Venus/Saturn

Venus/Saturn combines the pleasure, love, attraction, and artistry of the Venus archetype with the labor, reserve, maturity, and limitations associated with the Saturn archetype:

The Venus/Saturn combination in the chart and life of Actor Javier Bardem can be seen in his tendency to combine work (Saturn) and love (Venus) by working on several movies with his wife, actress Penelope Cruz. Here is a scene in which they are working together exploring themes of separation (Saturn) and trust (Saturn) and love (Venus): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTqtWm_DTKk

The Venus/Saturn combination poses a saturnian restriction on beauty (Venus) while at the same time lending a sort of beautiful solemnity to those born with this combination. For this reason the Venus/Saturn combination is commonly associated with women who have short hair or who have shaved their heads. Examples of this include Sinead O’connor, Annie Lennox, and Brianne Hildebrand.

Rockstar Joan Jett reflects the tension between love (Venus) and judgment (Saturn) that is sometimes present in the Venus/Saturn combination via her song “I Hate Myself for Loving You.” Simultaneously she reflects the stately and reserved (Saturn) beauty (Venus) associated with this combination in her natal chart via her beautiful (Venus) yet restrained and authoritative (Saturn) stance in the music video for the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpNw7jYkbVc

Artists born with the Venus/Saturn combination often have an ability to convey through their art a truly poignant feeling of loss, longing and heartbreak. Examples of this include Russel Crowe, born with the Venus/Saturn combination, who’s character in “The Gladiator” experienced the loss of his wife and son: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIPPWcgu3Mw . Another example of this is Sinead O’Connor, born with the Venus/Saturn combination in her natal chart, who performed powerful songs on the theme of longing and heartbreak, such as “Troy,” “Jackie,” and “Just Like You Said it Would Be.” The positive manifestation of this combination can be experienced in her song “Nothing Compares to You,” in which heartbreak leads to a realization of what she truly (Saturn) values (Venus).

The challenging side of the Venus/Saturn combination can be seen in the song “Never No Time to Play” by the rapper Guru who was born with the Venus/Saturn combination in his birth chart. In the song the lyrics proclaim that Guru has “never no time to play.” He has to work hard (Saturn) all the time and never has time to enjoy (Venus) life. At the same time the song is actually a testament that hard work (Saturn) can create beautiful art (Venus) because the song itself is a work (Saturn) of beauty (Venus): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2DtCC4NQJ0

For a comedic take on this combination which can at times be reflected as a heavy (Saturn) heart (Venus), check out comedian Kristen Wiig, who was born with this combination in her birth chart, as she portrays a character who is a vision of Venusian beauty until a Saturnian reality check sets in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZFSQrfR3qU

The Venus/Saturn combination in the natal chart of actress Jennifer Connolly can be seen in the way she portrays the older (Saturn) love interest (Venus) in the movie Top Gun: Maverick. In the movie she demonstrates a steely and stately (Saturn) beauty (Venus) that is demonstrative of this combination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE1nwKyZjAU