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 – Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces

Libra

Perhaps one of the biggest bits of astrological news this month is Mars turning direct on March 10th after months of retrograde motion. Mars is the ruler of your partnership sector, and while it was retrograde, you may have experienced some mixed signals coming from a partner or partnership, and because Mars has been retrograde in your friendship sector, complications with friends may have occurred. As Mars moves forward, these challenges are likely to resolve. While it may not be immediate, you can certainly feel better about where you stand. In March, Venus, Mercury, and the Sun move into your opposing sign, Aries, on the 7th, 17th, and 20th, respectively. This brings tremendous energy to your partnerships. It’s a strong time for negotiating. While there can be some kinks to work through, you are more than willing to do so. This is perhaps the most favorable time of the year to enhance an existing relationship or to attract one. Expressing open-hearted interest in a lover, listening to a lover’s side to the “story”, and compromising are your best bets for moving things forward in the most positive manner. Saturn is backing up this month and moving out of your sign temporarily (from April to July), which takes some of the pressure off in your life. It’s a good time for finding flaws in your day to day life and making improvements so that when Saturn returns to your sign in July, you’re better prepared. You may especially feel the effects of the Full Moon on the 29th because it occurs in your sign. Your emotions are on your sleeve now, and you are likely to discover something within yourself that has been itching to emerge for some time now. Pay attention to what comes bursting into your consciousness now, even if there is a tantrum involved! Better days for love in March are likely to be on the 3rd, 7th, and 30th. A more challenging day for love is possible on the 17th.

Scorpio

March begins with several planets in compatible sign Pisces, dear Scorpio, and this continues to boost your spirits, keeping you feeling confident, creative, and invigorated. The New Moon on the 15th is an exciting one, bringing surprises and fresh energy to a romance or a creative project. For some, a romantic relationship might start seemingly out of the blue, and for others, a feeling of fresh new energy is with you as you turn over a new leaf. Exciting indeed! Your powers of attraction continue to run high. Love comes to you rather than your having to pursue it, and a partner is in a playful and romantic mood. As these same planets move into Aries, focus shifts to work, health, and daily routines. Sharing, or taking interest in, daily routines and activities, as well as performing services or little chores for a lover, are excellent ways to enhance love after the 7th. The little things count most during this Venus cycle. Work matters are beginning to clear up for you after some months of confusion or stalling, and this is certain to improve your mood. Eros is moving through your opposing sign, Taurus, most of the month, and this brings fabulous energy to a partnership. It’s time to rekindle the romance, and it will be especially easy to do so now. Better days for love this month are March 7th and 29-30. More challenging days for love are likely to be March 11th and 17th.

Sagittarius

As several cosmic bodies move out of Pisces and into Aries this month, dear Sagittarius, romance and pleasure become top priorities in your life. Perhaps even more exciting news is Mars turning direct on the 10th after months of retrograde motion. As the ruler of your romance, creativity, and pleasure sector, Mars’ apparent backward motion has lent an introspective and perhaps confusing theme to your love life. Perhaps you were unsure how to express yourself effectively, a romantic partner or interest may have seemed distant or uncertain, or a romance seemed to be stalling or moving very slowly. As Mars moves forward slowly but surely after the 10th, romantic and creative matters pick up speed. Increased clarity in this area of life helps you to feel more confident all around. Love becomes clearer and you are rebuilding your faith and confidence in people around you. From the 7th forward, in fact, your personal charisma skyrockets. Some of you might be meeting romantic interests from a different cultural background than yours. Certainly, differences in viewpoint and anything that seems a little exotic appeal to you more now. You are gearing up for an exciting spring and summer. Your ruler, Jupiter, is moving quickly, approaching a conjunction to exciting Uranus. You are ready to leave the past and regrets behind. March 7-8 is especially strong for partnerships and feeling on the same page with a significant other. More harmonious days for love for you this month are likely to be March 5th, 7-8, and 17th; while March 1st and 9th are expected to be a little more challenging on the romantic front.

Capricorn

March begins with much focus on communication, errands, and daily activity for you, dear Capricorn. Plenty of little things to tend to keep you busy. You are bright and communicative, willing to share yourself and your ideas with others. You are feeling especially empowered and productive in March with energetic Mars changing direction and harmonizing with your ruler, Saturn, especially around the 21-23. Intimate matters begin to improve, and while you may have been at odds with a partner over who does/doesn’t do what, or over money, failing to connect intimately very well, this month this confusing energy lifts. Eros moves through fellow Earth sign, Taurus, and your romance sector most of the month, and this brings a playful, erotic, and exciting element to your love life. You continue to be more expressive in love matters now, perhaps a little more assertive, and others enjoy your playful manner. Venus entering your solar fourth house on the 7th brings with it thorough enjoyment of quiet and comfortable activities with a lover. Enjoying domestic activities together, nesting, spending quiet time with one another, and expressing nurturing or protective traits towards a lover are all especially effective at enhancing love during this cycle. A lover who appeals to your sense of safety and comfort is most appealing to you now. Better days for love are March 7-8, 22nd, and 30th. More challenging days for love are likely on March 9th, 17th, and 31st.

Aquarius

Venus aligns with your ruler, Uranus, on the 3-4, dear Aquarius, helping to offset anything that has become dull in your love life. Studies, learning, communication, and transportation matters are moving forward after the 10th, when you will be feeling more mobile, cheerful in attitude, and communicative. After a few months of some confusion or lack of clarity in your love life, close relationships begin to regain momentum. Mars has been spending an unusually long time in your partnership sector, and will continue to move through this part of your solar chart until June. However, most of Mars’ transit so far has been spent in retrograde motion, and you may have been experiencing mixed signals or confusing elements, particularly related to repressed anger, in a partnership. Mars moving forward this month will help to clear the air a little, slowly but surely. Problems will be much easier to solve when they are aired rather than bottled up. Opening the lines of communication, taking short trips with each other, getting out and about, sending emails and otherwise making contact, and taking a more lighthearted and playful approach to love are the best ways to enhance love this month after the 7th. You’re in a friendly and cooperative mood which makes everything feel easier and run more smoothly. Better days for love this month are March 3rd and 14-15.

Pisces

March is an energizing month for you, dear Pisces. Others are paying special attention to you and the feedback is good! A New Moon occurs in your sign on the 15th, and it’s a special one. The Sun and the Moon align with Mercury and Uranus, and this can bring exciting, surprising, and powerful energy into your life. Because Mercury is the ruler of your partnership sector, an important relationship may be part of the picture now, contributing to a sense of moving forward and starting fresh. You are likely to feel hopeful and forward-looking, with little time for regrets. You feel that you can easily shed the unproductive or unhealthy attitudes that have been weighing you down in recent months. With Venus entering Aries on the 7th, the need for quiet and comfortable enjoyment with a lover is most apparent. Enjoying the moment, sharing sensual pleasures, stability, gift-giving, candles, massages, earthy pleasures–all of these help to contribute to a fabulous love experience during this cycle. Eros continuing to move through your communications sector most of the month can add charisma and magnetic power to the style in which you communicate, and it can also suggest that the power of the spoken or written word is especially meaningful to you. Healthy and invigorating conversations with a love interest are likely. Better days for love are March 7-8, 29th, and 31st. More challenging days for love are likely on March 17th and 23rd.

See the ErosScopes for the other six signs (Aries to Virgo) 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 – Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces

Libra

As your ruler, Venus assumes special importance in your chart, dear Libra, and until February 11th, the goddess of love herself continues to move through your romance and pleasure sector. This is a very nice position, bringing with it the desire to indulge in pleasure, an easy and flowing charm, and creative energy to boot. The Sun is also putting a spotlight on this sector of your chart until the 18th, and there is all the more reason to enjoy yourself. It’s easier to attract what and who you want into your life now. The New Moon on the 15th brings you fresh creative and romantic energy. Some of you will be boosting or beginning a romance during this Moon cycle, which runs until mid-March. Mars, the ruler of your partnership sector, remains retrograde this month, and will continue to travel in this apparent backwards motion until March 10th. Some unusual or mixed signals can be coming from a partner or partnership under this influence. Friendships may be complicated as well. If you find that you’re only going through the motions, let time pass before making any decisions. When Venus enters Pisces on the 11th, she also enters your house of work, health, and routines. This can mean a subtle shift in your focus to more practical matters, but the fun doesn’t have to end by all means. With Mercury in your romance sector from the 10-28, you love to talk about love, and you express yourself with very attractive flair. Relationships on the job are excellent in February, and the 15-18 is especially good for negotiating and mending any interpersonal problems you may have had recently. Keep your eye out for deception or self-deception. Better days for love in February are likely to be on the 7-8 and 18th. More challenging days for love are possible on the 14th and 24th.

Scorpio

February brings mostly pleasing energy into your life, dear Scorpio. Complications on the job or with your reputation do continue this month, but your mood is eager and expressive. Mercury transiting your fourth house from the 10th suggests that you’re more willing to open up and discuss personal matters with someone special. Just a day later, Venus enters your romance sector, beginning a very creative and romantic period that lasts through to March 7th. This transit boosts your appeal and lifts your spirits; and, because Venus rules your partnership sector, points to a romantic time with a special someone. Cosmic bodies moving through Pisces always boost your spirits and encourage you to express yourself creatively. The Sun’s entrance into Pisces on the 18th brings more of this pleasing energy. Another clear indication that February’s energies are mostly mood-lifters for you is a harmonious sextile between Jupiter and your ruler, Pluto. While this is good for money matters for some of you, it also brings better moods and confidence. Mid-month is an excellent period for having fun with a current lover or meeting a new love interest–more specifically, the 15-18. New insights into the people you care about can happen now and totally warm your spirits. Conversations are stellar during this period. Keep the lines of communication open. Your powers of attraction run high. Love comes to you rather than your having to pursue it. Better days for love this month are February 7-8, 15-18, and 27-28. More challenging days for love are likely to be February 2, 12, 14, and 24.

Sagittarius

February is unlikely to be a headliner for love matters for you, dear Sagittarius. It’s a fairly busy month with plenty of activity in your solar third house. This house rules errands, communications, learning, studies, transportation, short trips, and neighbors, and some or all of these things are in strong focus this month. Partnerships really benefit from Mercury’s transit through your third house from February 10th forward. This is an excellent time for learning about each other and talking things through in a light-hearted way. You are unlikely to touch upon the deeper issues now, but there will be a better time for that later. For now, enjoy light conversation and cheerful moments. Mars continues to retrograde, and Mars is the ruler of your romance and pleasure sector. This has been in effect since late last year and will continue until at least March 10th. Because Mars is harmonizing with your own sign, I can’t see this as an especially challenging transit for you. Instead, the introspection on the part of you or a lover feels healthy. If a romance is moving slowly, be as patient as you can. It’s moving slowly or encountering delays for good reason. There will be plenty of time to move it forward at a later date. Venus enters Pisces and your soulful fourth house on the 11th, and this brings warm, personal, and comfortable energy into your love life. Quiet activities appeal most to you now. More harmonious days for love for you this month are likely to be February 16-18 and 21st; while February 1st, 10th, 13-14, and 24th are expected to be a little more challenging.

Capricorn

You are paying a lot of attention to practical, security, and comfort matters in the first half of the month, dear Capricorn. You are more inclined to play it safe, and this includes with your affections. The power of words to stimulate is most apparent from the 11th forward, when Venus begins transiting your communications sector. Lighthearted and playful conversation appeals the most for you now. Eros enters fellow Earth sign, Taurus, and your romance sector on the 18th, and will stay in this very playful and expressive sector of your chart until March 25th. Your powers of attraction run very high during this cycle, 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. You are more expressive in love matters now, and others enjoy your playful manner. February is likely to be a very flirtatious month for you. Pay close attention to the communications you have from the 15-18, when you could meet someone special through various communication mediums, such as email or the phone, or you could have a very important conversation with a love interest. Better days for love are February 7-9, 15-18, and 27th. More challenging days for love are likely on February 2nd, 14th, and 24th.

Aquarius

While relationship complications are still part of your life, dear Aquarius, those of you involved in casual relationships are finding many opportunities to enjoy yourselves in February and singles are not lacking for attention, either. Venus continues to grace your sign until the 11th, and your powers of attraction run very high. Just before Venus leaves your sign, Mercury enters it (on the 10th) and stays in your sign until March 1st. This not only means you are more communicative and open about your personal plans, it can also bring love and fun to your life because Mercury rules your romance and pleasure sector. A lover is likely to have your best interests at heart during this cycle. Opportunities to enjoy yourself arise more often. It also points to a stronger need for creative expression. Mars continues to retrograde in your partnership sector, and this does continue to point to introspection and/or a lack of enthusiasm in a partnership. Mid-month is a powerful period for feeling a sense of inner renewal and for hopefulness in general. A New Moon occurs in your sign on the 13th, and it aligns with spiritual Neptune and regenerative Chiron. You will be feeling like turning over a new leaf, and helping others is likely to be part of your plans. The 15-18 brings good vibes from friends and an inspiring sense of sharing the same values with a loved one. Better days for love are February 6-7. A more challenging day for love is likely on February 17th.

Pisces

The first half of February finds you, for the most part, introspective and retired. This is a natural cycle for you as many planets occupy your solar twelfth house. You require a little more rest and time to come to conclusions as well. The 6-8 is good for finding a stronger sense of self and a deep feeling of purposefulness, as well as for love in private. Whether it’s sharing private moments with a lover, or experiencing joy through anonymous giving or sacrifice for a special someone, it’s an excellent period for feeling love from the inside out. You receive good news and vibes on the 13-14, and a partner has a revelation of sorts on the 28th, when a Full Moon in your partnership sector brings illumination to an important relationship. Sometimes this involves some sort of drama that makes you feel uneasy at first, but that is ultimately important, illuminating, and necessary for further growth in your interactions. Eros moving into your communications sector from the 18th forward and through most of March can mean that your style of communication boosts your magnetic powers, or it can suggest that erotic talk works wonders for you. It’s a great time to let your lover know what you want and what has been making you especially happy. A Full Moon in your opposite sign brings a partner’s emotional and romantic feelings to a head on January 29-30. Better days for love are February 8th, 16th, and 27th. A more challenging day for love is likely on February 1st.

See the ErosScopes for the other six signs (Aries to Virgo) 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. 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.

Scorpio in 2010

Many opportunities for fun and games, recreation, romance, and entertainment arise in 2010 with Jupiter, the planet of increase and abundance, traveling through your romance and pleasure sector much of the year.

Last year, many of you were building your inner confidence and filling your wells, so to speak. This year, you are more psychically ready and open to share it with others. New ways to have fun, or possibly new hobbies, enter your life now–or you might be noticing these avenues more now. Love and romance may enter your life or current love relationships might be enhanced with good humor and warmth; and social engagements are likely to abound. For singles, meeting a special person is highly likely, although it is not necessarily a person who is “partnership material”. Jupiter is good for bringing opportunities, but is also notorious for sometimes bringing too much of any one thing. For some of you, there could be more suitors than you can reasonably handle! For others, your attention to personal pleasure and fun could be seeping into the time you know you should be spending on other, less leisurely tasks. Troubles fitting in your great need for pleasure and romance are likely this year, in fact, because Neptune, the dreamy and obscure planet that rules your romance and pleasure sector, is often challenged by Saturn, reminding you of your responsibilities.

Your openness to enjoying yourself and enjoying more casual relationships now can make 2010 an unforgettably pleasurable one.

Nevertheless, responsibilities and possibly pressures are part of your life this year. The problem doesn’t seem to be in the area of your personality and manner of expressing yourself, as these things are quite excellent now. In fact, you are expressing yourself with such ease, panache, and charm that it would be hard to talk about problems in getting your point across. It’s more about outside pressures this year, as well as problems from the past–things that were left undone and now need your attention.

Venus (the planetary ruler of your partnership sector) is retrograde this year from October 8-November 18, which affects all of us in general, mainly in the areas of love and finances. These matters are not straightforward during this period, and it is a time for reviewing our attitudes rather than forging ahead boldly into new love relationships or financial projects. Venus retrograde cycles always have more impact on you when it comes to relationships and love because Venus rules your partnership sector. This time around is sort of a “double whammy” because, for most of the retrograde cycle, Venus is occupying your sign. This is somewhat unusual, because whenever Venus occupies your sign, you tend to enjoy special attention from a partner–a partner is generally on the same page as you, or at the very least, has your best interests at heart. You have the upper hand in love when Venus works her way through Scorpio. But from October 8-November 8, Venus is retrograde and that typically points to some cooling off on the part of your partner or your love relationships in general. So for this period of time, you and a partner might both be going through a period of review or confusion. A partner might appear to be very much in your corner, but could be giving off mixed signals. The good news is that Venus will occupy the sign of Scorpio for an extended period of time in the latter part of the year, and you are likely to enjoy the attention as well as the time to get more comfortable in your own skin.

The Mars retrograde that is with us at the beginning of 2010 up until March 10th is probably quite intense for you as well since Mars is a co-ruler of yours and is in a sign (Leo) that is at odds with (square to) your sign. Problems with work are likely during this cycle, and your love life might take a second seat to the personal and professional concerns you have during this period. You might also be giving off mixed signals.

Speaking of retrograde cycles, there are four Mercury retrograde periods this year, and there is one of them that more directly impacts your love life: From April 18-May 11, Mercury retrogrades in your partnership sector, and this can slow down relationship matters (or formal negotiations if applicable), ultimately so that you have more time to work them through and to approach them from a different perspective. However, it can be uncomfortable for some while it’s happening. Always during a Mercury retrograde cycle, giving others space and trying not to put too much weight into words chosen to express ourselves to one another will help.

Jupiter aligns with Uranus in your romance sector in September, and this can bring sudden and exciting changes to your romantic life. It can also work on a different level and have to do with creative opportunities and/or financial windfalls. While Uranus can bring events that are jarring and upsetting, because Uranus and Jupiter are, at that time, in harmony with your Sun, the events are likely to be pleasurable, if unexpected.

Your ruling planet, Pluto, is very active this year, aligning with an eclipse in June and forming a tense T-square with Saturn, Uranus, and Jupiter in 2010. Many of you are likely to be preoccupied with inner dramas and a partner will ideally give you the space and understanding to deal with these inner changes.

Saturn in your twelfth house much of the year generally suggests that you are stricter in your spiritual life. For some of you, you might be a little less tolerant of a partner’s (or potential partner’s) transgressions.

Eros, the god of erotic love, harmonizes with your sign from your romance sector from January 1-8, and is in your sign from September 15-October 29. Your powers of attraction run very high during this cycle, 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. A more amorous time for a partner occurs when Eros is in Taurus, from February 18-March 25.

Venus and Mars both occupy the sign of Scorpio from September 15-October 29–the same time period for Eros’ travels through your sign! While Venus is retrograde for part of this time, overall, it’s a smoldering combination for love, sex, and romance! Also note that in the weeks surrounding September 18, when Jupiter and Uranus align in your romance sector, your love life is likely to excite and surprise you.

Key Periods in 2010:

From December 20, 2009 to March 2010, your co-ruler, Mars, is retrograde, signaling a period of introspection and reflection, when you might be giving out confusing signals to a lover.

February 11-March 7, however, is a playful, lighthearted, and magnetic period for love, particularly for casual love affairs. Your powers of attraction run high. Love comes to you rather than your having to pursue it. Best days during this opportunity period are February 16 and 27-28. Romantic surprises are likely around March 3.

From April 1-25, a partnership is warm, loving, and especially pleasurable.

From April 25-May 20, 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.

September 15-October 8 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.

October 8-November 18 is the Venus retrograde period. Don’t make any major decisions about love (and finances) during this cycle.

However, from September 8-November 8, and then from November 30-December 31, Venus is in your sign. 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. With the possible exception of the retrograde cycle mentioned immediately above, this is a strong period for you for love matters.

**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 – Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces

Libra

Dear Libra, love is more intellectual for you than anything until December 25th, as you focus more on what is said or written. Words seduce during this period, while Venus is in outgoing and adventurous Sagittarius–a sign that is connected to your solar third house of communications and your immediate environment and neighborhood. Love is more likely to be found in these areas–even in your neighborhood for some of you. With the Sun highlighting this part of your chart as well (until the 21st), if your partner or lover is not communicating, it’s bound to drive you a little crazy. From December 25th, Venus moves into earthy and practical Capricorn and your solar fourth house of home and family until January 18th. Security, warmth, and intimacy are what you seek during this cycle. Considerably more outgoing and playful, the Venus in Aquarius cycle that begins on January 18th falls in your solar fifth house of romance and recreation. That’s when you are quite naturally turning on the charm and appreciated for your romantic style. Mars is hanging out in the same sign of Leo until June, and begins his retrograde period on December 20th (until March 10, 2010). Since Mars has a strong bearing on your partnerships and close personal relationships, as the ruler of your solar seventh house, you might experience the retrograde of Mars through your partner. Frustrations from and about a partner could surface during this cycle. Enthusiasm for a partnership, or coming from a partner, could be waning or not as clear. A partner could seem to be less straightforward or hard to reach. Partnering projects, initiatives, or negotiations, could stall, or you could find that you are less confident about expressing yourself in a one-to-one manner. A lover or yourself may behave especially intensely or even obsessively, particularly after January 8th. Anxiety or confusion may begin to dominate. You might feel less confident or you could simply feel more cautious now. Watch for pent-up anger and passive-aggressiveness in partnerships. This period of time is best used as a period of review, backtracking, and refocusing. Changes need to be made when it comes to your partnerships, and this is an excellent period, if forced upon you, for finding ways to improve. Changes likely have to do with friendships and shared visions, ideals, and goals. Although it technically lasts from December 20-March 10, signs of the Mars retrograde cycle are present in the weeks before and after the actual retrograde. More indications that a partner may be distracted come from Mars in hard aspect to both Saturn and Pluto virtually all of December and the first few days of January. However, single Librans might enjoy a renewed and refreshed romance in December and the latter part of January with Uranus turning direct on December 1st, a lover or crush may be taking more interest in you; and from January 18th, Venus in your romance sector helps you to attract who and what you want. Many of you are more serious these days, and you might find that you benefit from more attention to practical matters as well as re-organization of important structures in your life. Venus loosening things up in the second half of January can really help draw more entertaining moments into your life. Mercury’s retrograde occurs from December 26th to January 15th, and it’s a time to avoid harping on what people are saying and writing, and instead to focus on what might be the true meaning behind the words. Jupiter again aligns with Neptune this month, and some of the themes you encountered in May can recur. You may be putting too much faith in love matters–that is, unrealistic, inhuman, or misplaced faith in lovers. Try not to be too starry-eyed about romance or you could be setting yourself up for disappointment. You could also be expecting, quite unwittingly, far too much from mere mortals! Some of you will find you are attracting Sagittarius and Pisces lovers into your life. The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse on the very last day of the year 2009 occurs right at the top of your chart, bringing your professional life into sudden focus. The New Moon Solar Eclipse on January 15th, 2010, prompts new beginnings with home and family. Better days for love are December 16-17, 20-21, and January 10-15, 20-21. More challenging days for love are likely to be December 19, 27-29, 31 and January 1, and 25-27.

Scorpio

Dear Scorpio, just because Venus has left your sign doesn’t mean you’re not having any fun. Uranus, a planet that has been occupying your romance sector for many years, is now moving forward again after a period of retrograde. Last month, the ruler of your romance sector, Neptune, began to move forward; and in December, lucky and expansive Jupiter aligns with Neptune. Even Eros, the god of erotic love, is chugging forward in your romance sector after a backwards trek.  So, romantic matters continue to look better for you. Venus entering Capricorn on the 25th and staying there until January 18th brings a more communicative period for your love life. Still, for a good part of that time, Mercury is retrograde, so be careful not to take everything you’re told too seriously. December and January bring two eclipses as well as a retrograde Mars that don’t affect your love life directly, although these influences could mean that you are especially busy, finding your career and work particularly demanding and/or frustrating. Jupiter entering dreamy Pisces on January 17th is a good sign for you. It’s somewhat similar to the Jupiter-Neptune influence that we have been experiencing much of 2009, except that it’s going to more directly expand your opportunities to find entertainment, excitement, fun, and romance in 2010. This transit will stimulate your creative urges as well as some of your procreative urges! This influence is not immediate for most of you, but there is sure to be some indication of more exciting times to come. The Solar Eclipse of January 15th brings good news, possibly of a romantic nature. At the same time, Mercury begins to move in direct motion after a retrograde period (Mercury is retrograde from December 26-January 15).  The last ten days of January place a stronger emphasis on home and family–rest and relaxation may feel long overdue after a truly busy period in your life. Luckily, a partner is on the same page, preferring comfort and security to excitement. Better days for love are December 9, 11, 16-17, 20-22, and January 13-15, 21-22. More challenging days for love are likely to be December 28-29 and January 1-2, and 27.

Sagittarius

December, until the 25th, features Venus, the goddess of love, in your sign, dear Sagittarius. With the Sun also there, you can expect some positive attention and feedback. Two retrogrades begin this month, however, that directly affect you on a romantic level. First, Mars turns retrograde on December 20th, although changes are in the air in the weeks preceding this date. Mars is your romance sector and sitting in your solar ninth house, in positive aspect to you. In fact, when Venus in Sagittarius forms a harmonious angle to Mars on the 16-17, you’re probably going to enjoy special personal magnetism and something quite pleasing on a social or romantic level. However, the retrograde period, which lasts until mid-March, is bound to involve some cooling down of affections, at least on the surface of things. Perhaps a lover is (or you are) reconsidering your relationship, or trying to find ways to make it work better. For some of you, creative projects or children are involved in this slowdown instead of (or in addition to) romance. Perhaps demands on you are great and you are having a hard time keeping up with them. Something happens that has you questioning the enthusiasm you’ve had that carried you to date. It’s a good time to figure out what it is that you have been doing in “auto pilot”, how you have been asserting your needs and desires, and how you have been dealing with anger. This is not expected to be as difficult as it might seem for you, mainly because the retrograde of Mars is in harmony with your sign. In fact, you might benefit from a reprieve from a quick pace. Nevertheless, Mars is challenged by Saturn and Pluto for virtually all of December and into the first few days of January, suggesting that a lover or love relationship may feel blocked or “unlucky”. On December 26th, Mercury is also changing direction, turning retrograde until mid-January. Because Mercury rules your partnership sector, relationship matters are up for review. Eclipses at the end of December and in the middle of January bring some surprises and re-shuffling of finances. You’re likely to have strong support from family, or you simply might find that you feel refreshed and enlightened while relaxing at home and soaking up simple vibes.  More harmonious days for love are likely to be December 9, 15-17, and 20, and January 19; while December 8, 10, 21, 28, and 31, and January 1-3, 7-9, 14 are expected to be a little more challenging.

Capricorn

Venus, the goddess of love, enters your sign on Christmas day, dear Capricorn. Before that, love is likely to be on the private, quiet, possibly even lonely, side as you naturally withdraw a little and review your connections to others. From December 25th, others start to really take notice. Your manner is more gracious, likable, and approachable. Now, there is a slight complication in the mix, and that is Mercury turning retrograde in your sign just the day after, December 26th. The way this combination plays out in your life depends greatly on how you handle it. You may find that others are liking you from a distance, for example, but there is a part of you that is hard to read or understand. It could also mean that you are more prone to saying the wrong things, or simply that you’re frustrated by things like mechanical breakdowns and delayed or canceled engagements. Those who know you well will not be deeply miffed by any of it, but if you’re single and hoping to get close to someone, you should be aware that Mercury’s retrograde in your sign could cast a veil over matters, or complicate the mechanics of getting together. Those of you in a couple could find a surprise or drama coming from your partner around the Lunar Eclipse on the 31st of December or in the week right after. Mars retrograde from December 20-March 15 in your intimacy sector suggests that on some level, your enthusiasm for intimate and sharing matters may wane, perhaps due to some problems, complications, or setbacks in these areas of life. Joint financial projects or initiatives may stall, or you could find that you are less confident about expressing yourself in personal ways. A lover or yourself may behave in an especially intense or obsessive manner. Refocus, backtracking, and review become necessary and recommended now. On January 15th, Mercury turns direct again AND a Solar Eclipse occurs in your sign. This suggests some kind of new beginning for you on a personal level. While it’s unlikely to occur directly on that date, the weeks following it are stellar for you and your personal magnetism and influence. This Solar Eclipse is aligned quite tightly with attractive Venus, and is supported also by electric Uranus. It signals a period of strength for you–and remember that the effects of a Solar Eclipse last for up to 6 months. Let’s face it. With your ruler, Saturn, square Pluto, changes are taking place on a deep level for you. Better days for love are December 9, 14, 16-17, and 19, and January13-15 and 21-24. More challenging days for love are likely on December 5, and 27-29, and January 1 and 25.

Aquarius

Last month, dear Aquarius, we talked a bit about the upcoming Mars retrograde cycle. The official date for that cycle to begin is December 20th, and the official end of it is March 10th, 2010. However, its effects are felt in the weeks leading up to it and following it. Confusion about the motives of a close partner, dealing with passive-aggressive behavior in a relationship, or managing the dampening of enthusiasm are possibilities with Mars retrograde in your partnership sector. A partner could seem to be less straightforward or hard to reach. Enthusiasm for a partnership, or coming from a partner, could be waning or not as clear. It may be that you feel less confident about expressing yourself in a one-to-one manner. A lover or yourself may behave especially intensely or obsessively. Watch for pent-up anger and passive-aggressiveness with partnerships. It’s actually an excellent period for you to explore how you get your needs met through others, and to learn about anger management. Many planets in Capricorn in the last week of the year 2009 and the first three weeks of January 2010 suggests a focus on endings, relaxation, and spirituality. However, from the 18-20 forward, a feeling of renewal and new beginnings is with you. While partnerships may remain complicated (and possibly surprising around the Full Moon on January 30th), there is a sense that a partner is working in your best interests now. You should now benefit from all of the “mulling things over” that you’ve been doing recently. Venus, the goddess of love, in your sign from January 18th brings more likability and magnetism to your life. Note that Mercury’s retrograde, from December 26-January 15, can also point to the review of a romantic relationship. Some of you might be questioning the viability of personal relationships. Whatever the case may be, it’s not the ideal time to make major decisions, simply because clarity will not come until after the retrograde periods. Patience is what you’ll need, and in fact, it’s a good time for taking your time! Better days for love and romance are likely on December 13 and January 1, and 12-15. More challenging days for love are likely on December 14 and 19 and January 25, 29, and 31.

Pisces

You are experiencing inner revelations about your goals these days, dear Pisces. In December, support comes from behind the scenes, and when you least expect it! Much focus is on professional interests until the last week of December, when more altruistic goals are on your mind. On the 25th of December, Venus enters your solar eleventh house, and much joy can be found through friends and networking. The last day of the year features a Lunar Eclipse that occurs in your romance sector. This can bring surprises or some form of drama surrounding a romantic relationship–perhaps a revelation or admission–and it can occur within a week before the eclipse on December 31st or in weeks to come. Barriers have been coming down for you in the past few years, dear Pisces, thanks to electric Uranus traveling through your sign and urging you to express yourself with more confidence and spontaneity. With jovial Jupiter moving into your sign on January 17th (and staying there much of 2010), you’ll be enjoying a lucky streak of sorts. Your confidence and optimism will increase; and career and professional matters will soar this year, although now and until March, backtracking in your work and other frustrations may be in store. Some financial tensions are also likely. January is good for making new beneficial friendships and connections, but a few kinks will probably need to be worked out in the communications department while Mercury is retrograde from December 26-January 15. In fact, since Mercury rules the partnership sector in your solar chart, this Mercury retrograde period might signal some kinks to work out in a close relationship. It might not always seem that you are sharing the same long-term goals and visions, and treating each other as friends in addition to lovers is not always easy either. Your ideals and dreams don’t have to be the same, but rather the goal is to respect them. From January 18th, just a day after Jupiter enters your sign, Venus enters your solar twelfth sign, signaling a time of rest, introspection, and possibly endings in your romantic life. This doesn’t mean you’ll be ending a love relationship, by all means, but it points to the end of a natural social cycle–a time of looking back before you look forward when Venus enters your sign in February. Jupiter’s transit through Pisces is only just beginning. This planet of plenty will cover the entire sign of Pisces by June 6th, move forward into the next sign (Aries), and then back up to revisit the last 6-7 degrees (birthdays) of Pisces from September 2010 to January 2011. Better days for love are likely to be December 1, 9, and 20-21, and January 5. More challenging days for love and romance are December 10-11 and January 6-8.

See the ErosScopes for the other six signs (Aries to Virgo) 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 – Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces

Libra

You are focusing on comfort, financial security, and pleasure for the most part in November, dear Libra. You are becoming increasingly aware of your responsibilities and limitations, and this is a trend that will last for a couple of years while Saturn occupies your sign. It’s a time of “growing up”, no matter what your age, and learning to take better care of yourself, your loved ones, and the major structures in your life. Others might notice a more serious tone to your personality, and some of you might feel others are not as supportive of you. Activities with friends and groups assume more importance in your life this month. In fact, love or partnering opportunities are more likely to occur through friends or group associations, and this is a trend that will last for many months to come. It is especially important for you, now and in the next few months, to feel a strong sense of camaraderie with a partner, as well as to share some visions and personal or social goals. You’re most focused on values this month, and differences in basic values, such as how you spend money or what you consider valuable in a friend, are more likely to be glaring for the time being. Better days for love this month are the 6th, 25th, and 27th; and more challenging days for love are more likely experienced on the 14th, 19th, and 24th.

Scorpio

There is a real sense of moving forward in romantic, casual relationships for you, dear Scorpio. Eros is moving forward in your romance sector, and this sector’s ruler, dreamy Neptune, is turning direct after months of retrograde motion. For some of you, a lover may be renewing his or her interest in you perhaps after a period of questioning, uncertainty, or disinterest. Certainly, you are becoming clearer in the romance department this month. Romance does continue to keep you on your toes, to keep you guessing, and to surprise you…but who likes who, who wants what, and so forth are clearer in November. With the ruler of your partnership sector in your first house from the 8th forward, you can expect a partner to have your best interests at heart. The Full Moon on the 2nd brings heightened emotions to a close personal relationship. November is a power month for you overall–the spotlight is on you, and you are feeling especially confident, focused, and ambitious. This is not to say that things are being handed to you by any means. In fact, a feeling of being blocked by others or by circumstances is likely with you now. However, this only serves to fuel your determination. After Venus, the goddess of love, enters your sign on the 8th, it’s a time of greater magnetic appeal for you–a time when the world seems to be appreciating your style. Better days for love are the 1-2 and 9th. More challenging days for love are likely to be the 19th, 21st, 24th, 26th, and 29th.

Sagittarius

Until the last week of the month, you are experiencing your yearly period of recuperation and rest, dear Sagittarius. It’s a time during which you may be re-evaluating many aspects of your life and deciding what it is that you may need to leave behind as a new cycle begins. While you are confident and assertive, you are also maintaining some distance from others as you get the rest you so deserve this month. It is natural for you to analyze what is working for you and what isn’t until the 23rd, after which you are more communicative and expressive, certain of your goals, and desirous of turning over a new leaf. Love feels especially private from the 8th, but you are also enjoying a new sense of adventure and even a taste of the exotic in your love life these days. In fact, with Mars, the ruler of your romance sector, in your solar ninth house for an extended period of time (until June 2010), you are likely to enjoy opportunities for romance when you are taking part in activities outside of your normal routine, through travel, or through higher education. Falling for someone of an entirely different cultural background than you is quite possible in this phase of your life, although November is likely to be reserved when it comes to romance and expression of love. A partner has your best interests at heart from the 16th forward. The 20th, 26th, and 29th are the more harmonious days for love in November, while the 1st, 8th, 19th, and 23rd are a little more challenging.

Capricorn

You are bound to enjoy a more animated and vivid intimate life this month and for some months to come, dear Capricorn. While you are likely more passionate and open to expressing deep and even raw emotion with a special someone these days, you also have to watch for a tendency to make too much out of nothing as you look for hidden meanings. Arguments over who does what, or more likely how much each of you gives, sharing, and money can figure, more likely while Mars is retrograde December 20th to March 10th, but you might keep alert now to vulnerable areas in your intimate relationships. Group activities, friendships, and networking come into strong focus this month. More altruistic than professional goals are occupying your thoughts. Nevertheless, a restructuring of your attitude towards your professional responsibilities is a long-term trend–it’s simply not as urgent a matter to you now. Romantic relationships are emotional around the 2nd. After the 8th, however, love matters are considerably lighter and easier. A lover might be friendlier if detached. Communications really open up this month, and you might find you’re most effective at expressing your feelings through the written or spoken word now. I can’t find any stand-out days for love; the 19th, 21st, and 24th are likely to be more challenging days for love in November.

Aquarius

More assertive, aggressive, and animated energy in your close personal relationships continues this month, dear Aquarius. Love might be complicated this month, although invigorating and certainly never boring! With Mars in your opposite sign now and for an extended stay (until June 2010), you’ll be dealing with issues of assertiveness, aggression, and anger in one-to-one partnerships for some time. Mars will be retrograde from December 20th to March 10th, opposite your sign, and these matters might become big issues in your life then. Confusion about the motives of a close partner, dealing with passive-aggressive behavior in a relationship, or dealing with a dampening of enthusiasm are possibilities. Now is the time to keep alert to vulnerable areas in your close interactions. A big focus on career is in store for you in the first three weeks of November, dear Aquarius, after which professional pressures ease. While the spotlight is on your performance, it’s not altogether uncomfortable. In fact, others are bound to find you especially attractive, personable, and approachable on the job, particularly after the 8th. Partnership or social opportunities through business may present themselves during this cycle. The better days for love in November for you are the 5-6, 11th, and 25th, while more challenging days for matters of the heart are more likely on the 2nd and 30th. The 14th can bring surprises that are ultimately fun and growth-oriented.

Pisces

You are feeling more confident, clear-headed, and even impassioned this month, dear Pisces. Others are likely to notice your “spark” or joie de vivre returning, as you are coming into touch with that which makes you “happy to be alive” after months of not being very certain. Any lovers and partners in your life will certainly appreciate your renewed interest (some might even be breathing a sigh of relief!); and new love interests are also going to be taking note. You have a pleasant feeling that matters are moving forward in your life in November. Pressures are easing, your confidence is building, and the important people in your life are supportive. Less focus on the flaws of your relationships and more focus on the “big picture” keeps romance lively and stimulating. The need to pull yourself out of the rut of a routine in your relationships is apparent now, and in fact is likely to come naturally. Any kind of adventure-seeking activity, however big or small, is sure to improve existing relationships, and for singles, will expose you to more romantic opportunities. November 2nd, 20th, and 29th are easier days for love, while the 8th, 11th, and 26th are likely to be more challenging.

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 – Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces

Libra

There’s a lot of focus on you this month, dear Libra, and it feels good to be in the spotlight. Venus enters your sign on the 14th, and Mars enters Leo, a very compatible sign to yours, on the 16th. These are excellent influences for matters of the heart, and you’ll find that any awkwardness in love begins to dissipate at this time (mid-month). Now the world is understanding your love language. A partner moves from a rather practical and perhaps critical attitude to a much friendlier disposition. You are attracting attention, and others are truly feeling your warmth and applauding your cooperative, friendly, and balanced approach to the world now. The 4th brings relationship “tests” that have an excellent chance of passing. New information comes to light that might be surprising but ultimately transformative. The 18th brings a real sense of beginning anew. You may have heard that Saturn is moving into your sign, and this occurs in the last few days of the month. Only Libras born early in the sign are affected for now. New responsibilities are in the works for you. It’s time to take a really good look at your life and to discover what needs fixing. A more serious attitude towards your life is not a bad thing, unless, of course, you are too hard on yourself in the process. Home life will be changing in significant ways for you down the road. This month is a good time to focus on your needs and wants. Most people in your life will be in your corner right now. Enjoy the fresh energy. Sexual energy is strong and vibrant. The 3-4 brings possible relationship tests, but also rewards, and strengthening of ties on the 13-14. Towards the end of October, focus shifts to security, finances, and comfort matters. Better days for love this month occur on the 3-4, 13-14, 29th, and 31st. More challenging days for love are likely to be the 7th, 9th, 15th, and 19th.

Scorpio

For the most part, the first three weeks of October are a time of repose, of tying up loose ends, and perhaps letting go, dear Scorpio. Sensitive issues or secrets are coming to light this month, and should be handled with care. Mostly friendly energy is experienced in love until the 14th, when love matters are less straightforward, private, and perhaps might involve making a few sacrifices. A partner may be out of reach, distant, or in need of help, and your role right now is to lend support without expectation of reward. Something may be preventing you from directly expressing love and affection, or you may be turning to the past for answers. Considering and reconsidering your role in a love relationship is a likely theme now; while single Scorpios might be a little wistful about past relationships. When Venus enters Scorpio next month, you’re likely to be far more confident about what it is you want from your love life. Right now, reflection is in order. Demands from work are strong and keeping you especially busy. The last week of the month brings a strengthening of personal spirit as well as increased focus, energy, and confidence. New responsibilities and commitments are presenting themselves, and you feel confident about taking them on. Better days for love are the 13-14 and 29-31. More challenging days for love are likely to be the 7th, 9th, 15th, 18-19, and 21st.

Sagittarius

October is a powerful month for you, dear Sagittarius. This is because your ruler, Jupiter, begins to move direct on the 13th, and taskmaster Saturn is moving out of its challenging position to your Sun. The past months have been anything but light, and you are bound to feel more confidence, energy, and conviction now. By mid-month, your confidence in pushing matters forward and asking for what you want from life increases by leaps and bounds. Romantic connections and friendships tend to be supportive in October. Close personal relationships are friendlier as well, particularly on the 20-23. Venus, the goddess of love, moving in the compatibile sign Libra on the 14th, as well as Mars’ move into fellow Fire sign Leo on the 16th, are more power moves in your solar chart. Significantly easier energy when it comes to love, sex, and passion can be enjoyed. You are adventurous, especially sensitive to the written and spoken word when it comes to sexuality, and more accepting of others. Attraction to unusual scenarios and people are strong themes. Towards the end of the month, you begin to require some down time as you enter a more private and withdrawn yearly cycle. This doesn’t mean your love life shuts down, however. It simply means you are likely to re-evaluate various aspects of your life and take extra time for yourself to meditate and reflect. Love is The 1st, 3-4, 9th, 13th, 18th, 20-23, and 28-29 are the more harmonious days for love in October, while the 11th and 16th  are a little more challenging.

Capricorn

Responsibilities and accountability are big themes in your life in October, dear Capricorn. It’s a very busy month for career and professional matters, public exposure, and attention to business. What you do and say has significant impact this month. Tensions are building involving your own ability to take the lead and to manage others. It’s a time of proving your worth, and you’re likely to shine under this pressure. Until mid-month, you’re feeling especially adventurous and spirited when it comes to romance and committed partnerships. In the last two weeks of October, sexuality is intense and possessiveness can become a problem if it gets out of hand, and you are certainly less free-spirited in your attitude towards love. Committed relationships offer you more stability, and if you’re not in one, you might be feeling a tad insecure. One-on-one relationships are becoming increasingly important to you now, and they will for the next few years as well. Some of you will be taking on business partners, and some will be bringing more work to a romantic partnership in some way. While career matters are especially pressing this month, it will be helpful to keep that stress at the office so that you can better enjoy your love life. October 12-13, 29th, and 31st are likely to be the stronger days when it comes to matters of the heart. The 15th and 19th are likely to be more challenging for love, due to doubts and suspicions that might get the better of you or a lover.

Aquarius

October is a mostly happy and energetic month for you, dear Aquarius. With Venus moving through your intimacy sector until the 14th, however, intensity appeals most in your close relationships. Intimate connections can be especially rich and meaningful. Your magnetism revolves around an element of mystery and fascination rather than outgoing charm. From mid-month forward, with Venus in fellow Air sign Libra and Mars entering your partnership sector, your love life is more animated and outgoing in nature. Relationship problems are bound to surface, demanding attention. Take the time to sort these matters out, keeping in mind that the higher goal is to connect with your partner at a deeper level. You are looking for excitement, adventure, and immediate feedback from partners and lovers. In the last week of the month, you’ll be paying considerable more attention to both career and close personal relationships. Saturn moves into a pleasing trine to your Sun at this time as well, and you’ll find it begins a new trend in which meeting your responsibilities not only comes naturally, it also feels good! Others are bound to find your grounded, practical, and responsible attitude most appealing. The better days for love in October for you are the 22nd and 27th, while more challenging days for matters of the heart are more likely on the 4th, 9th, 16th, 24th, and 31st.

Pisces

Venus moves through your partnership and intimacy sectors this month, dear Pisces, and love matters are one of your major priorities. It’s a very strong time for smoothing out complications that likely arose in your relationships last month. Your adaptability and flexibility help you to do so quickly and effectively. Romance is lively and spirited in the first two weeks of the month. Your need for contact and exchange with a partner is greater in October, becoming more intense and intimate by mid-month. Money matters, particularly regarding money owed or shared, are big themes for you. Support from others, from friends, and business loans are in focus and possibly a source of stress this month. Partnership matters improve, and you might even feel as if a weight has lifted from you in this area of life. However, relationships are not without intensity now. Issues of sharing, including financial matters, can be the source of some conflict or drama. The need for new depths of intimacy becomes increasingly clear this month, but the tendency to let suspicion or insecurity rule your actions is also strong. Around the 18th of September, you likely made new plans when it came to close partnerships, and in October, you will be solidifying these plans and resolutions. October 3rd, 14th, 20th, 24th, and 28th are better days for love, while the 4th, 9th, 11th, 15-16, and 21st are likely to be more challenging.

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 – Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces

Libra

With Venus occupying your solar eleventh house until the 20th, dear Libra, you are slightly detached on a personal level. If a romance were to begin during this time frame, it would be characterized by a strong feeling of camaraderie, but it could also be rather impersonal and perhaps lacking in depth and intimacy. Your desire for freedom of expression in your relationships is strong. This means you are able to take a breather from more intense interactions. From the 7-17, others may misinterpret your body language, and you should be aware of a tendency to give off mixed signals. This is a time to review the manner in which you come across to others–not so much whether it truly reflects your nature, but more in terms of whether it is working for or against you. From the 17-29, you may be picking up the wrong cues or reading too much into situations. Whatever the case may be, just for now, you may not feel that your intuition is serving you well. Be as non-judgmental as you can, but do keep an eye out for deceptiveness and falseness in others. This year, you have been especially restless with routines, preferring to answer to your own internal rhythm rather than paying attention to society’s (and nature’s!) rhythms. You work tirelessly one day, and procrastinate the next. Irregular schedules may be taking their toll on your mental and spiritual health, and September brings this matter to the fore. You might find less quality time spent with others, or you could be feeling tension all around that undermines your performance. Mars square your Sun is another challenging energy. This month is not the easiest for relating, and it will be necessary for you to avoid defensive behavior that interferes with healthy interactions. The 11th and 20th are better days for love; while the 14-16 and 30th are more challenging ones.

Scorpio

Mars is helping you out with easy energy and a more playful and adventurous spirit this month, dear Scorpio. You’re assertive and confident in a most pleasing way. You might find yourself creating bridges between others and enjoying the process in September. The need for adventurous excitement and mental stimulation is strong, and impels you to reach out for new experiences, fresh ideas, and interesting friendships. Romantic excitement is likely around the Full Moon on the 4th. This can take the form of relationship tests in a romantic relationship, or an eye-opening admission from a lover. A tug of war between a lover and a friend, or your attention to a busy social calendar, might figure strongly this month. Increased social responsibilities are felt, but at the same time a need for freedom of expression and spontaneity with regards to creative and romantic impulses. Romantic affairs may be erratic or unreliable, and a lover might be especially cantankerous or rebellious. At any rate, casual romantic relationships are exciting but not always in a pleasant way this month! Better days for love occur on the 20th and 24th; more challenging ones are the 8-9, 14-15, and 30th.

Sagittarius

The fireworks in your relationships subside this month, and the desire for exciting but fun experiences with a partner is strong.  Venus in your solar ninth house until the 20th endows you with warm, fun-loving, and spontaneous energy in the love department. You have a taste for the exotic now that can show up in many areas of your life–who you are attracted to, what you buy, the kind of art or entertainment you enjoy, and so forth. Nevertheless, trouble may be brewing on personal and professional levels. Your domestic life may be erratic, hectic, or in a state of flux; and increased responsibilities on the career front are not helping matters. Juggling professional and personal responsibilities is the main challenge now. A partner will need to be patient with you as you sort things out. Your intimate life is a little more complex and intense this month. A close partner may not be as close this month as he/she is reviewing relationship needs. Give your partner space instead of pushing matters, which simply won’t help. The 20th and 24th are the more harmonious days for love in September, while the 11-12 and 21-23 are a little more challenging.

Capricorn

With Venus moving through your intimacy sector until the 20th, intensity appeals most in your close relationships. Intimate connections can be especially rich and meaningful. Your magnetism revolves around mysterious fascination rather than outgoing charm. In fact, with Mars moving through your partnership sector all month, it’s definitely not the time to sweep anything under the carpet. Relationship issues, grievances, and annoyances are bound to surface, demanding attention. Take the time to sort these matters out, keeping in mind that the higher goal is to connect with your partner at a deeper level. Your daily life may be hectic, with lots of interruptions, errands to take care of, paperwork to sort out, and so forth. A partner needs to be patient with you as you sort out your priorities. Tension that revolves around communications is likely this month, and it’s wise to avoid pinning anyone down to what was said or what wasn’t said. Remember that people are not saying what they mean, and not meaning what they say while Mercury is retrograde from the 7-29. Venus moves through your solar ninth house from the 20th forward, and your approach to love is more outgoing, adventurous, and even flippant. If a romance were to begin now, it is more likely to be with someone of a different background or educational level, or someone you meet through travel. A taste for the exotic grabs hold of you now. September 2nd, 6th, 14th, and 21st are likely to be the most challenging when it comes to matters of the heart. The 20th is a strong day for harmonious relations.

Aquarius

Venus moves through your partnership sector until the 20th, and you want nothing else but to smooth out any complications that have arisen in your close partnerships. You are adaptable and flexible, and all around more willing to please this month. Your need for contact and exchange with a partner is greater this month, becoming more intense and intimate after the 20th. Other people and their needs are assuming more importance in your life than your personal goals now. Intimate relationships can be felt to be healing and revitalizing, as long as you avoid mixing financial matters with affections. Uranus in your second house has been stirring up subtle changes to your value system in recent years. Some of you are moving towards a less materialistic value system, and others may be encountering unexpected circumstances that bring about a fluctuating or uncertain income. You are also inclined to take a few more risks with your finances, or unusual ways of making money could be in place during this long-term cycle. Nevertheless, commitments to others, or support of others, may be daunting at this time, and perhaps even draining of your resources, as well as your feeling of security. The challenge is to find a balance. It may be better to side-step arguments with loved ones that revolve around intimacy and sexuality, or shared finances, unless conversations are approached in a level-headed manner. Better days for love are the 11th and 20th; romantic challenges are more likely on the 4th, 12th, 16-17, and 23rd.

Pisces

Mars moving through fellow Water sign, Cancer, all month keeps you animated, warm, assertive in a charming way, and magnetic. Nevertheless, September may be an emotional month, bringing challenges to committed partnerships. Relationships with others are spirited, dynamic, and in strong focus. You attract strong, supportive, and powerful people to you this month. You are especially willing to please a partner, but not afraid to take the lead either. Emotions run high in the days surrounding a Full Moon in your sign on the 4th. Responsibilities to others, and especially a partner, are magnified mid-month. Your desire for personal freedom is strong, yet outside influences and commitments, particularly coming from a partner or partnership, seem to be blocking you. The challenge is to find a balance. Misunderstandings with your partner while Mercury is retrograde and in the sign of Virgo, from the 17-29th, can do some damage if you (or your partner) focus on words said instead of the meanings behind the words. If you need to talk through problems, do your best to be as non-judgmental as possible, and don’t over-react to what your partner has to say either. Re-thinking a partnership arrangement is possible now, but you should avoid jumping to any premature decisions. You have the chance to strengthen and solidify a commitment from the 18th, and Venus entering Virgo and your partnership sector on the 20th helps to smooth things over. September 17th and 24th are better days for love, while the 12th, 15th, and 23rd are more challenging.

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 – Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces

Libra

With Mars still in Gemini and your adventure sector until the 25th, an adventurous spirit remains with you in August, dear Gemini. However, Venus has made a shift into Cancer and your solar tenth house, staying there until the 26th, and your romantic interests also shift from a hunger for the exotic to more practical desires. You are more attractive this month when you show your responsible, managerial, ambitious, and constant side during this Venus cycle. Having a steady and reliable sexual partner may be especially attractive to you now. A romance or beneficial friendship that begins as a business alliance is sometimes possible with this position. A lunar eclipse occurs on the 5th in your romance sector, and in the days surrounding this occurrence, there are likely to be heightened emotions and some level of drama on a romantic level. Events, feelings, and discoveries are surprising and extremely revealing now. This is the last of a series of eclipses that occurred in your 5th/11th sectors beginning in 2008, which have resulted in tests, epiphanies, fruition, and new beginnings on a romantic or creative level. Mars’ change of signs on the 25th points to a change of energetic focus, as well as shifts in attitudes towards a partner or from a partner, as Mars rules your partnership sector. Mars is moving from a restless, adventurous, and thrill-seeking position to a more practical, ambitious, and focused one. The 25-27 is a very unstable time of the month for all of us. Venus, Mars, and Mercury are changing signs, Venus (your ruler) is highlighting the recent Solar Eclipse degree and aligning with the South Node, and Mars (your partnership ruler) is in opposition to intense Pluto. Jumping to conclusions and decisions is a strong tendency, as well as issues from the past that come up in perhaps dramatic ways. Keep your head during this period.

Scorpio

Venus has just entered fellow water sign, Cancer, on the last day of July, and will stay in the sign until the 26th. The sign of Cancer is an energy that you easily understand and feel comfortable with. While romance has been very serious, perhaps even dark and intense, for you recently, this month is a little less pressured. 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. Mars continues in your intimacy sector, however, until the 25th, and coincidentally enters Cancer and your adventure sector just as Venus is moving out of it. The 25-27 is expected to be a time of instability for everyone, but since your ruler, Pluto, and your secondary ruler, Mars, are in opposition at that time, you might feel it more intensely. Keep your cool during this period, and do your best to observe rather than participate in any power games, hasty decision making, or conflicts that might transpire then.

Sagittarius

Mars continues to energize your partnership sector this month, dear Sagittarius, bringing fireworks to a close partnership for those of you who are attached. Whether you are attached or not, the focus is on “other” and this can be felt to be a little draining. If you are not getting in touch with your own desires and anger, you might be projecting it onto others and meeting it through a person or event. The 12-13 is a strong period for personal energy and initiative, however, and also for any form of romantic expression. Restlessness is stirred this month, and quite a bit of activity you may not want to deal with, but absolutely have to, such as paperwork, errands, interviews, and so forth. Watch for the 17-18 and the 25-27 for conflicts in love. Someone is asserting their independence, and it might not go over very comfortably in the first period, and power games or poor decision making during the second period. Venus is now moving through your intimacy sector and will until the 26th. Deeper expressions of attachment satisfy you most under this influence. Mars enters your mysterious and deep eighth house on the 25th, just a day before Venus leaves it. This is a passionate position, but it can also stir up resentments and fears if you are not comfortable with the deeper, more intimate aspects of relating.

Capricorn

Venus has just entered Cancer on the 31st of July and will stay in this sign that’s opposite yours until the 26th. If there have been little problems in relationships recently, this position of Venus suggests that employing tact and diplomacy can help offset them. You are more sensitive than usual to subtleties in your personal environment, and all the more vulnerable as a result. The choices you make now are colored by this sensitivity, as well as a stronger than usual need for approval and harmony. Relationship opportunities, generally of a more serious nature, sometimes pop up during this transit. Certainly, your openness to sharing with a special someone is more distinctive. You are more willing to compromise and negotiate. Just a day before Venus leaves your partnership sector on the 26th, fiery Mars enters it, and stirs up the pot. The need to pay more attention to a partner’s agenda becomes very clear, and conflicts are likely if you don’t recognize this. Overall, August is strong for ironing out differences and finding a healthy balance in your relationships. However, dates to watch for are the 4-6, when a partner is likely quite emotional or needy, and especially the 25-27, when a showdown or other drama is highly likely. Keep your cool, but no so much that you come across as a control freak!

Aquarius

Eclipses have been working their way through your sign and the sign opposite yours, Leo, since 2008, and on the 5th of this month the final eclipse in your sign for many years to come occurs. It’s a Lunar Eclipse, and lunar eclipses always bring with them heightened emotions, surprising events or epiphanies, and fruitions. Occurring in your sign, it’s especially personal for you. In fact, all month your relationship with yourself and with a partner is a strong theme. This is a tug-of-war type of experience, which can lead to moments of indecision and uncertainty (or pure frustration), but ultimately very revealing. If you feel you’ve been misrepresented, take steps to change how you are letting yourself be seen. While the dynamics of you-me are on the table, romantic expression is not a strong theme. In fact, romance is likely on the simpler side in August and not high priority. The urge to express yourself creatively and uniquely through sexual activities is strong up until the 26th. You might find that working through financial matters with a partner is easier and more objective this month. Challenging days include the 17-18 and 25-27. Stronger days for love are the 22-23.

Pisces

Romantic impulses are strong this month, dear Pisces, with Venus in fellow water sign Cancer until the 26th. This puts Venus in your solar fifth house. The need to stand out as unique and special to someone runs high, and especially so with Eros still in your sign and retrograde all month. You are certainly getting attention for the more unusual side of your romantic passions and preferences. Eros is in your sign for an unusually long time this year, and under this influence, your passions are easily stimulated and infatuations occur more readily. With Eros retrograde now and into September, you are internalizing these energies and learning more about your desires as a result. Life is on the chaotic side this month, but mostly pleasantly so. You are reminded of your responsibilities, particularly to someone important in your life, around the 17th. The 3-6 brings a sudden awareness of your need for rest and reflection. It can also be a time when a romantic partner is especially emotional or needy. Better days for love are the 11-13 and 22. Challenging are the 25-27, when Venus, Mars, and Mercury are all changing signs, Venus aligns with the South Node and stimulates the solar eclipse degree of last month, and Mars opposes Pluto along your 5th-11th axis. Stay as calm as possible and avoid making hasty or haughty decisions, which is a tendency for all signs during this period.

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.