Too much birthday

Two parter this week.
Part 1: Too much birthday/Venus-Jupiter combos
In early- to mid-August, Venus and Jupiter are conjunct in the sky, meaning they are next to each other (they’re white and bright and you’ll be able to see them in the sky if you know where to look). Jupiter is known as "the greater benefic" and Venus is known as "the lesser benefic." So naturally when two benefics team up and combine forces, that should create "a bigass benefic," right? We should all expect amazing things to happen, right? Puppies, kittens, rainbows, fireworks, Glenda the good witch coming down in a bubble, etc.

NO.

No offense to people with these two things in aspect in their birth charts, but they are better separate. The combination is as though all there is to eat is candy: no other food is available. At first it seems cool, especially if you're 6, but then you're all hopped up on sugar and it quickly begins to feel gross. Imagine if someone sent you a teddy bear you couldn't fit through a doorway. Imagine if your significant other sent you flowers hourly. There are probably a few people out there who might be into that, but for the rest of us, that's weird and off-putting.

There are more malefics than benefics in the solar system, and I *also* dislike when they are next to each other, but the logic there is bad + bad = very bad, which tracks. Good + good SHOULD equal "very good" but alas, it does not. This was a rookie mistake of mine so I'm sharing it with you.

Also, weirdly: Venus OPPOSITE Jupiter in a return chart, especially falling on an angle, is a common signifier of grief. So, best to keep them separated: one nice thing in one part of the sky and a different nice thing over in another area, not interacting with the first nice thing. And while I'm talking about return charts, it's a good omen if Venus, Jupiter, or the Sun is on any of the 4 angles (ascendant, descendant, midheaven, IC), but it is NOT GOOD AT ALL if Venus, Jupiter, or the sun are receiving harsh aspects from major outer planets while they're sitting on that angle. Nice planets by themselves = good vibes and blessings. Nice planets being assailed by not-nice planets = hold on to your butt. Another rookie mistake I made.

So to sum it up, this aspect isn’t out to get you, but it is a weird time of overindulgence and a LOT of feelings in a specific direction. The house containing 13° Cancer in your chart should give you a clue as to which direction.

Part 2: Uranus in Gemini/Mini Grand Trine Update
Saturn and Neptune are forming a sextile to Pluto in Aquarius and Uranus in Gemini, which is called a "mini grand trine" (3 sextiles, one of which is connected by a trine) which means shit that plays well together easily. No concentration necessary, either. You may remember I discussed this energy awhile ago, saying it would produce some smart-ass children (those born now, I mean, so wait a couple of years and you'll see what I mean). Well, guess what else it's producing: the recent events with Stephen Colbert, John Stewart, and South Park's premiere. THAT, my friends, is true Uranus in Gemini-sextiled by Pluto in Aquarius energy. Uranus in Gemini or Aquarius is a "might say anything....no, seriously, ANYTHING" kind of vibe, so combine that with a trine from Pluto, and you have rocket fuel, or, to put it another way, some scorched-earth truth telling. I was waiting for Uranus in Gemini to show itself, and this is the first obvious example. That only took two weeks (Uranus is in Gemini til November, then back in Taurus til May).

This energy is hitting people in all kinds of ways, some of which are not so friendly, and I tried covering this planetary lineup awhile ago, but basically you have to take it on a case-by-case basis to see whether the energy is doing anything to YOU. If not, thank your lucky stars, because it's a real doozy. You may have noticed some people in your midst who are seemingly having their asses handed to them, and in my estimation it's mainly the Saturn-Neptune conjunction, especially if it's a crisis seemingly out of nowhere. I digress.

The worst thing you can do with our lil mini grand trine situation (so cute! so weirdly destructive!) is try to hide the truth. The truth wants to come out. The truth will come out. Trying to get in its way is like trying to get in the way of a freight train and a tornado and somehow stop both of them: who do you think would win that type of encounter? You? No, that would make you a casualty. Don't be a casualty. Harsh energies, even when playing nice with each other, are still harsh. (Is there such thing as a friendly Pluto transit? Discuss.)

Stupider still would be ignoring the freight train and tornado combo: if you can see it coming, get out of the way and get to safety. If the freight train or tornado is coming at you, they're coming FAST. If you've been refusing to know the truth about something for...whatever reason (I don't judge), playing dumb isn't going to work anymore.

Gemini is not slow. Uranus is not slow. Trines are not slow. If you're reading this, you're probably not slow either, so make moves accordingly.

P.S. I have this on repeat because Ozzy Osbourne’s death brought it to my attention, and sharing is caring (also his death was astrologically uninteresting in case you wondered, but he has a rounded birth time so 🤷‍♀️)