Venus: Love and Beauty – Rose and Thorn

The need to express love and to attract beauty seems to be fundamental to our nature as human beings. The planet Venus has been associated with love for thousands of years and in different cultures and times we have honoured her realm in different ways. How do we as astrologers today define and describe Venus to ourselves and others? Do we recognize this wondrous gift we each have in such a way that we bring joy and beauty to others and ourselves? We shall bring Venus to light here, historically, and in all the ways she appears in the chart, looking at obstacles – psychological and social – which can block her full expression.

This video is taken from a live online webinar given for the Mercury Internet School of Psychological Astrology (MISPA) by Darby Costello in 2016. Duration: 2 hours 17 minutes