I was kept awake by the constant downpour of rain last night. Water is the element of emotion and perhaps this rain we are receiving is a reflection of unshed tears. Certainly there is enough emotional turmoil in the world; wars, revolutions, civil unrest, riots and on a more personal level the adjustment to loss of job, income and secure housing. Everyone is affected on some level in some way.
If you have been feeling the need to shed tears for no specific reason well go on be 'brave' and just cry. If you have been crying anyway but dont know the reason then dont dwell on the whys and wherefores just allow it to flow.
The Venus transit has released a new energy based on love, cooperation and harmony but until we reach that point in ourself, in our society and in our world we will inevitably focus on the places where it is agonisingly missing! This is part of the healing and 'cure'.
As Jupiter moves into Gemini today for a whole year we will find it easier to communicate and share new ideas and possible solutions.

As a being of great light and love, you can never be a victim, and there’s no greater power than the one you have inside of you right now. You can’t be controlled by anyone or anything, as long as you’re aware of God within you. Doreen Virtue.

This is particularly apt at this time. The Venus transit has focused our minds and energetic systems on the power of love and valuing ourselves. Healing is the way we exhume that inner connection to soul and its far superior knowledge. Everyone has a 'soul' no matter what their behaviours may appear to be toward others. If we are out of touch with soul then we will not value either our own self or those around us. Getting back in touch with the inner knowing enables us to rise above the mire of everyday emotion and see things from a higher perspective. In that space all is well, we reconnect to our inner power and self-worth and in doing so draw toward us more positive experiences. So take a deep breath, allow the dross to drop away and jump in! Go on, have a laugh!!!

I am wondering if anyone slept well last night? I certainly had trouble tossing and turning.
The Venus transit began just after 10pm GMT and continued until approximately 6am GMT. It was a momentous event from both a scientific point of view and astrologically. Therefore which ever way you look at it, last night's event will influence the way we perceive life for many years to come.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01jszy4
A Horizon programme on BBC2 last night outlined the scientific discoveries that it is hoped will result from the observation of the transit. It also gave a history of how our view of the universe and life itself has changed since the last Venus transit, the first to be observed by 'modern' scientific eyes.
The next transit will occur in 2117.
On a personal level the rest of this week would be wisely spent reassessing our relationships and what it is we value in life.
enJOY!

Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life. Meaning does not lie in things. Meaning lies in us~Marianne Williamson

Dwell on this thought today during the Venus transit. Venus represents love and all our values. That is our ethical/moral values as well as self worth. It can be about material things but these do not provide enduring value. That can only come from within and how we value our relationship with our own self and those we call friend and family.
It is a time to deliberate over what works for us in this respect. Do you need to reevaluate your own values? Venus is crossing the face of the Sun which represents our will power and egoistic drive. Metaphorically therefore this is a time for our ego to be overshadowed by our true values so that we may emerge from this period in time with a stronger foundation based on a deeply rooted  core of inner truth. This will have enduring value! enJOY!

Get ready for Monday's lunar eclipse which leads the week into the Venus transit.
I suggest using the Ho'oponopono prayer this week. Remembering everything and everyone we come across is mirroring something within our own self -

I am sorry
Please forgive me
I love you
Thank You

Repeated several times it will help clear situations and calm relationships.