The 8th House is often a house talked about, for it is a house that is uncomfortably revealing, but also secretive at the same time. With secrets comes shame, and matters of the 8th House aren’t revealed easily. The 8th House at its core represents the ways of merging two souls into one, whether it be through life, death, shared possessions, or through intimate relationships. The merge is often rare and transformative - and is not for the light-hearted.
With Venus in the the 8th House, there are many things hidden, for Venus represents many things. Venus, being the planet of beauty, is a planet of standards and ideals. With a person’s Venus in the 8th House, what the native considers beautiful and ideal is something that is often kept a secret. There may be a feeling of shame for liking the things and people they are attracted to, hence the secrecy. There’s an attraction to the items of life that are often kept in the closet, or not appropriate for casual interactions. For the native, however, casual interactions are dull. There may also be a shame in having or showing self-confidence, for Venus represents the beauty within us. There is a feeling of not revealing the most beautiful parts of yourself because not everybody deserves to see it.
However, when the native chooses to completely own their sense of ideals and standards, there’s a strong sense of empowerment that can come over the native. The 8th House is a house that also represents an individual’s power, and through confident ownership of the self, the native can be intimate and loving with themselves in a way never felt before. Self-acceptance is a concept that natives with this placement can struggle to consistently do, but with each impressive feat, there is an impressive transformation for the better.
The ideals and standards the native can have can also be unpredictable. Perhaps one reason why the native’s ideals are hidden is because the volatile state their ideals can be in. One moment, a simple idea is glorified and loved. The next moment, that same idea is thrown into the trash. With this chaos, there is a secretive intimacy created. For the native, their ideals, what they want, is not just what they want. It’s a special yearning that has gone through hell and back, and it is a yearning that can toss the native in all directions. There is most definitely a strong connection in place.
The native’s standards and ideals aren’t the only things they can create strong connections with. With Venus in the 8th House, there is an attraction to having and keeping intimate relationships. Natives often never completely reveal their romantic relationships with others - and their relationships are often secretive and maybe even scandalous in nature. While the Venus in the 8th native is attracted to intimate relationships, whether those relationships are strong or not is another story. The relationship dynamics seen with Venus in the 8th is tumultuous and chaotic, but interestingly, it is the chaos that keeps the relationship strong and attracts the native to stay. After all, those with Venus in the 8th are picky with their relationships. They would most definitely rather stay in an interesting, but perilous relationship than a peaceful, but bland one.
While the relationships created with Venus in the 8th can most definitely be intimate and strong, at the same time, these relationships can almost instantly disappear, as if it’s never happened in the first place. Regardless of the longevity of their relationships, the relationships a Venus in the 8th native have will always leave a mark, if they choose to invest all of themselves into a relationship. After all, with a Venus in the 8th native, it’s all or nothing. Love transforms the native for the better or worse.
With a strong connection, it’s not surprising that Venus in the 8th natives are skilled in reading other people. It was mentioned earlier that Venus in the 8th natives can go through many ups and downs with the standards and ideals the have. With that being said, there is a secretive knowledge they have with this, and with standards and ideals, it can often say a lot about what a person strives to be. With this knowledge, natives with this placement can easily find a person’s weakness by seeking what the person lacks. The native can also gain a lot of information about others by seeing them at their worst. The native can often see this easily for they often bring and attract situations that would bring the worst out of people.
With the 8th House, it shows a merging between two, and financial matters are included. With Venus generally considered as a benefic planet, there are numerous financial benefits a Venus in the 8th native can have with the relationships they associate with. With family and lovers, through connections, natives can often gain a lot of money and resources. With the planet of charm in the house of intimate relationships, it’s not hard to see why the native often has success in getting what they want. These natives often have a deep relationship with the magnetic charm they possess and can use that charm to benefit not only themselves, but others.
With Venus in the 8th House, it is often a house where the native gains power through self-acceptance and love. There is a strong need for balance with Venus in the 8th House because in order for the native to gain the power they desire, they must involve others. One lesson natives may need to realize is that power can be destructive, and with the connections Venus makes with love and intimacy, this power can be destructive to other people. These natives need to learn that strength in relationships is not only found through the harshest circumstances, but in the most peaceful of times.