27/07/2026
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Some astrologers viewed the infamous 2020 conjunction of Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn as an initiation of something apocalyptic, and indeed, for the past 6 years, things have felt that way.
An apocalypse is widely viewed as a negative event because it involves catastrophic destruction, suffering, and the collapse of society, BUT its original Greek root (apokalypsis) actually means an unveiling or a revelation (of what has been hidden), which is a catalyst for a profound clearing away of the old to make space for a new beginning, a new dawn and a new day.
AND it does seem like we are in the midst of a HUGE societal restructuring, punctuated by endings and beginnings.
Have you noticed this is also happening on a personal level?
How many of you have experienced monumental shifts and changes in your life, leaving you feeling "gutted"?
What if we viewed all the crazy that has been happening as something ultimately for our benefit?
AND I'm going to take this back to 9/11 because of the symbolism of the event relating to a "tower moment" (being ejected from old structures that have become toxic and unsustainable), when I think the "revealing" really began - and it's interesting to note that Saturn and Pluto were also in aspect at that time - in an opposition in Sagittarius/Gemini, preceding the conjunction of 2020. So, we can think of 2001 as Part I and 2020 as Part 2.
When bad things happen, we can choose to see them as tragedy OR as a wakeup call. We can see these events as messengers OR choose to fall victim to life.
Sickness indicates imbalance, in BOTH a human and the larger collective.
AND that is where we are now. We're seeing the sickness all around us, AND within us, and we're being called to HEAL and to RESET.
This Fall, Venus will retrograde in the sign of Scorpio, moving back into the sign of Libra.
Libra is the sign where we establish balance, fairness and harmony, but in order to restore harmony, the toxicity must come to the surface and be purged in the sign of Scorpio, a theme that has been with us strongly since 2020, and even further back in 2001.
In 2022, Venus made a star-point at 29 degrees Libra, which began an urgent, intense and critical 200 year cycle of needing to come into balance with ourselves, others and the Earth. This Venus retrograde will activate that degree and those Libran themes of seeking balance, harmony and healing, by coming back into right relationship with EVERYTHING we engage with in our lives.
So, we can expect similar themes we've been used to experiencing since 2001 of "revealing" the problems - seeing the hidden toxicity so that we can make the necessary adjustments to come back into more balance and harmony.
The Sabian Symbol (deep meaning of each degree of the zodiac) for the Venus retrograde in Scorpio is "A dentist at work", representing the need to fix, repair, and deal with structural damage or wear. Key themes of this degree are repair and maintenance, or fixing damage caused by lifestyle, stress, and time, finding out what is broken BENEATH THE SURFACE (Scorpio) to restore function, and facing uncomfortable or painful truths in order to heal.
When we commit to confronting problems, restoration can happen - just like a dentist does in a mouth full of bad teeth. BUT, the problem with humanity in this yang dominant modern age is that we "hide" from our shadows, which then begins to operate and run our lives DYSFUNCTIONALLY, just underneath our conscious awareness, and we simply call it fate or play the victim card.
This is why we keep experiencing such problems both personally and collectively - we can't face our shadow and tend to it with maturity, wisdom, compassion and love. Instead, we blame, run, hide, make excuses, escape, deflect, and project authority and responsibility for our lives onto others and wonder why we suffer. There is a serious lack of tending to our shadow AND building spiritual integrity.
AND if we look at each Saturn/Pluto aspect, they demarcate times when the toxicity of the hidden shadow contents comes spilling out, with an opportunity to heal, to become mature, accountable and empowered. It's "a revealing that leads to a healing". Remember that mantra. Its will be an important one as we go through the next few decades.
The second part of the Venus retrograde, activating the Sabian Symbol in Libra "A rooster crowing at dawn" represents a joyful, confident response to life, like a rooster announcing the first light because it's just excited to see it. It's a response to life that just has to be expressed!
Libra is typically a sign that modifies itself because it wants to be liked by others. It's very co-dependent. BUT this degree in Libra is not about performing or being polished. This is about letting your truth and authenticity come through, unfiltered, robust and real - like a rooster crowing at dawn. This degree fosters courage in the face of possible rejection - Libra's worst fear.
BUT before we can do that, we must go through something of an "underworld journey" in Scorpio to see what exactly prevents us from being ourselves. Scorpio rules things like betrayal, abandonment, rejection, being controlled, abused, manipulated and humiliated - all of which leads to a diminished self, feeling seriously disempowered. As a result, we develop ALL KINDS of defenses and coping mechanisms to compensate AND survive life. This is activates fight, flight, freeze fawn responses. This is how our shadow ends up controlling us when we leave it unexamined.
Our appetites for love, belonging, intimacy and acceptance can grow out of control OR become deeply supressed in Scorpio and Libra, where Venus will retrograde, so this is an opportunity to learn something about what triggers us and also how to love and accept ourselves, so that we become strong, true, authentic and rock solid within all of our relationships. When we start from within, and bring balance/order/harmony there first, the outer will respond in kind.
So you see, this Venus retrograde may feel a bit apocalyptic - like a revealing of the darkness in order to call forth the light. We will be asked to die to things that no longer serve us (Scorpio) - things that prevent us from expressing what is within that is natural, that well up from a sense of deep truth, authentic love and real joy.
We deserve love and to be loved, BUT we have to be able to really know that fundamental TRUTH deep inside. A within, so without. This is a natural law that keeps balance (Libra) in God's Universe.
When we feel cut off from God/Source, lost and alone, that's when things go bad... that's where we freeze up, run away, fawn, or fight.. that's when we act out of character, that is when we erect all kinds of defenses (Scorpio), and that is where we are now.
This retrograde, like all the past dark moments in the astrology are giving us an opportunity to peer into the abyss and overcome, to be something beyond what we see... beyond what has controlled us our whole lives. We finally get the chance to be real - to take off our masks once and for all and to CROW like that rooster announcing the dawn of a new day, a new beginning and a new way.
