Cosmic Weather Forecast — March 9, 2010

Did you enjoy the weekend? All the promise of spring burrowing through snow drifts, incredibly cold temperatures, and a winter that lasted too long appeared to be fading before our eyes as warmer weather spread across most of the country. The astrological aspects were beautiful as Venus trined Mars and Mercury conjoined with Jupiter. However, on Tuesday all good things must come to an end as Venus in Aries opposes Saturn in Libra.

Venus oppose Saturn is one of the least favored aspects because of its notorious tendency to cause problems and even end relationships. Venus desires to be social, pleasured, and likes to have fun; whereas Saturn is a nose to the grindstone planet that demands discipline. We may feel conflicted between our duty to uphold our responsibilities and our need to be social and relate to others in a pleasant environment. We all want to relate to others, and feeling stymied by duty can make us feel resentful. When the energy of Venus oppose Saturn is unleashed on already existing relationships it can evoke the areas of our romantic life which may be lacking or where we feel unsatisfied. Thankfully, this aspect only lasts a day (or so)! Today it would be beneficial to avoid reacting to our emotional and romantic frustrations. We may get a bit of relief when we realize that this (like all aspects) too shall pass!