by Lynn Hayes. This is written for Eastern time zone – please adjust accordingly for your own part of the world.
Planetary weather is quiet in the morning, and then the Moon brings us a delightful series of harmonious transits. The Moon is in Aries, where she is energetic, forceful and independent. Our physical energy is likely to be higher now, especially under these very positive and auspicious planetary interactions. In the early afternoon we will begin to feel the opening and expansion of a sextile of the Moon to Jupiter which culminates at around 3 pm, and then the Moon forms a conjunction to the lovely Venus just before 7 pm.
The Moon conjuncts Venus nearly every month, but NASA reports that this encounter is somewhat unique:
(1) Venus is at maximum brightness: magnitude -4.6. The planet is twenty times brighter than Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. It is so luminous that it can actually shine through thin clouds and cast subtle shadows on the ground.
(2) As seen from North America, the Moon-Venus separation is only a little more than 1o. Stick up your thumb and hold it out at arm’s length. Venus and the Moon will fit comfortably behind the thumb-tip. Tight conjunctions like this are the most beautiful of all.
(3) Not only is the Moon a crescent, but so is Venus. A small telescope pointed at the glittering planet will reveal a slender 20%-illuminated disk.
The article goes on to explain why Venus is brightest when it’s in the crescent phase. Because astrology views the planets from our perspective on Earth, I would argue that unlike the Moon, whose effect on humans is stronger when in the Full phase when it is opposite the Sun, Venus has a stronger effect when it is brightest.
Venus and the Moon both represent the Divine Feminine in astrological symbolism: Venus is the goddess of love and beauty; the bringer of artistic talents and a love of comfort and luxury. The Moon is both the divine nurturing force and the inner child, requiring safety, security, and the expression of our deepest feelings. When the Moon and Venus combine, our emotions and our sensibilities merge in a fountain of creativity and love for those around us.
Venus is particularly strong right now because it is slowing down in preparation for its retrograde turn next week. We’ll be talking more about that over the next few days!
posted February 27, 2009 at 1:09 pm
i have had a friend with benefits for the bast 2 yrs. about a month ago he saw me kissing another man, and since then he will not talk or even look at me. what should i do? i still want to be his friend,
posted February 27, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Can you include photo?
posted February 27, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Your *FWB* is showing some possessiveness, Patty!
Ask him if You violated any rule which You need to know.
Reach out [maybe w/a tulip in-hand!].
Ask him so that You can learn what the rules are and whether he prefers that You only kiss him. You should know for future episode with him or Another *him*. Rules should be shared!
….Happy Asking!
posted February 28, 2009 at 7:45 am
Excuse my ignorance and continuing on the off topic veign, but what is a “friend with benefits”?
posted February 28, 2009 at 9:46 am
Dear IG – Thank you for putting yourself out there to ask this question. The term ‘FWB’ is someone who one is intimate with however they don’t consider themselves an official couple i.e. girlfriend & boyfriend. As pointed out by “Aura” there are usually agreed up norms/expecations/boundaries discussed & agreed upon when couples embarque on this type of relationship, otherwise confusing matters may present themselves.
posted February 28, 2009 at 9:52 am
Friends with benefits are naive enough to think that they can be friends, have a sexual relationship, and still have no romantic or deep emotional ties. Patti is learning that no such thing exists. If your friend’s behavior following observing the kissing distresses you then SHOCK! you care for him, too. Drop the “modern” nonsense, talk to him, and decide if the relationship is worth some actual commitment and sense of responsibility on your part and his. If not, grow up, apologize and walk away from the sexual part of the relationship, or from him altogether if he cannot handle just being friends. Anything this else will be cruel to him, and you will NOT escape without feeling even worse than you do now. There’ll be plenty of guys out there who will be happy to sleep with you, no strings attached, if that is truly what you want. This isn’t one of them.