Venus Retrograde 2013. I'm a few days late getting this information out. The RX started on the Solstice. The stars don't usually hit us in the face with surprises so we get a period before each personal planet retrograde called the 'shadow period'. This is where we get hints from the universe about the theme of the retrograde. The shadow period for this one began on Nov 13th. On the solstice the gentle hints brought hard reality. In general all retrograde planets bring up old issues and then pretty much force us to deal with them. Venus' specialty is love, money, relationships, and art/creativity. Venus is the planet that we use to attract things and people to us. During a Venus RX you can expect people, that you thought were long gone, to show up in your life again in various forms and degrees depending on the level of resolution you and the other party experienced when you parted. This could be an old friend or the dreaded ex. The arena where this occurs depends on where Venus is located in your personal chart. This VRX is located in Capricorn for everyone so authority issues (sample: this could be your boss at work, or if you are the boss it could be highlighting the way you manage things), limitations, hard work and personal responsibility are major themes here. Capricorn and Saturn (its ruler) want you to follow a step by step process to achieve your goals. When a personal planet retrogrades in Capricorn , you have to go back and complete those missed steps. We all have an area of our lives where we are called upon to dance to Saturn's tune. And right now there are a lot of dance lessons going on.
Venus is unique in that it follows a specific cycle. Venus retrogrades every 18 months (in a beautiful lotus blossom pattern). Every 8 years it returns to a sign a few degrees later than 8 years previous. If you go back 8 years to December 05 and January 06 you will see what Venus has you working on in the long term. What comes up during this retrograde will be a work in progress until Venus retrogrades again in another 18 months and changes your focus.
The peak point of this retrograde happens on January 11th (give or take 48 hours either way). If a lot of pressure has been built up in the VRX arena and you have not been dealing with it ,this can be a pretty explosive point. This is the day relationships hit a breaking point, folks get fired, cars break down, your computer crashes and so forth. If enough pressure has been built up in a specific area and no release is in sight this is the day that accidents can happen. So, drive carefully, be extra aware when handling heavy machinery or sharp objects. Try not to schedule things like climbing on top of the house to clean the gutters or standing on a wobbly chair to change a light bulb. Awareness is everything during an RX peak.
Now that the potential for negative outcomes has been embraced, lets look at the bright side of the VRX. For all artists this is a great time for completing projects that have been hanging around unfinished. Venus can be very inspirational and many artists (actors, musicians, dancers etc.) do some of their best work during the retrograde , provided its not a new project . Some of those old relationships that show up can be delightful reunions. Money you gave up on or forgot about can show up in the mail. Be grateful when Venus gives you a gift.
The best use of this energy is to focus on whatever needs to be completed. Try not to start anything new because typically when Venus stations direct, the new thing will just disappear anyway and you will have wasted a perfectly good opportunity to make space in your life for the lovely things that Venus has planned for you over the next 18 months.
PS Retrograde planets love to use stupidity to teach lessons, so please be careful on New Years Eve, make good choices and ...seriously ... watch out for the other guy. Not everyone is armed with this info and crazies will be out in high numbers on this NYE!
SPECIAL NOTE FOR RESIDENTS OF THE PNW:. The shadow period kept threatening us with snow so, there is a good chance that January 11th will bring us a fat snow storm. You 've now been warned and can plan accordingly.
Venus is unique in that it follows a specific cycle. Venus retrogrades every 18 months (in a beautiful lotus blossom pattern). Every 8 years it returns to a sign a few degrees later than 8 years previous. If you go back 8 years to December 05 and January 06 you will see what Venus has you working on in the long term. What comes up during this retrograde will be a work in progress until Venus retrogrades again in another 18 months and changes your focus.
The peak point of this retrograde happens on January 11th (give or take 48 hours either way). If a lot of pressure has been built up in the VRX arena and you have not been dealing with it ,this can be a pretty explosive point. This is the day relationships hit a breaking point, folks get fired, cars break down, your computer crashes and so forth. If enough pressure has been built up in a specific area and no release is in sight this is the day that accidents can happen. So, drive carefully, be extra aware when handling heavy machinery or sharp objects. Try not to schedule things like climbing on top of the house to clean the gutters or standing on a wobbly chair to change a light bulb. Awareness is everything during an RX peak.
Now that the potential for negative outcomes has been embraced, lets look at the bright side of the VRX. For all artists this is a great time for completing projects that have been hanging around unfinished. Venus can be very inspirational and many artists (actors, musicians, dancers etc.) do some of their best work during the retrograde , provided its not a new project . Some of those old relationships that show up can be delightful reunions. Money you gave up on or forgot about can show up in the mail. Be grateful when Venus gives you a gift.
The best use of this energy is to focus on whatever needs to be completed. Try not to start anything new because typically when Venus stations direct, the new thing will just disappear anyway and you will have wasted a perfectly good opportunity to make space in your life for the lovely things that Venus has planned for you over the next 18 months.
PS Retrograde planets love to use stupidity to teach lessons, so please be careful on New Years Eve, make good choices and ...seriously ... watch out for the other guy. Not everyone is armed with this info and crazies will be out in high numbers on this NYE!
SPECIAL NOTE FOR RESIDENTS OF THE PNW:. The shadow period kept threatening us with snow so, there is a good chance that January 11th will bring us a fat snow storm. You 've now been warned and can plan accordingly.
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