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VENUS RETROGR ADE Venus Rx i n Business and Personal Finances by T Grace K. Morris, M.A. he upcoming Venus RX period 7/15/15 – 9/8/15 is an opportunity to go over your finances, your bank account(s), your portfolio and your mortgage. Just as Mercury RX is a chance to reorganize your closets and your desk drawers, so, too, the two months of Venus RX can be used with regard to your financial life. Venus rules the 2 nd house, the natural Taurus house and the 7 th house, the natural Libra house. Taurus is psychologically the full-pantry syn- drome, always wondering if there is enough canned goods on the shelf or money in the bank. Venus RX is a great time to take an inventory of one’s self-worth in terms of one’s possessions. The negative side for Taurus is to see their self-worth only in terms of their possessions. The positive side of both Taurus and Libra is an appreciation of the material things in one’s life and the support that means to enjoy life and expand one’s world. Investing can then be seen as an enjoyable learning experience and not a desperate need to secure one’s future. Venus Retrograde W by Wendy Stacey hen Venus begins its journey into the retrograde phase the relationship between Venus and the Sun becomes more prom- The Career Astrologer Those who have lived through a Pluto transit to their Venus usually experience a new appreciation of their “worth”. People born with Venus RX or Venus pro- gressing to RX is not an indicator of personal financial problems. Many very financially successful people have Venus RX. They may take a very different approach to making money or how they view success. In setting up incorporation charts, first trade charts and new ventures for business clients, it would be nice if all the financial planets (particularly Venus and Jupiter) were direct but that would mean that no new businesses would begin for many months Venus RX is a great time to take an inventory of one’s self-worth in terms of one’s possessions. of the year. This just isn’t so. In setting up a good signing time to start a business, Venus/ Jupiter RX can be kept out of a prominent place such as the angles or ruling the 4th house (end of the matter). Explain to a cli- ent that it may be worth waiting for a more profitable outcome to start the business. It is then their choice. The stock market will continue to trade, companies will continue to function and money will be made through Venus retro- grade periods. Astrologers have a tool to use inent. Similar to Mercury, in its retrograde phase, Venus will appear brighter in the sky (as it is closer to the earth) and appear only to us on earth to be moving backwards. During its retrograde period it will always make a conjunction to the Sun and there- fore Venus needs to be understood in the context of the Sun-Venus relationship and the start of a new cycle. When Venus goes retrograde it will deep- en the issues that the Sun-Venus relation- ship represents and express itself more inter- nally. These areas might be to do with confi- dence and self-esteem – a period where one OPA’s Quarterly Magazine to insure greater success through timing for themselves and their clients. MONEY AND FINANCIAL DECISIONS Venus RX can offer an opportunity to renegotiate a financial contract or loan. Some things are better done as Venus goes direct. Such as purchasing luxury goods or items intended to last for a long time. Not because they won’t last but they could later be disappointing. Or there could be a prob- lem in the cost of the item not apparent at the time of the Venus RX purchase. Make a list of items that will require action as Venus goes direct, such as starting a new business, a new bank account, a new dis- count trading account, a new IRA account, purchases of long-term luxury items. Then in September as Venus stations and goes direct you have a plan. Grace K. Morris, M.A., CA-NCGR Level IV, ISAR C.A.P., LPMAFA, timing/trends specialist, president of Astro Economics, Inc. publishes two newsletters, the Astro Economics ® Stock Market Newsletter and The Right Time. Morris’ latest book is How to Choose Stocks to Outperform the Market 2016. Her work has been acknowledged in articles in Forbes and the Financial Times. She has appeared on CNN Headline and Business News, CBS-TV, CNBC, and ABC-TV. Grace has worked with busi- ness clients for over 25 years. She is Business Editor for the Astrology News Service (ANS). Grace K. Morris, M.A., 1415 W. 22nd St., Tower Floor, Oak Brook, IL. 60523, USA, Phone: (815)464-8200, Fax: (815)464-8163, email:[email protected], Website: www.astroeconomics.com. R needs to address their own true worth. This may be to do with love, how one is loved and the capacity to love, how someone might identify themselves through another and consider the difference between ‘love of’ and ‘unconditional love’. This is a period of questioning what or who one needs (or no longer needs). A personal deep assess- ment on what may bring contentment and security becomes realised. In a Libran way, this may be connected to the femininity of an individual or it might require an objective evaluation of existing relationships which is weighed up and understood by positioning V24 -02 JUNE SOLSTICE 2015 page 6