To understand retrograde motion of the planets see this vid...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72FrZz_zJFU
[the above video is about Mars... but the idea is roughly the same for all the planets]
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Here are the phases of a planet's retrograde motion... (in the parentheses is what happens if you observe the planet in the night sky)
1) Direct (the planet is moving normally, from west to east)
2) Stationary (the planet appears to have stopped)
3) Retrograde (the planet is moving backwards, from east to west)
4) Stationary (again, the planet stops)
5) Direct (the planet resumes its normal move)
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To know when Venus or any planet is retrograde it is wise to consult programs that show the planet's current and/or future positions
One very useful site is this...
http://planetwatcher.com/
[this program also takes into consideration your local timezone]
You can see in the center the planets (noted by their symbols)... the retrograde planets are the ones that have "red" numbers next to their symbols (like Saturn has right now, cause it's retrograde)
on the left side there are significant events happening in the coming days... so you can be aware if a planet is going to turn retrograde (and other stuff)
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If you're looking for a simple solution on finding the retrogrades... see this article...
http://astrologyking.com/retrograde-planets/
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Retrograde Venus is not necessarily "bad"... (or any retrograde planet for that matter)...
This is how i understand the influence of a retrograde planet:
First of all I take into account the natal chart state of Venus... meaning... if Venus in the person's birthchart is Retrograde or not... or if it's Stationary (rare condition when changing from retrograde to direct, and vice versa)
If it is Retrograde in the birthchart... then usually no important change is noticed, as these people are used to the retrograde motion of this planet... and usually know how to cope with the planet's retrograde influence... so no important negative effects are shown
If it is Stationary in the birthchart... the best qualities of this planets are into the person... and no negative effects are noticed on a person like that
If it is Direct in the birthchart... then the qualities of this planet (love, affairs, materialism, money, stability)... will change from extroverted... to introverted... this is like blocking the energy of the planet (Venus) inside of the person... an extra effort is to be made in order to use the energy and make it manifest...
the person, for the period of the retrograde motion, have to train to externalize the planets energy... the energy will stay inside of them and may cause problems...
if the person is well trained in energy meditation, wont have any trouble with this... he/she will be able to externalize the retrograde planet energy with ease...
If not... then the energy of the planet (in this case Venus) will be hard to be used on a daily basis... this means the "bad effects" you've mentioned... love problems, money problems etc.
Personally, i have found out, that when you have performed the Magic Satanic Squares on a specific planet (for example Venus) then you establish a personal connection/link with the planet's energies and through that connection/link the negative influences are diminished
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Hope the above makes sense
Hail Satan
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[url=mailto:[email protected]][email protected][/url], "nevinbennetch" <nevinbennetch@... wrote:
Hello, can someone explain what Venus retrograde is, I saw earlier that it is bad for love and what not but how long does it last and how can I tell when its coming and does it also effect the auras abilities to attract love?
