Black Hole Venus: Love Crazy or Crazy Love?
Do you have trouble with frequent romantic turnover or establishing lasting relationships? Do lovers appear and disappear unexpectedly? Do you invest way too much of yourself in your partner, and then find yourself abandoned and alone?
If so, the problem might be Black Hole Venus. When the planet of love and romance comes face to face with these deep space behemoths that signal sudden, disruptive change, alteration of life circumstances and energy drain are possible—and much of it is less than appealing.
So what are Black Holes? Briefly, they’re collapsed stars whose gravity is so great, not even light can escape them, hence the name. They dominate their region of space, sucking in all the nearby matter, and can have a deleterious, energy-sapping effect on whatever they touch.
Which isn’t to say they can’t be fun, too. The thrill of the romantic chase, the tingle of ecstasy as flesh meets flesh, that first headlong rush of emotion and libido when the intoxication of infatuation hits us? That’s Black Hole Venus, too, that sense that we are being pulled inexorably, almost against our will, into something we know is not going to end well, but which we just can’t resist.
With Venus linked to a Black Hole, long-term relationships may be difficult to achieve, or when they do manifest, they may prove to be ongoing sources of energy drain and require a great deal of attention to maintain. Individuals with this link tend to form multiple unions; many relationships are short-term, volatile and unstable, and Black Hole Venus folks tend to form attachments quickly, almost unguardedly. The life history may be fraught with unsuccessful love affairs, unrequited love, love gone wrong. There may also be frequent “dry periods” where there may be no romantic involvement at all. Infidelity can be an issue, with either these individuals or their partners embarking upon hidden romances.
Frequent misunderstandings, disagreements or impassioned conflict are common, and turmoil and unexpected upset in relationship can be the rule. Black Hole Venus commonly attracts partners whom others see as unsuitable or inappropriate; often there is a huge age, social status, or economic disparity between the individuals. Relationships with a Black Hole Venus person are rarely traditional, and may be quite bizarre to others, though they often work quite well for the participants.
Black Hole Venus individuals may have issues with rejection and control or manipulation. The desire to completely possess the love interest, or be possessed by them, can be overpowering. These folks may often be said to love not wisely, but too well. Obsession is never far away when Venus’ desire to attract is combined with the Black Hole’s rapacious capacities to do so. As they age, Black Hole Venus individuals find it easier to deal with the romantic confusion and uncertainty, and often encounter a stable, reciprocal partnership just when they despair of having one. At this point, the deep reserves of love and affection Black Hole Venus has harbored all life long can become the basis for a lasting relationship.
Black Hole Venus in Practice
Actress Elizabeth Taylor, once considered one of the most beautiful women in the world, is an excellent example, with Venus at 17 Aries squared Black Holes at 16 and 19 Capricorn, and trine a third at 18 Sagittarius. Taylor’s checkered marital history, with eight marriages and seven divorces, well illustrates the Black Hole Venus dynamic. Taylor’s unions tended to run short-term; her first, with hotel heir Conrad “Nicky” Hilton, lasted just nine months, with four others coming in at just about five years. The longest, with Richard Burton, was also the most tempestuous (another Black Hole Venus attribute), and lasted just over ten years; fifteen months later the couple remarried, only to divorce a second time less than a year later. Taylor’s second husband, Michael Todd, the only mate she never divorced, was killed in a plane crash barely a year after their marriage; sudden, unexpected loss is another hallmark of Black Hole Venus.
Liz also made her fair share of controversial unions, or those deemed inappropriate. Her marriage with singer Eddie Fisher came after their affair which resulted in his scandalous divorce from actress Debbie Reynolds (infidelity being another Black Hole Venus issue), and Taylor ended that relationship by stepping out with Richard Burton, whom she married for the first time just nine days after divorcing Fisher. Another odd pairing was to politician John Warner, a future Senator from Virginia, whom many considered unsuited to Taylor. But her eighth and final (?) husband was the most disparate—Larry Fortensky was a construction worker, relatively penniless, twenty years her junior, and the couple met while undergoing treatment at the Betty Ford clinic. Liz’s irregular love life continues to make news—in April 2010 the 78-year-old Taylor took to her Twitter account to refute an announcement that she had become engaged to her manager, Jason Winters, aged 49. With her record, no one had found it shocking.
How to Find Black Holes in Your Chart
Black Holes can be found at the following degrees, and if your Venus falls within 5 degrees of conjunction, or 3 degrees of opposition or square, then you’re potentially subject to their effects.
- 24 Aries
- 27 Aries
- 6 Taurus
- 16 Taurus
- 24 Taurus
- 9 Gemini
- 13 Gemini
- 4 Cancer
- 9 Cancer
- 28 Cancer
- 3 Leo
- 9 Leo
- 28 Leo
- 7 Virgo
- 9 Virgo
- 14 Virgo
- 25 Virgo
- 1 Libra
- 13 Libra
- 22 Libra
- 29 Libra
- 7 Scorpio
- 11 Scorpio
- 26 Scorpio
- 4 Sagittarius
- 5 Sagittarius
- 10 Sagittarius
- 18 Sagittarius
- 19 Sagittarius
- 26 Sagittarius (the Galactic Center)
- 3 Capricorn
- 5 Capricorn
- 16 Capricorn
- 19 Capricorn
- 22 Capricorn
- 4 Aquarius
- 12 Aquarius
- 13 Aquarius
- 17 Aquarius
- 28 Aquarius
- 16 Pisces
- 24 Pisces
- 28 Pisces
About the Author
Alex Miller is a professional writer and astrologer, past president of Philadelphia Astrological Society, and the author of “The Black Hole Book.” His astrological focus is deep space anomalies such as Black Holes and Quasars, and minor bodies of our solar system, personal-named asteroids and TNOs.
