Venus in aspect to Ascendant

Venus conjunct the Ascendant indicates you have a very personable manner and social charm, which win you the approval of everyone you deal with. This is exactly the sanction you seek, for above all you want to be accepted. You find it easy to make whatever compromises are necessary to get what you desire. Fond of the finer things of life, you tend to associate with people who have similar tastes, in the hope of establishing a permanent relationship with such a person. However, you may not succeed in convincing everyone that you are only 'acting the part' of the conniver. Regardless of the image you present to observers, underneath the veneer is a calculating machine on which you count the advantages and disadvantages of every association and friendship, every social contact and social function.

You are clever in exploiting your best qualities because you know how to win admirers with your charming ways. You are usually well-behaved and refined, but when you can't get what you want you become extremely aggressive and demanding. Everything has to stop until your wishes are satisfied. You provoke people to take advantage of you and then are annoyed at their presumptuous attitude. Learn to tone down your self-seeking and spend some time developing the more substantial talents that will make you worthy of the gifts you seek.

Venus conjunct Ascendant: We simply ooze Venusian sweet reasonableness, friendliness and charm, when Venus is on the Ascendant. And this seems to bring out the best in those with whom we mix. We are good mediators, and can usually give or restore harmony to our surroundings simply by refusing to quarrel.

Due to a generally cheerful and obliging manner, we get good responses from others; and, even if they do not see eye-to-eye with us, we can often win them over. The drawback to this otherwise desirable position of Venus is that we are rather self indulgent, even lazy or idle, and look at everything very superficially.

Venus conjunct Ascendant: When the Ascendant conjuncts Venus, the energy expresses according to the sign involved in the conjunction. The Ascendant represents the persona, the masquerade, the 'best foot forward'. Venus indicates how we appreciate love, how we wish to be treated, our concept of the feminine principle and, therefore, how we regard femininity and womanhood.

This conjunction often indicates a warm and social personality. It can indicate individuals who are capable of being generous and responsive to what pleases them. However, the generosity reflected will be influenced by the images coming from the mother's sphere early in the life, and the aspects to the conjunction will indicate if the energy operates freely or not.

Venus conjunct Ascendant: Venus rising is usually descriptive of someone who approaches the environment and those within it, seeking to be as diplomatic as possible. There is a strong need to maintain or create harmony and peace, sometimes even if the maintenance of that peace means the individual has to go along with proposals that are actually at variance with their innermost wishes. People with Venus rising appear and seek to be co-operative and willing to compromise. They approach the world from the standpoint of wanting to fit in and to be popular and well-liked. They may meet others from the vantage point of asking 'What have we got in common?' There are often strong issues about being 'good' in childhood with Venus close to the Ascendant axis and into the first house.

Often too, a desire to keep things as easy as possible, to plump for simplicity and to avoid unnecessary complications. There is sometimes a gift with comparison, whether the ability to compare is physical or intellectual. It could be said that Venus rising goes out into the world being concerned with taste: physical taste, or taste inasmuch as a sensitivity to what is or is not appropriate behavior for a given situation.

There is usually also a strong concern with appearance and on all levels. This placement is good at packaging, whether this packaging be of oneself, or of a product or idea. Physically, there is usually a strong need to make oneself as physically attractive and pleasing as possible; the type just cannot wear any old clothes but has to feel 'right' about his / her appearance. He / she is sensitive to the idea that he / she can attract or repel others by how he / she appears to be physically. Traditionally, Venus rising is supposed to confer good looks, and certainly this is often the case. There is often a distinct color sense.

Individuals with Venus rising and into the 1st house usually received positive strokes in childhood for their appearance, as opposed to Venus in the 12th house, where the child often picks up the idea that others find them unattractive for some reason. Venus rising inclines to soft, rather than rugged features, although as always the sign is of central importance.

Some people with Venus conjunct either end of this axis appear very concerned with money; perhaps they naturally exude material advantage, or wish to do so. Certainly the journey in life is often very concerned with value; with self-valuation and the gaining of an understanding about what is and is not highly valued in the life.

People with Venus on either end of this axis often have a gift for making others feel liked or loved by them, and this does much to confer personal popularity. Venus conjunct any of the angles lends a distinct non-competitive feel to the chart, but the condition of Mars can, of course, do much to offset this. Those with Venus rising may appear to be more non-competitive than they really are.

Venus conjunct Ascendant: Paul Newman 2, Donovan Leitch 3, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.3, Sky 3, Alan Arkin 4, Isadora Duncan 4, Terence McKenna 4, Bobbie 4, Aldous Huxley 5, Bill Clinton 6, Hillary Rodham Clinton 6, Brian Wilson 6, AndySc 6, LaurieSw 6, Gore Vidal 7, Ingrid Bergman 8, Alfred Hitchcock 8, Arnold Schwarzenegger 8, Jyothi 8

Venus sextile Ascendant

The sextile from Venus to the Ascendant shows that you strive to maintain harmonious relations with everyone you contact. You are inclined to make substantial concessions if it seems to be the only way to resolve a situation. A peacemaker by nature, you often try to smooth out the difficulties people have in reaching an amicable relationship. When you have a difference of opinion with someone, you tend to give that person the benefit of the doubt. You feel that if that person is wrong, he will eventually realize it. You don't push your views on others, preferring to find some basis for compromise.

You know what you want out of life, and you express that conviction freely. Not being a deceitful person, you consider it best to disclose that you intend to do whatever is necessary to realize your goals. Because you are somewhat timid, however, people don't really expect that you will go to great lengths to satisfy your desires. Above all, you want security in your later years, and your plans are geared to that objective.

In your career, you try to do everything that is expected of you, but you should refrain from becoming too familiar with your co-workers or superiors. You are too easy-going and indulgent for your own good, and this encourages others to try to take advantage of you.

Basically an honorable person, you prefer to operate within the law at all times. You dread the thought of becoming involved in an uncomfortable legal situation that would disturb the general harmony of your life. But be alert to the danger of becoming implicated in the legal problems of close associates, which could prove costly to you. There are times when giving others the benefit of the doubt can be a liability. On the whole, however, your relations with people are compatible, and any problems that develop can be settled to your mutual satisfaction through compromise.

Venus trine or sextile Ascendant: With the harmonious aspects between Venus and the Ascendant, people find us well balanced, and friendly, and we play an important part in keeping the peace and healing rifts. Social contacts appeal to us, and we like events that are bright and entertaining; so much so that we tend to ignore the serious side of life. We are adroit at working on people's emotions.

Although every Venus/ Ascendant aspect is potentially creative and artistic, the harmonious aspects discourage industry, and Venus tends to produce a superficial approach. Sloth, self-indulgence and a liking for luxury are as much a part of the picture with the harmonious aspects as they are with the conjunction.

Venus trine or sextile Ascendant: People with a trine or sextile from Venus to the Ascendant easily attain their affection needs, for their persona manifests traits similar to that which they appreciate in general.

Venus sextile Ascendant: Bill Hicks 0, SFor 0, Albert Schweitzer 2, Joanne Woodward 2, Arine 2, LucSr 2, Olof 2, Warren Buffett 3, Lady Gaga 3, Pablo Picasso 3, Flossie 3, Marie 3, Martin Luther King, Jr. 4, ScottS 4

Venus square Ascendant

Venus square Ascendant shows that you are a sentimentalist and too attached to your early home life. Your still-vivid memories of that time interfere with your becoming independent and secure enough to stand on your own feet. You feel that if you assert your freedom, you are being disloyal to the past. It should be apparent that unless you let go of binding obligations to those you love, you will never succeed in realizing your personal goals. To justify your difficulty in transferring loyalty to yourself, you devise all kinds of excuses for holding on to your obligations.

You can gain the security you need if you capitalize on your creative ideas. Not having sufficient financial reserves is especially painful for you. You know how to make money but you don't enjoy making any physical effort to earn it. You love your comforts and don't like to be disturbed unless it is absolutely necessary. Perhaps it seems easier to let someone else provide for you, so you prefer to live at home with your parents in a ready-made environment.

At times you are ungracious to your friends when they ask favors of you, probably because you don't like to extend yourself unless it will benefit you in some way. You are generous when you talk about what you would do with a huge amount of money, but if you had it you probably wouldn't follow through. You admire people who are skilled in accumulating capital in their endeavors, but you resent it when you cannot induce them to assist you in your efforts.

Hard work seems worthwhile to you only when your future security is at stake. Your goals are not well-defined, because to define them would burden you with responsibility. You avoid making a personal commitment in using your creative talents unless there is no other alternative, or if your source of sustenance is cut off.

Venus square or opposite Ascendant: In practice, Venus/ Ascendant conflicts do not seem to be too much of a disadvantage. There is a good chance that their tension will make us more interesting to others. Therefore, even with these aspects, we can expect easy social intercourse and a genuine desire for a peaceful, harmonious environment. Not that we always succeed in obtaining the latter - we tend to overdo things, and may fail to read some situations properly. Certainly we need to learn how to direct our energies.

Although, in principle, these aspects can encourage laziness, not to mention self-indulgence and luxury, their tension guarantees a fairly energetic approach. Artistic and other aesthetic forms of expression are therefore more likely to find an outlet. Sometimes, however, the outlet is simply a matter of trying to impose one's own tastes.

Venus square or opposite Ascendant: People with a square or opposition may find their 'wants', their ability to receive love, thwarted or frustrated in some way. The attributes of both signs will manifest in attitudes presented to others.

The square is most often an indication that its owner will live one end and suppress the other, finding it difficult to attain the compromise necessary so that both energies can function at the same time. if the 'best foot forward' battles with the concept of love, all relationships will encompass a strain, and permanent relationships will be difficult to build.

When the opposition takes place between Venus and the Ascendant, some kind of compromise must take place between the 'persona' and the desires. The career drive may be confused, or the personal relationships may be difficult. These individuals will appear to be looking for a different kind of relationship from what their Venus sign wants.

Venus square or opposite Ascendant: Venus on the Descendant sometimes reveals itself as a concern with others' appearance. This may manifest in the field of work. For example, hairdressers can work on the issue of their own appearance through working on how others look. Success in such a field would also confer great personal popularity. Some with this placement project their Venus onto others by seeing them as 'nice', beautiful, good or even wealthy, but in so doing can find these principles within themselves. Many with this placement feel more valuable when in a partnership, and I have seen this work on a literal level, as in the case where an individual becomes involved with someone who, relative to his or her own income, is very wealthy.

Venus on either end of this axis inevitably gives rise to a strong concern with relationship. The need for partnership may be quite overwhelming. Some with Venus conjunct Descendant particularly also want a relationship that looks good to others. Depending on the overall condition of Venus and the 7th house, there may be a difficulty in accepting the more difficult, complicated and sordid aspects of one's relationships, since one always wants to keep everything 'nice'.

Venus making hard aspect to this axis sometimes suggests that the individual dresses inappropriately for the outer image that he or she is trying to convey.

Venus square Ascendant: Mick Jagger 0, Maharaj Ji 0, Al Capone 1, Cesar 1, PapayaJ 1, Tyler 1, H.G. Wells 2, Paul Simon 4, Clark 4, Elijah 4, Molly 4, Sarik 4, Tara 4, Karl Marx 5, Willie Nelson 5, ChrisTr 5, Zoë 5, Andrea 6, BenSt 6

Venus trine Ascendant

Venus trine the Ascendant gives you a charming and conciliatory manner that generates warmth in the people you deal with. Usually you are sociable, refined, and gracious, but at times you artificially turn on the charm to win someone's support. Although you enjoy receiving gifts, you prefer to reciprocate with favors rather than gifts; you don't often spend money, except on yourself. If you do buy a gift for someone, you would rather deliver it personally than send it.

You deliberately avoid discussing other people's negative qualities for fear your own bad features will be mentioned. Because you cannot stand criticism, you don't like to hear what may be the truth about yourself. You try hard to win the approval of your friends, and you make concession to them so they will think well of you.

You may have to work harder than your co-workers to please those you work for. Perhaps you don't take your work seriously enough to satisfy your superiors, so you make the extra effort to prove that you are responsible.

You probably did receive an education, and you especially enjoyed the social aspect of college life. You also were looking for someone who was as career-minded, refined, and socially oriented as you are. You must respect the person you are attracted to, and that person must want to improve on the traditional life-style of the past. In other words, you want someone who will be eager to succeed and to acquire the comforts of success.

You win friends easily, and you make it a point to hold on to those who can be helpful in your career. You usually make encounters with people who may become important social contacts, and you genuinely like these people as much as everyone else.

Although every Venus / Ascendant aspect is potentially creative and artistic, the harmonious aspects discourage industry, and Venus tends to produce a superficial approach. Sloth, self-indulgence and a liking for luxury are as much a part of the picture with the harmonious aspects as they are with the conjunction.

Venus trine Ascendant: Andrew 0, Cate 0, Zeno 0, Robert Downey, Jr. 1, Thomas Edison 1, Lori 1, Melanie Griffith 2, Steve Jobs 2, Marybeth 2, Babe Ruth 3, L.Ron Hubbard 4, John F. Kennedy 4, Barack Obama 4, JT 4, Patrice 4, Fred Astaire 5, Walt Disney 5, John D. Rockefeller 5, AlexP 5, Suzanne 5, George Carlin 6, Tenzin Gyatso 6, Elton John 6, Mark Zuckerberg 6, Dunja 6, Tammy 6

Venus quincunx Ascendant

Venus inconjunct the Ascendant shows that you are more compromising than necessary toward those you are in close contact with. You do favors for people so that they will appreciate you, and you make concessions to them in order to keep peace. But you may secretly hate yourself for this when you think about it later, for you realize that by conceding you've given them your consent to treat you as they wish. You may not have the opportunity to develop all your creative potentials, but you will be satisfied if some of them are developed. You know how to compensate for what is lacking in your life and can get by with a lot less than most people would be happy with. You don't measure your happiness by what you get but by the degree of fulfillment you derive from what you are doing.

You try to communicate with other members of the family, and make whatever compromises are necessary to maintain harmony in your home. You are willing to work to get what you want, and you hope that those close to you will appreciate your efforts. Sometimes you feel that you are being taken advantage of, but you make a point of trying to serve in any way you can. You have a fair number of friends, but you question the friendship of someone who asks for a loan.

In your work, you adapt yourself to the demands of each job. Overreacting to what you think is expected, you extend yourself too far in complying with these demands. However, you win the good fellowship of your co-workers and superiors alike.

Security is very important to you, but it may seem that you will never have it. Perhaps you will marry for financial advantage, although that would mean making a substantial compromise, which you might not be able to live with. On the other hand, you might justify your decision by looking back at all the concessions you had to make that only served to benefit others.

Venus quincunx Ascendant: Although we do not usually feel at ease with our fellow men and women, we do have an enormous need of them with this aspect. Not knowing the best way to find satisfaction and security in human relationships, we end up feeling uncomfortable and awkward. Others tend to see a childlike charm in us, and for the most part treat us kindly; but we are unsure how we ought to respond, because we are unable to fathom their motives.

Therefore we are inclined to hold back, and refrain from taking an active part in what is going on around us because we do not know the ropes. We make things hard for ourselves by hiding from others that side of us that would help them to get on with us. As in all Venusian aspects, there is plenty of creative and artistic potential, but this will not reveal itself until we effectively tackle the uncertainty that inhibits us.

Venus quincunx Ascendant: DonW 0, Silas 0, George Harrison 1, Malcolm X 1, DavMcC 2, Duane 3, Susanna Arundhati Roy 4, Paulo 4

Venus opposite Ascendant

Venus opposition the Ascendant indicates that you are drawn to refined and sophisticated people. You are well-mannered, and generally people have a good opinion of you. You make concessions if it seems necessary to maintain harmonious relations, and you refuse to judge someone whose conduct does not come up to your expectations. Too frequently you give people the benefit of the doubt and see in them qualities they don't possess. Wanting to believe that you choose to associate only with persons of the highest character, you are disappointed if they don't really measure up.

Although you appear self-confident and assured, the fact is that you are not comfortable unless you have someone around to give you the support you need. There is no deception in your claim that you are happy to meet people, because you truly enjoy their company and conversation. You work hard, although subtly, to make sure that people are warmly disposed toward you, and you try to emphasize your better qualities to prove you are worthy of their friendship. To put others at ease, you play the innocent role and make it clear that you won't threaten them. You hope no-one perceives your negative qualities and discovers how insecure you really are.

Your best publicity agents are your friends, who freely extol your virtues when anyone asks them. In the company of your superiors or anyone you admire, you tend to be shy.

Always on the lookout for ways to improve your social status, you prefer the company of successful people or those who are obviously on their way up. You have no qualms about forming close relationships with people who are financially secure if this will increase your chances of a permanent association. On the surface you are docile, gentle, and charming, but underneath you conspire and connive to make a better life for yourself through the people you deal with.

Venus making hard aspect to this axis sometimes suggests that the individual dresses inappropriately for the outer image that he or she is trying to convey.

Venus opposite Ascendant: Muhammad Ali 2, JerryGr 2, Stevie Wonder 4, Ellen 4, Ivy 4, Marlon Brando 5, Bob Dylan 8, Bertrand Russell 8