All week, Venus chases the Sun, finally arriving at the conjunction just as we reach the New Moon (7:59 PM 14° Gemini) on Saturday. However, the influence of Venus only seems to create a desire to smooth over the differences — even if it means bringing in elements of deceit, pretense, denial and outright distortion of the facts. The main source of support throughout this week is the forming Mars/Chiron trine, offering courageous, emotional determination to maintain an independent position, even when no one seems to be listening. [...]

This week is dominated by a lazily forming Grand Earth trine involving the Sun, Jupiter, Pluto and eventually, the Moon. The Earthy influences peak with an auspicious New Moon on Friday (12:26 PM PDT 16° Taurus). The early part of the week injects some watery Piscean energy to create an amazing 'Clay' — a mixture of emotion and purposeful intention. As we work with this 'clay' material, we'll find ourselves discovering [...]