Venus in Leo ♌︎ in the Natal Chart
Colors: Gold, Orange, Yellow
Artistic Skill: Fashion Design
Venus in Leo in the natal chart brings an inspiring and dazzling vibe to the individual. Your self expression will be forefront in everything that you do. This is a very artistic placement giving you natural abilities in any art form you feel drawn towards.
Likes: Venus in Leo individual’s typically like parties, traveling, socializing, and performance. You enjoy activities in which you can shine in order to demonstrate your skills and abilities. This placement indicates a love of fashion, design, acting, drama, and public speaking. Venus in Leo individuals typically make for very good sales people.
Dislikes: As a Venus in Leo individual you often dislike routine. You are not fond of conventional and traditional forms of dressing or styling yourself. There is a rebellious streak in you that typically comes out against anything you do not like.
Romance: A Venus in Leo individual in love is highly romantic. You have a taste for the finer things and truly enjoy experiencing everything life has to offer. This placement tends to influence you to be a very generous lover. You want to make sure your partner is pleased being with you as long as they give pleasure in return!
8th House
Keywords: The keywords associated with the 8th house include death, transformation, secrets, mystery, macabre, shared finances or resources, legacies, taxes, owed money, uncovered trauma, healing, and psychology.
Succedent House Type: A Succedent house type is ruled by a fixed sign. Scorpio is the fixed water sign ruling the 8th house.
The meaning of the 8th house has evolved significantly over time. Traditionally this house was associated with taxes, legacies, and shared resources. It is believed that due to its associations with legacies and inheritance this has contributed to the modern 8th house associations with death. Beyond the literal definition of death, it can also represent transformation, cycles of life, and major life endings/beginnings.
The perspective of the 8th house is broad and psychologically based in most modern astrological interpretations. It symbolizes how you relate to others on a deeply emotional level. This house is associated with secrets but also shared resources and taxes.
Trying to relate all of these themes together is what gives the 8th house is intense mystery. When you are working in the 8th house you are often working through some kind of emotional trauma. How you relate to the life, death, and sharing your experiences and resources with another are all 8th house endeavors.