So yeah. You can keep your thigh gap and hip bones and collar bones. You can keep your Ozempic and sad little caloric deficit meals. Just stop calling it Venusian!

Venus rules SWEETS. Venus rules PLEASURE.

No, it’s not Jovian indulgence. But it’s also not Mercurial androgyny and sprite-like features. It’s certainly not Saturnian restriction, angles and flatness. And it’s not the muscular and toned Martians.

Venus is soft, luscious, feminine curves. Venus is mindful pleasure. Venus is experiencing the pleasures that Earth offers us without any guilt or shame. Venus thrives in abundance, not restriction.

And I’m sorry (no I’m not) but Venus certainly would not have bleached her hair or worn polyester leggings and a crop top.

gemini and virgo moon/mercury/asc, mercury doms, prominent mercury conjs/opps, aquarius moon/mercury/asc, 3rd/6th/11th house stelliums.

mercurial waves

**THIS IS MY OPINION/HUNCH

Mercury is super important in the chart! If you ever find yourself wondering why someone doesn't act like their sun sign, Mercury is one place we can look to answer why.

Mercury is the King's messenger. The King being the Sun in the case. No matter how we present and how our energy radiates, the Sun is going to express itself in a particular way and that expression will likely come through your Mercury. How do you articulate yourself and express the wonderful machinations of your own mind? Where is Mercury located? Is it subdued and subtle in the 12th house? Fiery and noticeable in the 1st house? Diplomatic and bubbly in the 7th house?

The mind is where our souls sit. In Vedic Astrology, Moon holds more prevalence as it is the realm of our minds and it is our mind that creates our reality. We are constantly projecting ourselves into reality and shaping our own dream.

Mercury comes in as the actual tool that designs the dream. It is the manifestation of our will! Think the King who sends their messenger far and wide throughout the village to spread his praises! Or the messenger who takes a long voyage to warn another country of danger. Very little can actually get done without Mercury. The Sun must remain fixed in his position (even moreso if you're a fixed Sun!) and so Mercury must do the footwork. Mercury must act. Our words are weapons and so are our actions.

So if you struggle to feel at home with your Sun sign, to truly express who it is you truly are, look to your Mercury! Perhaps there are secrets lying within the house it resides or the aspects it makes.

Until next time <3