Venus at the Root Chakra
Henrietta Rae (1859-1928) - Venus Enthroned (1902)
The oldest story we know is the Sumerian myth of Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth, and her descent into the underworld.
This ancient story overlays perfectly with the Venus Cycle ~ a 19-month rhythm that still maps our own journey of release, remembrance + rebirth.
When Venus disappears and reappears in the sky, she mirrors the story of Inanna’s Descent. Each Moon–Venus conjunction marks a gate, a stripping away, a sacred initiation.
And now, Venus meets the Moon at the Seventh Gate of Life Force Energy (The Root Chakra) in the Morning Star Phase of her cycle.
THE 7TH GATE OF LIFE FORCE ENERGY
On Sunday, October 19, 2025, Venus and the Moon will meet in the heavens.
For Inanna, this is where she must remove her royal red robe, the Garment of Ladyship.
It is the final vestment of her Queen attire, the last “veil” of false power, control + overall distorted ways of being.
She stands naked before the Underworld, stripped of all the ways she has used her energy in the past. This is the purification of life force itself~Eros returned to innocence.
The Root Chakra, or Muladhara, lives at the base of the spine. It is the root of incarnation, the anchor of vitality, survival, belonging + embodiment. It governs our relationship with the Earth, our physical body and our right to exist.
When this center is alive, you feel:
Grounded and safe in your body
Connected to the Earth and your own energy source
Vital, rested, and alive
Confident in your ability to meet life as it comes
When blocked, you may feel:
Disconnected from your body or overextended
Exhausted, anxious, or ungrounded
Distrustful of life or unsupported
Fearful of survival, money, or belonging
This is the gate where Inanna’s descent completes. She has surrendered all pretense, all defense, all false authority. What remains is pure life force energy~raw, real + sovereign.
SOUL INQUIRIES AT THE 7TH GATE
As Venus and Inanna move through this threshold, reflect on these questions:
Where do fear, scarcity, or control still live in me?
What stories about safety or survival am I ready to rewrite?
How has my family’s history shaped my relationship with security?
Where do I hold tension in my body that’s ready to soften?
What does true safety and belonging feel like in my nervous system?
What new root am I planting as I release the old ways?
A RITUAL FOR GROUNDING
To honor this gate within you, go outside and stand barefoot on the Earth.
Feel the ground beneath you, steady and alive.
Close your eyes and breathe into the base of your spine.
Imagine deep red light pulsing there, glowing brighter with each inhale.
As you exhale, imagine roots growing from your tailbone and feet into the soil, connecting you to the pulse of the planet.
Whisper aloud:
“I release all distorted ways I have used my energy.
I am rooted in life.
I belong to this Earth.
I am vitality embodied.”
You may also wish to place a red cloth or crystal (garnet, ruby or red jasper) on your altar as an offering to your life force.
THE MEDICINE OF THE 7TH GATE
This gate reminds us that embodiment is the most radical act of devotion.
To be here, in a body, awake and alive, is to honor the Great Mother/God/dess Her/Hisself.
As Venus and Inanna move through this threshold, may you release fear + scarcity.
May you reclaim your root as sacred.
May you stand in your body as a temple of living life force, grounded in love, pulsing with power + fully alive.
WALKING THE VENUS CYCLE AS CEREMONY
In the Morning Star phase, each Moon–Venus conjunction invites another layer of release, another softening into truth.
At the Root Chakra, Inanna reaches the depths. She has surrendered every illusion of control and stands in raw presence.
Collectively, we are doing the same. We’re releasing distorted ways of being, returning to what is real.
When we live attuned to Venus’ rhythm, we begin to remember that our lives are not separate from the cosmos. Our bodies are her temples. Our breath, her rhythm. Our descent, her sacred mirror.