Venus retrograde
Venus Retrograde in Aries
Venus retrograde in Aries is when Venus appears to move backward through Aries, slowing the bold, fast-moving way you usually chase what you love and want.
Modern
Aries pursues attraction head-on and right away. With Venus When a planet appears to move backward through the zodiac from our view on Earth. Its energy turns inward, slows down, or revisits old ground rather than pushing ahead. here, that headlong approach to romance and spending asks to be looked over before it is acted on. An old flame may resurface, and a sudden crush or a quick purchase deserves a second look. The strong use of this time is to revisit what you genuinely desire instead of charging at the next spark, and to let a connection or a want earn its place over the coming weeks. The risk is the impulse romance and the impulse buy, both far easier to begin now than to keep going.
Traditional (Hellenistic)
Venus in Aries sits in The sign opposite a planet's home, where it feels out of place and works against the grain. Mars is in detriment in Libra, the sign of balance and harmony., in the sign of Mars, where her softness is uneasy, and retrograde here that strain folds back on itself. Older writers warned against headlong attachments and reckless outlay of money, and preferred reconsidering a desire already underway to setting out after a fresh one.
- desire
- attraction
- impulse
- spending
- review
Lean in
Revisiting what you truly want before you chase the next attraction.
Watch for
The sudden crush and the snap purchase, both easy to start and hard to sustain.
Sources
- Sullivan, Retrograde Planets: Traversing the Inner Landscape (2000)A book-length study of retrograde planets as an inward turn of the planet's function.
- Hand, Planets in Transit (1976)The standard modern reference on how transiting planets, retrograde included, are actually experienced.