At this time, many planets are in retrograde including Venus (since Oct 3rd). Venus, the planet of love, beauty, harmony and abundance will be retrograde until Nov. 13th, 2026. Use this astrological window of time to let go, release, clear, heal and most of all, forgive! 
The cosmic energies and influxes are also supporting these releases. Many are finding themselves at a crossroads in life and with their greater purposes. This is indeed the time to prepare for your near future not only logistically, but energetically as well. We can’t go where we want to go if we are still carrying emotional baggage or attachments to the past.
Traditionally during this time, it’s common for people in your past, especially old lovers and partners to get back in touch with you or for you to feel called to reach out to them. Sometimes you literally run into each other! This is due to Venus being in retrograde, with the pull of unresolved issues, old ties and commitments still strong energetically.
This season, at the end of this powerful year of 2026, there’s a more efficient way to work with the energy of Venus Retrograde. Instead, take time to go inward, review and reflect on all of your old relationships.
Specifically with the ones where there is unfinished business, hurts, resentments, grief or any emotional pain, it’s time to clean house. If you need to reach out, do so. But more importantly, do the healing work necessary to clean the slate and start fresh.
The full moon coming up this month on Oct. 26th at 12:12 am EDT will help you in this process. If you are not already feeling people and energy from your past creeping into your consciousness, you will then. This moon will be in Taurus and the sun will be in Scorpio.
The Scorpio energy is really going to take us deeper with these old energies. So this will be a Venus Retrograde like no other! You can’t deny the issues any longer and the pain you’ve been carrying can no longer be pushed under the rug. It’s going to be illuminated for you so you can see it clearly, acknowledge it and finally do something about it.
On top of it, Mercury will be retrograde from Oct 24th to Nov 13th. So don’t hold back from the healing. It will be increasingly more painful to be in resistance with what wants to lift out. Work with the cosmic energies as well as the gift from the universe in this astrological line up to create your transformation and new beginning by this year’s end!
The Taurus energy connected with the full moon on Oct 26th, is also related to abundance and other resources. So it’s a good time to take action on what is in alignment with your self worth, value and deepest soul-level passions and dreams.
Perhaps some changes are in order? Maybe you’ll feel called to ask for a promotion or raise at work, make lifestyle changes related to money or invest differently. If you are self-employed this might involve a raise on your rates or cost for products. It might also mean creating new services, products, or types of offerings that reflect the recognition of your increased self-worth and value.
When you think about your self-worth, this can impact a number of life areas, so it’s time to shift what is needed and take action in your life in a way that is needed to reflect this growth. Even if it’s just planting seeds at this point, that is a step forward and progress!
With regard to beauty and harmony, many will contemplate changing or upgrading their immediate home, work or play environments to match what feels most in alignment at this time. As far as environments go, this might also include people in your life too.
If you don’t feel in harmony with a person or group, how can that change? Sometimes it can mean better boundaries, moving on or letting go. This is also where forgiveness comes in, more than ever before. If you can forgive completely, it will set you free in so many ways, especially now!
And that leads to other shifts many are making. Many lightworkers are considering travel and changing residence, even making big moves to live in the right place on the planet right now to do their best service. This can also involve upgrades that involve releasing an old identity which alters your appearance, health, wellness and overall energy levels for the better.
Either way, now is the time to sit with how you are feeling about your life overall and your past. If in any circumstance or with any person you still feel a charge or sting of anger, grief or disappointment, do your healing work.
It can be a tender time for many! But with Venus and all of the other retrogrades along with the assistance of the cosmic energies, we are supported to make major shifts in our consciousness and open to vast and long-awaited life changes. These life changes are the ones that many of us have spent our whole lifetimes preparing for!
The rewards for our inner labors of love and expansion of consciousness will be well received. And by early next year if not before, many of us will start to see these results showing up inside ourselves or in our lives. Blessings for the healing journey!
With love & light, ~Heather
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