Still under the shadow of Mars’s retrograde and Venus is already preparing for her own retrograde period in Gemini. every 18 months Venus is turning back for a 40 days of inner journey to contemplate and observe our relationships with ourselves and with others.
This retrograde is occurring in a very meaningful time. in the background we have applying aspect of Uranus to Pluto, Eclipses season is coming soon, and include this time a rare transit of Venus over the Sun. all this is giving a more potent and dramatic meaning to this journey. everything is emphasized and we can expect many beginnings,endings and dramas with our relationships and material possessions and resources.
When Venus is in her retrograde period we have an opportunity to observe ourselves, our habits, what are we attracting in relationships, friendships and partnerships. many times we will find ourselves re experiencing relationships from the past or familiar habits and patterns, so we can release them and learn new ones. we can learn new things about ourselves or to dive deeper in our inner work with themes like self appreciation and love, how we use our sexuality (lower chakras), desires and senses and look in a different way about the way we are creating and living contacts with others. are we feeling satisfied and we don’t have to be dependent on our partner? the inner side of Venus is operating our sense of self worth and to rediscover ourselves all over again.
Venus will begin her retrograde period on May 14 with a trine to Saturn and a square to the Moon in Pisces. she is also the ruler of Saturn in Libra, and these aspects are helping us to find out if we are willing to commit to our relationship, to be courageous and get over our fears and judgments about letting a partner be a bigger part of our life. Because Venus is in Gemini, we can also find new and improved ways to communicate with others, and to practice honest and elevating and conscious communication.
Venus in Gemini needs to know who she is by watching and learning from her surroundings. she is always expecting others to direct her and will always evaluate herself through others. her sense of self and self worth comes through comparing and checking that what she does is like what others are doing. when it comes to relationships, she can be very open and not judgmental, and will not discriminate others on the basis of culture, race, religion etc. she will be the one to have partners that are not necessarily from her immediate familiar environment or background.
But it is very important for Venus in Gemini to find her inner voice and truth, because she can completely get lost in all the information that she collects and try to live. it’s not really her own, and so the danger is that she is not really involved in her own life. she doesn’t know what are her needs or passions, and need to go inside and search for herself without fearing to lose control or to be lost.
During the retrograde period, we will have the opportunity to explore these themes in the specific area in our chart that
Venus will retrograde in. we will need to rethink and observe all the information that surrounds us, is it good for us, is it part of our truth and value system. We will also learn to listen more to our own voice and intuition and to get a new perspective on the way we relate to others and what we attract. because it’s a retrograde time, old patterns can pop up with new or well known people in our live. Ex partner coming back, meeting with people from our past, or a new and exciting meeting with someone new. this can be a very potent relationship, no matter how long it will last. also meeting people from other countries, cultures or lifestyle is very possible.
Evolutionary speaking this time in our life can help us understand others point of view but still be in our center. we learn to manage better our relationships and resources, to do things differently this time and to think what we really need right now. we can close many circles and move on to have a healthier communication with our partners.
On June 5/6 (depends on your time zone) will be a rare transit of Venus over the Sun, a Venus eclipse. this is a major event that can accelerate the above themes and also encourage breakups or fresh new beginnings. also our financial world can go through some ups and downs at this time, and world economy can be very fragile and changeable.
Important times during the retrograde of Venus:
April 12 Venus is entering the degree where she will later turn to direct. it’s the beginning of the shadow period.
April 15 Venus will be stationary and then move Rx at 23″59 Gemini
June 5/6 is the exact Eclipse at 15″44 Gemini
June 28 Venus will turn direct at 7″29 Gemini and will start a new cycle
August 1 Venus will leave the post shadow degrees
