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The second planet from the Sun, the closest planet to us of beauty and love, Venus is the planet of the so-called “inner circle”, that is, its orbit around the Sun is within the orbit of our planet.
In the motion of planets, there is such a thing as retrograde. Like all other planets, Venus can be retrograde at some point in time. This event cannot be ignored either in elective (timing), prognostic or natal astrology.
What is the retrograde of the planet? Is the planet moving backwards?
The retrograde of the planet is the movement seen from Earth in the opposite direction, the movement backward. Retrograde Venus is Venus moving backwards.
Of course, this is only the motion of the planet visible to us from Earth; in fact, neither Venus nor any other planet in the Solar System is moving backwards, much less stopping. However, astrology is based on a geocentric system, that is, we on Earth observe what is happening in space and draw appropriate conclusions.
The apparent motion of planets from Earth is of great importance, because it is by observing the planets that astrologers make their predictions. If Venus begins to retrograde, it gives a hint that everything related to it begins to slow down, stop, slow down, or turn out completely differently from us we wish.
Content:
The period of retrograde Venus. What is the Venus loop?
The Venus-Sun Cycle
What areas of life will Venus retrograde affect?
The psychological impact of retrograde Venus
The main advantages of retrograde Venus and how to use them?
The main problems of retrograde Venus: tips and tricks
How do you know who is waiting for changes?
Retrograde Venus transit according to zodiac signs
Venus Retrograde 2018 in Scorpio
Retrograde Venus in the birth horoscope
Venus's retrograde periods from 2000 to 2030
Venus retrograde period: how often does it happen and how long does it last?
What is the Venus loop?
Venus goes through the entire circle of the Zodiac and returns to where it was when you were born about once a year, but about once every 1.5 years, we can observe that its movement It slows down, it stops, and then it starts moving… in the opposite direction.
The retrograde of Venus generally lasts about 40 days. Interestingly, when Venus moves backwards, it forms a so-called “loop” when it returns and goes through a certain part of the Zodiac several times.
Also read: Interesting facts about Venus
The loops of Venus, that is, mini-cycles that are formed due to retrograde, can be combined within 8 years into a single cycle. Graphically, this 8-year Venus cycle forms something like a flower. After 8 years, Venus begins to draw a flower again, but with a shift of several degrees.
In 8 years, Venus makes 5 loops and if you connect them with lines, you get a pentacle — a five-pointed star.
The Venus-Sun Cycle
The Venus-Sun cycle lasts as long as the time between two periods of retrograde Venus — just over 1.5 years. From an astrological point of view, this cycle is very important. It begins in the retrograde phase when Venus connects to the Sun. This connection is called the lower one.
When Venus meets the Sun, the Sun, Venus, and Earth line up in a line. At the same time, sometimes there is such an astronomical phenomenon as the passage of Venus across the Sun's disk. The last time we saw this phenomenon was in 2004 and 2012 (two passes on the disc 8 years apart). It takes more than 100 years for this phenomenon to happen again!
At the bottom connection, a new Venus-Sun cycle begins. As this happens during retrograde movement, people begin to review their relationships, value systems, turn more to their feelings and think about relationships with others.
About 9 months after the lower one, Venus meets
the Sun at the top. This time, Venus is already moving forward. At this point, the world needs to demonstrate what has been achieved during this time.
Read also: Everything you wanted to know about Mercury retrograde: what will it bring and how to survive it?
If, at the lower connection between Venus and the Sun, you did not want to reconsider your values and relationships, but you were not satisfied with something, and you did not want to discard unnecessary things, now you will have to It is difficult, because you will see all the disadvantages and will regret not having dealt with the Venusian problems back then.
If you were happy with everything on the lower connection, you felt satisfied with your relationship and financial situation, then with the upper connection everything will be even better. If you work on yourself, revise your values and get rid of unnecessary things at the bottom connection, you'll have the opportunity to see real success at the top.
What things is Venus responsible for, and in which areas should we look for a catch?
If you see on the calendar that Venus is going retrograde, you should pay attention to the following areas where it can bring inhibition or recurring situations:
Love, relationships
All types of unions (personal, business, creative, international)
Beauty and beauty industry
Art
Fashion
Pleasures
Money
Values (tangible and intangible)
When Venus moves retrograde, all these topics become most clearly highlighted and expressed, and certain events may take place in them. This happens when retro Venus touches certain parts of your personal horoscope.
The psychological impact of retrograde Venus
Emotions and feelings during retro Venus are more difficult to control;
Many people experience mood swings and can't really say that they really need and what they like; Some old preferences and desires that you may have forgotten about are
beginning to return;
There is a bad mood, pessimism, spleen;
I want changes, I'm tired of everything, but it's hard to say what changes are needed;
It is difficult to restrain negative feelings such as jealousy, dissatisfaction, mistrust and suspicions.
People often withdraw into themselves and don't want to show their feelings.
The main advantages of retrograde Venus and how to use them?
1. With Venus retrograde, the creative sphere is activated, people begin to look for new creative ideas, try to find creative approaches to different things, and create something new based on the old one. This is especially noticeable among creative people, artists. But others who are not particularly used to being creative feel that it is necessary to use creativity in the domestic sphere.
2. Tastes change, or people prefer to go back to the past: they suddenly remember things they used to like in the past. You can go back to the past in terms of image.
3. Aesthetic standards are being overestimated, beauty and fashion standards are being revised, and old trends are recalled that can be intertwined with new ideas in an original way.
4. They begin to search for a new image and style, experiment with new images (but unfortunately, new images almost never take root).
5. The usual style in the interior becomes boring and somehow you immediately want to change something, at least replace the curtains or hang other paintings on the walls. The design is being revised, people are starting to look for new ways to update the space (you also have to be careful here, as there is a high risk that you will return to your previous one later).
6. When Venus is retrograde, existing relationships are being reviewed: if you were hurt and not satisfied with something, now is the time to change everything. It's good to seize the moment and dot the i's.
WARNING! If dissatisfaction with relationships appears right now, under retro Venus, for the first time, then you should not pay attention to this: most likely, this will pass as soon as Venus becomes straight.
7. With retro Venus, it's very good to go back in time and use it in the present. What is unfinished and forgotten will be completed and completed. This applies more to relationships between people, love, art, creative affairs and financial affairs.
8. With Venus retrograde, you can meet former lovers who you foolishly broke up with and restore relations. If there is something left between you that is unsaid or misunderstood, during this period it is good to seek meetings with people from the past to say everything. As a result, the advantage is that you can clarify important things for yourself, untie karmic knots and get rid of grievances.
9. This is a good time to clarify for yourself some issues related to existing relations. Review them, bring them to a new level, gain more depth, and solve problems.
10. In the days of Venus retrograde, it's very good to break up with unwanted partners (business or personal). During this period, breaks are easier, as partners do not feel so much attached to each other.
11. Redefining past situations on Venus retrograde may eventually lead to the right choices we'll make when Venus goes straight.
The main problems of retrograde Venus: tips and tricks
1. Although the search for new trends in art, fashion and beauty begins, people want to change and redo something, go back to the past, not everything created at this time can remain and be preserved for a long time!
In the future, when Venus goes straight, all this may be reviewed again and then rejected.
Tip: If you want to try something new for yourself, change your style, image, change your art technique, remodel your apartment or change the design, remember that you will soon all this will either have to be returned, or redone again, or even destroyed. Venus in a straight position might open your eyes and what you did on retro Venus, and you might not like it!
2. Any serious experiments with appearance can have irreversible consequences, especially plastic surgery or serious cosmetic procedures.
Tip: Remember that if you want to change something about your appearance, change it only so that everything can be brought back! This is almost impossible with plastic surgery, so plastic surgery in the days of retro Venus is excluded! On retrograde Venus, you can redo failed surgeries, perform repeated surgeries, or continue a series of surgeries (if you did the first one with direct Venus).
3. Returning to former lovers or restoring lost business relationships may not always be beneficial when Venus is retrograde. In most cases, this is just a voluntary decision to make the same mistake.
Tip: If you want to return to your ex right now, think 10 times about whether you really need it? First, remember the main reason for the breakup, and decide whether it is likely to avoid it now? Most of the time, people don't change, and the whole past can come back to you as soon as Venus goes straight ahead.
Come back only when you are sure that you have figured it out and that the reason for the breakup in the past will no longer take place in the future, all the problems have been solved. You can also come back when you've decided to do so on direct Venus!
4. In the days of Venus retrograde, you can permanently ruin relationships if you approach issues incorrectly: strain, pressure, blackmail, and so on.
Tip: Do not sort things out with partners in a raised voice and with big complaints, even if you think you're right. This is especially true if you don't have a goal to break up with your partners. Problems can arise especially acute with the negative aspects of transit retro Venus.
5. A relationship that begins on Venus retrograde has no future.
Tip: If you accidentally meet someone at this time and you really like that person, don't rush to start a relationship with them! You'd better wait for Venus to get out of retrograde motion, and then think about how much you need it. In most cases, interest just evaporates as soon as Venus goes direct!
6. Various beauty pageants, presentations, exhibitions and any advertising campaigns are not successful if they start during Venus retrograde.
7. If you drive yourself into debt with Venus retrograde, they can hang over you for a very long time, it will be difficult to pay off, as the circumstances will not be in your favor: there will be no difficulties only from you, but also from those who lent you money!
Tip: Do not take out loans, do not borrow or lend money.
8. Any big purchases, especially purchases that are directly related to Venus themes (beauty, art, fashion), will fail, you will waste your money, or you will quickly dislike things.
Tip: If you don't have seasonal clothes, but Venus is just in retrograde, it's best to shop in advance. Remember that clothes and shoes purchased at this time may quickly dislike you, or they will quickly fail (shoes will deteriorate, clothes will stain, etc.). Also, don't buy items on sale! At this time, stores are “just waiting” to get rid of low-quality or defective stale goods.
How do you understand that changes are urgently needed for you now?
When you see on the calendar that Venus is expected to retrograde, watch the events that take place during the first stay, the static position that precedes retrograde and usually lasts about 5 days.
If these days you feel a lot of inner discomfort, you are tired of everything, you are not sure about anything, you cannot decide or make a choice, it is clear that you really need changes!
During the static days of Venus, unpleasant events and failures can occur related to the themes of Venus. This is a clear sign that this area needs to change!
For example, the authorities reported a reduction in wages — a sign that they need to change the way they earn money. There was a quarrel with a partner – a sign that the relationship requires a serious review or even a break. The hairdresser raised the price for his services — a sign that you need to look for a new master, that something is wrong, and so on.
There may be many options, but the main thing is to pay attention to events that are directly related to the themes of Venus.
Retrograde Venus: transit
The movement of retrograde Venus according to different zodiac signs: a general forecast
Venus makes loops in approximately the same parts of the Zodiac and almost leaves the rest intact. Its loops move by several degrees every 8 years. Therefore, over time, Venus's retrograde shifts across signs.
At the end of the 20th and early 21st centuries, Venus retrograde falls on its weak signs: Aries, Scorpio, Virgo.
Libra and Pisces
are slightly affected, small pieces at the end of these signs.
Venus also retrograde during this period takes place in the signs Gemini, Leo, Capricorn, where it has neither advantages nor damage — neutral territories.
Let's take a look at what retrograde Venus can bring us by passing through these signs over the next few decades:
Retrograde Venus in Aries (next time in March-April 2025)
If Venus goes retrograde according to Aries, she's incredibly weak. All the qualities of Venus are weak, and the things associated with it are obtained through the stump of the deck, or fail at all.
During this period, it will be very easy to screw up the financial business, enter into an unsuccessful relationship on impulse, and quickly spend money on nonsense. Many people will seek praise and recognition, but it will be more disingenuous and deceptive. Once Venus goes straight, the truth will be revealed, and someone who has been praised and falsely admired will be hurt. At this time, you should not be overly active in Venus's affairs, and if you want to do something, you should carefully consider every step!
Venus Retrograde 2018 in Scorpio
Retrograde Venus in Scorpio (the nearest periods are in October-November 2018 and 2026)
This is a rather difficult period, when many people will experience an acute sense of dissatisfaction with their relationships and financial affairs. There will be a great temptation to drop everything and start from scratch instead of transforming and changing situations within situations.
During this period, it is difficult to reach an amicable agreement: most likely, there will be conflicts and quarrels, which will nevertheless be able to change the situation. On this transit of retro Venus, it is highly undesirable to start a new relationship, which, although it may be passionate and exciting at first, will only bring trouble.
Retrograde Venus in Gemini (the nearest periods are in 2020 and 2028)
On this transit of Venus, meetings are most often with exes, people begin to remember their past, but without a particularly serious dive. You may want to write to former lovers and partners, talk to them, find out their latest news, etc.
In general, the transit of retro Venus according to the Gemini sign will not be particularly stressful, this is the time to remember the pleasant past, overestimate the situations of the past, maybe say those words to your former lover that you didn't say once for some reason.
Retrograde Venus in Leo (the nearest periods are in July-September 2023)
With Venus in Leo, more attention will be paid to love relationships and beauty as a way to show yourself to the world. Although you will want to demonstrate yourself at this time, it will not always work out adequately, without ostentatiousness and comic. Venus retrograde seems to hint that you may consider yourself an ideal of beauty, but not everyone will understand this.
Retrograde Venus in Capricorn (the nearest periods are December 2021 — January 2022; December 2029 — January 2030)
During this period, issues related to finances and material values in general will arise more seriously, because Venus finds herself in a serious Capricorn Earth sign. It would be good to review your financial needs and if you are not satisfied with something, try to change it.
You can seriously review your budget, cut costs in one, increase in another, and distribute everything in a new way. It is also possible that during this period you will want to return to someone's old way of earning money. This is also a good time to completely reconsider your attitude towards the comfort around you.
Retrograde Venus in the birth horoscope
The retrograde position of Venus in the personal horoscope differs from the direct interpretation. First of all, such a person has a different way of expressing feelings, communication and behavior in relationships, but also many other things.
Your tastes and values are very different from the majority, you feel like a black sheep and you don't always like it. But you should remember that you are unique, different from everyone else when it comes to love, relationships, money, tastes, addictions and pleasures, and this is impossible to change or change. Just accept yourself, make friends with your Venus, and enjoy what she gives you!
From the point of view of karma, it is believed that in past lives, a person misused the energy of Venus. For example, he misunderstood love, experienced a lot of experiences, etc. and now, in this life, he finds himself with Venus retrograde, so it is difficult for him to express his feelings or he is afraid of being injured again and hurt in love.
It is for this reason that many owners of retrograde Venus can not enter into a relationship at all for a long time, or they enter into and get burned. And they live alone for a long time again.
A retrograde planet is not at all scary and dangerous, says astrologer infoniac.ru. Moreover, a person can perfectly use its functions and properties. He may be fairly wealthy or have happiness in his personal life. It all depends on many indicators, the position of this Venus in the horoscope, the level of development, the ability to use what the birth chart offers, and so on.
But in general, there are several features that distinguish retrograde Venus in humans:
The love sphere for such a person can be unpredictable; events in it can go against expectations, habits and canons.
Love and relationships are usually a difficult area of realization for a person, although he may be very thirsty for love and strive for relationships, everything will not be very easy for him.
A person often tends to roll back in love areas, for example, break up with partners, then return to them, constantly change their mind about relationships, change their mind about relationships loved ones and your feelings.
Even if there is no return to the ex, a person tends to transfer many things in his former relationship to new ones. He mentally constantly returns to his past, compares, reevaluates, changes his mind. That is why, because of these comparisons, it is sometimes difficult for him to start a new relationship if the past failed.
If Venus is retrograde in your horoscope, the period when it begins to go retrograde in transit is important to you. You will feel this transit like no one else, it is close and dear to you, and you are well acquainted with it. Now you can get what you've been deprived of for a long time.
If you felt that other people, but not you, have received something important and valuable for you over the past 1.5 years, now the situation will change! You will finally be able to express your feelings correctly, make the right choice, meet nice people, make a profit or start a creative project.
During Venus retrograde, there will be a party on your street!
Venus's retrograde periods from 2000 to 2030:
2001: March 09 (Aries 17°44) to April 20 (Aries 1°27)
2002: October 11 (11°37 Scorpio) to November 21 (Scorpio 0°3)
2004: May 18 (26°8 Twins) to June 30 (9°38 Twins)
2005: from December 24 (1°28 Aquarius)
2006: until February 03 (16°1 Capricorn)
2007: July 28 (Virgo 2°57) to September 9 (16°36 Leo)
2009: March 7 (Aries 15°27) to April 18 (Pisces 29°12)
2010: September 08 (Scorpio 13°14) to November 19 (Libra 27°39)
2012: May 16 (23°59 Twins) to June 28 (7°29 Twins)
2013: from December 22 (28°59 Capricorn)
2014: until February 01 (Capricorn 13°33)
2015: July 25 (0°46 Virgo) to September 6 (14°23 Leo)
2017: March 4 (Aries 13°09) to April 15 (Pisces 26°55)
2018: October 5 (10°50 Scorpio) to November 16 (Libra 25°15)
2020: May 13 (21°50 Twins) to June 25 (5°20 Twins)
2021: from December 19 (26°29 Capricorn)
2022: until January 29 (11°05 Capricorn)
2023: July 23 (28°36 Leo) to September 4 (Leo 12°12)
2025: March 1 (Aries 10°50) to April 13 (Aries 24°38)
2026: October 3 (Scorpio 8°29) to November 14 (Libra 22°52)
2028: May 10 (19°41 Twins) to June 22 (3°11 Twins)
2029: from December 16 (Capricorn 24°01)
2030: until January 29 (8°45 Capricorn)
