Eros was the god of erotic love. The position of the asteroid Eros in our charts points to our passion and erotic turn-ons. Mars shows us the style in which we go after what we want, including the ways in which we express our sexuality. Venus shows us some of the important “trappings” and foreplay that help us get in the mood for sex. The Moon shows our underlying emotional needs that can express themselves as sexual fantasies and needs.

While the positions of these planets and cosmic bodies in our natal charts remain static, their positions are always changing in the cosmos, activating houses and hotspots in our natal charts. The horoscopes presented here are necessarily general, as we are focusing on only the Sun sign or Ascendant, and how these sexual cosmic bodies are currently affecting the natal chart.

Please note: These horoscopes are more accurate for the Ascendant sign, so if you know it, read them for the sign of your Ascendant first, and the sign of your Sun second.

Also, sometimes I have more to say for some signs, simply because more astrological activity is taking place that is related to relationships for that sign this month (or because I am digressing!). This does not mean I am biased towards any particular sign.

March 2010 ErosScopes – Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, and Virgo

Aries

Good news for Aries this month! Venus enters your sign on the 7th and quickly trines a stationing Mars, representing a turnaround, slow but sure, of your romantic confidence. After months of retrograde activity, Mars, your fiery ruler, turns direct on the 10th. This turnaround doesn’t spell the immediate resolution of problems you may have been experiencing recently, but it does mean that in the coming weeks, you will be regaining your confidence and enthusiasm. Decisions are easier to make (and they have likely been agonizingly challenging recently), and you truly get a feeling that your life is moving forward. While Venus, Mercury, and the Sun all get their turn to harmonize with Mars this month, helping to give you more clarity (something that has been elusive of late!), Saturn does oppose them all. Saturn reminds you of either your responsibilities to a partner or to a relationship, or of a deep need for a safe, secure, and long-lasting connection. As such, there are some starts and stops. All in all, however, Saturn is your friend this month, with its sextile to your ruler, Mars. Pluto also is there to square all three bodies, and this is another reminder that it’s not quite “all systems go” yet. This doesn’t matter much..overall it’s an improvement and while you still have to exercise a lot of patience these days, you are also becoming clearer in your love life. Soon you will be pursuing romance with tremendous confidence and directness with Mars moving forward in your romance and pleasure sector, your solar fifth house. The fifth house is also a sector of your chart that rules creative self-expression, and Mars moving through it brings confidence and oomph, and perhaps a sense of urgency, to the manner in which you express yourself. You may have felt that you were only going through the motions in your romantic life, and that feeling is beginning to lift. Mercury enters your sign on the 17th, and the Sun follows suit on the 20th, indicating that you are certainly finding your voice and your chance to shine in the latter part of the month. You are building towards a rather exciting and action-packed spring and summer. Decisions are coming to you more clearly, plans are straightening out, and your romantic life is less confused. You know your position. Better days for love are the 7-8, 20-21, and 30; more challenging ones are likely on the 5th and 17th.

Taurus

Friendships are especially dear to you this month, dear Taurus. You are meeting new people and enjoying making contact. For some of you, your romantic life could involve some sacrifices from the 7th forward, and especially after the 17th. Others are keeping your love life secret just for the time being and enjoying your privacy. This is due to Venus moving into your privacy sector, and Mercury, your romance sector ruler, following suit on the 17th. This can mean delicious tangles, secrets, and willingly taking the back seat to a lover’s needs for some of you. However, it can also point to a re-evaluation of your romantic life, frustration at the inability to express your affections openly, or wistful longing for love for some of you, especially probable on the 9th and 11th, when Venus, your ruler, opposes Saturn and squares Pluto from the 12th house. For some of you, a feeling of paying off debts or matters coming full circle could be part of the picture. Venus will enter Taurus on the last day of March and will stay in your sign most of April, so you will get plenty of time for romance and attraction. In the meantime, lay low and enjoy the quiet. The practice of unselfish love, as well as showing affection and attention without expectation of reward and being supportive are the best ways to enhance your love life for the time being. Home life, on the other hand, is becoming more and more straightforward. In the next few months you will be pouring a lot of energy into your home and family, seeing to it that any complicated or confusing matters on the domestic scene are straightened out. Eros, the god of erotic love, is in your sign until March 25th, and this position boosts your desire and appeal, and can point to more sexual activity or opportunities. Better days for love overall are likely to be March 4-5, 7th, 10th, and 30th; while more challenging days could be the 1st, 9th, 11th, 17th, 20th, and 24th.

Gemini

As Venus, Mercury, and the Sun move into your friendship sector one by one this month, dear Gemini, less attention to protocol and more focus on camaraderie in your love life are likely. While responsibility has been especially important to you in your love life of late, you are in a more cooperative mood, attracting easy energy to you as a result. Tit for tat is not the game you are playing in March. Relating to a lover on the level of friends is what you are aiming for, and you have an attitude that all will even out in the end. Good news from a lover, or an enlightening conversation with a loved one, may occur around the 7-8. It’s also a good time for enhancing or attracting a partner, as you are far more likely to see eye to eye then. Especially strong healing energy is available for close partnerships this month, peaking on the 27-29. A partner is especially open and willing, or simply enjoying a brighter outlook on matters. In general, people in your life are becoming more accommodating, especially from the 10th forward. You are ironing out your differences with those who may not have been on the same page as you recently. Wonderful conversations with friends and lovers this month help to lift your spirits. A Full Moon in your romance sector on the 29th brings perhaps surprising illumination to your love life. Saturn has recently entered your fifth house, perhaps putting some pressure on romantic relationships, but is taking a breather as this responsible planet backs up and heads out of this sector of your chart for a few months. Stronger days for love occur on March 7th and 30th. March 17th and 24th could bring minor annoyances to your love life.

Cancer

An ongoing battle between Saturn and Pluto is largely responsible for tangles and confusion in your love life in the first half of 2010. These planets are not only in a challenging angle to your Sun, particularly for those who are born early in the sign of Cancer, they rule the romance and partnership sectors in your solar chart. Some of you are struggling to define or re-define your relationships this year. Some are wondering whether a casual relationship has long-term potential, and some of you may be questioning whether a partnership truly allows you to express yourself creatively, or if it’s providing you with enough fun and romance to keep you feeling valued and appreciated. In the first weeks of March, however, this ongoing struggle tends to take a backseat. Venus and Jupiter in Pisces, a very compatible sign for you, help to keep your mind off your troubles and on having fun. The desire to share new and different experiences with a lover is strong now. As Venus, Mercury, and the Sun move into the sign of Aries on the 7th, 17th, and 20th, your focus moves to your professional and personal responsibilities. Career matters grab hold of your attention. The best ways to enhance love now involve sharing goals, structuring your relationship, doing things that make you feel secure together, and showing your more responsible side. Stronger days for love are March 7th, 22nd, and 30th. Challenging days for romance are more likely on March 9th, 11th, 17th, and 31st.

Leo

On the 10th of March, Mars turns direct after months of retrograde activity in your sign. Mars has been spending an unusual amount of time in your sign, and will continue to do so until June. However, much of that time so far, Mars has been retrograde, and you’ve been re-assessing your life and the manner in which you go about getting you want. Others may have found you a little distant and lacking in enthusiasm. Some of you may have felt that your life has been “on hold” to some degree recently. While Mars’ turnaround on the 10th isn’t an immediate fix, you will find that over the coming weeks, you will be regaining your enthusiasm and confidence, going after what and who you want with fervor. You are figuring out what it is you want, personal plans are beginning to move forward, and your decision-making ability is getting back on track. It’s easier to find support from others this month, and for some of you to obtain or manage loans, particularly from the 14-16, when you are pleasantly surprised by the help you receive. The people in your life are generous with their time and energy, and their happiness ricochets back to you. Venus, Mercury, and the Sun move into fellow Fire sign Aries on the 7th, 17th, and 20th, and this helps to ignite a passion for exploration, adventure, and learning in your life. Sharing and comparing your spiritual, religious, or philosophical interests with a lover may open up a whole new dimension of your relationship. Better days for love are March 3rd and 30th.

Virgo

The month of March begins with several planets in your opposing sign, Pisces, and this points to a tremendous focus on one-to-one relating for you, dear Virgo. Whether it’s about reconciliation, fixing problems, enhancing a partnership, or attracting a new relationship, the cosmos are lending a helping hand right now. The 14-17 brings pleasant surprises in love, and a sense of a new beginning in a close partnership. It’s a good time to make resolutions when it comes to partnering. You are being given a chance to start fresh, and it will be a good idea to use this energy positively. Complications in your intimate life or with shared finances start to disappear this month, and you are beginning to see some real progress. While March is not the most energetic period of the year for you, many of you will be feeling revitalized through the support and generosity of others. Venus, Mercury, and the Sun move into the sign of Aries on the 7th, 17th, and 20th respectively, and intimate and sharing matters begin to grab more of your attention. Deeper expressions of love and intimacy and non-superficial expressions of affection are most important to you now. Be careful not to let a “tit for tat” or a suspicious attitude reign now. Better days for love are likely on March 5th, 7th, 22nd, and 29-30. Potentially more challenging days for love occur on March 9th, 17-18, 23-24, and 31st.

See ErosScopes for the other six signs (Libra to Pisces) here.

Eros was the god of erotic love. The position of the asteroid Eros in our charts points to our passion and erotic turn-ons. Mars shows us the style in which we go after what we want, including the ways in which we express our sexuality. Venus shows us some of the important “trappings” and foreplay that help us get in the mood for sex. The Moon shows our underlying emotional needs that can express themselves as sexual fantasies and needs.

While the positions of these planets and cosmic bodies in our natal charts remain static, their positions are always changing in the cosmos, activating houses and hotspots in our natal charts. The horoscopes presented here are necessarily general, as we are focusing on only the Sun sign or Ascendant, and how these sexual cosmic bodies are currently affecting the natal chart.

Please note: These horoscopes are more accurate for the Ascendant sign, so if you know it, read them for the sign of your Ascendant first, and the sign of your Sun second.

Also, sometimes I have more to say for some signs, simply because more astrological activity is taking place that is related to relationships for that sign this month (or because I am digressing!). This does not mean I am biased towards any particular sign.

February 2010 ErosScopes – Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, and Virgo

Aries

February begins with very sociable and easygoing love energy for you, dear Aries. Mars, your fiery ruler, continues to retrograde (until March 10th, 2010). Special care should be taken during this cycle, and in the weeks surrounding it. Assertive Mars is in your romance and pleasure sector for an extended stay. During its retrograde cycle, many of you will be redefining what it is exactly that feeds your flame, that ignites your passions, and truly turns you on. You will have some help discovering some of this with Eros in your very dynamic sign until the 18th. You may be rethinking things and a lover might be confused by your considerably less straightforward approach or withdrawal. It’s a good time for examining how you assert your needs, and probably more so your wants, when it comes to love, as well as for taking a look at just how much pride helps or hinders your love relationships. Some of you might feel like you are going through the motions in love, but it’s more likely that you are temporarily detaching yourself in order to examine your love life more closely. Really strive to take this time to re-assess your romantic life now, but avoid making decisions if you can until at the very least March and preferably April. Venus enters dreamy Pisces and your privacy sector on the 11th, and the Sun, another romantic indicator in your chart, follows suit on the 18th, just when Eros leaves your sign. This signals some down time in your love life. Some sacrifice might be attached to loving during this cycle. Again, review of your romantic life is indicated. Overall, we are looking at a fairly easy month energy-wise, but one in which you are a little withdrawn or aloof with your affections. Better days for love are the 7, 15, 18, 23, 25, and 27-28; more challenging ones are likely on the 2-3 and 24th.

Taurus

A busy and productive month is in store for you in February, dear Taurus. Friends are supportive and easily made. Practicality assumes much importance in your romantic life, but so does the spirit of true friendship and camaraderie. You don’t want to feel tied down, but aren’t running scared either. More and more these days you are seeing the value of allowing a lover space and freedom, and hoping for the same treatment in return. Shared goals especially appeal to you. A lot is happening in your professional life this month, and although you are perfectly capable of handling that aspect of your life, a lover or partner who takes interest will win the most respect from you right now. The 15-18 are stellar days for you in general. These are good days for financials, career, intimacy, friendship, and partnerships. A partner is in a particularly good position from the 3-7. You are still dealing with a retrograde Mars square to your Sun in February, however, which might require some adjustments and rearrangements on the home front. You are learning that pushing things forward simply won’t work for you these days, and also how to better deal with anger and frustration with family. Eros, the god of erotic love, however, enters your sign on February 18th and will stay until March 25th, which boosts your desire and appeal. The 27-28 is excellent for epiphanies and higher levels of understanding in love. Better days for love overall are likely to be February 6-7, 15-18, and 27th, while more challenging days could be the 2nd, 12-14, and 23-24.

Gemini

You continue to enjoy easy energy in your romantic life as you begin February, dear Gemini. Love doesn’t seem to be coming at a price. Rather, you are simply enjoying your romantic position (whether or not you are partnered). By the 11th, Venus entering your tenth house and aligning with Jupiter at the top of your chart shortly thereafter brings more responsibility or attention to your love life. It’s a good position, and a very public one as well. You are noticeable for your charm and grace, as well as your sense of responsibility. Any relationships begun now are likely to either happen through work or have a responsible or even business-like quality to them. Some of you will be mixing business with pleasure quite artfully in February. An office romance is a possibility, but for most of you, pleasure and business are combined now. The 3-7 is an especially strong period for enhancing or attracting a partnership, or simply a very good period for a partner him or herself. You stand to learn a whole lot from love on the 12-15. Support is there when you need it. Reliability is increasingly becoming an aphrodisiac for you these days! Potential partners or current lovers will do well with you if they show a more reliable and supportive side. With Eros in your solar twelfth house from February 18th forward, you are not always especially clear about what you want. While this could be frustrating to some, it might be delightfully intriguing to others! Stronger days for love occur on February 3-5, 23rd, and 25th. February 1st may bring minor annoyances to your love life, but certainly nothing you can’t handle. 

Cancer

Love has been tricky for you recently, dear Cancer, and continues to baffle you a little in February. The 3-7 is excellent, however, for romantic fun if you are so inclined. Playfulness in love dominates now, and anything that pulls you and a partner out of monotony can truly help boost the energy in your relationship. Singles might also find more opportunities to enjoy themselves or meet interesting people if they take the time remove themselves from the regular routine. The chance to have some adventurous fun, however, can help take your mind off your troubles. While February might begin on a more serious or contemplative note for many of you, an adventurous and bolder spirit take hold as the month moves forward. The New Moon on the 15th brings a feeling of regeneration and the idea that there’s very little that you can’t handle. Some of you will have opportunities for higher learning, travel, or other mind-expanding experiences in the second half of the month. From the 11th forward, love is most rewarding if you are expressing and emphasizing your adventurous, philosophical, optimistic, and brave side. Sharing and comparing your spiritual, religious, or philosophical interests with a friend or loved one may open up a whole new dimension of your relationship. Stronger days for love are February 7-9, 15th, 18th, and 27th. Challenging days for romance are more likely on February 2nd, 12th, and 14th.

Leo

While February may not find you at your most energetic, it may very well find you at your most congenial and compromising. With the very rational and logical planet Mercury moving through your partnership sector from the 10th forward, you could find that ironing out differences with a partner is easier than usual, simply because nobody’s letting emotions run away with themselves. You are cool-headed and are using the right words at the right time with this transit. Venus brings charm and a great need for harmony to your close partnerships until the 11th, and then moves into your intimacy and sharing sector for the remainder of the month. Expressing and emphasizing your quiet appeal and magnetism, mysterious manner, and intensity bring the most positive love energy during this cycle. You are most attracted to relationships that are all-consuming, emotionally-charged, passionate, and erotic. Non-superficial expressions of love appeal to you most right now. Mars continues to retrograde in your sign all month long, and until March 10th. This continues to signal a time to rethink, revise, and reorganize your plans. Because Mars rules your ninth house, you may be questioning your faith and your outlook on life in terms of the “bigger picture” could be more cautious. Delays and frustrations are likely as you re-assess how you approach the world. You may be a little aloof in self-expression, which is not your typical demeanor and which could baffle people around you. Take your time and conserve energy. Especially intimate moments can be enjoyed the 15-18. Better days for love are February 7th, 14-16, and 28th; while the 20-21 may not feel quite as natural.

Virgo

February should be a strong period for close and serious relationships for you, dear Virgo, particularly when the goddess of love is gracing your partnership sector from the 11th forward. Then, from the 15-18, Venus harmonizes with intense Pluto, opening your eyes to undiscovered beauty and/or resources, and joins forces with happy Jupiter, bestowing you with spectacular power to connect with, attract, or make amends with someone special. At the very least, these should be pleasurable days, and if you are able to, times for self-pampering and a bit of splurging. Work or even the gym are possible settings for finding new romance, particularly on the 7-9. Even if these opportunities are missed, the last two days of February are absolutely stellar days for making a solid connection, for reconciling differences, and for reconciliations in general. Your emotions are on your sleeve around the Full Moon on the 28th, which occurs in your sign. Pay attention to whatever it is that is within you and itching for expression. Admissions or revelations now could be surprising, even for yourself, but also very illuminating. You’re definitely in the mood for sharing and together time this month, particularly from the 11th forward. Expressing open-hearted interest in a lover, listening to a partner’s side to the “story”, and compromising are the avenues to success in love during this cycle. Better days for love are February 7-9, 12-15, 17th, and 27-28. Potentially more challenging days for love occur on February 2nd and 22nd.

Eros was the god of erotic love. The position of the asteroid Eros in our charts points to our passion and erotic turnons. Mars shows us the style in which we go after what we want, including the ways in which we express our sexuality. Venus shows us some of the important “trappings” and foreplay that help us get in the mood for sex. While the positions of these planets and cosmic bodies in our natal charts remain static, their positions are always changing in the cosmos, activating houses and hotspots in our natal charts. The horoscopes presented here are necessarily general, as we are focusing on only the Sun sign or Ascendant, and how these sexual cosmic bodies are currently affecting the natal chart.

Please note: These horoscopes are more accurate for the Ascendant sign, so if you know it, read them for the sign of your Ascendant first, and the sign of your Sun second.

Aries in 2010

In 2010, you are learning more about your needs in partnership, dear Aries, while at the same time juggling career changes and discovering your own needs for freedom and self-expression. Particularly for those born early in the sign (March 21-24), the year ahead brings many ups and downs as well as push me/pull me energy. All of you are on the verge of some exciting changes, and 2010 is giving you a preview or taste of things to come.

The beginning of the year, however, starts off on the sluggish side, with Mars, your fiery sign ruler, in retrograde motion. The retrograde officially began on December 20th and officially ends on March 10th, but there is always a bit of a preamble and hangover for retrograde cycles. During this cycle, you are not as much your normal self. You don’t assert yourself or state what it is that you want as directly as you normally do, and you could be withdrawn and introspective, pulling back from life a little as you figure out what it is that you truly want from it. This retrograde occurs in your romance and pleasure sector, so it most definitely affects your love life. You could be re-assessing the ways in which you express yourself creatively, what it is you want from your leisure time, and what it is you want from romance.

Because of the retrograde, Mars spends an unusually long time in your romance sector, until June 7th. From March 10th forward, slowly but surely, you are regaining your confidence–in yourself, and possibly on a romantic level as well.

Another major influence on your love life is Saturn. Saturn entered your opposing sign, Libra, at the end of October 2009, and continues in the sign (and your partnership sector) in 2010, with the exception of April 7-July 21st when it backs up and takes care of unfinished business in your work and health sector. This transit will affect those born from March 21 to April 7 the most in 2010. This is a long-term cycle (about 2.5 years) in which commitment and responsibility to a partner becomes paramount. You may be feeling some pressure from outside sources or from a partner, and some soul-searching is in order. Existing partnerships undergo pressures. These are not random tests of a relationship. Rather, they are pressures that challenge partners to strengthen their bond if it is built on solid ground. Only unsound partnerships, or ones built on weak foundations, will crack under the stresses. Single people will also question their needs from an “other”. Some of you will be gravitating towards more mature, grounded, or practical (Saturn-like) people. Most of you will be looking for quality in your relationships. Who meets you halfway? Many of you will decided you’d rather be alone than settle for something that doesn’t fulfill you. Ultimately, you will learn exactly what a close partnership means to you.

This year, conflicts between your career efforts and partnership needs are likely to surface. Complicating matters this summer are your own intense needs for change and freedom.

Venus retrogrades from October 8-November 18. Venus retrogrades can be slow periods for all when it comes to love and money. People are a little more cautious and tight-fisted when it comes to their generosity, with their heart and their money! However, because Venus is your partnership sector ruler, this is a time when a partner could be hard to read, challenged, distant, or aloof. He or she could be turning to the past rather than looking ahead to the future. Past actions come back to visit you, and for some, past lovers reappear in person or in your thoughts to an unusual degree. Karmic circumstances are occurring now. It’s time to re-assess a relationship, and give anyone involved, including yourself, some space. Because this Venus retrograde occurs in your intimacy and partnership sectors, it’s more likely to impact your love life.

There are four Mercury retrograde periods in 2010, and none of them directly affect your love sectors this year.

As mentioned above, those of you born early in the sign of Aries are getting a taste this summer of some big personal changes to come. These changes will affect all Aries at some point, because both Jupiter and Uranus enter Aries this  summer, before retreating back into Pisces for some months. They will both re-enter Aries in 2011. Uranus will stay in the sign for many years to come, and Jupiter will stay in Aries for much of 2011.

Both Jupiter and Uranus are freedom planets. Both challenge us to break free from the ordinary, and to mix up our routines a little (or a lot in the case of Uranus!). Uranus can push you right out of your comfort zones, as it is a planet that is far from subtle. At the same time, you are dealing with a Pluto square that forces you to come face to face with your fears and allows you to tap into your darker side in the process. Pluto is also asking you if your career path represents you on a deep level. And then there is Saturn, reminding you of your responsibilities, as well as your need for a grounded, stable “other” in your life. Whether Saturn is reminding you that there is a serious lack in the relationship department of your life, or pushing you to take more responsibility for the relationship you already have, his presence is very much felt. So, many of you will be pulled in many different directions this year and the next few years, as you struggle with a need for freedom of expression, go through an identity crisis of sorts, and juggle your career, family, and relationships at the same time.

April and September, when Jupiter and Uranus align in your sign and in the sign right behind yours, there are likely to be opportunities that arise that are surprising and attractive, but that also require quite a bit of faith and bravery. Keep in mind that very little in 2010 is permanent–overall, it’s a year of sudden changes, but it looks to be more of a transitional year. While many will be tempted to take risks, and certainly much can be learned from doing so, the rewards will not always be of the permanent kind. It’s not that people shouldn’t take risks this year, but if they do, they should keep in mind that rewards may be temporary, or they might change their minds at a later date.

Eclipses this year don’t fall in signs or houses that are connected to your romance and partnership sectors, serving to direct your attention to family and career matters.

Eros, the god of erotic love, is in your sign from January 8-February 18, and harmonizes with your sign from your romance sector from May 29-July 2. Your powers of attraction run very high during these cycles, but more in terms of you going after what you want than waiting for things to come to you. Sexual activity may be more frequent than usual. An impassioned attitude in general is with you. However, while Eros occupies your sign in January and February, your ruler, Mars, is also retrograde, so you are likely to be giving off confusing or mixed signals at the same time! August 6-September 15, Eros is in your partnership sector and your partner is particularly fired up and passionate.

Venus and Mars both occupy the sign of Libra from August 7-September 8–coinciding with Eros’ travels through the same sign! Because Libra is the sign of your partnership sector, it’s a smoldering combination for love, sex, and romance in a close partnership! It’s also very strong for attracting a new long-term relationship. While you or a partner might change your minds when Venus turns retrograde from October 8-November 18, it could also mean a short period of cooling off as you figure out why things began so quickly in the first place!

Key Periods in 2010:

January 8-February 18 is a period in which your powers of attraction run very high, but more in terms of you going after what you want than waiting for things to come to you. Sexual activity may be more frequent than usual. An impassioned attitude in general is with you. However, because Mars is also retrograde during this period, you are likely to attract others but also give off an aloof air.

Mars is your ruler and is retrograde in your romance sector until March 10th. This means you are a little more introspective and your energy levels are not the same. Circumstances conspire to slow you down if you don’t do it yourself! It’s time to reassess your life in many areas including romance. You could be questioning your needs from a romance during this period. From March 10-May 17, you are coming back to a more confident and direct approach to getting what you want from life. May 17-June 7 is an excellent period for confidently going after what you want, as well as for a romance to pick up its pace and excite you.

Venus is in your sign from March 7-31. This is a time when the world seems to be speaking, or at least appreciating, your “love language”. It’s a period ripe with opportunity for attracting others, for turning on the charm, and for receiving positive feedback from partners or love interests. Love seems to come to you without the need for your pursuing it. You are certainly more coy than is typical of you, mainly because Mars is still only beginning to pick up speed. March 7 and 29-30 in particular are strong days for romance during this period.

Venus moves through your romance sector from June 14-July 10. This is a time when the world seems to speaking, or at least appreciating, your “love language”. Your charm is natural and playful, and love seems to come to you without the need for your pursuing it.

Note that both Venus and Mars will move through your partnership sector concurrently from August 7-September 8, at approximately the same time that Eros moves through this house! This points to a very sexy and romantic time for improving or attracting a partnership.

October 8-November 18 is the Venus retrograde period. Don’t make any major decisions about love (and finances) during this cycle. Love may appear to be at arm’s reach now.

From September 8-November 8 and November 30-December 31, you attract others like bee to honey with a mysterious, sensual aura that surrounds you. This is a period of the year that is most conducive to erotic pleasure and magnetism, with the possible exception of October 8-November 8, when Venus is retrograde.

Try our Love & Romance Forecast report for the upcoming year.

Monthly Horoscopes

Eros was the god of erotic love. The position of the asteroid Eros in our charts points to our passion and erotic turn-ons. Mars shows us the style in which we go after what we want, including the ways in which we express our sexuality. Venus shows us some of the important “trappings” and foreplay that help us get in the mood for sex. The Moon shows our underlying emotional needs that can express themselves as sexual fantasies and needs.

While the positions of these planets and cosmic bodies in our natal charts remain static, their positions are always changing in the cosmos, activating houses and hotspots in our natal charts. The horoscopes presented here are necessarily general, as we are focusing on only the Sun sign or Ascendant, and how these sexual cosmic bodies are currently affecting the natal chart.

Please note: These horoscopes are more accurate for the Ascendant sign, so if you know it, read them for the sign of your Ascendant first, and the sign of your Sun second.

Also, sometimes I have more to say for some signs, simply because more astrological activity is taking place that is related to relationships for that sign this month (or because I am digressing!). This does not mean I am biased towards any particular sign.

December 2009 & January 2010 ErosScopes – Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, and Virgo

Aries

You start off December fairly strong, dear Aries, despite the fact that Saturn is opposing you, challenging you and putting you through tests. This is because your ruler, Mars, is in fellow Fire sign, Leo, and Venus occupies the other Fire sign companion, Sagittarius, from the 1-25 of December. This configuration affords you likability, charm, and balance, particularly when Venus forms a trine to Mars on the 16-17. Venus rules your partnership sector, so this is a good time for bringing some level of harmony to an important relationship. However, Mars, your fiery ruler, turns retrograde on December 20th, with the cycle continuing until March 10th, 2010. Special care should be taken during this cycle, and in the weeks surrounding it. Assertive Mars is in your romance and pleasure sector for an extended stay. During its retrograde cycle, many of you will be redefining what it is exactly that feeds your flame, that ignites your passions, and truly turns you on. You will have some help discovering some of this after January 8th, when Eros enters your sign. Still, you are likely to experience some form of slow down in your romantic or creative life. You may be rethinking things and a lover might be confused by your considerably less straightforward approach or withdrawal. It’s a good time for examining how you assert your needs, and probably more so your wants, when it comes to love, as well as for taking a look at just how much pride helps or hinders your love relationships. From the 20th forward, you might feel a little less confident and more in need of rest. A romance or creative project that has been picking up speed in recent weeks could meet with some challenges now. Mercury retrogrades from December 26-January 15th, so watch for some delays and slowdowns. The Lunar Eclipse on December 31st brings surprises and some drama to your emotional and domestic world. The Solar Eclipse on January 15th occurs in your career and reputation sector, and is tightly aligned with Venus–not only the goddess of love but also the ruler of your house of partnerships. With the Sun (representing romance in your chart) eclipsed by the Moon and aligned with Venus, most of you will be experiencing new beginnings on a professional level, and some of you will find romance or partnership on the job or through business in the coming months. Career and management matters demand most of your attention in the first three weeks of January, and by the last week, you’re considerably more approachable and relaxed. Better days for love are December 1, 9-10, 13, 16-17, and 19th, and January 11-15; more challenging ones are likely on December 25, and 28-29, and January 1, 28-29.

Taurus

December begins with a lot of attention to important others in your life as you attempt to find ways to increase levels of intimacy and trust. There will be times this month, dear Taurus, when you may be questioning how much you can trust others, but you stand to learn and grow from your experiences. Chances run high that you will feel strengthened through others’ support, particularly around December 16-17. Demands of family and your home life have been running high since October, and you’ve been mostly happy keeping up with all of the activity. From December 19th forward, however, family matters are increasingly more complicated. You may need to rethink your current living arrangements. It would also be wise to slow down and find some balance if you are feeling drained, instead of meeting every single demand made of you. Mercury rules your romance sector and is retrograde from December 26-January 15. During this cycle, a lover might give off confusing signals, or you might find reason to clash over personal opinions and general outlook/philosophy of life. Truth is, from the last week of December to the third week of January, you are feeling especially hopeful and enthusiastic about your own perspective. A lover needn’t agree with everything you see, but of course should respect what you’re feeling. The ruler of your partnership sector, Pluto, continues to duke it out with Saturn, and this can translate to a partner feeling the weight of responsibilities and challenges–or at least that is how you perceive it. A partner may be experiencing challenges that ricochet back to you. Singles are not likely to feel confident taking a partnership to a more serious level with this influence either. For now, tests and challenges are experienced. Jupiter enters Pisces on January 17th, and while in that sign (which is much of 2010), Jupiter will be expanding your opportunities to network and make new friends. Of course, while Jupiter does bring increases and expansion, it can also bring too much of a good thing. In this case, you may need to be careful not to put too much weight into making new acquaintances if it’s at the expense of developing and building established relationships. Better days for love are likely to be December 7, 9, 15-17, and 19 and January 5 and 13-15. More challenging days for love and romance are likely to be December 28 and January 1, 8, and 31.

Gemini

December begins with support and pleasure from and with a partner, dear Gemini. This is likely due to the fact that you are especially willing to tend to others’ needs. Bringing harmony to existing relationships is a strong need now. Attracting stable and friendly relationships is a strong desire for those of you who are unattached. With Saturn now in your romance sector, a more serious tone is likely to have entered in your more casual relationships. Getting a little more serious about not-so-serious relationships is the theme with this position! With Saturn challenged by Pluto, lack of intimacy or other flaws in casual relationships may seem glaring right now and in the coming months. Superficial interactions simply are not satisfying either you or a partner. Mars retrogrades from December 20-March 10, and this is likely to affect your communications, particularly with friends. Complicating matters is Mercury, your ruler, retrograding from December 26-January 15. Being misunderstood is very likely now, and problems on the table with a partner now are likely to revolve around intimacy and/or money. With the Sun and Venus close by, however, your pride and understanding will help you to work any problems out quite eloquently. Resolutions are likely to be very sweet! Jupiter enters Pisces and your solar tenth house on January 17th, and will stay in the dreamy sign much of 2010. Because Jupiter rules your partnership sector, you are likely to see a subtle shift in the tone of a relationship or in the personality of a close partner. The types of people you are attracting now may be Piscean or Neptunian–people with Pisces or Neptune strong in their charts, or perhaps artistic or sensitive types (on the negative side, people who are not very forthright, deceptive, or unclear). This may have already been happening with Jupiter and Neptune aligning mid-year and again on December 21st. With the partnership delegate spending time in your career sector, 2010 may be a time when career brings partnering opportunities. Venus enters Aquarius and your adventure sector on January 18th, signaling another shift romantically speaking–from dark and introspective to outgoing and positive. Venus is strong in this opinion, endowing you with a fun-loving charm that comes quite effortlessly. Stronger days for love occur on December 7, 9, and 19-20, and January 5 and 11-15. More challenging days for love are likely on December 10 and January 1.

Cancer

The first few weeks of December, dear Cancer, find you quite preoccupied with day-to-day affairs–not the most exciting time of year, but certainly a good time for getting yourself organized, if only you can enjoy yourself without guilt later. For some of you born early in the sign, both Saturn and Pluto are challenging you (and each other!). Saturn and Pluto happen to rule your partnership and romance sectors, respectively. Demanding, changeable, and perhaps frustrating relationship issues may be part of the picture. This can also play out as some sort of feeling of being at cross-purposes with a partner or relationship. Problems that a lover or partner is facing right now may be ricocheting back to you, while some of you could be feeling quite lonely, whether or not you have a special someone in your life. The retrograde of Mars that lasts from December 20-March 10 affects you for the most part on practical levels–financial and professional. Some delays are possible in these areas of life. The last week of December and the first three weeks of January find a strong emphasis on your opposing sign, Capricorn. For some of you, it’s a more draining and less energetic time of year. For most of you, it’s a time when your personal plans move to the back burner, and you’re focusing on others or a significant other more intently. It’s a good period for negotiating and finding a balance in your life, even with Mercury’s retrograde December 26-January 15. The retrograde does point to some confusion of the message you or a partner are trying to get across, or emotional distancing, but with the proud Sun and loving Venus close by, you’re bound to come to positive resolutions. There is a Lunar Eclipse on the very last day of 2009, and it’s in your sign. This is a highly emotional and sensitive time for you–when your emotions are on your sleeve, and whatever it is that has been building inside of you begs to come out. It’s a time of exposure, and whether that’s pleasant or not entirely depends on your life’s circumstances right now. On January 15th, a Solar Eclipse occurs in your opposing sign. So really, both eclipses are affecting you and your relationships quite personally. (You are no stranger to this energy, which occurred in July, although the lunar and solar eclipses were reversed in terms of signs). It’s not a time to make crazy decisions, even if you are feeling a little off-center. It’s better to wait things out, observe what’s going on around you, and figure everything out later. The Solar Eclipse in January is aligned with the goddess of love, Venus, in your partnership sector, and this points to a nice new beginning when it comes to a partnership, whether it’s a new relationship in the coming months, changes for a partner, or if it’s about breathing new life into an existing relationship. The outcome looks quite pleasant, even if changes seem to be coming fast. January 17th, Jupiter enters fellow water sign Pisces, and will stay there for much of the year ahead. This influence is quite fabulous. It’s easier to bounce back from day to day stresses. Your outlook on life is more optimistic and positive. Stronger days for love are December 4, 9, 14, and 17-19 and January 22. More challenging days for romance are likely on December 5 and 27-29, and January 1.

Leo

December begins with Venus entering fellow fire sign Sagittarius and your romance sector on the 1st of the month and staying there until the 25th. This brings warm energy to your life, the desire to have a good time, and possibly a few followers. Your charm is considerable with this position. Uranus, the ruler of your partnership sector, is moving forward again, and this can be symbolic of a partner “coming around”–renewed interest or clarity from a partner. Mars has been in your sign since October, and this fiery, assertive, and energetic planet has been firing you up–the pace of your life has been quick and your desire to go after what you want has been strong. Mars is turning retrograde on December 20th and will stay in this apparent backward motion until March 10th, 2010. This will have you questioning or second-guessing your instincts, confidence, and assertiveness. The ways that you have expressed your personal initiative up until now may not “work” as effectively for you now. Perhaps you are not as confident about your personal effectiveness and more cautious about sharing yourself with others. Personal initiatives might need to be put on the back burner, or you could show less enthusiasm for them. You could be a little tired and more accident-prone, so be sure to rest up. It’s time to rethink, revise, and reorganize your plans. Because Mars rules your ninth house, you may be questioning  your faith and your outlook on life in terms of the “bigger picture” could be more cautious. Delays and frustrations are likely as you re-assess how you approach the world. Just around the time Mars is turning retrograde, focus shifts from fun and games to daily activities and responsibilities. There’s a lot going on to keep you busy until the third week of January. With Eros entering Aries and your adventure sector on January 8th, you could find some inspiration and motivation. The eclipses on December 31st and January 15th don’t directly affect your relationships, but they do bring some unstable and changeful energy into the picture. After the third week of January, you begin to feel more sociable and find that you are involved in a balancing act with a partner. Jupiter entering Pisces on January 17th brings new energy and tone to your romantic relationships. Perhaps you are and will be attracting more Pisces or Neptune-like lovers this year. Intimate opportunities will be abundant in 2010. More warmth, generosity, and openness on intimate and sexual levels are likely. The Full Moon on January 30th promises to be rather dramatic for you–it’s about exposing your personal feelings and learning more about what’s in your heart. Better days for love are December 1, 7, 9, 13, and 20 and January 13-14; while more challenging days for partnering are likely on December 14, 19, and 29, and January 1 and 25.

Virgo

December begins with a strong desire to stick to home and perhaps do some cocooning or nesting, dear Virgo. From December 25 to January 18th, Venus, the goddess of love, occupies fellow earth sign, Capricorn, and your solar fifth house. She is joined by the Sun and Mercury much of that time, and this places a lot of emphasis on having fun, entertainment, creativity, and romance. Mercury retrogrades in your romance sector, however, at about the same time Venus transits the sector. This points to a strong desire for expressing yourself through love and romance, but not always an easy time doing so. You may be giving off mixed signals. January 15th brings the great power of a Solar Eclipse in your romance sector, and it’s aligned with the goddess of love herself. This suggests a new beginning of sorts in a romantic relationship, and this fresh energy is with you for at least a few months to come. Still, January 11-17 brings a real positive surge to your romantic life. At the very least, the charm and motivation are there. You will still need to iron out your differences regarding personal values. Jupiter enters Pisces and your partnership sector on January 17th, and stays there for much of the year 2010. This brings new and increased opportunities for partnering. Although Jupiter has a fabulous reputation for bringing wonderful experiences into our lives, it is nevertheless connected with endings when these endings lead to bigger and better things. For whatever reason, when endings do occur due to Jupiter transits, they tend to be easier to deal with, if they indeed occur at all. Overall, committed partnerships fare better this year for you than casual relationships. Your attitude towards casual love affairs is completely changing. It might feel like the reality you are facing these days is a tad too harsh, but it will eventually and ideally lead to a more mature understanding of your needs–and your capabilities–in love. Better days for love are December 1, 4, 9, 14, 19-21 and January 21-22. More challenging days for love occur on December 7, 10, and 29, and January 1 and 14.

See the rest of the ErosScopes for Libra to Pisces here.

Eros was the god of erotic love. The position of the asteroid Eros in our charts points to our passion and erotic turn-ons. Mars shows us the style in which we go after what we want, including the ways in which we express our sexuality. Venus shows us some of the important “trappings” and foreplay that help us get in the mood for sex. The Moon shows our underlying emotional needs that can express themselves as sexual fantasies and needs.

While the positions of these planets and cosmic bodies in our natal charts remain static, their positions are always changing in the cosmos, activating houses and hotspots in our natal charts. The horoscopes presented here are necessarily general, as we are focusing on only the Sun sign or Ascendant, and how these sexual cosmic bodies are currently affecting the natal chart.

Please note: These horoscopes are more accurate for the Ascendant sign, so if you know it, read them for the sign of your Ascendant first, and the sign of your Sun second.

November 2009 ErosScopes – Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, and Virgo

Aries

There is a serious, intense tone in your life this month, dear Aries. In general, you are more critical and flaw-finding when it comes to your close relationships these days,  and some of you are facing loneliness, whether you’re in a partnership or not! You will be sorting it out over time, and patience is the key. This month, the old adage, “there’s a fine line between love and hate” might be especially applicable. You are dealing with many emotions that have previously been buried. It’s a time for ridding yourself of excess baggage, whether it’s physical or emotional (or both). Reaching inside of yourself and pulling out your strength is necessary now. Your energy levels are certainly high, and many of you are experiencing some level of aggressiveness in your love life, whether it’s you who is coming on strong or a lover. You’ll have plenty of time to work through these themes over the next few months with assertive Mars in your romance and pleasure sector for an extended stay. At the same time, many of you will be redefining what it is exactly that feeds your flame, that ignites your passions, and will discover it shortly after the New Year begins, with Eros enters your sign. Better days for love are the 9th and 26th; more challenging ones are likely on the 13th, 19th, and 24th.

Taurus

November is a month in which your personal plans and desires tend to be on the backburner, dear Taurus! While you may not be feeling especially supported, the good news is that it’s a strong month to take on a supportive role and to come to agreements that really are due, and perhaps overdue. There’s a big focus on conversations, negotiations, agreements, and compromises this month. Home life is demanding, for certain, and although it’s not quite as busy on the job as it was last month, you are certainly thinking a lot about your work and recognizing that long-term decisions need to be made. Overall, November requires consideration to what is just and what is fair, and meeting a special someone halfway is the best route to success. You might be meeting with especially strong personalities now, or a partner is more assertive. The Full Moon on the 2nd occurs in your sign, and exposure is the theme. Sometimes it’s of the pleasant variety, sometimes unpleasant, but almost certainly surprising. An opportunity for a partnership or joint venture is possible in the third week of the month. However, roadblocks are likely from the 16-23. Better days for love are the 9th and 26th; challenges in love are more likely on the 19, 21, 24, and 29.

Gemini

A sense of getting down to business is likely in November, dear Gemini. You’ll find that life is busy and perhaps hectic at times, but the work you tackle now will certainly allow you more freedom to enjoy yourself later. On a romantic level, there are likely to be some challenges, intimacy problems, and certainly a more serious tone. Lack of intimacy or other flaws in casual relationships may seem glaring right now. Superficial interactions simply are not satisfying either you or a partner. Still, practical matters are also important to you, as you pay much attention to viability and realism in any love relationship. Some of you might find opportunities for romance on the job or through work. Relationships become more supportive by the last week of November. The need to talk things through and get yourselves “on the same page” is apparent now. Stronger days for love occur on the 20-21 and 29th. More challenging days for love are the 8th, 10th, and 23-24.

Cancer

While November is not the strongest month in general, astrologically speaking, it is a little better for you with the Sun, Mercury, and Venus visiting your playful, creative, and romantic solar fifth house. The desire for “play time” is certainly with you this month, and, for the most part, your powers of attraction are running high. However, the ruler of your opposite sign, Saturn, forms a tense aspect with Pluto, which rules your romantic sector this month, pointing to demanding, changeable, and perhaps frustrating relationship issues that need to be dealt with this month. Romantic feelings run very high, in fact you might even feel impassioned, although you are likely to feel somewhat entangled emotionally, and this is a trend that you will experience for many months. A friend needs a helping hand in the first few days of the month. A new beginning in a romance is an opportunity around the New Moon on the 16th. Stronger days for love in November are the 1st and 9th. More challenging days for romance are the 15th, 19th, 21st, 24th, and 29th.

Leo

You are feeling especially energetic and assertive this month, dear Leo. A sense that you can tackle any project or problem that comes your way is with you. Pressures in partnership are easing this month. Even if you haven’t been feeling stress in your relationships, there may have been a feeling of stagnation, and November brings a sense of moving forward, particularly in the last week of the month as your mood lifts and you are more willing to take the lead. Much of your focus this month is on your home and family until the 23rd, after which you are more sociable, self-expressive, and outgoing. A building need for more intensity and intimacy in your love life is resurfacing this month. Stronger days for love in November are the 6th, 25th (especially), and 30th; while more challenging days for partnering are likely on the 2nd, 10th, 13-14, and 23-24. 

Virgo

While it’s likely to be an especially busy month for you, dear Virgo, love is not likely to make headlines for you in November. However, the return of interest from a partner who has been questioning your relationship is very possible for many of you. There are a lot of errands to run and general “catching up” work for you to do this month. While reorganizing your finances is something that you’ll be focusing on for some time, November brings less pressure in that area, and more interest in building your skills, learning, and reaching out to others. Family life is supportive and heart-warming. Physically, you’re inclined towards taking it easy. You are putting major, ambitious goals on the back burner so that you can focus on day-to-day activities. These days, security and maturity are especially appealing to you in a partner, and this is a trend that is likely to last for some time. While romantic overtures remain intriguing to you, you are more interested in proof than talk. A partner who has been emotionally distant, questioning your relationship, or even absent might have a change of heart or at least renewed interest now with Eros moving forward in your partnership sector, and the ruler of your partnership sector also turning direct this month. As you move forward, at the very least, you will be clearer about where a partnership is headed. Better days for love are the 2nd, 17th, 23rd, 25th, and 29th. More challenging days for love occur on the 6th, 10-11, 21st, 24th, and 26th.

Eros was the god of erotic love. The position of the asteroid Eros in our charts points to our passion and erotic turn-ons. Mars shows us the style in which we go after what we want, including the ways in which we express our sexuality. Venus shows us some of the important “trappings” and foreplay that help us get in the mood for sex. The Moon shows our underlying emotional needs that can express themselves as sexual fantasies and needs.

While the positions of these planets and cosmic bodies in our natal charts remain static, their positions are always changing in the cosmos, activating houses and hotspots in our natal charts. The horoscopes presented here are necessarily general, as we are focusing on only the Sun sign or Ascendant, and how these sexual cosmic bodies are currently affecting the natal chart.

Please note: These horoscopes are more accurate for the Ascendant sign, so if you know it, read them for the sign of your Ascendant first, and the sign of your Sun second.

October 2009 ErosScopes – Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, and Virgo

Aries

Partnerships and close relationships are a strong theme for the month of October, dear Aries. A Full Moon in your sign on the 4th brings heightened emotions. While you are wearing your heart on your sleeve and personal needs are highlighted at this time, overall, the emphasis is on “us” rather than “me” this month. Until the 23rd, the Sun puts a spotlight on your partnership sector, and your pride and ego are very much wrapped up in meaningful relationships. You have a greater need than usual to be with a partner and can better understand yourself through your interactions. A partner provides a mirror for discoveries about yourself, and you may be involved with strong personalities just now. Your reactions to others are in the spotlight–what others stir in you are truly learning experiences now. Others are seeking out your support and companionship. Your own ability to harmonize and cooperate with others helps you to improve, or attract, partnerships. When Mars enters your romance sector on the 16th, romantic impulses step up and you’re more than willing to take the lead. Just two days before, Venus enters your partnership sector, and you have both charm and eagerness going for you–very hard to resist! It’s an exciting time for romance. You are looking for variety and unusual experiences sexually this month. At the end of the month, Saturn enters Libra, your opposing sign, and this ingress marks the start of a significant new cycle that will involve a complete review of your partnerships. This may not feel easy or comfortable at first, but will ultimately get you in touch with your needs. Relationships can be formed or strengthened on the 12-13 and 28-31. The 15th and 21st are more challenging days for love.

Taurus

You start the month with a playful attitude towards love and romance, dear Taurus. Troublesome romantic matters are cleared up, and a new sense of purpose, or at least a new plan or resolution, is in place by the 12-13. Some form of coming together, being “on the same page”, or sense of renewal occurs at this time. Around the 18th of September, you likely experienced a new beginning of sorts in the romance department, and now is the time for strengthening and consolidating this new energy in your life. Work matters grab much of your attention as the month unfolds. From the 23rd, the Sun puts a spotlight on your partnerships and close interactions with others. This cycle, that lasts until November 22nd, is a yearly trend that puts you back in touch with yourself as you react to, and interact with, significant others in your life. Building harmonious connections actually feeds your ego at this time. Others find you a little easier to get along with. Recognition that you truly need others’ support and companionship in turn makes you more companionable! Stronger days for love this month occur on October 4th, when an old conversation is revisited, corrected, and clarified; the 12-13, 23rd, 28th, and 31st. More challenging days for romance are October 15th and 18-19.

Gemini

For the most part, you’re entering a more playful and romantic period this month, dear Gemini. Certainly, your mind is focused on how you have fun, express yourself creatively, and enjoy romance. September was likely a time of some withdrawal and cocooning, and October brings a more liberated energy to your life. Nevertheless, you’re entering a long-term cycle in which casual love affairs are more demanding of your time and energy, and the question of whether to become more serious or to let go is likely building. Getting serious about not-very-serious relationships can be part of the picture! No decisions need be made just yet. In fact, this cycle is just beginning. It’s a more stabilizing energy than you have been feeling of late, and needn’t be feared. Some of you may experience new or more responsibilities with children, some may be turning hobbies into businesses, and others might be strengthening or building a romantic relationship with Saturn in your solar fifth house for a couple years. For now, you are enjoying a more light-hearted mood, perhaps a little mischievousness, and admiration from others for your wit and charm. The 12-13 brings a stimulating conversation with a friend or lover. Some new plans may be laid out now. Stronger days for love occur on the 3rd, 8-9, 20th, 23rd, 28th, and 31st.  More challenging days for love are the 11th, 14th, and 19th.

Cancer

Healthy confidence and energy are with you at the beginning of the month, and particularly around the 4th. Work matters are strongly in focus this month, and so are all matters surrounding your home and family. It’s a time for really getting to the heart of your relationships with family, your feelings about your home, and all that makes you feel solid, supported, and secure. On the 16th, Mars leaves your sign, and you begin to wind down after some perhaps whirlwind experiences. Mars in your sign is helpful in many ways, as it affords you more confidence and energy to get moving on personal projects or simply to assert your needs. However, it can also keep you so much on your toes that it’s hard to catch your breath. October is a good time for catching your breath, and slowing down a little. By the last week of the month, your romantic impulses are stimulated and you might find you’re receiving invitations to get out and about. Saturn’s change of sign in the last days of the month may point to a change in a partner’s general outlook and disposition. This change is only just beginning now, and there will be some tricky times ahead as you adapt to changing romantic relationships and attitudes in general, particularly next month. Stronger days for love in October are the 12-13 and 29-31. More challenging days for romance are the 15th and 18-19.

Leo

October is a month of movement, learning, and communication for you, dear Leo. There’s not a lot of unusual activity on the romance front this month, which generally means status quo–nothing exciting and new when it comes to relationships, but nothing too stressful either! The 9-12 is a good period for romantic relationships and/or creative projects. Watch for stress affecting your relations with others on the 28-31, and chances are good you can do some solid healing work with a significant other. Fiery, energetic Mars enters your sign on the 16th. Mars will be spending more time than usual in Leo this cycle because starting in December, Mars will retrograde and continue its apparent backward motion into the New Year. Pay special attention to the activities and themes occurring now as you break out of your shell and take on new challenges and new projects. These will likely be revisited in the New Year! You are certainly expressing yourself with more power, assertiveness, and enthusiasm. You are eager, adventurous, and just a tad volatile–it’s easy to get you fired up. This can be exceptionally attractive to some, and perhaps a bit too much for others! A partner is likely to truly appreciate and admire your taking the lead around the 4th.

Virgo

Changes in your life have been intense recently, dear Virgo, and this month new priorities are emerging as you restructure and begin a new phase in your life. One of these priorities is attention to finances, which are mostly strong. However, there is a building awareness that you need to pay more attention to budgeting and paring down frivolous or otherwise unnecessary expenses in order to save more and consequently feel more secure and in control of your money. As Saturn moves out of your sign at the end of October, you begin to feel re-energized and considerably more light-hearted. Saturn will return to your sign in 2010, continuing to affect those born late in the sign of Virgo (those born September 17-22). Far-reaching changes in your romantic life are in the works, and your attitude towards casual romantic affairs will be transforming on a very deep level in the next few years. This month, life is mostly stable. You’re feeling a little more understood, although responsibilities continue to weigh heavily on you. A romantic partner is steady and status quo for the most part. Increasingly, however, you are discovering that you and a romantic partner have very different values. You might be questioning whether it’s worth the challenge at all. Venus is in your sign until the 14th of the month, and with Mercury now direct, your charm and willingness to cooperate boost your attractiveness. Better days for love are the 4th, when committed love in particular is exciting and rewarding; the 7-9, when adjustments become obvious and you have all the tools to improve your relationships; the 12-14, when a new feeling of stability is with you; and the 23-24. More challenging days for love occur on the 19th and 21st, when disappointments may stem from unrealistic expectations.

Eros was the god of erotic love. The position of the asteroid Eros in our charts points to our passion and erotic turn-ons. Mars shows us the style in which we go after what we want, including the ways in which we express our sexuality. Venus shows us some of the important “trappings” and foreplay that help us get in the mood for sex. The Moon shows our underlying emotional needs that can express themselves as sexual fantasies and needs.

While the positions of these planets and cosmic bodies in our natal charts remain static, their positions are always changing in the cosmos, activating houses and hotspots in our natal charts. The horoscopes presented here are necessarily general, as we are focusing on only the Sun sign or Ascendant, and how these sexual cosmic bodies are currently affecting the natal chart.

Please note: These horoscopes are more accurate for the Ascendant sign, so if you know it, read them for the sign of your Ascendant first, and the sign of your Sun second.

September 2009 ErosScopes

Aries

Venus is gracing your solar fifth house until the 20th, dear Aries, where the goddess of love has a great time. Love is fun, playful, flirtatious, spontaneous, and warm. Nevertheless, during the same period, work and health matters grab much of your attention. In all likelihood, you’ve been overtaxing yourself when it comes to getting the job done. While you do make time for play, and your charm is natural, you are also dealing with the consequences of putting too much energy into your work. The desire for more down time is as strong as the need to manage your work and household, and finding a balance is necessary. Changes need to be made, and the need for adjustments are especially clear around the 4th, 15th, and 18th. There is a general sense of putting your own needs and desires on the back shelf in recent months, and this will change in January, when Eros enters your sign. For the time being, the needs of a partner seem to take priority, particularly after the 22nd, when close personal relationships assume greater importance for you. Mercury is retrograde from the 7-29, and you’ll be going over work projects as well as reviewing past conversations with a lover. Misunderstandings are likely now, so you might want to save important conversations for later, while thinking things over. Taking a step back is a good idea, without alienating anyone in the process. Confrontations are not a good idea. Be diplomatic. When Mercury does turn direct again on the 29th, take your time before charging ahead, particularly when it comes to sensitive conversations with a lover, as the 29-30 is a challenging period for romance. The 20th is warm and strong for love relationships.

Taurus

Until the 20th, Venus is in your solar fourth house, and you are a little cautious and self-protective with your heart. Establishing warm relations with your family is a priority for you during this cycle, and will help to build your strength for the more spontaneous and outgoing cycle that begins on the 20th. This is when Venus enters fellow earth sign, Virgo–an energy that jives with your own nature quite well. It’s natural for you to gravitate towards like-minded and like-hearted people—and vice versa. You begin to feel more playful and flirtatious with your affections, and others respond warmly. With Eros retrograde in your solar eleventh house, you are a little detached on a sexual level for the time being. You are more intrigued by the unusual, finding variety as well as freedom most exciting in your sex life during this cycle. You’ve been struggling with the desire to be free to choose who you want to spend time with and the pressures from a romantic relationship. The need to express yourself freely through the people you associate with is a strong urge, but your commitments and responsibilities to a love relationship are impossible to ignore. Finding a balance between these two needs/desires is important this month. Re-thinking the suitability of your job and/or romantic relationships is possible while Mercury is retrograde from the 7-29, but you should avoid jumping to any premature decisions. Both you and a lover should avoid harping on the words used to express yourself and try to get to the meaning behind the words instead. The 19-20 are stronger days for love and romance; the 14-15 is likely to bring some fireworks.

Gemini

Until the 20th, Venus is gracing your communications sector, and good companionship is as equally important to you as romance during this cycle. You prefer an intellectual, communicative, and witty partner right now. During this cycle, you are most attracted to wit, cheerfulness, and verbal rapport in a romantic relationship. You are especially good at mediating conflicts now, although Mercury’s retrograde from the 7-29 might muddy things up a little. It is best to avoid intense conversations, as misunderstandings are very likely. You’re likely sending off mixed signals without even knowing it. A more sentimental Venus cycle is entered on the 20th, when sensitivity and loyalty are more important to you in matters of the heart. You have been experiencing pressures from family and personal responsibilities, and at the same time, career matters are insecure or uncertain. Whether or not to branch out professionally is a question now, but getting your priorities in order on the domestic front is also necessary, or you won’t have the confidence to move forward and take risks. A lover should be aware of your need to make things right on the home front this month. The 19th and 24th are better days for love, although surprises are in store and you can’t rely upon things working out according to plans. Flexibility is a must! Stickier days for the expression of affection are the 11-12, 14th, and 28-30.

Cancer

With Mars in your sign all month, dear Cancer, the desire to take charge of your life is strong. You are spunkier and more assertive, a little more independent than usual, and considerably more energetic. Nevertheless, September is a challenging month for all signs, and it will be especially helpful for you to know what it is you want from life before you boldly move forward, or you might find yourself spinning wheels. Your need for healthy and light social interaction is clear, but misunderstandings are also likely, particularly from the 7-29, when Mercury is retrograde. Pressures surrounding day to day activities mount, while the desire to expand your horizons freely is also strong. Restlessness is likely, as the need to freely move about, explore, and find adventure in your life is powerful but also challenged. Committed love is complicated this month, as a partner is feeling uncertain and perhaps pressured to make changes or to break free from limiting circumstances. Patience is in order. A serious discussion mid-month helps to renew your focus on what is most important in your life. Conversations often turn to the past, but they’re going in circles, which can be frustrating. The 20th is a better day for love matters, while the 2nd, 6th, 8th, and 30th are more challenging.

Leo

September is a month in which your desire for pleasure and comfort tends to rule, dear Leo. The goddess of Love, Venus, is occupying your sign until the 20th, and you’ll find that others are especially appreciative of your sense of style. A strong desire for companionship dominates. You prefer the company of others, rather than going it alone. Others notice and perhaps admire you for your pleasant demeanor, which feeds your ego and renews your spirit in turn. Although you are typically a straightforward go-getter, this month you’re in a more receptive state, taking a little extra downtime and perhaps engaging in more private activities and passions. In fact, as charming as you can be, there is also a bit of a brooding quality to you these days. Energies are fluctuating, and you might find that you’re quite indecisive. Mars entering your sign mid- October should change that. For now, take it easy and make plans. The need for intense interchanges with a lover has been strong for some time now, and this month, it can be a real challenge realizing this desire, particularly around the Full Moon on the 4th, when your awareness of this lack in your life is most powerful. Financial pressures might complicate matters, particularly if a partner’s contribution is erratic or unreliable. It can be hard to keep intimacy separate from more mundane concerns, but it’s worth trying. The 16th, and 20th are better days for love matters; the 4th, 11th, 14th, 16-17, 25th, and 29th are more challenging.

Virgo

While you are feeling energetic and more in control than you have been recently, dear Virgo, September brings its fair share of challenges. Increased personal responsibilities and unexpected changes of course figure now. A partner might be hard to rely upon. Relationship tests or challenges arise around the Full Moon on the 4th. With Mercury retrograde from the 7-29, others may misinterpret your body language, and you should be aware of a tendency to give off mixed signals. Don’t worry too much if others aren’t quite “getting” you for the time being. You have been taking yourself more seriously, and feeling a lot of pressure, this year. Keep your sense of humor! Saturn on your Sun can also bring love and romance to you, ironically enough. This is because Saturn rules your romance sector. Inner changes and struggles are occurring at a dramatic pace. Recognize that as you listen to a bruised or misbehaving ego, you are prone to ignoring your deepest emotions, and as a result you may sever ties that later leave you wanting. You could be feeling critical of a partner, who seems to be erratic, irresponsible, or hard to rely upon. All of these changes are “designed” to awaken your senses to relationship patterns that are not serving your purpose well, and to personal traits that are not serving your relationships well. Venus entering your sign on the 20th helps you to feel a little more in control of your life. A new sense of purpose takes hold around the 18th. The 14-15, 23rd, and 28-30 are more challenging days for love and romance, while the 19th and 22nd are more pleasing.

Eros was the god of erotic love. The position of the asteroid Eros in our charts points to our passion and erotic turn-ons. Mars shows us the style in which we go after what we want, including the ways in which we express our sexuality. Venus shows us some of the important “trappings” and foreplay that help us get in the mood for sex. The Moon shows our underlying emotional needs that can express themselves as sexual fantasies and needs.

While the positions of these planets and cosmic bodies in our natal charts remain static, their positions are always changing in the cosmos, activating houses and hotspots in our natal charts. The horoscopes presented here are necessarily general, as we are focusing on only the Sun sign or Ascendant, and how these sexual cosmic bodies are currently affecting the natal chart.

Please note: These horoscopes are more accurate for the Ascendant sign, so if you know it, read them for the sign of your Ascendant first, and the sign of your Sun second.

August 2009 ErosScopes

Aries

Eclipses occurring last month have impacted you on a deeply personal level, perhaps rocking your inner foundations and leaving you craving a more stable, secure lifestyle. Some of you have ended a relationship that once gave you a sense of security, and are now facing the need to recover and rebuild. Others have faced big changes in their family life. Whatever the case may be, the need to redefine what (or who) it is that makes you feel supported is part of the picture. On many levels, you are raring to go. You are feeling more confident, spirited, and expressive. However, your heart is a little bit behind you, as hearts often do take more time to move forward than the rest of us. You’re likely still thinking about the past even while you are charging ahead. This is a good, and necessary, thing. Some of you will be dating, but keeping your heart in a safe place nevertheless. Venus moves out of your self-protective fourth house on the 26th, after which you’re feeling more confident about socializing and romance. The 25-27 can be a tricky time emotionally, however. Venus, Mercury, and Mars are changing signs, Venus is highlighting the recent Solar Eclipse degree and joining with the South Node of the Moon, and Mars, your ruler, opposes Pluto. Some of the themes you’ve dealt with last month resurface and remind you of the past. You’re still getting over the hump, so take it easy. The Lunar Eclipse on the 5th brings awareness of your need for friends and acquaintances, or their need for you. It’s a theme that has been strong all year. It can also bring awareness of your own need to stand out independently and to be accepted for who you are.

Taurus

Venus, the goddess of love, is now in the sign of Cancer, and stays there until the 26th. Cancer is an energy that you understand quite readily, and its differences from your own nature are more stimulating for you than unsettling. This provides you with a sense of ease on a romantic level. Another strong sign for love for you this month, dear Taurus, is Mercury, the ruler of your romance sector, traveling through this very sector from the 2-25. Although you might find that you’re more impulsive than usual when it comes to love, you are also fully enjoying yourself. It’s not an especially commitment-friendly month for you, as you prefer to live it feeling free and light of baggage. Your determination to keep things light, equal, and free of drama might not please someone who prefers more intensity and exclusivity. The 25-27 is bound to be emotionally intense, however, with unresolved matters from the past resurfacing, and a partner is likely involved. In the days surrounding the Lunar Eclipse on the 5th, changes on the career front or with your status can feel unsettling at first, but eventually you’ll see they lead to improvement. The 16-17 can bring an important reminder of a commitment.

Gemini

Until the 25th, Mars continues to move through your sign, keeping you on your toes, focused on getting exactly what you want from life. Knowing what it is that you want will certainly help you out! With Venus now out of your sign, however, the charm that came along with Mars’ position last month has left, so you will have to take some care when you assert your  (considerable) desires and remind everyone of your independence!  Others are following your lead, and you’ll find friends especially supportive and interested. This might be a restless month for  you, dear Gemini, if you don’t find things to do that keep you stimulated. The need for more from life than just the four walls around you, or even the street you live on, is likely to grab hold. Fortunately, you’ll have opportunities to expand your horizons. Love is mostly stable, and your expectations are not as high. Your love life is less dramatic than it was in July, although certainly far from stagnant.  The best days for love occur on the 14-16, while the 25-27 is likely rocky. It’s best not to make any major decisions then, as the tendency to leap before looking runs very high. You’ll find that many people are excitable at that time.

Cancer

Venus has just entered your sign (on the last day of July), dear Cancer, and your ability to attract others to you by sheer personality and the power of first impressions skyrockets. Your charm lies in the gentle side of your nature, which is called to the fore now and attracting attention. Mars in your privacy sector (until the 25th) and Eros retrograde in trine to your Sun both reinforce this. Venus leaves your sign just when Mars enters it, on the 26-27, and things shift considerably! Your approach to the world, and to going after what pleases you, shifts from a receptive to active one. Around the same time, Mars in your sign opposes Pluto, and a number of other shifts are occurring that point to unrest, impulsiveness, and cantankerousness. The 25-27 is not a good period for scheduling anything important, and it’s especially unfavorable for negotiations with a partner or lover.  Pay attention to what a partner has to say on the 17-18. Eclipses in July were intensely personal for you. Questions about partnerships and personal goals were pulled up in dramatic ways for many of you. A “fish out of water” feeling was with you. This month, financial matters draw your attention. A lunar eclipse on the 5th can bring shared finances to the fore, but it can also pull up issues surrounding intimacy and sharing with a partner.

Leo

You’re enjoying a yearly peak of energy this month, dear Leo, but a Lunar Eclipse on the 5th can stir up some excitement of the negative variety, at least on the surface of things. Although eclipses can be felt as unsettling, they are often remembered as blessings in disguise at a later date. This eclipse falls in your opposite sign, Aquarius, and thus your partnership sector. There may be some drama unfolding surrounding a significant other or the partnership itself, and emotions are running very high. Keep in mind that emotions are raw just now, although don’t dismiss any revelations that come now, either. With Venus in your privacy sector until the 26th, your confidence in love may not be strong, or you might find you’re holding back as you reassess your feelings. As well, you could find that you need to make some personal sacrifices for a partner.  This is the last of a series of eclipses affecting you and your partnerships—an eclipse series that started in 2008. Venus enters your sign on the 26th. With the possible exception of the 26-27, when cosmic energies are rambunctious indeed, this shift is strong for your powers of attraction and personal magnetism. It’s a time when others are drawn to you quite naturally.

Virgo

Venus entered the sign of Cancer on July 31st, and will stay there until the 26th, stimulating your sector of friendships, dreams, hopes, and good will. Coincidentally, Mars enters Cancer (and the same sector) just a day before Venus leaves it, on the 25th. Although Cancer is a sentimental energy, the sector where it is found in your solar chart has a more progressive and individuated flavor to it. The desire for acceptance as you do your own thing is strong now when it comes to expressions of love. The first few weeks of August are “clean up” time for you—it’s a period of ridding yourself of psychic garbage, negative energies, and anything that is holding you back from achieving what you want. You require more rest and time to yourself for reflection. You’re hatching a new plan of action from the 20th, and by the 22nd, when the Sun enters your sign, you begin to feel more energized and confident. The 17-18 is a good time for coming together with a lover, and seeing eye to eye. The 25-27 is rocky, however, and shouldn’t be elected for important meetings or decisions. Avoid power games with a lover.

Eros was the god of erotic love. The position of the asteroid Eros in our charts points to our passion and erotic turn-ons. Mars shows us the style in which we go after what we want, including the ways in which we express our sexuality. Venus shows us some of the important “trappings” and foreplay that help us get in the mood for sex. The Moon shows our underlying emotional needs that can express themselves as sexual fantasies and needs.

While the positions of these planets and cosmic bodies in our natal charts remain static, their positions are always changing in the cosmos, activating houses and hotspots in our natal charts. The horoscopes presented here are necessarily general, as we are focusing on only the Sun sign or Ascendant, and how these sexual cosmic bodies are currently affecting the natal chart.

Please note: These horoscopes are more accurate for the Ascendant sign, so if you know it, read them for the sign of your Ascendant first, and the sign of your Sun second.

July 2009 ErosScopes

Aries

This month, Venus and Mars leave earthy Taurus and enter inquisitive Gemini–Venus on the 5th and Mars on the 12th. Until then, material comforts and physical pleasures continue to be emphasized for you, dear Aries, after which the planets of love and sex in Gemini and your solar third house bring a livelier energy to your love life–an energy that you appreciate a little more. A need for variety and movement in your love life becomes very apparent. Creative self-expression soars, and you are bound to learn the power of words–to stimulate, move, and delight others, but, at times, they can be too powerful or the opposite, limited. Your attraction to secrets of the heart continues this month, and will until September. The ruler of your romance sector is traveling through your house of home, family, and the heart until the 22nd, so while you’re thirsty for interaction and stimulation, you’re not entirely ready for fun and games. Moving into your romance sector on the 22nd, however, and you’re raring to go. July brings two eclipses, impacting your personal life, family, and home, as well as your professional life, career, and reputation, bringing new insights and revelations, as well as needed changes.

Taurus

Venus leaves your sign on the 5th, and Mars does the same on the 12th, dear Taurus. Your love life begins to settle down with these planetary movements, and this is not necessarily a bad thing–for some, it could be considered a bit of a relief. Still, the planets of love and sex in the airy sign of Gemini aren’t energies you completely relate to. Before these dates, you’re still getting your “way” and coming out on top. Eclipses this month keep you on your toes. There are errands to run, calls and emails to make, and paperwork to sort out. In fact, from the 7-11, life’s pressures and demands tend to “eclipse” more pleasureful activities. Do your best to tend to these matters in an orderly fashion, making lists and following them, or you could put yourself through unnecessary stress. Take it easy, as well on the 21-22, if at all possible. A lover is in an especially communicative mood until mid-month, when love settles down and security is what satisfies you most. You’re attracted to peaceful, accepting, and equal relationships these days. Better, although surprising, days for love this month are the 26-28.

Gemini

The planets and love and sex enter your sign this month, on the 5th and then the 12th, and your romantic life begins to take top priority, picks up pace, and brings plenty of interesting surprises. While you’ve likely been indecisive, or at least cautious, when it came to matters of the heart recently, you’re beginning to not only know what and who you want, but also confident enough to go for it. It should be an enjoyable, although sometimes dramatic, period in your life–one that extends into August. Your personal charisma skyrockets, and you are getting quite a bit of attention now. Others are following your lead, and this is especially true of love interests and friends, who tend to have your best interests at heart. Eros in square aspect to your Sun continues this month and until September. While your need for passionate feedback from others is strong, you might want to examine whether it’s a little too self-centered. While Venus is in Gemini, from the 5th to August 1st, the world seems to be speaking, or at least appreciating, your “love language”. It’s a period ripe with opportunity for attracting others, for turning on the charm, and for receiving positive feedback from partners or love interests. Love seems to come to you without the need for your pursuing it. There are two eclipses in July, bringing some changeable energy that can feel a little unstable at times, and these impact your financial and value systems for the most. Intimate sharing becomes a hot topic in the last week of the month. Best days for love this month are the 26-28, when some of you might meet a romantic interest while traveling, adventuring, or otherwise expanding your life experience.

Cancer

July is a big month for relating, as well as for personal changes and revelations, dear Cancer. Eye-opening experiences occur this month, and could be experienced as relationship “tests” that necessitate negotiating and compromising. A lunar eclipse in your partnership sector on the 7th is the energy behind this, and directly impacts close partnerships. Even if you’re not currently coupled, the theme here is what you project onto others, and your attitude towards relationships and dependency. These tests, illuminations, and dramas occurring from the 5-8 set the stage for a strong need to revamp your approach to life. A Solar Eclipse occurs in the last degree of your sign on the 21st, and you experience an increased drive to take charge of your life. Big personal changes are in the works, and they involve letting go of outworn attitudes. Venus and Mars entering your solar twelfth house, on the 5th and 12th respectively, signals a time of some introspection and reflection when it comes to your love life. Energy lows are a sign that you require more rest and time for reflection. You might be making some personal sacrifices for a partner or lover, and you may be called upon to help out, serve, or lend a shoulder. It could be hard to find satisfaction if you don’t go this route. Circumstances or your own reticence may prevent you from openly declaring or expressing your needs in love.

Leo

Venus and Mars leaving Taurus and entering airy Gemini this month, on the the 5th and 12th respectively, brings a friendlier energy to your world. Relating becomes less formal and more about companionship, acceptance, and some level of detachment. Relationships may be on the impersonal side, but it can come as a pleasant breather from possessiveness or hidden agendas. You will likely have more opportunities to socialize, although until the last week of the month, you’re in a naturally more reclusive phase as you take the time to reevaluate your goals and rely on your intuition and messages from dreams quite heavily. The Solar Eclipse on the 21st is in the very last degree of the sign just behind yours, Cancer, implying the need for spiritual renewal through ridding yourself of attitudes, generally revolving around guilt of underperforming, that are no longer serving for the good in your life. While your attention to your inner world is essential this month, do what you can to get yourself involved with others, through clubs, groups, and other social events, because these are the settings in which your personal magnetism is the strongest now.

Virgo

Venus and Mars are in fellow Earth sign, Taurus, until the 5th and the 12th respectively, giving you the chance to bask in this easy love energy a little while longer, dear Virgo. The earthy sensuality of Taurus is an energy that you appreciate and enjoy. However, these planets of love and sex then enter airy Gemini and your solar tenth house, bringing a more nervous and perhaps formal air to your love life. While the desire to communicate is strong, and you do appreciate this side of Gemini as you share the ruler, Mercury, it’s also a sign that can make you feel pressured. Try not to come to hasty or stressful decisions about your love life this month. Your ability to network and communicate with ease in July helps. Your social agenda is busy as well, as you find that you’re not only in demand on the job, you’re also generating great interest amongst friends. A lunar eclipse on the 7th is likely to bring some level of drama and heightened emotions to a romance.  The Solar Eclipse on the 21st marks a new beginning with friends and group associations.

Libra

Venus and Mars move into fellow Air sign, Gemini, on the 5th and 12th, respectively, and Gemini is an energy that you understand and feel comfortable with for the most part. Love is certainly going to be more adventurous for you with these placements. Your curiosity is piqued and your sense of fun stimulated. Your good humor and joie de vivre is most attractive this month. Do something you haven’t done before, and you’re more likely to attract who and what you want. A philosophical discussion could take your heart forward by leaps and bounds. Different people (those who you don’t normally consider your “type”) attract you. You’re looking for new and different people and experiences. The exotic and the unknown now have more appeal to you than the familiar, and these days, a partner is on the same page. In other words, if you have the urge to go out and explore, you won’t find it too difficult to encourage a partner to come along. The 1-2 and 4-8 are more challenging periods of July, when the potential for disappointments in romance is there, but these experiences can also be extremely eye-opening. The solution to discontent seems to be to offer one another more freedom of expression, as scary as that may sound. You are moving towards a more accepting and enlightened approach to romance this year. Although it’s not always an easy journey, it’s potentially very rewarding.

Scorpio

Relationships have been anything but dull for you recently, dear Scorpio. As Venus and Mars move out of your partnership sector and into your intimacy sector, on the 5th and 12th respectively, and your relationship issues become more internalized, deeper, and perhaps more complicated as well. Until those dates, the more obvious fireworks you’ve been experiencing continue, as you and a partner attempt to settle issues revolving around equality, support, and feedback. From the 12th, both Venus and Mars in Gemini don’t create an energy that is obviously or naturally compatible with your own nature. Your need for intimacy deepens, and feelings of jealousy and possessiveness are likely to emerge in some shape or form. You can opt to have fun with them, if you’d like, which you quite naturally do, and explore some of your more taboo or atypical desires. Your intuitive radar is especially powerful at this time, but it will be important to not allow the darker side of your emotions skew your perceptions and interfere with fun. Your intimate relationships are intensified, and either you or your partner (or, ideally, both of you!) want a deeper, more intimate and meaningful union. This is an excellent cycle under which to work on resolving differences in values or problems with joint finances in a close relationship. There’s a real feeling of restlessness this month until you settle on a new plan for deriving more satisfaction and pleasure through adventure and exploration. Towards the end of July, the need for more structure in your life dominates.

Sagittarius

While Venus and Mars are still traveling through Taurus, until the 5th and 12th, the practical or mundane side of love relationships continues to dominate. However, these planets’ movement into Gemini, your opposite sign in the zodiac, love no longer takes a back seat. Your personal desires might, however, with the Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars in the social sector of your solar chart, but the cosmos are urging you to pay strong attention to the other people in your life on whom you depend. There are plenty of negotiations and compromises to make in July. Love is spicy, stimulating, sometimes challenging, but ultimately very satisfying. “Heated discussions” with a close partner may be part of the picture from mid-month . Make sure the competitiveness you feel in your relationships is kept at a healthy level. Close personal relationships may be especially demanding or active for the next while. A new plan for how you share yourself with a partner is in order at the time of the Solar Eclipse on the 21st, and letting go of attitudes that no longer nourish you or a partner is on the agenda. The 4-7 can be a little rocky in love, especially regarding what is said (or not said).

Capricorn

Love has been stimulating in a good way for the most part for you, dear Capricorn, with Venus and Mars in fellow Earth sign, Taurus. Both planets leave Taurus and enter Gemini in July, on the 5th and 12th, respectively. There is a real shift involved here, from having fun to making things work on a practical level. Love isn’t quite as spirited now, although for some of you, social opportunities at work increase. Your charisma may just skyrocket on the job, and some friendly competition is bound to keep work matters stimulating. You are more likely to fuss over your lover and show your affection through practical gestures. Try to avoid nitpicking and over-analyzing love, though! Conversations about love, or with a love, are especially helpful. Eclipses this month have a strong impact on you and your relationships. On the 7th, a Lunar Eclipse occurs in your sign, and the emotions that come bubbling up from within might surprise you. The truth is, issues you’re facing now have been brewing for some time. On the 21st, a Solar Eclipse occurs in your partnerships sector, urging you to rid yourself of attitudes towards relationships that no longer nourish you. A new beginning is in order.

Aquarius

July is an especially strong month for taking a vacation, or at least a break from your everyday routine, dear Aquarius. In fact, a romantic getaway would be the most ideal! Venus and Mars move out of your solar fourth house and into your romance and creativity sector on the 5th and 12th, respectively. This shift is an exciting one–exciting in an easy way rather than dramatic. Introspection when it comes to matters of the heart begins to give way to a strong need for expression and enjoyment–play time! Although a lover may be very willing to communicate and brain storm with you in July, you will probably need to encourage him/her to leave the practical world behind as you go out and enjoy yourselves. Changes in work schedules or routines are likely to capture some of your attention in July, but your spirited approach to leisure time keeps the month from being entirely practical or stressful. You’re at your magnetic best this month, particularly from mid-month forward, when you’re expressing yourself playfully, proudly, and spiritedly. Emphasize your fun-loving side. It’s all about charm—and you have it! It’s natural for you to gravitate towards like-minded and like-hearted people in July—and vice versa.

Pisces

A theme of communication and learning continues in your love life for a few days in July, dear Pisces, until Venus and Mars enter Gemini and your solar fourth house, on the 5th and 12th respectively. This shift brings you into a cycle of some introspection and self-protectiveness, even though you are feeling confident overall. You are at your magnetic best when you listen to your gut feelings this month. Your heart is with your home and family, and that’s just fine. You don’t need to hide yourself away, however. Emphasize your home-loving and nurturing qualities, and others will see you in a most positive light. This is an excellent cycle under which to bring more harmony and pleasant interactions to your relationships with loved ones, even if  you have to stir the pot in order to do so. Beware of a tendency to wall yourself up, though. The purpose of this cycle is to rejuvenate and reflect, not shut others out. Eclipses in July suggest that big changes in your love life, with friends, and in your job are in the works for you in the next few months,  and July’s events will give you a sense of what’s to come and what needs to be done. Tests in these areas of your life are likely now, and pave the way for new beginnings to come.

Eros was the god of erotic love. The position of the asteroid Eros in our charts points to our passion and erotic turn-ons. Mars shows us the style in which we go after what we want, including the ways in which we express our sexuality. Venus shows us some of the important “trappings” and foreplay that help us get in the mood for sex. The Moon shows our underlying emotional needs that can express themselves as sexual fantasies and needs.

While the positions of these planets and cosmic bodies in our natal charts remain static, their positions are always changing in the cosmos, activating houses and hotspots in our natal charts. The horoscopes presented here are necessarily general, as we are focusing on only the Sun sign or Ascendant, and how these sexual cosmic bodies are currently affecting the natal chart.

Please note: These horoscopes are more accurate for the Ascendant sign, so if you know it, read them for the sign of your Ascendant first, and the sign of your Sun second.

June 2009 ErosScopes

Aries

Your personal desires are becoming less insistent and possibly as a result easier to manage this month, dear Aries. Venus leaves your sign on June 5th, and Mars left it on May 31st. This means less attention coming your way, but also less focus on the self, which can actually feel more comfortable overall. Your desires remain potent, but the shift to your solar second house suggests more patience and stronger ability to enjoy the moment. Sensuality is a strong focus now. Material comforts become more important to you. Your attraction to secrets of the heart continues this month, and will for months to come.  With your ruler, Mars, and the ruler of your partnership sector, Venus, traveling close to one another (and joining on the 20th), this can be symbolic of being “on the same page” with a close partner. The ruler of your romance sector is traveling through your house of communications until the 20th, opening up the lines of communication with a lover, and introducing a need for variety of experience. The 19-21 is strong for a feeling of stability in your life and in partnership, and this is exactly what you’re craving.

Taurus

Venus enters your sign on the 5th, and Mars has just entered Taurus (on May 31st), dear Taurus. After months of possible indecision, personal sacrifice, and retrospect, you are now feeling like you are in the driver’s seat when it comes to your love life. It should be an enjoyable, although possibly dramatic, period in your life. Your personal charisma skyrockets, and you are getting quite a bit of attention now. Your (renewed) confidence in yourself is certainly turning heads. While Mars in your sign could mean you’re coming on a little too strong (or self-centered), Venus’ presence there as well generally suggests that you can pull it off in a charming manner.  Reflection and rest in the past months is likely to pay off for you in June, and you feel more confident about going after what you want. If there was any lull in your love life during the Venus retrograde period in March to April, you’re certainly making up for it this month. The 20-23 is strong for animal magnetism, with Venus and Mars conjunct in your sign. Conflicts with money with a partner may be an issue, however.

Gemini

Venus and Mars are now heading into the sign just behind yours, dear Gemini, and this signals a time of some introspection and reflection when it comes to your love life. Energy and vitality might sometimes be lacking this month, as you require more rest and time for reflection. You might find yourself re-evaluating important parts of your life. Partnerships require sensitivity around the Full Moon on the 7th, when a mini-crisis illuminates problems that have been developing out of sight. Your dreams and intuition are telling you something this month, and it’s wise to hear them out without jumping into premature action. During this period, you might be making some personal sacrifices for a partner or lover, and you may be called upon to help out, serve, or lend a shoulder. It could be hard to find satisfaction if you don’t go this route. Circumstances or your own reticence may prevent you from openly declaring or expressing your needs in love. Past love or circumstances from the past could reappear around the 20-22. The urge to communicate is especially strong from mid-month.

Cancer

From the 6th, both Venus and Mars are in your friendship sector. This is a pleasant place for the planets of love and sex, although not an especially passionate or personal one. The alignment of these two planets on the 19-21 can point to a romance with or through friends, particularly with their trine to Saturn, your partnership ruler, it can also simply signify a strengthening of ties with your significant other. Stimulating social opportunities are likely now. The 22-23, on the other hand, can be stormy for a romance. Pluto, your romance sector ruler, forms tense aspects with the Sun (early in your own sign), as well as Venus and Mars. This occurs just after the New Moon in your sign. Conflict with a partner might set the stage for needed change in your life. Watch for bad tempers, possessiveness, and generally unfriendly vibes. Conversations about, and thoughts of, the past figure strongly this month until the last week, when you are likely to enjoy increased energy and a new vision. Stronger days for love this month occur on the 2-4 and 20-21.

Leo

Mars entering Taurus on May 31st, and Venus entering this earthy sign as well on June 6th, may not be as exciting as last month for you, dear Leo, when these planets of love and sex were in a fellow Fire sign. However, they are certainly bringing stimulation to your public and professional life. Love may be more practical for you these days, and perhaps a little formal, too. Eros moves through your eighth house, and will remain there for months, however, awakening your spirit to the joys of new depths of intimacy. Your life is busy in June, and at times rather demanding, with focus on public and impersonal matters far more than personal ones. You’re going to be feeling the need for more rest and privacy in the last week of the month, however. June is a strong period for making connections, particularly professional ones, and especially around the 19-21. You may meet someone special through your career or business connections. When you’re showing your managerial, competent, and ambitious side, you’re especially attractive this month. The Full Moon on the 7th occurs in your romance sector. Events at that time force you to pay more attention to romance, fun, and entertainment.

Virgo

Mars is now in fellow Earth sign, Taurus, and Venus follows suit on the 6th, which is good news for your love life, dear Virgo. This is an easy energy for you. The earthy sensuality of Taurus is an energy that you appreciate and enjoy, and that is the kind of energy that is dominating the world of love in June. While last month you were taking love quite seriously, June brings a more spirited and adventurous attitude towards romance and relationships. While you will be paying a lot of attention to your work this month, you will find it easier than usual to leave it behind you and enjoy your time off. Mercury, your ruler, is no longer retrograde, which can also come as a relief, as you are finding it easier to express yourself confidently. Your good humor and joie de vivre is most attractive this month. Do something you haven’t done before, and you’re more likely to attract who and what you want. A philosophical discussion could take your heart forward by leaps and bounds. Different people (those who you don’t normally consider your “type”) attract you. You’re looking for new and different people and experiences. The exotic and the unknown now have more appeal to you than the familiar. The 19-21 is strong for all of these matters. Your need for the support and company of friends becomes apparent in the last week of June.

Libra

Mars has left your partnership sector and Venus makes her exit on the 6th. From the 6th on, the planets of love and sex will be moving through your intimacy sector, and on the 19-21, will align with one another there. This brings a strong opportunity period for you in love and partnership, as Venus is your sign ruler, and Mars rules your partnership sector. This is a time when your innermost desires and perhaps fears are stimulated. Your need for intimacy deepens, and feelings of jealousy and possessiveness are likely to emerge in some shape or form. You can opt to have fun with them, if you’d like, and explore some of your more taboo or atypical desires. Superficial expressions of love or desire are unlikely to satisfy you in June. You are not accepting things at face value this month, particularly when it comes to close personal relationships. Your intuitive radar is especially powerful at this time, but it will be important to not allow the darker side of your emotions skew your perceptions and interfere with fun. In other words, try not to make mountains out of molehills in your love life. While there is much to discover this month, you might be reading too much into a love situation. A desire for experiences that transcend the ordinary dominates. Domestic changes and perhaps tensions with a partner motivate you to approach your career in a different way from the 22nd.

Scorpio

June is an especially dynamic month for relating, dear Scorpio. Whether it is your partner who is initiating exciting changes, or it’s you who is looking for more spice, June brings a more impassioned approach to your relationships. Personal plans tend to be on the back burner for the time being, as the needs of significant others seem more pressing concerns. Make sure the competitiveness you feel in your relationships is kept at a healthy level. This is a period of fireworks for partnerships–sometimes stimulating, but for some it could be like open warfare! Fortunately, you have Venus hanging around fiery Mars, helping to smooth things over. Eros, the god of erotic love, is in your romance sector, and will stay there for some months to come. You have a bigger than usual appetite for sexual pleasures—and tremendous charm. It’s time to have a little fun with your fantasies. As well, it’s easier to find like-minded lovers during this cycle, and your sexual style is especially well-received. Your partner’s desire for you is especially important to you now, and you may be demanding “proof” in a rather dramatic fashion! Especially given to flirtatiousness and infatuations, anything boring or routine in love doesn’t appeal. Better days for love are the 2-4, 8-9, and 19-21. A red flag period for love matters occurs on the 22-23.

Sagittarius

Last month, Venus and Mars moved through a very fun sector of your chart. Mars moves into a not-as-exciting sector, the sixth house of work and routines, and Venus follows suit on the 6th. What does this mean for you? Well, love isn’t going to be quite as happy-go-lucky for you this month, dear Sagittarius, but for some of you, it could mean love or social opportunities arise through your work connections or through the routines and everyday activities of your life. An office romance or flirtation could heat up. For others, it’s an especially creative period for work, organizing, and the like. Your charisma may very well skyrocket on the job, and some friendly competition is bound to keep work matters stimulating. You are at your magnetic best when you stay disciplined, stick to your schedule, and honor others’ schedules as well. This month, you are most successful performing tasks that involve cooperation and team harmony. You are more likely to fuss over your lover and show your affection through practical gestures. Try to avoid nitpicking and over-analyzing love, though! A partner is more likely to be open and expressive, willing to discuss anything under the sun, which is in great contrast to last month’s tight-lipped theme. Better days for love occur on the 3-4 and 19-21.

Capricorn

Fiery Mars moved into fellow Earth sign, Taurus, at the end of May, and Venus joins him on June 6th. With both the planet of love and sex in your romance sector, June is likely to be a stimulating, enjoyable, and dynamic month for love, dear Capricorn. The earthy sensuality of Taurus energy is something that you not only understand, but are thoroughly attracted to, and the world seems to be speaking this love language most of June. It’s a fabulous time for finding like-minded people when it comes to romance, entertainment, and enjoying yourself in general, and you’ll find that others appreciate your manner and style more than usual. Work matters are grabbing your attention this month, so it’s not all about fun and games, but June is likely to be a month in which you are able to balance work and entertainment quite eloquently. Your love life speeds up, and creativity soars. The 22nd brings the need for the support of a partner and the beginning of a cycle in which relationships are your top priority, as the Sun moves into your partnership sector, although this cycle might start with a conflict. Better days for love occur on the 2, 8, and 19-22. The 19-22 is a time when Venus and Mars come together in your romance sector, and harmonize with your sign ruler, Saturn, creating a fabulous opportunity period for you.

Aquarius

This month, love that’s close to home and to your heart satisfies the most, dear Aquarius. Venus and Mars move through your solar fourth house, indicating  that you’re in a sort of incubation stage when it comes to your love life–you’re a little tentative about your powers of attraction. These planets of love and desire are in earthy Taurus–an energy that doesn’t mix especially well with you, and might even bore you a tad! Next month, when Venus and Mars move into your expressive fifth house, you’re going to use the confidence you are building now and turn it outwards, so take your time. Mind you, the Sun is in your romance sector until the 21st, so you’re willing to enjoy yourself and a close partner is also in that kind of mood. Also, Mercury is no longer retrograde, and the mixed signals you’ve been receiving from a lover are clearing up. With Jupiter, Chiron, and Neptune aligning in your sign, you’ve been surrounded with spiritual energy that might be confusing at times, but certainly it’s keeping your life interesting.

Pisces

Venus and Mars moving into Taurus this month creates an energy surrounding love that is more understandable and compatible to your nature than it was last month, when expression of love and desire was a little too temperamental and hot-headed for your liking. These planets of love and desire move through your expressive and communicative solar third house for most of June, aligning on the 19-21, and bringing with it an opportunity to make a very stimulating connection. The urge to reach out and communicate with others is powerful this month, and you’ll find that others are hanging on your words. Creative self-expression soars. New friendships or the strengthening of ties with acquaintances are likely this month. Honest, hearty conversations with important people in your private life are satisfying and productive. Romantic communications figure strongly. The way to your heart is through your mind right now. Your own conversational skills are superb and possibly even aphrodisiac in quality, attracting many an admirer! Mercury’s direct motion this month can mean that a close partner is easier to understand and enjoy. Eros continues to travel through your sign this month, and will stay there until September, and you’re likely feeling more enthusiastic about life and love.