Astrologically speaking, whenever Venus and Mars are involved, themes of the archetypal feminine and masculine rise to the surface. It’s to be emphasized that the feminine and masculine are general principles rather than gender specific.
We could say that the masculine is the driving and asserting part of us while the feminine is the yielding, flowing and collaborating one.
With this Sun-ruled combination of Venus and Mars in Leo, we automatically veer into the lane which concerns itself with gaining a sense of validation and specialness in one’s relationships as well as devising a fruitful strategy for applying one’s energy into the world in a manner which promises an opportunity for heightened creative self-expression.
One of the questions that emerges from this Venus & Mars combination is:
How can I align my personal values and relationships with my need to assert myself creatively and apply those gifts to my worldly pursuits?
One of the traps or dysfunctions of this combination can be the failure to make the distinction between when one is being and “performing.”
Where ‘being’ is a natural state the act of ‘performing’ suggests a need to be “on” for whomever or whatever is in question, whether it’s an intimate partner, family member or boss. In having this combination, one must be careful about using the reaction of others (whether positive or negative) as a barometer for one’s own worth or self-esteem.
If this is carried too far, there’s the danger of continuously seeking out the company of those who simply “make you feel good” about yourself without questioning what other redeeming value they have in your life.
Furthermore, one must avoid being overly invested in gaining and maintaining the admiration of others or allowing the concerns surrounding if people “like what they see” to debilitate one’s creative juices or risk-taking capacity.
If navigated successfully, the sheer solar energy can help carry your efforts forward in a fashion where you don’t have to continuously ask others: “how does this light make me look.?”
The fact that this combination, and all of the potentials included, is your birthright matters more than anything that anyone else would have to say about it.
If you have Venus in Leo and Mars in Leo in your birth chart, your theme song is “In The Sun” by Large Professor featuring Q-TIP. You can listen right here:
Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels
