A swoon-worthy Venus cazimi ❣️

How to work with this day of love and connection. [View this email in your browser](. [CHANI logo] What to know about the Venus cazimi in Leo [Collage for the Venus cazimi in Leo]( When: August 13th, 2023, at 4:16 am PT What: Venus cazimi (aka conjunction with the Sun) Takeaway: When Venus bathes in the Sun’s rays, it creates a golden day in the planet of pleasure and beauty’s retrograde journey. This cazimi brings a glimmer of clarity to whatever you’ve been reviewing or reclaiming in your relationship to intimacy, creativity, or desire. Cast your love spells. What’s a Venus cazimi? A Venus cazimi is an exact union (aka conjunction) between the Sun and Venus. When Venus — the planet of love, connection, and beauty — approaches the Sun within 1 degree (or 16 arc minutes, depending on your tradition), it enters an enchanted state. The Sun’s rays burn through any sediment obscuring our connection to the planet of pleasure, leaving behind distilled messages about intimacy and our inner and outer beauty. Venus cazimis can happen two ways: 1) during Venus’ retrograde, when the planet is between Earth and the Sun, or 2) when Venus is moving in direct motion and it’s on the other side of the Sun, as far as it can be from Earth. The Venus cazimi on August 13th is the first kind, marking the halfway point of Venus’ backward trek. During Venus’ retrograde — in 2023, that’s from July 22nd to September 3rd — the planet’s proximity to the Sun means that it temporarily disappears from our sky. The ancients mythologized this vanishing act as an underworld journey. Venus’ underworld descent corresponds to our own journeys to retrieve an essential facet of our intimate or creative nature. This period forces us to review our intimacy patterns, relationship with desire, and sense of inner or outer beauty. Trudging through the lessons can be tough, and our natural vibrancy might dim during the 40ish days of Venus’ retrograde. Cue the cazimi… [READ THE FULL POST]( [Use offer code VENUSRX30 for 30 free days of the CHANI app]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( Copyright © 2023 Chani Nicholas, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at my website. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.