Venus in Scorpio ♏︎ in the Natal Chart
Colors: Black, Hot Pink, Red
Artistic Skill: Sculpting
A Venus in Scorpio in the natal chart placement gives the native an attraction for the obscure and the hidden. You will have natural tendency towards horror, gothic, and darker tastes. Venus in Scorpio is very passionate in love.
Likes: As a Venus in Scorpio individual you will have a tendency to get into activities such as tarot, astrology, witchcraft, and spirit communication. Your connection with the other side comes quite easily to you with this placement. Venus in Scorpio individuals often like spending money, investigating mysteries, and escapist activities. You enjoy online fantasy games and playing around with your identity.
Dislikes: A Venus in Scorpio individual will typically dislike people to depend on them. They value self-reliance and will expect this of the people in their lives. In general, you will dislike when people are just happy go lucky as you prefer to experience both positive and negative emotions.
Romance: When in love a Venus in Scorpio individual is very committed and loyal. You see relationships as a great test of your character. In love you are very generous giving everything you have over to the relationship. There is a tendency to be possessive of your lovers.
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.