Get right up to the sea foam, people; we’re talking about Venus, our planet of love, intimacy, wealth and value.
Named for the Roman goddess of love and fertility, Venus is the brilliant, divine feminine counterpart to aggro jock warlord Mars. According to myth, Aphrodite was born from sea foam and Uranus’ severed stick, emerging fully formed and titillating in a scallop shell – with pleasure as her governing principle.
Etymologically, Venus derives from the Latin word for desire, and in nature, the planet informs both what attracts us and who and what we attract, clothes and fk guys, who we dig and how we dress.
Listen, listen.
Venus is the ruling planet of the touchy-feely Taurus and the weapon-like charm of Libragoverning what feels good and what looks good. Venus also oversees all aspects of assets and attraction and informs not only our romantic relationships, but also our relationships with the material realm: how we dress and spend our doom, accumulate dollars, decorate our homes, and the places, people, and things that make us feel luxurious. deified.
Venus changes signs every 20-45 days or about once every three weeks. As an inner planet, transits of Venus have a visible and immediate impact on us earthlings. Venusian transits influence our collective approach to love, pleasure, aesthetics, and our relationship with earning and spending money.
How to Find Your Venus Sign
Use a birth chart calculator like this one to find your Venus sign. Once you’ve added your data, your Venus sign will populate within the zodiac wheel. The symbol for Venus is a squat cross covered with a circle.
In terms of astrological compatibility, your Venus sign provides essential insight into how you approach and behave in a relationship with a loved one.
Read on to learn more about how Venus expresses itself through the zodiac signs.
Venus in Aries natives want passion and action in their love life. Fearless of consequences and allergic to patience, they fall in and out of love at an alarming rate. These individuals are not afraid to go for what they want and always put their desires first.
They gravitate toward leadership roles in romantic relationships and favor the impulsive, aggressive, and bold. Exciting children at heart, Venus in Aries seeks a partner who strengthens them while holding them down.
Venus in Taurus is one of the most embodied and beautiful places for the planet of love. People with this position are bold romantics who prioritize security, stability and comfort in relationships.
Triggered by the beast of burden, they often take a very slow pace of getting to know someone, and as such, friendship can be especially important to them.
Love, as well as giving and receiving gifts, are critical for Venus in Taurus. Spoiling others and being lavishly spoiled is part of their deep list of love languages. Since Venus is the natural ruler of Taurus, this is one of the luckiest placements for someone.
Venus in Gemini make communication a top priority in the relationship. Their need for mental and intellectual connection equates to LOTS of talking about thoughts, fleeting feelings, and future plans. Writing and speaking especially come to them – and Venus in Gemini people can be deadly charming.
People with this placement prefer variety and spontaneity in their romantic lives. They tend to be very curious about others and the world and may even be inclined to pursue many different romantic options at once. The ideal partner for them is someone who feeds their mind and adds adventure to their life.
Venus in cancer it’s about security and commitment in their relationships. They value emotional union on deeper levels – but don’t take romantic risks easily and often take a while to open up.
People with this position don’t particularly like casual encounters – unless they’re with one person and they’re building towards something more serious. Being vulnerable takes time, but one of their greatest assets is their ability to truly nurture others. Loyalty is a top priority for them and they enjoy intimacy, love and family.
VENUS IN LEO
Venus in Leo brings a fiery soul that wants to experience romance as a grand, theatrical event! People with this placement tend to be bold and lively. Hungry for love and passion, they are very interested in the friendship period of relationships.
With Venus in this fire sign, you need high gestures as well as lots of admiration/hero worship from potential partners. Love, adoration and loyalty are often more important than sex – but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a lustful side. People with this placement prefer to be shown off by their partners as well as put their PDA on display!
Venus in Virgo gives one a practical, steady and analytical approach to dating and relationships. While this energy can make someone especially nurturing, compassionate, and loving, it often takes a long time for them to truly open up, trust, and be vulnerable.
Venus in Virgo natives will often adopt a “fixer-upper” approach, attracting or seeking partners who can improve or “rescue” them.
A union built on common sense with someone who takes the lead and can follow their lead is cat meat for this sign.
Venus in Libra is the setting of the true romantic! They thrive in relationships and crave balance, peace and immersive beauty. They will try to keep the peace and establish harmony wherever they go and with whoever they want.
However, to avoid friction, they may choose passivity, a favorable approach or complete dependence. They find it easy to relate to others, as they tend to be extremely flirtatious, charming and social. This is a lucky place for Venus as she rules this zodiac sign and can spread her blessings very easily.
Venus in Scorpio demands intensity, passion and total intimacy in their relationships. Their desire for union transcends the physical, as they seek total psychic entanglement. This need can make them particularly possessive of others, wanting “all or nothing.”
This placement can also be for an extremely magnetic and alluring individual. Venus in Scorpio people are often drawn to fatally attractive relationships—relationships that are destructive and transformative. However, over time, they learn to temper these feelings and usually find partners who are practical, personable and generous and can hold space for their size.
Venus in Sagittarius is hungry for adventure, eccentricity and spontaneity. More for relief than for relief, they may err on the side of the donee. Open-minded and optimistic, they are interested in love that feels expansive and allergic to any dynamic that inhibits, limits or controls.
Ever wandering, literally or metaphorically, finding someone who also enjoys a foreign lifestyle will allow this person to feel safe enough to truly discover themselves.
Venus in Capricorn people are focused on commitment, longevity and material value of relationships. They value stability and look for partners who can help them build the dream and be the foundation: a seeker who can provide them financially or otherwise lift them towards their dream and up the social ladder is the hunt big.
When it comes to intimacy, Venus in Capricorn people are very sensual and earthy, looking to play the long game with someone who wants to build a home or family. Success, status and power are clear “switches” for these people, for whom the stakes are sex and eroticism with compound interest.
Venus in Aquarius is born to explore the highest levels of intellectual connection.
“Here to blow my mind” may well be the flagship of this Venus sign who finds philosophical debate worthy of foreplay.
They can seem detached or even elitist because they refuse to engage with anyone or anything that doesn’t offer a serious cerebral outlet.
More of the mind than the body, they are not immediately or openly in love, but can be very open-minded when it comes to sex, friendship, experimentation and dating.
Non-traditional relationships can intrigue these people, as well as new experiences, sex with aliens and space travel.
Venus is exalted in the sign of Piscesmeaning she can fully express her powers and abilities. Venus in Pisces blesses someone with a deeply sensitive, creative and romantic heart.
These people often see potential partners through rose-colored glasses and first entertain themselves in fantasy.
These people want a partner who evokes their powerful emotions and supports them in the here and now. As mutable water, this sign is highly suggestible and prone to tidal shifts; they can just as easily dive into a pool or swim if they feel trapped or controlled.
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