Love & Relationships
Venus in Libra is drawn to charm and fairness. Somebody pleasant to be in a room with, and Mars in Gemini goes after it by talking. Flirtation is verbal and it is most of the pursuit. The two signs are four signs apart, which is what decides whether the wanting and the chasing agree.
Venus is the placement that answers what attracts you and how you show affection, and it is a far better guide to somebody's love life than their Sun sign. With Venus in Libra you are drawn to charm and fairness. Somebody pleasant to be in a room with.
You show affection by accommodating, by making things nice, by meeting halfway first. What you need in order to feel loved is to be met halfway back, which does not always happen, and the thing that reliably puts you off is rudeness, and anybody who enjoys an argument. That last one is worth knowing, because the turn-off is usually more consistent across a lifetime than the attraction.
Mars is the other half: how you pursue, how you argue, and what you want physically. With Mars in Gemini you chase by talking. Flirtation is verbal and it is most of the pursuit.
You fight with arguments, in both senses, and you usually win and it rarely helps. What you want is variety, and being kept interested. And the way it gets stuck is talking about it instead of doing anything, which is the specific failure mode of this Mars and the thing most worth watching for in yourself.
Libra and Gemini are four signs apart, which is 120 degrees apart, a trine. This is the part that makes the combination more than two separate placements, and it is the part almost every page about Venus and Mars leaves out.
Same element, which makes this the smoothest of the combinations. The attraction and the pursuit are made of the same material and reinforce each other, so romance tends to feel natural rather than effortful.
The cost attached: no pressure to develop. A trine does not make you work at anything, which is comfortable and leaves a gap where the skill would have been.
| Venus in Libra | Mars in Gemini | |
|---|---|---|
| What it covers | What attracts you | How you pursue it |
| Element | Air | Air |
| Mode | Cardinal | Mutable |
| Ruled by | Venus | Mercury |
| At its best | By accommodating, by making things nice, by meeting halfway first | By talking. Flirtation is verbal and it is most of the pursuit |
| Where it goes wrong | Rudeness, and anybody who enjoys an argument puts you off | Talking about it instead of doing anything |
Both signs are Air, which is the simplest version of this: the wanting and the chasing are made of the same material and they do not argue with each other.
In practice: somebody drawn to charm and fairness. Somebody pleasant to be in a room with, who pursues by talking. Flirtation is verbal and it is most of the pursuit. Because the two work together, what you want and what you do about it tend to point the same way, and people generally find you readable.
The argument version is worth thinking about separately. You fight with arguments, in both senses, and you usually win and it rarely helps, and you need to be met halfway back, which does not always happen. Those are compatible, which means conflict in your relationships tends to resolve rather than accumulate.
Venus in Libra in full and Mars in Gemini in full cover each placement on its own. Venus trine Mars covers the aspect itself, for anybody whose Venus and Mars are close enough in degree for it to count properly rather than merely being that many signs apart.
Which houses these two fall in is the part that makes it personal, and that needs a birth time. Here is how to find yours.
Drawn to charm and fairness. Somebody pleasant to be in a room with, pursuing by talking. Flirtation is verbal and it is most of the pursuit. The two signs are four signs apart, so the attraction and the pursuit work with each other.
To be met halfway back, which does not always happen. It is put off by rudeness, and anybody who enjoys an argument.
With arguments, in both senses, and you usually win and it rarely helps.
Neither good nor bad. An easy angle makes you consistent, which is not the same as being well matched with any particular person.
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Love & RelationshipsVenus in Gemini is drawn to a mind. Somebody who is interesting to talk to at two in the morning, and Mars in Libra goes after it charmingly, and with a strong preference for being pursued back. The two signs are four signs apart, which is what decides whether the wanting and the chasing agree.
Love & RelationshipsVenus in Gemini is drawn to a mind. Somebody who is interesting to talk to at two in the morning, and Mars in Aquarius goes after it unconventionally, and often by becoming friends first for a long time. The two signs are four signs apart, which is what decides whether the wanting and the chasing agree.
Love & RelationshipsVenus in Libra is drawn to charm and fairness. Somebody pleasant to be in a room with, and Mars in Aquarius goes after it unconventionally, and often by becoming friends first for a long time. The two signs are four signs apart, which is what decides whether the wanting and the chasing agree.
Moon SignsGemini Sun aims to understand things, and to be the person who can explain them; Libra Moon needs the atmosphere to be alright, and somebody to think it through with. The two signs are four signs apart, which is what decides whether those two agree, and it also tells you the lunar phase you were born under.
Moon SignsGemini Sun aims to understand things, and to be the person who can explain them; Aquarius Moon needs room, and not to have your feelings interpreted for you. The two signs are four signs apart, which is what decides whether those two agree, and it also tells you the lunar phase you were born under.
Moon SignsLibra Sun aims to be fair, and to make things work between people; Gemini Moon needs to talk it through, out loud, before knowing what you think. The two signs are four signs apart, which is what decides whether those two agree, and it also tells you the lunar phase you were born under.