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While it will take her another three weeks, the fact that after her retrograde turn yesterday Venus, the planet of love is on her way back to your relationship sector takes the pressure off the Sun. On his own since Mercury left two days ago and with a New Moon coming up next week, the Sun was in a hurry to make the most of the final weeks of all planetary activity on the relationship front this year. That is no longer the case.

At the same time that Mercury, the planet of communication is spending his first weekend in your relationship sector and Venus, the planet of love her first full day in retrograde motion here, the Moon is making its monthly visit to your communication sector. This is more than just a special day on the communication and relationship fronts, for with Mercury also turning retrograde later in the month and the dwarf planet Ceres in your communication sector next month, something deeper is taking place.

While it will take her three weeks, her retrograde turn yesterday has Venus, the planet of love on her way back to your romantic sector has put this on your over the horizon radar, it has taken the pressure off the Sun. Three days after Mercury left your romantic sector and with a New Moon next week, the Sun was carrying the burden of having to make the most of the final weeks of all planetary activity on the romantic front for the year. Now, the cavalry is on the way.

At the same time that Mercury is settling into his first weekend in your romantic sector and of his mission to give your heart and your relationships a voice Venus, the planet of love is settling into her first full day in retrograde motion here. While Mercury will turn retrograde later in the month as well, not for another three weeks, allowing Venus to hold the doors open to the past and second chances while still looking to the future.

While the clash between Mars, in his first weekend in Leo and Pluto in your relationship sector that peaked yesterday is starting to separate, the planets of war and revolution will still be staring each other down. During the two months that Mars will spend in Leo and the additional three months in the first half of 2027, this is the only time he will clash with Pluto, a planet that he can go eye to eye with, fight for the right balance between your own and your relationship needs and both come out winners.

With Mercury, the planet of communication settling into his first weekend in your communication sector just as Venus, the planet of love is settling into her first full day in retrograde motion here, between them they have everything covered. As Venus’ mission to give your heart and your relationships a voice expands to also giving the past and unsaid words a voice, in direct motion Mercury will guard against getting stuck in the past.

While it will take 21 days Venus, the planet of love’s retrograde turn yesterday not only means that she is on her way back to Libra, but with the asteroid Juno, the queen of commitment just 20 days away from returning to your romantic sector, your over the horizon radar is lighting up. Juno had spent months in your romantic sector before retrograding back out, so for both this will be an opportunity for a do over but at the same time.

While separating from their friendly aspect yesterday, the Moon is still in an adventurous part of your chart as Venus, the planet of love settles into her first full day in retrograde motion in Scorpio. As well as flooding the weekend with a sense of romance, adventure and nostalgia, as Venus turns back and opens the doors to the past and second chances, this is giving you the confidence to embrace the journey this will take you on.

While the Moon left your relationship sector yesterday, as well as leaving you more emotionally engaged and aware, with a chance to have linked into planets on the communication and relationship fronts that will continue to work together. At the same time, while a friendly aspect between Mars and Neptune, the planets of passion and dreams that peaked yesterday is separating, there is still a strong mix of nostalgia, romance, passion and adventure in the air. You may find that old excuses are being challenged.

It is just as Mercury, the planet of communication is settling into his first weekend in your friendship sector and Venus, the planet of love her first full day in retrograde motion in what for her is a social and serendipitous part of your chart, the Moon is making its monthly visit to your relationship sector. The Moon has already formed a friendly aspect to both and aligned with the dwarf planet Ceres here, giving you a window into the planets that will support friendship and relationship building for the rest of the year.

While a clash between Mars in your relationship sector and Pluto in Aquarius that peaked yesterday is separating, only just and when the Moon returns to your relationship sector tomorrow this could fire things up again. Pluto is the only planet that Mars can go eye to eye with, fight for the right balance between your own and your relationship needs and both come out winners. Strap in, trust that this will be empowering for you and your relationships and draw on the support you have from the four planets in your communication sector.

Having the Moon in your romantic sector was always going to make this a romantically charged weekend, but it comes just as Venus, the planet of love is settling into her first full day in an adventurous part of your chart. Having already formed a friendly aspect yesterday, the weekend is awash with a mix of romance, adventure and nostalgia that even when the Moon leaves tomorrow is going to linger.