Venus

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Venus the planet has a lot in common with Venus the goddess. Both are known for beauty and love, sweetness and charm, style and grace. This article series introduces you to the many sides of Venus.

  • Venus Retrograde Virgo/Leo 2015

    diagram of Venus star cycle

    Venus Retrograde: Thrills, Frills and Spills!

    Venus Retrograde in Virgo focuses on love, harmony and pleasure through dedicated service, improving health, and everyday routines. This article focuses on 2015, which was the last time Venus will be Retrograde in Virgo until 2106.

  • Venus Retrograde Scorpio 2010

    diagram of Venus star cycle

    The Venus Retrograde Cycle

    Venus Retrograde in Scorpio brings out the intense, passionate, intimate, lusty side of Venus! This article focuses on 2010, although Venus is also retrograde in Scorpio in 2002, 2018, 2026, 2034, 2042 and 2050.

  • Venus Retrograde

    Fricka Approaches in Anger, Arthur Rackham

    The Bitch Is Back!

    Venus is the planet of peace, love, harmoney, pleasure. But when she goes retrograde, a more contrary side emerges through discontent, discord, imbalance. Venus retrograde hits the reset button, asking us to adjust relationships, material needs and equilibrium.

  • Venus and Rulership

    Sculpture: Venus and Amor

    Venus Rules!

    Venus is the planetary ruler of Libra and Taurus. These signs show two different but parallel sides of Venus – love, beauty, harmony and balance (Libra), and sensuality, pleasure, abundance and what we have (Taurus).

  • Venus and Love

    Sculpture: Venus and Mars

    Heart's Desire, Love, Feelings & Emotions

    Since Venus is about love, we might assume that she holds our core feelings and emotions. However, Venus is more specifically about our heart's desire, what we long for, and the delight or sorrow we feel as a result.

  • The Mythology of Venus

    The Birth and Triumph of Venus, Francois Boucher

    Indulge Thyself!

    Mythologically the planet Venus is related to the Roman Goddess Venus and the Greek Aphrodite, both of which are known for their beauty, love and grace. Yet ironically, the Goddess of Love was born of violence.

  • The Astrological Venus

    Venus by Botticelli

    Introducing... Miss Solar System!

    Venus has the distinction of being the only planet in our solar system named after a female deity. We might think of the astrological Venus as the quintessential feminine. Like a beauty queen, she is beautiful, loving, charismatic, alluring, and drawn to all that glitters.