Kelly M. Beard: Venus Retrograde in SCORPIO and Direct in LIBRA

Venus Retrograde in SCORPIO and Direct in LIBRA

a message from Kelly M. Beard

Tuesday, 2 October, 2018  (posted 19 October, 2018)

Time to Review, Reflect & Set Conscious Intentions for

Release & Reclamation of Your Connection to Your Own Core Values & Current Priorities

New Venus Cycle ~ Scorpio/Libra Theme

October 2018 – May 2020

~ LOVE ~

the unifying energetic force that exists in/through all life

~ ART & BEAUTY ~

the invisible essence which links all life and transcends language or species

~ VALUES ~

what you spend your resources on (time/energy/money)

~ CULTURE ~

what humanity collectively creates through thoughts, feelings, words & deeds

Your Invitation to Meet Venus 

The Value of Venus Retrograde:

The whole point of any planet going Retrograde is to bring up the issues of its domain, and in Venus' case, the primary issues are: values, priorities, beauty, love, relationships and resources. It brings these aspects of life up to the surface for everyone. Essentially, this is getting your attention in a way that prompts you to want to explore more deeply and look at things from a variety of other or new perspectives. Before charting the course of future choices and forward movement, there is a review and a clearing that must happen for you to acquire more clarity and sure-footedness.

The Current Theme & Questions to Contemplate:

The Sign that the Retrograde falls in represents the ‘theme’ (aka Overtone) and is where Venus extends her stay for one and all. For example, this one is in Scorpio. 2010 was the last time Venus Retrograded through Scorpio and went Direct in Libra (before that, 2002 was in all Scorpio). So, how have your values and priorities evolved over the last 8-years where your power, death, transformation, sex, lifeforce energy, money and intimate relationships are concerned? How would you like to evolve over the next 8-years? Venus energy focuses your attention on what you deeply value or what you give your resources to, which tells the Universe what you truly value. How did you spend your time, energy and money over the last cycle or two? How will/can that change going forward for the next 8-years?

Do You Want to Scratch the Surface?

This is an excellent cycle to consciously co-create with, and you don’t even have to know or understand astrology itself. There are many ways to do that, but simple awareness of the cycle is a good start. Beyond that, I have created several custom tools to support this process. If you just want to get to know how Venus feels moving through your own life (chart), then I recommend getting your Personal Venus Activations. They support you like a custom horoscope that focuses on your Love, Money & Magnetics.

Or Do You Want to Go Deeper? 

If you’d like to track her cycle by going narrow and deep into what she activates for you personally, then I recommend that you get your Reading + Custom Guide and join the Venus Circle. It can be quite remarkable to track this cycle as it unfolds over the next 1-2 years. Venus enters the zone 9/3 which will be reviewed between Oct 5th (retro) and Nov 16th (direct), and anchored during Winter 2018-19. It is a powerful experience to follow her cycle like this. Please got to my website for details and be sure to join us for the FREE OPEN House in Sept & Oct 2018 to find out what it is activating for you. Ok, let’s dive in!

Venus *Retrograde* is About ...

•Reconnecting with All Your 6-Senses
•Focusing on Your Resources & Definition of Wealth & Abundance
•Reviewing & Renewing the Sacred Feminine Aspects of Your Nature
•Assessing the Evolution of Your Personal Values & Priorities on All Levels
•Processing & Integrating Energetic Shifts within Your Relationships & Resources
•Renewing Your Spirit, Faith & Commitment to the Sacred Feminine
•Reawakening Your Way of Living Your Life -and- of Living on Earth with Others
•Assessing the Value & Purpose of All Relationships, Partnerships & Collaborations
•Fortifying & Restoring Your Individual Sense of Self-Value, Self-Worth & Self-Esteem
•Reviving Your Essential Nature & Organically Changing How You Relate with Others
•Revitalizing & Reestablishing Your Magnetics:  What You Naturally Magnetize and Naturally Repel
•Reviewing Anything of Value that has been Buried, Suppressed or Neglected in Last 18-mo to 8-years

Important Details of NOW

Enter Shadow:  September 3 - October 5, 2018

Introduction/Initiation of New You & New Priorities

Retrograde/Initiation:  October 5 - November 16, 2018

Re-View, Re-Evaluate, Re-Vision, Re-Examine Relationships & Finances

Direct/Integration:  November 16 - December 18, 2018

Integration of the New You & New Priorities

Exit Shadow:  December 18 - January 7, 2019

Anchoring the Scorpio Power & Energy and Grounding NEW 8-year Cycle

Aug 6 - Sept 9, 2018 ~ Venus in Libra

(again Retrograde Oct 31 – Dec 2, 2018)

Venus Rules:

values, priorities, resources, love, art, beauty, culture and, in Libra, the lesson of balance and reciprocity in relationships is what she is animating and awakening for one and all. It is a call from within, to restore balance as an individual, within the context of all your primary relationships. Your sense of self-worth and self-value is in need of some attention. You have evolved in the last 8-years (or more). This is an opportunity to renegotiate the terms of both your personal and professional relationships so you can determine what is no longer important to you, while preparing to go deeper.

Relationship Priorities:

If you align your priorities within your Being, as well as within your primary relationships of now, then it will make the deep dive into the potent Scorpio energy more productive (and less debilitating). When Venus is in Libra, it is time to assess your priorities and reestablish balance with a cool head (Libra is an Air sign). It’s time to consider what is fair, just and actually worth it to and for you, now and in the future.

Choices & Karma:

It's time to take an honest look at how you, your life and choices affect those closest to you. It’s an excellent time to reflect on how effective your choices actually are (or have been) in attracting your heart's desires. Remember, Libra is the lesson of "balance & reciprocity" which must be considered before taking-on the Scorpio lesson of "karma and creation", otherwise you create more "karma and creations" to clean up along the way. Venus will always remind you that you ‘are what you attract’ and she will also reveal how you show the Universe what you value by what you spend your primary resources on (time, energy, money). So use this time to review your relationships and resources, both tangible & intangible, and use the new cycle to recalibrate things consciously, while you discover many new ways of relating, with both your SoulSelf and others you partner or collaborate with.

Sept 9 – Oct 31, 2018 ~ Venus in Scorpio

(again Direct Dec 2 - Jan 7, 2019)

Going Deeper:

As you move through the relationship work in Libra, it could be friends or co-workers, but once we shift into Scorpio, it is your own intimate relationships (or lack thereof). At this time, new (or sometimes old) personal issues are exposed and brought in to the light, and you begin to realize how you operate unconsciously, and how that affects your individual values and personal self-worth, and thus the relationships you attract.

Unconscious Habits or Conscious Practices:

As Venus moves into Scorpio, it activates Soul-level work and illuminates how invisible energy is affecting your life and relationships. Ideas or beliefs that have become unconscious, hidden or buried, come in to your conscious awareness at this time. This energy supports rooting-out any self-deceptions and/or bad habits which no longer support who you are now or who you've become over the last 2-8 years.

Define Your Terms:

It's time to identify and release any self-sabotage, illusions, delusions, irrational fears or inner darkness that is delaying your good or misguiding your power. It's time to distill your motivations back to their original essence and intentions. Define your terms. What is conscious equal partnership on an intimate level? What is love? abundance? beauty? life? What do you want? and why do you want it? How will you create it? or magnetize it in?

You & Your Invisible Team:

Scorpio is the energy and lesson of karma and creation, holding us all accountable for that which we bring into being. We are reminded that a willing and an honorable sacrifice clears space for magic to occur, it also is an invitation to the Ancestors & Invisible Realms to contribute & assist you.

You & Your Power:

Venus in Scorpio reminds you that you are not the Source of power, but merely a channel or vehicle of and for its expression. As a human with free will and choice, it helps to also be responsible and aware anytime Scorpio is kicking. It’s time to release deeper issues, clear space to plant new seeds of potential, tend to the 3D/visible work, then step back and allow the invisible power of Source energy to breathe life into your intentions.

Honoring the Life/Death/Life Cycle:

It can be intense and often challenging, but if you are able to push through the discomfort and face any dark, Raw Truths being revealed at this time, you will be cleansed, made lighter and feel better able to direct your own power and shape-shift as needed, going forward. Any deep dives into Scorpio remind you of your own mortality and how short life really is. The sooner you dance with the rhythm of the Life/Death/Life Cycle, the sooner you get to feel deeply connected and ecstatically alive in your day-to-day rhythm.

Relevant Reflections

Last Venus in Libra/Scorpio ~ Oct 15 – Dec 2, 2017

It is a fairly regular occurrence for Venus to move through Libra and Scorpio every year or so. The last time was Oct/Nov 2017. It's catching it at the   Retrograde that makes the current one special. However, the last cycle or two that you can remember, may have some clues, upon reflection, that turn out to be some kind of confirmation of what you are facing and reviewing now.

Previous Venus Retrograde in Scorpio ~

2010 / 2002 / 1994 / 1986 (8-year cycles)
This is a larger Cycle to focus on but still may yield some clues. Basically, all cycles eventually repeat themselves, some more often than others. The same Scorpio energy was activated back then, and will be again, however, the surrounding planetary support changes ~ the human condition evolves ~ your own personal support systems shapeshift as needed. Look for any pattern in your intimate life. Often these years will coincide with ex-partners circling back or significant past-life connections becoming obvious.


Think about the Sign Lesson: SCORPIO Power to Create ~ and the subsequent Karma you create along with it. The SCORPIO Issues: Power, Sex, Death, Money, Rebirth & Transformative Soul-Work - that's what's back on the table. You should be able to delineate a pattern. Think of the deaths, real or metaphorical, that you have experienced around those years. Think about your sexual preferences or levels of activity. Think about how you were creating your reality and with what resources. Think of the life-changing events that led you to here and now.


Now what? What do you want to create with your power & resources over the next 8 years? Set an intention to purify and distill your own power issues into their most useful and basic elements. As a human being with conscious awareness, you are Infinitely creative and connected to an Infinite power Source. That is incredible power which requires an adequate structure, container or vehicle, as well as a capable guide or director and a pure motivation to create.


Venus Retrogrades every 18-months, which means that our Values and Priorities shift, in small ways, on a fairly regular basis, but in huge ways every 8-years. Getting a rhythm to this, internally, will help you flow with your own personal evolution with far less fear or anxiety and more trust in the natural order of things, which includes your own natural evolution.


Below, you will find two lists which are especially good to refer to during the Retro period and great to check-in with throughout the cycle to ensure that you are on track. ‘On track’ means that you are expressing the Light aspects of Venus in Scorpio and minimizing your expression of the Shadow aspects of Venus in Scorpio.


(See Below)

 ~ LIGHT Expression ~

Venus in SCORPIO is About . . .

Ability to Operate from Soul Level Values & Priorities

Innate Trust of Your Instincts & Psychic Knowing

Valuing & Pursuing Your Soul’s Mission

Being Powerful & Magnetic in Social Situations

Your Personal Power, Self-Discipline & Self-Mastery

Mastering Your Authentic Power to Create Reality

Ability to Acknowledge & Honor Your Shadow Nature

Knowing Your Own Power & How to Use It

Access to a Natural Sensuality, Sexuality & Magnetism

Going to the Underworld & Returning Renewed

Ability to Dedicate & Focus with Intensity

~ SHADOW Expression ~

Venus in SCORPIO is About . . .

Excessive Need to Control in Relationships

Being Stubborn, Stingy & Hoarding Resources

Rigid Resistance to Change & Suffering in Silence

Repression, Self-Sabotage & Living in Survival-Mode

Stagnation, Toxicity & Disregard for the Life/Death/Life Cycle

Operating Covertly & Misusing Your Personal Power to

     Manipulate Others with Emotional Blackmail

Creating Negative Karma through Abuse & Oppression

Victim Consciousness: Feeling Powerless

Excessive Need for Retribution & Toxic Forms of Justice

Poverty Consciousness: Feeling Worthless

I did some research and it was the years 1962-2002 that most of us have lived through, with Venus Retrograding through Scorpio only. 2010 brought the first time it Retrograded in Scorpio and went Direct in Libra, bringing in this dual lesson going forward, 2010-2058 (when it will shift to all Libra). So every 8-years, we will experience this dual lesson and both will be included. (See Below)

 ~ LIGHT Expression ~

Venus in LIBRA is About . . .

Ability to Create Win/Win Situations at Home or Work

Innate Conscious Equal Partnership with All Life

Creating Kinship, Community & a Sense of Belonging

Cultivating Beauty, Art, Music & Harmony with All Life

Ability to Create Beauty in All You Are, Do or Have

Dedicating to Creativity & Expressing Your Essence

Having a Natural Sense of Balance, Fairness & Justice

Ability to Mediate, Negotiate & Integrate Opposites

Being Naturally Magnetic, Attractive & Loving

Creating Reciprocal Relationships, Creative

  Collaborations & Profitable Partnerships

~ SHADOW Expression ~

Venus in LIBRA is About . . .

Attracting Imbalanced & Toxic Relationships

Being Anti-Social & Unable to Contribute to Community

Excessive Self-Doubt, Indecision & Inability to Commit

Staying Busy so Most Interactions are Superficial

Being Excessively Other-Directed to the Neglect of Self

Not Knowing What You Want or Asking for What You Need

Low Self-Worth & Inability to Negotiate on Your Own Behalf

Excessive Giving to Others Until Drained and/or Angry

Feeling a False Sense of Estrangement & Projecting Fears onto Others

Imbalance, Stagnation or Extremes (Excess or Famine)

Overdone Need for Approval of Others

NorthPoint Astrology Journal: Your weekly guide to planetary influences October 8 to 14, 2018 by Pam Younghans

NorthPoint Astrology Journal

Your weekly guide to planetary influences

October 8 to 14, 2018

by Pam Younghans

Aspects of Note This Week

All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time. For Greenwich Mean Time, add 7 hours.

MON: New Moon 8:46 p.m. PDT

TUE: Mercury sesquiquadrate Neptune, Mercury quincunx Chiron, Mercury enters Scorpio

WED: Mercury opposite Uranus, Venus square Mars

THU: Mercury square Nodes, Sun square Pluto

FRI: Mercury sextile Saturn

SAT: Mercury biquintile Chiron, Sun biquintile Neptune

SUN: Mercury quintile Pluto, Sun quintile Saturn

LEST WE THINK we've reached the finish line, the New Moon on Monday (Tuesday in some time zones) confirms that the new lunar cycle continues that we will be continuing the current flow of heightened emotions and unsettling events. The lunation occurs at 8:46 p.m. PDT on October 8, at 15°48′ Libra. At the time of the event, the Sun and the Moon are within one degree of being exactly square Pluto in Capricorn.

With this New Moon in the sign of The Scales and in challenging aspect to Pluto, we can surmise that our main challenge over the next two to four weeks will be to stay calm and in balance amidst upheaval. Power struggles and competition are typical Plutonian manifestations, and the pressure of the square aspect (when planets are 90 degrees apart) heightens our awareness of how bureaucratic manipulations (Pluto in Capricorn) can block true justice (Sun and Moon in Libra).

DWARF PLANET CERES, named for the Earth Mother goddess, is closely conjunct the Sun and Moon at the time of the New Moon. Ceres weaves themes of nurturing into the tapestry of the lunar cycle -- in particular, how we care for family and for ourselves, both physically and emotionally.

Like the Sun and Moon, Ceres is also in Libra and square Pluto. This means we need to be alert to the complications that can arise if we are trying to maintain superficial harmony, and avoiding the truth of a situation. When we ignore what we really feel and know to be true, it can result in low self-esteem, eating disorders, and other complexes.

To navigate this challenge, we must let go of our need for everyone to like us. Astrologer Demetra George, in her book Asteroid Goddesses, writes that with Ceres and Pluto in hard aspect, we must learn "that return and renewal follow letting go, that every death is followed by a birth, and that every loss is replenished by a gain. A real understanding of this truth permanently erases the fear of loss from one's subconscious mind and replaces it with trust, acceptance, and joy."

ADDING ANOTHER LAYER of intrigue to the upcoming lunar cycle, Venus is now moving backward in the sky. As planetary ruler of the Libra New Moon, Venus has influence over the new lunar cycle, and her condition and aspects are of extra import.

While Venus is retrograde in secretive Scorpio, she compels us to dive more deeply into the hidden realms of our psyches, to discover what we truly value and to gain clarity on issues of fairness and right relationship. The questions arise: Who can we trust, and who are our allies? Is there something we missed, that is vital to our next steps? What yet remains to be revealed? And can we be conscious enough to catch the glimmer of light in the darkness?

VENUS is also square Mars and Black Moon Lilith in the New Moon chart, exacerbating the tension between the feminine and masculine, and exposing new layers of the shadow self.

If you are unfamiliar with Lilith, Darkstar Astrology provides these insights:

"Dark Moon Lilith is the lunar apogee. It does not exist as a physical point in space, but is a point that describes the distance between the earth and the moon, the empty focus. Lilith is about the power, politics, and psychology of se(x)."  

And from astrologer and writer Valerie Mesa:

"Black Moon Lilith represents a person’s primitive impulses and behavior in their rawest form. It reveals our repressed se(x)uality, together with what makes us feel most vulnerable; it expresses the dark side of one’s personality, buried deep in the subconscious realms of our psyche. "

Although mythology tends to paint Lilith in very dark tones, calling her "a night demon," Mesa also includes this uplifting observation:

"The story of Lilith has evolved tremendously in the past century; in much contemporary writing, she is no longer portrayed as an evil, child-eating deity but rather as a feminist icon who stood proudly against male domination."

ON A CLEARLY POSITIVE note, the New Moon is aligned with two dynamic fixed stars: Merga and R Carinae. Astrologer Roderick Kidston tells us that with these two stars:

"There is a sense of building organically on the past in order to grow towards the future, and to set sail towards it, too, if it is necessary to cut free and move on ... Perhaps above all, R Carinae gives courage: the brave spirit and self-belief to go forth on adventures and bring back whatever treasure you find." 

It will be interesting to see how current events unfold under the influence of the new lunar cycle -- especially since the Taurus Full Moon two weeks hence (on October 24) is closely conjunct Uranus. Change is in the wings, awaiting its cue.

AS THE MOON slowly waxes this week, Mercury is once again centerstage, being involved in significant aspects every single day:

• On Tuesday, Mercury forms challenging aspects with both Neptune and Chiron, raising doubts about the validity of the "facts." While information sources may indeed be untrustworthy, Mercury also enters Scorpio late in the day, invigorating our need to get to the heart of any matter.
• On Wednesday, Mercury opposes Uranus -- a time for surprises, insights, and unexpected twists in the drama that is unfolding. This is also the day that Venus and Mars are exactly square, so watch for battle lines to be drawn and defended.
• On Thursday, Mercury squares the karmic Nodes. The challenge here is to stay engaged (North Node in Leo), not to withdraw or become alienated (South Node in Aquarius) because of our suspicions about a deeper truth (Mercury in Scorpio). The Sun is exactly square Pluto today as well, heightening the urgency of the moment and bringing one of the promises of the New Moon chart into manifestation.
• On Friday, Mercury is sextile Saturn -- an opportunity to cool down, find solutions, and get back on track.

REMINISCENT of last week, next weekend we have another slew of quintile aspects, each involving either Mercury or the Sun. As mentioned in last week's Journal, this family of aspects indicates a strong concentration of energy. This laser-like attention can manifest in creative ways, but also as the abuse of power.

Saturday's biquintile aspects involve Chiron and Neptune in Pisces, so we may find this a more confusing day, or a time when we find it difficult to capture in words exactly what we know in our hearts. On Sunday, a Mercury-Pluto quintile focuses our attention on the issue at hand, inspiring us to share our opinions with great fervor. The Sun is also quintile Saturn, bringing an objectivity that will come in handy amidst the drama. 

IF YOUR BIRTHDAY IS THIS WEEK: Your world has recently gone through a major transition. If your birth anniversary is Monday or Tuesday, you may still feel off-balance but are gradually coming to terms with your new self-definition. If your birthday falls Wednesday through Sunday, significant changes are still underway. Your current experiences will bring you to a stronger awareness of your deeper needs and what will bring greater fulfillment into your life. This is your hero's journey, perhaps one of the most significant phases of your life. You are discovering where you give your power away -- whether to another person, a situation, or your own emotional responses. As you claim back your power, your life is transformed.

In peace,

Pam

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AstrologerCoach: New Moon in Libra, Oct. 2018 -- What is Asking to be Cleared?

New Moon in Libra, Oct. 2018 -- What is Asking to be Cleared?

AstrologerCoach

Published on Oct 2, 2018
https://youtu.be/YU7ANhYJPZQ



Join Sonja as she shares about several upcoming astrological events:
* New Moon in almost 16º of Libra (exact Oct. 8th at 11:47pm EDT)
* The New Moon squares Pluto in Capricorn and quincunxes Neptune in Pisces
* Pluto is now direct but still exalted in the sky
* Venus (ruler of Libra) is currently in Scorpio, also exalted in the sky, starts her 6-week Retrograde phase on Oct.5th
* Venus in Scorpio trines Neptune in Pisces at the time of the New Moon 


Could you give yourself permission to simply observe any self-protective tendencies when they show up?
What if you kept your heart open and your mind soothed, as best as you are able, for the next 28 days?


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