Patrick Rafter

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 Patrick Rafter: 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 Patrick Rafter.

Venus in Sagittarius

EXPANSIVE AFFINITY

Ideals matter to you, so does adventure and excitement. You've probably got quite an outgoing, high spirited and imaginative side to your romances. You're searching for ideal love, true love, perfect love and other illusive things. Get your legs in shape. Start a new walking program. TIP: Kiss a fanatic. You could seduce them into a more moderate position.

International people, places and things can turn you on. A love affair with a person who has a different ethnic background than your own can really get you going. To increase your powers of attraction, learn how to say "I love you" in several languages: wear boots.

Become more objective and ethical and you will increase your earnings potential.

Venus Decile Jupiter

AFFINITY BRINGS OUT TALENT OF 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 Opposite Saturn

AFFINITY CHALLENGES 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 Neptune

AFFINITY UNITES WITH 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 Trine Chiron

AFFINITY COOPERATES 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. 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.