by Robert Wilkinson
Venus does an interesting dance with the Sun, and goes retrograde every 8 years in approximately the same span of degrees as 8 years before. So from this time 8 years ago, here’s a foreshadowing of what’s happening now.
Eight years ago on July 25, 2015, Venus went stationary retrograde at 1 Virgo and retrograded back to 15 Leo. That retrograde had an “Inferior conjunction” of Venus RX with the Sun at 23 Leo on August 15, 2015. That was the last Summer Venus retrograde which began in Earth and ended in Fire.
As the current retrograde began at 29 Leo and will retrograde back to 13 Leo, thus beginning in Fire and ending in Fire, we begin a series of six Venus retrogrades in Leo including 2031, 2039, 2047, 2055, and 2063. This is something which hasn’t happened since the run of six Venus retrogrades all in Leo in 1772, 1780, 1788, 1796, 1804, and 1812. So this is an approximately 251 year cycle that repeats.
8 years ago I wrote an article about that Venus retrograde which began at 1 Virgo and retrograded back to 15 Leo. I thought it might be good to revisit some of what I said then, since there are parallels in the span being traversed this time, even if it’s a bit narrower.
… when Venus goes retrograde, it definitely affects everyone’s values, pleasures, love life and other close relationships. When Venus is retrograde, we can find different ways to relate to others, or different ways to image what we like and how we like it. It can bring back old relationships, old memories of relationships, or old relationship patterns updated for the present. Given Venus rules values, it can bring back old value systems for new evaluation, or the return of old memories of things we valued and appreciated in the past.Venus in Leo is in harmony with its Libra quality, but in conflict with its Taurus nature. Since the majority of the time it will be in Leo, it will be very socially productive to its Libra qualities. And, since Leo is the “lower” or waxing square to Taurus, Venus retrograde in Leo will give us a new look at its energy as the “grounding platform of Taurus,” so overall this should be a very productive and stabilizing retrograde period.
Venus retrograde is a great time to reflect on values and relationships. This would include our relationship to money, wealth, and things in general, as well as why we value what we do in our relationships, and whether we're working off of old tapes, old hurts, old attachments, and old aversions in relationships that bear no resemblance to what we're living with today.
A very wise man once said words to the effect that life is painful, but we do not have to suffer. It does take courage, strength, and good will to transcend the tendency to suffer, but in releasing the habit of suffering, we allow our eternal consciousness to express compassion in each moment it witnesses suffering.
So as you move through this Venus retrograde period with its delays, returns, memories and echoes of perceptions of memories, take the time to remember past loves, past likes, past values, and the memory of better times. The square to Uranus can help us get a new sense of our uniqueness, and mobilize on our own behalf, using old difficulties to find new mastery, and using our interactive originality to let go of the old and welcome a bigger picture in future relationships.
The Magic of Venus Retrograde
Venus retrograde in Leo promises us multiple looks at learning to like all things Leo! This will bring beauty or something of value to wherever we have Leo in our charts, and people with significant Leo planets or points will love the fire they’re feeling in their interactions.
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This work examines the psychological dimension of Venus, the spiritual dimension of Venus, and the astrological dimension of Venus. It offers practical techniques for how to attract your heart’s desire, and how to make your relationships more fulfilling by living a Soul-ful life. You’ll find out about why you like or don’t like people and things, why you’ve attracted people in the past and present, and how to attract those who are more aligned with your Soul purpose in the future. A major theme is understanding why Soul Mates come into our lives, and how to know the difference between a Soul Mate and our Twin Flame.
It has chapters on the qualities of each sign’s natural mate, the qualities of Venus in each sign, Venus retrograde, and when crucial choices and changes are made, affecting who we attract in the future. It was written for both astrologers and lay people, and as it has a thousand gems for better relationships, with self, others, and Source, please consider getting your copy by going to the link above! (And when you’re done, please leave a review on Amazon, since it helps the book and all other books on astrology as well!)
A little while ago I gave you three articles about the current Venus retrograde period. For your renewed consideration,
Long Wave Cycles of Venus Retrograde
Astrology in July-August 2023 - Venus Going Stationary Retrograde at 29 Leo
Astrology Class - Venus Retrograde in July-August 2023
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