Venus Explained

Sugar, spice and everything nice – that’s one succinct way to sum up Venus and everything she stands for. When clients come to me stuck on manifesting something, Venus is one of the first things we look at, and for good reason.

Venus rules love, beauty, money and values — and the areas of life where we consistently seek harmony, aesthetically as well as emotionally. Her natal placement, transits and progressions can also tell us a great deal about your capacity to receive. We tend to assume that receiving is the easy, passive part of manifestation – the part that requires no effort. In reality, it’s considerably more nuanced than that. Difficult early experiences or cultural conditioning can make receiving genuinely hard. Think about how many people instinctively deflect a compliment the moment it lands. Perhaps you’re one of them?

If so, Venus’ transit through Taurus is the perfect opportunity to practise receiving – and in doing so, open the door to more love and abundance flowing into your life.

Venus at Home in Taurus

Venus rules two signs: Taurus and Libra. Both have an exquisite sense of aesthetics – if you have Venus in either sign in your natal chart, I’m already envious of your taste in both fashion and interiors. Both signs are also deeply concerned with harmony. In Libra, that harmony is cultivated in relationships. In Taurus, it lives in the physical senses.

Here, Venus is at her most indulgent. There is a deep appreciation for natural beauty, music, art, exceptional food, fabrics that feel wonderful against the skin, beautiful scents. Venus in Taurus is the undisputed queen of ambiance.

Venus in Taurus in Love

Natives with Venus in Taurus are among the most dependable people you’ll ever meet. They can take a little time to warm up – but once they’ve let you in, they’re loyal through everything. They love to spoil the people they care about and love to be spoilt in return. That doesn’t necessarily mean they’re materialistic, though they tend to be refreshingly honest about the fact that they enjoy nice things. Diamonds are lovely, but a meal cooked with love, a spontaneous shoulder massage, or a romantic walk in nature often feels even more special to these placements.

Regardless of your own Venus placement, during Venus’ yearly transit through Taurus we all experience a touch of these themes. It’s an invitation to slow down and genuinely savour the presence of the people we love.

Those with Venus in another earth sign (Virgo or Capricorn) will likely find this comes naturally. Water sign Venuses will also feel relatively at home here, though if you have Venus in Scorpio or heavy Scorpio placements, this transit lands in your opposite sign, which can create some tension worth noticing. If your natal Venus falls in a fire or air sign, slowing down may feel uncomfortable at first. You’re someone who needs stimulation and momentum in relationships, and stopping to smell the roses might initially test your patience. But arguably, you have the most to gain from this season. We grow most when we lean into our discomforts.

Venus in Taurus and Money

There are several indicators of money and finances in the natal chart, but your Venus placement and the house ruled by Taurus are two of the most telling.

Venus in Taurus natives often attract material abundance with relative ease – largely because they are so naturally open to receiving it. Their unashamed enjoyment of beautiful things makes those things far more likely to flow in.

But there’s a deeper layer here, and it’s the issue of self-worth. When we talk about money, we’re rarely actually talking about money. Money is simply a tool that allows us to bring more of what we value into our lives. Your second house ruler gives excellent clues about what you naturally value most. A Cancer-ruled second house suggests you value home and family above all. An Aquarius-ruled second house points to freedom and unconventionality. Virgo points to service, precision and craft.

It’s worth noting that in astrology, the second house of values and finances follows immediately after the first house of self – and that’s no coincidence. Our relationship with money is built on the foundation of our relationship with ourselves. Receiving is only genuinely possible when self-worth is intact. And that is precisely where Venus in Taurus excels: this is where we allow ourselves to be pampered, to have beautiful things, to take our time rather than rush through our own lives.

Venus in Taurus and Manifestation

Most of us send out very mixed signals in our manifestation practice. We say we want more love and more abundance – and then we reject what’s already in front of us. We rush through our days, scroll through other people’s highlight reels, and consistently choose distraction over genuine nourishment. Every time we do this, we signal to ourselves – and to the universe – that we don’t feel worthy of pleasure, love or abundance.

The themes of Venus in Taurus can sound frivolous at first. Who has time for a long bath or a slow walk to look at flowers when there’s an economic crisis, political unrest and technology quietly dismantling our mental health? My answer: especially then. The gifts of Venus in Taurus are not a luxury. They are a recalibration.

When Venus moves through Taurus and reawakens our physical senses, she pulls us back into the present moment – into what is, rather than the spiral of what might be. And that point of presence is the most powerful place from which to manifest anything: a better relationship, a more abundant life, a world that is more loving, more just and more beautiful for everyone in it.

The Shadow Side

As with any planetary influence, there is a golden zone – and if taken too far, the medicine becomes poison. How susceptible you are depends on your own natal chart. A strong Saturn in your chart will naturally offset the shadow. A strong Jupiter? Worth keeping an eye on.

Left unchecked, Venus in Taurus can tip into overindulgence: overeating, drinking too much, spending beyond what feels good the morning after. There’s a pull toward comfort that can make us willing to overlook red flags, in relationships and elsewhere, because we’d rather focus on the pleasant than the complicated.

As a fixed sign, Taurus can also be stubbornly resistant to endings. With Venus here, there’s a risk of holding on to things that have quietly reached their natural conclusion – a relationship, a job, a home, or a story you’ve been telling about yourself for far too long.

How to Work with Venus in Taurus

Five ways to expand your capacity to receive during this transit:

1. Eat one meal without screens or distractions. Look at your food, smell it, taste it, chew it slowly. Allow your senses to actually switch on, rather than treating mealtimes as another item to tick off the list.

2. Spend time in nature without your phone. Natural surroundings offer a rich landscape of sights, sounds, scents and textures – a feast for Venus in Taurus energy that costs nothing.

3. Buy yourself something unnecessary. Set a budget you’re comfortable with and choose something purely because you like it – a piece of jewellery, a beautiful candle, the “nice” version of something you’d usually settle on. Not because you’ve earned it. Just because.

4. Run yourself a proper bath. Scents, candles, a good drink, music you love. Sink in and let yourself be held by the warmth. No productivity required.

5. Buy yourself flowers. You don’t need a special occasion or anyone else’s permission to receive something beautiful. You are worthy of it exactly as you are, right now.

Want to Go Deeper?

If you’d like to explore how Venus’ transits affect you personally – and how to work with your own unique Venus placement as a blueprint for love and abundance – I’d love to work with you. Head to the Book a Reading tab to book a personalised consultation, where we map out your personal chart and I give you practical tools you can return to for life.