Star Struck Style

Venus entered my eighth house yesterday. When I left work to walk home, I could see it shining brilliantly in the night sky as I walked southward. It was like a beacon leading me to where I needed to go.

I got home to find that my new Bally trainers had arrived. Despite the fact that I keep telling myself that I don’t need anything else, I keep buying nice things — just like I did when I wrote the above post back in August of 2024. On the bright side, I keep using Klarna to pay for things. I’ll purchase an item in interest-free installments, and I won’t buy anything else until that transaction is paid off. It keeps my credit card balance from escalating, and it keeps me happy. I love nice things. I know that about myself, so why fight it?

Anyway, the reason I’m discussing my obsession with nice things is that the eighth house rules over obsession, and Venus rules over nice things. It makes perfect sense that I am feeling the way that I’m feeling this morning. Still, I really do need to make more money. Unfortunately, I’m just not interested in working more hours right now. I’m not feeling lazy, but I am feeling as if I should spread my time around so that I’m not doing too much of one thing.

I keep wondering if that will change when Jupiter moves out of my ninth house at the end of May. One factor that I didn’t really consider until I started looking at where Venus is headed is the planet’s conjunction with Jupiter at the top of my chart at the beginning of June. On June 10, those two planets meet in my tenth house within a couple of minutes of my midheaven. A couple of days later, the sun crosses over my progressed Jupiter, and then two days later it conjoins my natal Jupiter. All the signs point toward opportunities — especially professional opportunities.

Maybe I’ll find more gainful employment that will provide me with the money I need to keep buying the nice things that make me happy. Even if I don’t, I’m already quite happy with what I’ve got. As I put away my winter clothes and unpack my spring/summer wardrobe, I’m reminded that I really don’t need anything else. That probably won’t stop me from spending in the not-too-distant future, but this new buy-now-pay-later strategy is actually doing me some good. I just need to stick to my guns and pay off what I’ve purchased before I shop again.

It’s good to have a goal . . .