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Kelly Surtees » All About Venus
August 26th, 2011 @ 6:24 pm by Kelly Surtees
The Astrological Venus
Astrologically the core principal of Venus is to unite. She wants to “become one” with another. This unifying desire is unique to each of us, depending on where Venus is placed (by sign and house) in the birth chart. From this simple description comes the desire to relate and form partnerships.
Venus is the part of you that recognises you can’t achieve all your life dreams on your own and that significant partnerships are required to help you along the way. The placement of Venus in your birth chart shows your level of desire to form or not form partnerships and how easy (or not) it is to do.
Venus in the Birth chart
Venus is never more than 48 degrees in distance from the Sun. In your birth chart Venus will either be in the same sign as your Sun sign or in the two signs on either side of your Sun sign. i.e. If your Sun sign is Gemini, Venus can only be in one of the following signs – Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer or Leo. This is because in her orbit Venus moves between the Earth and the Sun.
Venus, along with Mercury (the only other planet that moves between the Earth and the Sun) is considered an essential energy for a healthy ego and creative expression. How well you express your Venusian self is a good reflection of how comfortable you are in your own being.
Modern culture actively encourages more masculine ways of living – strong, directive, assertive, action orientated. In some ways this dishonours Venus. Venus seeks to build strong relationships based on attraction or a shared sense of desire and pleasure. The more you feel you are able to access your Venus self the more comfortable and confident you will appear.
A denied Venus is noticeable in the lives of those who are overly focussed on external achievements, particularly at the cost of their emotional/personal life. One of Venus’ key themes is to encourage the pursuit of pleasure (in whatever form it manifests for you) as equally important as the attainment of success.
In today’s society we could all benefit from extra holidays, more pampering and more time to connect. Venus does love a little extravagance (the exact nature of which an Astrologer would convey to you after consulting your birth chart) but she is just as satisfied with the simple things that take time to express or enjoy a feeling or a desire i.e. quick phone call to an old friend or a short stroll out in the sunshine.
Venus’ placement in the birth chart also shows your preferred relating and physical style. Do you prefer a fiery, tempestuous relationship with lots of drama (Venus in a Fire Sign), a more practical, stable, regular love (Venus in an Earth sign), an intelligent and mentally stimulating partnership (Venus in an Air sign) or a soulful and emotional romance (Venus in a Water sign).
