Venus is presently retrograde and can stay that means till April 12. Mercury additionally stationed retrograde on March 15.
Since Venus is retrograde lower than every other planet, these intervals are extra poignant and potent. Throughout this ‘backwards’ motion, you possibly can count on a re-evaluation of your pleasures and needs and tweaks to your present relationships. Venus strikes from Aries to Pisces in late March so count on a shift within the affected Venus areas of your chart, with Venus in Aries possible the tougher of the 2 placements.
Mercury is retrograde from March 15 to April 7. Mercury may even transfer from Aries to Pisces throughout its retrograde cycle. When Mercury is retrograde, it’s a nice time for catching up on issues. Mercury is extra at house in Pisces so count on a bit of extra ease throughout this a part of its retrograde motion.
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Present Notes
Venus and Mercury retrograde in Aries
Hello There and welcome to this week’s present.
As we speak we’re going to speak about planets retrograde in Aries – I’ll contact on Venus retrograde in Aries, which began on March 1, and I’ll discuss Mercury retrograde in Aries, which begins March 15.
I hope you’re doing comfortable with the all of the instability emanating from the eclipse. If you happen to’re new and need to know extra in regards to the eclipse, try final week’s episode which is a deep dive on the Virgo Lunar eclipse.
So beginning this weekend we can have two planets retrograde in Aries. That is more likely to imply hitting the brakes, slowing down and a whole lot of rethinking and reassesing.
Let’s atone for Venus retrograde first, then check out Mercury retrograde.
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Okay so let’s check out Venus retrograde.
Venus started her retrograde on March 1, and can proceed reversing via the Zodiac till April 12.
Venus is retrograde the least of all of the planets. Venus goes retrograde each 18 months or so, for about 6 weeks. This can be a potent time for re-evaluation, for questioning what you take pleasure in and who you’re keen on, and for making some modifications so your needs and connections replicate what you discover most enjoyable now.
One private factor I’ve used this Venus retrograde for is reframing a bit of art work that had a body I by no means cherished. Years in the past we went to Greece for my sister’s wedding ceremony and whereas there purchased a beautiful canvas of Santorini. We acquired it framed and mounted once we acquired house however we by no means cherished the body.
For years after I’ve checked out this image I’ve cherished the picture however at all times regretted the body. Lastly, early this month, just some days after Venus went retrograde I took this image to a brand new framer to get it carried out the way in which we’d at all times wished it.
This concept of redoing, fixing, tweaking to do with artwork, magnificence is all a part of Venus retrograde. Now the picture is hung in a extra distinguished place and it makes me smile after I have a look at it.
A particular characteristic about Venus retrogrades is that they return to the identical a part of the Zodiac each 8 years. This implies the present Venus retrograde, taking place partly in Aries and partly in Pisces, reactivates the a part of the Zodiac and your chart that was final stirred up by Venus retrograde in March and April 2017.
Funnily sufficient, 2017 was the yr we purchased this specific piece of artwork!
In 2025, Venus’ retrograde might be largely in Aries, and a bit of bit in Pisces. So I need to break down the distinction right here.
Venus is retrograde in Aries from March 1 – 27. Then Venus might be retrograde in Pisces from March 27 – April 12.
The primary a part of Venus retrograde, the place she is retrograde in Aries, could be perplexing, as Venus is each retrograde and in detriment right here. You might need extra of an unbiased or experimental angle, or discover you need area from folks you often spend plenty of time with.
The second a part of Venus retrograde, the place Venus is retrograde in Pisces, can have a unique feeling all collectively. Right here Venus continues to be retrograde however now she is within the signal of her exaltation. Right here, the questioning and exploring of leisure, pleasure, relationships and wonder continues, however you may discover the method smoother, softer or results in extra therapeutic, restore and reconnection.
Venus retrograde is usually a particular time to withdraw, pull your loving consideration again to your personal coronary heart, and to recollect uncared for loves, hobbies and experiences. It may also be a time of reawakening pleasure and updating or bettering connections with others across the subjects of the Aries and the Pisces components of your chart.
And possibly you too will tweak one thing lovely in your house in order that it actually makes you smile!
MERCURY RETROGRADE
Okay, whereas I may discuss Venus retrograde for days, I did need to rapidly contact on Mercury retrograde in in the present day’s present too.
Mercury will begin its subsequent retrograde on March 15 and can proceed reversing via the Zodiac till April 7.
Like Venus, Mercury’s retrograde might be partly in Aries and partly in Pisces.
In contrast to Venus, the messier a part of Mercury retrograde will possible be when Mercury is in PIsces as that’s the much less clear signal for Mercury.
So the primary a part of Mercury’s retrograde is in Aries, which runs from March 15 – 29. The second a part of Mercury retrograde is in Pisces, and can run from March 29 – April 7.
A fast recap right here – each Venus and Mercury might be retrograde within the second half of March and the early a part of April. The second half of March additionally contains two eclipses. So there’s positively a disorganised, muddled or questioning high quality that’s coming via on many ranges now!
Reversals, delays and modifications in path and focus might be possible.
Mercury’s retrograde can truly assist with catch up – so take into consideration Mercury retrograde as a time to organise, type out or handle unfinished enterprise.
It’s not a great time for beginnings now for a lot of causes, from the retrogrades to the eclipses. As an alternative you may consider this as time for housekeeping and catching up, for spring cleansing and de-cluttering, for submitting and sorting via the overall mess that accumulates over time – stuff in your area, duties or obligations in your schedule – and filter out as a lot as you possibly can.
That may imply ending issues or finalising excellent issues. It’d imply stepping again from obligations you’ve rethought and realise you not want to proceed.
The Mercury retrograde takes on further significance as Mercury can be the ruler of the Virgo eclipse, which reinforces themes of wanting again or coping with the previous earlier than transferring ahead. This might be particularly robust within the remaining two weeks of March
What sort of closure or organising or de-cluttering are you engaged on now? Have you ever acquired an artwork, magnificence or different Venus kind tasks you’re lastly resolving? Let me know within the feedback beneath
Thanks a lot for listening – see you subsequent time!
