December 29, 2021 - Mercury Conjunct Venus

Mercury Joins Venus in Capricorn

Mercury Venus & Cupid by Louis-Michel van Loo, France 1707-1771

    When Mercury visits Venus (24º♑️26'), there is much talk of love. Letters, emails, messages, and even contracts! But Venus retrograde may not be agreeable to any of it, because in Capricorn, she means 'business'. She is going down under the Sun rays already, and pretty soon, she'll disappear under the evening horizon on her spiritual retreat. It's good to hear the sweet voice of your lover, but often, their actions talk louder and not as pleasantly. This is the work of Pluto just one degree away from their conjunction. Pluto demands truthfulness, not superficial attraction, or simple desire, but authentic love. 

    Venus in Capricorn wants earnest, real, durable and committed love and values. Today, you could record those messages and check back on them when Venus comes back direct to join Mercury Rx on September 26, 2022, or November 21, 2022 when both are direct, or better yet December 29, 2022 when they will again conjoin at the same exact spot, 24º ♑️20'. Wow! They have some serious ongoing business in Capricorn.

Square to Eris in Aries

    Another important factor for this conjunction is the square to Eris in Aries, which, even though is not partile, is extremely close at all the instances noted above. Today, Eris is at 23º 43' Rx; September 26, 2022, she is at 24º40' Rx; November 21, she is at 24º 08' Rx; and December 29, she is at 23º 56' Rx.

    Eris also challenges Venus-Mercury to be honest and realistic. She introduces the discord when people are not genuine. Especially, regarding women, her ire came from being discarded, rejected from the God's Feast for being ugly. She despised the superficiality of all the Goddesses competing amongst themselves about being the most beautiful, attractive, desirable and worth of being adored. 

Eris, Goddess of Discord & Chaos

    In this square, she makes Venus stop to reflect on her banal values to help her realize and decide what kind of love she actually seeks. In your personal life, are you attracted to good looks? Do you care more about the clothes she/he wears than their moral principles? Or do you rather pay attention to their conversation subjects? Do you just want a one night stand or you care for a long lasting bond? Both and any option has its consequences, positive and negative. Your choice is a matter of value and goals. 

    With all the current transits, these days you need to pay close attention in every situation, be mindful of your thoughts, words and decisions, take time to reflect, because they may have long lasting effects for your life. 

ORDER YOUR READING or Study Astrology with me 

Thank you for reading me! Help me spread the word, please make comments, follow my blog, share my posts in your social media, and subscribe by email to receive updates. That will help the promotion of my Blog, and keep you in the loop. 

Donations are welcome as well.