Venus in the 8th house of the solar return

Venus in the 8th house of the solar return directs the year towards depth: intimacy, shared money and what is hidden become more important, and pleasures and relationships are experienced more intensely.

The eighth house of the solar return describes change, other people's and shared resources, inheritance, fears, secrets and everything that slips out of control. For Venus this is an awkward, but not necessarily bad, place.

What the year brings

Most often it shows up in matters of a joint budget, the partner's money, loans and gifts. Support may come through the spouse or the partner's family. Emotionally the year is deeper than usual: an interest in psychology, in secret knowledge, in things that were not discussed before. In relationships hidden feelings and jealousy are possible.

Venus in the 8th needs moderation: well-being is better protected by a sensible routine than tested by pleasures.

What strengthens and weakens it

A strong Venus in Taurus, Libra or Pisces usually softens the eighth house and brings benefit from other people's resources. A weak Venus, or one afflicted by malefic planets, shows expenses, uncertainty in relationships and disappointed expectations. If the muntha is in the same house, the year calls for particular caution with shared finances. The natal basis is Venus in the 8th house; the area of life — the 8th house of the horoscope.

Comparing the annual and natal charts is easiest when you have an accurate birth chart calculation at hand.