For some of my clients, sacred sexuality is a new concept, at least on a conscious level. At the soul level, they may have a vision that there is a deeper approach to lovemaking…or they may long for a way to integrate their sexuality with their spirituality. However, without knowledge of the sacred sexuality paradigm, they often lack a context or container to support or sustain their vision.
Part of my job as a Western and Vedic astrologer and spiritual advisor has been to reveal how this “new” paradigm of sacred sexuality manifests through the clients’ birth chart. Whether you are gay, straight, bisexual, or transgender, when you hear about the “new” paradigm, there is often an immediate acknowledgment and an audible signal of relief!
After working with thousands of astrology and counseling clients, I have discovered that certain planetary aspects in the chart (either Vedic or Western) indicate an interest in sacred or Tantra sexuality. In traditional western astrology, Venus and Mars are the main indicators of sexuality. Experimentation with alternative forms of sexuality is often seen with challenging aspects between Venus and Mars (the square, the opposition, the whole, etc.). These aspects are often found in charts of people questioning their sexual orientation or in the process of finding their unique balance of masculine and feminine energies.
To see the deeper aspects of sacred sexuality on the chart, I often look at the transpersonal planets (mainly Uranus and Neptune) and their connections to the personal planets (mainly Venus and Mars). Since Uranus represents universal energy (sometimes called prana, chi, or kundalini), aspects between Uranus and Venus or Mars indicate people who are learning to channel kundalini energy. Venus/Uranus aspects in particular are extremely common with people who are interested in sacred sexuality, or energy healers who channel kundalini (Uranus) energy through their hearts (Venus) and hands. Venus/Uranus aspects can also indicate an interest in a variety of alternative sexual expressions (bisexuality, homosexuality, polyamory, etc.)
The Mars/Uranus aspects are indicative of individuals who are also learning to master the kundalini energy so that they can be catalysts for their own evolution and that of others. Most importantly, they are learning how to ground their kundalini energy so they can be fully present in the moment, a different challenge for both Uranus types! When the kundalini is not grounded in the Mars/Uranus individual, it can create a variety of problems including extreme impatience, ADD/ADHD-like symptoms, and the inability to be in the present. When the Mars/Uranus energy is in balance, it creates the ability to be fully present to whatever is happening in the moment.
Venus/Uranus and Mars/Uranus aspects also indicate extreme needs for freedom and individual expression, which can sometimes wreak havoc in relationships. This is particularly true if individuals are trying to adjust to what society in general considers “normal” ways of relating. Both types tend to be willing to rebel against cultural norms if it means they can express their sexual needs more honestly and uniquely.
It is ironic that both Venus/Uranus and Mars/Uranus types often also have aspects that indicate extreme needs for unity and fusion as well! (particularly Moon/Neptune and Venus/Neptune aspects). Without the context of sacred sexuality, these needs can sometimes seem mutually exclusive and unattainable. That’s why it’s so empowering for clients when they discover that within the context of sacred sexuality, they really can have it all!
Venus/Neptune aspects in a chart are indicators that the individual is learning to be an agent or recipient of unconditional love. These aspects create a strong idealism in love relationships where love is seen as a high spiritual expression. If Venus/Neptune is combined with Saturn, there are often past life memories of sacrificing one’s personal needs for the divine (think: priestess, nun, monk, etc.). Sometimes Venus/Neptune individuals would rather be alone than sacrifice their vision of an elevated relationship. . Although Venus/Neptune aspects can create disappointment in the relationship, they can also create rarefied expressions of Divine love. In Vedic astrology, you can see these same themes with Venus conjunct or being aspected by the mystical lunar nodes, Rahu and Ketu.
Mars/Neptune aspects are the penultimate indicators of a desire to surrender one’s personal sense of “self” to the transpersonal or Divine will. The individual with Mars/Neptune aspects may be confused about who they are giving their will to as well. They may also express this confusion through sexual fantasy and seduction (think: Bill Clinton!). At a higher level, there is a need to surrender, to let go of control, and to merge with the “other.” This can also manifest as a desire or longing for a true sacred Union with the Beloved.
One of the strongest aspects I often find in the charts of clients who are interested in sacred sexuality is strong conjunctions or close aspects between the Moon and Neptune. In this case, the yearning (Moon) for unity and oneness (Neptune) with the Beloved is the underlying theme of the entire card. Although many Moon/Neptune individuals experience the “lower” manifestation of Moon/Neptune aspects (codependency, unhealthy melding, psychic sponge, etc.), when they discover Tantra, they actually have a head start on unity. Since your boundaries have often been more fluid than others, you have been practicing unity, in one form or another, your entire life!
Through astrology, both Vedic and Western, we can discover and clarify how we are connected to the transpersonal energies and how we can integrate the energies of the transpersonal planets into our daily lives. This is not necessarily an easy task as the transpersonal planets ask us to stretch and grow in new directions. However, when we rise to the challenge, we are rewarded with rich, multidimensional experiences. Opening to the flow and energy of the transpersonal planets is truly a way to experience the Divine while fully embodied in physical form.