♪♪ Venus in Scorpio soundtrack: Radio Ethiopia, Patti Smith ♪♪
Venus represents love, harmony, friendship, happiness, peace, diplomacy, agreement, support, romance, style, sensuality, desire, indulgence, extravagance, sexuality, bliss, aesthetics, art/artists, all things beautiful, the feminine, women, sisters, daughters… Her day is Friday and her color is light blue-green, just like the sea foam that the goddess Aphrodite arose from. Where Venus is in a birth chart will tell us what we are attracted to, what we value, and how we see ourselves.
Scorpio is a watery, stable, feminine sign ruled by the planet Mars. Once everything that we have planted has grown, fruited, and been harvested, what is left returns to the earth to become nutrients for the next season’s crop. This is Scorpio’s time, where what has been is broken down and composted. Mars rules that which separates. It is a planet that delights in escorting all things to meet their ends. It has a reputation for being rather severe, but this is as important a part of our existence as the connecting, supportive force of Venus. In fact, it is essential. Scorpio people are often more comfortable with and understanding of the dark, intense parts of life than others. As such, many have a special gift when it comes to experiencing the whole spectrum of human emotion.
Venus and Mars are quite an unlikely pair, though they are essentially two sides of the same coin. While Venus brings together, Mars divides. The former takes pleasure in lush gardens, boudoirs, and amorous activities while the latter prefers bonfires, butcher shops, and all things related to war. When the goddess of love and desire enters the temple of Scorpio, the surroundings are not conducive to her usual Venusian activities. This means that things Venus represents may be challenged during this time. However, this pairing of opposites can also allow for a deeper emotional exploration of those themes.
When Venus is in Scorpio, we can see things like:
- Finding ourselves attracted to Scorpionic characters, people with Scorpio Sun, Moon, or rising
- Examining the shadow side of our desires, what drives “peace-making” urges
- Seeing the beauty in and appreciating the decomposition part of any cycle
- Feeling more sexually adventurous, passionate
- Challenges regarding reproduction and reproductive health
- Challenging times with friends, sisters, folx in traditionally recognized as female forms
- Folx in traditionally recognized as female forms asserting themselves, fighting for causes that are of a hidden/subterranean/taboo nature
- Finding mystery and intensity extremely desirable and exciting
- Harmony brought to the area of life related to the house Scorpio rules in the birth chart (home, siblings, spirituality, health, service, etc)
These are overarching themes. If you know what your rising sign is, you can easily figure out what houses the planets are moving through in your chart and what relevance that has. Here is some information on how to determine house placements and what they mean: House Placements and Meanings.
Famous people with Venus in Scorpio: Leonardo DiCaprio, Hillary Clinton, Marie Antoinette, Jeff Buckley, Agatha Christie, Ozzy Osbourne, Stephen Arroyo, Martin Scorsese, Voltaire, Patti Smith, Greta Thunberg, Ted Bundy, Jim Morrison, Charles Manson, Gordon Ramsey, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Marie Curie
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