Moon-Venus Quintile

(Transit Moon → Natal Venus)

Avesalom Podvodny. Aspects

Moon quintile: Bream, zander, and roach are equally necessary for evolution, yet for some reason bream tastes better. This aspect imparts inner vivacity and intrinsic interest in the areas governed by the Planet, evoking in the individual a genuine emotional response and an impulse toward inner development in a new direction. The Moon’s affliction bestows great life force in the Planet’s domains, which, however, struggles to manifest outwardly, likely resulting in frustrations akin to a poplar tree whose branches are pruned each spring—and even a good portion of its trunk. If this aspect remains unworked, instinctive vitality degenerates, becoming coarser and even vulgar; an unworked Moon is a master of profaning anything whatsoever. For instance, the Moon-Venus quintile at a high level produces authentic, living art created instinctively by the individual, essentially an extension of their life; when people encounter this art, on one hand they recognize themselves and the surrounding world, and on the other, they perceive it illuminated by significantly higher vibrations (Venus—of aesthetics), and intuitively (Moon) attuning to this stream, they illuminate their inner and outer world, primarily. At a low level, this quintile signifies perceiving any living romantic and social relationships solely from the standpoint of physiology and self-interest, for example, an attitude such as: “if a person doesn’t spend money on me and doesn’t want to sleep with me, the relationship is hopeless.” Venus quintile: When there is no love in life, there is no life. This aspect imparts liveliness in social contacts and aesthetic preferences within the Planet’s spheres, as well as spontaneity in expressions of love. In these areas, the individual will be literally suffocated by the routine and backwardness typical of society as a whole; thus, even a slight affliction of Venus creates difficulties in social interactions: on one hand, the liveliness and spontaneity of others will attract them, yet on the other, their own expressions may seem less alive than awkward; a strong affliction of Venus may lead to psychological inhibitions and complete rejection of any spontaneous behavior. At a low level, the Venus quintile produces a socially stereotyped attitude toward expressions of life within oneself and others, and a tendency to parasitize on such expressions in social situations of the outer world, especially if the individual has low energy levels; examples include many educators who feed (often with sadistic elements) on the emotions and spontaneous energetic expressions of children and adolescents; similarly, art critics of a lower octave play an analogous role (representing parasitic life). Harmonious aspects to the quintile bring affection from people due to natural vivacity of expression and creative initiative in the Planet’s spheres as they are realized—yet only with careful development.