later tonight Venus is moving out of Sagittarius and into Capricorn. We can tell a lot about how people of the past thought about love and desire by examining what they wrote about Venus
8th c Mashallah says Venus in Capricorn loves things that are old and endure
8th c Mashallah says Venus in Capricorn loves things that are old and endure
Abu Maβshar says Venus in Capricorn brings passions swiftly but with endurance
al Rijal says Venus in Capricorn is a love of things run down and discarded and will have few or no children
al Rijal says Venus in Capricorn is a love of things run down and discarded and will have few or no children
Sahl writes Venus in Capricorn is a love of difference and that love and marriage will be from a different social class and age and it shall be a source of slander or scandal from others
He indicates delays in love but great desire and lust
He indicates delays in love but great desire and lust
All seem to indicate the Saturnian bent of Venus in Capricorn values difference; while medievals indicated social class & age, in modern terms it can be class, race, gender differences which are valued
interesting how they understood Venus in Capricorn as outside societal norms
interesting how they understood Venus in Capricorn as outside societal norms
In other words Venus in Capricorn finds value in things and people society does not.
Of course Venus has triplicity and term rulership in Capricorn so it makes sense
Of course Venus has triplicity and term rulership in Capricorn so it makes sense
In Capricorn, Venus is the love of old things, ruins, and stones; sees the value of age and wisdom. Rather than discard that which is old, or view aging as ugly, Venus in Capricorn sees the beauty in it
Reading what people wrote about Venus in medieval treatises can be revealing about their thoughts on love, desire, and beauty.
I think perhaps some medieval people had a deeper appreciation of things we discard or shy away from today and perhaps an appreciation of difference
I think perhaps some medieval people had a deeper appreciation of things we discard or shy away from today and perhaps an appreciation of difference
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