As I shared in Exciting Update: What I've Been up to This Retrograde Season, I’ve been quite the busy creative bee as Venus and Mercury have been retrograde! I’ve been able to reconnect with an old part of me, the one who could write poetry and song lyrics. It’s been amazing.
As I’ve done for all of Izzie G’s releases this year, I was tasked with picking a release date for Venus Retrograde in Scorpio. As I mentioned in the post about picking Special’s release date, Electional Astrology is pretty challenging at the end of this year with Venus Retrograde, Mercury Retrograde, and the upcoming Mars retrograde. Still, we did not choose to make this EP. This EP chose to make itself, as in this was a time for going back and reviewing a past situation, bringing emotions up to the surface to be dealt with, and what better way to do that than through music? It’s a darker, deeper, more intimate EP that is right at home in Scorpio season.
All of Izzie’s releases must go live at midnight, meaning that we have much less control over the electional chart, but at least night charts are better than day charts right now. So, I took a look at Chris Brennan’s 2026 Electional Astrology Report in search of a date that fit, and I found one.
They chose November 11, 2026 at 11:40 PM in Denver, Colorado. To use their Electional Charts, you start with the time they chose in your location and then adjust the chart as needed to get one like theirs. Times will be different depending on location. So, naturally, I checked to see if 12:00 AM on November 12th would work in our location, and it does! It’s basically the same chart as theirs!
It’s a Leo Rising chart with Mars, the South Node, and Jupiter conjunct the Ascendant in the 1st house, and the Sun conjunct the IC in the 4th house with Mercury co-present. With a Leo Rising chart and Mars in the 1st house, this is a great chart for taking action. With the Sun conjunct the IC in the 4th house, this is illuminating the deepest part of the chart, which is fitting given the topics being discussed on the EP. It’s also co-present with Mercury, which deals with communication, and that is a major theme of this EP as well. There is a mutual reception between Mars in Leo in the 1st House and the Sun in Scorpio in the 4th house further strengthening these angular placements.
The Moon and Venus are sextiling each other with Venus in her home sign of Libra and the Moon in Sagittarius. The Moon is also trining the ascendant in this chart, giving great support from the 5th house, which is the house of creativity. Venus is in the 3rd house of communication, ruling the 10th house of career and reputation, and she is sextiling the ascendant as well. She is also the benefic of sect, very strong since she’s in her own sign. She is still technically Retrograde, as is Mercury, but they’re both basically stationary before they go direct the next day.
A malefic in the 1st house usually isn’t good, but Mars is tempered quite a bit in a night chart, there is a Mutual Reception meaning that the Sun is resourcing this area; the Ascendant is just past Mars, and Jupiter, while is hampered somewhat, gives a benefic quality as well.
This is a very strong chart that I feel signifies this EP very well. Venus and Mercury Retrograde has brought things to the surface that need to be said. With Mars and the South Node in the 1st house, there is a letting go that is happening, an emotional release that can feel aggressive or cutting, so that Jupiter can bring in good things. Although Jupiter is not the benefic of sect, it is protective and is ruling the 5th house of creativity, where the Moon is located.
The Sun which represents being seen is at the bottom of the chart, in the deepest most hidden house conjunct a sensitive point, the IC, meaning it is illuminating the deepest depths, and Mercury is allowing these things to be spoken to allow for this emotional release. However, it is also with Mercury, which rules the 11th house, so hopefully Mercury and Venus ruling the 10th will help get this EP to those who will appreciate it.
It’s a great EP with a strong release chart. Now we just have to do our part! Want to help? Share Venus Retrograde in Scorpio with anyone you think will appreciate it and post/repost on social media! Thanks for reading! We hope you check out Venus Retrograde in Scorpio and that you love it!