The VA Says

Mercury turns Direct and so does Your Business

Mercury turned direct this past weekend, and Mars just entered Taurus. So how can you best use these energies in your business?

The time is ripe to plan and allocate resources to long-term activities or those that require a sustained momentum. 

After we've de-cluttered our minds during Mercury's three-and-a-half week process, our thinking is clearer. It's likely that new information will be revealed about negotiations or important communications which can have the effect of making some options more or less attractive than they were before.

Nonetheless, with Mercury still in Taurus, and Mars beginning its journey there, you are more likely to want to deliberate before taking large moves. Yet, with the Jupiter/Uranus conjunction still very close hope and optimism is still in the air. 

If you need additional resources to pull it off, consider making your case early in the week. Venus supports the conjunction on Tuesday, suggesting that if you want it badly enough, you will be able to find the resources. And Moon is in Libra then, creating a climate conducive to one-to-one cooperation.

Business, the Venus Station and Astrology

For many people in the business world, the subject of astrology results in a show of raised eyebrows. But a wise use of astrology can be of great value to anyone managing a business. 

For example, Venus is stationary in the heavens, and it is about to resume its forward movement. For those who deal with cash in any form, that is good news. If you've used the retrograde period wisely, you've taken the past six weeks to take stock of your financial picture and prioritize that which is most important and eliminated that which is no longer useful.

Business astrologers have long warned against starting a business during Venus retrograde periods. Venus not only rules relationships, but it rules resources and entities begun then are likely to have difficulties having sufficient access to resources--can you say cash flow?

And this was true even before the current economic downturn.

But for those waiting for delayed payments, Venus moving direct will do much to get the cash moving as well.