Venus enters Cancer July 31st. Nurturing love

On July 31st the planet of love and money enters the caring, nurturing sign of Cancer. Our love language changes to a more emotionally intimate style. From the carefree social butterfly that was Venus in Gemini, we switch to a more exclusive and emotion based way of showing affection. It's time to spend time with family and close friends. Relationships with women and with people you live in the same house will be emphasized. You will become more reserved regarding the spending of money, and you will rather invest your resources and finances in the closest people to your heart. It is a great time to redecorate the home and invest money i the place you live in.

Unfortunately as soon as Venus steps into Cancer it forms a square to Saturn and Neptune in Aries. Your individual ambitions or insecurities and stresses (Saturn) will clash with your family's wishes. Maybe some projects at work are interfering with the leisure time you want to spend at home with loved ones. Adjustments must be made to balance professional life with relaxation and family time. This Venus - Saturn square can also make money scarce. Any shopping spree that was happening during Venus in Gemini will be addressed during this time, and if there was excessive spending, some restriction on finances will have to be implemented. Because Neptune in Aries is also squaring Venus in Cancer, if there was any deceit or confusion regarding money, now you will be able to see it clearly.

The Saturn Neptune square will only last for a few days and will be long forgotten by the time we get to August 12th, when Venus, the Lesser benefic will conjunct Jupiter, the Greater Benefic in the sign of Jupiter's exaltation, Cancer. Jupiter is the planet of luck and abundance and Venus is the planet of relationships and finances. This is a lucky day for love and money. Expect grand gestures of love, gifts or winning a sum of money. Our loved ones can teach us something of higher wisdom. Jupiter is also the planet of long-distance travel. This would be a great time to plan a vacation with family in an exotic country.