As a child you heard stories of curses being broken by true loves kiss. Love, you were told, is stronger than death. Love is the greatest power of all. It will fight through any obstacle, travel any distance, hold hope through all circumstances. Love always wins. Even in death, love remains.

The journey Venus travels through our sky mirrors the myth of the Descent of Inanna. At this time, we are beginning her descent by meeting each of the seven gates of initiation that lead to the underworld.

At each gate Inanna must remove one of her mes, which are detailed in Sumerian mythology as divine orders that are essential in understanding a human-god relationship. The mes can be considered sacred powers that make civilisation possible, and each corresponds to a Venus Gate (a visible Venus-Moon conjunction).

Welcome to this new initiation, a new cycle, Welcome to the Venus cycle in Leo.

Authentic brilliance is the heart of Leo, the unapologetic, luminous, truth of how fabulous you can be when you allow yourself to shine. Imagine what would be possible over the next 19 months if you peel back the layers that are dulling your shine.