Venus in each sign
Venus is how you love. Not who you are, which is the Sun, and not what you need to feel safe, which is the Moon, but what draws you, how you show affection and what you need to get back. Twelve styles; find yours, then read your partner’s.
- Venus in AriesVenus in Aries loves by pursuing: fast, frank and first to move.
- Venus in TaurusVenus in Taurus loves through the body and through time: slowly, physically, for keeps.
- Venus in GeminiVenus in Gemini falls in love with a mind first, and stays for the conversation.
- Venus in CancerVenus in Cancer loves by taking care: protective, tender, and slower to trust than it looks.
- Venus in LeoVenus in Leo loves generously and wants the love back in full view.
- Venus in VirgoVenus in Virgo loves in the details, and in the quiet work of making things better.
- Venus in LibraVenus in Libra loves in pairs: the relationship itself is the beloved.
- Venus in ScorpioVenus in Scorpio loves completely or not at all, and knows the difference.
- Venus in SagittariusVenus in Sagittarius loves with the door open: warm, honest, and allergic to cages.
- Venus in CapricornVenus in Capricorn loves seriously, slowly, and for the long haul.
- Venus in AquariusVenus in Aquarius loves the person as a friend first, and keeps a little sky between you.
- Venus in PiscesVenus in Pisces loves without limits, sometimes without self-protection, and always with tenderness.
How to read a Venus sign
Start with the element. Fire Venus loves by pursuing and performing; earth Venus through the body and through time; air Venus through words, ideas and friendship; water Venus through care, closeness and feeling. Most relationship mismatches are two elements wanting different temperatures, and most that work are two elements that feed each other.
Then the modality: cardinal Venus initiates, fixed Venus commits and holds, mutable Venus adapts. Two people’s Venus modalities decide who leads, who stays and who bends, which is the pace of a relationship rather than its chemistry. The Venus-compatibility pages read both for every pairing.