Stationary Retro Progressed Venus

[astropsychologist]

My progressed Venus has been slowing down to stationary over the past few years and in 2 years time it will turn retrograde. I see other people's progressed Venus moving relatively quickly, however mine has been painfully slow and now that its going to turn retrograde, it seems like it will never ever move away from the first few degrees of Cancer. I know it's all part of my evolutionary lesson and I chose this life for a reason but it's just sooooo frustrating, especially as my natal Venus isn't in great shape either.

Anyways, enough of my grumbling....the reason I posted this is to see if anyone has any opinions on what a retrograde progressed Venus may mean, or has anyone experienced this in their own charts?

I've attached my chart...natal on the inside wheel and progressions on the outside.

[cassanra]

My venus will turn retrograde in my later years and I think it was EJ indicated that I would probably withdraw more. We were talking about retrograde planets in general and when they progress out of retrograde how life may have changed as I learned something. But a planet turning retrograde in a lifetime implies that energy retreating or looking backward.

[astropsychologist]

Hmmm...yes I've heard that alright about the energy retreating...I guess I'm just finding that very difficult to imagine what that will mean for me as I have a very strong Venus...it's my chart ruler, it rules my sun, it's accidentally dignified in the 2nd and it's involved in a T-square, it's a very dominant force in my life, so having that energy retreat might be very strange indeed!

[starlink]

But a planet turning retrograde in a lifetime implies that energy retreating


Quite worrying for me as this is the case with my Mercury!! Mercury rules my 8th house so this gets a bit complicated I must say. It maybe shows that I am turning more into the deeper layers of my mind or something or looking deeper into the motivations of my friends as Mercury also rules my 11th. I have become far more critical (natally my Saturn exactly squares my 6th house Merc.) and dont really feel like socializing anymore. Everytime I try, I am desillusioned with the superficiality of (most) others.

It could also mean maybe that my mind is deteriorating!LOL