VENUS IN SCORPIO

The planet of love and pleasure in a possessive fixed water sign, is not for the faint of heart. These folks are all or nothing in love, bloodpact or enemy, they adore the dangers of entanglement - of skipping all the superficual steps and getting straight to the deepest, most psychological parts of a partner. In this way, Venus in Scorpio takes its needs for connection to an extreme. They want to know EVERYTHING about the other - in part because they are fascinated and in part because to have access to secrets helps them feel safe and secure.

Scorpio is a sign ruled by Mars, and so this placement isn’t scared to go to the depths of intimacy. Yet, because of this capacity to get obsessed with others - they tend to be choosey and slow to trust - waiting and scanning for another’s motives, to see if expending their powers of fascination are worth it. Even when a Venus in Scorpio is in a committed relationship, they may find themselves continuing to test their partners, just to see how invested they are.

When they do feel secure enough, they strike with full hunger. This can manifest as beautiful, deep and loyal love, like all the poets talk about - those uncanny places of intimacy with others where you’re so close, you could eat each other whole - and an important alchemical reaction occurs that transforms and heals both parties. Obviously, this can also unfold in a darker way if freedom and independence is not also valued - and this capacity to get enmeshed can become toxic, wherein jealousy and possessiveness are a regular tone and relationships take on dopamine fueled cycles of addiction. Venus is in Detriment here, often because the planet Venus wants to have balance and peaceful relationships, but in Scorpio these attempts are constantly tipping those scales with a dramatic too-much-ness. It may take a lot of effort for a Venus in Scorpio to find equanimity and strike that sense of harmony in relationships, they may need to be with people who can teach them secure attachment and/or share the same brand of intensity while also prioritizing independence. In a sign where Mars is strong in rulership, Venus in Scorpio is also kinda sexy ! It is a passionate placement and may find a lot of joy in erotics or BDSM, anything that helps them feel the high-sensation of embodiment.

Outside of love, Venus is Scorpio, like any sensitive water sign, is creative and imaginative. Their aesthetic eye is drawn to taboo topics and thresholds - like death and sex. Venus in Scorpio finds pleasure in the rawness of life and is not scared to get their hands dirty, to pick up carcasses on the side of the road and make art out of its bones. Venus here loves exposing what everyone compulsively hides. Think Sarah Silverman, a Venus Scorpio native, and her raunchy style of comedy. Venus in Scorpio evokes the Persephone myth, of turning towards trauma and transforming it into a sense of empowerment - where by facing the horrors of life, one builds a relationship to it, learns to not fear darkness - and even more, delights in its mysteries.

In some ways, Venus in Scorpio’s toggle between wanting total control and also total loss of control - both the spider that traps the fly and the snake that sheds its skin and lets a past version of themselves go. Scorpio is a sign that can get extremely attached and never forget a resentment - yet also, it values regeneration. They may find themselves going through cycles of boom and bust, clinging and crashing - overtime, becoming fearless masters of moving through loss and grief after having loved so hard. The beautiful truth that Scorpio knows is that all things of value must die and...so Venus lives with their eyes wide open...staring intensely into the depths of life, they see the dark center - like the dangers of a black hole, and move towards it.