Bo Derek

Chapter 5. Venus in Your Chart

Astrologically speaking, the planet Venus is the force of affinity. Venus represents a good part of what you attract, cherish, enjoy and are receptive to. Venus describes much of what makes your life worth living Bo Derek: love, civilized sex, seduction and creativity. Venus is also an indicator for many of the qualities you look for in a mate and your sense of femininity. More than a symbol of your values, Venus represents beauty, devotion to pleasure, appreciation of art and romantic longings. Venus rules such things as skin, hair & kidneys.

Femininity has many aspects. Women have a different kind of power when they are younger than when they are older. Both are pertinent to the personality of Venus astrologically.

This "goddess of beauty and lady of battle" was an historical personage known both as Ishtar and Indira. While Venus first and foremost loves her pleasures, she also knows that it is sometimes necessary to prepare to go to war to secure them. To gain deep rappport with Venus, study her ways in one of the glorious cities named in her honor such as Vienna and Venice. Starting in the next paragraph, some of your "Venusian" sensibilities are described Bo Derek.

Venus in Libra

THOUGHTFUL AFFINITY

NOTE: THIS POSITION CONFERS EXTRA POWER.

Contacts with people matter to you. You appreciate romance more than sensuality. It's not that you don't like sex, it's just that you need all of the accouterments. Dinner by candlelight, fresh flowers and seats at the ballet are for you. TIP: Burn Jasmine and Sandalwood incense to stimulate your imagination and your money making potential. For increased good luck, wear copper jewelry.

You enjoy social engagements and pleasures and can spend money on them freely. You appreciate manners, courtesy and etiquette. Your sense of taste is sophisticated. You have enough artistic taste to dislike anything you consider to be coarse, crude or vulgar.

You could do professional design or decoration work. To increase your earnings potential, increase your aptitude for dealing with the public. Take the initiative and act on consensus. Add more ceremony and conscious ritual to your business dealings. Displaying love for your work and the public brings you rewards great and small.

Venus Novile Saturn

AFFINITY MUSES WITH DECISIONS

Does your value system sometimes put you in conflict with authorities and the law? You can take relationships seriously. When you get needy you get a grave quality that keeps folks away, even as you hold onto feelings for them. Sometimes, it may seem that you will be denied the love you seek.

Because the amount of affection you receive seems to have limits, relationships aren't always easy for you. You and your spouse may be married to your work and duties. You may struggle to create a warm personal place. With effort, over time, you can raise the limits on love. Marriage can be prevented or delayed and will tend to work better if you marry after you are 30 years old. You can enjoy some golden romantic years when you are 56 to 60 years old. Some but not all of your romantic feelings may be sacrificed or sublimated for duty, perhaps to the care of an elderly parent or relative. You may be psychologically bound to a parent and thus restrained from attracting romantic love.

Responsibility may only temporarily thwart your romance. With time and effort, a great love may be secured. You can find love with older, more mature individuals. If you learn your lessons, your love life will improve as you mature. You may marry one whose age is somewhat different than yours.

TIP: To be happy become a genuine optimist.

You can find happiness with the "right work". When duty fits your values, happiness will follow.

Venus Bi-Septile Chiron

AFFINITY NON-CONFORMS WITH MENTORING

Connect with a group of like minded individuals. Join together with more social mavericks. For instance, you could find happiness in a writers or artists co-op, or a meditation or healing circle, or astrology club. Spend and earn more money in new age ways. For example a variety of seminars, creative works, individuation processes and mentoring sessions can all benefit you. The key to success in to do it in groups as opposed to going it alone.

Venus Decile Node

AFFINITY BRINGS OUT TALENT OF INTERCHANGING

To be fulfilled, you need other people and you might not be cut out for regular social intercourse. Drive yourself to seek some new friendships. Once you increase your social connections, you will increase your political influence. Seek and find alternative community groups. Once you develop a more sociable, obliging manner, you could open new gates to the future. Right now, kindred souls on other planes of reality could be exchanging loving energy with you. Once you remove the magic block, you can be happy meditating.