Venus Comes Back Around: Amplifying the Gifts of Your Venus Return

If you follow any astrology girlies (or if you are one yourself) you've definitely heard of the dreaded Saturn Return, but a lesser known transit of delicious proportions is the Venus Return! While not as cosmically potent as the once-every-30ish-years Saturn cycle, the Venus Return can bring blessings in the realm of love, values, beauty, and all our relationships. This transit happens for you about once a year when Venus returns to the point in your birth chart it was when you were born. Think of it as a sort of second birthday where you can celebrate and indulge in the things that bring you joy and have those energies amplified.

If you want to know how your Venus Return will affect you specifically, look to the sign and house in your birth chart where Venus resides. Remember, the signs are how a planet's energies will manifest and the house is where. For example, If you have Venus in Leo in the 9th house (like me) you are likely into grand gestures of love and luxuries, and you express a lot of that in an expansive love for travel, learning, and spirituality. Your Venus placement can tell you a lot about how to live your best life and your Venus Return is a great place to start tapping more into those qualities.

So how can you harness the power of this annual transit and make the most of this soft-girl energy? Check out your Venus sign and house placement for inspiration:

Aries or 1st House: Think bold self love and magnetic confidence. Your physical self is in the spotlight and now is a great time to try new and exciting changes to your look. Shift up your wardrobe, get a new haircut, or get that cosmetic procedure you've been waiting for (if that's your thing). Do something daring and new like a boudoir shoot or a dance class and say an unapologetic YES to your new self. Go after your desires with wild abandon and do the things that make you feel most alive.

Taurus or 2nd House: Think sensual grounding and sacred self worth. Venus is at home in the sign of Taurus and her 2nd house of values. Treat yourself to an indulgent spa day, get your finances in order, and take a trip to somewhere with plenty of greenery and natural beauty. This is also a great time to refresh your space and review where you've been living out of alignment with your values so you can get back on track.

Gemini or 3rd House: Think flirting with life and playful connection. Have you ever explored the sheer pleasure of communication? Not just in verbal conversation, but all the ways you communicate with the world around you? Now is the time to get chatty with yourself and others in a meaningful way. Write poetry to yourself or commit to a journaling practice for a week. Attend social events and charm the fuck out of everyone you meet, or write an anonymous love note to the universe and leave it somewhere for another to find. Whatever you do this transit, speak love into the world and let it speak it back to you!

Cancer or 4th House: Think emotional nourishment and inner devotion. This is a tender transit and the perfect time to get cozy. Make your space feel like home and enjoy plenty of quiet evenings with yourself and loved ones. This is a beautiful transit for inner child work and healing the parts of ourselves that crave a safer home within. Be sure to cook yourself some yummy meals and make food your art form. There is a sacred kind of magic in nourishing yourself and others. Host a dinner party and let everyone bring a dish that's close to their heart.

Leo or 5th House: Think radiant self expression and divine play. Get creative! Take an art class or just get messy at home and make something with a medium you've never tried before, go sing karaoke with friends, or try out performance art (even if it's just in front of your bedroom mirror). This is a great transit to get in touch with the eccentric parts of you that long to be seen but you've been to scared to show. Let your avant-garde self be set free and do something that scares you a little. Center play and bring a little inner child into everything you do.

Virgo or 6th House: Think devotion to beauty in the mundane and body worship through healthy habits. Your routines are everything. Are they supporting you and helping you thrive or are they draining you? Where can you make room for healthier habits and self love through real self care? Refine and revise your daily life as needed. Find a grounding practice and let it create a solid foundation for the rest of your goals. Take yourself to a botanical garden or a farmer's market and get your feet in the dirt.

Libra or 7th House: Think soft beauty and relational alchemy. A good practice for this transit is mirror work and self adoration rituals. Much like Taurus/2nd House, Libra and the 7th house are ruled by Venus' loving energies. This is a beautiful time to do relationship check-ins with everyone and everything in your life and make changes accordingly. Conflict resolution is supported during this time too so if there are hatchets to be buried, now is the time.

Scorpio or 8th House: Think erotic expression and shadow integration. This is a very leather and lace kind of energy and it is spicy! This is a beautiful transit to explore your self worth and shadows surrounding those themes. If you're feeling particularly bold you can also explore some of your more taboo kinks and sexual desires (whether that's solo or partnered up). The erotic energy of Venus shines through with this placement and it's yours to embrace if you dare. Sex magic anyone?

Sagittarius or 9th House: Think wild love and expansive pleasure. This abundant energy calls you to get out of your comfort zone and learn something new about yourself, life, and the world around you. plan a trip or dive into study of a subject that excites you. Indulge in life's little pleasures and embrace the wild and feral parts of you, however that might look (and don't let anything hold you back).

Capricorn or 10th House: Think Boss Bitch energy and public magnetism. Your career and public image are in the spotlight and now is the time to glow up. Ask for a raise or go for that promotion! If you're more of an entrepreneur, it's a great time to explore starting or expanding your business. Bring empress energy into every space you occupy and reflect on your worth. How are you embodying your queendom?

Aquarius or 11th House: Think liberation and community love. It's time to get social! Get together with friends or get involved in volunteer work for your community. This is a time to think outside the box and envision your wildest dreams. Create an aesthetic af vision board collage or experiment with your inner weirdo with some questionable fashion choices. Set yourself free baby!

Pisces or 12th House: Think mystical romance and soft spirituality. That means romance with yourself too! Perform elaborate rituals, tap into dream magic, and build or revise a thriving spiritual practice during this time. Make art and poetry from the depths of your inner world and retreat from everyone as needed for some solitary TLC.

However you choose to embrace your Venus Return you can expect some juicy vibes and luxurious living for this transit. Enjoy the ride!