Venus in Taurus squares Pluto in Aquarius today.
Pluto urges whatever is hidden to come up for light, for fresh air, for being seen in the brightness of the day.
Venus is love- who we love, what we love, and how we express it. Venus is our sense of self worth and value.
This aspect has really brought up a lot for me about what it means to love, feel loved, and where the roots of hatred and violence stem.
There is so much war, violence, and hatred in this world right now.
I believe that when we hate others, we are hating ourselves- the parts of ourselves we’ve rejected or denied. Similarly, what we judge in others, we judge in ourselves.
What Pluto is helping me unearth is that loving ourselves (Venus) really is the path to peace. Because when we fight out of hatred, we are forging violence against the parts of ourselves we hate through projected form… the parts of ourselves we’ve outcast.
Thank you Bly for helping me to learn this lesson from your wise mind.
On the personal level, when we don’t feel loved or accepted by another person and it hurts- AND we keep seeking love & approval from others but still continuously feel rejected or unaccepted, it makes me wonder about the ways we are not loving or accepting ourselves.
Seeking love outside of the self is like seeking to feel full when watching someone else eat.
It doesn’t make sense. It won’t work. It’ll just leave us hungry and salivating.
We need to be able to put the food into our own mouths and swallow.
Sure, we can be food for each other. Snacks, horderves, appetizers. We can fill each other up some, but first and foremost, we need to be able to feed ourselves, and then leave room for dessert from our loves.
How can you feed yourself and love the parts of you that are seeking love and acceptance outside of yourself?
Hint* I’ve found that staying true to your values is one ingredient to loving yourself.
When we come to relationships from a place of wholeness, we have more to give rather than showing up as hungry ghosts.
It is only when we come from a place of wholeness and self-love that satiation in relationships can be experienced & true partnerships can form.