posted March 05, 2017 05:46 PM            

DON'TS
- I personally have noticed that Venus Rx (especially leading up to this year's Rx and during it and during 2015's Venus Rx) that my craving for bad food increases and I tend to gain weight or retain water and be lethargic. So my don't is to not overindulge and to keep up with your exercise routine.

- I've read that doing arts and crafts or designing clothes/accessories is a bad idea during Venus Rx since thinga won't turn out well, but I actually have gotten into making headbands and bags recently leading up to Venus Rx and they've been getting better and better, but maybe other factors or helping me there. In general, don't do arts & crafts or design projects if you want them to turn out well and especially if you hope to sell them and make a few bucks.

- Don't do any cosmetic surgery like a boob job, lipo, nose job etc because it might turn out looking like sh*t or maybe it'll go terribly wrong and you'll look like the cat woman whose had a ton of surgery.

- Don't buy expensive items such as jewelry, cars or real estate.

- Don't start a relationship with someone you hope will be long-term.

-They say not to get married, but I've found marriages that began during Venus Rx that have lasted and aren't any worse for wear than marriages occuring during non retrograde times. Just a thought. Renewing your vows might be ok since you're doing something over again.

- If you do start a relationship with someone new they might be hiding something about themselves like an STD, bad credit, money problems, gambling problems, food/drug addictions and othe Venus-related problems. Shotgun weddings will more than likely not work out.

- Don't start a business, ESPECIALLY a clothing, makeup, money-related or food-related Venusian type of business.

DO's

- Recite positive self-esteem affirmations daily.

- Make sure you don't cancel therapist appointments now since self-healing and therapy are greatly benefited from right now.

- Do yoga, pilates and meditation daily.

- Attend a garage sale because people will be selling beautiful items for dirt cheap, way cheaper than they should be selling it for.

- Do buy items that you know are on sale and at the absolute lowest price they'll be for awhile (winter clothing and winter items are on deep discount now)

- Get couple's therapy if necessary to save your relationship.

- Do be prepared for an ex to come back into the picture during this time and/or expect yourself to be thinking about your ex and contacting them or really wanting to contact them during this period. If you do want your ex back then don't jump into a commitment with them again so quickly, wait it out. It would be best to go out with them casually during this time to see if you want to get back with them once Venus goes direct again April 15th. Be prepared for them or you to possibly change their mind about getting back together once Venus is direct again and out of it's retrograde.

- Do expect money you've been expecting (like money you loaned your ex or an old friend) to finally come to you.

posted March 07, 2017 04:01 AM            

My experiences:

DONT'S

1. 100% agree on don't start a relationship during venus rx. oh boy.

I did this a few years ago with a Cap who wound up being literally a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSON from who I thought he was. We started dating almost instantly about this time exactly that year. It was intense and fun, until I found out he had a double life. We went back and forth dating and dumping each other for 2 years. It was filled with deception and lies on his side and confusion on mine. NEVER AGAIN. It's worth noting, I was also going through Neptune conjunct Venus in my chart at the time. So, the flags were all there.

2. Splurge on anything. Be careful with money at this time.

3. Buy a new house. Renting may be okay, but expect it to be short term.

4. Make any permanent changes to your body (tattoos/ cosmetic surgery, etc) or to your home (renovations).

5. Start a creative endeavour without any room for error. AKA, don't start a creative business without taking it slow or having other means to rely on.

6. cave into texting/ communication with previous lovers. It is too confusing right now.

7. Alcohol. Just avoid that. And drugs.

DO

I really have to echo the meditation/ yoga/ self care in there. Go for runs. Sight-see. Explore. I think getting in touch with higher power is good during this time. Anything that involves inward reflection.

1. Vision boarding - this is something I've been doing and I never did before.

2. Eat clean - be as healthy as possible.

3. DO Revisit previous lovers if it is for the greater good - to attempt to heal from something or if you can truly do so as friends.

4. Journal your moods/ feelings.

5. Get super organized. Start budgeting. Get a meal plan going every Sunday. Finally organise your closets and files.

6. Connect with the loves in your life at this time. Have dinners with friends. Visit/ talk to family.