Venus and Mercury Retrograde March 2025
Venus and Mercury Retrograde: A Cosmic Reset
With Mercury and Venus going retrograde simultaneously, we are invited to revisit, renegotiate, and rework key areas of our lives. Retrogrades always carry a sense of "re-"—rethinking, reflecting, reassessing. With Mercury ruling thought, communication, and processing, and Venus overseeing love, relationships, and finances, this cosmic event demands a deep inner review of those things that we value deeply.
What Happens During a Dual Retrograde?
With both Mercury and Venus retracing their steps, the past often resurfaces. Expect to revisit past relationships, financial decisions, and belief systems that once defined you. You might find yourself asking:
What did I once value that no longer serves me?
What past decisions about love or money need closure or correction?
What outdated mindsets am I still holding onto?
What messages or miscommunications need to be clarified or rewritten?
This period is about untangling unresolved matters and re-evaluating priorities so that you can move forward with greater clarity.
The Aries Influence: A Blank Slate
These retrogrades occur in Aries, the ultimate cardinal sign of fresh starts. Aries energy clears the way for a new cycle by demolishing outdated structures, giving you a blank canvas to redefine yourself. However, before you move forward, you must clear emotional and mental baggage that could hold you back.
Aries energy asks: Who am I? This retrograde will bring up issues related to your identity, self-perception, and independence. You will come face to face with aspects of yourself that need transformation. The themes of self-discovery and self-assertion will be unavoidable.
Mars' Square to Cancer: What Fuels Your Fire?
During this time, Mars in Cancer forms a square to Mercury and Venus, adding emotional intensity to your inner reflections. Mars represents our drive, ambition, and willpower. In Cancer, this energy becomes deeply personal, highlighting themes of security, home, and emotional resilience.
Ask yourself:
What is truly motivating me right now?
Am I acting out of past emotional wounds, or am I building towards a stable future?
Where do I need to channel my energy to create lasting change?
Looking at the Cancer-ruled area of your chart (including any natal planets in Cancer) will provide insight into the deeper emotional motivations behind your current transformations.
The Transition to Taurus: A New Stability
By the time Mercury enters Taurus in May and Venus follows in early June, your mindset and values will have undergone a radical shift. Taurus, a fixed earth sign, will cement these changes, making it essential to release what no longer aligns with your highest path before then.
Once these planets enter Taurus, change will slow down, becoming more about steady implementation rather than rapid transformation. If you delay your inner work during the Aries retrograde phase, you may struggle with rigidity or resistance when Taurus energy sets in.
Saturn’s Role: Solidifying the New Foundations
Saturn, the cosmic architect, will later revisit the degrees where Venus and Mercury stationed retrograde, solidifying the lessons learned during this period. Think of this time as the planning phase before construction begins. You have the opportunity to design your next life chapter consciously.
Final Thoughts: A Time of Radical Endings & New Beginnings
This is not just any retrograde—it is a period of deep, radical transformation. You have a rare opportunity to:
Release outdated patterns and belief systems.
Redesign your approach to love, money, and self-worth.
Set new foundations that will define the next 28 years of your life.
Your role in this cosmic shift is active. Make it yours. Have a say in how your future unfolds. Even small efforts to reflect and realign will ensure that the structures being built for you in the coming years are strong, intentional, and aligned with your true self.
