How to leverage 2025 Venus retrograde in Aries to change your financial luck
From March 1 to April 12, 2025, Venus, our planet of aesthetics and attraction, wealth and worth, riches and relationships, will go retrograde, first in the cardinal fires of Aries and then in the mutable pools of Pisces.Named for the goddess of love, Venus backspins roughly every 18 months and brings to the surface issues related to areas the planet rules, namely our romantic and financial affairs.
Etymologically, Venus derives from the Latin word for desire.Apropos of this, the planet’s retrograde is an invitation to reevaluate our relationship to wanting and spending.During this retrograde cycle, exes are likely to exhume themselves.
Relationships will be weighed, measured and found wanting.And unexpected expenses, buyer’s remorse, overspending and fractures in fiscal partnerships are predicted to surge.Astrologer Sunaree Ko from TarotCards.io is on hand, heart and money clip to explain how and why Venus’s retrograde will affect our finances and some dos and don’ts for making it out of this turbulent time living large and feeling rich.“Venus retrograde is a time to reflect on financial choices rather than make impulsive decisions,” Ko tells The Post.
“Reevaluating past spending habits, reassessing investments and delaying large purchases can help avoid regret when Venus turns direct.”When Venus goes retrograde, we can feel a collective sense of scarcity that can spur overindulge.However, if we can move beyond the impulse to fill a void and get curious about why that void exists, this can be an incredible period of reflection and reframing.
As Ko explains, “While Venus retrograde may not be the ideal period for financial risks, it is a valuable time for reviewing and realigning financial priorities.”Ko advises, “Once Venus goes direct, financial clarity will return, making it a much better time for purchases, investments and significant financial commitments.”For Aries folk, Venus retrograde will shine a light on their first ...