Venus’ Meaning in Astrology:
Venus is the planet of love and pleasure. It shows how you express affection and enjoy beauty. The main principle of Venus is harmony, so she seeks to see things in the best personal light.
Venus rules over love affairs, art and beauty, adornments and decoration, social graces, affection, harmony, and friendship. Being the planet of pleasure, it points to the kinds of amusements you are drawn to and in what ways you spend your money. In addition, Venus lends your personality’s allure and desirability and tells what kind of sex appeal you possess.
She rules over your capacity to express compassion and to enjoy beauty. The plant governs the higher emotions; its greatest gift is the gift of happiness. It can be said that Venus makes life beautiful.
Key words:
Love, attraction, profit, relationships, art, pleasure, affection, enjoyment, creativity, beauty, social life, gifts, money, marriage, harmony, peace, luxury, values, balance, sympathy, partnership, friendship, diplomacy, popularity, laziness, attraction
Venus answers the following questions about you:
How do I give love? How do I feel loved? What kind of lovers do I attract? Where do my creative talents lie? What gives me pleasure?
The other side of Venus’ influence is that it can encourage a person to put more importance on pleasure, ease, and luxury than on self-discipline. A strong streak of narcissism and lack of willpower may indicate the negative side of its power in a natal chart.
Nature: Feminine
Rulership: Taurus and Libra
Transit time: About 4 to 5 weeks
Orbit: 225 days
What it represents in life:
The collective’s romantic energy and sense of connection.
Myth:
Venus was the goddess whose dominion is love and the emotions. It was Venus who taught the arts of seduction to mortal men and women. Her power over the heart is legend: she “stole the wits of even the wise.” She was beautiful and flowers grew wherever she walked. The goddess was also temperamental and self-indulgent, and at times could be treacherous and spiteful.