Venus and the Dance of Love and Light

Venus and the Dance of Love and Light,

Venus began his Retrograde journey March 1st and will be in this phase until April 12. He is currently exalted in Pisces and will be until May 31. In Vedic astrology known as Jyotish or the science of time and light, all the planets are masculine and the star constellations (Nakshatras) are feminine. Still, we perceive Venus with the feminine attributes of the earthly realm, as the Guru of the asuras or demons. He guides beings from the demonic realms of total material identification, attachment and control to the expression of what is most divine on the material level. Venus epitomizes love, beauty, the highest and most exalted expressions of art and music, architecture, bonds of affection, creativity, devotion and alignment with nature.

Venus turns retrograde less than any other planet, every 18 months. Two weeks after the retrograde position begins, Venus will conjunct the Sun and be invisible from the Earth for 8 days. When he comes back into view he will have turned from the evening star into the morning star. Over the course of 8 years, Venus forms a pentagram, sometimes referred to as the petals of Venus, as it goes through its retrograde cycle. So in this cycle, Venus is invisible for eight days before it emerges and the cycles to create the pentagram also take 8 years to complete.

In numerology 8 is the most mystical and feminine of numbers. In the zodiac, the 8th house is the unseen, the occult, deep mysteries, death and rebirth.

Venus retrograde often symbolizes a time of deepening, purifying and realigning love relationships, including with Self and the Divine. Patterns which limit our experience of unconditional love, freedom, joy, fulfillment and the expression of our highest selves in the physical dimension, pull us back into self reflection and course correction. The conjunct Sun will illuminate this process and as Venus emerges as the morning star, we have the opportunity to also emerge more fully embodied as our infinite selves, transmitting light and love into the world.