Venus in Taurus celebrates the pleasures that are simply ours for the taking. The beauty of a shaft of morning sunlight on a dozing cat; the sound of a loved one’s voice; the smell of bread baking. What need have we of money, when we have such riches as these?

Love, money, and values come into focus when Venus enters her home sign of Taurus. Then, her meet-up with Pluto encourages letting go of what isn’t needed. April Fool’s Day shines with the brightness of the Libra Full Moon. Groggy Mercury gets a caffeinated jolt from Jupiter, then the Sun aspects Jupiter, making life feel bigger and brighter. And, a listener question about lawsuits.

Saturn and Pluto is a combination that can possibly see you promoted to greater power, but might just as easily dismiss everything you’ve painstakingly built. But because sextiles are hopeful aspects, allow me to unearth a glimmer of hope in this week’s sextile aspect between Saturn and Pluto – and that’s the potential to turn a disruption you couldn’t control into a new level of personal evolution.