On January 6, 2026, Venus will be in conjunction with the Sun in Capricorn, as she is approximately every nine months. This offers an opportunity to reflect on the links between Aphrodite and the Sun. In Greek mythology, the epithets traditionally used to describe the goddess are χρυσέη, ‘the golden one’, and χρυσόθρονος, ‘she of the golden throne’. Her adornments are golden, and it is to her that Paris hands the golden apple. Venus thus represents the path that brings us closer to what is golden within us — our Sun — allowing us to feel that our life is unique and meaningful.
At the end of the myth of Psyche, Venus dances at the wedding of Cupid and Psyche, moving in harmony with Apollo’s music. This attunement between the two deities shows us that by accomplishing our Venusian tasks, when the asteroid Psyche is activated by transits or progressions, we are able to draw closer to that which carries meaning within us — our Sun, the divine spark within. By completing her own trials, Psyche indeed became immortal herself. Love must be learned; pleasing Venus is not so easy — this is the lesson taught to us by the asteroid Psyche, a lesson we cannot ignore if we wish to obtain the gold promised by Venus the Golden.