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The Venusian Holy Kiss of Paul

The words of Paul, when he writes, “Greet one another with a holy kiss,” do more than instruct civility. The Spirit does not dwell in isolation. It circulates through contact.

Paul’s Greek word is φίλημα ἅγιον (philēma hagion), a “holy kiss”, from philein, to love, to greet. The Latin osculum means a small mouth, a diminutive of os. The mouth, where the Word takes shape, is the site of mutual recognition. The early Church received this instruction with gravity. The osculum pacis, the kiss of peace, preceded the Eucharist. The unbaptised could not partake in it, as it marked entry into the living Body. Through the touch of lips, the believers affirmed that they were animated by one breath, the pneuma hagion. Kissing in the Spirit means that the Divine does not hover above the world, as it moves through lungs, saliva, and skin.

In the zodiacal body, Taurus reigns over the mouth, the throat, the voice, and the neck. It is fixed earth, terra firma, the region where Spirit coagulates. The first sign, Aries, ignites movement and then Taurus stabilises it. The tongue presses against the palate and sound is born. In this act, matter and Spirit intertwine with quiet splendour.

The regent of Taurus is Venus and, in this sign, she manifests her most tangible power. She governs the arts of taste, speech, and sensual pleasure. She teaches the Spirit to dwell within the senses without drowning in them. Her temple is the human mouth, where desire and word meet. When Venus is pure, the mouth blesses, the voice heals, the kiss sanctifies. When Venus falls, the same instruments serve appetite alone. The distinction is subtle but decisive.

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