Lisa M. bodyworks: the planets inspirations

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Admittedly I do not understand everything of what Chani writes.

Sometimes I do not understand anything, get bored and click it away.

But there are many times,

that her words inspire, encourage and let me understand what is happening, what is going on with myself - what is going on in my life.

Chani's writings actually made me start liking horoscopes in the first place. I started to appreciate information and gists. Reading it, I see why it makes sense to pay attention to the stories of the planets and stars that constitute the canopy to our bodies here on earth. And use it as supportive stories for myself as well as for the people I coach.

Since, understanding instead of judging what we are doing and how we are feeling is such a powerful tool to self-growth and happiness.

And she has the same blog theme color as I do, which defiantly connects :-)

Saturday, July 25

Venus (conjunct fixed star Regulus) stations retrograde at 0 Virgo 46’23” at 2:29 AM PST

This is the biggest event of the week by far. It’s also one of the biggest events of the summer and even of 2015. Venus will be retrograde from July 25th to September 6th 2015.

Within our lifetimes (thus far) Venus has gone retrograde between the signs of Virgo and Leo once every 8 years. Therefore you can look to see what of significance happened in your life 8 years ago to get a feel for what this retrograde cycle could be about.

Venus deals with issues of love, connectivity, art, pleasure, pleasing, what we value, how we feel about what we value, creating culture, erotic energy, Goddess, anyone who identifies as a woman and all things to do with relationships. When Planets slow down to station retrograde, they tend to have a powerful effect on our lives (especially given the topics they govern).

This Venus retrograde begins in Virgo. Venus in Virgo is said to be in its fall; it is said to not “work as well,” meaning that all this Venus wants to do is work. That’s not what the goddess of love and hanky-panky usually likes to do though. Therefore this Venus station retrograde could have us working over time.

I suggest utilizing the energy of Venus in Virgo stationing retrograde by doing intentional ritual (Virgo loves a good structured, devotional practice) that is focused on purifying, cleansing or cleaning (Virgo wants it tidy) out old baggage from past loves. That could be emotional messiness, physical objects that are cluttering up your energetic space or habitual patterns that cause romantic casualties.

The other point to note in this situation is that Venus is stationing retrograde on the fixed star Regulus. Regulus is known for it regal effect and its rock-star-like qualities. It amplifies this particular retrograde cycle and marks its importance in our lives.

For extra astro points take note of the houses in which Venus will travel through during the retrograde period (look for the houses that contain Virgo and Leo) and note their significance.

For extra, extra astro points take a look to see what houses Venus rules in your chart (those that contain Taurus and Libra) to get another layer of how this retrograde will be significant for you/what areas of life it will impact.