Extra Typology Vol #2 - 3. Venus Type Basics
Though the other book was superior in explantion quality, the Venusians did sorta get the short end, “lovely, understanding but a bit of a tool” & they surely can be tools if they develop the vices, but yeah... - This one aknowledges that they’re quite adult & mature in their own way though at the cost of somehow stating that this is universal, objective adulthood. The bottom line that they’re quite suited to this world stays the same tho.
Creators of Beauty; The sort of person whose home decor tends to look expensive even when it’s not (I know very much what he’s talking about)
Devote a lot of time & energy to personal style, might be super comfortable or super snappy dressers but surely know how to clothes
manage to relax in any environment & most certainly at home, might thus come off as confident, mature & grounded in an earthy kind of way
like unwinding & putting their feet up - need a personal motivation for major exertions (like, say, exercising to impress a partner or doing it togther with friends)
usually up for glossy magazines, sitting in the garden, romantic music & movies, scented baths etc.
welcomning to everything & everyone to a degree
tend to be in the still center of a group, sincerely interested in how your day was, makes you comfortable, always listens to the tiny details
may be manipulative, though I personally find this is a strong word to use here though it probably applies in extreme cases. Generally speaking they go about social interactions in indirect, subtle manners - they might ‘test’ indirectly if others like them & then turn around to become loving & submissive when the answer is “yes”. Rather than pursuing an objective, it’s all part of the social game for them & they don’t necessarily expect to “win”, they’re not very goal driven at all. Indeed, they will expect & positively respond to others using indirect approaches on them - This is a bit of an unique feature of the type that easily leads to misunderstandngs.
An emotional type just like the Jupiter type, but, in contrast to them their focus is not on specific emotions (positivity, the emotions of others etc.) but emotion in general & what their current state or the person in front of them happens to be (in that sense it sounds comparable to Jung’s original Fe description as a “series of states” though the “good listener” parts could also be a 9-fix SFP.)
As a corollary, they feel most alive when experiencing strong emotions be it from themselves or others (See every other Taylor Swift song)
enjoy physical sensation & touch and tend to have a “physical” learn by doing learning style (again possibly indicating a sensor in the mbti sense)
This can lead to the occasional bits of drama though, exit/breakup rituals can be messy & full of “Who said what” exchanges, sometimes feeling anything at all can be preferred to the absence
usually down for gossip & discussing office drama
Since they are the prime consumers of romantic songs, soap operas and the like those media tend to appeal to that pechant for drama
Talk about feelings alot & at lenght and relish sharing personal information (Think the whole Tv cliche of the girlfriend going all “We need to talk” ) - This can be great as they’ll have a natural interest in your life, but can also lead to misunderstandings & resentment if such an exchange doesn’t happen. They simply lack a concept of “none of your business” to the point that they can tend to tell you that you “should” care about something that didn’t bother you without realizing that it might come off as stubborn, meddlesome or insensitive
though they might appear & be read as rather sensuous they actually tend to be fairly faithful partners and are not necessarily ‘inviting’ attention (Indeed I know one dead ringer venusian, perhaps with some bits of lunar, who’s aroace or at least demi; She simply has all this same loyal & huggy behavior towards her family; If you remember the last book they’re usually family people)
extremly loyal friends, focussed on interpersonal relationships
will go to enormous lenght not to end a friendship or romantic partnership
Very intuitive about what others like & extremly good gift givers. (Can confirm that.)
Some of their ‘friends’ may get used to getting their way, but should keep in mind that your local Venusian likely has other friends & sometimes might be intent on pleasing them.
Intelligence tends to be filtered through feelings
Because of their comfortability with/ identification with this world & their physicality some may find the prospect of getting older daunting/ difficult
