YOUR Mercury & Venus in Cancer Horoscope

What these transits mean for YOUR wallet, relationships, and writing.

     Tighten those purse strings and give someone a big hug: on June 17, Venus, the planet of love and money, glides into the security-loving water sign Cancer, where it stays until July 11. But that’s not all: Mercury, the planet of writing, also enters the cardinal water sign on June 17, shifting your focus to feelings.  

     Lots of (TikTok) horoscopes will likely tell you that 2024 Mercury & Venus in Cancer makes you a little moodier in your relationships, a little more sensitive, a little more affectionate and nurturing, and maybe even more intuitive—but that’s just half of it.  The combination of the love planet and the mind/messaging planet in this feeling-focused water sign also sends your sentimentality and concern surging. (Cancer is ALL about safety, security, and comfort.) This is the time of year when decisions are made because they feel right and because they promise some kind of support. Indeed, emotions and sensory experiences steer the ship in a lot of ways, making it easier to reminisce—and easier to take offense.

     Get ready to rhapsodize your past as if it’s the best thing that ever was, because these transits are all about nostalgia. The upswell in sensitivity, sentimentality, and nostalgia makes it a lovely time to sift through your past feelings, your secret worries/fears, your sensory experiences, and use them for your current writing projects. (I’m talking to you, fiction writers!) And because Cancer is such a nurturing sign, these two transits help you be the same towards your current creative project—but only for a short time. Mercury enters Leo on July 2.

     So, if ever there was a time to nurture an idea, a story, or an art project like it’s an only child, it’s now. But if you’ve been throwing away money during Mercury & Venus in Gemini, these two transits through Cancer may see you clinging to (or dwelling on) your cash like Walter White. 

     Speaking of clinginess… Mercury & Venus in Cancer could also see you clinging to your loved ones like a vine. During this time, it’s natural to ache for snuggles, cuddles, and more and ~quality~ time. That means less talking and more hugging, kissing, and cuddling for you and your boo. With friends, you might consider forgoing going out and instead hole away at home to cook dinners together and talk about your feelings. (Fun fact: Venus rules both love and platonic relationships, dontcha know.)

     And why are at-home gatherings more appealing during this transit? Because a) it’s cheaper, and b) it’s cheaper. Did I mention that Venus in Cancer hates to spend money? Because Venus in Cancer really hates to spend money. Here’s why: Mercury and Venus in Cancer often exhibit a deep connection to security, family, and emotional well-being, which can manifest as an obsession with money for the sake of providing and ensuring safety for loved ones. (Again, I present to the court my case in point: WALTER WHITE.)

     So, yeah: family could be an area of focus for the next month or so, as Cancer is all about the security and comfort of a group. And these two transits may encourage you to start thinking about what family really is and what it really means—comfort of the familiar, security of a nest, support given and received—whilst helping you nurture the family you already got. Mercury & Venus in Cancer also encourage vulnerability, and even help you open up lines of communications between / about your family and your feelings. Cue the Meryl Streep water works!

     Don’t expect to gab about anything and everything though. As intuitive, imaginative, sensitive and feeling-focused as Cancer is, Cancer is also hella private and—dare I say—strategic. (Need I point to Walter White again?) So, as Mercury and Venus traverse Cancer (and the Sun soon follows), you may notice your intuition, sensitivity and imagination surging. But you may also see yourself being more reflective, introverted and impressionable, not to mention cautious about whom you share your feelings, time, and energy with. 

     Of course, how 2024 Mercury & Venus in Cancer will have you curling up and counting your cash depends entirely on your Rising sign, so without further ado:

YOUR 2024 Mercury & Venus in Cancer Horoscope