Venus Retrograde

About every 18 months, the planet Venus appears to stop in her progress across the zodiac and “back up” for forty days, a period known as “Venus retrograde.” While the effects of Mercury retrograde are pretty well known (click on the link if they’re not known to you), fewer people are aware of what goes on when Venus retrogrades.

First, Venus rules love and relationship, partnerships of all kinds, our sense of beauty, and also our values and valuables. When she is retrograde these areas of life tend not to move forward, so, for example, it isn’t the best time to begin a new romantic relationship. Existing relationships generally aren’t adversely affected by Venus retrograde, but it wouldn’t be a great time to get engaged or married.

Venus retrograde is known as a time when we’re more likely to run into old friends and lovers, and also when we may find things of value which we had forgotten about or had lost. The underlying theme is becoming reaquainted with something or someone of value.

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