Tag: Venus

Joy, Pleasure, Happiness and Chocolate

As you tuck into your Easter egg this morning, you may want to as yourself  this: what is the difference between joy and pleasure? This week I listened to the writer Anthony Seldon talking on the radio, distinguishing between pleasure, which we might get from eating chocolate, happiness which we might get from sharing chocolate with friends, and joy which is transcendant. (He starts at around 24 minutes). Accordingly, pleasure is a passing thing, where some of us get stuck: eating another chocolate bar, reading another trashy magazine. You might associate that with the sign Taurus, the most sensual of […]

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Material Girl…

So anyways, Venus moves into Taurus today. Venus is about the things that make us feel good, and Taurus is all about the senses. Being an earth sign, it’s also about the pleasure that security, abundance and wealth can bring. We’re not…

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Venus Signs- A Book Review

So anyways, Venus is, mostly, about pleasure. This is why Venus is said to be associated with money, food, love, relationships, connections, beauty- all the things that make us feel good, worthy, worthwhile. When it comes to love, it’s our…

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Oh So Pretty- Venus Return

My Venus Return happened 30 minutes ago. It should be blissful, but the way things are in the partition at present, I’m assuming it will be anything but. Besides, I don’t have a great record of good hair days with…

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Mars, Venus and the Great Kick Forward

As promised, here are some words on Venus and Mars, hitting the South Node in Aries. Venus currently rules the transiting North Node (what needs to be developed) in Libra. But she’ll be activating the transiting South Node (what needs … Con…