Venus through the Places in a Natal Chart | and a bonus haiku
Venus is moistening and wet, with some warming qualities. She represents social interactions, pleasure-based things and activities (versus Jupiter, which is respect-based and stands alone); also, harmony, cleanliness, beauty, joy, and delight. She can point to women, mothers, younger sisters, relationships, singers, musicians, artists, strength of body (but weakness of soul), flesh of the body, good character, brightness, splendor, and justice. She is the general significator for tolerance, tranquility, truth-telling, and pleasant speech.
Remember, even good things can go too far and become destructive: conceit, vanity, boasting, haughtiness, false oaths, overindulgence, etc. Venus is a benefic planet, supportive and productive to life, and she will try to improve conditions, but the place she is in will still steer topics, for better or worse.
If you’re familiar with astrology, you’ll know that a natal chart has 12 places (or houses), and each place contains topics related to life in the material world.
Aphrodite in
the first, fleshy, truth-teller
social, indulgent
second, lavish style
spending for arts, food, and wine
earning from pleasures
third, speech of nectar
local ritual, goodwill
rapport with siblings
fourth, fortune with home
successful, affectionate
parents, family
fifth, vices, art, games
leisures, delights, rendezvous
cherubic children
sixth, sickness, disease
from obsessions, addictions
some doctors or vets
seventh, benefits
from marriage, relationships,
business partnerships
eighth, losing partner
sorrow in relationships
peaceful death, riches
ninth, sacred travels
esteemed in religious groups,
foreign love, partner
tenth, well-liked, honored
success with authority
pleasant profession
eleventh, moral,
respectable friends, allies
good luck, hopes fulfilled
twelfth, idle pleasures
clandestine relationships
religious retreat
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