Venus Retrograde

Beauty, love, romance, a wonderful dalliance. Venus, the Planet of Love, involves all these pleasing things as well as partnerships, the arts, charm and delightful luxuries. This week the Planet of Love, which has been retrograde since July 29, once more enters Leo, possibly creating some complications on the love front for us all. Just as Mercury retrograde has the potential to confuse communications, Venus retrograde can complicate romance and relationships. When we talk about a planet in retrograde, we mean that the planet appears to be moving backward. Actually, the planet is still moving forward in orbit around the Sun and only appears to slow down and travel backward. With Venus retrograde, relationships may start to turn backward just like the planet. As a result, making relationship decisions, commitments or major changes is not advisable when Venus is retrograde. When a planet is traveling retrograde, it will hit the same point, or degree of each sign, two or three times. Venus has been moving back and forth between Leo and Virgo. Venus moves back into Leo this week on August 15. What does this mean for us? While Leo can be theatrical and dramatic, Virgo seeks perfection. Putting these two influences together with the Planet of Love, the result could be dramas and traumas in relationships. Trivial details, like forgotten anniversaries, could swell into significant issues. People may find themselves seeking perfection in their relationships, not getting it and then responding dramatically, a combination which could cause problems. Those born under the signs of Leo and Virgo may be particularly affected by this planetary movement. Leos in love may be feeling a certain niggling feeling in their relationships and Virgos born in August may be no strangers to recent relationship issues. However, on September 11, Venus moves direct, restoring relationships back to their normal course. Explore the influences further by finding out your Venus sign and sharing with us your thoughts on relationships on our message board.