Decembers Venus Retrograde

December’s Venus Retrograde

On December 19, 2021, Venus will Station Retrograde in Capricorn. What does this mean for us?

To understand this transit, we need to first break down the elements that collectively compose its energy. Venus is a personal planet with strong feminine energy, and it reigns over abundance, sensuality, beauty, and our connection to nature. Venus is the natural ruler of Taurus and Libra, which are both signs with an eye for aesthetics and a love for comfort.

Capricorn, on the other hand, is a serious and no-nonsense sign with cardinal earth energy. It isn’t the most natural placement for Venus, but it’s certainly an interesting one.

We’re now approaching Capricorn Season, so those themes are amplified in the wider astrological climate. This means that Capricorn-related topics will likely show up in our lives in increasing quantity and intensity as more celestial bodies move through Capricorn’s energy (and encourage us to do the same).

So what are the themes brought to light by Capricorn, and how will this transit impact them? Let’s talk about it.

This Transit

Venus will be retrograde in Capricorn from December 19 to January 29, 2022. However, you won’t have to wait to feel its effects: the pre-retrograde zone began on November 17, and the post-retrograde phase ends on March 1, 2022. Needless to say, it’s best to settle in and embrace the changes that this transit is about to bring, because it’s not ending anytime soon.

Venus, the planet of love and beauty, rules over pleasure, comfort, relationships, and artistic expression. It influences how you relate to and attract others. With this in mind, we can understand that Venus’ Station Retrograde in Capricorn will turn our relationships upside down as we reevaluate the way we commit to others and ourselves.

During Venus Retrograde in Capricorn, you may have a more no-nonsense approach to romance than usual. You have a list of criteria that need to be met, and you don’t have time or energy to mess around. It’s okay for your expectations to be high, but consider checking in to see if they are realistic. Is there anything you’re willing to compromise on?

On the other side of the spectrum, if your expectations are too low, Venus in Capricorn will push you to raise them so that you can attract a partner who is actually on your level. Now is the time to identify what you truly need from a relationship. If your current partner or dating pool isn’t meeting those needs (and isn’t willing to step up to the plate), then it’s time to value yourself enough to walk away.

All in all, Venus Retrograde will be the time for some deep soul-searching, so be prepared to get to know yourself (and your loved ones) on a whole new level.

Reflection Prompts

If you’re at all familiar with my work, you know I’m a huge fan of reflection prompts — so, of course, I’ve come up with a handful to help guide you through this transit. Each prompt is designed to coincide with themes illuminated by Venus’s Retrograde in Capricorn. Of course, you don’t have to use all (or any) of my prompts — if you’d like to come up with your own, the themes to focus on are commitment, values systems, romantic expectations and needs, and your relationship with solitude.

With all that being said, let’s get into the prompts!

Would you say your romantic expectations are realistic? Why or why not?

Journal about a time where you accepted less than you deserved in a relationship (romantic or platonic). What led up to this, and how did it make you feel? How would you handle this situation differently now?

In what ways have you matured since last year?

What is a new commitment you are willing to make to yourself (or your partner)?

Has your idea of what love and relationships mean changed over the past year? How so?

Where does Venus fall in your natal chart?

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To Get Rid of a Habit

This spell is best done the night after the full moon, it will utilize the waning power so that as the moon shrinks so does your habit.

Needed:

A black candle

A piece of paper and pen

1 cup of Dirt

Needle

A stone no bigger than the opening of the jar

A jar with lid

Lighter/matches

To Conjure:

Upon the wax of the candle, make 14 lines with the needle. Each time you do say, "(Habit) I banish you."

Place the candle to the side and pour 1/2 cup of dirt into the mason jar.

On the piece of paper, write the name if your habit all over the paper. Then burn it, getting as much of ash as you can into the jar while saying, "I call on fire I call on flame, and work this spell in the Old One's name. By power of rock and power earth. This habit is gone, I'm given new birth."

Pour the second half a cup of dirt on the ashes, then drop in the rock and say, "This habit is dead, there is no more. By Wind and Fire, By Wave and Shore."

Seal up the jar and burn the candle on top. While its burning say, "By the moon both dark and bright, by power of the flaming sun. Take this habit from my sight. As I will it, it is done."

Allow the candle to burn itself out. You may bury the jar after or store it in a spot where it won't be disturbed.

Yule-

Yule is also known as the winter solstice, yule is a holiday that celebrates the shortest day if the year and can be celebrated through December 19th-January 1st. This year it lands on the 21st.

How to celebrate:

Add fake candles to your Christmas tree to represent old Norse traditions of putting candles on trees

Wear the colours of the season -gold,green and red

Have a dinner: have a nut roast

Bring plants inside; pine, holy, misltoe, oranges

Tie wishes on your Christmas/yule tree

Things to decorate your alter with: red green and gold candles, holy, oak, buring candles with wishes, clear quartz and Sunstone

Burn pine sented candles and incense

Solar work, mediate with yule music, do rituals involving abundance,happiness and work

Write a wish on a bay leaf and light it on fire

Bonfire

Yule log

Listen to Yule music

Whatch the Yuletide sunset

Make and evergreen wreath

Make a tomte

Write intentions for the new year

Make a witches ornament or make a sun ornament

Go for a walk

If you have anymore information what added or something is incorrect don't hesitate to give feedback:D

✨Venus retrograde✨

The planet of love venus went retrograde in sing of capricorn♑️

❤️Venus represent our love, how we love, what we love, how we give love, beauty, money, value, our creative. We also turn to Venus to show how we spend our money, the types of gifts we buy, and how much we spend on leisure activities.

❤️Venus rules attachments to others. It rules attractiveness–both the ability to attract and attraction to others (and things). In Venus, we find a need to be appreciated and to appreciate. Venus rules, amongst other things, the arts, love and romance, beauty and the beautifying process, money, entertainment, leisure, sensuality, and comfort. In Venus we find what attracts us and who we are attracted to.

🍒With venus retrograde u can end some relationship or you find that some relationships no longer serve you. You can find someone new, soulmate. An ex-partner can come back into your life. Since this retrograde takes place in Capricorn, it’s possible that you will start to feel a bit stoic or closed off emotionally. You may also notice that your significant other or crush feels more distant than usual, but it’ll be important to not take these emotional shifts personally, as it’s likely your heart’s desire just needs some space. Venus is good for focusing on yourself, on success, career, to build something. With Venus here for an extended stay, we’ll be thinking way more practically about our relationships and focusing on the returns of our investments — such as how we can bring more stability, longevity, and value to our commitments. With retrograde venus it is not good to make drastic changes in appearance such as hair, plastic surgery, tattoos.

🍬Rising signs/Placements most impacted by venus retrograde: Capricorn rising/venus, Cancer risings,Aries risings, Scorpio risings,Libra & Taurus Risings / Venus🍬

💕Aries Rising Venus goes retrograde in your 10th house governing your career. Your experience will likely lean toward the money side of Venus’ realm. You’ll be reassessing your values when it comes to work and past conversations about your pay rate could come back around for review, too, so be ready to talk up your worth. Maybe u will be more closed on the inside.💕

🍒Taurus Rising Venus goes retrograde in your 9th house, which covers travel and education. Venus is your ruling planet, is an important time to re-examine the parts of your life that are supposed to bring you pleasure. Does love still feel like an adventure, or have your relationships started feeling a little too ordinary? A long-lost love interest might resurface and catch your attention, causing you to push past your usual boundaries to explore the vast world that lies beyond your everyday routine. 🍒

🌙Cancer Rising Venus will be retrograde in your 7th house. This might drastically transform & change your relationships & partnerships. Maybe this will push you to change. You could be re-evaluating the time you spend with people, too little or too much. Changing your type of relationship with people, elevating from partners to living together or marriage🌙

❤️Libra Rising Venus goes retrograde in your 4th house. You’ll be thinking about how to enjoy more time with your family or at home. Use this introspective period to get in touch with the things that make you feel safe, stable, and emotionally secure in relationships. You’re looking to put your energy toward commitments that feel comfortable rather than flings that feel flighty — so get clear on what your dealbreakers and decide who you want to allow into your sacred inner world.❤️

🦋Capricorn Rising Venus will be retrograde in your 1st house. So, you are likely being pulled to look at yourself, your value, how you speak about yourself and how you are viewed from the outside world. Taking time to think about if you love your career, if there is anything you can do to bring your personal value into your career in something you love. Start believing in yourself and your talents!🦋

❤️‍🔥Scoprio Rising Venus is retrograde in your 3rd house. Start by evaluating the value you place on yourself and setting healthy boundaries with those around you, this will help you build those bridges should you want to with people so you can move forward. Maybe u will let go of people that no longer serve you but it’s okay!❤️‍🔥

-Rebekah💘

Divination Witch Things

🔮 Asking your Tarot Deck questions to get to know it

- How are you?

- What do you think of me?

- How would you describe yourself?

🔮 Sleeping with your Tarot Deck and Pendulum close by to bond with them

🔮 Drinking Dandelion Root Tea and burning Frankincense or Basil Incense for accurate readings

🔮 Those “Pick a Pile” Divination Videos (by personal favorites are by Vanessa Somuayina)

🔮 Having an entire chapter in your Book of Shadows dedicated to the meaning of symbols, cards and visions

🔮 “NEVER ignore flying cards!!”

🔮 “Remember, your tools pick YOU. If you feel drawn to a deck or pendulum and can’t stop looking at it, that’s the one you buy.”

🔮 Really good at taking criticism because you keep getting called out by cards

🔮 “Please don’t be the Tower, Please don’t be the Tower, Please don’t be the Tower-”

🔮 *Binges Tarot Tags to look at the pretty artwork*

🔮 Either specializes in one type of Divination and knows everything about it, or knows a bunch of different kinds and is always trying new ones

🔮 Must consult your cards before any major decision

🔮 Lowkey has a favorite Tarot Card for one reason or another (You like the art, the meaning, etc.)

🔮 Fun Fact! Goats, Snails, Horses, Owls, Swans, Salmon, Ravens, Snakes, Eagles, Mice, Cattle, Peacocks and Sheep are all associated with Divination!

🔮 Always keep track of your readings!!

Full Moon in Gemini

🌙 18th December 2021

The last Full Moon of the year! The next New Moon is going to be in the first few days of January, so now we have an amazing opportunity to leave behind everything that we don’t want to bring into 2022.

This Full Moon is happening a day before Venus goes Retrograde, which I talked about here. I mention how it might affect our relationships and finances. Well this Full Moon can highlight some of the problems and give us a preview of where we might be challenged during the Retrograde.

But since Jupiter will trine the Moon, we have a huge opportunity to fix those areas before they can get any worse. Jupiter gives us strong support and helps us resolve any issues, if we are willing to work with the energy.

Jupiter is the most abundant planet, so the upcoming Gemini Full Moon can be considered very lucky. Jupiter brings us unexpected blessings and good luck - use it to your best advantage.

I recommend setting intentions for abundance and prosperity in the area of your life which is ruled by Gemini! Check your chart and see in which house Gemini is, more specifically you can check where the Full Moon will be transiting - it’s happening at 27°Gemini.

✨Set intentions for:

Support and guidance in solving problems

Abundance and luck in relationships and finances

Spiritual growth

Better communication skills

Leaving behind all that no longer serves you

I wish you a lovely full moon🌙