Venus Vibes: February 2024 🪐

On what it means to love collectively, and Venus in Aquarius.

Valentine’s Day happening during Aquarius season has never made sense to me. This has always been the case, given what we know of the Aquarius archetype, but it’s especially true in 2024. With a month full of complicated astrology (and a particularly gnarly Mars-Pluto conjunction on Valentine’s Day), it can be easy to lose touch with our Love and Lady Venus. Don’t fret, beloveds: This month is about loving differently.

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The sky we’re living under right now doesn’t feel particularly tender, at least on the surface. There’s a cold, solemn energy in the air that matches the weather right now for those of us in the northern hemisphere. This is thanks to Saturn in Pisces (soon to be joined by Venus — more on that next month) and a host of planets passing through Saturn’s signs, Capricorn and Aquarius.

However, this prevailing sense of solemnity is only one side of the coin. On the other, we find hope grown from the knowledge that things can be better than this.

As Venus travels out of Capricorn and into Aquarius this month, pay attention to the thoughts and feelings you’re having about your future and how you want to shape it. This is especially true for your relationships, creative practices, and personal finances, all Venusian topics.

Here’s a complete list of Venus’ movements in February:

• Tuesday, February 6: Venus in Capricorn squares the North Node in Aries

• Friday, February 16: Venus enters Aquarius

• Saturday, February 17: Venus conjunct Pluto in Aquarius

• Thursday, February 22: Venus conjunct Mars in Aquarius

• Saturday, February 24: Venus in Aquarius squares Jupiter in Taurus

Aquarius is the dreamer, the innovator, a pioneer in education and technology. While Venus in Capricorn helps us appreciate what we have and what we can cultivate, Venus in Aquarius shows us where we’re capable of more. We need this insight to bridge the gap between the future we want and the present moment.

Venus in Aquarius empowers us to reimagine what love can look like. This planet-in-sign combination sometimes gets a bad rap for being “detached” or “unemotional.” It’s a common misconception — in reality, the water bearer holds space for love in its most unusual and abstract forms. For Venus in Aquarius, love is broad, swaddling entire communities. It’s a logical, forward-thinking type of love, and it’s stronger because of those qualities, not in spite of them.

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Song Recommendation: “Grace” by Florence + The Machine

“This is the only thing I’ve ever had any faith in / Grace, I know you carry us”