A Time For Reflection and Evaluation

By Colleen Lemma

This month we have two personal planets turning to retrograde motion…Venus, ruler of relationships and resources, and Mercury, ruler of thoughts and communications!

When a planet turns retrograde it internalizes the energy, where we are participating in more self-awareness and self-reflection based on what the planet rules. So, in October, and even into November, we will be re-evaluating our partnerships, financial undertakings, perceptions and interactions with others. 

Of course the sign that a planet is in when it turns retrograde is very important to how the energies will unfold as well. In this case, both Venus and Mercury, are in the intensely, deep waters of Scorpio, a sign that rules death and rebirth, transformation and regeneration. 

Scorpio is mysterious, passionate, magnetic and psychological. 

With Venus retrograde here we are finding our power within relationship dynamics. We are looking for the raw truth. In finances we are focused on business and desiring to make serious progress when it comes to monetary abundance. 

With Mercury here we are intense and probing. We reject surface level small talk in favor of deep psychological clarity. Like a detective, we have an investigative mind when it comes to hidden motives and the "real story".

Both of these planets in driven Scorpio is supporting us in looking at the shadow side of our own psyche when it comes to partnerships and resources. We are healing what lies below the surface of our subconscious, so that by mid-November, when both Venus and Mercury turn back to direct motion, we will be more empowered than before this time period began. 

Blessings of Love and Light to All! 

Colleen Lemma

Star Seed Astrologer

Spiritual Messenger

www.colleenlemma.com

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