Venus Retrograde in Leo
On July 22nd, Venus stations retrograde at 28°36’ Leo and will remain retrograde until September 3rd where she will station direct at 12°12’ Leo.
Venus represents our wants and our needs, our feelings of self-worth, what we want from social connections, and our ability to take in all of what life offers. When she stations retrograde, this is going to be a time of inner personal development, where we will be reassessing what our true needs are and what we truly value, asking if what we want is in alignment with what we need to make our lives feel more fulfilling. As we grow and evolve through life, it’s natural for our values to change as well, so this retrograde will be a time to go over what you have brought in and decide if those things are still meaningful for you.
This is also a good time to evaluate if you are attracting people or other things based on values that don’t reflect who you are anymore. Are you so caught up in society’s expectations and definitions of what is attractive or has value, that you’ve lost touch with your own values of what you truly want? Do you know what you want? When we deeply know ourselves, we also know what we want. Our heart’s desire can be like the compass that guides us back to ourselves, so when we know what we want, we know who we are. The purpose of this retrograde period is to guide you back to your heart, to help you get in touch with your truest desires, to help you discover what really matters to you.
When Venus retrogrades, this is an opportunity to reevaluate where you are in life, and how your values are reflected through your feelings of self-worth, your relationships, and other valuables. As you reassess your relationships, adjustments can then be made based off of what brings value to your life. So sometimes this can bring up old issues and can be a time to deal with issues from the past that have not been completed or resolved, taking care of any unfinished business before being able to move on. Then you can ask yourself if your relationships reflect your current level of self-worth. Are you attracting people or experiences to fill your personal needs? Or have you attracted relationships who fill space in your life but leave your heart feeling empty?
This is a time to really strip away the glamours society deems attractive, and look inside to find your true inner beauty. Apart from social norms, what do you want? What do you find valuable? Take time for yourself away from social pressures to really go within and deepen that relationship with yourself. It’s easy to get caught up in society’s expectations that we lose touch with our own values, so go easy on yourself. Use this time to begin to weed out those things in your life that no longer represent what you want and that no longer reflect your worth.
Really make the most out of this time to review and assess, look at your life and ask yourself if this is what you truly want? Does it still hold value for you? When she stations direct, things will be more clear. Remember, use this time to reevaluate, analyze, and review, really going within. It’s not a time to take action or make any final decisions as anything done during a retrograde will likely have to be gone over again.
