Lesson 2: The Seven Planets and Their Meanings

Welcome to Lesson 2. In this lesson, you will study the planets, their basic nature, and their main meanings in traditional astrology. You will begin by learning how the planets are classified. First, you will look at their elemental qualities and see why some planets are called benefic and others malefic. In traditional astrology, moderate……

Of the Planet Venus

Venus: goddess of beauty, harmony, and desire

Venus adorns the nativity with harmony, elegance, music, and the power to enchant

Venus: The Lesser Benefic

Venus, ruler of the signs Libra and Taurus, in her chariot. Maarten de Vos, 1585.

Beauty, pleasure, and love: the incarnation of the Greco-Roman goddess of love, Venus, the Lesser Benefic brings joy to the life of the native if well-placed, and over-indulgence if ill-aligned.