FIGURE 3 – Venus-Mars conjunction at 14 Leo in the Crab/Lion/Serpent (Hydra)
CONJUNCTION #2: 1 Sep 2015
(see figure 3)
Mars is in his Explorations Phase, and
Venus is completing her retrograde
period in her Emergence Phase. Both
planets are morning stars and meet at
14 Leo. Note how separated they are by
latitude, with Mars north of the eclip-
tic and Venus South, in the stars of the
Crab. This conjunction may be “missed”
energetically and materially due to
the planets’ large separation from one
another, Venus’ decelerating retrograde
speed and Mars’ negligible brightness.
This is a great example of my playful
axiom, “All conjunctions are not created
equally” as it points up how a planet’s sky
factors (speed, brightness, sky appear-
ance, Earth proximity, etc.) dramatically
explain why some aspects don’t play out
as astrologers reasonably expect them
to. Unfortunately, horoscopic astrology –
both western and eastern – are unaware
of these factors.
FIGURE 4 – Venus-Mars conjunction at 24Virgo in the Virgin/Lion
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