Peanut butter and jelly, a classic.
A favorite of kids and caregivers alike for its excitement:effort ratio. The siren call of a pb&j after a long day, on a picnic, at the pool, or packed in a lunch cannot be denied. Easy sustenance, kinda sweet. Classic.
PB&J feels like Venus and the Moon
A little nostalgia, a little sweetness. Rose-colored glasses core.
Venus and the moon like a healthy dose of delusion. The shape of something is more important than the boundaries it might come with. The vibes of a situation matter more than the particulars. Both planets want to come together and create.
Venus as Creation
As the relationship between two things coming together harmoniously.
Creation can sometimes look like a takeover. Pluto’s way of creating something new through simply destroying everything else. Venus, obviously, doesn’t operate that way.
Venus’ favorite avenue of creation is through relationship. The relationship which encourages both parts bringing their whole selves, uniting, and creating something better. Hence - a pb &j.
The Moon as a Fave
as nostalgia
as timelessness
as who we were before society shapes us
as home, the security of a space of relief from the world
as memory
The moon rules instinct. Think Earth before electricity. How in tune we had to be with staying safe.
Memories imprint themselves upon us. We smell a recipe from childhood, we see a landmark from a decades old road trip. We are transported. The moon and Venus like a healthy dose of delusion. Each wants to feel and romanticize.
If you’re not buying this, try eating a sickly sweet bowl of cereal while watching one some old fave cartoons. Feel that fluttering in your heart, bubbling in your gut? The first one is nostalgia. The second one is because you’re not used to eating a candy bar disguised as a bowl of cereal for breakfast anymore. Both will pass.
This is why Cancer placements put sad songs on to feel something. The moon calls upon them to revisit memory. The moon has every memory that shaped us, every feeling we could ever have, tucked neatly away in its psyche. Like Yu Gi Oh and his deck.
When we come back to nostalgic childhood foods, it can be bitter, sweet, or both. Because the moon holds all our phases.
The moon knows things grow with respite. Venus knows work is important in a growth game plan, but so is rest. Seasons are ideally a cycle of abundance, balancing fluctuation with steadiness and security.