The Truth Beneath: Venus Opposes Pluto

Venus Opposite Pluto – July 31, 2025

“What You’ve Buried Is Rising — Let It”

On July 31, we’re experiencing one of the most emotionally intense transits of the month: Venus in Cancer opposing Pluto in Capricorn — a clash of heart and shadow, softness and power.

This isn’t light energy. It doesn’t float in gently with affirmations and angel numbers. This is the kind of cosmic weather that digs up what’s been hidden deep in your emotional layers — and asks you to look it in the eye.

What It Means

Venus rules love, relationships, pleasure, beauty, and value — including how we value ourselves. Pluto rules transformation, power, control, and the undercurrents we don’t always talk about: fear, obsession, shame, resentment.

So when they face off across the sky like this, it’s not about comfort — it’s about truth.

You may feel:

• An old relationship wound reopen or resurface

• A sudden pull toward someone (or something) intense or unavailable

• A strong urge to hold on tighter… or finally let go

• Power struggles or emotional manipulation (in yourself or others)

• A quiet, undeniable knowing that something has reached its breaking point

If you’ve been playing small in a relationship, avoiding your own needs, or giving too much of yourself away, this aspect will highlight it — not to punish you, but to wake you up.

What To Do With This Energy

Don’t react — reflect.This aspect can trigger emotional extremes. Give yourself space before sending the message, confronting the person, or making the decision. Truth doesn’t need to rush.

Be radically honest with yourself.Where are you seeking validation that needs to come from within? Where are you giving power away, or holding it over someone else?

Let go of the guilt around what you’ve outgrown.This energy can bring closure, but you have to be willing to face what no longer fits. It’s okay to walk away from an old story — especially if it’s one you’ve already rewritten in your soul.

Empress Reflection Questions:

• Who or what is still holding emotional power over me — and why?

• Is there a part of me that’s still trying to be “good enough” for someone else?

• What fear is keeping me from expressing what I truly want in love or connection?

This energy isn’t here to destroy — it’s here to reveal.

The more willing you are to look at what’s been hiding in your emotional basement, the more power you take back — not just in relationships, but in the way you value and protect yourself.

Be gentle with your heart today. And don’t be afraid to choose yourself — even if it shakes the room.

🩷

Joey