Venus Rises

We're back for Season Three of Venus Rises!

Rebecca and Bronwyn are back to guide you through the tumultuous skies of 2023. We'll be dropping in when the big transits come along with guidance and supports, starting with August's Venus Retrograde in Leo.

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Show Notes - Season 3 Episode One - Venus Retrograde in Leo 2023

**Understanding the Venus Retrograde Cycle (1:00 - 3:30)**

- Venus stations retrograde roughly every 18 months over an eight-year period, forming a five-pointed star pattern in the sky.

- Venus retrograde provides an opportunity to explore unseen aspects of Venus and undergo an inner journey.**Pre-Shadow Period and Themes of the Retrograde (3:30 - 6:13)**

- The pre-shadow period began on June 19, offering a preview of the upcoming retrograde themes.

- The three phases of the retrograde are the pre-shadow (preview), the retrograde (active period), and the post-shadow (review and cleanup).- People with planets in fixed signs (Leo, Aquarius, Taurus, Scorpio) between 12 and 28 degrees will be strongly affected, as well as those with Taurus and Libra-ruled houses in their chart.

**What Venus Represents (6:13 - 10:31)**

- Venus rules values, money, love, relationships, women+, beauty, arts, and the exchange of energy with others.- Venus is associated with the heart chakra and represents the harmonious balance and beauty in life.

- A Venus retrograde can be an opportunity to reassess our values, relationships, and finances.

**Leo Attributes and Potential Pitfalls (10:31 - 13:52)**

- Leo is associated with creativity, playfulness, joy, drama, royalty, and being seen.

- Unhealthy Leo traits may include craving attention, self-absorption, drama, or manipulation for approval.

**Exploring Shame and Self-Love (13:52 - 17:33)**

- During the retrograde, one may encounter obstacles to self-love and areas where they feel unworthy of love or validation.

- Shame can lead to an implosion of positive energy, hindering the ability to radiate warmth and self-acceptance.

- Looking back at past experiences of growth and self-confidence can help overcome self-doubt.

**Nurturing the Positive Leo Archetypes (17:33 - 19:23)**

- Positive Leo traits include warmth, generosity, creativity, and being a source of light for others.

- Healthy Leo energy fosters genuine connections, while unhealthy aspects may involve seeking external validation.

**Navigating Relationships During the Retrograde (19:23 - 22:13)**

- In relationships, be aware of the potential for manipulation or emotional demands due to insecurity.

- The retrograde can prompt reassessment and deeper understanding of relationship dynamics.

**Embracing the Underworld Journey (22:13 - 25:18)**

- The retrograde journey can be likened to the Persephone myth, with themes of descent and renewal.

- Embrace the cyclical nature of life and transformation during the Venus retrograde.

- Utilize this period for introspection and growth, understanding that challenges can lead to evolution.

- Reconnecting with people from the past may be significant during this period.

Supports during Venus Retrograde:

- Practicing the "Bliss Journal" - Record something delightful that brings bliss every day.

- Rose Water or Rose Oil - Connects with Venus' love and appreciation, use in diffusers, baths, or drinks.

- Rose Hibiscus Tea - A heart-opening and Venusian beverage.

- Hawthorn and Crab Apple - Herbal supports for the heart, self-love, and self-compassion.

- Malachite - A green stone supporting emotional balance and self-expression.

Cautionary Notes (Don'ts):

- Avoid making big investments or purchases during Venus Retrograde.

- Be mindful of communications during the Mercury-Venus retrograde overlap, as misunderstandings may arise.

- Beware of impulsive actions during Venus square Uranus; overindulgence and excess might occur.

- Avoid major relationship decisions or reconciliations during Venus Retrograde, especially with the Jupiter and Uranus squares.

Happy New Moon! Venus Rises is on hiatus until the Cancer Ingress, when we'll be back with forecasts, interviews, and listener charts. Questions or ideas? Reach out to us at [email protected].

xoxo

This is the week of the First Quarter Moon in Leo, bringing choice points that require heart. We are looking at a week of rapid embodiment, as personal planets enter the fertile signs and Taurus planets collide with Uranus.

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Welcome to Season Two!

The call of this New Moon, and the energy of this week, is to acknowledge the shadow (and the shadow work of the last year) but take decisive, self-motivated action to move on from it. What are the real-life, real-world courageous actions you can take this week to begin that forward motion?

I'll be looking at one listener chart each week. Want me to look at your chart during the podcast? Send me your birth info! [email protected]

No forecast today, but a special announcement. Poetically timed with the Balsamic Moon in Pisces, we are concluding Season One of Venus Rises. Tune in next week for Episode One of Season Two! Didn't we say that 2021 would be all about pivoting gracefully with the sudden shifts in energy?

We appreciate all of your support for Season One, its been a wonderful journey. We hope you'll join us for what's next.

Lots of love,

Bronwyn & Rebecca

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Between the Self and Others: Episode 31 - Astrological Events of Mar 22 - 29 2021

We are experiencing the last bits of the transition finishing the zodiac of the year. Moving from the depths of Pisces to the spark of Aries can be confusing, like being exhausted and exhilarated at the same time. With two planets (the Sun and Venus) freshly moved into fiery Aries, we feel the urge to push forward into the new with initiatory zeal. While the potential for emergence feels exciting, the path forward may not be entirely clear. Mercury, the planet that rules our thinking, is still lost in a Piscean fog. There will be frustrations and frayed tempers over unclear communication and misunderstandings. We are cautioned to be mindful of our words all week; don’t let impatience overtake you! On the Full Moon in Libra this coming Sunday, relationships are drawn into the spotlight, showing us that we can create healthy boundaries without running roughshod. There are opportunities for developing autonomy and building toward a better future, but we need to be aware of how we are treating others and maintain flexibility as the path unfolds.

The Wallpaper:

The Week:

Monday March 22: Finally Moving Forward

Tuesday March 23: Watching Our Words

Wednesday March 24: Productive Upsets

Thursday March 25: Reclaiming Autonomy

Friday March 26: Something to Fight For

Saturday March 27: Intensely Unproductive

Sunday March 28: Finding Balance in Partnership

Monday March 29:  Fact vs Fiction

The Supports:

Working with the Planets:

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A Time of Transition: Episode 30 - Astrological Events of Mar 15 - 22 2021

This week holds the magic of a bardo period as we navigate the last degrees of Pisces and the astrological year dissolves and renews. We are in the last bits of the balsamic period for the entire year.

Before we move into the invigorating energy of rebirth and springtime, take a final swim in the watery depths of Pisces. This is an opportunity to shed calcified and imposed identities we have been carrying. This week we can release the weight of the past and the parts of ourselves we don’t wish to carry forward with forgiveness and compassion. The renewed authenticity you find in the space of letting go is the seed you will plant and nurture throughout the coming year. This is a chance to reinvent and reinvest in ourselves. It’s a time of extraordinary sensitivity and raw potential as we sit poised between form and formlessness. We are bridging the past and the future. Transitions are never easy, so be gentle with yourself and everyone around you. Next week we hit the ground running - be sure you are rested and ready.

The Wallpaper:

The Week:

Monday March 15: A Feeling Kind of Thinking

Tuesday March 16: Hope for the Future

Wednesday March 17: A Felt Pattern Recognition

Thursday March 18: Graceful Changes

Friday March 19: Flexible Yet Excited

Saturday March 20: Posed Between Form and Formlessness

Sunday March 21: Bold and Passionate Surrender

The Supports:

Working with the Planets:

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Going With the Flow: Episode 29 - Astrological Events of Mar 8 - 15 2021

This week we are settling into an experiential understanding of what Pisces means. The earlier part of the week is bound to be more productive. A multiplicity of ideas and options may have you doing things twice (or more) as you continue to receive insight that informs your decision making process. As the New Moon moves into position in Pisces mid-week, it will join the Sun, Venus and Neptune. At this time we are encouraged to participate in the radical act of nonproductivity. View this as an opportunity to rest and be still, checking in with your intuition. Emotional and intuitive sensitivities will be high. Allow yourself to feel into situations and investigate with your gut. Listen to what your feelings are telling you. The skies are calling us to surrender to the flow in order to broaden our horizons. The planets are providing us with ample fruit to dream into the next phases of our lives. The best way to work with these energies is to let go of the edges of things, remembering that rest and relaxation are part of the process. Embrace the dreamtime to vision into the future.

Correction: Moon in Aries sextiles Saturn in Aquarius on SUNDAY, March 14th at 11:57am PST, which is our elected time to start New Moon rituals - not Saturday.  :)  Apologies.

The Wallpaper:

The Week:

Monday March 8: A Deeper Understanding

Tuesday March 9: A Choice Point in Values

Wednesday March 10: Flowing Creative Projects

Thursday March 11: Active Imagination

Friday March 12: Dreaming a Vision

Saturday March 13: Magical Potential

Sunday March 14: Do Something Difficult

The Supports:

Working with the Planets:

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Course Correction: Episode 28 - Astrological Events of Mar 1 - 8 2021  After a long slog, the skies are surprisingly supportive this week - full of great opportunities for learning and even some windfalls around love and money. Working with an exalted Venus in Pisces offers the grace to find workarounds, forgiveness and the beauty in embracing life as it is. A sense of ease and flow returns. There is peace and acceptance in seeing things as they are, instead of how we wanted them to be. As we look to the recent past, we are able to see where we needed to reconfigure and adjust our perceptions - and yes, even identify where we may have been wrong. Accepting and admitting former errors allows us to advance unfettered. Ideas for successful movement forward are available in abundance. Adaptability and patience are the watchwords as we adjust to this gentle course correction. This week has the potential to reorient our lives to true north, helping us get back on the path to a brighter future.

The Wallpaper:

The Week:

Monday March 1: Clear Communications and Power Dynamics

Tuesday March 2: Pleasant Surprises

Wednesday March 3: A Scattered Mind Activates Creativity

Thursday March 4: Learning and Brainstorming

Friday March 5: Course Correction

Saturday March 6: Chop Wood Carry Water

Sunday March 7: Finding Workarounds

Monday March 8: A Day of Intensity

The Supports:

Working with the Planets:

Stone: Turquoise facilitates communication between the physical and the spiritual realms, grounding the mind and releasing us from past restrictions

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Body, Mind and Spirit: Episode 27 - Astrological Events of Feb 22 - Mar 01 2021 This week offers us an opportunity to catch up emotionally with last week’s major event: the Saturn Uranus square. This is a time of emotional decompression. We can slow down and pause to honor the intensity of all that has passed in recent months. With so much analysis, deconstruction, dialogue and mental focus on the nature of our situation, we may have left our feeling bodies by the wayside. This week we can put our thinking selves on the shelf for a moment and ease into the peaceful sanctuary of movement or music, creativity and art. In the chaos of recent times have you forgotten the beauty that surrounds you? Can you surrender to your feelings without judgment? The Full Moon offers us an opportunity to get clear around how we can empower ourselves through this vulnerable time. Remember that art is a therapeutic experience, more about process than product. We can use it this week to merge feelings with thought, leading us to deeper wisdom and more compassionate understanding.

The Wallpaper:

The Week:

Monday February 22: Emotional Awareness

Tuesday February 23: Finding Emotional Outlets

Wednesday February 24:  Accessing Creativity for Better Health

Thursday February 25: A Shift into Grace

Friday February 26:  Accessing Lateral Thinking

Saturday February 27: Moving Toward Acceptance

Sunday February 28: Gracenotes and Practicality

Monday March 01: Fusing the Mental and the Emotional

The Supports:

Working with the Planets: