Venus in Cancer
I recently had an awesome astrology reading from a long lost friend from my LA days. (Simone Butler - http://astroalchemy.com) I’ve had my chart and transits read in the past but nothing like this reading. There is lots of Gemini in my chart- including my Sun. I have always led with my Gemini nature being quick witted and talkative and curious about everything. So kind of Extra. Thinking of myself as an intellectual person rather than a touchy feely person, I stick to science. (Although I follow Astrology - Go Figure). I was the only woman in the room for most of my career and was used to discussing technical things with men. If I had been born in this current era, I may well have been trans and assumed life as a male. I have always related to the “male” part of myself and have never been a girlie girl.
What surprised me about this reading is the prominence and influence my Venus in Cancer will have for me in the coming year. I am mostly air in my chart. Venus in Cancer is the only water in my chart……and it is pulling way beyond its weight this year.
I don’t think of myself as a particularly soft or nurturing person, although I give generously to the causes I support - reproductive freedom, women’s rights, separation of church and state, Ukraine sovereignty and local needs. I tend my big garden and donate food to the food bank, I care for 2 standard poodles. I took care of my Mom for 4 years at the end of her life. When I really think about it, I do lots of things that are nurturing for others. I just haven’t seen myself that way….till now.
I kept waking with the phrase Venus in Cancer in my head. It felt foreign to me….like it doesn’t belong in me. Venus in Cancer is the MOST nurturing, sensitive, deeply caring placement. Mine is in the 7th house which means it will influence or act in my areas of partnership.
Without going into the many details, my Venus in Cancer in the 7th house is going bonkers this year. Huge influences. So I decided to take action about it and work WITH the energy instead of leaving it unclaimed. My still cursory plan is to think about the energy of my Venus in Cancer and write about it. I had early childhood trauma which has greatly influenced me. My gut is telling me that it is time to give this trauma (and all of my big feelings) a place to live outside my body. This writing will be such a place. I also create collages about my inner world to help me bypass my extremely verbal nature. Collaged images can often dig deeper and reveal their meaning over time.
On a whim, I searched for VenusinCancer.com on the web and found that it was available so I plunked down my money and decided to start writing. It is the New Moon today and Day of the Dead. All signs point to me starting this today. We’ll see where this takes me.
