May 19th, Venus Enters Cancer. And opens up a floodgate of feels.
Venus has been sitting in intellectual, data-driven Gemini since late April. It’s given us some time to enjoy the lighter and less serious parts of romance-or be annoyed by it’s shallow, surface-level approach. The casual flirt, noncommittal sex, witty bedside banter, or emotional detachment with our significant others have reigned supreme in the realms of love as Venus has explored our dialogues/thought processes surrounding partnerships and done away with all that “touchy feely crap”. With Venus in Gemini, the brain/words we speak is sexy, and more appealing than the depths of the heart.
A lot of us recently have probably had some really illuminating talks with our significant others, friends, or even perhaps business partners. And maybe, for some of you, not all of it is sitting right as your brain struggles to understand or accept the words spoken during Venus in Gemini.
But say no more, fam! Venus gotchu covered.
The planet of love, wealth, and partnerships dips her toe into the moon-soaked waters of emotional sensitivity on Saturday and enters the sign of Cancer. Saturday is also the last day of Taurus season which has been rocked and shaken (in more ways than one) by electric Uranus, the planet of unpredictable change. Having Venus move into Cancer on the last day of Taurus will definitely soften the hyper energetic cluster fuck of events (good, bad, and u w0t mate?) that’s been running wild lately. And perhaps those weird storms that stuck on the 15th will begin to calm down as we…all collectively probably want a fucking nap and to relax.
Venus entering Cancer heralds the return of that sweet, sweet emotional depth that’s been missing since fer fucking ever (actually since February). The “home”, the family unit, and the comforts/expectations we have around these concepts will become the hyper focus and protected fiercely. If people suddenly retreat into themselves (their shell) and drop off your radar, don’t be surprised! There are some things that can’t be unsaid after Venus in Gemini and that’s okay. It only opens you up to seeing the people around you who ARE actually supportive of your genuine being. And so, with Venus in Cancer, we will be more concerned with our immediate circle. Our sense of family. More to the point, we will be choosing who that immediate circle is after we’ve been chatting it up with everyone new and exciting since April. Some people just don’t make the cut on the 19th.
Venus enters Cancer during this current year of the Earth Dog will be providing EXTRA fuel to find your home and community, to find your tribe, or “where you belong” as the dog is a very social, pack-orientated creature. I believe Venus entering Cancer will allow us the very beginning steps to actualizing this homecoming of sorts our soul is longing for.
AND OH MY GOD ARE WE GOING TO BE MOODY! There’s gonna be some INTENSE PSYCHIC feelings screaming out of everyone here. Unless you’re an empath who can ground, center, and ward effectively, this transit is going to donkey punch you in the face. Because you and everyone around you will be feeling the feels. The positive thing about this is with heightened receptivity will come psychic dreams or intuitions that weren’t available during Venus Enters Gemini. Could be a great time to do a little dream magic or explore the astral.
Also, warning: since there will be high emotional-psychic vibes going around, I predict the narcissists will be out on the hunt for fresh empath meat.
With the deep feelings of love and affection that Venus Enters Cancer is capable of, this time period can open up our heart. It can fill us with emotional nourishment. It can allow us to be that Mom Friend everyone needs or have that Mom Friend everyone needs at least once in their lives. It can be a time of sweetness and give us a true sense of domestic fulfillment. It can be a time of true friends. At it’s best, Venus Entering Cancer will enrich our lives with some much-needed TLC and initiate a reawakening of the heart..as much as it can also make you a subjective and mercurial hurricane of wild expectations. Ones that are built up unrealistically only to be dashed when they aren’t fulfilled. Inciting sobbing, giving cold-shoulders, and long defensive speeches on Facebook that scare away anyone who could read through the very long rant you posted. Venus Enters Cancer places their lovers and family members on pedestals and more often than not, people don’t live up well to those expectations. Especially when they change as rapidly as the moon.
Those who work with the moon or mother goddess deities will probably experience a serious boost of mojo during Venus Enters Cancer and the topic of love spells (but please Universe no) might get brought up in the magician circles as Cancer can…be extremely clingy and co-dependent as much as Cancer is truly caring and nurturing. Matriarchal affairs will be emphasized during this time. So will boobs. We might see more push to normalize public breast-feeding, care for children, and provide support to struggling families. There might be a lot of baby-making happening as Venus Entering Cancer is very into children as an expression of true happiness.
All in all, May 19th offers us a chance to get in touch with our hearts, our emotional intuition, and our sense of home again where we can choose who our family is. We will have to decide where and with whom our loyalties lay and if those loyalties are really rewarded in earnest.
Some of us have breathing issues or parents/roommates who can’t be around burning stuff, and some people (like me) just have parents/roommates who don’t like the ashes and such left so…
1. Clean! And I mean really clean. Take all those dirty dishes back to the kitchen, take that rotting banana out of your unused backpack (I’m looking at myself there), do your laundry, and then really get in there! Dust, vacuum, do whatever you gotta do.
2. Open your windows during the rain! (Make sure you set up some plastic or such so you don’t get everything wet) I just really love the rain and there’s something so cleansing about it.
3. Get a essential oil diffuser!! I love these, and you can find oils at almost every grocery store just in case you don’t have a local witchy shop. Most of mine are from Wal-mart! (Remember that some oils are not for consumption or skin contact if they’re cheaper. Always read the backs before using them in those ways).
4. Meditate in the center of your space and really visualize all of the bad leaving and washing away. Use crystals if you like! Leave your room filled with bright, beautiful and uplifting energy 🙂
5. Perform! Read a piece of poetry or prose you love out loud. Give a little concert in your room for just your dog and stuffed animals! Dance your heart out. Just do something that helps you vent in a creative and constructive way! It leaves you and the space around you feeling lighter.