Marianne Williamson

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 Marianne Williamson: 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 Marianne Williamson.

Venus in Cancer

EMOTIONAL AFFINITY

Home and family matter to you. You appreciate art and music. In affairs of the heart, you need to be loved, pursued and reassured. You want to be indulged and you don't really turn on until you feel secure. Once you're committed, you're sentimental.

Give others your empathy and support and they in turn will give you what you want. To attract more love, allow your dreams to guide you. Pearls can help you to increase your powers of attraction. Any psychic research and development that you do will pay off favorably.

TIP: To improve your own love life, study the historical development of romantic love.

Your feelings are very much determined by the condition of your home. Your home is a reflection of your love for self and others. Get involved in home improvement projects. Add an aquarium to your environment.

Venus Sextile Jupiter

AFFINITY COOPERATES WITH ENCOURAGEMENT

You have magnetic personal powers working for you and lots of them. Be cheery and friendly and you can enchant and lure what you want to you. You can regulate your force of attraction through will power. People will respond to your honesty. Your creative and artistic expressions can bring you cash. Your socializing can lead to business. Your business can be other people's pleasure. You can gather others around you in the spirit of fun and love. If you run out of money, mail a letter soliciting donations. One way or another, you can cash in on your talent for dealing with the public.

As you are probably aware, to be happy you need to accept that your moods have cyclical aspects. Enjoy different activities at different times of your cycles. Learn when it's time to win new friends. Know when it's time to reorient your position and reach out to new people. A sense of humor can prove to be a one of your biggest assets. You can also learn to see sex in harmonious and positive lights. You can grasp how to make yourself higher and higher, and figure our how to bring yourself and your lover to the limits without going over the edge. Master some Taoist sexual practices for extending, increasing and improving orgasms.

TIP: Read The Tao of Love and Sex by Jolang Chang. It's the ancient Chinese way to ecstasy. ISBN 0-14-019338-3.

Venus Bi-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 Conjunct Uranus

AFFINITY UNITES WITH LIBERATION CUTE AND KINKY

"Unpredictable" creative energy will find its place in your life. You can be excited by the unexpected. You can be turned on by novelty. Choose to do some exciting things. If you want to be a creative genius, you must free yourself enough to be original. You can develop unique social skills and a flair for public relations. You're a bit self willed, and emotionally intense. "An eccentric is someone with a unusual idea, until they succeed." Mark Twain

TIP: To make more money, cultivate more character.

To be happy, develop the natural sparkle in your personality. Be coy and venture to become an original piece of work and don't let others take you for granted. To be delighted, create some unconventional relationships. In your love life, when things happen it can be sudden, surprising, fast and not necessarily long in duration. Feel free to do things that are cute and kinky. You have a switch that can turn your emotions on and off abruptly; and you have the unique ability to jump start romance.

Venus Square Neptune

AFFINITY CHALLENGES FANTASY

You have a side that's kind, sensitive, high strung and temperamental. At times you are a starry eyed romantic dreamer and a romantic idealist. Part of you is a temperamental love animal. You can be both appreciative and compassionate toward those you love. Because of your sensitivity, you will become happier by getting clearer about your intentions before you become involved with people. In other words, you are encouraged to decide what you consciously want and what you unconsciously want in relationships. Harness your powers of attraction.

TIP: Polish your image. Enjoy some subtlety.

Cultivate more faith in yourself. Disassociate yourself from people who tell you what you should do. Do what you feel like doing. Do what feels good. You can substantially improve your chances for success by associating with individuals who share aspirations similar to your own. In some way, you could turn your love for music into a money making proposition. If you don't want to miss out on charisma, deal with photography and photographers. You might buy a camera and shoot with it.

Venus Semi-Sextile Pluto

AFFINITY HELPS CLARIFY CLEANSING

You're artistically and sexually gifted. You can be intensely original. Your personal power, public prestige and private passion can be the most. You can develop a strong sense of color. You can learn to wield the power of love. You can have your deepest feelings matched. Focus on relationships that benefit you and your well being. Learn to evaluate people's motives. You can use the transforming power of love to create opportunities for irreversible changes for the better. In other words, you can be a force for social progress.

TIP: You can go from birth to billions.

A shrewd and secret future is somehow yours. You could be happy cultivating your extraordinary earning powers and your extreme force of attraction. Read "The Richest Man in Babylon" the practices necessary to create riches.

Probe your feelings. You will receive a revelation. It is time to attune yourself to the essences of love, romance and passion. You have a powerful and stealthy beauty. If you push the limit and do exactly what you want others will be attracted to you. Treat yourself to black garments and under garments.