Venus Retrograde 2017
March 4 to April 15
Your task is not to seek for love but merely to seek and find all the barriers
within yourself that you have built against it. ~Rumi
Venus is the only planet (besides the Sun and Moon) that does not turn retrograde several times a year. Instead, Venus turns retrograde only once every 548 (or so) days and will be transiting somewhere in your Astrological horoscope. This marks a significant period because it will correlate to a period of time during which you will be inclined to reexamine and reflect on your values, the way you love, and your overall nature of reality.
Relationships, commitments, and finances will likely be on your radar screen now. During the Venus retrograde period you will find yourself reassessing matters of the heart and how you are managing your resources. The intention of this cycle is for you to become aware of dynamics and circumstances that are no longer needed for your desired future. Anything that is counterproductive to your higher purpose or heartfelt destiny should become clear during this period encouraging you to take action when Venus turns direct on April 15.
Current intimate relationships may find one or both partners questioning how they feel about the relationship and wondering if their love or commitment is authentic. Because this cycle in the sign of Aries you will feel called to initiate new and more genuine ways of being in relationship.
On April 2 through April 27 Venus will travel back into the sign of Pisces where she will join the centaur Chiron and square Saturn. This period will provide an opportunity to evaluate and reflect (Saturn) on what may need healing (Chiron) in your life. Contemplate if self-worth, forgiveness, fear of intimacy, etc., need your attention and healing, so you can initiate the possibility of deeper intimacy within your partnerships once Venus moves back into the sign of Aries on April 28.
It is also worth noting that Mercury will turn retrograde on April 9, in the other sign of love – Taurus. Ultimately, Taurus represents self-love. As you may know, retrograding planets provide a suitable time for introspection on where we’ve been and where we are going. Mercury retrogrades can create periods of deep thought in the area signified by the sign that it is retrograding. With Mercury retrograde in the sign of Taurus we have a twofold opportunity to revisit and contemplate how we love others and how we love ourselves.
Venus retrograde periods can bring past lovers into your life and/or a new love that you are karmically destined to be with. This is an important time to be clear in all your communications regarding commitments and financial decisions. Those of you with Aries or Pisces planets in your horoscopes are sure to feel the effects of Aphrodite’s planet the most during this period. However, we can each expect to find ourselves reflecting on the overall nature of our reality. What is working and not working? What is needed or not needed? Where to commit, recommit, or make necessary changes in personal, social, and business relationships? Lastly, are you communicating your needs and values within your important relationships?
Pre-shadow period begins on January 30 (26° Pisces)
Retrograde begins on March 2 (13° Aries)
Turns direct on April 15 (26° Pisces)
Post-shadow period from May 18 (13° Aries)
Copyright 2017 by Linda Kaye
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