Venus from Aries to Taurus: Magnetizing Opportunities
In Astrology, Venus governs romantic love, beauty, abundance, and wealth. The ruler of both Taurus and Libra, Venus has to do with what we attribute value to and how we value ourselves, hence ruling over issues of self-worth, self-love, and self-esteem. For this reason, this planet gives us information about the relationship we have with ourselves, which in turn determines the kind of relationships we form with others. Transits of Venus inform us of collective trends and shifts in our values, financial habits, relational patterns, and aesthetic taste.
Venus recently went through her retrograde journey, which happened between Aries and Pisces, and spent more time than usual in the sign of the Ram. During the past weeks, Venus challenged us to pursue what lights us up, to invest in our passions, and to honor our desires. In Aries, Venus emphasized the importance of valuing our self-actualization and being proactive in following the path that calls us.
Venus’s ingress into Taurus, her Earth domicile, invites us to attune to the organic rhythms of our bodies and connect with our senses. Here, Venus expresses her sensuality with ease, and qualities such as receptivity, groundedness, and simplicity are emphasized. While Venus is in Taurus, the invitation for us is to open up to receive what the Universe provides us, to tend to our inner garden in order to magnetize opportunities and attract what we desire.
Venus enters Taurus: Attuning to Our Bodies and the Rhythms of the Earth
A Fixed, Yin, and Earth archetype, Taurus is a sign connected to basic instincts such as survival, procreation, hunger, thirst, and the need for security and stability. Taurus reminds us that the body has its own intelligence, our senses carry wisdom, and simplicity has a special kind of power.
While transiting Taurus, Venus reminds us of the value of being connected with and attuned to our physical bodies, sensations, and feelings. This transit underlines the importance of embodiment, of fully inhabiting our bodies, being aware of our felt experiences as they unfold, honoring what our bodies need, respecting our organic rhythms, and being in tune with the rhythms of the Earth. Venus in Taurus reminds us of the importance of embracing a truly sustainable life pace, even when it may not be convenient.
In her Earth domicile, Venus invites us to cultivate our relationship with ourselves, to spend quality time with ourselves, to be fully present with ourselves, and to deepen our receptivity to what is unfolding in the present moment. This transit reminds us that our self-worth is rooted in how we care for ourselves on a tangible, day-to-day level, in how we nourish our body, in how we tend to our well-being. Venus in Taurus invites us to allow pleasure to be a guiding force and encourages us to let ourselves have the nourishment we need.
Venus square Pluto and conjunct Uranus
On June 9, Venus in Taurus perfects a square with Pluto in Aquarius. The Venus-Pluto square can bring to light hidden dynamics and power struggles in relationships. This aspect magnifies both our desire to be transformed by deep intimacy and our simultaneous fears of vulnerability, of losing control, and of losing ourselves in relationships. Jealousy, possessiveness, and intense desires are likely to arise and we have an opportunity to evolve past attachment and relating patterns that keep us from growing.
Just a few hours before entering Gemini, on July 4, Venus meets Uranus at 29º of Taurus. Uranus disrupts existing patterns and pushes us out of comfort zones that keep us stuck. The Venus-Uranus conjunction on the final degree of Taurus can bring sudden changes, awakening, and unexpected shifts in our connections, attractions, values, finances, and in our relationship to our body, pleasure, and security. The final degree of any sign is a point of crises, awakenings, and impending change: Venus meeting Uranus on this degree can bring both the breakdown of old structures and patterns and breakthroughs that illuminate the way forward.
Venus and Uranus are going to meet again on the 29º of Taurus on April 24, 2026. The final Venus-Uranus conjunction in the sign of the Bull in 2026 will bring up again themes that emerge around this time, offering us an opportunity to gain a clearer understanding of the purpose of what will take place at the beginning of July 2025.
