Aquarius Venus

And about, er, two years ago I think, the Maestro cast His Excellency s horoscope... I write out all his horoscopes in fair. I cast many of them, too, although the Maestro would do that himself for a procurator. As I recall the problem, there was a conjunction of Venus and Saturn in Aquarius, his birth sign. The Maestro s exact words were that His Excellency should beware the coming of the lover, sire. ... 

Venus in Aquarius Open-minded, friendly, and idealistic, you re drawn to mavericks and rebels, and you have a multitude of friends — which is exactly how you like it. You aren t the most passionate person on the planet, and you tend to enjoy a stimulating intellectual companionship more than a romantic one. You also need a certain amount of solitude. Ideas and causes appeal to you. Passionate displays do not. Ultimately, you re an independent sort, and your heart is difficult to capture. 

The other two geniuses that Alice met, by the way, were Pablo Picasso and the philosopher Alfred North Whitehead. Personally, I never doubted that Alice might have responded to Picasso, who clearly had a way with women. But Alfred North Whitehead I wasn t so sure. So I tracked down his birthday, and guess what Whitehead s Venus in Aquarius was conjunct Alice s Mars, and his Pluto in Taurus was exactly conjunct her Venus. I m certain that when they met something within her rang. 

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