Venus and The Astrology of these Times

How is everyone feeling? With the Venus Retrograde just about 2 weeks away on October 3rd, Chiron, Uranus, Pluto, Saturn, and Neptune all in Retrograde it may feel like we are pushing against some big energies, like things are not going our way, like the seeds we have planted are growing hella hella slow.

So, the invitation is not to keep pushing and exhausting ourselves. It is to relax into these energies and allow things to be slow. Why does slowness feel like such a danger, especially in this 3D realm ran by the oligarchies? Because it is intentional. They want us to be in a constant state of survival mode. But what if the medicine of these retrogrades is to invite us back into:

Slowness

Back into connection with our bodies

With Spirit

With the Divine Feminine

With Each Other

With Love

With Faith?

These are the energies that I hope to bring you back to during this Venus Retrograde virtual gathering. I will briefly be sharing why this transit is so significant, where it can be influencing each of us the most, and what it may be preparing you for. But most of our time will be spent in ritual space, as I take us on a drum journey through the 7 gates, to remember, reflect, release and return. So that you can build this intimate relationship with Venus and understand how she is trying to aid and guide you during these times.

I want to share vulnerably what I am already feeling for myself. As I mentioned in a previous email, the last Venus Retrograde was 18 months ago, and it happened in Pisces and Aries. For me, Pisces and Aries are in my 7th house of relationships and my 8th house of shared resources. At the time I felt like she came after my relationships and shared resources, but now I understand she was helping me bring things back into balance in my life. Especially because she went retrograde and has then been in the underworld as Evening Star. As Evening Star she has been helping me face the shadows in these 2 areas of my life. And as uncomfortable and painful as it can feel sometimes, the lessons I have been integrating here have been so beautiful and powerful, and I realize now have been helping me come back to Unconditional Love.

So, this time around as she goes into Retrograde in Scorpio and Libra, which are in my 2nd house of money and values, and my 3rd house of Communication and Childhood memories… I feel more equipped. Is it easier? Lol.. nah! But it is helpful, because when I feel that panic come in, I remember, this is part of the Venus Retrograde Lesson. When I start to worry about my finances and the Fear of Lack gets triggered, I remember she is inviting me back to enoughness, and trust. And with my 3rd house of communication being triggered, I feel myself all over the place, and highly insecure about how, where, when, and with who to communicate with. Then I realize what is going on out there in the ethers, and I can come back to Loving myself through it. I can access Faith and Hope, knowing that soon, Venus will come out of Retrograde and return as Morning Star. And she will return from her journey through the Underworld as Evening Star, with all of the Medicine and Love she needs. More secure and confident in who she is, ready to Lead us, Ready to help us restore more balance and harmony in our Lives and hopefully within the collective. May we allow this journey to strengthen us, restore us, and aide us in our own rebirths.

I look forward to this journey with all of you.

Urpichay Soncoy (My Little Dove, My Little Heart),

Melina