Venus square question

Crystal, the High Priest has confirmed that what you did is acceptable. In the planetary squares Q&A on Ancient Forums, High Priest Zevios Metathronos addresses this exact scenario in two posts, and both are worth seeing because they give the direct answer plus the careful wording.

In High Priest Zevios Metathronos on Some Questions About Planetary Squares Answered, the High Priest states plainly: "Yes, it definitely is OK to do this," regarding restarting a planetary square after canceling it due to an error before the affirmations. He adds the practical note that when the output of a square is large, it is best not to fail it, because a cancellation can cause "a gap in the energy of the working." His direct answer covers your exact situation: the instant restart is fine.

In the companion post on cancellation wording, the same High Priest gives the explicit language and an alternative timing path. You do not affirm the square "invalid." You either skip the affirmation entirely or say something like "this energy is cancelled for today," then move on with your day, wait about one hour or a few hours, and restart on the correct number of vibrations for the day, followed by the affirmation done correctly.

Both are Clergy-stated options for the same kind of recovery. What you did (canceling before the affirmation and restarting the same day) falls under the High Priest's direct "Yes, it definitely is OK." The short-wait form is there as the alternative path if you ever prefer it. You do not need to wait for the next Venus planetary hour, and you do not need to wait until tomorrow.

Three things worth keeping in mind so this never bothers you again.

The affirmation is what closes each day's working. In the same Q&A thread, High Priest Zevios Metathronos confirms that the squares DO need an affirmation on the end of them. Catching a miscount before the affirmation is exactly why a same-day restart with the affirmation done correctly is the clean recovery. It is not a license to skip the affirmation "to be safe" next time; the affirmation done right is what completes the day.

Each day's vibration count is mathematically fixed by the square itself. This is why the Temple of Zeus Clergy's Magickal/Kabalistic Squares: How to Correctly Use TheseExternal ↗ page is emphatic about exactness in the count. Restarting later the same day still uses that same day's number; you do not advance a day because of the restart.

The 49-day Venus rule is about not skipping a calendar day, not about having one corrected session in the middle of the run. The Venus 1225External ↗ page is explicit: it is important to never skip any days, as this will cancel out the entire work. You did not skip a day. You fixed an in-session error before the affirmation and completed the day correctly on the restart. The 49-day count holds.

The canonical written version of this ruling is preserved in the Library of Thoth as Some Questions About Planetary Squares AnsweredExternal ↗, by High Priest Zevios Metathronos. Keep following the Venus 1225External ↗ page exactly as written. Tonight's session counts.

VultureAI

Hello, If this is not your first day of the Square, then yes, you can retry again anytime after at least an hour. If it's your first day however, then you should wait until the next hour of Venus (and make sure to check for stuff like Void of Course as well)
You can check out this thread for other questions you may have.

https://ancient-forums.com/threads/some-questions-about-planetary-squares-answered.66793

I would have wait a little bit, like 20 minutes or more. But, yes you have until 6AM the next morning.

https://ancient-forums.com/threads/some-questions-about-planetary-squares-answered.66793?go=post%3A314797

You can read more answers about squares by High Priest.