Hello Friends,

In my last post, I wrote about the New Moon in Virgo. I had already given you the theme, and that theme continues (Making good decisions about relationships). Click the link to re-reference. I really aimed to simplify that particular New Moon (September 10/11, 2026) and the Venus retrograde *together* so that you could SEE how it all came together under the ‘relationships’ and ‘communications in relationships’ “theme.”

Venus retrogrades approximately every 18-19 months and it lasts approximately 40-43 days. In the next couple of days I might reblog my previous Venus retrograde post. However this current Venus retrograde is very specific to our current time. My previous posts aren’t very relevant in this case.

And to rhyme with “theme,” here’s a meme (quote) that I think covers the THEME most simply:

I have not actually read the book from the text quoted above. Now I definitely want to read it! If you’ve read it, share it in the comments!

Below are the correspondences

Venus had already been in the pre-shadow phase of its retrograde journey, so I saw the connection to the Virgo New Moon as the “directive energy” for this Venus retrograde. There were many other relevant aspects at that time, for example: Uranus was stationing retrograde. A Uranus retrograde would have us considering our freedom and enlightening us in new ways where we can break chains and disrupt anything from abuse to bad habits from within our lineages.

Uranus is considered to be the higher octave of Mercury. Mercury is the ruler for that New Moon in Virgo, and Mercury transited into the beginning of Libra on the same day as this New Moon. Venus rules Libra. Libra asks us to find balance and mutuality in our relationships. Scorpio asks us for honesty and purging (territory that Venus will be moving through). Scorpio and Libra together can be asking for more accountability in relationships. Venus literally moved into Scorpio on the same day of the New Moon in Virgo, just like Mercury moved into Libra that SAME day. These are all the clues.

Virgo is also about service and applying functional methods for healing and wellbeing. So, building better working relationships, that are functional, mutually respectful and supportive, is the key to this Venus retrograde, while purging and freeing oneself from old relationship habits and no longer accepting mistreatment or unbalanced, non-reciprocal connections. This retrograde will have you getting very honest about your actual needs for your wellbeing and mental health. Special note: the reciprocity need not be literal, but each party ought to agree and consent with mutuality.

What’s more is that this Venus retrograde is heavily aspected with multiple “dance steps” and they all center around building and refining healthy and nourishing relationships–again, that directive from the Virgo New Moon–where the ruling planet for that new moon moved into Libra (relationships, balance). Here’s the data based from an ephemeris, based on astrology software, at astrotheoros.com.

Below are the steps/details/aspects

Oct 6- 7
☿ Mercury conjunct Venus Rx ~8° Scorpio
Revisiting conversations, feelings, relationship questions; thinking/talking about what has been unresolved

Oct 10
♀ Venus Rx square ♂ Mars 7° Scorpio/Leo
Desire vs. frustration; attraction, conflict, sexuality, assertion

Oct 16
♀ Venus Rx quincunx ♅ Uranus
5° Scorpio/Gemini; Restlessness, needing to adjust expectations or relationship patterns

Oct 17
♀ Venus Rx quintile ♃ Jupiter
5° Scorpio/Leo; A subtler creative/social opening

Oct 20
♀ Venus Rx square ♇ Pluto
3° Scorpio/Aquarius: The intense one: power, attachment, control, intimacy, values, deep relationship examination

Oct 21
♀ Venus Rx quincunx ♆ Neptune
2° Scorpio/Aries
Reality vs. idealization; adjusting expectations

Oct 23–24
☉ Sun conjunct Venus Rx
0°45′ Scorpio
Venus cazimi/inferior conjunction — central turning point of the retrograde

October 24 Mercury stations retrograde at ~21 degrees of Scorpio.

Oct 25
Venus Rx enters Libra
29° → Libra
The emphasis shifts from Scorpio/intimacy to partnership, fairness and relational balance

Oct 27
Venus Rx biquintile Uranus
~29° Libra
Unusual insights or changes in how you approach relationships

Oct 28
Venus Rx opposite Chiron
28° Libra/Aries
Relationship wounds, vulnerability, autonomy vs. partnership

Oct 30
Venus Rx trine North Node
27° Libra/Aquarius
A supportive-looking nodal contact; revisiting relationship/social patterns

Nov 4
Venus Rx sextile Jupiter
24° Libra/Leo
Expansion, warmth, generosity, social connection

Nov 13
Venus stations direct
22°52′ Libra
The review phase turns forward

November 13 Mercury also stations direct @ ~5 degrees Scorpio.

Venus leaves the post-shadow on December 15.

Hopefully this information is helpful for you. I may return with more narrative as the story continues in December, after that Venus leaves the shadow. I may return with poetry or art, or other writing. I really don’t know yet!

Please feel free to share your experiences in the comments section. The comments end up being more important than the article because the experiences of all the readers are what really shows how we are all navigating these transits and life experiences.

There’s a future for me writing more about remedies and ways to engage with the information, but I think we serve ourselves truly first with introspection.

We each experience all of these transits differently, based on our individual life trajectories, our learnings, early environments, and of course our own natal charts from which all other charts are developed and referenced from to interpret the on-going stellar environment that mirrors and corresponds to our growth and development while living.

Astrology is like this: correlation and not causation.

Have fun. Enjoy this next chapter of your development! By the end of it, things are going to be very different. Journaling is always helpful. Let’s aim for the highest and healthiest beauty unfolding.