We astrologers don’t talk much about Venus’ retrograde, mostly because it only happens every eighteen months. Unlike Mercury’s retrograde, which occurs every three to four months. Venus’ retrograde is every bit as important as Mercury’s, maybe even a bit more important. When a planet is in retrograde it is either passing the Earth or being passed by the Earth on our “solar race track.” Venus travels a bit faster than the Earth and orbits the Sun every 225 days. When Venus is in retrograde, she is passing between the Earth and the Sun and is very close to us, therefore her gravitational influence will be stronger.