Venus square Pluto is a time of betrayals, ghosting and breakups — be prepared
On Monday, June 9th, Venus — our planet of love and attachment — forms a charged and challenging square with Pluto, our power planet of sex, death and transformation.
It's a yikes moment, folks and while the square is exact on June 9th, we'll be feeling the effects of this friction for several days before and after.
Venus is currently frolicking through the pleasured pastures of Taurus, where the planet is at home and encouraging us to seek the beautiful and the stable.
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Meanwhile, Pluto is retrograding through the weirder-than-a-box-of-hair, revolution over romance, and progress at all costs, sign of Aquarius, in effect revealing where beauty is deceptive and stability stifling.
3 Venus rules relationships, and Pluto lords over power struggles and repressed impulses.
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A square aspect forms when two planets are three zodiac signs apart, or separated by roughly 90 degrees. This creates a tug of war between the themes and energies of each.
Venus rules relationships, and Pluto lords over power struggles and repressed impulses.
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In kind and conflict, when these two luminaries square off, issues are brought to the surface, and controlling, jealous, possessive, and manipulative behaviors exhibit themselves — often to an explosive degree.
As Pluto relates to the buried and/or the exiled, these patterns are often born from deep insecurity and fear of being abandoned, betrayed or unappreciated.
During a Venus square Pluto transit, we may feel attacked, confined or undermined in our closest relationships. Bear in mind that the goal here is not punishment, but growth — and sometimes the two feel more kindred than we'd like.
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Squares naturally foster conflicts, struggle, tension and drama.
Pluto is a planet of extremes, and this transit could trigger ultimatums, discord, ghosting, and precipice moments, particularly if a partner or friend feels controlled or coerced.
3 Venus is currently frolicking through the pleasured pastures of Taurus, where the planet is at home and encouraging us to seek the beautiful and the stable.
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Unhealthy relationships are likely to reach a literal and decidedly dramatic breaking point during this transit. At the same time, more fortifying bonds will endure, but the dynamic could shift in ways that support the independence and well-being of both partners.
The ethos of Pluto is transformation through trauma, so trust that however painful, whatever burns down, blows up or falls apart, is in service of meaningful, progressive change.
Beware of instant attractions and rapid relationships that begin during this transit, as they will likely be characterized by obsessive attachment and an intense destabilizing chemistry.
Tarot reader and psychic astrologer Christian Dixie says folks should beware not just of volatility and fractures in love relationships but with friends and energy vampires alike.
'I'm really feeling friendship betrayals on a deep level, and this could be financially because of Venus in Taurus. Friends will be revealed to be liabilities more than they are assets,' Dixie said.
3 Because this square is squaring in a fixed sign, the fixed signs; Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius will feel the effects of this transit most acutely.
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However, he maintains that painful revelations will ultimately lead to overdue endings and healthier dynamics.
'I won't be surprised if there are friendship breakups during this transit. The friends we think have added value to our lives but are subtracting from our lives will be revealed, people who feel entitled to drain you of your time and energy.'
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Dixie noted that friends who exhibit clingy or possessive behaviors should be eyed with extreme caution and perhaps given a compassionate dismissal.
Bear in mind, my babies, our losses do not make us less — and every ending is sewn with the seeds of what's to come.
Because this square is squaring in a fixed sign, the fixed signs; Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aqaurius will feel the effects of this transit most acutely.
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Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture, and personal experience. To book a reading, visit her website.
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On Monday, June 9th, Venus — our planet of love and attachment — forms a charged and challenging square with Pluto, our power planet of sex, death and transformation. It's a yikes moment, folks and while the square is exact on June 9th, we'll be feeling the effects of this friction for several days before and after. Venus is currently frolicking through the pleasured pastures of Taurus, where the planet is at home and encouraging us to seek the beautiful and the stable. Advertisement Meanwhile, Pluto is retrograding through the weirder-than-a-box-of-hair, revolution over romance, and progress at all costs, sign of Aquarius, in effect revealing where beauty is deceptive and stability stifling. 3 Venus rules relationships, and Pluto lords over power struggles and repressed impulses. wasan – A square aspect forms when two planets are three zodiac signs apart, or separated by roughly 90 degrees. This creates a tug of war between the themes and energies of each. Venus rules relationships, and Pluto lords over power struggles and repressed impulses. Advertisement In kind and conflict, when these two luminaries square off, issues are brought to the surface, and controlling, jealous, possessive, and manipulative behaviors exhibit themselves — often to an explosive degree. As Pluto relates to the buried and/or the exiled, these patterns are often born from deep insecurity and fear of being abandoned, betrayed or unappreciated. During a Venus square Pluto transit, we may feel attacked, confined or undermined in our closest relationships. Bear in mind that the goal here is not punishment, but growth — and sometimes the two feel more kindred than we'd like. Advertisement Squares naturally foster conflicts, struggle, tension and drama. Pluto is a planet of extremes, and this transit could trigger ultimatums, discord, ghosting, and precipice moments, particularly if a partner or friend feels controlled or coerced. 3 Venus is currently frolicking through the pleasured pastures of Taurus, where the planet is at home and encouraging us to seek the beautiful and the stable. ksuklein – Advertisement Unhealthy relationships are likely to reach a literal and decidedly dramatic breaking point during this transit. At the same time, more fortifying bonds will endure, but the dynamic could shift in ways that support the independence and well-being of both partners. The ethos of Pluto is transformation through trauma, so trust that however painful, whatever burns down, blows up or falls apart, is in service of meaningful, progressive change. Beware of instant attractions and rapid relationships that begin during this transit, as they will likely be characterized by obsessive attachment and an intense destabilizing chemistry. Tarot reader and psychic astrologer Christian Dixie says folks should beware not just of volatility and fractures in love relationships but with friends and energy vampires alike. 'I'm really feeling friendship betrayals on a deep level, and this could be financially because of Venus in Taurus. Friends will be revealed to be liabilities more than they are assets,' Dixie said. 3 Because this square is squaring in a fixed sign, the fixed signs; Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius will feel the effects of this transit most acutely. kieferpix – However, he maintains that painful revelations will ultimately lead to overdue endings and healthier dynamics. 'I won't be surprised if there are friendship breakups during this transit. The friends we think have added value to our lives but are subtracting from our lives will be revealed, people who feel entitled to drain you of your time and energy.' Advertisement Dixie noted that friends who exhibit clingy or possessive behaviors should be eyed with extreme caution and perhaps given a compassionate dismissal. Bear in mind, my babies, our losses do not make us less — and every ending is sewn with the seeds of what's to come. Because this square is squaring in a fixed sign, the fixed signs; Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aqaurius will feel the effects of this transit most acutely. Advertisement Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture, and personal experience. To book a reading, visit her website.
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In just three to six months, the observatory could find as many as a million new asteroids, effectively doubling the current total. Meg Schwamb, a planetary scientist at Queen's University Belfast who was not involved with the new research, explains that Rubin will also conduct its own twilight surveys, the very sort used today to search for near-Venus asteroids. If these surveys are conducted over the next decade, 'Rubin could find as many as 40 to 50 percent of all objects larger than about [1,150 feet] in the interior-to-Venus-orbit population,' says Mario Jurić, an astronomer at the University of Washington and who was not involved with the new research. But, as with all ground-based optical telescopes, Rubin will still have the sun's glare, and Earth's atmosphere, to contend with. As long as the federal government decides to continue to fund the mission—something that is not guaranteed—NASA will also launch a dedicated asteroid-hunting space observatory, the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor, in the next few years. Unobstructed by Earth's atmosphere, it will seek out space rocks by viewing them through a highly-sensitive infrared scope, meaning it can see those hidden by the luminous sun. Even those asteroids sneaking around near Venus won't be able to hide from NEO Surveyor. And, finally, says Carruba, 'we can see if the impact threat is real, or not.'
