Venus goes Retrograde March 6 – 16th 2009

Venus goes Retrograde March 6 – 16th 2009
How can this affect your love and wealth?
By Sondráya
Copyright © 2007-2009 Sondráya Consulting


"Just what is retrograde?" It is an astrological term for a planet that turns around and heads back to where it just came from.

"In what way does that affect me?" Venus rules two fundamental qualities - love and abundance. When she retrogrades (March 6 – 16th 2009) she will retrace her steps in these areas of your life, in all of our lives – inviting us to do the same – thereby opening space for 2nd chances.

Is there something you wish to do differently regarding romance or finance? As a spiritual alchemist who has been an Astrologer since the 1960’s, I’d like to offer some guidelines for utilizing this astrological phenomena in the highest way.

When Venus, Goddess of Love and Abundance retrogrades, she offers all of us an opportunity to be initiated into a higher realm of being… a more stable state of inner love and richness. To pass this initiation we need to be willing to face whatever emotional feelings are buried inside, face them and feel them. Be authentic, honest and truthful to ourselves about our hidden, unexpressed fears of worthiness regarding prosperity and love. Untill we reach a place of self-acceptance for the way we are and the way we are not.

Venus also presides over gardening. She keeps everything that is planted - multiplying. Whatever seeds we plant grow wild and abundant into our future. During her retrograde is a time to reassess our garden of dreams. Have we been planting what we don’t want? Is there a plant we are trying to ignore because it appears too uncomfortable to touch? To become free of the weeds of our limiting emotions - guilt, anger, fear, worry - we must feel them. The feeling of all our states of being is the action that completes and transforms them. So be vigilant, feel what you’re feeling while simultaneously focusing on and planting what you want.

It is not advantageous to spend time focused on ‘problems’. If you do, Oh what a seed! Later down the path you will forget you planted it and wonder ‘why, oh why, is such and such happening to me, and what did I ever do to deserve this’… When all the while what you encounter along your road of life is the result of what you planted.

Let me clarify, I’m not saying to deny any problem, in fact it is imperative that we survey our garden of life and own, i.e., fess up to what is there and the fact that every thing in our life is a result of our doing, thinking, believing (weather conscious or unconscious)… and then focus on the planting and watering of purposely selected seeds for future outcomes.

A secret to growing a magical garden is to plant plentiful rows of gratitude. Venus responds bountifully to our gratitude. She is so grateful when we are grateful that she lavishly pours forth gifts, talents, blessings and blissings. Our job is to simply want to remain as vigilant about being grateful as a metronome. Aim to never lose a beat. Want the state of gratitude to reign above all else. Venus responds to our hearts intent and graciously overlooks our blunders. We need not be perfect, just do our very best to remain focused on our heart and the gratitude it is filled with. At the same time, attending to whatever ‘crops up’ in our inner and outer life. A big incentive for remaining full of gratitude no matter what - feelings such as un-deservingness or not-readiness are naturally pushed out.

Our Venus values
hold us accountable for living up to our spiritual realizations. We must endeavor to root out weeds and live what we’ve learned, not just talk or write about it. The consequence of our focus is severe because we reap what we sow. As ecstatic as it feels to live in the state of spiritual grace due to our gratitude…. is as severe the states of gloom and unrest we feel when we forget to be grateful and 'water' the ‘unwanteds’.

So, Venus is about to stop, turn around, and retrace her footsteps. Where have you been in relation to Her areas of jurisdiction? Have you been in guilt, regret, worry or fear over relationships or money? Have you been swayed by the economic arena to think about lack and loss? Perhaps you’ve been doing good but you’re now ready for expansion into even greater good? In any case, you are about to get a 2nd chance, an opportunity to view your Venus plots in your garden of life from a broader range – and choose again. Turn mistakes into retakes. Turn successes into even greater triumph.

To recap, Venus retrograde is a perfect time to anchor in the magical feeling of thankfulness; to cultivate gratitude for everything - the blessings as well as the lessons. If need be, we can make it up, pretend it - live it as if it is true - until it is. Do this, just attempt to do this - set your will to endeavor to permeate your self with feelings of love, abundance and gratitude - and you are nailing opening the gateway for Grace to grow within your own heart and life circumstance. TherebThis or something Better 4:07 Karen Drucker Carey 26 9/1/2008 10:50 PM y allowing you to receive the initiation of Venus – to walk thru the valley of this world while being rooted in her Heavenly Realm of love and abundance.

Happy Venus Retrograde!
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