The Lights and Planets
that person (Self) really cares about, all we need to do is
study the planet Venus in that chart, for this will be the
key. Venus has to do with love and with how one
appreciates things—anything. It also shows our sense
of values, how we value, appraise and measure
whatever life offers us. Venus has to do with
possessions, because it is about how we possess
things; it also points to what we value, love and care
about. And, this love or care is not something out there,
but rather something in here—within us. Venus is an
inner planet. When we say someone is venal, we are
talking about Venus.
The Key to Venus is Mercury
The planet just inside the orbit of Venus is Mercury, and
Mercury is thus the key to Venus in a chart. The planet
Mercury has to do with the mind and with awareness, in
particular with mental awareness, and thus with
thoughts and ideas as well as how those thoughts and