By Amanda Painter
We’re heading toward a Full Moon on Feb. 9, and Mercury stations retrograde one week later (on Feb. 16). That would be more than enough provocative energy on its own, but there are additional elements of the sky that will be sparking up the weekend.
![Disco lion's mane or crystallized moonlight? Photo by Amanda Painter.](http://members.planetwaves.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/325-magenta_flares_Jan2020_IMG_2058-copy.jpg)
Disco lion’s mane or crystallized moonlight? Photo by Amanda Painter.
One of those elements gets cooking tomorrow: Venus enters Aries at 3:02 pm EST (20:02:17 UTC) Feb. 7. Venus in Aries (the sign of Self ruled by Mars) tends to be lusty and assertive, idealistic yet impulsive, charming but sometimes inconsiderate without realizing it.
So remember your empathy, especially if any interpersonal situations get confrontational or intense as the Full Moon builds.
Yet it’s the conjunction of Venus to Chiron and the object Salacia that really focuses the qualities of Venus in Aries. Salacia appears to relate to sexual maturity (particularly the lack thereof) and to the kinds of sexual activity that get people all flustered.
In the U.S. media at least, that seems to be anything taboo or ‘scandalous’. In your personal life, it might mean the same things — or simply your perception that certain facets of your desire and sexual activity could be seen that way. But aren’t those always the hottest fantasies?