Venus retrograde is love, looking inward. She is the planet of beauty, of desire, of connection and worth — and she goes retrograde to remind you that all of those things begin inside. Not as a spiritual platitude. As a practical reality.

You cannot give from a cup you've convinced yourself doesn't need filling. You cannot choose relationships wisely when you don't know what you actually value. You cannot receive love cleanly when you fundamentally doubt that you deserve it.