The latest and deeply emotional Venus retrograde in Leo ended on September 3 or perhaps a day or two later, relying on the place you might be on this planet. Venus had turned retrograde on June 22 and what stood out about this era, which additionally coincided with Pluto turning retrograde in Capricorn on June 12, was how many individuals left planet Earth throughout these two retrograde cycles . At least 5 pals of mine misplaced somebody very near them. Then we had the passing of Tina Turner, Glenda Jackson, Michael Parkinson, The Band's Robbie Robertson and, above all, the extraordinary Irish singer Sinead O'Connor, whose loss has left a void in Eire that, fairly merely, nobody can fill. can. refill. In January and February this 12 months we additionally misplaced Burt Bacharach, David Crosbie and Lisa Marie Presley, adopted by Harry Belafonte in April.
That's the entire checklist of us.
My very own journey to Venus throughout this time was fairly extraordinary. As a lot of you recognize, I returned to Italy for every week crusing in Sardinia, adopted by every week in my beloved Lucca, a metropolis I hadn't been again to in almost seven years. The journey had been deliberate round the one dates accessible on the crusing yacht and never in any method round Venus retrograde. However that's the way it performed! I had an enormous problem earlier than I even arrived as the vacation had taken three weeks to e book as there have been plenty of logistics concerned. On arrival at Alghero airport it was troublesome to seek out the automobile rental desk, then an extra fee needed to be made for not having a bank card. Arriving in Alghero on a Friday night time in August, it took nearly an hour to park. I modified lodging on the final minute staying on the identical lodge I had stayed at a couple of weeks earlier than. The following morning I took my time driving to Cannigione, the place the weeks of trip started.
Since my time in Portugal ended up being a working vacation final November, I had very particularly determined that it will due to this fact be two full weeks to disconnect from all issues astrological. Which I did. It was additionally a leveling up on a scale I'd by no means accomplished earlier than – this was a 'faffing a couple of 54ft yacht' sort of vacation, not a studying to sail one. And faff about this stunning yacht I made! There have been eight of us plus the skipper and first officer. All Italian, with me being the one non-Italian.
In true Italian vogue, each Italian cliché within the e book was performed out that week! Our first briefing lasted ten minutes and consisted of prioritizing breakfast, lunch and dinner instances, not a phrase about well being and security, or the place the life jackets have been, by no means thoughts man overboard workout routines! How refreshing!
We sailed between Sardinia and Corsica and I discovered that the Strait of Bonifacio is certainly one of many windiest locations on this planet to sail. Being Irish, that didn't actually section me! So we wandered across the Maddalena Islands and headed to Corsica, visiting a number of beautiful bays on each islands and in addition spent a full day in Bonifacio. The spotlight was ingesting champagne at midnight for a crewmate's birthday, throughout the full moon in Aquarius whereas docking at Bonficacio. I nonetheless pinch myself on the reminiscence, as I do on the reminiscence of the beautiful bays we visited, normally by boat with as much as 9 squished. And naturally there have been no life jackets both!
By the tip of the week, throughout which I used to be always laughing myself sick, I had made seven new Italian pals for all times. A gathering has already been deliberate in Bari in November. I would be the first to reach. As soon as once more, this Venus retrograde jogged my memory of every part I like a lot about Italy: the household values, and particularly the best way everyone seems to be included in every part, the fixed discussions about meals, the life-style open air, the solar, the ocean, snacks, naps. These seven individuals are not passing pals, they’re lifelong pals, I do know that for positive.
The hilarity of the impromptu nail bar/nail portray periods on board, the 'night time ball', the best way one other Italian ship ended up docking subsequent to us in Corsica, backing up about 50 miles per hour, whereas blatantly ignoring the frightened French port official who didn't wish to take duty for any harm to the close by ship, saying “che spazio, va bene” The Italian speaks with “positive, it'll be nice” and certainly was!
A lifetime of recollections in simply six days. Seas of sea water like I've by no means seen earlier than, seaside aspect cafes the place we needed to swim, afternoon naps, a variety of attentive and completely beneficiant folks to speak to, or not. Each have been effective. Relentless teasing and messing with one another. All accomplished in a pleasant and type method, no hurt accomplished.
The day after disembarking, I slowly made my method again to Alghero from the place I returned to my beloved Lucca, which you’ll be able to examine within the earlier weblog publish right here.
And sure, after all, there have been a number of lengthy espresso goodbyes earlier than I left. By the point I returned to Eire the next week, I had already obtained over 20 loving and considerate messages from my fantastic Italian pals.
Italy I like you a lot. I all the time will.
By no means extra so than when Venus is retrograde. And on my return to Eire I additionally had the extraordinary realization that my love and I additionally first met all these years in the past in Cork…whereas Venus was…sure…retrograde!
