VENUS

Venus is the second sphere through which solar power passes on its way outward through the solar system. Yet from our point of view on earth, Venus is the first planet on the inside of our orbit going towards the sun. As such Venus represents the drive inward toward center, which meets the out surging solar flow. While Mercury represents meeting experience at the level of the mind, Venus refers to the inner value we give experience at the feeling-level.

It is often said that Venus is the planet of love and attraction, but it can just as well be the planet of hate and repulsion, according to the inner value we give to certain experiences. Venus' loves and aversions draw us into some experiences and away from others. Those we enter into provide the substance for our inner growth and fulfillment.

Ideally, Venus represents harmony, for if we are attuned with our inner being, we naturally attract what will help develop and fulfill us. This meshing of a need with what will answer it is the true harmony Venus symbolizes. Venus can thus be a symbol of all harmonious relationships, of beauty, and of our need to give and receive appreciation.

But when the Venus function becomes deviated by insecurity, it can negatively refer to self-indulgence, narcissism, inappropriate emotional frivolity and unrealistic demands for love or luxury.

 

Leyla Rael

 

 

VENUS IN SAGITTARIUS

Keynote: Affections are motivated by visionary considerations.

Symbol: A couple wish upon a star.        

While considerable enthusiasm and lively emotions will be warmly expressed towards partners, the Sagittarian need for independence may make the individual loath to be too tied to one person. The duality present in this sign will be evident, and more than one relationship may be experienced at any given time. Certainly, love will be enjoyed, and the subject will make life rewarding and exhilarating for the partner, both in bed and out. In turn, the partner needs to respond well, not only sexually but also intellectually.

Eventually a philosophical, idealistic element will develop and have its effect on the partner, doing a great deal to instill a more meaningful expression. However, intellectual rapport and friendship, as well as the willingness to enjoy sex, are essential.

This is a lively friend who will make life fun. The attitude toward finance may be "Easy come, easy go", perhaps with the emphasis on "go"!

Venus in Sagittarius idealizes love, making it more of the mind than of the senses. Such devotion may not have great depths of passion but it sparkles like a star in the distant heavens, as though to say, ‘Fix your gaze on me and I will bring you all you desire’.

For those whose eyes are still directed earthward, this placement may be disappointing, as though Venus were a tease promising more than she can give. These individuals may try to compensate for personal inadequacies by fickle or licentious behavior. Yet even their excesses express a yearning to transcend mundane limitations.

However, those capable of loving with their minds as well as their bodies find romance to be a magic carpet transporting them to a wonderful land of refined pleasures.

Sometimes this anticipatory approach to love produces a person who uses the affection of others as stepping-stones to success and social prestige. People who come from foreign lands or who are encountered on long journeys seem more intriguing and desirable than those met close to home. One way or another, love looks beyond the familiar and the ordinary to wider horizons.

Venus/Sagittarius people do not have a reputation for domesticity, for they are too freedom loving to remain content to expend the better part of a lifetime on the tedious job of establishing a home and raising a family. Their motto is ‘don’t fence me in’.

They have the best of intentions but need a long leash if they are to remain attentive. Often they prefer to lavish their concern upon some utopian enterprise which they cause to flourish and grow, rather then upon people who never quite live up to their expectations.

They make better friends then lovers, since they feel enriched by their friendships, whereas their love affairs are liable to degenerate into unwelcome entanglements.

In many ways Venus is uplifted by Sagittarius. The Jupiterian influence expands the affections and encourages devotion to socially sanctioned forms of philanthropy. This is an excellent placement for the individual who can express love as universal good will and reverence for life.

Without a sense of shared purpose, however, romance may seem of secondary importance, being dissipated by a series of rather meaningless flirtations or multiple ‘marriages’. Sometimes this person will seek unusual emotional outlets. Earth (Venus) and fire (Sagittarius) are too disparate to blend smoothly and, as a result, love and lust remain in separate compartments.

The Venusian Sagittarian feels that romance should not bind the spirit to a weary round of chores but that it should provide incentive for the cultivation of new and exciting interests. If they can enjoy a liaison which helps them to develop personally and which broadens their horizons, then they can be the most satisfactory of partners.

 

Sun in Libra / Venus in Sagittarius

The subject may not seem to care about love, but he or she needs just as much romance as others. This placing helps to rationalize the feelings, however, and the need for intellectual rapport and good friendship, as well as pure romance, is very healthy.  

This combination is excellent for friendship, easing any Libran tendency to take too much from other people. Professional financial help is advisable.  

 

Sun in Scorpio / Venus in Sagittarius

This influence lightens the steamy, rather heavy Scorpio attitude to love and sex, adding a need for intellectual rapport. Much will be expected of partners, but much will be contributed.

Scorpio jealousy can clash with the Sagittarian independence, and a resolution of this conflict is important. Here is a friend who needs to share interests and challenges.

Investments will be enjoyed, but a gambling spirit should be controlled.  

 

Sun in Sagittarius / Venus in Sagittarius

Sagittarians are the hunters of the zodiac, so when Venus joins the Sun in this sign much attention is given to the emotional chase. Fickleness must be countered. All the attributes of Venus in Sagittarius will be present.

If Neptune is also in Sagittarius there will be idealism and romantic reverie.

Money may easily slip through the subject's fingers.

 

Sun in Capricorn / Venus in Sagittarius

Although the loyalty and faithfulness of Capricorn is less evident, this is a good placing for those with rather serious Capricorn qualities, helping them to enjoy life and warming their cool emotions.

There will be less social climbing in the love life, but a good mind will be deemed important, and the partner will spur on the Capricorn ambitions and aspirations. Friends must share demanding interests.

Moneymaking is less important than for other Capricorn groups.

 

Sun in Aquarius / Venus in Sagittarius

The Aquarian spirit will be sympathetic to the independence of Venus in Sagittarius, while the fire of that sign will warm the distant but dynamic attraction of Aquarius.

Nevertheless, the liking for individuality will not encourage even the most romantic Aquarian to rush into a long-term commitment.

Sexual experiment is likely to be usual.

There is a wide circle of friends, who often share philanthropic or intellectual interests.

Money will be spent erratically, often on silly, trendy things.  

 

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