Old astrological advice says not to start new love affairs or buy luxury items during the 40 days Venus is retrograde. For the soul, it means to stop looking outside yourself for love; it's a time to be with yourself and decide what you long for in your life. When the planet Venus turns retrograde, the energy of love and connection turns within and we get back in touch with our personal values, our individual sense of beauty, our self-love and our need for love. It's a time for literal solitude as well as inner silence, so we can re-connect with our psyche/soul and re-claim our own deepest truths, which always entails the needs of our heart.
As we all awaken from our patriarchal-induced illusions about life and love, we can use the power of our passion to create the type of life that we've secretly longed for since our birth. As the world resonates with the energies of the Pluto/Uranus square, we have the perfect opportunity to incarnate this divine feminine wisdom for our own sake as well as for the world.
Since Venus retrogrades back through Leo and joins up again with Jupiter in Leo, expect to expand on your heart's wisdom. Both planets square Saturn in Scorpio after it turns direct on August 1-2, so we are challenged to integrate the final intimacy lessons of Saturn's stay in Scorpio. Use Jupiter's curiosity and open-mindedness to help you let go of the past and trust in the future. Let your heart knowledge guide you and open you to new experiences and people. The new story is here to stay. Take what you've learned from the old story and then let all the rest of it go.
The astrological energies of the next few weeks are once again intense. Try to attune to them, especially if you have natal planets involved.
1. July 25 th -- Venus goes retrograde at 1* Virgo. Mars at 2 1 * Cancer squares Uranus at 21* Aries, urging us to find our freedom and express our needs.
2. July 26 th -- Uranus turns retrograde until December 25 th . Time to revolutionize your inner life. Old structures of consciousness crumble, so new archetypal patterns can take hold. Work on your inner life until Winter Solstice.
3. July 31 st -- Aquarius Full Moon at 8* Aquarius-Leo.
4. August 3 rd -- Saturn at 29* Scorpio turns direct and leaves Scorpio behind on September 17-18 th until its next visit in 2042. Saturn returns to Sagittarius to begin his 2 year journey to embody the cosmic laws of life. Saturn tests us to discover our limits, reclaim our authority and become more responsible for our lives and our world as we reform our beliefs about life and our part in it.
5. August 5 th -- Venus and Jupiter unite again at 29* Leo on the powerful star Regulus, the royal star of the constellation Leo . Venus and Jupiter are guardian stars bestowing blessings and Regulus anchors in creative power. As you can see, the possibilities are endless. They also insist that we love ourselves enough to make our own interests a priority, so we can truly love others. Look to the West at sunset for a last look at this beautiful celestial energy before Venus disappears into the Sun's light on August 11 th .
6. Jupiter enters Virgo for the first time in twelve years on August 12 th . Jupiter expands our awareness, develops our curiosity, and fertilizes what we desire to make it grow. In Virgo, Jupiter's energy is turned toward mastery, of ourselves, of our talents, of creation.
The energies keep getting stronger. Waves are flowing through us. It's best to just let them take you where they will and then meet the challenge of where you find yourself.
Walk in the Light,
Cathy
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