Venus is the planet of attraction — what you love, how you love, and what you believe you deserve. Wherever Venus falls in your chart, there is a pull toward beauty, comfort, and connection. Venus is not passive; it actively draws what it values toward itself, magnetizing rather than pursuing. Ruling both Taurus and Libra, and the second and seventh houses, Venus operates in two complementary domains. In Taurus and the second house, Venus governs material pleasure — sensory experience, money, possessions, and the physical enjoyment of the body. In Libra and the seventh house, Venus governs partnership — the desire for harmony, fairness, aesthetic, and the civilizing influence of relationship. Venus is also the planet of aesthetics and artistic taste. A strong Venus in the chart often marks people of exceptional visual sensibility, whether they express it through fashion, interior design, painting, music, or the lived art of hosting beautiful gatherings. Venus retrograde (roughly every 18 months) is a time when past relationships resurface, aesthetic values shift, and people reconsider what — and who — they truly value.