Venus, our planet of love, connection, attraction and wealth, is setting up shop in Capricorn’s cloven hooves and brazen tax heart this week.
On Tuesday, November 11th at 1:26pm EST, Venus trades the suede of Sagittarius for the shoulder pads of Capricorn, where it will remain until December 7th.
Named for the goddess of love, Venus changes signs every 20 to 45 days, or about once every three weeks. As a personal planet, Venus transits have a visible and immediate impact on us earthlings.
Venusian transits affect our collective approach to love, pleasure and aesthetics, plus our relationship to earning and spending money.
Read on to learn more.
Venus in Capricorn
A cardinal earth sign, Capricorn is ruled by harsh Saturn and associated with the 10th house of aspirations and achievement.
What does it mean when the planet of romance takes place in the sign of unchanged ambition? The same initiative energy is applied to the Venusian spheres of love lives and dollar signs.
The transit of Venus in the rocky climates of Capricorn will be more acute for those with personal placements in the cardinal signs: Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn.
Capricorn represents strategy and coercion, maturity, daddy energy, and our relationship with holding on and bowing to authority. In nature, this transit calls us to grow up and accept responsibility for our personal and financial choices, while also realizing how patriarchal conditioning has led us to where we are.
Who taught us what to value in others and what was valuable to ourselves? How do we define and build wealth? Were we raised to believe that we would never have and never have enough? Where can we grow and how should we grow?
Repair through reconstruction
Because Mercury will be retrograde for part of Venus’ stay in Capricorn, seeking self-esteem, it’s a good time to listen to the words of a Venus in a Hat, the indomitable Dolly Parton, who reminds us, “If you don’t you like the path you’re on, start paving another one.”
Venus in Capricorn is all about commitment. Whatever we nurture—a project, relationship, or sense of worth—this transit shows us the power of resilience and illuminates our responsibility to repair ourselves by rebuilding.
Venus in Capricorn transits
On November 16, Venus in Cap will square the lunar nodes, an aspect that brings to the surface karmic issues and past traumas that have held or are preventing us from making fundamental connections and finding stable financial footing.
This is intentional pain, and only by reckoning with it can we be freed from it.
And the hits keep coming…
On November 28, Thanksgiving Day, Venus in Cap will form a tense square with Chiron, our point of deep pain, in Aries. This aspect brings to light experiences or beliefs that have affected our ability to love ourselves and others.
Remember, in the emotional triage and high stakes of this holiday season, people can only love us to the extent that they love themselves.
Tread lightly – counter gracefully.
On December 2, just before the change of signs, Venus will trine Uranus, the planet of sudden changes and flashes of inspiration, offering a space for unconventional approaches and unexpected victories.
How to make the most of this transit of Venus
Realizing that fools rush in and cowards turn tail, Venus in Capricorn takes her time and enters only when the odds are favorable and safety is assured.
It is steadfast, if not grandiose, and encourages us to make choices in line with our long-term goals.
Capped Venus teaches us that discipline is a beautiful counterpoint to desire.
When we are under the influence of this transit, our approach to love, appearance and capital gain takes on a more serious energy. It urges us to take stock and plan for the long-term gain rather than the quick hit of instant gratification.
Fine wine against moonshine, if you will.
When it comes to love, Venus in Capricorn is the mascot for the season of handcuffs. The energy here is about setting up and setting up for the long night ahead, building an empire of eros.
Venus in Capricorn is not a fickle lover, a fair-weather friend, or a reckless spender; choose carefully and invest fully.
The Capricorn archetype is mischaracterized as boring or calculated when, in fact, it is distinctive AF and offers a depth of commitment not found in other signs.
Venus in Capricorn is not a fickle lover, a fair-weather friend, or a reckless spender; choose carefully and invest fully.
In nature, I hope you will use the power of this transit to invest in your temple bank and determine, from that place of wealth, who and what deserves your divine devotion.
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Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and reports irreverently on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture and personal experience.
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