The Magic Of Venus – Venus Retrograde

by Robert Wilkinson

Here’s another installment from my new book The Magic of Venus: Friendships, Soul Mates, and Twin Flames. Because there’s a lot of confusion about how to attract more ideal relationships, this book reminds readers that with time and focus, we can attract perfect Soul Mates who will lead us to our Twin Flame!

As offered before, The Magic of Venus is the most comprehensive book ever written on how our inner Venus shapes all of our relationships, blending astrology, psychology, and spirituality so we can create more fulfilling relationships. It offers both psychological and astrological reasons for what we like and why we like it. The first part of the book explains key factors in healthy relationships where we explore why we attract certain types of people until we change our focus to attract people who will like and love us and how our family and culture influences our likes when we’ve young.

There’s a section on the six ultimate Archetypes, where we explore “the Lover” archetype examine what a healthy Lover looks like. This book opens the reader to a greater view of relationships, and how to elevate our self-awareness so we can attract the best people for us, whether friends, romantic partners, or our ideal mate. It’s both a reference book and a work with wisdom gleaned from a lifetime of relationships and exploring the essentials of healthy relationships.

The second part of the book describes the qualities of Venus in each sign, as well as the qualities of each sign’s archetypal mate. There are chapters on Venus retrograde, important astrological factors in compatibility, marriage charts, and the timing on who we meet and what that means, and affirmations for each Sun/Venus combination for centering the focus on attracting more perfect life relationships.

The book was written for both astrologers and non-astrologers. Even those with little or no understanding of astrology will benefit from what’s offered. I have no doubt it will open the door to your imagination and ability to find perfect friendships, make the most of the Soul Mates you’ve met or will meet, and help you understand your mythic hero’s journey in the realm of relationships. It is a book with countless gems for your consideration, and whether imagining what your ideal mate might be like, or imagining what a better partner might be like after learning the last one wasn’t your Twin Flame, this is the book for you!

I believe a special feature of The Magic of Venus: Friendships, Soul Mates, and Twin Flames is the chapter explaining the difference between Soul Mates and Twin Flames. While we have many Soul Mates, we have only one “Twin Flame,” or “Divine Other.” Soul Mates help us bring forth our Soul and the greater love we ARE. That’s why some of them break our hearts, but always point the way to more fulfilling, loving, and wise relationships in the future. When you read the chapter, you’ll understand that all your difficult relationships in the past brought forth your heart and Soul, and you’re now a wiser person with better relationships ahead.

Because I did this with Saturn: Spiritual Master, Spiritual Friend to help introduce people to some gems in that work, I’m doing the same with this book over the next few weeks. The Magic of Venus is guaranteed to help you become a stronger, more loving human Being on your own terms, recognize potential problems in relationships, and discover ways to turn all that is difficult into more fulfilling life adventures. The ebook will be available sometime in late April or May.

For your consideration, a few paragraphs from Chapter 9. We'll explore bits of other chapters in future posts.

When we have natal Venus retrograde, while the Venusian sign experience will be the same as if Venus were direct, the retrograde indicates that a) the Venusian function will be turned inward, seeking within the self what may only be known through external interactions, or b) the affectional nature will be constantly comparing what it likes and what it captures against what it did or didn’t like in the past or what it could or couldn’t capture in the way of a perceived ideal relationship.

Venus retrograde may lead a person to try to find love and affection in ways which resemble the past, even if that past isn’t consciously or correctly imaged due to it being a past life pattern. In these cases, this life becomes a challenge to review why that person likes what they do, or why they have doubts about what they like and why they like it.

A natal Venus retrograde may also indicate a love or like which was formed in early life when the person was there and then they suddenly disappeared or left without explanation. And because of the delay factor in all retrogrades, a person with natal Venus retrograde may want something which they don’t get until long after they wanted it, setting up inner questions about if not then, why now?

This brings us to a crucial factor in natal retrogrades, which is when they go direct by progression. In astrology, there are only four possible ways to have a planet retrograde, those being:

1) The planet was retrograde when we were born and it will stay retrograde through our lives;
2) The planet was retrograde when we were born and it will go direct at some point in our lives;
3) The planet was direct when we were born and it will go retrograde at some point in our lives and stay retrograde for the rest of our lives;
4) The planet was direct when we were born and it will go retrograde at some point in our lives and then go direct at a later point in time.

The majority of us have planets which fit at least one of these possibilities. Only progressed Mercury or Venus can be direct at birth, go retrograde by progression, and eventually go stationary direct after a number of years. Mars does this only for those who live to an advanced age.

For most people with Venus retrograde at birth, eventually it will progress and go direct in motion, marking a time in life when many things which were directed inward or to the past will turn outward and be more current in its expression. These people are given a great blessing, since the Venus-ruled areas of life which were slow, confused, or introverted in relationships will begin to feel easier to navigate due to Venus making a pass over a familiar span of degrees.

If natal Venus is direct at birth and goes retrograde by progression, it’s also indicative of a two-step process, where the person experiences the direct impressions of Venus before needing to reflect, go inward, or see how those Venusian experiences are related to the past. If it happens early enough in life and the person lives long enough, it will at some point go stationary direct much later in life.

You can use the links above to go to amazon and get your copy! Or if you prefer, go to your local bookstore and order one. This book is unique, and whether you’re an astrologer or someone interesting in knowing how to attract more ideal friendships and potential partners in your life, by the time you’ve finished the last chapter, you’ll already be attracting different people than before you started.

All blessings to Venus, showing us who and how to love!

© Copyright 2022 Robert Wilkinson

Comments

[Damien Ruud]

Very interesting about Retrograde Venus, Robert! I have Natal Venus Retrograde in Aquarius in the 9th House. I've noticed the aspect of the Internalization of what would be a normal Direct Venus in my earlier life (I'm 40 now) but checking my Progressed Chart my Venus is now direct in the sign of Capricorn and many of my Current platonic relationships fit this archetype. Love relationships and even finances right now suggest an incomplete or affected Venus function which will definitely have me reading this book to heal or make more complete Venus and her presence in my life. Thank you for sharing!! D.