Venus – Mars Quincunx – A Powder Keg

A quincunx creates tension in a person’s life and, at the same time, a desire to achieve success in the areas where the planets forming it are placed. However, in order to do this, the person must overcome feelings of guilt and insecurity, which may sometimes come from past incarnations, since this aspect is also karmic. This is why recurring situations arise: through them, a conscious person understands exactly where gaps need to be worked through, both emotionally and literally, through action.

Without harmonization, the Venus – Mars quincunx resembles the square between these planets in its effect on life, although it manifests more weakly. The person is prone to emotional sado-masochism, which most often results in codependent relationships where they alternate between the roles of victim, rescuer, and aggressor. This is especially difficult for natives with T-squares and oppositions of personal planets in the horoscope, because in such cases the quincunx becomes stronger. If there are many trines, its influence is softened, or it becomes easier to break out of codependency.

Character and Health with the Mars – Venus Quincunx

The native suffers from a sense of inferiority and tries to compensate for it through external success. However, if Mars is in water or air signs, the person more often dreams of fame than actually takes action, justifying passivity by saying that the time is not right or that they are not ready. The native with the Venus – Mars quincunx quickly gives up after failure, and criticism completely throws them off balance. They lack optimism and inspiration, unless they are protected by a strong Sun and Mercury.

This aspect constantly confronts the person with circumstances in which it is necessary to oppose evil, but few understand that this struggle should not take place through shouting, fights, or protests, but on a much higher level. The native needs to learn to influence the surrounding world by raising the level of their energetic vibration. Then, in their presence, quarrels and conflicts will subside on their own.

First of all, the native with the Venus – Mars quincunx needs to deal with the inner conflict. Men and women alike experience a burning desire for approval and admiration, preferably from the opposite sex.

At work, they strive to stand out and sometimes walk over competitors, not hesitating to use any means. Only at a higher level of development do they follow principles of nobility. This happens because of a deep-seated sense of self-disregard, of which they are not consciously aware, while they perceive colleagues and superiors as more significant figures. From this comes strong envy and the desire to surpass rivals at any cost, even though, in essence, these people are not actually rivals.

A native of any gender is quick-tempered, but with a weak Mars they are afraid to express emotions fully. From the psychosomatic point of view, this can lead to problems with the liver and kidneys and may provoke inflammatory diseases, including appendicitis.

Venus – Mars Quincunx, Personal Life, and Synastry

This aspect gives the native passion and physical attractiveness, but these qualities are not as noticeable as they would be, for example, in trines and sextiles involving the same planets. The native with the Venus – Mars quincunx blossoms only in relationships that touch them emotionally. Unfortunately, most often these are connections based on the classic Karpman drama triangle: victim – rescuer – aggressor, where the native plays one of the roles or moves from one state into the next.

Much depends on the conditions in which the person grew up and the emotional atmosphere in the family. This can be seen through the position of the Moon, which will help determine the “favorite” role in unhealthy relationships and make it possible to leave it by working with a psychologist.

It should not be forgotten that the Venus – Mars quincunx is karmic, and this quality manifests specifically in personal relationships. This means the native will always face problems and misunderstandings in both romantic and business connections, but the distinctive feature of this aspect is that what happens is not fatal or irreversible.

A person of any gender is capable of breaking out of the closed circle of painful and unhealthy relationships by beginning to work through the personal planets: not only Mars and Venus, but also the Moon, and if problems arise at work, then the Sun and Mercury as well.

How to Work Through the Venus – Mars Quincunx

If this aspect is worked through, the person is promised a series of bright and memorable infatuations, many admirers, and the ability to choose the most suitable life partner from among them. To achieve this, the native needs to learn to acknowledge their emotions and manage them, because at a low level of development the opposite happens: impulsive reactions and an inability to control oneself arise, which in turn creates many problems and conflicts with other people.

Working through the Venus – Mars quincunx requires giving up excessive expectations of other people and, most importantly, the native’s own fantasies about what others supposedly demand from them. The person thinks they must be somehow special, nothing less than a superstar, in order to be accepted and loved. On the one hand, this is good, because it motivates them to do a great deal for self-realization. On the other hand, it resembles a race toward a disappearing horizon, because first the native needs to love themselves with all their flaws, and only then focus on their plans. The main thing is not to compare themselves with others.

If the native chooses a profession connected with creativity, publicity, and commerce, then the Venus – Mars quincunx can also be worked through well in parallel, provided everything described above is followed.  ✓