The Sun is conjunct Mercury in Cancer which makes letting go of the past more painful. The Moon in Capricorn challenges this instinct by making us acutely aware of the limitations of time. The past, present and future coexist. The only way to change what happens in the future is by changing the present. Changing the present is difficult because we are conditioned by our past. As my astrology teacher once said, “We have less free will than we think we do, but more than we will ever use.”
Venus and Saturn are conjunct in Leo. Leo is connected with creativity, love and children. Sometimes we find it difficult to communicate our feelings as Leo is a very proud sign. But it is a loyal sign and remains focused on those things that they love. With Venus and Saturn conjunct, we find that we are less likely to risk communicating our true feelings as the fear of rejection is strong.
As Venus approaches a trine with Pluto, we gain the courage to represent ourselves honestly and completely and allow others the same freedom. We don’t have to be right except to be right for ourselves. Each of us has to find our own right. Venus opposed to Neptune tests our reality skills. We have to identify our own inconvenient truths.