10/03/2026
VENUS RETROGRADE
IN SCORPIO ♏ and LIBRA ♎️
October 3 – November 13/14, 2026
This is not a lighthearted retrograde.
May this post help you to go through the process.
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OLD TRAUMAS
There are things we tell ourselves we have moved on from. An old relationship. A betrayal. A conversation that never had its ending. Someone who treated you badly. A situation where you felt used, rejected, betrayed or simply not valued enough.
And then, suddenly, something happens and you realize: I'm still carrying this.💔🖤
This is exactly the kind of territory Venus retrograde in Scorpio can bring to the surface.
Not so that you can stay stuck in the past forever, but so you can finally process what is still taking up space inside you.
Some unhealed traumas, abusive experiences, dark memories might be still controlling your behaviour, reactions, relationships and finances... 👁Ready or not, it's time to look at what's uncomfortable and face it.
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RELATIONSHIPS — ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT HURT
This can be a very meaningful period for people who have experienced toxic, manipulative or narcissistic relationship dynamics, emotional abuse, betrayal, humiliation or situations where their boundaries and needs were repeatedly ignored.
If you have spent years trying to understand what happened, blaming yourself, questioning your own perception or carrying anger toward someone who hurt you, this can be a powerful time to work through it.
⛔️But healing doesn't mean going back.
It doesn't mean reopening a door that should stay closed.
✅️Sometimes healing means finally understanding why you stayed, what you learned, what you will never accept again, and how you want to treat yourself from now on.
Therapy, journaling, honest self-reflection and healthy emotional processing can be especially valuable here.
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MONEY, DEBT & BUSINESS
Venus also rules money and values, and Scorpio brings us into the deeper financial subjects: shared finances, inheritance, taxes, debt, loans, investments, business partnerships and financial obligations between people.
If you have an unfinished financial matter, an old agreement, a conversation about money you have been postponing, or an important decision that needs more investigation, this retrograde can bring it back onto the table.
Don't rush just because you feel pressure to finish everything immediately.
🔎Review. Ask questions. Read the details. Reconsider old assumptions. Then decide.
💵And look at your relationship with money too.
Where do you undervalue yourself? Where are you afraid to ask for what you deserve? Where are you repeating an old financial pattern?
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DON'T RUN FROM THE FEELING
Scorpio can bring emotions that are uncomfortable to admit.
Jealousy. Anger. Resentment. Grief. Shame. Feeling treated unfairly. Feeling replaced. Feeling that someone took something from you.
⛔️Don't pretend you don't feel it.
And don't let the emotion control your actions either.
❤️🔥Feel it. Understand where it comes from. Process it. Then choose what you want to do with it.
That is the difference between reacting to a transit and actually working with it.
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THE PAST MAY COME BACK
Old people can return to your memories.
Sometimes they return physically.
Old conversations can reopen. Someone may contact you. You may suddenly remember something you haven't thought about for years.
But remember:
❗️Someone returning doesn't automatically mean they belong in your future.
Sometimes the past returns because you are finally ready to see it differently. You are ready to face it and heal it. You see how much you have evolved since the last time you see certain people and how much has changed. This might be also your re-test about self-worth, values, boundaries. Key advice for this retrograde: Do not let the toxine return. Because, yes, toxine may come back in this retrograde... Be wise.
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THE SCORPIO LESSON
Scorpio is about going underneath the surface.
It asks you to look at the thing you don't want to talk about, the wound you keep protecting, the resentment you keep carrying, the pattern you keep repeating.
☠️🦋And then it asks you to transform it.
👁This is why I want you to use these weeks consciously.
⛔️Don't spend the whole retrograde asking when everything will go back to normal.
✅️Work with the energy to your favour.
Ask yourself:
What can I finally change?
Work on yourself. Clean your emotional space. Review your relationships. Review your Scorpio house themes. Look at your money. Finish unfinished conversations when it is healthy and appropriate. Release what no longer belongs to you.
Because the more work you do during the retrograde, the clearer your path may be when Venus moves forward again.
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THE IMPORTANT DATES
Venus entered its retrograde shadow on 📍August 31 at 22°52′ Libra. 👁If something started showing up in your relationships, finances or self-worth around that time, pay attention — you may already be seeing the theme of this retrograde.
📍October 3: ♏️ Venus stations retrograde at 8°29′ Scorpio.The most intense, deep and purging part of this retrograde.
📍October 23: ♏️ Venus meets the Sun at 0°45′ Scorpio — the Venus-Sun cazimi, a powerful point for clarity around values, relationships and self-worth.
📍October 25: ♎️ Venus moves back into Libra, and the energy becomes more focused on balance, fairness and relationship dynamics.
📍November 13/14: ♎️ Venus stations direct at 22°52′ Libra.
📍December 15: ♏️Venus leaves the post-shadow — the integration phase is complete.
Mercury joins the retrograde story too, turning retrograde in ♏️Scorpio on
📍October 24 at 20°59′ and direct on
📍November 13 at 5°02′ Scorpio.
→ So conversations, decisions, inner reflection, agreements, research, documents and unfinished discussions can become an important part of the story.
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WHO MAY FEEL THIS MOST?
Look especially at your ♏️Scorpio, ♉️Taurus, ♌️Leo and ♒️Aquarius placements in early degrees, particularly if you have important planets or angles around the degrees being activated. This retrograde may trigger and activate you the most by hard aspects.
But please don't look only at your Sun sign.
Your rising sign and houses are much more important for understanding where this is happening in your personal life.
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FIND YOUR SCORPIO HOUSE
♏️This is one of the first things I would do.
Find the house ruled by Scorpio in your birth chart. That is the area of life where you can expect the deeper work of this retrograde to take place.
⬇️I will add the Scorpio house descriptions in the comments, so you can check yours.
Once you know the house, ask yourself:
What from the past is still unfinished here? What am I still angry about? What am I avoiding? What needs to be understood, repaired, released or completely changed?
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FROM DARKNESS TO POWER
🔥The Scorpio symbol is the Phoenix for a reason.
You take what hurt you💔 and transform it.☠️🦋
You take what you learned and become wiser.
You take back the energy you have been giving to the past.
You don't have to erase what happened.
You don't have to pretend it didn't hurt.
❗️You simply don't have to carry it forever.
So if something comes up during this Venus retrograde, don't immediately ask, "Why is this happening to me?". ♏️Scorpio is not a powerless victim. Scorpio is the powerful phoenix rising from the ashes. Meet thus retrograde from a point of strength.
Ask:
"What is this showing me, and what am I ready to do differently now?"
That is where your power is.
Astrology can show you the energy.
→ You decide how you use it. ♏🔥
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👁What is this retrograde bringing back to you so far, starting from events of September (pre-shadow)?
Try to connect the dots looking at your Scorpio house. The last Venus retro in Scorpio happened 8 years ago - in fall 2018- so reflecting on that period of time might be also insightful.
👁Share your observation:)
Jolanta, Soulight Space
