Guest guest Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 On The Prime Importance of Venus, Mars and Pluto in Relationship Astrology Thus, May 13, 2004 While I'm on a roll, let me hit you with this... It isn't long before the student of Astrology learns of Synastry, the art and practice of considering two charts for the purposes of marriage and relationship. This is true no matter what system you study, etc. - everyone, at one point or another, wants the inside dope on their love life (In India, they call this process " matching " , " chart matching " or " marriage matching " ). Venus is the universal astrological symbol for love, romance, and sexuality. Mars is considered the symbol par excellence of " pure " or " raw " sexuality. And this has been the case for ages. Until Pluto came along. Discovered in 1930, right here in the good ole US of A, Pluto represented Sexuality in ways that Venus or Mars could not alone; the themes of control, of Life itself, of deep, deep concerns and depths, were very strong with Pluto in this regard. Discovered while still in the Tropical sign of Cancer, Pluto represented the pre-birth control era, where families were commonly very large (5 or more children were very commonplace, compared to our current era)...the idea of family was very strong, for the purposes of survival. Shifting into the Tropical Sign of Leo during the War years, the generation born with this symbol in their charts manifested Sexuality in ways that went beyond mere survival (reproduction), but rather, as a means to an end in the ways in which sex was seen as representing one's individual creative expression. Indeed, it was during this ear that Marilyn Monroe and " Playboy " magazine became household names by the end of the 50s and on into the early 60s (and it is so very interesting to note that, in Monroe's chart, Pluto=Sun/Moon! Sexuality Personified). Society was becoming more sexually comfortable with itself. A new perspective along these lines emerged. So, we have these three symbols in our modern Western astrological methodology: Venus, Mars and Pluto. All of them figure very strongly when it comes to the question of marriage and relationship. Some years back, I happened upon a book by the Magi Society, an organizational network of astrologers worldwide who conduct and publish their research. The book, which had to do with the subject of Love and Money, suggested a simple yet powerful insight: that, when any two of the three planets - Venus, Mars and/or Pluto - came into contact with each other in any way in the chart - the person ends up having a higher than average interest in, and capacity for, sex. In fact, the Magis called such alignments " Sexual Aspects " , and went further into detail in the ways each aspect could manifest itself in the horoscope. I would urge all those reading this to check out that book, if they haven't already. It merits further reading and repays close study. In the years since reading that work, I have quietly observed the chart cases that came accross my desk. I have noticed something very, very interesting - that, if one partner has a marked presence of Sexual Aspects in the chart, but the other partner does NOT, it *can* suggest the potential for problems down the road in the relationship/marriage. Studies have indicated that, in the main, such unions that breakup have at their core, sexual and/or money issues (and it is very interesting to note the intrinsic ties that the planets Venus and Pluto have to the financial realms as well)...the Indians often say, that marriage often breaks down in one of two rooms in the house - the bedroom or the kitchen (Venus=food, Mars=fire/heat to cook the food, both=sex, LOL). Very interesting. Of course, there are permutations, exceptions and the like when considering any of this...but this is a simple " rule " that is quite telling in actual practice. I recently had a couple come in to see me, a young couple fraught with all manner of problems. One of them had to do with their miscommunication problems (the man's Mercury=the woman's Neptune/Pluto midpoint -uh-oh!!) which lead to their kinda-sorta breakup...which lead to the man having had sex with two new women within days of the two " breakups " . Needless to say, the woman DID NOT like that situation, yet she played a role in the whole thing herself with the whole cloudiness of communication on both sides of the aisle (the man has Neptune " parked " right outside his 7th house in the 6th; the woman has Neptune ruling her 7th!). In the man's chart, Venus opposes Mars - and Mars in turn conjuncts Jupiter (expanding the sexual focus). The woman's chart does not feature such a contact - but, in her midpoint sort, she does have the picture Mars=Venus/Pluto. All three Sexual Planets " hooked up " with one another, it should be a " slam dunk " right? Wrong - this woman had Mars in Virgo in the 12th house, usually a very difficult placement insofar as Western astrology is concerned. It almost always suggests lots of misdirected anger, usually as a result of some major event in the early homelife. Here, the Virgo emphasis, both in terms of the Mars placement and the Asc, speaks to both the " girl/virgin " themes as well as the potential " hangups " sexually that this sign is often known for. Pluto rises in Libra in the Virgo Asc. Venus is in Leo in the 11th, square Jupiter in Taurus in the 9th and the Moon in Scorpio in the 3rd. This woman was sexually molested by an older brother before she was the age of ten, for some time. It took her considerable amounts of therapy to " get over it " (the event itself timed perfectly to the Solar Arc of Mars to the Asc, Mars ruling the 8th - hmmm!). Although her Mars aligns with her man's (both having Mars in Virgo) and therefore her Mars would oppose his Piscean Venus - and they report having " good sex " - clearly, his needs in this area are much more pronounced. Additionally, she reported that she " didn't enjoy sex " . The woman has a very difficult time getting past her man's indiscretions...and with a Saturn's Return on the way for this lady (natal Saturn in Leo), with Solar Arc Pluto=Saturn next year as well, and transit Pluto square the Asc and oppose the MC next year to top it all off, I have a very hard time seeing this relationship standing up to the test. Everyone has seen the Clinton's charts. Bill has the powerful and rare triple conjunction of Venus, Mars and Neptune all rising in the Libra Asc. Hillary, on the other hand, has Venus and Mars " interferred " with by Saturn. We all know the end of that story. Both Anais Nin and Vanessa Del Rio, had the rare occurance of Venus, Mars and Pluto making aspects to each other in their charts. Again, their lives are a matter of public record. Nin's married life to American writer Henry Miller was a shell in every sense of the word, as she actively sought her sexual fulfillment in the context of many, many affairs with both men - and women - and Del Rio, even after having been in retirement since the latter 1980s, is still among the first names in the Porn Business. Again, as anyone who has lived awhile on this planet can attest to, sex alone, even if " great " , does not a full relationship or marriage make - but one cannot deny that it IS a major factor in the overall scheme of things - unless you just happen to be one of those people for whom it is just not that much of a priority. But if you happen to find yourself - or a couple's charts you are studying - in such a " mis-match " keep in mind that one of the ways this can be " smoothed out " , astrologically, is in the sexual cross-aspects between the couple, as well as the overall synastry in general. For me, when I see one having Sexual Aspects and the other with none or very weak ones, I look for at least 3 strong cross-aspects in this regard (keeping in line with the old astrologer's rule of 3). If they are there, it's an indication, again astrologically, that the couple *can* work things out. There's enough interest to keep things going. And of course, we can never mention the need for communication enough. The more a couple talks to each other, and listens to each other, in all areas of life together, the greater their chances of making it in the long run. Salaam, Mu ===== Mu'Min M. Bey Western and Vedic Astrologer Check out my site: muminbey.tripod.com " The Future of Astrology, is Here... " AOL IM Screen Name: JediMu Join the Pan Astrological Forum, Where Freedom in Astrological Thought Lives! 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