Venus Retrograde Secrets: What's Shifting and Why? #227

You’ve probably heard of Mercury Retrograde before—but what about Venus Retrograde? This powerful celestial shift is happening right now, stirring unseen energies in love, relationships, and self-worth.  But what does it really mean for you?

In this episode, we’re de-mystifying Venus Retrograde’s deeper influence—how it weaves through your life in ways you might not even realize and why this particular retrograde holds such a special vibe. Is it rewriting your love story? Revealing hidden truths about your desires? Calling you to reassess what truly brings you joy?

If you’ve been feeling a subtle shift in the air—old emotions rising, unexpected memories surfacing, a pull to reflect—this might just be the the time where some fog lifts for you in big ways. Join me as we explore the mystery of Venus Retrograde and how you can flow with this energy to unlock clarity, realignment, and a more radiant, soul-aligned path forward.

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Transcript

Unknown: 1:38

Robert, welcome to the Modern Life and Spirit Podcast where we explore spiritual topics relevant to today's world. Your hosts, certified psychic medium Christina Wooten and Reiki master teacher Robert Wooten, break down how to work with spirit to create more positive growth in your life, consider this podcast your go to spiritual resource for navigating the modern world.

Christina Wooten: 2:06

Hey there, kindred spirits. Welcome to Modern Life and Spirit podcast. It's Christina Wooten, certified psychic medium at SedonaMedium.com Welcome to our show. Today, we have officially entered into the month of March, and there are so many incredible energetic influences and astrological events that are happening to really let us know that there's a lot of energy here in this month of March where we're going to be doing a lot of healing work. And in many ways, this month is setting the tone for us. It's setting the tone for what we're going to be experiencing through the rest of the year as we close out this enormous cycle that we have been in, full of huge shifts and changes. And of course, we're certainly not complete with that process. Sometimes, you know, there's an exclamation point on the end of things, and I feel like this year, we have an exclamation point at the end of this particular cycle, so we are definitely not done. But of course, change really isn't something that we need to fear. It's something that we can welcome. We can welcome healing. We can welcome the change that needs to happen within ourselves for us to continue to be able to grow and to be able to move forward. And part of one of these influences that we're going to be experiencing that is in the background helping us in this journey of Revelation is THE VENUS RETROGRADE period, which is occurring throughout the entire month of March. So the dates of Venus retrograde are March 1 through April 12. And it's really significant also because it's concurrent with Mercury Retrograde happening in overlapping times, which is March 14 through April 7. So there's a lot that's happening. We're not even getting into some of that, but I want to talk more today about Venus retrograde, so you can understand some of the energies that are there. I know that for many people who haven't done a lot of intimate work with mercury retrograde. It can be a time of stress or anxiety, because there's so much happening and a lot of unexpected things occurring, right? But we know, if you have been with me for a while, that Mercury Retrograde is really this beautiful healing opportunity. It's a time that we can really celebrate and actually learn to look forward to. I want to help you to understand a little bit more about the themes of Venus retrograde, what it can often bring up to us in our lives, and also how we can align with it, so it can help us in our growth process. We can begin to really look forward to these times, rather than have fear or dread there. Because the more that I've learned and explored the Retrogrades, the more that I've learned to really love them, to love these periods, to see them as sacred opportunities, and yes, there's a lot happening. So as we talk about Venus retrograde, I want to always make it clear that, like most things, astrology is an influence. It's not a pre determiner, necessarily, and it's not inherently a positive or a negative, subjective experience. It just is. It's an influence that's happening in the background now, how we work with that influence, how we dance with that energy, really defines how we're going to experience this period for ourselves, how we're experiencing it mentally, and how we're experiencing within our heart. But more than anything, it's a healing influence that is there when used properly, to help us to be able to move forward as we need to. Now, if you're that person that is hearing all of this, and you're thinking, I don't know, my subjective experience of Retrogrades has been really not very fun. It's generally kind of stressful. Well, that can definitely be the case, especially if you are that person who's like, always pushing forward. I always have that visualization of the train in. Just go, go, go, go, go. If you're always moving in that direction, it is hard to take a pause to process and to review, but it's also important to make sure you're on the right track, so that all that energy that you are moving forward and pushing forward is taking you to the right destination, and you're not ending up in the wrong place. So these pauses, these moments of reflection, are all about ensuring that you are moving into the destination that you are really seeking. And this is the destination from your heart, not from you know, the ego mind, if you are craving change in your life. Also, this can be a super welcome time, because retro grades represent that tipping point. It can represent a turning point where you are doing that review and deciding where you want to go for the next phase of your life, this next cycle that you are beginning. It gives you that chance to make decisions and to move forward in a new way as you come out of the retrograde period. So if you have been craving change, this is like the huge permission slip that gives you the universal go ahead for Yeah, let's do it. Let's make that change you've been really thinking about. So instead of, like, the anxiety around retrograde, it can be so wonderful to go Yes, I'm ready for that change. I'm ready for that new insight. I'm ready for this revelation to come forward, to allow me to be able to move forward in a really aligned and intentional way. You don't have to understand astrology to be able to find the value in Venus retrograde. So wherever you are in your astrological journey is, is okay for those that aren't as familiar with Venus, the energy of Venus is all about love and relationships. It's about art and beauty and harmony. It's also the unspoken social script that guides our behavior and etiquette and shared values. So it's very connected with our communal way of living, of being and showing up in the world, like what we expect of one another, what is kuth And what is uncouth. You know, those things are also governed by Venus, so themes that come during a retrograde as Venus begins to kind of slow down and seemingly move in a different direction. During the retrograde period, things can come up related to love, relationships, art, harmony, and those social constructs that we have and that can be in your life. It can be happening within you, within the circumstances that you're experiencing, and also it's something we can see reflected in society too, in the greater community that we are a part of. So things that we might experience in a Venus retrograde is we're just treading and retreading old ground. We're looking backwards relative to these themes, and we're exploring what that brings up for us now, what's important for us to know from this whole new perspective. So think about the times in your life where you've had experiences and in the moment you felt one way about it, and then, as you grew, you become wiser. You had new experiences. You again, looked back at that same situation and you saw something completely different, or you had a whole new insight, and it just made you experience that differently. That's what we're talking about with the power of the retrograde is that you're retreading this old ground in relationship to love, harmony, relationships, art, beauty, social constructs, and discovering what that means for you now you're applying wisdom that you have gained from the last period that you went through. So we're looking back at the past. This is a time of reconnection where something from the past is brought back to the present. So this is that time where that friend from high school friend requests you on Facebook out of the blue, or someone reaches out, or you begin to have dreams about someone from your past that happens a lot to people as well. Or you can just have an ex kind of resurface in your life for some reason, maybe they have something to share with you, or something get off their chest. Or maybe you know they're trying to rekindle things. But this is a time where it's certainly more prevalent, where you'll see this kind of come to the surface. Something from the past is being brought back to the present for you to examine, for you to review, to see what it means for you right now. Is there something new for you to integrate? Is there something new for you to bring into your life. Moving forward, this is a time where a lot of people re evaluate their relationships, and that's not just romantic relationships. This is all kinds of relationships. This can be relationships with your family where you can really see some family dynamics surface in a strong way that need to be worked on, or wisdom applied to that. Or it can be relationships with friendships where you might be looking at, am I feeling that this is reciprocal? Do I need to review that? Review how I'm showing up? It can be relationships with coworkers, for example. But all forms of relationships really get that evaluation treatment, and you start to rethink things. Whether it's to go, yes, actually, this is working well and this is great, whether it's to review something to say, you know, I instituted a change and I'm liking how it's working, or it's saying, you know, I need to apply something new here. This is also a time where complicated issues seem to resurface, and it usually brings this new level of revelation to it. So something comes to the surface. Maybe it's that very complicated family dynamic that we were mentioning or talking about, or a situation within your relationship that has been particularly challenged, that kind of rears its ugly head again during this period for there to be, you know, new direction, new guidance, but it usually comes with new information about it. So either a new revelation that you have had personally, or some new layer of truth comes up that you weren't aware of before. So this is that time where those complicated things come back and say, Listen, I know you. It's comfortable for you to bury me, but I'm not dead. Yet we still have something to work on. Okay, can't have that funeral yet for this situation. This is also a time where there can be this Phoenix moment. Call it the Phoenix moment, where there's surprise comebacks or a resurgence of something. So that might be where nostalgia from the past comes up, like, suddenly troll dolls become super hot, which was really big in my childhood, like this whole resurgence from the past, or there's a new set of commercials that people really like because it harkens them to an old ad campaign from the past that was super popular, things like that. There's these kind of surprise, nostalgic, sorts of resurgences that are happening. And also this can be a time where someone wins an award and they really haven't been recognized from the past, or somebody has this massive concert and sells out tons and tons of tickets after they haven't been touring for a very long time. So there can be these surprise moments as well. So it's not always like a negative. It's not always like a Oh darn, like crap is happening in this period. It can be really great things that are happening too, where you are reviewing what's happened, maybe you're feeling really good about how things are going, and you're you're doubling down, you're going even deeper into your journey with self love, or even more committed to your relationship as a result of things. So this doesn't have to be a negative experience for people, even when those complicated issues come up, it can come back with a really great resolution to it. It oftentimes brings us knowledge. So there's sometimes revelations about other people or circumstances or a bit of self knowledge that we really need. Maybe you're just blind in one area, and it's the universe's way of like really putting it on your plate, to have to to deal with it, to have to actively choose. Again, we talked about choice, that the retrograde can bring us to a place of choice. So it can really put it on your plate, so you have to decide actively what you're going to do with that information, or that self knowledge, or the revelation that has come forward now Venus retrograde can also be a little bit like the story of Christmas carol where you are being revisited by the past. For some sort of new understanding. So you can have this awakening of the heart. So you have this redemption opportunity, this redemption moment, but something has to come in to allow you to have that turn, that shift and that change. So if you can think about the end result of the Christmas Carol, versus the moment of like, you know what? What's happening with Scrooge, remaining Scrooge, for some time until the very end, where this transformation takes place. That's really what's happening. There's an awakening of the heart that's at work, that's taking our Scrooge parts and turning them in to more generous, loving, expressive aspects of ourselves. So it, in some ways, it brings us freedom. It frees the heart. It frees ourselves to be able to pursue that which is going to help our heart. In big ways, that's kind of just a general like what happens during these period. But there's also some themes that seem to come up a lot in Venus Retrogrades too. So let's talk about kind of the top ones. The first one, I would say, we've touched on already is relationship reevaluation, or some form of reflection. So that's where old flames past lovers, unresolved relationship issues can resurface, and it can also offer closure, or another chance for some sort of an understanding that maybe you need, maybe it's what you need in order to be able to heal. So it can be a really beautiful, positive opportunity for you and important in your healing journey. So we know how to fear. We can welcome that relationship patterns can become more apparent or highlight what's working and what really isn't working. So there might be just a place where you've been kind of biting your tongue and you've been just coping and dealing with things and suppressing, suppressing, suppressing, and just suddenly you can't do it anymore. You just can't handle it. You've got to be able to go, No, this isn't working. Like this can be a tipping point for that, where it's where you get the chance to be very honest with yourself and honest in the relationship where something isn't working, but also become aware of patterns that maybe are leading not to a positive place, or things that have been really working in your relationship. You may become aware of that as well and really appreciate your relationship in a whole different way. This can be a time where there's miscommunications or just tensions in partnerships can arise, especially if there have been those emotions that you've been stuffing down or suppressing. It kind of has a tendency to be pushed forward, you know, again, the retrograde is helping you to deal with things, and wants to bring you to wisdom, bring it to the light, so we can talk about it and work through it and see how to move things forward, right? So there's this push towards that, and often it comes in kind of messy ways, because if we've suppressed it, there's a reason we've suppressed it, it's uncomfortable, and so there has to be an equal amount of force from the suppression that has already been being used to push things down. There's got to be an equal force to push it up to the surface, and to do so in a, you know, pretty short period of time, like six weeks or so, that's not very long, so there's some tension that can come to the surface, or catalyst that happen to really make you have to address something, or take that energy and Stop suppressing it in some way. So, relationship reflection, reevaluation is kind of the number one thing that you'll see in this period. So observe, what does that look like for you? What thoughts have been circulating in your head, around your friendships, your family relationships, your romantic relationships, what's coming up for you? Maybe you're feeling nostalgic for something or someone you haven't talked to in a long time. You know a friend from the past, this might be a time that's great to reach out to them and may support that process. Remember what you're experiencing internally. People are also experiencing in their way. They're still having these themes work on them too, and sometimes there's a place where those feelings that you're having are also resonating with someone else as well. Another theme that can really come up is dealing with self worth, or your own sense of value for yourself. So this is a deeper look at. Self Love, at self esteem, looking at areas where maybe you have glossed over true self acceptance. You know maybe you have allowed external validation, or you've kind of pursued things of that nature to help you feel good about yourself, rather than really loved yourself fully, accepted yourself fully this can be a time where that comes up, where we see the hollowness of external validation, and we have to step deeper into what it means to really be fully accepting of ourselves and not only accepting but learn how to celebrate who we are, as beautiful beings in this planet and as flawed humans. Okay, in this self worth journey, is a time where you're also recognizing those unhealthy patterns that we all have to some degree of people pleasing or compromising your personal needs in relationships. So again, you're going to feel less likely to suppress things because those things are wanting to come to the surface and starting to acknowledge the hollowness of it, starting to acknowledge where things are unhealthy, where you've been sacrificing or murdering yourself in a way that just can't continue. It's unsustainable. It really isn't aligning with your true personal values. Along with all of this, this may be a time where you just reconnect with art, with music, with creativity in a more authentic way, because our heart really it doesn't always speak in words. You know, some of the most profound meditations I've ever had have been things, feelings, experiences that I literally cannot put into words. There just don't exist the words to express that our heart really responds and speaks to art and music and creativity, which is one of the reasons that there's such powerful healing tools and powerful healing implements. So as our heart is on display, getting worked on during this important time, this is where that can be really important in our healing journey, whether it's creating those things, creating the art listening to music and creating things, expressing your love through music or chanting, that sort of thing, or it's just, you know, participating in the arts, reconnecting listening to music you haven't in a long time that makes you feel so good, that can be really important. Another theme that comes up is karmic relationships and soul contracts. So wanted to put this in a little bit of a different category from that traditional just relationship reevaluation and review. This represents those encounters that we have with people from past lifetimes, or those who played really significant roles for us in this lifetime. So that may come to the surface in some way, similar to maybe they just pop up, or, you know, come forward out of the blue, or you feel a resurgence of gratitude, or a resurgence, maybe, of pain that's unresolved from that time, depending on the level of karmic relationship that you have had with this person, this can be where you have a deeper understanding of some of the Soul lessons that you've been receiving tied to love and intimacy and connection or harmony. So really, like seeing the next layer of what is? What is the soul trying to teach me personally, not just everybody else, like, what are you trying to learn that maybe has been hard. You know, it's been hard, like, your growth has been slow in that area, and it's been a struggle. Like, what is your message for having more harmonious, peaceful and loving relationships the soul can bring that more to the surface to remind you of things that are unhealed or unresolved, or places that you need to take that one extra step so you can continue to put things in play, to practice and keep growing in that area. And this can also be learning how to let go of attachments that just are not serving your growth. And this is really hard when it's a relationship that it's just been hard for you to let go of there. Maybe they're a special person. You sense that they're special to you from a soul perspective or from a life perspective. They've held some really important space for you, but they're. Comes a time you know, we're all walking this journey together, but also singularly. And so there are times in our spiritual and soul contracts with one another, where it's time to release and it's time to let go, where the relationship has done what it needed to do, it's awakened within us, what was important for us to experience, and no longer is it there to hold space for us, and it's time to move on. So this can be a time where there is a change in those soul contracts, where you recognize that something is complete, or a change in just the karmic relationship and the karmic nature of themes, where you recognize that things have truly come to a completion point and it's time to move forward. But that can be very, very hard and very, very difficult when someone has held a really special, significant and important place or role in your life, to recognize when the energy just is no longer there and that has been withdrawn, it's hard sometimes to be able to move forward. So that can be very painful if you're in the middle of that sort of change. This is a very tender time, but also a very needed time so that you can free up new energy for that which wants to love you, to come in, that which is going to help you get to that next level, to be able to get in that's old relationships. Once it's complete, it's done. There's nothing more to gain from it. It's complete. You know, we have to learn how to let go of that much more quickly than we really do. We hold on to something so long because of what it meant to us at one time, even when we intuitively feel like it's time to release and let go, it's just hard for us to do and it's hard for our hearts to be able to do. But if that is something that you need in this time, it was more likely to come up during a Venus retrograde, although it doesn't have to have that extra help, but if it's been very hard for you, your soul may choose this time to bring it up to the surface so that you can release it once and for all. And the final theme that I wanted to touch on is our relationship as a community. So this is about our social bonds, our social connections. And this time of the Venus retrograde can be a time of social advancements. It can be a time of significant cultural phenomena, and also a time where there are backlashes and responses to social movements. So if there has been a lot of movement in one direction. Culturally, this can also be a time where there's a pushback on that. You know, there's a pendulum, right? Things are kind of in duality, like swinging a little bit back and forth. So when one thing moves in one area, you know, has a tendency to draw an opposing energy up, maintaining balance there. And so this can be a time where culturally or socially opposing energies can rise during this time as well, where it's some sort of a response, a backlash, a decision, a choice is made collectively around how things are working from a social perspective. So this can also be a significant time for social change both what might be perceived as subjectively positive, or, you know, might be perceived as negative. It doesn't really describe one way or the other can be both. So it's a time where we can just be aware that there's social things shifting and changing, and it can happen very, very quickly during Venus retrograde periods. So it can be a very intense sort of shift. This particular one that we're in in March of 2025, into the beginning part of April has an Aries element to it. And that, for us, really sort of speaks to Aries as a big leader, a leader energy. And it really speaks to during this particular time, we can see a lot that might be impacting power struggles, power dynamics. So you might see that play out in a world stage. We might see that play out in, you know, culture and the conversations that we're having and what we find acceptable, what we find not acceptable. Those sorts of things can be happening and happening in a pretty strong or more dramatic way. Because, you know, Aries is like, let's do it. You know, we're not going to beat around the bush. We're going to make stuff happen. So that'll be interesting to see how that manifests for us during this time. But even in our personal relationships, you may see that this particular Venus retrograde, because of some of the underlying influences to it, can bring forward. A lot of those power struggle and, you know, power dynamics or resentment around power dynamics. So we'll see how that manifests for us and how we internalize that to bring forward greater positive change for our own relationships, for our heart and also hopefully for our world, to live with a greater sense of peace and harmony. So how to be aligned and stay connected during this time? I think, is something that we we all keep in our mind. How can I stay grounded? How can I make sure that I don't kind of get lost in all the emotions that might be flying around or coming up during this period, how do I stay tethered to my true heart, my true intention, and let that guide us? I think those are really important questions to have during this because there's, especially this month, there's just so many influences that are there that can have a drama to them. So first and foremost is practicing a lot of self care. This is a time of self love. This is a time of inner healing. This is a time for shadow work, really diving deeper into acknowledging our shadow and bringing forward more self love and more deep self acceptance. This is an important time also to be mindful of communication in relationships. Think about everybody's going to be in a bit of a more sensitive place. Anytime we start healing and we start really digging into our sensitive places of our heart, there can be more of a defensive nature that comes over people during that time, and maybe they're making more assumptions about what your intention is. Maybe they're more willing to kind of push back on people or be more aggressive as a sense of self protection. So there's a little bit more of a hairline trigger that's present for others, and that may be the same also for you to hopefully not, because hopefully you are, you know, staying very centered as much as possible in the great work that you're doing, spiritually and personally. But know that there is more of those triggers and defensiveness that's kind of happening, so be extra mindful when those emotions are heightened, to approach conversations with a sense of compassion with clarity, knowing that Venus and love is always trying to bring us to Unity, right, trying to not necessarily keep us together, but helping us to understand one another, to be empathetic to, you know, bring forward compassion and kindness to one another. We'll never fail if we lead with that energy. So be particularly mindful to not get swept up in the emotions that might be flying around and be clear as much as possible in your communications, be loving as much as possible in your communications, even if it means you have To keep coming back to the same conversation over and over and over again, so that you can kind of keep those heightened emotions down and come to a resolution. This is an excellent time to get involved in healing work, to have healing sessions, to do energy work. We talked about art and music as being important outlets to engage with those beautiful art forms that help us, that help us in our healing, that help us to learn. This is a great time intuitively for you to explore what intuitively is coming forward during this time, what do you know still needs to be resolved that hasn't been resolved. You can also use intuitive art as a wonderful way to receive messages that is such a Venusian type of thing to use art as a form of communication. So I would really encourage exploring more about intuitive art in your practices, with your spirit guides, or working with your higher self, so important that can be really helpful and very insightful and really surprise you with some of the things that come forward. You know, but know more than anything, that when retrograde rolls around, whether it's Venus retrograde or it's Mercury Retrograde, it's saying it's time for a change. So if you have been craving that change, just know that this is the time, this is the time to explore what that means for you, what it looks like, and start to. To lay the groundwork, lay the path for this, to be able to come into physical form. I hope that this helps you to understand Venus retrograde more, to perhaps feel more excited about some of the opportunities that are there for us, and to really remember that this is the time to let your heart speak. It wants to tell you things that maybe you have been ignoring. It wants to show you how to be able to move forward. And more importantly, you have to listen to your heart so that you can make those wise decisions and make sure you're headed on the right track along your destination. All right, everyone, thank you for joining us. I'm so grateful to have had you here. I send you so much love and so much blessings for this impactful month, and I can't wait to see what it brings all of us, both personally and as a collective. All right, everyone. Namaste. Many blessings. The

Robert Wooten: 37:46

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