Astrology of the Day – Venus conjunct Ras Algethi - Thursday 14th December 2017

The Moon is in the sign of Scorpio all day with the effect that there is an emotional honesty and integrity to everything we do. There is a powerful intensity present today and more than in other signs we will tend to sense what is right and correct in advance of logic and reasoning. We also will go full on for anything we set our hearts on, there are no half measures when the sign of Scorpio is involved. 

The Moon makes a trine to Neptune today and here we have great imagination and sensitivity to add to the strong intuition and feelings. There is great power here and it can be used in a variety of ways. Through using vision and inspiration we can create from the depths of our souls, we may make a sacrifice to keep something going strongly, we may be be incredibly sensitive to suffering and we may go to extreme lengths to help someone. We may be brought to tears with emotions via music, a film or a performance or we may dream and so incredibly deeply that we believe that the things we saw were real. There may be an intense need to escape and hide away if the situation facing us is difficult. 

The Moon moves on to form a conjunction with Jupiter later in the day, and we are overtaken by a lovely joyous vibe. Jupiter is the most fortunate of all the planets and in the sign of Scorpio it really wants to experience everything to the limit. We will have an urge to investigate, to learn and study something to a high level, when we go out we will want to have a full on evening, we will be generous to the hilt and whatever the situation we will show our emotions in an expansive and over the top fashion. We are very forgiving too and if anyone makes a mistake in our presence, yes we won't be happy, but we will be able to give them the benefit of the doubt so long as they themselves are honest and admit that they were in the wrong. 

Venus on this day is in conjunction with the fixed star Ras Algethi. This star sits in the head of the kneeling figure in the sky, Hercules. This constellation was seen on bended knee to the great Bear and Dragon in the skies, almost in deference to their greater power and “godliness”, and in the same way we as humans have to bow to mother nature, her power and what she gives us to survive. This conjunction is very much concerned with the order of things on our earth and Venus in conjunction brings the planet of relationships and values with this influence. My sense with this conjunction is that we will very much focus on ecological and environmental concerns today, and our relationship with the earth. How we value the earth we live on, what we grow and how we gain from it, plus the damage that we are causing to it too. There may be an increased focus on global warming, or pollution or conserving habitats so that the balance of the earth and the species that live upon it can be maintained.