

Venus wants to eat decadent sweets, take six-hour baths, and be fanned by gigantic palm leaves. When working with clients, I often refer to Venus as the “Marie Antoinette” of the zodiac. Venus may be indulgent, but it isn't deceitful. Though Venus's desires are alluring, they don't necessarily translate to reality or - perhaps even more importantly - what is actually sustainable for our souls. The truth is, Venus reveals our idealization of love and beauty. Though fledgling astrologers often look to Venus as a measure of long-term compatibility, this common mistake always results in disappointing outcomes. If Venus is so effortlessly romantic, then why is love often so messy and complicated? You're right to be suspicious, cosmic warrior. Skeptical readers (I'm looking at you, Capricorn) may think that Venus's functions sound too good to be true. That's right, folks, Venus is living the good life - this celestial body is all about luxury. This planet is all about pleasure, so Venus just sits back and relaxes while it gets exactly what it wants.

Venus represents your values, including your relationship with finances and material possessions. Within your birth chart, Venus governs courtship and adoration, as well as personal taste and aesthetics. The planet Venus, however, seems unaffected by the grizzly origins of its namesake: Venus is a passionate romantic who simply loves to be in love. Uranus’s genitalia, along with his blood and semen, formed a thick, dense, mist from which Venus (or Aphrodite) emerged.

According to classical mythology, after Uranus (the Father of the Sky) was castrated by his son, Cronus (more commonly known as Saturn), Uranus’s testicles were thrust into the ocean. Interestingly, although Venus is depicted as breathtakingly magnificent, her genesis story isn’t particularly appealing. Considered a “benefic" planet, Venus has long been considered auspicious, which explains why the ancient Romans named this planet after the goddess of love, beauty, and money. Stargazers have observed Venus’s vivid radiance for thousands of years. But when it comes to love and those magical, gushy, butterflies you may feel in your stomach, Venus runs the show. Mercury rules communication (which is why there are so many misunderstandings when it goes retrograde), and assertive Mars represents impulse, including sexual urges. "A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.Within astrology, each planet has a different responsibility: The sun, though not a planet, also matters in the birth chart and manages your ego and sense of self the moon, on the other hand, governs your inner world and emotions. Through this process my goal is to help you discover your own particular story and life patterns, so to develop a deeper understanding of the journey you have set out for yourself (knowingly or unknowingly). combined with a look at the lines and qualities of the hands. Soul–Centred Astrology includes Analysis of your Natal Chart, North & South Nodes, and current planetary transits. Your soul finds expression not by doing something, but by you being yourself.Ī personal Astrology/Hand Reading can help you get better acquainted with yourself, and the choices you make, consciously or unconsciously, by helping you understand and live in accordance with your true nature. I have been studying Astrology for over 30 years.and have added Chirology (Hand Reading) in the past 8 years.Įvery human being has a unique archetypal nature, which calls out to be investigated and expressed.
