Your Venus Retrograde Roadmap

Key Themes, Practical Tools + Horoscopes for Venus Rx in Aries/ Pisces

I was hoping to send this a few days earlier, but it’s been a rough week over here with a bout of the norovirus ripping through my household. At first I thought it skipped me, then I got cocky and let down my guard, and it came for me at last🫠 Sleepless nights, cleaning, laundry and sickness were not my expectation for Mars stationing direct, but here we are in the Mars shadow period. But March has big astrology all month long, so let’s dive in!

This week, Mars begins to pick up speed, and Venus stations retrograde. As we gain momentum in one area, we slow down in others. This month is one of endings and new beginnings, a season of change, growth and opportunity.

THE DETAILS:

Venus stationed retrograde on March 1st at 7:36pm EST at 10° Aries and will remain retrograde until April 12th, giving us about 40 days of review in the area of your chart that contains both Aries and Pisces.

First, let’s talk about Venus 🌹 :

Venus is the planet of love, beauty, and abundance. Venus rules your relationships, desires, and creativity. A feminine energy, Venus attracts what she wants. It’s not about needs, productivity and work, Venus blooms and the bees come running🌷🐝. Venus is passive, which, in my experience, can be hard for us to embody. Patriarchal norms teach us how to do more, be more, habit stack and work hard, but Venus says, relax and receive.

Venus in Aries ❤️‍🔥

Venus is considered in its detriment in Aries, meaning it doesn’t do well in this sign. Aries is ruled by Mars, the opposite of Venus, so there is tension, friction and heat in this dynamic. But don’t despair! No placements are perfect, and I have Venus is Aries in my birthcahrt, and I am not doomed to a life of shitty relationships. But it is an area where I need to work harder to feel at ease. This tension and friction provides the impetus for growth and healing.

Venus in Aries is spicy, aggressive and honest. An energy that is quick to fall in love and quick to move on. An energy that can be frustrated, impatient and even combative. But it is also passionate, bold and courageous. Fiercely protective of themselves and others, and not afraid to be the first to jump in and start something.

Astrologer Alice Sparkly Kat says of Venus in Aries, “Venus in detriment is a Venus that feels like it has to prove its own acceptance. It’s a Venus that doesn’t feel normal. It doesn’t feel like it can be in a normal relationship living a normal life. It’s a Venus that feels like it has something to hide—and that something that Venus hides is the self.”

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Are we living in a David Lynch film?

Ego and Imposters

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What Venus Retrograde in Aries means for you:

The key phrase for Aries is “I am” and it rules our sense of autonomy, independence and ego. During this retrograde, you may find yourself reviewing your role in relationships from the past or your sense of autonomy in any dynamic - whether it’s with lovers, friends, work, money, etc.

Venus was last retrograde in this sign 8 year ago: from March- April 2017. Think back to this time period and look at any of the above areas of life. A few sample questions to ponder: What were you working on? Were you beginning anything? What were your finances like? Did you have any creative projects? What was your sense of self worth and confidence like at this time? What relationships were a focus?

Key themes:

No matter if you are working on relational issues, money mindsets or creative collaborations, I think the key theme for this Venus retrograde is cultivating confidence. This is a great time to dig into any insecurities that have been holding you back from really doing the thing. Is there a business you want to start? A creative endeavor you’ve told yourself you’re not talented enough for? A friendship or partnership you’d love to be in but are too afraid to ask?

Aries is the bold risk taker, they LOVE to initiate things! Let this Venus retrograde in Aries help you to disrupt patterns, blocks or beliefs that have kept you feeling insecure, jealous and competitive.

BUT WAIT, THAT’S NOT ALL!

On March 27th, Venus shifts back into Pisces! Shifting the tone from spicy, bold and passionate Aries to creative and emo Pisces. Venus ends the retrograde tour at 24° Pisces on April 12th - giving us time to decode our love language and get down to the root of the problem!

While Aries is all about new beginnings, Pisces is all about endings. This Venus retrograde will surely help us close one chapter and begin the next.

In Aries, we get clear on what we want to start, but then we need to go back to Pisces to close the portal and tie up loose ends. The next 40 days may feel a bit like an incubation period for our projects, or liminal space in our relationships, but trust that necessary and needed changes will become clear as this transit progresses.

While Aries will help give us the courage to make bold moves, Pisces can help us uncover the emotion behind our desires and tap into our creative potential. This Venus retrograde can help us to embrace and soften some of our hard edges, to take our desires seriously and to see the places and spaces in our lives that need a little love, beauty and dare I say pleasure. In a hard world, it can be really revolutionary to be soft and sweet - let this Venus retrograde help you try.

Practical Tools for witches and bad bitches:

Listen, we all new know Venus in Aries is bad bitch energy. On the outside they are sharp, (sometimes brutally) honest, fiercely independent, aggressive go getters. They aren’t afraid to raise their voice, express their anger and go boldly for what they want. But on the inside, they are soft and mushy just like the rest of us. And what they most need is love, to know they have nothing to prove, and that they are just as worthy of sweetness and beauty as anyone else.

❥This month, level up your self care / self love game like never before. ❦

Insecurity comes from a lack of self trust. So SHOW UP for yourself this month. Get clear on what you want, what you desire and take it really seriously.

It’s so easy to brush off our desires, or worse, to not even notice them to begin with! Especially when it feels like the world is on fire, it can feel like our wants are selfish and petty. But we have to remember that we are not here to be perfect, productive humans 100% of the time. You don’t have to dedicate all of your life to saving the world or being a good person.

I truly believe that allowing ourselves the time and space for our joy, pleasure and ease, helps us to stand up and do better in all other areas of life.

Get to know yourself a little better this Venus retrograde, give yourself some space to truly dream. Have the courage to look at the shadows that pop up when you do - the voices that tell you all the reasons why you couldn’t or shouldn’t do (fill in the blank), and dare to deny them any validity.

Let yourself know that you are worth and deserving of your desires by actively pursuing them in your life every single day. In big and small ways. It doesn’t have to be huge. One hour per week for a date with yourself. 10-30 minutes per day to do something creative or relaxing.

When we take our desires seriously and act upon them, we gain our own self trust.

❧This transit has the potential to uncover some of your deepest desires. If you’d like to take a closer look book a session with me and we will do a deep dive together! ☙

This is just the beginning! Later this month, Mercury move into Aries and stations retrograde as well! March holds lots of astrological events, so stay tuned for all the details. Below, I’m going to help you decipher how to apply this Venus energy to your specific chart, and give you a tarot reading to reflect upon over the next 40 days.