Beauty Is As Beauty Does

Venus, the planet of love and romance enters Libra, the sign of relationships, over which she rules, on September 30, 2006 at 3:02 a.m. PDT, where she will reside in perfect elegance until October 23, when she will move into intensely passionate Scorpio at 9:38 a.m. PDT.

Venus in Libra inclines towards egalitarianism in relationships, along with all of the finer things in life, such as music, literature, art, sociable conversation that is light and refined, along with the feminine accoutrements that enhance not only the personal appearance, but also the environment.

People with Venus in Libra have such a balanced, pleasant and sweetly attractive air about them that they can make just about anyone feel attracted to them. The feelings they engender in others may range anywhere from a kindly favoritism to hopeless infatuation.

They're powerful in the love and romance department because they can charm others by their interest in them. Venus in Libra can go a bit overboard by becoming all things to all people, blending in with any and all, just because they harmonize so well with other people.

They may agree with opposing forces, which sometimes is good for diplomacy and working out compromise between antagonists, but the harmonizing instinct can become, in certain instances, a liability, because the Venus in Libra person may seem to have no character or no defined positions in any area and may therefore lose the respect of others who could feel betrayed.

Usually, however, Venus in Libra is just so likeable that nobody ever stays mad at her for very long because it is clear she means well and harbors no ill-will towards others.

Venus in Libra is the hostess with the mostest and her parties are beautifully presented affairs.

Mars is now waiting for Venus in the mid-degrees of Libra, where she will move closer and closer to him and passion will fill the air, culiminating finally in an exact conjunction on October 23 at 11:11 p.m. PDT at the second degree of Scorpio.

The last three weeks of October will be an extraordinarily passionate time, when love and romance will tend ultimately toward obsessiveness and the generative capacities will be in overdrive.

Such times can be wonderful or not, depending on how the energy is handled, so check out your own chart to see how these two magnetic lovers will be aspecting the planets and sensitive points in your own nativity.

(For example, if the October conjunction of Venus and Mars in the second degree of Scorpio should be not very well-aspected in your own nativity, it would be wise to make a concerted effort to avoid all forms of extremism, as well as overindulgence in sensuality and to stay away from cruel or sadistic persons.)

In short, love is in the air and will become more and more pronounced during the second and third weeks of October, as the animal magnetism of Venus and Mars gets stronger and stronger, culminating in the late evening of October 23.

Sparks will fly, so be aware of the passion in the air.