Coping with the Cosmic Weather– Venus is Retrograde– Oh My!
The planet Venus, which looks like the brightest “star” in the sky appears to travel backwards from our earthly perspective. This is called retrograde motion, and lasts from March 4th to April 15th, 2017, roughly 6 weeks. AND the good news is, once we get thru this period, we won’t have to face this aspect again for another eighteen months.
During this period it will seem that Venus the goddess of Love is on vacation… and it is hard to experience Love and Beauty.
Venus de Milo, statue of Venus the Goddess of Love
It will seem that many are dis-satisfied with so many things, and folks will find themselves to be more emotional than usual.
If you are married you might want a divorce… if you are gay you could consider going staight, if you live in Hawaii you might think about moving to the mainland, and if Jewish there might be a chance you would consider Catholicism. If you are a stockbroker, you might feel it is time to leave the fast lane and be a bum for awhile.
Doesn’t matter who you are or what you are doing, you tend to be unhappy with your lot!! Knowing this period of dis-satisfaction has a beginning, middle and an end, does help us get through it! I guess that is why I study this stuff… as I am always trying to peek into the future, and then make it better.
Venus has slipped into Retrograde motion. As a path forward, simply put… if you know there is a blizzard on the way it is not time for a road trip. Same is true of Venus Retro… for me it is more of a time of introspection than a time to seek adventure or rush to social engagements.
During this time folks tend to be dis-satisfied with their lives. WARNING: This is NOT a time for major changes as the unhappiness is temporary. Do not change jobs, friends, where you live or make major changes!! And if you do, you very well might regret it.
This influence is very strong and folks can become emotionally unbalanced feeling vulnerable and emotional. So I will pray more, chant more, affirm more, focus on spiritual literature, experience the abundance of Nature– and emphasize the beautiful and the positive.
I encourage you to stay in your spiritual center. One affirmation I like is “Centered in the Peace and Love of God, everything else is fleeting transitory illusion.” The 91st Psalm and the 23rd Psalms can be useful for bringing grace, centeredness and hope.
Find a prayer, spiritual affirmation or positive focus that works for you, and center yourself in it– if and when you are rocked by the challenge of the waves of Venus Retrograde. Meditation and prayer and perseverance can help you get through it all.
VENUS Retrograde survival plan: IF YOU CAN: 1) this is not a time for major changes… keep your job, your friends, and your location the same if you can possibly help it. 2) know that this aspect has a beginning, a middle, and an end… keep plodding through it. 3) Have an awareness that the last week of Venus Retro is combined with the first week of Mercury Retro… a time for introspection not inter-action 4) be patient and forgiving with yourself and allow yourself to be internally sensitive and vulnerable—while shielding this side from others. 5) Minimize social engagements and taking on tasks, except as necessary. 6) Pray, be centered within, and turn to the Divine, as much as you can!!! and 7) Accept Divine Grace and wear it as a shield. AND Be AWARE that Mercury turns RETRO AGAIN (April 9th to May 3rd, 2017) for the double whammy effect!! Use caution! Be Light!
until next time, your Maverick Astrologer, Swami Shazzamy Salami
