Venus and Astrology

The Venus is the brightest object in the sky after the SUN; Venus stays close to its solar companion, never staying more than 48 degrees. Approaching closer to earth than any other planet (with the exception of the Moon), Venus represents one of the most obvious drives behind human behaviour: the need for relationship. The position of Venus in a chart indicates capacity for closeness and intimacy with others and for relationship with oneself. The potential for self-esteem, this planet is a reminder that someone who can not love and value his or her own self is unable to give and receive love or share affection or inter into intimacy.
Venus is considered a sociable planet in astrology, symbolizing the need to meet oneself through external relationship. With Venus in a compatible sign, especially with easy aspects, relationship flow freely and easily. Venus in an incompatible sign can point to a surface coolness or to transient relationships that mask a deep fear of intimacy. Venus personifies desire-for emotional satisfaction, for all that is beautiful, aesthetic and valuable, for money in the bank. Venus serves as a reminder that what is valued externally is a refelection of what is most loved within oneself and what is attracted may be what is most feared. VENUS Position in the chart indicates what someone values and whether they believe they are worth loving and whether they deserve happiness. This planet also reveals the type of person with whom there is natural attraction and harmony. This may be lover or a friend, but the most Venus-attuned friendships have something sexual and erotic at their heart, even if it is not acted upon.
In a Man’s horoscope chart, the position of Venus indicates what he is attracted to in a partner, the qualities he seeks, what turns him on and what he desires. Venus is his enima and his ideal woman-an idealized picture of the feminine which may turn sour. Closely bound up with her sense of self and her own feminity in a woman’s chart, sensuous Venus indicates how a woman presents herself to the world, the body language she uses to express her feminity.What she values in herself and how comfortable she feels with herself as a female .It is the need to look good. In both Men and Women, Venus is sensuality, the capacity to enjoy gratification of the senses and to indulge the body. It is the urge to be glamorous, voluptuous, hedonistic, erotic, cosy, comforting, lustful or frigid, according to its sign.
A Venus-attuned person has a pleasing appearance and charming manner. Overtly or covertly, seductive Venus imparts a magnetic sexuality that is hard to resist. On the surface, this pleasure attuned planet puts out the message ‘Come and get me’; whether that message is blatant or subtle depends on the sign in which venus is placed in horoscope. Beneath that superficial attractiveness, Venus is dark and erotic, possessing a compulsive drive that can manipulate mercilessly or even kill to obtain what it desires. The side of Venus that emerges is in part governed by outer planet aspects, but it is possible for the planet’s dual nature to emerge at anytime.Traditionally, when venus is well placed, the disposition is charming, equable, qiet and placid, but easily aroused to jealosy.When Venus is poorly placed in horoscope, the disposition is shameless, lascivious and profligate.Hence, Venus plays important role in astrology to make our life comfortable and happier.

Venus: effects and importance in Indian astrology

Venus, known as 'Shukra' in Indian astrology influences romance, beauty, passion, wealth, dance, music and rain, etc. Often famous as the morning and evening star, Venus is the second planet to the sun and is known as the brightest object in the sky next to sun and moon. Venus rules both Taurus and Libra. While Mars stands for the youthful male in our solar system, Venus represents the lovely princess. It is one of the nine planets rotating the Sun. A powerful Venus in the horoscope brings comfort, wealth, and attraction to opposite sex.
Venus rules over eyes, nose, chin, throat, sexual organs, kidneys, bladder etc. A badly placed Venus indicates dysfunction of these parts. Venus is inextricably linked to refinement, culture and grace. Venus is considered to be a benefic, feminine and gentle planet. The quality it features are romance, love for fine things in life, luxuries, wealth, food, costumes, jewellery, sensual pleasures, inclination towards arts, music, beauty and tasteful living. Venus is pleased to spread happiness and warmth, and loves teaching how to love and appreciate others and the things that we possess.
A well-placed strong Venus influences refined romantic and artistic temperament. It also provides luxuries and fortune in married life. A person ruled by Venus also undergoes study of secretive sciences. Physical pleasures and sensuality is an integral part of life for all Venusians. Venus stands for pleasure - love, romance, and harmony in our emotional attachments, marriages, friendships and other unions and association in our everyday life. Venus influences the personal appearance, the individual’s character or personality and the level of achievements of an individual in the social world.
Venus also influences the love life. Venus also rules over art and artistic sense and signifies liking towards music, arts, humorous literature, theater, and many more creative artwork. People practicing arts or any other creative work, either professionally or as an amateur, have a strong influence of Venus in their horoscopes. It also has a control over cinema and theater stars, films and photography, etc. If Venus is not so strongly placed in the chart of any individual, he/she suffers from lack of physical appeal, coarse behavior, and a tendency for failure in love or married life
As a preceptor of demons, Venus stands for the wife and beloved in the horoscope of a male. Venus offers good results if placed alone in the birth chart. The 2nd and the 7th houses are owned by Venus who gets exalted in the 12th house in a horoscope. Mercury and Ketu are the friends of Venus whereas Sun, Moon and Rahu act as a enemies.
Venus offers very good results if posited in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th and 12th houses but the 1st, 2nd and 9th houses are considered bad for Venus. Accordingly Venus provides very good results in the houses of Mercury, Saturn and Ketu whereas evil effects will follow if posited in the houses of the Sun.Rahu and Moon. When Rahu aspects Venus or Vice versa or when both are placed together in a house, the good results of Venus will be nullified and the native will get deprived of Money, wealth and family comforts altogether. The eyes of the native’s mother will become severely defective if moon and Venus are placed just opposite to each other.
Afflicted Venus causes troubles in the eyes, diseases of the ovaries, gout, anaemia and other complications due to over indulgence in amusement and sex, including gonorrhea and syphilis. An afflicted Venus may cause vehicular accidents, faithlessness in love and marriage and will deprive the native of the comforts of Vehicles, conveyance etc.