effect of retrograde venus

Venus retrograde combust Dec 2021 to Jan 2022

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The intelligent force of beauty and balance, Venus goes retrograde once every 18 months. This time Venus is going retrograde from 19th Dec 2021 to 29th Jan 2022, for 41 days. In this time, he will also be combust for from 6th Jan 11th Jan.

  • He had entered Capricorn on 8th Dec.
  • He will enter Sagittarius in retrograde motion on 30th Dec
  • And enter Capricorn again in forward motion on 27th Feb. 

In terms of Nakshatra he will move back from Uttarashadha to Poorvashadha during this retrograde. He will be combust while retrograde in Poorvashadha. 

The signs primarily affected are Sagittarius and Capricorn. Also his own signs Taurus and Libra will show the effects. In your own birth chart, wherever these signs are and whatever they signify in your life will show the effects of Shukra Vakri. Also whatever Venus signifies for you, he will show his effect.

  • Eg if your ascendant sign or birth Moon sign is any of these signs then the physical body or the emotional states will show more impact of the revision that Venus is doing to do now.
  • Eg if Libra is your 10th house, the 10th house things will show a lack of balance, fairness and several things connected to this might be reviewed, rolled back or redone during this time. So keep track of your profession, Dad and your social activities.
  • Eg if Venus is in your 9th house then you will find your luck suddenly going bad, denial of expected help you expect from your seniors, misguidance on important issues etc.

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Generally when Venus is retrograde, we cannot much rely on his guidance. Our concepts of value and validation are turned upside down. It becomes difficult to understand the true value of things, people, actions, emotions, relationships, thoughts, desires etc. Validation from the loved ones may fail to satisfy. 

In this time, avoid giving advice to others, else you might be blamed when things go wrong later. Payments for work may get delayed. Addictions may start. Personal meditative and spiritual practice might suffer. Financial losses, separations from loved ones, breakdown of partnerships are temporarily possible. Family tensions and issues in marriage are possible. If you meet someone new during this time, then it is most likely an unsuitable and short term attraction. But you might also see your old relations and ex loves come back in your life as retrograde Venus expects you to give yourself a proper closure or to resolve things. Or rarely, there may be some happy reunions as the past misunderstandings are cleared up in this reviewing period and genuine deep love might resurface.

Creative arts, beauty, aesthetics etc will suffer. So people in films, music etc might not be able to express themselves properly. Or really twisted things may be passed off as ‘entertainment’. Venus retrograde period is more challenging for businessmen as ‘fairness’ does not exist. Salaried people holding secure jobs are in a better position to tide over in this period, but be prepared for overload and stress in work. 

New beginnings during this period generally do not take off as expected so starting new projects etc is not advisable. Avoid taking major decisions related to your appearance, business, job, investments, relationships, home improvements etc now and keep your diet in control.

However it is not all bad as Venus after all is a natural benefic, he is the Guru of the esoteric, of the inner spiritual. He may bring up some situations which if handled properly can give you long term gains but this will be possible after he goes forward again. Or help you recover something of value from your past which you were not being able to get easily.

Briefly analysing using the Nakshatra energies of Uttarashadha and Poorvashadha lunar mansions.

  • Poorvashadha is ruled by Apah and connected to Venus.
  • Uttarashadha is ruled by Vishvedev and connected to the Sun. 

So during this time, materialistic behaviour will increase. Listening to others or finding common ground or a mutually acceptable compromise will be difficult. Everyone will make more mistakes which will have long term implications. People will act selfishly and fail to remain in harmony with nature thus ill health or mental stress will increase. Lying, dishonesty, superficial irresponsible behaviour will increase. People will feel disconnected from everything around them. Travelling may be curtailed, matters will fail to reach their logical conclusions or break off inexplicably, starting new things will not be auspicious. 

Venus combust while retrograde in Sagittarius will add to the confusion. The Venus ‘eclipse’ will add a sense of selfishness, ego, self-entitlement and noncooperation to the scene for this brief time.

Retrograde planets in transit or in birth charts, indicate that there are unresolved conflicts pending from the past lives. Your subconscious tendencies and conscious actions do not synchronise. You are internally constantly revising all the time. ie You look at the physical event in all possible dimensions in all possible ways so that you can extract the maximum information from it. You reflect on yourself, your experience and your deepest motives again and again. You desire complete understanding.

If you have Venus retrograde in your birth chart then you are more likely an introvert. Relationship related issues with parents, siblings and friends are common as you have unrealistic expectations which cannot be fulfilled. So a sense of artificialness, hollowness exists in all interactions, even with close relations. You wish to always withdraw from the situation you are placed in. You feel like you do not belong anywhere, but still you want to feel what ‘belonging’ means. If you can manage to reconcile these two conflicting tendencies then you can live a more balanced life. Eg you can try creating extravagant over-the-top artistic expressions which are placed for public viewing but live an intensely private personal life.

For those with retrograde Venus at birth, this time can sometimes be doubly hard as too many issues come up for resolution. So keep your Mind steady and remain practical in your approach.

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Strong birth charts do not suffer so very much in terms of transits as the foundational energy is able to cope with the changes that come with time. So if your birth Ascendant sign/lord and birth Moon are strong then the effects will be lesser or more manageable. In such cases, I give 75% weightage to the permanent birth positions and 25% to the temporary transit effects. 

Remedies will include Mantra and Dana for Venus on the day he turns retrograde and on the day that he changes signs. Or you can do pujas of Devi Laxmi or any other feminine deity of your choice. Reciting Shri Sukta will also work as usual. Wearing clothes, fragrances and eating foods linked to Venus will also help you balance his energies within you during his retrograde. 

There are two main phases in this retrograde, Venus in Capricorn and in Sagittarius.

Venus in Capricorn till 30th Dec 2021

  • The birth Moon signs Gemini, Leo, Sagittarius, Pisces should take special care of their health and take measures to reduce mental stress. More efforts will needed to excel in the Venus things.
  • Average for Taurus, Cancer and Virgo, a mixed bag of results so do something for Venus to increase his positive results. The birth Moon signs, Aries, Libra, Scorpio, Capricorn and Aquarius will be given few new opportunities but there is some scope to consolidate your past gains.

Venus in Sagittarius from 30th Dec 2021 to 27th Feb 2022

  • He might give trouble to birth Moon signs, Taurus, Cancer, Scorpio and Aquarius. You will have to take extra efforts in the aspects of your life connected to Venus. Or channelise the energy consciously to avoid getting overloaded.
  • He is average for Aries, Gemini and Leo, there will be some positives and some negatives mixed up in the results of Venus in your life. Cancer, Virgo, Libra, Sagittarius, Capricorn and Pisces will be given some opportunities to revise some past achievement and consolidate gains.

This general reading will depend on the power of the individual chart and the ongoing Dasha/ transits. But it is always advisable to do some remedial activity to improve his results in your life. Also try to think back in your life on the Venus related events which have occurred from about 20th Nov till 19th Dec 2021. These may be reviewed during this Venus retrograde. Some revision or restructuring is possible. Eg if your matrimonial alliance was fixed during this time then some issues may pop up.

But this period is vitiated by,

  1. A very dangerous combination of Mars and Ketu in Scorpio. A very strong Saturn in Shravan nakshatra, a relatively average Jupiter, a powerful Rahu in Taurus and an equally powerful Ketu in Scorpio.
  2. The recurring Kaal Sarpa yog which starts from 15th Dec till 22nd Apr 2022. The complete and partial Kaalsarpa will alternate every 15days during this time
  3. Retrograde and combust Mercury in Jan 2022.
  4. The effects of the recent lunar and solar eclipses of Nov and Dec.

So overall, everyone must take care of themselves, keep an average profile and avoid unnecessary risks.

For our nation Bharat/ India.

In the ‘birth’ chart, the ascendant sign is Taurus with Rahu practically on the rising degree and Ketu in the 7th. Today they are on the same axis and Mars with Ketu has added his fire to the 7th house. We are going through a tough situation, no doubt about it, enemies circling around us and traitors active from within. There will be serious issues. But still I trust the transit Jupiter who has made a favourable 5/9 axis with the birth Jupiter. And the transit Yogkarak Saturn is in the 9th house in his own sign. They will manage to somewhat protect the nation in their own way. However the time till 7th Apr 2022 remains dangerous as Mars will cause turbulence and pain to the nation and its citizens. Expect internal traitors to cause mischief, some civil riots especially caused by politically motivated religion, or aggression from other nations during this time or major accidents. But at least this time the national leadership will be able to cope with what is happening.

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(I have taken the dates from drikpanchang.)

Venus retrograde and combust 2020

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Venus goes retrograde every 18 months. This time he is going retrograde in Taurus, his own sign from 13th May to 25th Jun. He will also be going combust from 29th May to 9th Jun 2020. (He will continue forward in Taurus till 1st Aug)

During this period, his own signs Taurus and Libra signs will bear the brunt. Taurus more so as he is getting retrograde/combust in Taurus itself. Scorpio will also feel some effects as it is right opposite Taurus. So wherever these signs are placed in your chart, you will feel the pressure. Eg if in your chart, Scorpio represents your father then you will feel a strange disconnect from him, you might argue with him or disrespect him in some way and overt father’s love might go missing.

Venus is the Daityaguru Shukracharya, the Teacher who grants you the one-one relationship with yourself, ie Moksh, this gift is for the highly evolved souls (Jivatma). He first tests you by offering you the pleasures of this illusory creation. If the soul is lower down on the soul maturity level, he signifies material luxuries, sexual relationships etc, pleasures of the mind/body. If he is spoilt in the chart then he grants addictions, casual physical affairs, unstable finances, no sense of the spiritual etc. He is a very cryptic graha, his tests are very strange as they test your powers of single-pointed focus, endurance and intelligence. Do you choose your superficial desires or are aware/courageous enough to understand/choose your deepest Desire?

Analyse your chart, how powerful is it overall? A weak chart suffers more in adverse transits and a stronger chart can convert every adversity to opportunity and leap upwards. A strongly placed ascendant sign, Ascendant lord and birth Moon grant physical and mental strength to come out of any situation with ease. For evolved souls, a strongly placed Sun or strongly placed Ketu can push onward on the path to Moksh. Strong Tara graha, ie Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn will grant material comforts depending on what they signify in general and in specific for your chart.

Next try to find out what Venus signifies in your chart. Which houses does he own, where is he placed, influences on him, exalted or debilitated, ashtakvarga, nakshatra, shad-bala, etc his power to give results should be examined in depth. First know what he signifies in the chart, then analyse his effects in transit.

Venus retrograde and combust 2020

Retrograde Venus. Venus had entered Taurus on 29th Mar 2020. So whatever happened in your life from this date onwards will be reviewed in depth. You might feel things connected to Venus are being rolled back. Eg if you had got into a business partnership during this time you might be required to reconsider some parts of the contracts again. You will be required to restructure the following areas in your life, ie concept of wealth, one-one relationships, personal spiritual practice, esoteric philosophy. You will be required to rethink, reassess on your deepest Desire. If you refuse to understand what is happening and do not cooperate with the energy, there will be blocks and hurdles in life. Thus is the challenge of retrogrades. (Venus, Saturn and Jupiter are retrograde together so this realignment will be an eye-opening one. So many aspects of life connected to these planets are going to being reset at one time together) 

Combust Venus means that the energy of the planet is absorbed by the Sun. ie Venus is closely conjunct the Sun. Venus stops existing in the heavens, ‘Venus eclipse’, so things signified by Venus suffer. There will be a strange vacuum in life for these days, 29th May to 9th Jun. You will feel disconnected from all personal relationships and all things signified by Venus take on a selfish, self-centred self-referential nature dominated by your self-ego. The effect of combustion will depend on the strength of the Sun in your personal birth horoscope. And also what is the relationship of Sun and Venus in your birth chart, what these two planets stand for in your chart. If the Sun is strong then you will feel a very high level of self-confidence which can easily become over-confidence in matters related to Venus. If the Sun and Venus are not powerful then you will suffer from inferiority complex and people can take advantage of you during this period.

When Venus is retrograde or combust his guidance is no longer available to us. The esoteric Guru has vanished. We cannot give or expect validation from others during this period. All will feel a little bit more alone on the inside. People will not be able to judge the true value of things, people, actions, emotions, relationships, thoughts, desires etc. We expect validation from our loved one, but this can vanish in this period. Spiritual practice might suffer. Some might see financial losses, separations from loved ones, partnerships might break, addictions may start. Some people might be called on to settle past-life’s or ancestral debts. For some, health might be affected. Creative arts, eg films music etc might not be able to express themselves for sometime, ‘writer’s block’. Recognition for creativity will reduce, some might not get paid enough for their work. Forgeries, cheating, corruption, immorality etc can increase. Decision making capacity will decrease. Some might find themselves tangled in issues which do not have a life-time or long-term value. If you are pregnant/ expecting then take due care in this period. Avoid giving advise to others, else you will be blamed when things go wrong later. This Venus retrograde/ combust period will be challenging for businessmen, for salaried people holding secure jobs the situation is a bit better. If you are a spiritual aspirant, your ‘exams’ are coming up. Families, be ready for issues popping up.

Venus retrograde and combust 2020

Very briefly on the nakshatra. Jyotish is based on the Nakshatra energies. Venus will be going retrograde in Mruga and Rohini. He will be combust in Rohini.

Rohini is is ruled by Brahma and influenced by the Moon. Its symbol is the Ox-cart. When its energies get disturbed there is increase in unproductive activities. Actions become unbalanced and erratic. Strain increases as people try to do several things at once. Passions and temper increase, materialistic tendencies increase, resources decrease, money etc may be lost. There is an inability to express innermost thoughts/feelings, this causes internal suffocation, heavy-heartedness. Joy reduces. Narrow-mindedness and possessive behaviour can rise. ‘Structures’, emotional, physical, thought-processes, financial, etc can get demolished during this period. Casual affairs, lust, casual attractions, inauspicious behaviour and addictions can increase.

Mruga is also called Mruga-shira. It is influenced by Mars and ruled by the deity, Soma. Soma is another name for the Moon, but has deeper power. Mruga is represented by a deer. When its energies are disturbed, the emotions, instinct, nature, nurture, sensitivity, love etc are affected. Vitality is affected. We search, but we do not know for what? Fruitless, fickle, misguided, ill-judged and ill-executed actions result, often followed by sorrow, as we chase mirages. Nervousness, depression, anxiety, suspicion, arguments with loved ones are possible during this period. People may fail to follow the principles of life as impulsiveness increases and there can be chaos.

If you are in one of the following categories then you will feel more of the effects, more the Venus’s energy active on you, more will be the intensity.

  • If you are going through Vimshottari dasha connected to Venus, ie Venus mahadasha, or any sub-period of Venus in an other planet’s mahadasha you should take more precautions.
  • If you are Taurus rising then taking care of personal health and the issues in your immediate surroundings is necessary, minor illnesses are possible. This is the most determined sign of the zodiac so you might be even more stubborn and headstrong than usual.
  • If you are a Libra ascendant then Venus is your 1st and 8th lord, you might face a sudden catastrophic transformation in your life which will change you completely from the inside/out. The foundations of life will change forever.
  • Note which house Venus is transiting in your chart, expect turbulence from the keywords of this house and the house opposite it.
  • If you are a Taurus, Libra or Scorpio Moon then also you will see confusion in your life as your emotions, intuition and instinct all are influenced.
  • If you have Venus retrograde in your birth chart then you generally feel lonely and unloved. You feel unbalanced in one-one relationships, in personal or business. Cannot enjoy the simple pleasures of life. You are straightforward in your behaviour and often blunt with others. When Venus goes retrograde in transit, you will find even more restrictions in relationships and financial, material or spiritual matters. Do try to focus on what you really want deep inside, rather than what you think you want.
  • For India, the ascendant sign is Taurus, and Venus the ascendant lord is going retrograde/combust here. It is not a good sign for our nation and for us Indians as a collective group. We all will suffer during this period because of wrong decisions by the authorities, the impact our economy, public health etc is not good. Anti-national activities will rise.

Venus retrograde and combust 2020

The energies of this Venus retrogression period are amplified by Saturn and Jupiter both going retrograde at the same time. Both the Dev-Guru, the Daitya-Guru along with Saturn, the enforcer of Karma are retrograde together (do read my posts on these two topics so that you can merge the keywords). Venus is in is own sign. Saturn in his own sign. Jupiter will transit from his sign of debilitation into his own mooltrikon sign. The explosion of energy is going to be stupendous.

In addition a total solar eclipse, a penumbral lunar eclipse, then stationary nodes, a monthly combustion of Mercury, later Mars’s retrogression etc have mixed up energies till Sept 2020. I have written about the karmic events in the year 2020-2021 in this post.

Retrogrades and combust etc are all regular phenomena so you should not be scared of these times. You just need to be careful of that planet’s energies and the aspects of your life which he controls. These things will be in focus and you will be required to review, rearrange, revaluate, reassess, redo, them during this ‘RE’ period. But this time, till Sept, we will see an unique situation where several graha are behaving contrary to their regular energies, going retrograde, eclipsed and combust. Thus several of aspects of life controlled by these many planets are going to feel the effects all at once. Overload.