The Sun's departure from your romantic sector last week leaves you free to put all your focus onto your relationships, where there are some special things happening this week. As Venus, planet of love, spends her last full week in your relationship sector, before leaving next Thursday, she's now taken a very confident lead, making it all about your heart and what you want from your relationships. With support from both Mars and Saturn this has been Venus' most important visit to your relationship sector since 1951 and she's determined to do everything she can to make it count. With relationship pressure easing dramatically this is almost calling for an all or nothing approach, except that doing nothing is not going to win you any favours. Refuse to leave room for regrets.

With Venus due to reach your relationship sector next week, opening up her most important visit since 2002, it's important to put as much focus on your romantic situation as possible, before it gets competition. This should be the case anyway, with the Sun and Mercury bringing the past and the future into context during the course of the week, as they move towards an alignment on Friday. With the Sun in direct and Mercury in retrograde motion, this gives you a chance to look forward and back at the same time, with both new and old doors wide open. This gives you a chance to put a fairly challenging few years into context now that Saturn has moved on from your romantic sector. In retrograde motion for just 2 more weeks, if there are going to be second chances, now is the time.

The last time you had Venus, Mars and Saturn, the planets of love, passion and commitment in your romantic sector at the same time was in 1951, 59 years ago. With Venus due to leave next Thursday and Mars in 2 weeks from Wednesday, a new sense of urgency is setting in, especially with the challenges of recent weeks already decreasing to a point where they're more likely to be motivating you to take action. With Venus in the lead, Mars giving you the courage to take a leap of faith and Saturn staying on for another 2 years, you know what you want, how to make it happen and have the staying power to stay committed for the long haul. This gives you the confidence to give your all to love, knowing that the love gods are now smiling on you as your excuses evaporate.

While pressure on Pluto and your relationship sector has decreased dramatically and there is growing support from the Sun and Mercury in your communication sector, you're still playing the waiting game. With Venus, planet of love, due to reach your romantic sector next Thursday and Mars on the 15th September, the day after Pluto turns direct in your relationship sector, you're on the brink of a very real romantic and relationship turnaround. Those doors will open whether you're ready or not, but it's what you do between now and then that will determine how ready you are to seize the opportunities this will create. Both Venus and Mars are urging you to take making your life as love friendly as possible a lot more seriously, especially when it comes to the right work/life balance.

It's not just that the Sun is gone from your sign and there's no longer any pressure on Neptune and Chiron in your relationship sector or that Venus is in her last full week in your communication sector that makes this such an important week, it's the fact that they are all working together. As the week progresses and Venus' need to give your heart a voice becomes more urgent, she'll begin moving into a very auspicious angle to both Neptune and Chiron, coming to a head over the weekend. This allows Venus to link in directly to Neptune's dreams and fantasies and to Chiron's healing vibes, creating an opportunity to recapture some of that old magic and to give the past a voice, laying some old ghosts to rest. Having the communication lines open is more important than ever.

There is a real sense of anticipation in the air as already you're aware of just how much things have changed, on both the romantic and relationship fronts. With Uranus, planet of surprise and synchronicity back in your relationship sector, the biggest surprise is likely to be how much the challenges of the past really are behind you and how few buttons are now being pushed. With Jupiter, planet of luck, due to return to your relationship sector next Thursday, things are only going to get better from this point. At the same time Pluto's last 2 weeks in retrograde motion in your romantic sector are a lot better than previous weeks, with past challenges already making way for second chances as both the past and the future come into context.

One of your most important Venus returns in decades is moving into its final stage, just as Jupiter's most important visit to your relationship sector in decades is also moving into its final stage. With Venus, planet of love, due to leave your sign next Thursday, the same day that Jupiter leaves your relationship sector, both are equally urgent. Yet while they were in opposition just a few weeks ago, they're now more likely to be working together for as Venus cements your romantic expectations for the coming year, Jupiter will rely on this to keep your relationship expectations on track. This is likely to see the bar being raised on the personal, romantic and relationship fronts, aware of just how much is now possible. Settling for less is not an option.

Even though Jupiter won't leave your work sector until next Thursday, when he'll return to your romantic sector, already you're more likely to be managing to find the right balance between work and play. With Uranus, planet of surprise and synchronicity, already back in your romantic sector, where he's testing the waters, the biggest surprise is likely to be how few challenges there are this time around. Uranus is already sending a message that it's safe to come back into the water, at the very time that work pressures are easing and things are more likely to be falling into place. This creates both the right conditions and the need to find a balance between work and play that is sustainable over the long run, not just for a few days or weeks.

This is Jupiter, planet of luck's last full week in your romantic sector before leaving next Thursday and as he won't return until January 2011, it's now or never when it comes to getting things on the track you want them to continue on or for taking a leap of faith. All Jupiter really needs before he retrogrades back out next week is that you know what you want from love, that you're willing to commit to making it happen and that you're patient. Already in retrograde motion and not returning until next January, it's the things he's able to set in motion now that can continue to build in the background. Meanwhile Venus' last week in a very social part of your chart is likely to see the planet of love playing matchmaker, putting you in the right place at the right time.

As Venus spends her last full week in a very competitive part of your chart, she's relying on the Moon to provide the right kind of guidance and insight, giving you an authentic sense of what you want and what you're willing to commit to. The Moon will spend the first few days of the week in your romantic sector, giving you your romantic bearings and a clear read on your heart and its feelings and needs. Then at the other end of the week the Moon will spend the majority of the weekend in your relationship sector, giving you an intuitive sense of where things stand on the relationship front, giving you a chance to tap into something authentic. This gives Venus all the insight she needs to create a sense of commitment on both the romantic and relationship fronts.

With the Sun gone from your relationship sector and Venus, planet of love, spending her last full week in a very adventurous part of your chart, there is a much lighter mood prevailing, especially with the challenges of recent weeks behind you. Together with Mars, planet of passion, Venus is encouraging you to move out of a rut and embrace a sense of romantic adventure, knowing that the only one who can make it happen is you. It's not about waiting for romantic adventures to tap on your door, it's about approaching love and your life with a sense of adventure, being willing to put your heart on your sleeve and to make the choices and take the actions that will see you living more in the moment, seeing love as a journey rather than a destination.

What a difference a few weeks makes, with the relationship challenges that had dogged you from September 2007 to the 22nd July 2010 now behind you and a much clearer understanding developing. While Saturn, Mars and Venus have all moved on from your relationship sector you're not yet ready to let the past go, with the Sun and Mercury giving you a chance to put the challenges behind you, seize any second chances and put things on the right path. With the Sun in direct motion and Mercury, planet of communication in retrograde motion for another 2 weeks, you have a chance to give the past a voice and to gain an authentic sense of where you've been and where you're going. The Moon's move into your romantic sector on Friday sets the scene for a romantic weekend.