, Pope John Paul I in 1978.

Other variations on this Roman deity was Patricius (Patrick) who later became the nominal patron saint of Ireland and who mythical autobiography was another pious fraud, written 400 years after the saint was supposed to have lived.  Walker claimed the Church was motivated by the desire to earn money from the credulous lay people. Maybe some pub owners had a hand in it too!  The bit about driving out all the snakes from Ireland was also false.  There never were snakes in Ireland because they were probably allergic to the peat in the native soil.  St. Patrick may be a phony or commercial saint who is treated by Catholic scholars with amused tolerance.  But I can solve that problem.  My grandfather was named “Patrick”. Also was my beloved elder brother, his son, and his grandson who was born to his beautiful daughter Kathleen who also married a Patrick.  I graciously volunteer any or all of them to fill the role as a the real St. Patrick!  They would all qualify as a Saint!  I confess Patrick and Joseph are my two favorite male names.

Remember that it is very common knowledge that all Irish females are BEAUTIFUL, HAVE GREAT PERSONALITIES, EXTREMELY WITTY, VERY SEXY, TREMENDOUS LOVERS, MASTERFUL COOKS, JUST DYNAMIC IN EVERYTHING THEY DO and are EXTREMELY HUMBLE!!!
A toast to you all from Joy

NEW MOON IN PISCES

A few minutes ago the Moon was conjunct the Sun at 21 degrees Pisces which resulted in a New Moon.  What makes this New Moon most interesting is that five of ten planets (The Sun is really a star and the Moon is a satellite but are lumped together with the 8 planets for convenience) are in just 30 degrees, the Sign of Pisces.  Since Saturn is currently at 11 degrees of Scorpio that makes six of the ten planets in water Signs.   This arrangement makes for a very lopsided chart.  Added to this very large watery mix is the Yod aspect between Saturn, 11/Scorpio and Pluto, 11/Capricorn, and Jupiter at 8/Gemini. 

Most major earthquakes have a hard aspect involving Neptune and/or Uranus.  With this crowd of planets in Pisces there most likely will be some large earthquakes near or in the oceans.  Tsunamis are a strong possibility in the next 2 weeks.  The majority of sorrowful stories in the news the next 30 days will definitely involve water.

Just to make things interesting Mars is at 29 degrees Pisces and within 8 degrees of a conjunction with Uranus at 7 degrees Aries. When those two planets are together it is a very volatile combination of energy. The conjunction will be exact on March 22, Good Friday for the Christians.  Unfortunately there will be major explosions most likely in the Middle East on March 21 and 22.

The New Moon chart for Washington DC shows how this affects the USA.  Mercury is going retrograde at 7 Pisces and is conjunct Neptune at 3 degrees Pisces.  Mercury goes forward on March 18 at 5 degrees Pisces.  These two planets fall into the 7^th House, the house of partnerships and open enemies.  This is a red flag of much deceit with both our allies and our open enemies.  North Korea and Iran will be caught in their own lies after Mercury goes direct.  What makes this conjunction extremely dangerous is that Jupiter at 8 degrees Gemini is squaring this conjunction.  This indicates there is a lot of misrepresenting about the solvency of money markets of our Allies, our so called “Friends”.

The next article will be about the Spring Equinox.  It is when the Sun enters Aries at 7:02 AM EDT on March 20.

VENUS RETROGRADE

Venus is called an “inner” planet because it is between Earth and the Sun. Mercury is the other “inner” planet and it is the planet that goes retrograde the most often in a year, usually three times for approximately 3 weeks.
Of all of the planets Venus goes retrograde the least.  Because of their position in our solar system, Venus and Mercury can never be farther than two Signs away from the Sun.  There are actually some so called “astrology” books that place the Sun in Taurus and Venus in Capricorn.  That is a blatant tip that an astrology imposter wrote the book.  Just like the so called Astrologer on Coast-to-coast radio show that told a “call in” (probably his brother in law) who complained about difficulties in his life at the age of 42, the “Astrologer” said he was experiences his “Saturn Return”.  Any real astrologer just had to laugh!

Venus is the name of the Roman goddess of beauty and also the name of a great American woman tennis player!   Venus is associated with love, beauty, and the power of attraction and persuasion.  People with a strong Venus in their chart are usually very sociable.  Venus's astrological twin is Mars, who is an outer planet and represents energetic energy, pursues, outgoing, and how someone expresses their sex drive.

Venus is also known as the “Morning Star”.  That is when Venus rises before the Sun.  This was the time to go to war in many Native tribes of the Americas.  They were not allowed to go to war when Venus appeared in the evening sky after the Sun set and she was the “Evening Star”.  She is the second brightest item in our sky at night after the Moon.  Look in your chart and see where she is in your chart.  Maybe this explains why there are “hawks” and “doves” concerning war.  Maybe it explains why some of us are “night people” and some are “day people”?  Now that is something to ponder! 

Venus is the “Ruler” of Taurus, a feminine Sign and Libra, a masculine Sign.  Taurus is the natural 2^nd house which rules your property, cattle, homes, cars, boats, possessions, money, jewels, and stocks and bonds.  Libra is the natural 7^th house which rules your  marriage or business partnerships, any person who gives you consul like a lawyer, doctor, psychologist, or astrologer. In short, Venus rules your material goods and partnerships.

Therefore if Venus is retrograde in your natal chart you will have some difficulties with money and your love life until it goes direct in your progressed chart.  It indicates you did not handle these areas very ethetically in your past lives.  It means you will have lessons to learn about handling material goods and partnerships in this life. 

The Sign and House placement of Venus in your natal chart will reveal what you love and how you relate to others.  Aspects to Venus will also reveal if you in the main friendly and kind or standoffish and selfish.  The aspect your Venus makes to your partner’s Mars is very important in revealing if you would be compatible for a long term relationship such as marriage.  If your natal Venus aspects your natal Uranus, you may tend to fall in love instantly about every 3 months, and then fall out of love just as suddenly.

Now for the “no-no’s” when Venus is going retrograde in the heavens. It is definitely not a time to “fall in love”, (anytime you fall you tend to hurt yourself!) or get married.  If you do it most likely will not last very long.  It is not a time to buy new homes, property, stocks and bonds, clothes, jewelry, art, or any beauty items.  It is definitely not a time to change your hair style or color.  If you do buy clothes, they most likely will just hang in your closet and talk to each other.  Everyone has no doubt asked themselves at least a few times, “Why did I ever buy that?”

To buy clothes you just love, do it when the “Lights” (Sun and Moon) are in the Signs of Taurus, Leo, and Libra.  It is most likely that Venus is in the same Sign as the Sun so you are bound to find the perfect item.  It is easy to check an ephemeris for these occasions.  It would be wise for dress shops to note these occasions and have a “Special Sale of Beauty”.

Isabel M. Hickey wrote “Astrology, A Cosmic Science”.  It is my favorite Western Astrology book.  If you have an interest in Western Astrology, without a great desire to become an astrologer, this is the ONLY astrology book you need to buy.  Isabel said that if a person is cold and unloving they will most likely have money problems too!  Open up your heart and give of your time, attention, food, drink, and shelter to others. It will result in you never being in extreme need of material goods. 
It is wise to remember, “What you own, owns you”! 
Compassion & kindness is the perfect religion. 
Expressing your gratitude is the perfect prayer.

WHAT DOES MERCURY RETROGRADE MEAN?

Thank you for your timely question Julia.  Mercury just went retrograde for the 1st time in 2013 early Saturday morning at 4:41 AM, EST.  It will be retrograde until St. Patrick’s Day, March 17 at 4:03 PM, EDST.  It goes retrograde approximately 3 times a year.  In 2013 it goes retrograde on June 26 and forward on July 20, and the third time on October 21 and forward on November 10.

Retrograde is from the Latin which means to step backwards.  According to Webster’s fine dictionary: “retrograde” means moving or tending backward.  In Astrology it means having a direction of motion opposite to that of the earth or of the planets around the sun.   It refers to only an apparent backward motion of all the planets in their orbits.  It is due to the different speeds of the planets in relation to our position on the Earth.  It is similar to two airplanes of two different speeds passing each other in the air.  A jet would make a single engine Cessna look like it was going backward.

The Sun and Moon NEVER GO RETROGRADE.  Therefore the people born with their Sun in Cancer or Leo will never have the ruler of their Sun Sign going retrograde.  This is a bit of an advantage.

From ancient times Mercury was called the “Messenger” of the Gods.  He is NOT the one who creates the message, just the one who delivers it.  So when it looks like he is going backwards in motion many messages on planet Earth tend to come through garbled.   It will affect all forms of the written and spoken words.  For example the choosing of a new Pope will be unusually difficult.

Mercury is the ruler of Gemini and Virgo so anyone who has their natal Sun in those two Signs are usually more affected by Mercury retrograde than others.  They may feel like their mind is muddled without any use of drugs. If you Moon, Ascendant, or Midheaven is in either of those two Signs you will also be affected.  Your health should be watched if your Ascendant is in Gemini or Virgo. Your career should we approached with extra care if your Midheaven is in either of those two Signs.  Read and re-read any e-mail you send at work.  Do nothing in haste in regard to words. 

Mercury rules the mind, communications, the lungs and intestines, all forms of travel: car, bicycle, train, plane, and ship and much more.  Since Mercury is currently going retrograde in the Zodiac sign of Pisces which is water, there will be more accidents with shipping and/or bridges in the next three weeks.  Snow and ice are actually H2O so be prepared!  Troublemaker Saturn is in Scorpio which is fixed water, read that as ice.

It is best if you can avoid doing the following in the next three weeks.  Don’t start new projects, review old ones and make adjustments. Don’t sign contracts because there will often be hidden flaws.  If you do sign it most likely will need to be renegotiated after Mercury goes forward.  It is not a time to open a new business that deals with deliveries, trucks, fleets of cars or planes.  If you can avoid it don’t buy electrical equipment or cars or trucks.  Congress will have difficulty.  They will not meet their deadline.  X-rays will often be misread.  Ironically, the symbol for retrograde is very similar to the symbol for a prescription drug.  If you need the drug go for it, but far too many prescription drugs do harm to your body or the wrong prescription is ordered. Yes, the Doctors do actually make mistakes!  Your body is alive and natural.  It did not come from a test tube so what comes out of a test tube very often is toxic to your body.

Expect delays in all forms of travel the next 3 weeks. Don’t travel unless it is just necessary for your job.  While traveling be extra alert for the unexpected.  Decisions made during the next three weeks will often have to be adjusted once Mercury goes direct.

I would also not recommend you get married because that is a legal agreement.  Venus also goes retrograde but not as often as Mercury.  When Venue is retrograde it is NOT A TIME TO FALL IN LOVE OR GET MARRIED.  But that is a topic for another blog.

The following is a list of some things that are USEFUL or GOOD to do while Mercury is going retrograde.  It is a good time for meditation, dreaming, and wishing what you would like to change in your life.  The time for action is after Mercury goes direct.  It is a good time to proof read your past actions.  It is a time to sort and pitch what is just clutter in your life.  That may even include some people or jobs!  It is good to reflect on your past endeavors and take stock if the outcome was worth your effort in time and/or money or a pound of flesh!  Maybe a new direction is warranted. Wait to implement any new plans after Mercury is forward in motion. 

Many thanks to Julia!

Some Knights Are Better Than Others!

I would like my readers to know that I am a Western Astrologer.  There are five other major studies of Astrology, Arabian, Chinese, Judaic, Tibetan and Vedic.  I have twice studied Vedic at the urging of friends.  There were various reasons I stayed with Western Astrology but the main one was it ignores the three outer planets, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.   When any of these three come to a conjunction by transit in your natal chart you will have a most interesting time. I do believe if the practitioner is competent in any of these forms of Astrology they can help you understand yourself.

It should be obvious to most that we live in a dual world.  On this planet  you will fine positive and negative, yang and yin, male and female, Sun and Moon, Mars and Venus, light and dark, day and night.  Many more examples are possible.  It should also be obvious to most that each human is born with both male and female traits.  I have never seen a chart for a male who did not have a Venus and a Moon in it.  And in all of the charts I did for females there was always a Mars and Sun.  Mars and Sun are concerned with action, power, and aggression. Venus and Moon are concerned with your values, idea of beauty, nurturing and preserving live.

People seek partnerships for many different reasons, some conscious and some unconscious.  The more you are consciously aware of what you want in a partner the more likely you will find it.  Some are addicted to excitement while others desire harmony in their relationships.  Deceit is rampant in our world but the most dangerous deceit is when you deceive yourself.  Self deception is bound to bring emotional, mental, and often physical suffering.  Some people are happy with “one night of passion” and others are looking for a lifetime partner.  There are many, many reasons for getting together unfortunately, some admirable and some not so admirable. Sometime these reasons do not lead to happiness for one or both partners.

Understanding and knowing yourself is what astrology is all about. Carl Jung, the Swiss Physiatrist, studied successful marriages by using astrology and discovered that the most happy couples were found when the Sun of the husband was conjunct the Moon in the woman’s chart.  The next happiest couples were when the Moon in the Man’s chart was conjunct the Sun in the woman’s chart.  They were happy but he noted that the woman “wore the pants” or in plain English, she was the dominant partner.  Now this was the last century!  There has been more recent happiness studies that show of married women and men and unmarried women and men, the most happy were in the following order the married man, then the unmarried woman and then the unmarried man and the least happy was the married woman.
That study belies the cartoons of the shotgun in the back of the man and bride in front of the “Preacher or Judge”.  Men benefit from married life while women don’t tend to benefit much from married life.  A married woman’s work load increases while a man’s workload at home decreases.

I strongly recommend that before you call the “Preacher” and make it legal you ought to know some fundamental astrological things about your intended partner.   For easy physical and emotionally happy relationships Mars in the man’s chart should be in easy aspect  by Sign, (conjunction, sextile  and trine) and not necessarily by “degree”, with the Venus in the woman’s chart.  The woman’s Mars should be in easy aspect with Venus in the Man’s chart.  This is very good for sexual compatibility and gratification on the part of both partners because Desires by Mars are easily received by Venus.
Most people probably already realize you can  have sex minutes out of the day, not counting  Viagra!  You actually have to talk to one another if you are living in the same home.  So mental rapport is very desirable in a partner.  It is often more important to a woman than the typical “John Wayne” type male.  If the same easy aspects by Sign, (conjunction, sextile, & trine) not  by degree, are found between the couple’s Mercury there will be mental compatibility.  They will have something to talk about and look forward to doing together in the future which may even be 50 years down the road.  They will tend to have common interests and values.  Mercury rules your mind in Astrology and is neutral.  Mercury does not have a twin or opposite like Sun & Moon, Mars & Venus, Jupiter & Saturn. 

This is why I state in one of the articles on my website that if two people share the same “passion” or “interest” in something before they met, they will often stay together for life. That interest does not include their children.  No doubt it is helpful if both wanted children but children have been known to grow up and move to a very distant city, accidentally or on purpose!  And it is very rare that different generations (every 25 years) like the same music!

It is also very important that the Moon in one chart should be in easy aspect by Sign, and not necessarily by degree, to the Moon in the other person’s chart.  This is because the Moon and it’s aspects in any chart indicate the “habits” of the person.  If the aspects are easy these two people will respond to daily problems in the same way. When habits clash, especially when one partner is insecure, things can quickly blow up into a major problem.  An insecure partner will often try to dictate the dress, diet, or friends of the other partner.  Control freaks are very insecure!
I remember of a dear friend whose parents and the parents of her partner were born in Italy. One was from the north and the other was from the southern part of Italy.  One was raised eating the salad before the meal and the other was raised eating the salad after the meal.  This caused  major arguments in the first years of their marriage.  To an outsider it was just amusing but not so to the couple.  I was lucky enough to meet the parents of the wife and they were both just DELIGHTFUL!  So you can see how important habits can be when two people live in the same abode.

Now if EXCITEMENT is your aim then I would review the above three areas: (sexual relationship=Mars & Venus, mental compatibility= Mercury), and daily habits= Moon) and use the same planets with the aspects that often cause stress or the gnashing of teeth, (square, opposition, and quincunx).  If you are hocked on excitement and don’t mind irritation in your life then go for it.  But be forewarned, it is the one with Mars, the aggressor, who will go outside the relationship to find a more receptive Venus.  This is usually the male in the partnership and is the major cause of divorce.  Women who stray out of marriage usually have a rather cold partner and are in need of a warming breeze.  Unfortunately they often leap before they look and end up needing their lawyer’s services again.  There is a common saying that you should keep the phone number of your lawyer if you marry before two years after the divorce of a spouse.  This is because  you may have  a problem with relationships in general.  If you did not look within and address your problems then you may have a new face beside you but you still have the same old problems.  You really can’t run away from yourself no matter how far you travel.

I confess that I have been married once.  This was before I even knew astrology existed.  I read the newspaper daily in those college days but to my knowledge it didn’t have a “Horror-scope” column.  The information presented in this article would have been very useful.  In 18 years of marriage I was never once asked “Where I would like to vacation?”   That was just one minor problem.  Once you taste freedom, like chocolate, it is very hard to not crave it.  I often say to get a laugh, “I was married once, now I just lease.”  A magnet on my refrigerator says, “My secret fantasy is having two men, one for cooking and one for cleaning!” - make that an Italian for cooking and a Dane for cleaning!
Actually if a fellow who could cook came my way with two Birman kittens in one hand and a computer driven 10 inch telescope in the other hand I just might follow him anywhere!!!
Wishing you much Love, Happiness and a bit of Fun everyday!
Joy Archer

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY TO ALL LOVERS!

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day which is a day that celebrates love. It starts with the exchange of Valentines in grade school and hopefully extends to all who still have a pulse. Your heart is meant to love and by loving someone you can avoid heart medical troubles.  The difference between Love and Lust is stated in one of my articles on my web site. 

“Love wants to give and Lust wants to get!!”

“Love is often gentle, desire is always a rage!!!

Too many of those creatures from Mars are only interested in getting! The men in the Industrial World on planet earth often love things instead of living sentient beings.  This outlook on life leads to lots of heart problems!

Manly Palmer Hall of the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles listed the hierarchy of Love as follows with number 1 as the most important.
1.     Love of a Supreme Creator
2.     Love of Wisdom and Truth (Very little truth available so aim for wisdom)
3.     Love of Good
4.     Love of Beauty
5.     Love of Friend for Friend
6.     Love of Parent for Child
7.     Love of Man and Women
Manly Hall also said:
1.     If the focus of your attention is on the physical you are a materialist
2.     If the focus of your attention is on the lower emotional nature you are an emotionalist.3.     If the focus of your attention is on the higher emotional nature you are an esthete.
4.     If the focus of your attention is on the lower mental nature you are an intellectual.5.     If the focus of your attention is on the higher mental nature you are a philosopher.6.     If the focus of your attention is on the spiritual nature you or a mystic or an occultist. (Big difference between these two.)       
So take your pick.What is most important it to Love! You cannot force another to love you.  You can only decide to love. 

Now back to Venus, the planet of Love, Love, Love!
The placement of Venus in your natal chart by Sign and House and the aspects that it makes to other planets will reveal what and how you love. 
Romance, which is the main focus on Valentine ’s Day, is revealed in the 5^th house of your natal chart and the conditions of your first marriage is found in the 7^th house.  If you are fond of the marriage ceremony and such celebrations your 2^nd marriage is found in the 9^th house.  And if you are really brave, the 3^rd marriage is found in the 11^th house.  If you can’t manage to cook your own food or do your own laundry all further marriages are found by skipping a house going counter-clock around the natal chart. 
Venus Rules the Signs of Taurus and Libra and is very happy if placed in those signs. Venus is Exalted in Pisces, a sign known for its imagination and gentleness.  If Venus is found in the Signs ruled by Mars (Aries and Scorpio) the love life may be a bit rocky because Venus  is in its Detriment.  Venus in Virgo is in its Fall because of the critical outlook found in this sign ruled by Mercury. 

Venus, the second planet nearest the Sun, is the ruler of love, beauty and harmony.  Venus is never more than 2 Signs away from the Sign that hosts the Sun.  Venus can only be 45 degrees from the Sun, a mildly adverse aspect.  Your values are at odds with your inner self when this happens.  It is rarely that far from the Sun.  Venus is called “The Morning Star” and “The Evening Star”.  It was Sacred to the Mayan culture and many Native American Tribes would no wage war when Venus was seen at night in the west right after the sunset.  You must remember Venus is the third brightest object in the sky after the Sun and Moon and could be seen by the eye without a telescope.

The energy of Venus blends well with the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Neptune.  Conjunction, trines, and sextiles are the best aspects.  Square and Oppositions will create some disappointment in matters of the heart.
Venus in harsh aspect to Jupiter is often a sign of danger of diabetes.  The body will have trouble handling sugars   Venus is very uncomfortable with the energy of Mars, Saturn, Uranus, and Pluto.  It is best that there is no aspect from these planets to Venus. 

If Venus is retrograde at birth it is a signal that the person has many lessons to learn about all types of love and relationships.  There was an over emphasis on the self in past lives.  The person must learn to be generous with time, energy, attention, and love.  A Christmas gift of a ledger book is not really that romantic!  

Venus also rules money but that is for another blog.

I would like to tip my hat to the city of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia!
Of all of the Englishmen who came to the “New World” with “land grants” from the English King, only William Penn paid the Native Americans for their land.  In that fine city you will be lucky if you can find “The Night Kitchen Bakery” which is on Germantown Road in the Chestnut Hill area.  I am quite sure they have the world’s most beautiful chefs working there and the most delicious baked products and lunches.  I am quite certain it is a ten Star restaurant!!!!

May Cupid hit a slam dunk tomorrow!!