Venus is the planet of romance, good looks, lust, luxury, sophistication, popularity, creativity, sexual organs, reproductive capability, religious piety, longevity (Saturn usually controls longevity, but Venus can also bestow longevity upon the native).
In fact, Venus is the planet of all material pleasures. A person may earn a lot of wealth through the blessings of any planet, but if his/her Venus is not supportive, he/she will never get the chance or interest to enjoy the same.
Additionally, Venus is an incredibly resilient planet, because it does not get ‘afflicted’ as such by malefic planets like Saturn, Mars, Rahu, and Ketu. This is because Saturn, Rahu, and Ketu consider Venus to be their good friends, so their conjunctions do not affect the planet. Mars, on the other hand, may not consider Venus to be His friend, but their conjunction usually does not prevent Venus from delivering His benefits and blessings to the individual. However, the planet that is influencing Venus may cause its own negative effects. For example, when Venus is conjunct with Rahu in the first house, the person may suffer from diseases or issues of their reproductive organs, but they will still not lose their appeal in front of the opposite gender and may even find someone who will try to fund their treatment regarding the same – such is the power of the Great Preceptor, Shukracharya, the Vedic lord of Venus.
Venus in the first house or the ascendant house blesses the person with considerable qualities and happiness. He/she will be very good looking and nearly always have the opposite gender going crazy for him/her; such individuals have well-built bodies and they also take excellent care of their physiques.
The only issue is that individuals with Venus in their first house will end up being ‘associated’ with many people of the opposite gender, and here, being associated also means engaging in sexual pleasures though not necessarily.
Additionally, natives of Venus in their first house will always find a way to enjoy the finer things in life, whether that be expensive clothes, fine food, branded products, an overall excellent quality of lifestyle – they may or may not make a lot of money, but they will mostly have someone who will be splurging money on them (once again, this goes back to the association of the person with multiple parties of the opposite gender).
However, this does not mean Venus is without its downsides if it is placed in the ascendant house or first house of the chart for the person. Such people care about their beauty a bit too much and will do anything it takes to maintain their looks. Depending on their actions, they may be very well sought after by the opposite gender, but the opposite gender will mostly just want to engage in physical or carnal activities with them and as such, they will not respect them.
Venusians will have many admirers, but few, or if any, trustworthy friends or close aides. This is because Venus gives fame to the native, but fame itself is shallow and when things turn bad for them, they will not have many people to support them.
Another issue with Venus being in the first house is that those people will likely crave validation from external sources. However, this may not be the case if their Moon is strongly placed. Also, such people want and crave luxury and may sometimes not hesitate to consider the less respected paths to achieve them.
However, they will receive plenty of love throughout their lives from their partners even if they do pretty much nothing to reciprocate it.
When unafflicted or in the absence of Rahu, Ketu, or Saturn, Venus provides excellent quality of life to the native. This involves receiving physical pleasures from the opposite gender as well as materialistic pleasures through expensive products and gifts, mostly made available by their admirers of the opposite gender as well.
Such individuals are likely to be born into a rich family which ensures that they have no shortage of any luxury whatsoever. The benefic effects are even pushed further when Venus is conjuncted by another benefic planet such as the Moon or Jupiter or even Mercury.
Some considerations to note here are:
- Venus in its own sign (Taurus) – Taurus Venusians prefer stability in their material assets and quality of life over all; they are very grounded and set in their ways and Venus here does give material abundance to the person. He/she will also have excellent wealth, very good reproductive or sexual health, and considerable popularity among the opposite gender; Venus here will also give the person an excellent lifestyle. Venus in Taurus gives a person a happier domestic life.
- Venus in its own sign (Libra) – Libran Venusians are somewhat more diplomatic and professional than their Taurus counterparts. Taurus Venusians are more homely and comfort-loving as opposed to the Libra Venusians who are more professional, diplomatic, and business-minded. When Venus is positioned in His own sign of Libra, the person gets immense wealth, fame, popularity, and even good health on the account of his/her own hard work. Venus in Libra gives more wealth and fame through professional pursuits as opposed to domestic life.
- Venus in exaltation (Pisces) – Venus gives a lean body or physique here along with longevity as well, though the person may be emotional since Pisces is an overall emotional sign. However, it must be noted that Venus gives better results when it is in its own signs (Libra or Taurus) as opposed to when it is in its exaltation. The person will, however, enjoy wealth and a luxurious lifestyle, regardless.
- Venus aspected by benefics – the benefic qualities of Venus are increased even further; the person would also adopt the benefits of the other planet which aspects them. If Venus is aspected by Jupiter, some of the attraction of Venus towards the opposite gender is replaced with their desire and interest for gaining knowledge and wisdom, which is good.
- Venus aspected by malefics – the only malefic that could affect Venus considerably is Rahu, so if Rahu’s aspects come upon Venus, then the person’s craze for the opposite gender may increase significantly; they may also develop diseases related to their reproductive organs.
- Venus conjunct Sun – this causes the person’s interest in the opposite gender to grow tremendously; the authority and attention-loving nature of Sun is further complemented by the nature of Venus to try and woo the opposite gender.
Aside from this, Venus when conjunct with benefic planets will give their good effects as well.