Love Shines: Venus Enters Leo (Aug 25-31)
Venus-Saturn trine shapes the week
Moon PhaseThis week features a major planetary shift. Notable shifts include Venus enters Leo. Venus shifts into Leo this week, bringing radiant confidence to your relationships and values. A supportive Venus-Saturn trine eases the way forward.
“I am aligned with the universe, open to the opportunities this week brings.”
Tarot Card of the Week
The Lovers
Selected for Venus's influence this week
This Week's Message
The Lovers card symbolizes deep emotional connections, harmony, and the choices that shape our relationships. It highlights the importance of aligning values and making decisions that honor your true feelings and commitments.
"I choose love and align my decisions with my deepest values."
How to Work With The Lovers This Week
In love readings, The Lovers is highly positive, indicating soulmate connections, deepening romance, or choosing a partner. It emphasizes the importance of mutual respect, open communication, and shared values. For singles, significant romantic connections are indicated.
In career readings, The Lovers suggests important professional decisions, partnerships, or aligning your work with your values. It can indicate choosing between career paths or the need to collaborate effectively with others.
Explore the Symbolism
A man and woman stand naked (vulnerability) beneath the angel Raphael, who blesses their union. Behind the woman is the Tree of Knowledge with the serpent, representing temptation and choice. Behind the man is the Tree of Life with flames, representing passion and desire. The mountain between them represents the challenges love must overcome.
Weekly Numerology
The Nurturer
Love & Responsibility
A week centered on home, family, and nurturing connections. The number 6 brings harmonious energy focused on love, responsibility, and creating beauty.
Tend to your relationships and domestic matters. Create harmony in your environment and care for those you love.
Best For This Week
- +Family gatherings
- +Home decorating
- +Relationship healing
- +Self-care
Watch Out For
- -Martyrdom
- -Perfectionism
- -Neglecting yourself
Major Planetary Highlights
Venus enters Leo
Significance: medium
This transition from Cancer to Leo brings transformative energy.
Moon Phases
First Quarter
Sunday, August 31 at 12:00 AM
The First Quarter in Sagittarius brings energy for action and decision-making
Make decisions and take bold action. Overcome obstacles with Sagittarius determination.
Weekly Crystal Companions
Clear Quartz
Monday, Aug 25
With Venus enters Leo, Clear Quartz supports smooth transitions and helps you embrace new energy.
Hold to amplify meditation and receive clear guidance from higher realms
Affirmation: "I welcome amplification into my life with ease and grace."
Rose Quartz
Tuesday, Aug 26
On this Mars day with Moon in Libra, Rose Quartz enhances courage and motivation and helps you take bold action.
Hold over heart chakra to open to love and heal emotional wounds
Affirmation: "I welcome self-love into my life with ease and grace."
Green Aventurine
Wednesday, Aug 27
On this Mercury day with Moon in Libra, Green Aventurine enhances communication and clarity and helps you speak your truth.
Hold over heart chakra to open to love and attract opportunities
Affirmation: "I welcome luck into my life with ease and grace."
Sapphire
Thursday, Aug 28
On this Jupiter day with Moon in Libra, Sapphire enhances abundance and growth and helps you expand your horizons.
Place on third eye to enhance spiritual insight and wisdom
Affirmation: "I welcome wisdom into my life with ease and grace."
Moonstone
Friday, Aug 29
On this Venus day with Moon in Scorpio, Moonstone enhances love and harmony and helps you open your heart.
Hold during new moon or full moon meditation to enhance intuition
Affirmation: "I welcome intuition into my life with ease and grace."
Labradorite
Saturday, Aug 30
On this Saturn day with Moon in Scorpio, Labradorite enhances discipline and mastery and helps you build solid foundations.
Hold during meditation to enhance intuition and connect with higher realms
Affirmation: "I welcome transformation into my life with ease and grace."
Amethyst
Sunday, Aug 31
On this Sun day with Moon in Sagittarius, Amethyst enhances vitality and self-expression and helps you shine your light.
Hold during meditation to enhance spiritual connection and receive divine guidance
Affirmation: "I welcome spiritual awakening into my life with ease and grace."
Void of Course Moon Schedule
What is Void of Course Moon? When the Moon makes no more major aspects before entering a new sign, it is considered "void of course." During these periods, new initiatives may not turn out as expected. It is an excellent time for completion and reflection.
This Week's VOC Periods
Moon void of course - avoid starting new projects, focus on completion and reflection instead.
Moon void of course - avoid starting new projects, focus on completion and reflection instead.
Moon void of course - avoid starting new projects, focus on completion and reflection instead.
Embrace During VOC
- •Complete existing projects
- •Routine tasks and maintenance
- •Meditation and reflection
- •Rest and self-care
- •Reviewing and editing work
- •Cleaning and organizing
Avoid During VOC
- •Starting new projects
- •Important meetings or negotiations
- •Signing contracts
- •Making major purchases
- •First dates or job interviews
- •Launching products or websites
Major Aspects
♀ Venus △ ♄ Saturn
Monday, August 25
love and values meets structure and responsibility with harmonious energy
Expect: Flowing connection between relationships, beauty, pleasure and discipline, boundaries, mastery. How to work with this: Leverage the natural flow between these energies.
♀ Venus △ ♆ Neptune
Monday, August 25
love and values meets dreams and spirituality with harmonious energy
Expect: Flowing connection between relationships, beauty, pleasure and imagination, intuition, transcendence. How to work with this: Leverage the natural flow between these energies.
Best Days For
love
Monday, August 25, Tuesday, August 26, Wednesday, August 27, Thursday, August 28, Friday, August 29
Friday is your power day for love. Venus rules this day - peak romantic energy.
prosperity
Thursday, August 28, Sunday, August 31
2 favorable days for prosperity this week.
healing
Monday, August 25, Sunday, August 31
2 favorable days for healing this week.