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Boris Johnson and Venus retrograde

 

Venus - goddess of sensuality 

Boris Johnson has vowed to fight on as prime minister after facing fresh calls to quit over lockdown parties in Downing Street. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-60140672

Venus is retrograde approximately 40-43 days every 18 months. Venus stationed and turned retrograde on December 19th in 2021 in the sign of Capricorn and continues in retrograde motion until January 29th in 2022. Because Venus is associated with social events, parties may not go as planned. 

Remember that Venus is a dual archetype and has both an earthy and a celestial dimension, as shown by its rulership of Taurus and Libra. The Taurean Venus is sensual and instinctive and arises from natural bodily desires and appetites. While the Libran Venus is idealistic and cerebral and sociable, so is coloured by ideas about morality and acceptability. 

The challenge with Venus is to balance both sides of its nature. In other words, you need to align your ideals with your instincts. If these two sides of your nature fall out of balance, you’re more likely to experience an eruption of the dark face of Venus during the retrograde period. 


Boris Johnson’s birth chart is provided by Astro-databank [1]. Presented here is his lunar return chart (precession corrected) for January and relocated for London. Notice the alignment of retrograde Venus opposite the TNPs Kronos-Hades with the horizon axis. Incidentally this alignment also coincides with Boris Johnson’s radix meridian axis. 

For the combination Hades-Kronos, Martha Wescott has: 

To see links between “fame and shame”- vulgarity, coarseness or lack of taste through prominent persons or leadership; to note disgust with the government or leaders; to see that governments or authorities indulge in “dirty business” or hidden activities. 

[1] https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Johnson,_Boris


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