Venus and Mars in the Heart of the Sun, with Pallas K. Augustine

I'm joined by astrologer Pallas K. Augustine to discuss the meaning of the triple alignment of Venus, Mars, and the Sun in Capricorn during the week of January 6 - 9, 2026. Venus formed a conjunction with the Sun on January 6, followed by Venus and Mars beginning a new cycle on January 7, and then Mars forming a conjunction with the Sun on January 9, with Venus and Mars within one degree of one another and the Sun across all three conjunctions.

It's a powerful week to contemplate your inner values and align your actions in the world with them as we enter the dramatic astrology of 2026. The Venus cycle, the Mars cycle, and the Venus and Mars cycle will all be key players within the astrological alignments of 2026 that will give shape to the year.

We discuss the importance of relating with astrological cycles, specifically the meaning of the Venus cycle, the Mars cycle, and the Venus and Mars cycle. We discuss the process of purification, regeneration, rebirth and renewal that occurs when Venus and Mars approach their conjunctions with the Sun, form their exact conjunctions, separate away from the Sun, and then return to visibility in the sky.

We also talk about the two conjunctions Venus forms with the Sun in her cycle (the superior and inferior conjunction) and the meaning of the January 6 conjunction being her superior conjunction in Capricorn.

We also talk the meaning of the Venus and Mars cycle, and conclude by going through a list of dates of the key aspects and phases of the Venus and Mars cycle beginning with their conjunction in Capricorn on January 7, 2026 and extending through their next conjunction in the final degree of Sagittarius on November 24, 2027.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction of the Venus and Mars cycles
06:40 January 6 - 9, 2026 conjunctions of Venus and Mars with the Sun
14:54 Venus superior conjunction in Capricorn meaning
27:34 Capricorn conjunctions ruled by Saturn in Pisces with Neptune
30:19 Invisibility and purification under the beams of the Sun
38:50 Combustion of Venus and Mars burning up close to the Sun
48:10 Venus and Mars in the heart of the Sun at the solar conjunction
55:31 Chariot of Mars in his exaltation and Venus in her bounds
58:50 Venus star pattern of the same superior conjunction every 8 years
01:00:04 January 9, 2018 superior conjunction of Venus in Capricorn
01:00:31 January 16, 1994 superior conjunction of Venus in Capricorn
01:02:41 Venus cycle dates for 2026
01:05:28 June 4, 2024 Venus superior conjunction in Gemini
01:06:14 March 22, 2025 Venus inferior conjunction in Aries
01:07:55 January 9, 2026 superior conjunction of Mars in Capricorn
01:08:20 November 18, 2023 superior conjunction of Mars in Scorpio
01:09:05 January 7, 2026 conjunction of Venus and Mars in Capricorn
01:15:50 Venus Mars cycle dates in 2026 and 2027
01:16:22 Venus sextile Mars on May 19, 2026
01:19:11 Venus square Mars on July 29, 2026
01:22:07 Venus stations retrograde in Scorpio on October 3, 2026
01:23:56 Venus retrograde square Mars on October 10, 2026
01:24:45 Venus inferior conjunction in Scorpio on October 23, 2026
01:26:04 Venus stationing sextile Mars on November 10, 2026
01:29:14 Venus sextile Mars on December 12, 2026
01:29:35 Mars stations retrograde in Virgo on January 10, 2027
01:29:44 Venus square Mars retrograde on January 16, 2027
01:33:02 Venus trine Mars retrograde on February 7, 2027
01:33:14 Venus opposite Mars retrograde on March 19, 2027
01:33:46 Mars stations direct in Leo on April 1, 2027
01:33:54 Venus trine Mars on May 14, 2027
01:34:15 Venus square Mars on June 23, 2027
01:34:27 Venus sextile Mars on August 7, 2027
01:34:54 Venus conjunct Mars on November 24, 2027
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