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In this case, however, the man enjoys the things in life much more. Unlike Venus the morning star. Because the man captures their importance and value only when the man takes some care of them. And keep them. Female (male) with this position of Venus does not want to immediately assess the value of the partner in the beginning. He or she is able to tell whether this partner is for him/her only when there is a relationship and some time has passed. The charm and the sex appeal of the other, his or her value, become notable (or not) later, when they know the other better.  

Thus, Venus in Taurus is still looking for material stability, luxury and comfort, but if it rises before the Sun, it will demonstrate this spontaneously, strongly. It will search this material security in love more according to its views, using its own scale. If a person does not appear stable at first glance, it will continue to the next. It will rarely give him a chance to know him better.

If it rises after the Sun, Venus will first take into consideration what society dictates, what are the rules and will not allow large deviations. It will select what it seems good enough and will keep it in order to have time to evaluate it. It will rely in love more on things that society accepts as normal when it comes to material stability. And it will give everyone a chance to show what is not visible at first glance. It will value it only then and according to past experience and established values.

Or in other words - Venus the morning star is like youth love. Bright, expansive, always searching and looking into the future. Emotions are always leading. It does not want to wait as there are so many things to experience. Venus the evening star is like love in adulthood. More stable, more tame in expressions and leaning on past experience. Emotions come later. They are rarely in the beginning when the experience has not begun yet.

But there is another ‘variety’ of Venus. Venus, which is in retrograde position in the birth chart. The symbol ‘R’ to the planet itself marks this. I describe this phenomenon, retrograde movement, in one of the articles. It is very interesting when observed during childbirth. In these cases, Venus again refers to two categories - morning or evening star. But it has some other ‘burden’.

What does retrograde Venus in the birth horoscope tell us?

First, "I'm different. Do not expect me to be normal according to what society think is normal." Diversity of this Venus is that it is not only different but also gives you something unique. It has the chance to live according to its own value system more than anyone else. Not only it is capable, but it will do it.

Finding retrograde Venus in the horoscope, every astrologer knows that is faced with serious life case. It is not necessarily a problem, but in most cases it is true. Because this is a man that has something special, something completely different, something that is against public perception and way of thinking. Venus, as a natural signifier of love, marriage, intimacy, is a sign that the man is less likely to feel satisfied in the ‘normal’ social mainstream.

It will have more specific sources and pathways to love and intimacy and this gives him fewer chances to find them. And difficulties in relationships are almost certain when they are found because if people in a partnership are not moving forward their relations suffer. And how to do this moving forward, when Venus moves back, if only apparently?!

When retrogression is combined with rising before the Sun (morning star), such a person is able to shock somewhat in respect of love too. This man tends to live in extremes - from dissipation to asceticism and self-denial. Sometimes there is some kind of a tragedy in these people’s lives usually linked to their love life.

If Venus the evening star is retrograde, there is no emotional expression. But inside there is a volcano. There hardly is dissipation in this position. There are more different manifestations of self-sacrifice and a stronger tendency to asceticism and abstinence. Here love is almost single and eternal.

The aspects of Venus should also be taken into account. If you read the article on aspects you should already know that aspects are the ‘looks’ between the planets. They interact, make a change in one another through these looks.

What happens to the different planets when Venus is their aspect? How do they change Venus?

Sun and Venus

The aspects of the Sun are particular. Venus never deviates more than 47° from the Sun. And therefore the only possible major aspects are conjunct and semi-square. In most cases there is no aspect of the Sun.

It is very important whether Venus rises before or after the Sun. Precisely because there is no possibility to judge on aspects - they are limited.

I will describe this, but also the aspects of other planets, in the next article.