Venus Is Going Retrograde. Astrologer Aliza Kelly Reveals Exactly What That Means for Your Zodiac Sign

Just in time for spooky season, astrologer Aliza Kelly has something truly frightening to share: While Mercury retrograde gets all the hype, it’s not the only planetary motion that has the ability to screw things up. 

Three or four times a year, Mercury’s backwards motion “manifests in really obvious (and incredibly annoying), everyday ways: Missed texts, delayed flights, computer glitches, weird miscommunications,” the AstroloTea with Aliza Kelly podcaster noted to E! News.

But taking place just once in a year-and-a-half stretch, “Venus retrograde is different,” she continued. “Venus is associated with love, beauty, and values, so when Venus goes retrograde, we start reconsidering what—and who—we actually prioritize.” 

Here’s the part that’s scarier than any ghost story. “Venus can absolutely be a period of breakups and makeups, along with exes rising from the grave (right in time for spooky season),” Kelly acknowledged. However, “it goes much deeper than romance: During Venus retrograde, you might reconsider your personal style, change how you spend money, return to an abandoned creative project or realize something you desperately wanted simply doesn’t appeal to you anymore.”