The Alchemy Of Venus

Venus, whose orbit is most perfectly circular, represents the perfect human.

It is portrayed by Leonardo da Vinci’s drawing of the Vitruvian Man, in the shape of a pentagram with perfect proportions.

Venus’ 8 year retrograde cycle forms a pentagram, turning backwards on the ecliptic every 18 months, two points over from the prior retrograde.

Many proportions on the sides of a pentagram equal the divine ratio (1.618), the perfect ratio of human proportions.

The ratio of the orbits of the Earth to Venus is the divine ratio (365 days/225 days = 1.62).

The process of achieving human perfection is shown by the sequence of numbers 1-5:

0. The Void, the Tao, the uncreated source of existence - the eternal Self.

1. Out of the void arises the mind of creation, the one Universal Mind - the Father.

2. Out of the universal mind arises the Mother, birth giver of the soul, our higher self and Guardian Angel - the Holy Ghost.

3. Born of an Immaculate Conception (pure idea), implanted within our Mother’s womb, is the child, the soul - the Son.

4. The soul embodies a human personality, surrounds itself with the four elements and seasons, and is crucified (transformed) on the cross - the Earth. (Earth’s symbol is a sun (son) cross, a circle on a cross.)

5. The personality liberates itself of all selfishness and embraces the will of its Higher Self - the Voice of Intuition. The Mother + Son becomes Christ (2+3=5). The one with whom God is pleased is lifted from the cross and the wheel of reincarnation. (Venus’ symbol is a circle above a cross.)

The numbers 6-9 represent the phases of higher existence, and show how the Christ being unites with the Father:

6. Brotherhood: The Christ being joins a blessed community.

7. Knowledge: The laws of reality become known.

8. Mastery: We become endowed with true creative power.

9. Enlightenment: Total self-awareness is realized. “I and the Father are one.”

10. Completion: Return to Source - Nirvana, Bliss.

*A diamond is considered the gemstone of Venus. It is created by compressing pure carbon under high-pressure circumstances within the Earth’s mantle for billions of years. When the diamonds (souls) are perfected, they are brought to the surface (true reality) by volcanic eruptions.