Venus has been traversing the deep waters of Scorpio, the most intense sign, for a few weeks now and has brought more passion and intensity to your relationships. Scorpio obsesses over authenticity and in this transformative sign, Venus seeks to change your relationships for good. This added intensity galvanizes the positive connections in your life and doesn’t hesitate to cut off loose ends and toxic people. To really kick things into high gear, Venus also goes retrograde on Friday, October 5 EST, starting a cycle that lasts approximately 40 days.
Venus is the planet of love, beauty, pleasure, and money. When it goes retrograde, its energy is turned inwards, compelling you to examine your relationships much more closely and preparing you for some big changes. Venus also goes retrograde the least out of every planet, so every year and a half when it does goes retrograde, it’s especially noticeable and chaotic-feeling.
As you probably guessed, it's generally not a great time for any shaky relationships. Venus retrograde pushes you to look at what was working well in your old relationships, and what caused you and your ex(es) to part ways. How has your behavior changed in your relationships? Weird, coincidental repeats of past behavior in your relationships happen so you can answer these questions for yourself, and a common theme of Venus retrograde is ex-lovers and old friends coming back into your life. Giving and receiving love feels more difficult now, and you might find yourself falling out of love as you realize that your wants and needs in your relationships have changed, or just aren’t being met.
Venus in Retrograde is not about exes — it’s about you. how you value yourself, your time, your energy. exes will only show up if they need to mirror something to you ABOUT you.
New relationships or new jobs are NOT favored by this astrology! Since your ideas around love are being challenged and transformed during Venus retrograde, you might find that today’s “love at first sight” becomes your worst nightmare in a few months. Your finances or career might also be in trouble, since Venus rules over money, too. A new job or investment opportunity can sound promising, but triple-check the fine print before signing up and do your research so you're not saddled doing something you hate.
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Someone I know received a call from the love of their life from 30 years ago it doesn’t get any more Venus retrograde than that!!!
Venus retrograde, like all of the other planet’s retrogrades, sounds daunting at first! The astrological weather all year has been centered on maintaining healthy relationships, cutting off those who no longer serve you, and clearing out old baggage from the past. Venus stays in Scorpio until Halloween (spooky!) and then spins back into Libra until it ends its retrograde cycle on November 16. For a few weeks, you feel congenial and lighthearted again, enjoying refreshed, pleasant relationships after this retrograde forces your unhealthy contacts to exit stage left.
At the end of the day, Venus’ mission is to feel pleasure, love others, and enjoy time with other people, even during a retrograde. The next six weeks can feel like ripping off a band-aid, but remember that it’s expediting the process towards having happy and healthy relationships! Venus re-enters Scorpio on December 2, providing you an opportunity to strengthen these new connections and solidify your love life and social life. And Scorpio’s transformative vibes leave you with a brand new idea of how you view relationships and more clear definition of your wants and needs from others.