Venus Retrograde in Leo
Venus will mean something deeper after this retrograde!
Venus retrograde as any other retrograde is not a planet moving backwards! It is an illusion from an earthly vantage point. But the effects of retrograde are real. Venus is the lord of love, luxuries, abundance, and enjoyment. But Venus retrograde can break many ties. It can make you reassess your wealth and luxuries. You may view the concept of enjoyment on a personal level. You may stop following the crowd and giving in to societal pressures. You may follow your heart in a relationship rather than stick to an impossible one because of peer or family pressures. You may choose to go comfortable in your choice of clothing rather than giving in to the pressures from cloying advertisements. You may define your style of decorating your home for comfort.
Now let’s see how the Venus retrograde in Leo on the 22nd July, 2023, PST (Pacific Standard Time), will woo you!
Aries
Venus is retrograding in the fifth house for Aries this time and it sure will bring you to re-consider your love meters. If single, you are going to contemplate the ramifications of a love relationship if ever you want to commit to. You would want to get an overview of the values you want to stand for in life and the prioritizations you have to get cemented in your mind for good. You may assess how others perceive you and how you can better that up. This sure will help you play up your romance and creativity. You will bend your marriage rules a bit and think about what kind of a spouse you are in the marriage equation. You will try to figure out the math of your partnerships and assesses what led to it and how you should move forward for business prosperity. You will evaluate how to use your fixed assets for your comfort.
Taurus
Venus retrogrades in Leo in the fourth house for Taurus. You will check why you lack the determination to stick to some routines. You will want to figure out why people tick you off. You may decide to become more conscious about your physical self and how you can nourish it at your home. Some childhood beliefs and hurts which may have affected your personality may resurface on a mental level. This should be addressed head-on. You will re-evaluate your comfort zones and work on bettering your dynamics on the home front.
Gemini
This Venus retrograde in Leo is in the third house for Gemini. Though you are an ace at communications, as Gemini is a Mercury house, you may want to evaluate how you communicate to others, especially friends. You may take the initiative to connect with your old friends. You will assess what has been blocking your creativity from flowing out. You will get inspired to seek out newer experiences on an artistic level. You will want to assess if you are speaking out your true feelings. You will rethink the criteria for making friends and how you talk with them. You will know what to share and what not by the end of this retrograde.
Cancer
This retrograding Venus in Leo is going sparkle in the second house of assets and self worth for Cancer. The best way to understand where you stand is to ponder during the retrogrades. This helps to better understand where you were exploited and not given your due. You can also get to know where your finances are leaking. You can get to evaluate your earning patterns and check which avenues will turn out to be profitable for you. You are also going to rekindle the old ties with your close family members and think about how you lost the spark with them. You will assess your speaking patterns as well and decide on ways to express your heartfelt feelings better.
Leo
The retrograde Venus is in the first house for Leo this time. You may go through periods of low self-esteem so as to evaluate the deep rooted causes for it. You may do a lot of introspection to understand your true nature and to be in love with you. You will try to unearth your true potential that had been concealing unconsciously due to reasons that you may find out during your retrospection. You will understand why you had been keeping away from your desires. You will embark on a journey of self-discovery and admire your growth over the years. You will develop self love through introspection. You will focus more on your impression about yourself more than your reputation and social image. You will discover your inner fetish and indulge them.
Virgo
The Retrograde of Venus in Leo is in the twelfth house for Leo. This is a great time for thinking about oneself and your deepest insecurities in your time alone. You may need to be perfectly honest with yourself. You will want to isolate yourself and engage in meaningful conversations with your soul. You will be open to discussing your inner challenges with someone you look up to. Before that, you need to take a list of what you want to address. You will re-evaluate your expenses part to see where the income is draining. You will be careful where you spend your energy as well.
Libra
Libra will be clear about your ambitions during this retrograde Venus in Leo. Your eleventh house is affected by this retrograding Venus and you will assess how you approach your friendships and how much you add value to it. You will know where you have pulled a line on your social clout making you a little disengaged. You will try to make yourself more available and involved in friendly relationships. You will find yourself great opportunities to make your dreams come true. You will bring out your best through your evaluations about yourself and your aspirations.
Scorpio
The Venus retrograde in Leo is in the tenth house for Scorpio. You will realise where you do not click on your line of work. You will reassess what your career ambitions are. You will bring in the best of your efforts to understand where you stand in your workplace. You may even lose a job to realise where you are going wrong in assessing your career capabilities. You will be able to work with passion in areas you will feel interested in. You may even wonder what you are doing in a line of work you have no expertise in! You will try to learn more about the area of work that you aspire to be in and try to make a transition that way. You will learn why others ganged up against you at the workplace and what stands in your way to a good reputation.
Sagittarius
This Venus retrograde is in the ninth house for Sagittarius. You may revisit your old ideologies and evaluate where you stand. You may question some present beliefs about religion. You will bring clarity to your philosophy of life. You may rethink your travel plans and destinations. You will attempt to make life meaningful through learning new ideologies. You will impart your wisdom to others. You will bring yourself into a better understanding about your relationship with your father. You will try to learn things you have been waiting to learn. You will take time indulge in creativity as well. You will reassess your line of higher education you had eyes on for long and stick to the practical decisions made. Some will opt for higher learning leaving a career.
Capricorn
During Retrograde of Venus in Leo, you are going to delve into the deepest recesses of your mind. The retrograding Venus is in the eighth house for Capricorn. You will introspect and face your deepest fears with courage. You will clear your emotional and financial debts. You will face your fears and get into the root causes of it. You will share your inner secrets that had been burdening you for a long time with someone dependable. You will undergo some great transformations that will make you proud.
Aquarius
Your relationships may be scrutinized by you and others as your Venus retrograde in Leo is in the seventh house for Aquarius. You may choose to leave relationships that may not suit you. You will evaluate how you are faring in a relationship realistically. You may get back with your previous partners and check what went wrong. You will make corrections in your relationship dynamics for good. If single, you will decide on who will make a better partner in your relationships and try to search for one.
Pisces
This Venus retrograde in Leo is going to make you switch your plans. You are going to make the best out of your planning skills and set a new routine that suits you. But that too may not be infallible. You will try to help out others but you may be ignored by them. You will grant yourself and others the permission to be imperfect. You will set new systems of operation in place. You will evaluate why others see you as an opponent and work on your diplomatic skills.
Wrapping up
This Retrograde of Venus is going to bring self-realisations to different levels. You just need to keep an open mind and keep moving ahead into prosperous times!
