Embrace Your Inner Temptress

The Temptress is the delightful, playful lover of life in each of us. She seduces others (albeit sometimes unknowingly) into her bright aura by broadcasting sensual, come-hither energy. The secret to meaningful existence for her is a simple one: enjoying life!

The Temptress is the cherry on top of life's sundae. Represented astrologically by the love planet Venus -- and associated with the Sun signs Libra, Aries, Gemini and Sagittarius -- she possesses a loose and easy style whose energy is particularly strong in those with a prominent Venus in their birth chart. Don't confuse this with being sexually loose and easy; rather, the Temptress is simply open and curious. When she fixates her fun-loving vibration on one person, she's as focused and alluring as the bright pink star.

As singles, the Temptress is most active in her teens and twenties when she's vulnerable to choosing partners out of insecurity. This is why she has dual-rulership over two signs, Taurus and Libra. As the Libran Temptress, we learn about making the right choices, then taking the consequences for these choices we make. As the Taurean Temptress, we need to feel our personal value and self-worth as internally and irrefutably true; we've got to love ourselves to be loved the way we want!

In partnerships, we use Temptress energy to keep love fresh and alive. Being open, engaging, spontaneous and curious about our partner keeps us from falling into a stupor of boredom and routine. We might dress with style, schedule date nights and time with friends, and do things for ourselves. When we neglect our passions, hobbies and what makes us happy, we lose touch with Temptress energy. This can happen, for example, when a Temptress has a baby and spends so much time on the demands of mothering, she neglects her and her partner's need for regular forays into passionate spontaneity and beauty.

The Temptress knows that when you flirt with life, life flirts back. She is sensually (but not sexually) generous with everyone she meets, and can entertain the everyday as capable of delivering unpredictable levels of beauty, joy and fulfillment. The key to using Temptress energy wisely is integrating it with all aspects of your femininity.