Venus Retrograde in Capricorn ♀ Dec 19-Jan 29

artist: Hao Liang

Venus enters Capricorn: Nov 5

Venus Retrograde in Capricorn: Dec 19, 2021 – Jan 29, 2022

Venus enters Aquarius: Mar 5, 2022

Planets in retrograde are not actually spinning backwards. It’s just an optical illusion as seen from Earth. In astrology, this illusion manifests as a “backwards” functioning of the planetary roles. Click here to learn more about retrograde.

Venus turns retrograde once every 18 months for six weeks. We last experienced Venus Retrograde from May 12 – June 24, 2020. During Venus Rx, we are likely to experience a change in a significant relationship. In Capricorn, this means work relationships. Unstable relationships here will be tested. Because Venus also rules personal appearance, things like haircuts, tattoos, piercings, or other such changes are not advised.

The most quintessential theme of Venus Retrograde is social malfunction. Conversations may be awkward or uncomfortable. Unexpected delays or cancellations are common. This is all because Venus Retrograde must judge the health of our relationship to self and others. This transit demands crystal clear communication for success. What we learn is that, although confrontation can be awkward or stressful, it releases the psyche in a powerful way. Be honest, be direct.

When Venus turns retrograde in business-minded Capricorn, our professional life is up for examination. For Capricorn, it’s all about building our reputation. Capricorn, like ruler Saturn, operates by way of contraction and conservation. In our professional life, this translates to greater discernment. We are not so naive now like Venus in Sagittarius. The sea-goat is serious and quiet, generous and dependable.

Those born with Venus in Capricorn expect others to show up and be helpful. Capricorn does not tolerate unreliability. We all have the right to our own standards and expectations, but the prickly sea-goat would certainly benefit from being a bit more flexible. Capricorn manages his social life as though it were a business. He is steadfast and clearheaded, yet cold, stiff, reserved, intransigent. Venus Rx in Capricorn will soften us like solstice candle wax. We will learn the ancient secret of Cancer the Crab, Capricorn’s opposite on the zodiac wheel: that there is nothing weak or inconsistent in the gentle folds of the heart. Capricorn must only learn to see the heart in a different way.

Venus Retrograde feels like “all things fated.” Life unfolds as it must, regardless of attachment, regardless of whether or not we feel “ready.” Something peculiar will start to happen. You will be contacted by people you haven’t seen or talked to in years. Could be a message or a phone call, a lover or an old friend, someone with whom you once shared a profoundly intimate connection, the kind so powerful that, even when left for many years, quietly, like a letter in a yellowing envelope, comes back to life so suddenly and with such force that you fall into it all over again, willingly, helplessly, as lovers do.

If you feel it coming ~ it’s coming ~

Dates to watch before the retrograde: Nov 18 & Dec 11

During the retrograde: Dec 25, Dec 29, & Jan 8

After the retrograde: Feb 16 & Mar 3

If you were born with Venus in Capricorn, you’re in for an interesting Venus Return. To find your personal Venus sign, click here.