VenusAries and Libra 1.

VenusAries and Libra Venus in Aries or Venus in Relation to Aries

(from Esoteric Astrology) Venus is in Detriment in Aries: The power of Venus is lessened in this sign (Aries). It is a detrimental sign to Venus. The reason for this is that when the Sun is exalted and blazes forth in all its glory, the other lesser luminaries fade out. ust as the personality is lost sight of in the light of the soul, the solar Angel, so the soul itself disappears and its power and radian!e fade out when the "resen!e, whi!h it has hitherto #eiled, appears and dominates the s!ene at the end of the greater world !y!le. $e are told that the in!arnating %inds, human beings, the solar Angels, !ame originally from Venus, but they in turn gi#e pla!e to the monad, the &ne. %ind gi#es pla!e to intuition and reason to pure per!eption.' ((A )*+,)*-)

Specific Expressions of Venus in Aries

). .enus does rule the intelle!t, and Aries is a mental sign. Aries is more related to %er!ury than to .enus. If .enus is a planet whi!h e#aluates, then the rash and pre!ipitous nature of Aries does not gi#e .enus a !han!e to !omplete its e#aluation. So there is rapid attra!tion to that whi!h may not be truly suitable or worth while. The #alues are distorted by /heat0 from fiery Aries. The true lo#e aspe!t of .enus !annot be so easily a!ti#ated in Aries, though the mentality represented by .enus (fifth ray) may be stimulated in this first ray1se#enth ray sign asso!iated with the head. 2owe#er, it must be !onsidered that %ars is the orthodox ruler of Aries, and this %artian presen!e tends to stimulate more the lower aspe!t of .enus relating to desire. .enus may be!ome hasty and o#erex!ited by the %artian 3uality. Thus, we ha#e !ombati#e %ars related to a planet (.enus) for whi!h pea!e is !onsummately important 4. .In the phase of e#olution during whi!h %er!ury rules Aries, the brilliant, mental aspe!t of .enus may be enhan!ed. There is possible an affe!tion for and lo#e of mental things (the things of the mind'), but the heart aspe!t may be somewhat missing from this /lo#e0. 5. $ith .enus in Aries, there also may be a !erebralization of the affe!tion. In its highest expression this will be what has been !alled "latoni! 6o#e'7impersonally, a lo#e of ideal, ar!hetypal patterns. %ore personally applied, there may be a lo#e the ideal person, or the archetype of the indi#idual, but not of the entire, flesh,and, blood' person. Self,lo#e may also be pronoun!ed, as Aries does not promote s8ill in re!ipro!ity. There may be a degree of nar!issism, and the lo#e of one0s own mind and its pro!ess. +. Anti!ipatory desire and an eagerness to experien!e with immedia!y, tends to o#er!ome the light #alue of .enus, as well as its good 9udgment. -. The fruits of Aretian initiati#es bring a greater fusion of soul and personality (the .enus pro!ess). Venus in Aries for the Avera e or !ndeveloped "uman #ein ). Venus in Aries$mmediate Enthusiasm for %#eaut&': $ith .enus in Aries there is a tenden!y to follow, immediately and without

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reser#ation, that whi!h is seen as beautiful. There is instantaneous ardor for that whi!h attra!ts7whether for good or ill. Venus in Aries(oarsenin of )a netism: .enus in Aries !an !ontribute to a coarsening of magnetism7an attra!tion to that whi!h is less refined than would be the !ase, for instan!e, with .enus in 6ibra. Venus in AriesStren thens *ama+)anas: .enus is already asso!iated with 8ama,manas, and Aries (in early e#olutionary days) is passional. This !ombination, therefore, strengthens 8ama,manas (desire,mind). .enus in signs li8e .irgo and :apri!orn may ma8e it easier to disso!iate the mental from the feeling fun!tion. Venus in Aries"astiness in Evaluation: .enus in Aries !ontributes to hastiness in the e#aluati#e fun!tion. &n a mundane le#el this !an wor8 out, for instan!e, as buying anything that immediately appeals to one without ta8ing time to properly e#aluate it. Venus in Aries,allin in Love -uic.l& and Superficiall&: Similarly, .enus in Aries !an in!line one to fall in lo#e with /almost anybody who is appealing0 without really gauging the 3uality and suitability of the person to whom they are attra!ted. This !an be !alled lo#e at first sight'7often, with later unhappy results. Venus in Aries$ndiscriminate Attractions: Aries (upon the %utable :ross) is an energy in!lining towards proliferation as well as towards non,dis!riminati#e response to stimuli< therefore, during the early e#olutionary period, an abundan!e of indis!riminate magnetisms and attra!tions are li8ely. Venus in AriesAssertive Approach to /hat 0hich 1ne Loves: >nder this !ombination, the one who is attra!ted does not wait for the attra!ti#e ob9e!t to !ome to him'. Instead, he pursues the ob9e!t. There is, therefore, an eager going,out towards the ob9e!t of attra!tion. Venus in Ariesthe 2Assertive 3oman45 the 2Ama6on4: The !ombination symbolizes the asserti#e (Aries) woman (.enus)'. There is more assertion here than magnetism. Venus in Aries"eart Ener & 7eeds (ultivation: The energy of the heart, a patient energy, may be more diffi!ult to a!ti#ate due to the energy of impatient Aries. The solar plexus and a9na are more easily a!ti#ated. &ne wants (solar plexus) what one sees (a9na).

)*. Venus in Aries!nsettled 7ervous S&stem5 $ll+re ulated Expenditure:

.enus and prana (the treasure of #itality') are intimately related< .enus also rules the ner#ous system' ((2 )+5). Ae!ause Aries is prodigal, there may be a di#erse and ill,regulated expenditure of prana. This is an unsettling !ombination< the ner#ous and etheri! systems may ha#e less e3uanimity than with other !ombinations. )). Venus in Aries!nclear Vision: Symboli!ally, .enus fo!uses the light 9ust li8e the magnifying glass< ability to fo!us, howe#er, is often a problem under the influen!e of Aries. .enus is related to good eye sight7the !larity that !omes from fo!us and appre!iation< Aries is not. Thus, this !ombination may gi#e some un!larity or obs!uration with regard to external and internal vision. The situation would be 3uite otherwise with .enus in Sagittarius. )4. Venus in Aries$nsufficient !nderstandin of those 0ho are %Loved': True lo#e re3uires that the /ob9e!t0 lo#ed be deeply understood. Ae!ause .enus in

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Aries in!lines towards haste, perhaps there is a la!8 of true appre!iation and understanding of the /lo#ed0 ob9e!t. Bash, impulsi#e attra!tion towards an ob9e!t7an attra!tion misnamed lo#e'7means, fundamentally, that one does not 8now the 3uality of the ob9e!t and does not ha#e the patien!e to register and assimilate that 3uality. )5. Venus in AriesLoo.in for a 8artner 29ust Li.e )e4: The fa!tor of pro9e!tion is #ery strong with this !ombination. There is not mu!h interest in getting to 8now the true nature of any /lo#ed ob9e!t0. Bather, there is the tenden!y to see oneself in su!h an ob9e!t. The lo#e of another be!omes, really, a lo#e of self. )+. Venus in AriesSuperficial Accumulations and Lac. of Assimilation and Appreciation: The a!!umulati#e fa!ulty may be stimulated, but a!!umulations tend to be of superfi!ial #alue and of short duration7easily dispersed. Beal assimilation of that whi!h is gathered (a real ta8ing in') is diffi!ult. Ae!ause of a sense of rush, Aries is !lassi!ally resistant to assimilation (whi!h always ta8es time). .enus in Aries is also insuffi!iently or superfi!ially appreciative. This la!8 of real appre!iation may apply to the world of personal relationships, but also to the world of business and in#estment. (#en in the finan!ial world, the word appre!iate' means to gather, and to expand the 3uantity worthy of what is gathered. This ta8es time and patien!e. Thus, with respe!t to the resour!es gathered under this influen!e, there is little appre!iation of #alue'. This may also apply to the interpersonal field, where lo#e of new attra!tions may ta8e the pla!e of the appreciation of those relationships already established. )-. Venus in AriesDisappointment in Love: $ith this !ombination, the result of attra!tion is so often disappointment, be!ause the fo!us of attra!tion does not li#e up to expe!tation. );. Venus in Ariesthe Love of Death and Destruction: .enus bring lo#e and appre!iation (and awa8ened intelligent interest). The sign Aries pro#ides strife and #iolen!e. This may bring #iolen!e, and e#en death, into lo#e1/desire0 relationships. )=. Venus in Aries"uman Love is %"ot': This is not a warm position for .enus (su!h as in 6eo). Bather it is /hot0 and passionate. The serenity of .enus is diminished in the Aretian /atmosphere0. Advanced )an ). Venus in Aries)ental #eaut&: This !ombination !onfers an appre!iation of mental (Aries1.enus) beauty (.enus)'. This !an wor8 out as aestheti! appre!iation or, for instan!e, as an appre!iation for the beauty and elegance of mathemati!al formulae. 4. Venus in AriesEnthusiasm for $deal #eaut&: .enus in Aries is asso!iated with the beauty of Archetypesthose guiding subjective patterns, whi!h !ondition all formation below. >nder this influen!e, one !an appre!iate the beauty (.enus) of the Ci#ine :on!ept (Aries). The beauty (.enus) of the Ci#ine "lan !an be found with .enus in :apri!orn. 5. Venus in AriesAesthetic /heor&: There may be a !apa!ity for aesthetic theory, be!ause .enus is the planet related to aestheti!s (or the philosophy of the beautiful), and Aries (when it begins to be ruled by %er!ury) be!omes, often, mental,theoreti!al in expression.

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+. Venus in Ariesthe )ind as an 1r an of Sentienc&: >nder this !ombination the mind !an be used as an organ of sentien!y< one feels with the mind. -. Venus in AriesLove of (oncepts: %u!h of the energy of lo#e may be dire!ted towards mental !on!eptsD $hat a beautiful ideaE' This is a fine position for an ar!hite!t (who !reates patterns of beauty in the mind) but less so for a builder. &ne may also !olle!t examples of inspiring thoughts. ;. Venus in Aries(oncepts of Love: There may be the concept of lo#e, but will the lo#e express through the heart, be!oming more than 9ust a !on!ept'F =. Venus in Aries/heoretical Approach to Experience: .enus is experiential (entering experien!e not only mentally, but sentiently). Aries (under the esoteri! rulership of Aries) may ha#e a tenden!y to remain in the head'. Thus, under this !ombination, there may de#elop a more theoreti!al than parti!ipatory approa!h to experien!e. )?. Venus in AriesStron A:na (enter ,ocus: A relati#ely strong a9na !enter fo!us would be anti!ipated be!ause Aries is asso!iated with the head in genera, and with the directing power of the A9na !enter, and .enus is always asso!iated with the a9na !enter. .enus in Taurus, howe#er, tends towards a more stable a9na fun!tioning. )@. Venus in Aries 28latonic Love4: At the point of e#olution when the a9na !enter is fun!tioning more powerfully than the solar plexus and sa!ral !enters, this !ombination !an in!line towards "latoni! 6o#e'7a mentalized form of lo#e whi!h does not in#ol#e the passions as does normal human lo#e. 6et us not to the marriage of true minds admit impediment.' ?. Venus in Aries)ental Affilia+tions: .enus in Aries promotes the idea of the !ommunity of friendship that is mentally sponsored7a so!iety of the mind'. @. Venus in Aries$n Art; #rilliance; but is there "eart< $hen poetry or musi! is produ!ed, the result may be brilliant, but depth of heart and deep magnetism may be missing. There may be fire and flash, but the beauty is more superfi!ial than profound. )*. Venus in AriesAthena+li.e 3omen: .enus in Aries !an represent the Athena li8e woman7brilliant and beautiful, but not exa!tly soft, !ompliant and !uddly'. $e might also !all this 3uality, /Amazonian beauty0. Disciple=$nitiate ). Venus in Ariesthe (ontents of the (ausal #od& $nitiate Effects in the Lo0er 3orlds: .enus rules the qualitative content of the !ausal body. Aries, go#erns the initial impulses towards in!arnation. The human soul (when liberated from the personality) is fo!ussed within the !ausal body. Aefore ea!h in!arnation, this !ausally,!ons!ious human soul /!onsults0 with the per#ading Solar Angel, and (through the instrumentality of the powers and patterns of the !ausal body) initiates !auses whi!h wor8 out as personality pattern in the lower worlds. .enus in Aries represents this !ausal initiati#e.

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4. Venus in AriesSoul $mpulses: .enus in Aries is a position asso!iated with soul impulses', for .enus is, paramountly, the planet of the soul or Solar Angel, and Aries, the sign of impulse. Soul,impulses begin upon the higher mental plane whi!h is ruled by .enus (though other !o,rulers !an be 9ustified). Aries represents the first steps of des!ent into in!arnation, and .enus (the soul) enters into a weakened position, detrimental to its full expression. There is, therefore, something self,sa!rifi!ial about this !ombination (at least for the dis!iple or initiate, who are beginning to remember the origin of indi#idual in!arnations, and the origin of the entire !y!le of in!arnations). 5. Venus in AriesSeedin /hin s of Value: Aries represents the pro!ess of seeding, and .enus is the symbol of all that is #aluable. Thus, with .enus in Aries, /seed #alues0 are planted7whether by the soul, or the enlightened personality. &ne day these will !ome to fruition as manifested soul #alues. +. Venus in Aries!nitin Spirit and 8ersonalit&: .enus is always a planet whi!h (in later days) unites soul and personality. Aut Aries is parti!ularly related to the spirit aspe!t, and transmits the first and se#enth rays (the se#en ray being a !on!rete refle!tion of the first). .enus is also the hierar!hi!al ruler of :apri!orn, whi!h also transmits the first and se#enth rays (as well as the third). The first and se#enth rays !an be !onsidered as the rulers of spirit (first ray, first prin!iple) and matter (se#enth ray, se#enth prin!iple). %agneti! .enus is instrumental in holding them together, 9ust as it does, e#entually, in its exalted position in "is!es (for "is!es represents both the o!ean of matter and the liberation of the spirit). &ther planets also assist in the binding of spirit and matter, but .enus (representing the soul or middle prin!iple) is the ar!hetypal bond between spirit and matter.

-. Venus in AriesVenus in Aries in Relation to the /hird $nitiation0ith

Reference to (apricorn: Aries is related to the third degree as :apri!orn is.
The se!ret of Aries is the se!ret of beginnings, of !y!les and of emerging opportunity. At the third initiation, the initiate begins to understand the life of the spirit or the G"age 5??H highest aspe!t< until that time, he has expressed first the life of the form and then the life of the soul within that form. This experien!e is of so high a nature that only those who ha#e passed through it !ould in any way !omprehend anything I might say.' ((A 5??,5?@) :apri!orn7Iuards the se!ret of the soul itself and this it re#eals to the initiate at the time of the third initiation. This is sometimes !alled the JK0se!ret of the hidden glory0.' ((A );-)

.enus as the hierar!hi!al ruler of :apri!orn is powerful at the third degree. .enus emphasizes the fusion of soul and personality. $hen Aries is !onne!ted to the third degree, it represents the rising of the exalted Sun of spirit, and the diminution of .enus (whi!h represents the soul). Aoth signs (Aries and :apri!orn) are a!ti#e at the third degree, but :apri!orn emphasizes the light (supernal') whi!h relates it to the !ombined se!ond and third aspe!ts, and Aries emphasizes the power of the %onad. ;. Venus in Aries(onsiderin the Venus in Aries 2Detriment4 as an Advanta e: There is a differen!e in the light 3uality of .enus in Aries and :apri!orn in Aries. .enus in Aries, generally not a luminous position (be!ause in!arnation whi!h is sought in Aries obs!ures the light) tou!hes, in relation to the third degree, monadic light. (#ery planetary fall' is !an really be understood as a dignity', for a fall' !an be a /fall away0 from the lowest As the Tibetan statesD It is to the /fall0 of the highest

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aspe!t that the symbolism refers, and then later to the fall or disappearan!e of all that is base and low.' Thus, too, a detriment !an be!ome an advantage, and .enus !an be !onsidered well,pla!ed in Aries when it !omes to the tas8 of blending the light of the soul and of the spirit. =. Venus in Ariesthe Soul as a Reflector of )onadic Li ht: .enus in Aries !an represent the !ombination of soul (.enus) and being (Aries). At and after the third initiation, the soul !an be!ome a refle!tor of a new 8ind of light7 monadic light. ?. Venus in AriesSoul Values 1vercome b& the #rilliance of Spirit: Lrom another perspe!ti#e, the unfettered brillian!e of spirit !ould be threatening to the soul and its #alues. Soul #alues !ould be blotted out' by the o#erpowering spirit. This !ould be thought of as the blotting out the light of form', or, alternati#ely, blotting out all form'. @. Venus in Aries Represents the /hreatenin of the (ausal #od&Soul Color 1vercome: The !ausal body !ould be somewhat /threatened0 with this !ombination. &ne !an imagine the light of spirit be!oming so dominant that it would blot out' the multiple !olors of the !ausal body7the many #aried hues of 3ualitati#e soul,!ons!iousness (for 3uality is !olor). .enus, then, would be!ome brilliant rather than !olorful7as if diamond whiteand would represent the beauty of the pure white light. The normal 3ualitati#e expression of the soul within the !ausal body would be redu!ed, but its brillian!e enhan!ed. "erhaps, this is a good position for the enhan!ement of the fun!tioning of the 9ewel in the lotus', 9ust as .enus in :apri!orn would be (and perhaps .enus in Taurus and .irgo7ruled in part by .ul!an, the fashioner' of the 9ewel'. )*. Venus in Aries#eaut& of Violence; Destruction and Death: The 8ind of beauty that might be appre!iated by .enus in Aries (espe!ially at the stage when spirit is be!oming positi#e in the life) would be of a #ery asserti#e and destru!ti#e 8ind7the beauty of destru!tion, the beauty of death, the beauty of the blast, the beauty of boundary,annihilating synthesis.

)). Venus in Aries)ental Societies5 "ierarch& as a Societ& of )inds:

The 2ierar!hy has been !alled the So!iety of &rganised and Illumined %inds' (CIMA I =??,=?@)< the mentalized lo#e of .enus in Aries has a natural enthusiasm for parti!ipation in su!h so!ieties and for this great spiritual So!iety', itself. .enus in A3uarius is perhaps e#en more indi!ati#e. )4. Venus in Ariesthe 8o0er 0hich Shines through the 9e0el in the Lotus: Aries has #ery little to do with !reating the form of the 9ewel in the lotus' (more the tas8 of the .enus and .ul!an in the earth signs), but relates to the power that shines through the form of the 9ewel'. )5. Venus in Aries8ure $deas and their Embodiment: Aries is the birthpla!e of ideas'< at a !ertain relati#ely high point of unfoldment, there may be a lo#e of pure ideation and of mental abstra!tion. There will be a fo!us upon the higher mental plane, and the possibility of de#eloping buddhi,manas'7the !ombination of reasoning mind and intuiti#e mind. True ideas !ome from a dimension e#en higher than the buddhi! le#el. Aries indi!ates fertility of ideation. Ideas des!ending are in need of embodiment in form7first upon the mental plane. .enus pro#ides the higher mental fo!us for the formulation of abstra!t ideas. This formulation is mentally tangible, but, at first,

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tangible in no other way. (xamples of su!h formulations may be mathemati!al patterns expressi#e of mental beauty7a beauty whi!h refle!ts the relati#e perfe!tion of the Lixed Cesign. )+. Venus in AriesRa&s Expressed throu h the Venus )ind: Through the agen!y of Aries, the first and se#enth rays are expressed through the fifth ray of the mind ruled by .enus. The se!ond ray, also related to .enus, is not so !ongenially pla!ed in Aries. The #ery high sixth ray expressed by .enus, is has some resonan!e to the fiery atmosphere of Aries, ruled in part by sixth ray %ars. )-. Venus in Ariesthe Love of the $deal; of the Archet&pal: .enus in Aries !onfers the lo#e the ideal and the ar!hetypal. There is a spe!ial lo#e of ideal beautynot beauty as it is expressed through form. );. Venus in Ariesthe )a neti6ation of the Divine 8lan: At a high le#el of de#elopment, Aries represents the possibility of re!ognizing the Ci#ine "lan and wor8ing within it7intelligently and willfully. .enus in Aries adds magnetism to this wor8, helping, espe!ially, to 8eep the beauty of the ar!hetypal outline of the "lan #i#idly present. )=. Venus in Ariesthe #eaut& of the Divine )ind: Aries !omes forth from the plane of mind' and rules. Iod0s %ind expressed the 6aw. There is Ci#ine Aeauty in the !on!eptions of the Ci#ine %ind. .enus in Aries (when its usual detriment is !onsidered an ad#antage) re#eals the ar!hetypal beauty of the Ci#ine %ind, and the beauty of the Ci#ine 6aws whi!h it expresses. )?. Venus in Ariesthe Attractive Declaration of 8rinciple: Aries de!lares and enun!iates laws and spiritual prin!iples. These !an !ome forth seeing harsh, !old, un!aring, impersonal. .enus in Aries renders these laws and prin!iples more attra!ti#e, magneti!7beautiful. This !ombination re#eals the beauty of first principlesalbeit, at a #ery high point of e#olution. )@. Venus in Aries#lendin 3ill and )ind: .enus is the illumined mind and Aries, the will. .enus in Aries !an blend the two, helping to re#eal and express spirit (Aries) #alues (.enus)'.

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Venus in Libra or Venus in Relation to Libra

). (from Esoteric Astrology) Venus in Relation to Libra >uards the Secret of #alance: Through Saturn and .enus, therefore, :apri!orn is !onne!ted with 6ibra and also with Iemini and Taurus, and these four !onstellations7Taurus, Iemini, 6ibra and :apri!orn7!onstitute a potent 3uaternary of energies and between them produ!e those !onditions and situations whi!h will enable the initiate to demonstrate his readiness and !apa!ity for initiation. They are !alled the /Iuardians of the Lour Se!rets0. N 6ibra7Iuards the se!ret of balan!e, of e3uilibrium and finally spea8s the word whi!h releases the initiate from the power of the 6ords of Oarma.' ((A );+,);-) Venus in Librato be (onsidered in Relation to Sex: ...the se!ond aspe!t manifests as the relation between the pairs of opposites (of whi!h the s!ales are the symbol) and upon the physi!al plane as Sex<N' ((A 4++) Venus in Libra#alancin 8ersonal Desire and $ntelli ent Spiritual Love: .enus rules Taurus, 6ibra and :apri!orn, and is the sour!e of the intelligent mind, a!ting either through desire (in the early stages) or lo#e (in the later stages). ... In 6ibra, the point of balan!e or e3uilibrium is attained between material personal desire and intelligent spiritual lo#e, for the two 3ualities of !osmi! desire are brought to the fore in the !ons!iousness in 6ibra and balan!ed one against the other.' ((A 4++) Venus and Librato be (onsidered in Relation to Sex and the )&ster& of the Ve etable *in dom: ...sex or the !ons!iousness of affinity will re#eal the mystery of the #egetable 8ingdom...and...this will !ome about through the a!ti#ity of .enus when this a!ti#ity in the sign(s)Nof 6ibra is better understood.' ((A 4+-) Venus is Related to Libran (orrespondences: 6ibra7#egetable 8ingdom7sex7natural affinity.' ((A 4+-) Venus in LibraAssists the Stru lin Sub:ect to See the $ssues (learl&: &f .enus in relation to 6ibra it is saidD in 6ibra this rea!hes a point of balan!e wherein the one who struggles sees the issues !learly and a!hie#es a desirable point of e3uilibrium through the wise use of the %er!ury,.enus mind, ensuring the su!!ess of its final efforts in :apri!orn.' ((A 5;4) Venus in Librain Relation to the Results of Desire: .enus, the mind or the soul in 6ibra re#eals to man the exoteri! signifi!an!e of the results of desire.' ((A 5@))

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.enus also rules 6ibra exoteri!ally and the se#enth 2ouse wherein enemies are re!ognised and unions and friendships a!hie#ed.' ((A -5?) @. Venus in Libra $mplicated in the (oncrete )ind of the #ritish: .enus rules Taurus and 6ibra as well as Iemini and hen!e the well de#eloped lower !on!rete mind of the Aritish nation. The intuiti#e mind howe#er needs de#elopment.' (CM ?5,?+) 5. ((A p. 4-*) (&nly for referen!e) Li!8leness and #ariability Imbalan!e Aias "re9udi!e A se!ure and settled position Aalan!e usti!e udgment

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Cull stupidity >ntrue, showy outer form life Intrigue %aterialisti! attitudes

(nthusiasti! wisdom True !orre!t expression Straightforward !ondu!t Spiritual attitudes

Specific Expressions of Venus in Libra

Venus in Libra for the Avera e or !ndeveloped )an

). Venus in LibraStron Sacral Activation; Sex; the (onsummation of "uman Love: $n the early days of e#olution upon the %utable :ross, 6ibra is asso!iated with unbalan!ed fiery passion' and human lo#e'. .enus (though its higher meanings are more important to the esoteri! astrologer) is asso!iated with sex. .enus in 6ibra magneti!ally draws the partners together7at first physi!ally, then, later, emotionally and mentally. 4. Venus in Libra(aptivation b& #eaut& of ,orm: "erhaps beauty is only s8in,deep', but many immature persons influen!ed by .enus in 6ibra do not realize this. 5. Venus in Libra)odels; the 8erfection of ,orm: .enus and 6ibra are both related to ar!hetypes of beauty. In human so!iety, the fashion model embodies the popular ideal of human beauty. %odels are !hosen from among the most attra!ti#e people< abo#e all, their form must be attra!ti#e. $hat they are within is not an issue as long as it does not disturb their good loo8s and appeal. +. Venus in LibraSuperficial Attractions; #ased often on Appearances: .enus and 6ibra are both asso!iated with #ision and appraisal through the eye. Aoth, as well, are magneti! in relation to the opposite pole. This !ombination in!lines the indi#idual whom it influen!es to be attra!ted to persons, pla!es and things based #ery mu!h upon good appearan!e. -. Venus in LibraLove of ,ine /hin s: .enus is the planet of refinement and 3uality< 6ibra7the sign of balan!e and proportion. Together they indi!ate the lo#e of fine things whi!h embody these #alues. ;. Venus in LibraLove of that 0hich is 8leasant and A reeable5 the See.in of Superficial "armon&: The lo#e harmony is !hara!teristi! of both .enus and 6ibra. .enus a!ts magneti!ally, and 6ibra, the sign of pea!e, see8s not to offend. >pon the %utable !ross, howe#er, there is no real depth to the harmony< it tou!hes only the surfa!e. As long as outer relations remain pleasant and agreeable, the need for harmony is satisfied. It is not based upon a deep 8nowledge of the other'7a 8nowledge whi!h may in!lude the re!ognition of many unpleasant or disagreeable personality 3ualities. $hat is said here of the desire for superfi!ial harmony among persons, !an also be applied to the en#ironment. Su!h persons do not fun!tion well within disagreeable !ir!umstan!es. 6ater, under .enus in 6ibra, they may bring pea!e and harmony into su!h !ir!umstan!es. =. Venus in LibraDeliberation; Evaluation; Appraisal: This !ombination promotes the pro!ess of evaluation. There is a !onstant weighing

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and balan!ing (6ibra) of relati#e #alues (.enus). A typi!al manifestation of this pro!ess is found in the wor8 of appraisersthose whose tas8 it is the determine the value of the thing appraised. In the area of personnel management, there may be an appraisal of the #alue of people for different 8inds of wor8< in this !ase the ob9e!ti#e would be to find a harmonious relationship between person and position.

?. Venus in Libra2!ntrue; Sho0& 1uter ,orm4 (EA ?@A)

The Tibetan offers positi#e and negati#e 3ualities of the sign, 6ibra. &nly some of 2is assignments pertain to .enus in 6ibra. In this !ase, the desire to attra!t (!oming through both .enus and 6ibra) !ombines with the superfi!iality of mu!h experien!e upon the %utable :ross, to produ!e an extro#erted display intended to attra!t attention and, often, a mate.

@. Venus in Libra2,ic.leness and Variabilit&4 (EA ?@A)

Superfi!ial attra!tions based upon outer appearan!es and shallowly pleasing 3ualities do not last for long. Mew attra!tions easily ta8e their pla!e< the person turns to whome#er or whate#er is most pleasing and attra!ti#e in the moment. )*. Venus in Libraa Delicate; ,ra ile #alance: >nder the influen!e of .enus in 6ibra harshness, ugliness, dissonan!e, et!., are a#oided at all !osts. The sub9e!t see8s to preser#e a life of balan!ed (6ibra) beauty (.enus), but is easily disrupted by the intrusion of harsh, /un,beautiful0 reality. )). Venus in LibraAestheticism; Artificialit&: This !ombination !an lead to attitudes whi!h are precious, and perhaps, a bit too good for the world. There !an de#elop a 8ind of aestheti! snobbery whi!h loo8s down upon those who do not meet a suffi!ient standard, espe!ially in matters of form. Artifi!ial and separati#e attitudes emerge. )4. Venus in LibraValuin Relationship >nder both .enus and 6ibra the opposites merge. >pon the %utable :ross, howe#er, the person with this pla!ement has a #ery diffi!ult time feeling whole and !omplete within himself. The desire for the /other0, for the /opposite0 be!omes !ompelling. A high #alue is pla!ed upon relationship and relatedness< the sub9e!t is moti#ated by the urge to merge'. )5. Venus in Libra!nrealistic Expectations; Romanticism: Those influen!ed by this !ombination often ha#e #ery high standards for relationship< they desire beauty and a perfe!tion whi!h is impossible to sustain. )+. Venus in Libra8ro:ection: The e#olutionary period upon the %utable :ross is not !hara!terized by any depth of psy!hologi!al understanding until the time of preparation for transferen!e to the Lixed :ross has arri#ed. Those attra!ted to ea!h other (under both .enus and 6ibra) do not really know themselves, and so are li8ely to project their un8nown self onto their partner, their !omplement'. The refining influen!e of .enus in relation to 6ibra will in!line these pro9e!tions to be full of hope and high expe!tation. )-. Venus in LibraDependenc& upon 8artnership: The Sun (symbol of identity) falls' in 6ibra. %any 6ibran people are, initially, unsure of who they are, unless they are able to be with someone else. .enus, a magneti! planet, adds to this urge for affiliation. In early days, those under the influen!e of .enus in 6ibra (feeling alone unless they /ha#e0 another) loo8 for their better half', their mate, the /other0 one who !an bring harmony to them and ma8e them feel !omplete.

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);. Venus in Libra8erformin ,eats of #alance; Acrobats; Aerialists; #alletD 6ibra gi#es the highest s8ill in feats of balan!e< .enus (espe!ially if well aspe!ted) brings refinement to whate#er area of life it tou!hes. The !ourage to underta8e the more dangerous a!ts may ha#e to !ome from some additional influen!e, but the finesse in performan!e is greatly assisted by .enus in 6ibra. In the realm of dan!e and espe!ially those 8inds of dan!e where perfe!tion of forms in re3uired, this !ombination ex!els.

Venus in Libra for the Advanced )a

). Venus in Libra8ersonalit&A:na and Sacral (enter Relationship:
The following thought from the Tibetan integrates the fun!tioning of the a9na !enter and the sa!ral !enterD
The sa!ral !entre is also !onne!ted with the a9na !entre in the last analysis< the two together !reate a fun!tioning duality whi!h is produ!ti#e of that subtle 3uality whi!h we !all personality. There is a wide field for in#estigation in the theme of personality as an integrated whole and in the 3uality of personality, whi!h is the aroma, the influen!e, the effe!t and the radiation of a personality.'

.enus is the ruler of the a9na !enter and 6ibra has definite relations to the sa!ral !enter, for 6ibra is the ma9or sign of sexuality, and its esoteri! ruler, >ranus, is gi#en as the planetary ruler of the sa!ral !enter for ordinary human beings and for dis!iples and initiates. ((A -)=) In the !ase of .enus in 6ibra, we ha#e uniti#e energies at wor8. $hen the sa!ral energies are ele#ated to the throat (whi!h is also go#erned by .enus whi!h is the ruler of Taurus7the sign of the throat !enter), then the integration of the personality is fa!ilitated. %ars in 6ibra, under ordinary !ir!umstan!es, would not fa!ilitate this integration. 4. Venus in Libraa Developin Sense of 8roportion (Especiall& Visual 8roportion): 6ibra and .enus are both visual indi!ators. 6ibra indi!ates #isual ob9e!ti#ity, and .enus transmits the fifth ray whi!h is asso!iated with sight. The fifth ray is the enemy of exaggeration and minimization (whi!h are the sour!es of glamorous distortion). 6ibra see8s to see all things justlyexa!tly as they are7and in perspe!ti#e. Together, in the ad#an!ed man, they !onfer a 8een ability to appre!iate or produ!e proportion, and an undistorted sense of #alues (whi!h is a psy!hologi!al !orollary to an outer sense of proportion) 5. Venus in LibraReciprocit& in Relationship: 6ibra is an influen!e whi!h !ontributes to fairness, to a gi#e and ta8e' whi!h gi#es ea!h its turn and its due. .enus is innately appre!iati#e and !onsiderate. $ith .enus in 6ibra there is a deep understanding that ea!h party to a relationship has a need to ha#e its #alues respe!ted and, e#en, honored. This !ombination (through its magnetism) gi#es the !apa!ity to receive the partner, and to respond to the re!eption with a gi#ing of the self. There is no one,way relationship' as may be found when Aries, 6eo or %ars are pronoun!ed. +. Venus in LibraAesthetic Evaluation: >nder this !ombination, the ad#an!ed indi#idual be!omes a dis!erning 9udge (6ibra) of all that is beautiful (.enus). All de#iations from the beautiful and proportionate are easily registered. Artisti! taste tends towards the !lassi!al', espe!ially if Saturn is strongly in#ol#ed..

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-. Venus in Libra,ocus on Evaluation throu h A:na (enter: 6ibra is the dis!erning 9udge< .enus is the eye for beauty' and wor8s through the a9na !enter. 6ibra, a dualisti! sign, has a symbol whi!h is strongly suggesti#e of the shape of the a9na !enter. Through this !enter a weighing and balan!ing o!!urs79ust the 8ind of pro!ess whi!h 6ibra indu!es. The a9na !enter appraises #alue, and determines whether it is worth sending the integrated personality in the dire!tion of the appraised #alue. The eye' (a9na) is a!ti#e before desire is mobilized. ). Venus in Libra"armoni6in the Environment: Aoth .enus and 6ibra are harmonizing, e3uilibrizing influen!es. Together they ha#e great s8ill in a!tion, and !an ta8e dissonant for!es and !on#ert them into harmonious relationships. .enus in 6ibra is the sign of the pea!e,ma8er', not only at the negotiating table, but in normal daily in#ol#ement with the en#ironment. 4. Venus in Libra(onseBuences of Desire Revealed: 6ibra, a 8armi! sign, is adept at prefiguring the !onse3uen!es of a!tion, whereas Aries, whi!h initiates so many 8armi!ally !onse3uential a!tions, rarely is. .enus rules the sense of sight. .enus also represents the fruits of a!tion'. After an a!t has been initiated under the impulse of desire, it !omes to fruition. .enus sees the fruits of a!tion (the value or its opposite emerging from a!tion ta8en). $ith .enus is 6ibra, there is 9udgment (6ibra) of these fruits (.enus), and desire is ad9usted and refined to promote a more satisfying, i.e., a more valuable out!ome. This !ombination is one of those whi!h !onfers some degree of foresight. (#entually, there is su!h understanding of the 3uality of a!tions and their emergent #alues, that only those a!tions are underta8en whi!h promise the emergen!e of soul values. Aut this e#entuality o!!urs on the "ath of Cis!ipleship and of Initiation, and is not yet possible for the ad#an!ed human being who is not yet orientated towards the soul. 5. Venus in LibraEvaluatin the 8rocess Stimulated in Either Vir o or Scorpio Cepending upon whi!h way the wheel is turning, the 6ibran experien!e is pre!eded by either S!orpio (ordinary wheel) or .irgo (re#ersed wheel). 6ibra go#erns a pro!ess of de!ision. The 6ibran energy (a!ting after the S!orpio experien!e) !an send the human soul ba!8 into S!orpio for an intensifi!ation of the testing pro!ess, or onward (in a !lo!8wise manner) into .irgo, for materialisti! endea#or, or perhaps for spiritual germination. &r, re!ei#ing the human soul from .irgo, 6ibra !an send that immersed !ons!iousness onward (!ounter!lo!8wise) into S!orpio for the true tests of dis!ipleship, or ba!8wards (!lo!8wise) into .irgo again, for a deepening of soul life. A prolonged os!illation will o!!ur in 6ibra, with the s!ales tipping now one way, now the other, before the de!ision (and the direction on the wheel) are finally determined. Lor the ad#an!ed human being, .enus (the plant of #alues) in 6ibra, the sign of 9udgment, brings to bear the influen!e of the soul (.enus) as the 9udgment is in pro!ess. +. Venus in Librathe Love of #eaut&: It has been said that a thing of beauty is a 9oy fore#er'. The !ombination, .enus in 6ibra, thri#es on beauty7its !onsideration, its !ontemplation, its !reation. Aeauty emerges through right balan!e and proportion. .enus in 6ibra gi#es itself to the !onsideration of those proportions whi!h produ!e beauty. -. Venus in Libraa Refined Sense of Values: .alues are the har#est of experien!e. $e might !all #alues /stably,oriented desires0. 6ibra weighs and balan!es for a prolonged period< in the pro!ess, the relative worth of many desire,alternati#es is determined. That whi!h is of lesser worth, lesser #alue, is eliminated, and only desires of a relati#ely high 3uality are retained. It has been

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said that the soul is the 3uality of life'< .enus in 6ibra is one of those !ombinations in whi!h this understanding is realized. ;. Venus in Librathe ,ine Arts: .enus in 6ibra has a general asso!iation with the arts, but in the !ase of the ad#an!ed man, the standards are so high and the taste so refined, relati#ely, that a lo#e of the fine arts' is li8ely to emerge. (ssentially, the fine arts are those through whi!h soul values are expressed rather than stri!tly personal #alues. :onsiderable refinement in expression is re3uired if the #ehi!les of expression (the three #ehi!les of the personality) are to be suffi!iently sensiti#e, !oordinated and s8illful to express the beauty inherent in the higher worlds). =. Venus in Libraa >ood Sense of Desi n: >ltimately, all design is beautiful or not to the degree that it !onforms to the ar!hetypal pattern in the hea#ens'7a pattern to whi!h .enus in 6ibra is !learly related. Ar!hetypes represent perfe!ted relationship'. "erhaps Aries !an be !onsidered to be the pure idea ,or the pure archetype, and 6ibra the idea or ar!hetype in expression. Suffi!e it to say that design is all a matter of the manner in whi!h the elements of any system are related to ea!h other< .enus in 6ibra represents an ideal relationship expressi#e of beauty7the perfe!t pla!ement and perfe!t fun!tionality of e#ery !ontributing part of a system.

?. Venus in LibraReal )arria e Amon "uman #ein s:

The old adage runs that marriages are made in hea#en'. Lew marriages on earth testify to the a!!ura!y of the saying, but the more powerful the soul expresses through those who enter into the marriage relationship, the more !han!e su!h marriages ha#e of real su!!ess. %arriage must be based upon respe!t and understanding, and a true appreciation of the essential value of the marriage partner whi!h ma8e a real, psycho-spiritually intimate relationship between two indi#iduals possible. These re3uirements are all within the pro#in!e of the .enus,in,6ibra energy. @. Venus in LibraS&mboli6in the 8airs of 1ppositesD >nder .enus in 6ibra it is realized that normal male,female relationships upon the physi!al plane (entailing sexual attra!tion) is simply a symbol of a higher pair of opposites7soul and personality. The mind (.enus) be!omes suffi!iently illumined in 6ibra to see that the desire of the male,female polarities for ea!h other are simply a refle!tion of the desire of one part of the human energy system for another. The !ausal position of the #erti!al relationship is realized in the horizontal. The re#ersal of the wheel !an then o!!ur< spiritual intro#ersion ta8es the pla!e of worldly extro#ersion. Soul,infusion (the true marriage in the hea#ens') is !onsummated.

)*. Venus in LibraEmer ence of Ri ht "uman Relationships:

"erhaps no !ombination of influen!es is more asso!iated with right human relationship' than this one. If %ars and Aries16eo represent the anti,so!ial assertion of the lower ego, then .enus in 6ibra represents an appre!iation of the #alue of others, and a lo#ing insisten!e that they be treated fairly and in a brotherly way. Lor .enus in 6ibra, right human relationships are beautiful relationships. This beauty is further de#eloped as the 6aw of "olar >nion ((" II )))) !ontinues to !ondition the approa!h of the indi#idual soul (is there really su!h a thingF) to all souls in the one soul. >ltimately, right human relationship on the personal le#el are dependent upon !orre!t a relationship between soul and personality, and e#en more deeply, upon the relationship existing between souls, e#en though all souls are but one soul.

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)). Venus in LibraRespect for 1thers5 the Sense of 9ustice: The sense of 9usti!e emergent through this !ombination is based upon the law (6ibra) of lo#e (.enus)'. usti!e arises through appre!iation, respe!t and understanding, and not be!ause it is enfor!ed, as it would be with Saturn in this sign. )4. Venus in Libra8eace 3or.: 6ibra is the sign of peace, and an indi!ator of the wor8 of that great (ntity, the Spirit of "ea!e'. "ea!e !omes through 9usti!e, sharing, !ooperation and mutual respe!t7 all pro!esses go#erned by 6ibra. .enus is the orthodox ruler of 6ibra and stands 3ualitati#ely opposed to the planet of $ar, %ars. .enus is magneti!, !ohesi#e and !entripetal, gathering into a harmonious integration those elements whi!h, under fri!tional %ars, would be at war. .enus in 6ibra !onfers a deep appre!iation to the needs of other parties, and an attempt to be lovingly fair in ensuring that those needs are met. This is a pres!ription for pea!e. )5. Venus in Libra7e0 Attitudes /o0ards Sex and )one& 6ibra is the sign whi!h relates to the tripli!ity7law, sex and money7!oming under the first, se!ond and third rays, respe!ti#ely. Soul #alues emerge through the prote!ti#e agen!y of the law, whi!h expresses the will of the higher powers. Instead of animalisti! sex, lo#e and !aring are expressed. In relation to money, there emerges a refined sense of what is materially worth while, and the method by whi!h this creative energy !an ser#e the emergen!e of soul #alues. .enus in 6ibra is parti!ularly related to 3uestions surrounding sex and money, indi!ating the possibility of introdu!ing soul,expression into sexual and monetary pra!ti!es. 6aw, sex and money, as here indi!ated, all pertain to the expression of the third aspe!t of di#inity (with ea!h of them expressing a different sub,ray of the third ray). .enus introdu!es a se!ond aspe!t1se!ond ray energy to this expression, see8ing to !hange a personal orientation< into its transpersonal !orresponden!e. )+. Venus in LibraDilettantism: A negati#e 3uality asso!iated with .enus is 6ibra is dilettantism, understood as an artifi!ial refinement too pre!ious for the world. It leads to a snobbish, egoisti! aestheti!ism, a prideful attitude expressed as more aestheti! than thou'. The satirist $.S. Iilbert had a sharp understanding of this type of indi#idual when, in the opera, "atien!e, he had the false poet Beginald Aunthorne de!lare the less than exalted nature of his true moti#ation in the following wordsD In short, my aestheti!ism0s affe!tion, born of a morbid lo#e of admiration.' )-. Venus in Libra"armon& in Relationship: Although in the rays gi#en for both .enus and 6ibra the fourth ray of 2armony, Aeauty and Art is not to be found, the suspi!ion often arises that this ray (espe!ially in its harmony aspe!t) is present in both instan!es. The presen!e of this !ombination in the horos!ope of the ad#an!ed man goes a long way towards ensuring the expression of right human relationship in his life. );. Venus in Libra2Soul+)ate4 Expectations: Among ad#an!ed people the !on!ept of the soul,mate' begins to arise. Ar!hetypally, .enus in 6ibra represents beauty and perfe!tion in relationship. This is seldom a!hie#ed among personalities, though hope persists. At least the ad#an!ed human beings in relationship !an begin to dis!o#er the deeper sour!es of affinity whi!h unite them.

Venus in Libra for the Disciple=$nitiate

). Venus in Librathe 7oble )iddle 8ath: 6ibra rules the Moble %iddle "ath' between the extremes of spirit and matter. This

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Moble "ath is the "ath of the Soul and, as well, the "ath of Aeauty, on whi!h the golden mean' is respe!ted as the standard of beha#ior. There is, of !ourse, a parti!ular !onne!tion between .enus and the soul, thus, .enus in 6ibra strengthens the understanding of the Moble %iddle "ath and the ability of the dis!iple1initiate to tread it. 4. Venus in Libra#alance 0ithin the 8ersonalit& Vehicles This !ombination !ontributes to the a!hie#ement of a refined (.enus) and balan!ed (6ibra) state within ea!h personality sheath and between the sheaths themsel#es, bringing about a greater fusion of soul and personality.

5. Venus in LibraElevation of Sacral Ener ies to the /hroat:

.enus is a se!ondary ruler of the throat !enter be!ause it is the orthodox ruler of Taurus, whi!h sign is anatomi!ally related to the throat. 6ibra (a sign !losely asso!iated with sexuality) is related to the sa!ral !enter7the !ha8ra whi!h stimulates sexuality. The sa!ral !enter also brings about the !on!rete manifestation of physi!al #ehi!les using the seventh ray< 6ibra is the seventh sign and is esoteri!ally ruled by >ranus, distributing the seventh ray. In order for the %arriage in the 2ea#ens' to o!!ur, the energy of the sa!ral !enter must be ele#ated, in large measure, to the !reati#e throat !enter. .enus in 6ibra is a position whi!h !ontributes to artisti! !reati#ity7the !reation (6ibra1third ray) of beauty (.enus). Su!h a!ti#ities are instrumental in a!hie#ing the !ha8ri! ele#ation here dis!ussed. $hile >ranus, %ars, "luto and the %oon, !an all be reasonably related to the sa!ral !enter, .enus (distributing the sixth ray, probably monadi!ally), too, has an e#entual relationship with this sixth !enter. "ersonality, too, has been said to result of the !ombination of a9na and sa!ral energiesD The sa!ral !entre is also !onne!ted with the a9na !entre in the last analysis< the two together !reate a fun!tioning duality whi!h is produ!ti#e of that subtle 3uality whi!h we !all personality. ((2 )=?) This fa!t relates .enus, already powerful at the a9na !enter, with the sa!ral !enter7influen!ed by 6ibra, the orthodox ruler of whi!h is, signifi!antly, .enus. +. Venus in Libra#alancin 7e ativit& 0ith Soul Values: $hen thoughts !ontrary to yoga arise, the yogi is to thin8 thoughts whi!h are opposite to the !ontrary thoughts< thus are wrong tenden!ies !orre!ted. The !ombination of .enus in 6ibra is adept at proposing the soulful thought or a!tion whi!h balan!es and neutralizes negati#ity. -. Venus in Librathe #eaut& of !nion: In unity there is beauty. $hen states of in!lusi#e lo#e sweep through the !ons!iousness, the per!ei#er is impressed by beauty as well. >nion with the soul is union with beauty. These two astrologi!al influen!es, .enus and 6ibra, (both so asso!iated with the magnetism whi!h produ!es union, and with the 3uality of beauty) re#eal the beauty of the soul,infused and soul,fused states. ;. Venus in LibraSearch for the Archet&pe: Among the Sabian Symbols, the first degree of 6ibra !ontains the symbol of an impaled butterfly displaying the beauty of its wings< this symbol suggests to the author, Cane Budhyar, an immortal ar!hetypal reality'C The symbol for the first degree of any sign is foundational in meaning for all subse3uent degrees. 6ibra embodies the idea of the perfe!tion of the form7a perfe!tion whi!h, at this stage in the e#olution of our planet, !an only be found upon the ar!hetypal realms. .enus rules the pro!ess of refinement7until the quintessen!e is rea!hed. This refining pro!ess restores the expression of form to its originating ar!hetype. Cis!iples and

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Initiates strongly under the influen!e of this !ombination understand the perfe!t ar!hetypal pattern within the imperfe!t expression of a form. They see8 to !reate forms expressi#e of this perfe!t pattern, or to refine present forms until the internal pattern is to be seen. =. Venus in Librathe /rian ulari6ation in Relationship: In e#ery bi,polar relationship, a third and syntheti! fa!tor is ultimately to be found re!on!iling the poles. The soul, for instan!e, is the third and syntheti! fa!tor re!on!iling the /opposition0 between spirit and matter. 6ibra is asso!iated not only with duality, but with triangularity7as its symbol suggests. .enus, orthodox ruler of 6ibra, is asso!iated with the middle point from whi!h the magneti! energy of fusion emanates. Through the agen!y of .enus in 6ibra, many pairs of opposites are unified within the point of soul !ons!iousness whi!h, .enus, planet of the soul, represents.

?. Venus in Libraa #alance Achieved #et0een Soul and ,orm:

.enus is one of the foremost planets of the soul, and 6ibra represents the balan!e between opposites. As well, 6ibra expresses the third aspe!t (related to personality) and (be!ause of its emphasis upon Ci#ine 6o#e') ((A 555) 6ibra, in!reasingly, will be found expressing the se!ond aspe!t. If Aries is the one, then 6ibra is the two. >nder .enus in 6ibra, soul #alues emerge and balan!e material #alues, without entirely o#er!oming them. A beautiful relationship between soul and personality is a!hie#ed< soul see8s to express through beautiful material forms. The destru!tion or radi!al transformation of su!h forms awaits more drasti! astrologi!al influen!es. >nder the !ombination of .enus in 6ibra, soul and personality a!hie#e an harmonious and beautiful partnership, based upon lo#e and mutual respe!t. @. Venus in LibraSoul+)ate Relationships: In!reasingly, the dis!iple and initiate understand human li#ing from the perspe!ti#e of the relati#ely immortal soul. They realize that partners and !ooperators in this life are not really /new0 a!3uaintan!es. "erhaps, when they find those they ha#e lo#ed before, they re!ognize these indi#iduals. "erhaps, they re!ognize those whom they ha#e lo#ed many times before, and perhaps they re!ognize that su!h lo#e is not based simply upon superfi!ial personality attra!tion, but upon a deep similarity between the sub9e!ti#e patterns of being. Those whose soul rays are the same, or whose monadi! and soul rays are the same, are true friends in life, and true mates a spiritual sense. .enus in 6ibra helps one dete!t mutual patterns of deep, sub9e!ti#e affinity, and brings together indi#iduals who share su!h patterns. Thus, are formed ideal partnerships between those who are in deep harmony and resonan!e with ea!h other. Su!h indi#iduals be!ome inseparable partners, persistently, lo#ingly and /lightedly0 related to one another. In the higher sense of the term, they be!ome soul mates', be!ause of re!ognized affinity between their soul patterns. )*. Venus in Librathe 2)arria e in the "eavens45 the (onsummation of "ori6ontal Relationships: Soul and personality must !ome together in harmony, beauty and truth. This is the true marriage, of whi!h outer marriages are refle!tions. This holy marriage ta8es pla!e, not on the planes of earth, but within the !ausal body (i.e., in the 2ea#ens') during the initiation pro!ess. The !ons!iousness of the human soul is drawn up' into the !ons!iousness of the Solar Angel (whi!h per#ades the !ausal body far more fully than it does the lower personality !ons!iousness). The inner harmony whi!h results from the inner marriage between the opposites' soul and personality, flows through the personality, rendering its normal, horizontal relationships more beautiful and harmonious. $e might say that the %arriage in the 2ea#ens resulting in the intimate,

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harmonious union of soul and personality is a !onsummation (albeit a relative !onsummation) of all pre#ious horizontal relationships, no matter how harmonious or how satisfying. )). Venus in Libra(han in 8artners: The tenden!y to emphasize the importan!e of a human partner !hanges to the emphasis upon the soul as partner. )4. Venus in Libra(ontemplation: the ,usin of Sub:ect and 1b:ect in (onsciousness: The energy of 6ibra, when rightly appropriated by a dis!iple or initiate, !onfers undistorted ob9e!ti#ity. In 6ibra, the opposites fa!e one another from positions one hundred eighty degrees apart, and thus !an see and be seen !learly, fa!e to fa!e. &b9e!ti#ity is a first step and must pre!ede !ontemplation. In the meditati#e pro!ess, 6ibra is the sign asso!iated, espe!ially, with contemplation. Lurther, .enus is the planet of the soul, and it is the soul whi!h !ontemplates7not the personality. 6ibra brings sub9e!t and ob9e!t into relationship< the beauty of the ob9e!t is seen. .enus fa!ilitates the pro!ess of merging, whereby the meditator merges with the life and interior pattern of the ob9e!t (or person) !onsidered7this is !ontemplation. Aestheti! appre!iation is espe!ially related to !ontemplation. $hen one is enrapt in the !onsideration of a thing of beauty, one enters within the object of consideration, temporarily suspending the awareness of one0s own ego< then, through a pro!ess of fusion7the !ontemplating sub9e!t becomes the !ontemplated ob9e!t. $hile !ontemplation may begin with the most attenti#e obser#ation, as the pro!ess !ontinues, the one who !ontemplates is no longer, stri!tly spea8ing, the observer, but be!omes a participant in the life and pattern of that whi!h is !ontemplated. The !ontemplator lives within the ob9e!t of !ontemplation. Aoth .enus and 6ibra promote this aestheti! attitude whi!h fa!ilitates !ontemplation. )5. Venus in Librathe La0 of )a netic $mpulse5 the La0 of 8olar !nion: The 6aw of %agneti! Impulse7magneti!ally drawing souls into relationship7is also !alled the 6aw of "olar >nion and is definitely !onne!ted with 6ibra (under whi!h sign, the union of the poles o!!urs). %agneti! Impulse ("olar >nion) has little to do with relationships between personalities (no matter how harmonious or !orre!t). This law fun!tions in the world of souls and in relation to souls. .enus is the planet whi!h rules the fifth 8ingdom of nature, the Oingdom of Souls. As well, .enus rules the magnetism whi!h attra!ts souls to ea!h to her and holds them in relationship with ea!h other. $ith respe!t to 6ibra (and to .enus) three 8inds of relationship are in#ol#edD )) horizontal relationships between two personalities< 4) #erti!al relationships between the soul and the personality< and 5) horizontal relationships between souls (on their own plane). It is to this third !ategory of relationship that the 6aw of "olar >nion applies. .enus in 6ibra !an be seen fun!tioning within those human relationships whi!h, in the 3uality of their ex!hange, refle!t the horizontal relationships on the plane of soul. In su!h a !ase, persons, who realize they are souls, will relate personally as if soul,to,soul'. )+. Venus in Libra(ontributes to #rotherhood: The era of a!hie#ed brotherhood o!!urs through .enus in the third de!anate of A3uarius. All air signs, howe#er, are powerful when any one air sign !onditions a pre!essional age. Thus 6ibra is powerful during the Age of A3uarius, as is its orthodox ruler, .enus. Aroader brotherly relations between the members of human

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so!iety are based upon right relations between indi#iduals in partnership7whi!h partnership .enus in 6ibra promotes. As human being learn to relate harmoniously in pairs, they transfer their de#eloping relationship s8ills to larger !olle!tions of people. The progression pro!eeds from the indi#idual, to the !ouple to the group. Bight 2uman Belationships (indi!ated by .enus is 6ibra) is an essential ingredient in the establishment of Intelligent Arotherhood. .enus in 6ibra and .enus in A3uarius wor8 out the interesting similarities and distin!tions between friends and lo#ers. )-. Venus in LibraDrama of 8olarities /ransferred to )editative Life: >nder .enus in 6ibra, the dramati! interplay between the polarities whi!h wor8s out upon the physi!al and astral planes, must be further internalized and ele#ated to the le#el of the mind. >pon the mental le#el, and under the influen!e or the light of the soul, the polarities are harmonized and resol#ed. :onfli!ts are harmonized in the mind before they are allowed to express more !rudely upon the outer planes. );. Venus in Libra$nterpersonal Relations Reflect "armonious Soul+8ersonalit& Relations: Lor the dis!iple1initiate, right human relations emerge as a refle!tion of the lo#ing relations between soul and personality. The impro#ement of horizontal relations refle!t a !ontinuing impro#ement in the 3uality of the marriage' between soul and personality. )=. Venus in Libra9ustice #ased upon Soul Values: 6ibra demands 9usti!e and fairness< .enus insists upon the expression of soul #alues. usti!e is seen to be desirable be!ause the !ons!iousness is influen!ed by soul realization and the #alues arising from that realization.

)?. Venus in LibraActivation of the Love 8etals; Especiall& the ,ifth 8etalC
The petals of the egoi! lotus ha#e many and #arious zodia!al and planetary !orresponden!es7not to mention ray !orresponden!es. 6o#e is the middle prin!iple in the trinity, and 6ibra is the pi#otal or middle sign, espe!ially when 6eo1.irgo are !onsidered as one sign. (!f. (A 45*) 6ibra has some asso!iation with the fifth or lo#e1lo#e petal of the egoi! lotus. The se!ond petal of the se!ond tier is the representati#e petal of lo#e< 6ibra !ontrols that !hoi!e point whi!h re#erses the wheel' and orients the human soul towards the spiritual soul. This reorientation and the unfoldment of the fifth petal o!!ur together7though, of !ourse, the pro!ess is not sudden. 6eo and 6ibra together refer to both the opening of the fifth petal and to the possibility of the first initiation. )@. Venus in Libra!nif&in (onsciousness /hrou h #eaut&: %aster %orya has said, $ith beauty, thou hast the light.' The !ontemplation of beauty unifies soul and personality. :on#ersely, when soul and personality are united, the beauty of !reation is re#ealed. .enus in 6ibra !onfers the lo#e of that whi!h beautiful. This lo#e intensifies until the prin!iples, formulas and relationships whi!h produ!e beauty are re#ealed, and the human being !onsiders not only things of beauty but the beautiful!, itself. To dis!o#er the meaning of the beautiful' ta8es one into the realm of ar!hetypes, and therefore, into the realm of soul. To lo#e the beautiful is the beginning of lo#ing the soul. Aeauty is a8in to solar fire, and the !ontemplation of beauty in#o8es solar fire. The "ath of Aeauty is the "ath of Soul, the "ath of Beturn7returning a man to his high estate. 4*. Venus in LibraRepresentin the Spirit of 8eace: .enus is the modifier. It redu!es fire by fri!tion, so basi!ally we are loo8ing at pea!e here. The spirit of "ea!e.(there might be a triangle of the Spirit of "ea!e, 6ibra and .enus)

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4). Venus in LibraDetectin the Value 0ithin Life Experience: Lrom the many !on#erging energies of life, #alue must emerge. .enus in 6ibra is one of the prin!iple !ombinations of evaluation. That whi!h is truly useful for the soul is re!ognized and extra!ted. &ne be!omes the 9udge of the #alue of life experien!e, and, further, see8s only those life experien!es whi!h are of suffi!ient quality to be valuable for the soul. 44. Venus in Librathe 8ath on 0hich Soul Values are Expressed: The path of dire!ted des!ent, the sushumna , the !entral path ,,,Pou always ha#e to respe!t the rights of either party and you ha#e the held mental illuminati#e fo!us that allows you to do that. ,,,(It is almost li8e there is a merging of Aries and 6ibra, there is an immediate !onne!tion between the two, so it really speeds up and the narrow middle path being the path of beauty is the expedient way. And the minute we tal8 about expedien!e we are tal8ing about manifestation and Bay 5) 45. Venus in LibraAvoidin 7e ative *arma: .enus represents the illumined mind, and 6ibra, the !apa!ity to foresee consequences. Thus, under this !ombination, the !onse3uen!es of a!tion are held within the illumined mind, and intelligently e#aluated (6ibra and the third ray). This !ombination, thus, helps a#oid negati#e 8arma by ensuring that the sub9e!t a#oids ob#ious 8armi! blunders !aused by impatien!e, impulse and blindness. .enus su!!eeds where %ars fails< 6ibra su!!eeds where Aries fails. 4+. Venus in LibraReali6ation of the (onseBuences of Desire: Cesire is blind and ruled by %ars. >nder .enus, the human sees the !onse3uen!es of the desires whi!h ha#e been set in motion. >nder .enus in 6ibra the human being is free to choose (6ibra) its desires according to soul values (.enus). Cesire is not dead, but it is karmically intelligent. 4-. Venus in Libra#alancin the (ausal #od&: $ithin the !ausal body is nothing e#il, but the !ausal body !an ha#e defi!ien!ies whi!h manifest as defi!ien!ies and imbalan!es in normal physi!al plane li#ing. 6ibra is an energy whi!h, when applied to the !ausal pro!ess, restores that pro!ess to balan!e, and !ontributes to the rounding out' of the !ausal body. Mo doubt the 8armi! agents (and the Solar Angel as a 8armi! agent) utilizes the energy of 6ibra to determine whi!h energies are to be utilized in the su!!eeding in!arnation. The sele!tion of ray, zodia!al and planetary energies is not done by !han!e. A larger de#elopmental purpose is ser#ed. 6ibra (6ord of the Aalan!e') and .enus, the Arbiter of Quality', re#eal the next step. (#entually there de#elops a balan!ed and beautiful !ausal demonstration through whi!h the energies of 6ibra (balan!e) and .enus (beauty) ha#e full expression. 4;. Venus in Libra*arma as an A ent of the La0 of Love: Saturn in 6ibra is the stern 8armi! 9udge. The purpose behind the /exa!tions0 of 8arma, howe#er, is the emergen!e of the prin!iple of love, expressed by .enus, and by 6ibra as well. Se#ere and exa!t 9usti!e is the balan!e re3uired if lo#e is to triumph in relationship.