The asteroid Vesta is associated with the mythology of the ancient Vestal Virgins and both Scorpio and Virgo. Prominent Vesta in the natal chart is associated with the importance of sexuality, at both extremes, abstinence and promiscuity. It is not a sexuality devoid of morality but a sexuality charged with a higher dedication. Sex takes on an importance that is sacred in some regard.
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Where in the chart is the key to self esteem? Well, the Moon shows our needs for emotional satisfaction, but esteem, the word itself, is more closely aligned with valuation. What we find valuable relates more to Venus, though these issues can often overlap. Venus is associated with partnering and romantic love, but if you look at some of the expressions of Venus in myth you can see desire for pleasure that is divorced from morality. This is so because Venus “values” are not necessarily moral or ethical, they are merely what one finds appealing, what one desires, what brings pleasure.
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The Sun has just entered Pisces joining Mercury, Chiron and Neptune. Tuesday the Moon hits Pisces and conjuncts the Sun, the new moon (between 2 and 3 degrees). That’s a lot of Pisces energy in one place. Also, it’s the first new Pisces Moon with Neptune in Pisces in our lifetime. There will be many more but this is the first and it is conjunct Neptune itself. So if you’re looking for a day to set intentions for magical transformation, well, there’s no better moment.

I can’t think of a better poster “child” for this energy than Pisces actress Dakota Fanning who turns 18 this week and has the new Pisces Moon conjuncting her Sun.
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Juno is most commonly known as the marriage asteroid and in myth the feminine counterpart to Zeus (Jupiter). Taken at its simplest, however, it is the mark of commitment in general. While we are most familiar with the role commitment takes in relationships, commitment is also touted as the determining factor for success in most areas of life.
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The meaning of Venus was recently brought up on the boards. It can be daunting to distinguish the line between the attributes of Venus versus those of the Moon. I see it as the difference between esthetics and emotion. Venus is what we like. The Moon is what we need, what we feel. Venus is attraction what we are esthetically drawn to, while the Moon is the embodiment of our emotional needs.
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I’ve previously spoken of my understanding of the quincunx aspect. I think that given the right circumstances it can be highly relevant. I think that in defining what something IS it is very helpful to understand exactly what it is NOT. A quincunx by degree is halfway between an opposition and a trine, thirty degrees in between to be exact. It does not contain the opposite nature of the oppositional relationship or the ease of the trine, where things are usually similar by element.
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This is a good weekend for getting things done and innovating your committed relationships. If you’re not feeling pulled to work on these relationships it may be the time to make some space for time on your own. There’s general desire in the air for nurturing, both giving and receiving. With Ceres and Venus conjunct in Aries, simple gestures succeed. Mercury in Pisces sextiling Pluto can result in opportunities for deep conversations. As Chiron conjuncts Mercury these may have roots in past trauma. Be sure your communications hit the mark and that what you are saying is actually being heard. One way to do this is to illustrate your ideas with metaphor, another is to ask for the person to mirror back what they believe they heard you say. This is also a good weekend to go within, meditate, or do whatever it is that you do to connect with the stream of consciousness that lies beneath the surface.
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Researching Lilith is a pain in the butt. There’s asteroid Lilith (#1181), the supposed phantom Moon, Dark Moon Lilith (that has never actually been discovered), and Black Moon Lilith, a theoretical point based on the orbit of the moon. Each position has its followers but as far as I can tell when most astrologers are talking about Lilith they are referencing Black Moon Lilith, the apogee (furthest point) of the moon’s orbit around the earth at a given time.
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Valentine’s Day, some people love it, some people hate it, but I suppose that most of us have a position that falls somewhere in between. I’ve heard people call it Singles Awareness Day, some vehemently as though it were a personal affront. Some consider it just for lovers, and some see it as a time to express familial or friendly love as well. I like it. I remember Valentine’s Day as the best school day ever. I loved those little mass-produced, one-sided cards that came in envelopes so rudimentary and cheap you could see the card through them.
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I have a somewhat psychic, highly empathic chart. Much as I love to talk about myself, and I do, at great length, I am loathe to expose that part because it can sound so foo-foo-fairy. But I have these dreams, dreams that don’t entirely feel like they are mine. It’s a feeling I’m left with, a feeling about an energy outside myself but to which I am connected.
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