Skypatterns Skytalk

Venus, the planet of love, values, cooperation and harmony is retrograde. You’ve probably heard about Mercury Retrograde, but other planets have retrograde cycles as well. About every 18 months, Venus goes retrograde, meaning her transit around the Sun slows it’s normal orbit.

Just what does this mean? Whenever a planet goes retrograde, it is a review period of that planets meaning. Venus retrograde indicates there is difficulty in projecting feelings. There is a reevaluation and a reliving of past emotional satisfactions. The feeling is a lack of emotional fulfillment, which encourages us to review what has worked, and what doesn’t regarding our love, values and relationships.

Venus is in the sign of Scorpio, dredging out the deepest feelings here. Over these weeks, our relationships with women (Venus=Feminine) in partnerships, and our sensitivities will be the source of our growth. These relationships can have a fated quality, deep and rich in give and take, and show us where we stand with each other. Take the time to really review your piece of the puzzle within your relationships, and be ready for transformation.

Every day the planets and luminaries change, making for great moments, and daily challenges. As I sat down to look at the horoscope created by today’s placements, today being October 17th at exactly 9:07 AM, I notice the Sun in Libra is exactly conjunct Mercury and trine the Moon in Aquarius. Today we feel we have the support of our family and of others in our environment for our creative efforts and personal goals, which enables us to act with confidence.We are able to satisfy both our need to be an individual, and our need for caring relationships and a sense of belonging.

We are in harmony within ourselves and are therefore effective individuals. Good day for communicating to those we love!