Retrograde Venus in the natal chart..

Venus Retrograde in the Birth or Natal Chart


Venus is retrograde approximately 7-8% of the time, so that approximately 7-8% of people are born while Venus is retrograde.

When Venus is retrograde in the natal chart itself, the feeling nature is deep. Socializing is taken seriously, and rarely lightly. They can be somewhat shy in youth, as there can be an awkwardness felt concerning small talk and social graces, and an aversion for superficialities. Love is extremely important to a person with a retrograde Venus, but they may not be explicit about it enough for others to know just how deeply they can love. There is always more to this person than meets the eye. Their love life (and sometimes financial life) can be hidden in some manner.

People born under Venus retrograde have to watch for self-sabotage in love relationships. There may be an underlying feeling of not being "good enough", attractive enough, or loveable enough. Deep insecurities can be present. Self-love can be an issue. Fears can lead them to overcompensate, such as overeat, serial date, etc.; or can have the opposite effect wherein the person tells themselves they don't need love. The same person can swing from both poles in one lifetime. A balance, of course, is ideally sought.

It is especially important for Venus retrograde people to avoid looking for happiness outside of themselves. Create happiness within, take responsibility for your own happiness, and then the love that you deserve will come to you.

Relationships can seem to make or break a person born with Venus retrograde, and this is because they take relationships so very seriously. There is a deep-seated fear of rejection with this position. Emotionally, there can be a very long recovery period after a break-up, unusually so, whether the Venus retrograde person has physically moved on or not. It can take many years to emotionally get over a difficult relationship or break-up.

Venus retrograde people can have an unusual set of values regarding love relationships - at least that's what others may think. Nevertheless, their ideas are very important and real to them, and many Venus retrograde people follow a strong moral code - it's just not necessarily the same code the majority follow!

Some retrograde Venus natives seem to be buying love, or they may show their love through materialistic attention more than others if they are not comfortable with what they have to offer as a person. Love and money can be tied together too closely with this position. Venus retrograde natives may in fact lose money through relationships.

There can also be too-high standards for themselves with this position. While retrograde Venus people abhor superficiality in others, they may be focused on superficial aspects of themselves, such as through excessive body awareness/shyness or worry about their physical beauty. This is ironic, and people with this position should seriously consider why they have different standards f

There can also be too-high standards for themselves with this position. While retrograde Venus people abhor superficiality in others, they may be focused on superficial aspects of themselves, such as through excessive body awareness/shyness or worry about their physical beauty. This is ironic, and people with this position should seriously consider why they have different standards for themselves than they do for lovers.

Insecurities can lead to over-compensation, often with the traits of the Venus sign, as a means to avoid laying their hearts on the line. For example, emphasis can be on sex rather than intimacy, or material gifts rather than more spiritual or direct demonstrations of affection.

Venus retrograde is sometimes associated with delayed love or delayed marriage. However, many retrograde Venus natives do form early close unions. Generally speaking, though, they often take a long time to really give themselves up to the whole process of union. There can be a lot of hesitancy.

Retrograde Venus natives are often misunderstood. This has to do with two things: for one, their ideas about love, marriage, women's roles, and relationship are not necessarily traditional; for another, they may keep their true feelings to themselves, compounding the problem. Defense mechanisms can make it appear that retrograde Venus natives are not as emotional as they truly are. In fact, they feel very deeply and take a long time not only to warm up to and trust someone, but also to move on after a difficult relationship.

They can be deep thinkers when it comes to love and relationship, seeing issues and flaws that others may not always see, and this can be one of the reasons why their ideas and attitudes are off the beaten track. Many are strong women's rights advocates and have a particular soft spot for victims of rigid rules and expectations.

Retrograde Venus natives can be a little difficult to love, as they seem to need more reassurance than others. There can be difficult childhood or early love experiences that contribute to complicated needs and fears in their current love life.

I do not believe that when Venus transits retrograde, people born with Venus retrograde have a grand old time. They may be a little more accustomed to the energy that is present during the 40 or so days of Venus retrograde, however, so they might appear to handle this period better than others.

Venus Retrograde in Cancer

With Venus in Cancer and retrograde, the love nature can be very introspective and loving, although many people might not know how much these people care until they truly get to know them. This is a very emotional, sensitive position. Rejection, difficult break-ups, and dissonance in love can stick with these people for years. It can be challenging to get over hurts. If insecure about what they have to offer, they can be so maternal in their demonstrations of love and affection that they run the risk of smothering a partner.

Posted by tizianfi
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Do you not like it?

I can relate to some of the description, and I read similar things about other features of my Venus. It seems that according to astrological theories, I'm f'd in 4 ways with my retrograde Venus because it's also in detriment (it's Scorpio), opposite my Saturn, then to finish the job it's in the 6th house.

Maybe I can rescue it somewhat if I use the whole house system that puts it into my 7th house. ((fingers crossed))

Posted by tiziani

Posted by CopperDove
I can relate to some of the description, and I read similar things about other features of my Venus. It seems that according to astrological theories, I'm f'd in 4 ways with my retrograde Venus because it's also in detriment (it's Scorpio), opposite my Saturn, then to finish the job it's in the 6th house.

Maybe I can rescue it somewhat if I use the whole house system that puts it into my 7th house. ((fingers crossed))

Finish the job lol

6th House: "...and STAY down"

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Yes, so true, I need it to stay down! I'll look for some heavy rocks outside to help. Damn, that Bakelite phone I mentioned in the other thread would have worked well.