Venus in Aries

Whenever I’ve taught beginner astrology, I usually don’t even teach the concept of essential dignities - a traditional concept that every planet has signs in which it expresses itself easily (domicile, exaltation), and where it struggles (fall, detriment/exile). Not because this isn’t a useful concept, but because people get very, very hung up on the ancient drama of these words. Venus in Aries (along with Scorpio) is in detriment , aka exile, so the surface read is that Venus, the planet of beauty and harmony, struggles to be these things in the signs ruled by Mars. The truth is, Venus in Aries makes some of the best art because it doesn’t strive for beauty and harmony. Creativity does not necessarily flourish in ease. Fire, red, the ram are symbols associated with Aries, and with Venus in this sign butting heads is integral to how things get made.

Aries Venus is a punk, l’enfant terrible. Psycho and hilarious. It’s a display of fundamental, frantic, incredibly strong bodily energy. Energetic aesthetics. Comedic sexuality. A microscopic attention span that keeps it ahead of the trends. A mix of romance and rage because to be in touch with anger is to be in touch with passion, and to be in touch with both is to be in touch with the absurdity of everything. And at the core, all the energy of a newly burgeoning, manic spring, a fearless little sprout. It’s the spark of life!

Venus conjoins Jupiter and Chiron in March - as early as next week - and it’s a lovely, healing little flame to start something new, and to do so boldly.

Meanwhile, a relay race of those with Venus in Aries below: