In the horoscopic model, the mythological symbols named Venus and Mars can show us both our longing for belonging (Venus, our attraction to pleasure, beauty, connection, eros) and to authenticity, Mars, (our desire for autonomy and agency). Astrologers in the Middle Ages said of these two natures: “Mars separates, Venus unites.” However, they are not in conflict: they are both archetypal pictures of how we find our way in all the complex dynamics of the life we will live.

Often Mars and Venus are shared and talked about as being related to sexuality and gender. But, Mars and Venus cannot be reduced to gender. They offer us energetic qualities to cultivate which allow for our most authentic expression of self.

May 30 to June 1