![]() That’s an interesting point actually I hadn’t thought of, even though it’s so simple and obvious that normally Venus is a planet that moves pretty quickly. NDB: Astrologically, the major implication is–because this is from a geocentric perspective–a given planet in its retrograde phase is going to spend an extended period of time in a particular section of the zodiac which will more or less light up that zone in the zodiac, so it has an impact for that reason.ĬB: Okay. If the train next to you is moving, it can make it feel like your train is moving and the other train is standing–similar sort of effect. It’s not unlike the phenomenon of being on a train that’s standing still. It’s so close to Earth that there’s an optical illusion created whereby the planet appears to be moving backwards because we’re right next to them. What’s actually the case is during what we call the retrograde phase, the planet is actually closest to Earth. NDB: Well, the planet appears to be moving backwards from our perspective. ![]() And so, perhaps it would be good for us to touch upon that here just in terms of describing what a Venus retrograde phase is. We talked a little bit about the phenomenon of retrograde a few months ago–or Leisa Schaim and I did on the episode where we talked about The History Channel episode on astrology– and one of the things that they critiqued in that episode was the phenomenon of retrograde motion. It’s slowed down and stopped in the middle of its forward movement–the forward movement that all of the planets make–and it’s stationed retrograde. And then what’s happening now of course is that Venus–which usually moves forward in the zodiac–has now stationed. It has to do with agreement and people coming to some kind of mutual agreement.ĬB: Okay, that makes sense. But yeah, I think it’s got to do with desire and with objects of desire, and socially it has to do with consensus. And there’s a principle of inclusion involve–unifying, reconciling. NDB: I think of desire, objects of desire, love, partnership, relationships, relating, modes of relating, money and goods, things of value. What are some of the common or core significations as far as you’re concerned? I thought maybe it would be good to start by talking about–first as a baseline–just what Venus signifies in astrology in general. Indeed, Venus did just go retrograde, so we should talk about it.ĬB: All right, so let’s talk about Venus retrograde. ![]() I’ve been talking about Venus retrograde cycles for quite some time, and there’s no time like the present. NDB: Well, I would hope that there are more experts than me, but I’m certainly one of them. ![]() I thought it would be good to consult the generally well-regarded–or you’re generally regarded as the Venus retrograde expert–Nick Dagan Best. So I thought this would be a good opportunity to do a show just talking about Venus retrograde, what it’s about, and what sort of things it correlates with, or how you can use it in astrology. Well, it’s an appropriate day to be doing this because Venus has just stationed retrograde today as of a few hours ago on July 25, 2015. NICK DAGAN BEST: Thanks for having me, Chris.ĬB: All right. For more information about Nick, please visit his website at, or check out his new podcast at. In this episode, I’m going to be talking with astrologer Nick Dagan Best about the phenomenon known as Venus retrograde and its significance in astrology. So today is Saturday, July 25, 2015, and it’s approximately 7:18 PM in Denver, Colorado, and this is the 39th episode of the show. By pledging as little as a dollar an episode, you can get access to some exclusive benefits such as a private discussion forum for the podcast, early access to new episodes, and higher quality recordings, as well as a bunch of other stuff. If you’re a fan of the show, and you want to help support it or encourage me to record new episodes more frequently, then please consider becoming a Patron of the show through our page on the website Patreon. For more information about subscribing to the show, please visit /subscribe. If you find any errors then please send them to us by email: by Gulsen Altay and Andrea JohnsonĬHRIS BRENNAN: Hi, my name is Chris Brennan, and you’re listening to The Astrology Podcast. Our transcripts are created by human transcribers, and the text may contain errors and differences from the spoken audio. If possible, we encourage you to listen to the audio or video version, since they include inflections that may not translate well when written out. Note: This is a transcript of a spoken word podcast. With Chris Brennan and guest Nick Dagan BestĮpisode originally released on July 29, 2015. Transcript of Episode 39, titled: Venus Retrograde: Challenging Consensus
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