We are barely out of Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn Retrogrades and Venus enters her Shadow and Yes, we still have Pluto and Neptune Retrograde and I cannot forget, Uranus did just make its Retrograde on August 7th in Taurus, which plays a role in the upcoming months, but Venus, like Mercury and Mars, has a larger personal impact on us because she is so close to Earth; like Mercury and Mars, these three planets have the biggest influence on us as they are swift, bring a rush of chaos and boom, they go direct and everything is back to “normal?” So what do we need to know about the next few months?
Important facts about this Venus Retrograde:
- Venus shadow period begins/enters Rx zone: September 2, 2018, 11:20 PM, at 25°Libra 15′
- Venus stations and turns retrograde: October 5, 2018, 3:07 PM, at 10° Scorpio 50′ Rx
- Venus stations and turns direct: November 16, 2018, 5:45 AM, at 25° Libra 15′
- Venus ends its shadow period/leaves Rx zone: December 17, 2018, 10:28 PM, at 10° Scorpio 50′
Venus will make her journey in her home sign of Libra, prance into Scorpio, saunter back into Libra and then crawl forward and back through Scorpio. Pay attention now to what is happening in your life and with your relationships specifically and your senses from September 2nd through October 5th, when Venus will come to a stop and then slowly creep back to 25 Libra. I point this out because like with any Retrograde, the issues in our lives that we will cover and revisit, clear, then visit once again starts at the Shadow leading up to the actual Retrograde. In this case, Venus starts at 25 degrees Libra and moves to 10 degrees Scorpio; this will be the time period and degrees covered in this transit. I say “pay attention” between September 2nd and October 5th because we have an opportunity to open up to new relationships, discard outworn relationships, indulge in our senses; what turns you on and what turns you off? These are all matters of the heart and Venus is asking us to listen to our hearts right now. This is a great time to truly discover what and who you love and who you do not. Venus is asking us to pursue what and who the heart loves and leave the rest by the side of the road for good.
Know that all of these Retrogrades give us an opportunity to go back, take a look at our lives, current situations, make some tough decisions (sometimes) and then move forward. More often than not, I have clients asking me what to do about certain situations and relationships in their lives that are causing them grief, anger, heartache or pain. These Retrogrades give us the chance to see them for what they are and let them go. But, the masochists within us hold on to them for dear life and suffer and bitch about them. Remember, people and situations come into our lives for Karmic reasons, for Past Life reasons; they are here for a Reason, A Season or A Lifetime, in that order and quantity.
The majority of our relationships will be for a Reason to learn a lesson; those will stay around until the lesson is learned. It may not come from the same person, but similar people offering up the same lesson until we get it through our thick skulls. **CAUTION** Many “Soul Mates” come here to teach us a lesson and then leave. Do not fret, we made that agreement with them lifetimes ago.
Sometimes that lesson needs a Season or a longer period to help us grow and blossom and experience some of life’s beautiful moments. Many times these are Soul Mates that return from a Past Life. Right now, with the Earth in Pisces – the opposite Sign of the Sun in Virgo, we have a huge opportunity for Past Life friends and Soul Mates to join up with us again. Fate and Destiny are playing a major role while the Sun is in Virgo until September 22nd, so keep your eyes, ears and senses (yes, senses) open to spot them. WARNING ***Not all Soul Mates are the loves of our lives*** Soul Mates come in all shapes, sizes, sexes, forms and agendas. They are friends, co-workers, animal companions, lovers, Past Life Mothers, Fathers, Brothers and Sisters, best friends, comrades, teachers. I can energetically feel immediately when I meet someone from a Past Life. I will have an overwhelming reaction to that person before they even speak and I pay attention to my body’s reaction. If I am over taken by passion, they were a lover, aversion usually means they were an enemy. I pay attention because they usually carry out that same Past Life role. As a favorable example of Soul Mates; my best friend in the whole world came into my life in 1990. We became fast friends that grew into such a deep love for each other; deep to the core of my Soul love, there is not anything that I would not do for him. However, we have absolutely no sexual attraction to each other what so ever and now that many miles separate us, I have a constant deep longing to be near him. Maybe we were lovers in another life and that is why??? This is an example of a Season as I we are not physically in each others lives, yet still care for each other and speak now and then. Parental relationships are also for just a Season.
Also, on another note, Twin Flames rarely, if ever, incarnate in the physical realm; they are still on the other side awaiting our return, but that is for another article.
Lifetime relationships are usually, well hell, I do not know. They could be Soul Mates or people settling because they are afraid to be alone? I find that very few relationships are Destined for a Lifetime, but people tolerate more than they should. I am more inclined to think all relationships are either Lessons or Seasonal???
ok, let’s get back to Venus… this, like last year, could be a time of Fate and Destiny. The Veil is very thin, Earth in Pisces, Sun opposing Neptune all line up for a psychedelic trip of the heart. If not a person, we could be falling in love with a place or a taste, a look or a life style. Anything that enhances the senses. Slow down and see if you run into any old Past Life friends coming in as the timing and planetary alignment if ripe for the taking. The Veil has been becoming ever thinner this Summer, so pay attention; our Guides are leading us to something great. Hope for the best, then let go of how it will show up!
Venus will be officially Retrograde for the Biblical 40 days and 40 nights (minus the Shadow). While in Libra, everything that is not Love will be shown to us, when she moves into Scorpio, darkness can ensue. We could become quite randy and sexual, or retreat all together in distrust and hatred. Pay attention to what She does to you as these are Signs of what you need to unleash, heal, revisit or let go of.
Some Scientific fun facts about Venus and the Fibonacci Sequence… It takes Venus 224.7 days to orbit the Sun, the Earth 365 days. When you divide the two, you get the Fibonacci sum of the Golden Ratio 1.61. Kind of Freaky! What I think is really cool too is as Venus and Earth make their way around the Sun, they pass each other in a formation that is like a dance; a Tango if you will. They chase and catch up to each other several times over the course of the year. Now, if you tracked these rotations, they form a flower and her Retrogrades hit to form a 5 Pointed Star, that which is of the Fibonacci Golden Ration. Below is a video so that you can see how pretty it is!
Stay tuned for how the Venus Retrograde will effect each Astrological Sign! xoxo -en-JOY – Kim