Venus in Aquarius – Eccentrics in Love with Freedom

Venus, the planet bestowing happiness in love, creativity, and the enjoyment of earthly pleasures, reveals how fully a woman is able to express herself in relationships with her spouse, friends, mother, and daughter. Knowing its position in a man’s chart, one can understand what type of beloved most excites his imagination.

Venus in Aquarius grants a love of freedom and a fascination with the unusual, the extravagant, and the mysterious. A native with this placement falls in love with exceptional and brilliant individuals when Venus is well-aspected, or with bizarre outsiders when the planet is afflicted—truly believing them to be unique and one of a kind. An entire generation of hippies carried Venus in Aquarius, which shaped their core principles: love instead of violence, freedom of feeling, and self-expression.

Psychological Profile Features

An enthusiastic zest for life and an inspired sense of unity with the great creative currents of the universe turn the native into an artistic innovator in any field. Under Uranian influence, accepted social norms for behavior in relationships and work are cast aside, giving way to new, shocking forms that are ahead of their time in boldness.

In its calmer expression, Venus in Aquarius brings freedom-loving creativity that the native will not sacrifice, even for the sake of the most passionate love or a lucrative partnership. They enjoy money when it’s available, and rejoice in their independence from it when it’s not. These strange and eccentric personalities may be hard to understand, but they are easygoing in communication. It’s important to keep their key psychological traits in mind:

• emotional detachment and lofty ideals lead to seeing love as friendship and partnership, with no restriction on self-expression for either party;
• good-natured, refined, and intellectually advanced, thanks to an open connection to the information field of the universe;
• inspired by erudition, originality, and wit—not by classic beauty or sex appeal;
• aesthetes with a sharp sense of harmony, instantly spotting the beauty in the structure of music, architecture, mathematical and chemical formulas, capable of building systems from a multitude of details;
• romantic and idealistic, seeking unusual and elevated relationships, which can lead to utopianism or celibacy, or to choosing a partner with a rare profession, unconventional appearance, or foreign citizenship;
• tend to practice open relationships or “living apart together” marriages, but unlike Venus in Gemini, they tend to be faithful to one partner;
• success comes through social work, patronage, and the favor of influential women;
• a mystical worldview, interest in astrology, magic, and energy healing, as much as in science.

Despite their outward gentleness and affability, a Venus in Aquarius native cannot be forced to do anything they dislike. Children with this placement make friends easily and do well in school—as long as they’re interested. They can devour serious books on history, archaeology, and space exploration, yet flunk dull subjects. It’s important to develop their sense of responsibility and practicality.

Venus in Women and Men

Winning the heart of a woman with Venus in Aquarius completely is impossible. She is like a cat, walking paths known only to her, returning to those who know how to surprise her and stir her imagination with eccentric behavior. At the same time, she idealizes her partner’s uniqueness and expects a special, elevated approach within a bohemian lifestyle—something that is rarely attainable and often leads to disappointment.

With the Sun in Capricorn or Virgo, a woman with Venus in Aquarius may think she wants marriage, but over time finds herself irritated by the restrictions on her freedom, which leads to conflict and quarrels in the family. She needs her own circle of interests, a personal income to ensure her independence, and constant communication with interesting people. This is best provided by a creative, vibrant, and liberally minded partner with Mars in Aquarius, Gemini, or Sagittarius.

The dream woman for a man with Venus in Aquarius is extravagant, bright, and completely unlike anyone else—free from prejudice, intelligent, and mysterious. A woman with an unusual, even quirky, appearance, style, or field of activity will immediately catch his eye. This could be a Venus in Aquarius, Scorpio, or Aries.

He is like the wind, slipping through your fingers if you try to hold on: he cannot stand frequent calls to check on him, jealousy, excessive emotional attachment, or demands for constant proof of love. Equality and respect in relationships that resemble friendship—but with an active sex life—and the right to secrets, fantasies, and personal space define his view of love and marriage.

Key Aspects with Other Planets

The primary ruler of Aquarius is Uranus. A harmonious aspect between Venus and Uranus gives the native charisma and magnetism, the ability to stand out from the crowd, astonish others with ingenious inventions, create new trends in fashion, music, and poetry, shine on stage and screen, create unique works of art, and make scientific discoveries.

Relationships will be with an extraordinary, perhaps famous, partner—especially if there is a conjunction with the Sun; but under challenging configurations, the partner may be unusual in a negative way (mentally unstable or with a disability). A positive aspect between Venus and the secondary ruler, Saturn, grounds Aquarius’s eccentricity, making the native calmer and more balanced, but also brings melancholy, introversion, and disappointment in people. Harmonious aspects with the Moon, Neptune, and Chiron contribute to happiness in love and creativity.

Additional Description

A person born with Venus in Aquarius in the natal chart expresses affection in an open, unconventional, and uniquely personal way. Participating in social activities that bring people together is very typical for them. They usually have a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Because you place such a high value on friendship, you may feel more comfortable as a friend than as a lover. One thing is certain: you have a strong aversion to possessive or clingy relationships. You want to be free to do what you want, with whomever you want.

Aquarians born with Venus seek an intellectual or spiritual connection with their partner, and may even prefer this over a strong intimate or emotional bond. You need a partner who gives you freedom, allows you to be yourself, and is not overly emotionally demanding.

You are charming, cheerful, and original, yet also cool, calm, and detached. This detachment is beneficial for you, since you rarely seek to possess people or things. You tend to filter your feelings through your mind, giving them an intellectual quality. You need to learn warmth and empathy.  ✓