Venus-Mars

Venus-Mars combines Venus’ association with harmony, beauty, pleasure and women with Mars’ association with war, competition, assertiveness, bravery, and men.

Ways in which this combination can show up in life include, but are not limited to, the rugged and invigorating (Mars) pleasure, sensuality, and art (Venus), a love (Venus) of friction and arguments (Mars) in love and friendship (Venus), being in accord (Venus) in that we are in disagreement (Mars), and dancing and performance as the active (Mars) art (Venus).

Below are examples of famous people born with this combination in their natal charts (natal chart is another word for astrological birth chart, or pictographic representation of the sky when they were born). When we witness how this combination shows up in the lives of others, we can become more self-aware of how this combination shows up in our own lives. The more we are conscious of the ways astrological alignments (otherwise known as “aspects”) show up in our lives, the more the archetypal tensions involved can become integrated in our lives, thus revealing inherent strengths to us.

Please note that the tension of this archetypal combination, as illustrated in the lives and creations of the famous people in the examples below, may be demonstrated in ways that are more integrated or less integrated.

  • The Venus-Mars combination in the chart of Demi Lovato can be seen in her video for her song “Confidence.” Demi Lovato plays a character in violent conflict  (Mars) with another woman (Venus).  The women then join together in harmony (Venus) to attack (Mars) the real enemy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwLRQn61oUY

 

 

 

  • The Venus-Mars combination in the chart of author D.H. Lawrence can be seen in his novel “Lady Chatterley’s Lover,” a book with themes of bravery (Mars) in pleasure (Venus) and conflict (Mars) in love (Venus). The publication of the book itself brought about major controversy (Mars) in England because of its assertive (Mars) portrayal of sexual pleasure (Venus).

 

  • The tendency for the Venus-Mars combination to show up as the intermingling of love (Venus) and conflict (Mars), can easily be seen in the music of Pat Benatar, whose hits include, “Hit Me with Your Best Shot,” “Love is a Battlefield,” and “Heartbreaker.” The tendency for the Venus-Mars combination to show up as the brave (Mars) artist (Venus) can be seen in her stage presence in front of a roaring crowd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JRgHol94Xc

  • The Mars archetype points toward action, assertion, “get up and go,” and athletics on one end of its spectrum, and anger, aggression, violence and war on the other end of its spectrum. Because of her tendency to be associated with beauty, Venus is associated with the artist. Because Mars relates to assertiveness and the warrior, his archetype is associated with bravery. When Mars and Venus combine in a chart we often see the artist who is brave and even athletic. Actors, dancers and performing artists who perform bravely before audiences often have this combination in their charts. Artists such as Rosie Perez, Tom Cruise, Olivia Newton-John, Woody Allen, Chaka Khan, Tom Hanks, and Bruce Lee exemplify this.

  • The Venus-Mars combination is often associated with the art (Venus) that is active and physical (Mars), and thus is associated with the performing arts. This quality of the combination can be seen in the life of Eartha Kitt, born with this combination in her natal chart, who was a singer, as well as a dancer, cabaret performer, and theatre and film actress.