Venus
Venus, the luminous goddess of the heavens, embodies the principle of resonance—the force that draws us toward beauty, harmony, and union. In mythology, she is Aphrodite, the goddess of love and desire, whose power lies not in force but in attraction. Unlike Mercury, the ever-moving messenger who questions and differentiates, Venus seeks to merge, to harmonize, to dissolve boundaries between the self and the beloved. She is the substance of the astral realm, the unseen current of emotion and connection that binds us to people, places, and experiences.
Astrologically, Venus governs love, pleasure, and values—not simply in the romantic sense, but in the way we find meaning through what we cherish and align with. She is the great attractor, the reason we are drawn to certain aesthetics, relationships, and experiences. While Mercury revels in dissonance and contrast, keeping us at a distance to form independent thoughts, Venus moves in the opposite direction, guiding us toward unity. Together, they represent a fundamental polarity: Mercury as differentiation and Venus as resonance, the interplay of subjective experience between separation and synthesis.
Uniquely among the traditional planets, Venus is the only one assigned a feminine gender—her presence standing apart from the otherwise masculine celestial archetypes. With the discovery of Eris, this balance has shifted slightly, but Venus remains the purest embodiment of the feminine principle in astrology. She teaches us the power of magnetism over motion, of feeling over analysis, and of belonging over detachment. To understand Venus is to understand what moves the heart, what compels us to seek beauty and connection, and what ultimately shapes the bonds that define our lives.
Unveils the deep, resonant Magnetic magic of Venus through the steady, fertile power of Taurus. It explores Taurus as a sign of embodiment—where Venus finds her most sensual, grounded, and tangible expression. This is the realm of beauty experienced through touch, sound, and presence; the slow, patient unfolding of value, love, and creation. For those who wish to understand Venus not just as an abstract archetype, but as a living, breathing force in the world, this Journey offers profound insights. It illuminates how Taurus teaches us to cherish what is real, to cultivate beauty through patience, and to embrace the rhythms of nature as a gateway to the divine. Read the full Journey to discover how Taurus and Venus intertwine to shape our connection to love, art, and the enduring essence of life itself.
Reveals Venus’s Electric essence in the sign of balance, harmony, and truth. Libra, guided by Venus, seeks beauty not just in form but in fairness, connection, and the interplay of opposites. The butterflies symbolize the light, shifting nature of Libra—ever in motion, drawn to symmetry, yet carrying the weight of cosmic justice. This Journey explores how Venus in Libra refines love into an art, shaping relationships, ideals, and aesthetics with grace. It invites readers to see Libra’s pursuit of harmony not as passivity, but as a dance of equilibrium where every choice shapes the scales of fate.
Read on to uncover Venus’s role as the architect of harmony in the world of Libra.
Explore the rich and deeply spiritual world of feelings and emotions, with a special focus on their relevance and importance in the arts, magic and self realisation. For students of IIH I share information on the astral body, the astral realm and the Water region of the mental body.
Journey together with me into the complex world of interaction and learn how astrology describes and defines all kinds of chemistry between beings. Discover how it can enhance the clarity of every relationship in your life and delve further into the magic and astrology of relationship spirits.
The sextile is the aspect which resonates with the energy of Venus, denoting an arousal and stimulation flowing between two parts of a chart. Uncover the secret talents of the sextiles in your chart and how to make the most of them and learn the essential meaning of the Grand Sextile, 6 equidistant sextiles forming a perfect hexagon in the chart.