posted July 04, 2011 11:34 AM            

I have always identified strongly with my Venus in Scorpio(though at the same time paradoxically weary of its power)

But I have also felt, and how do you say, a "natural alignement" with my Sun sign.

But which is more evident in one's nature?

I have heard of people saying that your Venus is "how you love" etc. whilst your Sun desrcibes your basic temperament and unadulterated nature.

What I have found is true is about me is that I intellectually understand my Venus in Scorpio from a distant point of view, whilst when I read something on my Sun, I just laugh at how true that particular description of men is.

Some people have said that Venus is your "shadow" nature, that part of you that you reserve only for yourself and not for any other person.

Others have stressed that Venus is more about the circumstances sorrounding your birth rather than personality:

I have someopne whom has a Venus in Capricorn and when he was born , his mom had just gotten a promotion at work( pregnant and all). His mom definately has a high work ethic(Sun in Virgo).

Another one was born with under gruelling circumstances and he and his mother almost died (Venus in Scorpio).

Which one do you identify with more?

posted July 04, 2011 12:19 PM            

You may have a Mercury that understands Venus better than your Sun, or a moon that considers Venus more personal than your Solar situation.

Another good example, my Jupiter 3rd House and Chiron 1st house are both retrograde. Both planet's energies are dynamic and strong in my chart, but the retrograde energy makes them difficult for me to pinpoint in my personality. A bit frustrating considering Jupiter is my Sun's ruling planet.

One other thing to consider - I understand the sun to be your "being", the environment in which all your other planets play. It's easy to overlook one's own nature. What else do you have to compare your nature against, besides your other planets? Each planet has a function, the sun's function is being.

That's my own experience.

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posted July 04, 2011 11:45 PM            

I can be confident, forward, extremely fiery in many areas (Aries-like).. Usually this is controlled because I also have Capricorn Mars, so it's a pre-planned and controlled way of being fiery. I am definitely cardinal in the sense that I know what I want and I have a plan to get it.

posted July 05, 2011 11:00 AM            

I think I understand this part a lot.

I think that within the overall purpose of my Sun, having a Venus in Scorpio is beneficial as it means that I'll live life less superfially, live with more intensity and deeper meaning....

Even though I have a water, Pluto heavy chart, my Sag qualities are still heavily felt.

posted July 06, 2011 05:31 AM            

I like that.

Its also taken me/ is still taking me a while to acccept the sovereignity of my Sun sign, especially when it has such a "maverick" description.

I once said to someone that at times I can be cool, detached , calm and deliberate . But then at other times I can be restless, inconsitant, joking around and laughing myself silly.

posted July 06, 2011 09:30 AM            

My mother doesn't know the exact time, she keeps on saying , "it's around 3pm".

To make matters that much more disheartening.This is the time when the ascendant was on the cusp of Aries/ Taurus.