The Cosmic Calendar by Christopher Renstrom

Author:Christopher Renstrom [Renstrom, Christopher]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2020-10-20T00:00:00+00:00

VENUS

Venus is the planet of “what I like” in astrology. Named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty, Venus rules over the power of attraction. What piques our interest, tickles our fancy, arouses our passion, or tempts us to do something we know we shouldn’t is all tied up in this planet. Venus is responsible for drawing people into our lives. Like a male peacock fanning his tail or a flower opening its petals, Venus asks our prospective admirers, lovers, funders, and consumers: Do you like what you see?

Venus embodies the principle that like attracts like, and we signal this by our appearance. What you wear is more than just an expression of who you are. It broadcasts to other people if you are somebody they want to sit down next to or not. Too many pens in your shirt pocket makes as strong a statement as goth black, piercings, and tats. Changing your look every season to keep up with the latest trends is going to make you as recognizable to a fellow fashionista as a soldier in uniform would be to a comrade-in-arms. Shoes aren’t just shoes any more than handbags are handbags or jewelry is jewelry. They tell us if you’re flamboyant or looking to fit in, high maintenance or low profile, laid-back or crisp and particular. Fashion is just as codified nowadays as it was in the mirrored halls of Marie Antoinette’s Versailles.

But there’s more to Venus than just your “look.” Venus’s job is to hook, and she does this by acting on our pleasure centers. She shows up in a wink, a smile, a brushing of the sleeve, or a stolen glance that was never stolen. Think of her as astrology’s version of perfume. Her scent is unique to your own personal horoscope, and it’s specifically designed to attract those astrological charts that align with yours.

And that’s the fundamental difference between the Sun and Venus in your astrological chart. The Sun’s main concern is you. It insists that you be true to yourself, realize your potential, and grow into the person you were always meant to be. Venus’s focus is on everyone else. Her mission is to find those people you click with. People who love the same music, hate the same politicians, know what you’re thinking before you say it, and have your best interests at heart. Venus knows that in order to flourish you need to surround yourself with the right people, because nobody makes it on their own in this world. Every successful life is a cooperative effort.

Everyone likes to be liked. It brings out the best in people. And this is where things can get complicated, because Venus will do anything to be liked. Positive encouragement makes us funnier, prettier, smarter, or more enterprising as we seek to win favor with those whose “likes” matter most. But that same need to win favor can also lead us to edit out parts of ourselves we think others might find unacceptable, to defer, conform, and become mean-spirited toward those who don’t belong in our circle.

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