♀ Venus Ingress 2026
Venus Enters Scorpio
Love dives to the bottom of the ocean, as desire becomes revelation, intimacy becomes transformation, and nothing stays on the surface.
September 10, 2026 · ♏ Scorpio In 205 days
What Venus in Scorpio Means
Venus enters Scorpio on September 10, 2026, and the emotional, relational, and creative landscape shifts from Libra's poised harmony into something altogether more intense, more honest, and considerably more dangerous. Venus in Scorpio does not do casual, and it does not do pleasant; it does depth, the kind of depth where you cannot see the bottom and jumping in requires faith.
Passions and desires deepen under this transit. The polite, balanced approach to relationships that Venus in Libra encouraged is replaced by a hunger for what is real, raw, and stripped of pretense. We can use this period to share intensely and more intimately with our partners, to reveal secrets, name fears, and peel back the layers of social performance that usually protect us. The reward for that vulnerability is connection that feels genuinely life-changing. The risk is that not everyone is ready for what lives beneath the surface.
This is a powerful time for deepening intimacy in existing relationships. The conversations that Scorpio Venus inspires are not easy, but they are the ones that change everything. What has been left unsaid between you and someone you love? What desires have you hidden because they felt too intense to speak aloud? This transit creates the conditions, and the courage, for those revelations.
On the shadow side, Venus in Scorpio can amplify suspicion, jealousy, possessiveness, and the desire to control. If trust is fragile in a relationship, this transit will expose the cracks. Secrets may surface, yours or someone else's, and the confrontation with hidden or unpalatable truths about your social and relationship patterns is part of the deal. Scorpio does not let you look away.
Relationships that begin during Venus in Scorpio are typically built on intense sexual attraction and deep emotional passion. The connection feels consuming, even fated. But the intensity that makes these connections magnetic can also show up as manipulation, control issues, and an unhealthy merger of identities if boundaries are not maintained.
This particular passage of Venus through Scorpio is especially significant because Venus will station retrograde here on October 3, just weeks after the ingress. Everything that begins during this transit will be revisited and re-examined during the retrograde. Think of these weeks as the opening chapter of a story whose plot will twist before it resolves. Enter with open eyes.
How Venus in Scorpio Affects Your Sign
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Aries
Venus activates your 8th house of shared resources, intimacy, and transformation. This is one of the most intense transits of the year for your emotional and financial life. Joint finances demand honest examination. Intimacy with a partner deepens, or the lack of it becomes impossible to ignore. Power dynamics in relationships surface. This transit asks you to be brave enough to be vulnerable, which for your sign is the ultimate act of courage.
Taurus
Venus, your ruler, opposes your sign from the 7th house of partnerships. Relationships intensify dramatically. Partners may become more demanding, possessive, or emotionally revealing. This is not a comfortable transit, but it is a revealing one. What you discover about your closest relationships during these weeks, including what you discover about yourself within them, could fundamentally change the dynamic. Avoid power struggles; seek honest dialogue instead.
Gemini
Your 6th house of daily routines, health, and work is activated. Venus in Scorpio brings intensity to your everyday life. Workplace dynamics may involve hidden agendas or power plays; handle them with awareness rather than naivety. Health matters connected to reproductive or eliminatory systems may need attention. The deeper invitation is to transform your daily habits at a fundamental level rather than making surface adjustments. Commit to changes that go to the root.
Cancer
Venus lights up your 5th house of creativity, romance, and self-expression in a fellow water sign. This is a deeply creative and romantic transit for you. Artistic work carries emotional depth and psychological intensity that connects with audiences. Romantic connections are passionate, consuming, and potentially life-changing. If you have children, your emotional bond with them deepens through shared vulnerability. Create from the deepest place within you; that is where the magic lives.
Leo
Your 4th house of home, family, and emotional foundations is activated. Venus in Scorpio stirs deep emotional currents within your domestic life. Family secrets may surface. Your relationship with a parent could undergo a significant transformation. Home becomes a place of emotional processing as much as comfort. Real estate decisions during this transit should be driven by instinct as much as logic. The emotional foundation you build now will support everything else in your life.
Virgo
Venus activates your 3rd house of communication and local connections. Conversations take on greater depth and intensity. You may find yourself having discussions that reveal hidden truths, about yourself or others. Writing, especially investigative, psychological, or confessional genres, flows with unusual power. Relationships with siblings or close acquaintances may go through a significant shift. Your words carry weight during this transit; choose them with the awareness that they penetrate.
Libra
Your 2nd house of income and self-worth is activated. After hosting Venus in your sign, the financial and self-worth themes deepen considerably. Money matters take on emotional significance: what you earn and spend reflects deeper psychological patterns about control, security, and value. Financial decisions should not be made impulsively, but the insights you gain about your relationship with money are genuinely important. Your worth is not negotiable. Start believing that.
Scorpio
Venus enters YOUR sign, and the next weeks activate your most magnetic, intense, and powerful qualities. You are deeply attractive, not in a light, breezy way, but in a way that draws people into your orbit with almost gravitational force. New romantic connections are intense and potentially life-altering. Creative work carries your signature depth. With Venus about to retrograde in your sign, pay attention to what and who enters your life now; these themes will be revisited and deepened in the weeks ahead.
Sagittarius
Venus activates your 12th house of the subconscious and hidden matters. This is the most inward-facing and psychologically significant Venus transit of the year for you. Hidden desires, unresolved grief, and past relationship patterns surface for processing. Therapy and deep self-reflection are strongly favored. A secret attraction may develop, or an existing relationship reveals layers you had not anticipated. Trust the inner work; what you process now frees you for what comes next.
Capricorn
Your 11th house of friendships and aspirations is activated. Social dynamics take on greater intensity. You may discover hidden motivations within your friend group, or a friendship deepens into something more complex and meaningful. Collaborative projects benefit from shared passion and commitment. The goals you pursue now are not casual; they carry emotional and psychological weight. Choose allies who match your depth and integrity.
Aquarius
Venus lights up your 10th house of career and public reputation. Professional relationships become more intense and politically complex. Power dynamics at work surface: alliances shift, hidden agendas become visible, and your career path may undergo a significant transformation. This is not the time for superficial professional networking. Build deep, strategic relationships with people who share your vision and values. Your professional reputation gains a layer of magnetic authority.
Pisces
Your 9th house of travel, beliefs, and philosophical expansion is activated in a fellow water sign. Venus in Scorpio deepens your spiritual and intellectual life. Travel to places with psychological or spiritual significance is especially important. Educational pursuits in psychology, mysticism, or the occult arts carry unusual power. A belief system you have held may undergo a fundamental transformation. The truth you discover during this transit is not comfortable, but it is liberating.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Venus in Scorpio mean?
Venus in Scorpio brings intense, passionate, and deeply powerful energy to love and relationships. Affection becomes all-consuming, seeking deep emotional and physical fusion rather than surface connection. This transit favors deep intimacy, exploring taboo aspects of desire, and relationships that transform you at the deepest level.
Is Venus weak in Scorpio?
Yes, Venus is in detriment in Scorpio, opposite its home sign of Taurus. The planet of pleasure and harmony struggles with Scorpio's intense, possessive energy. Love becomes complicated by power dynamics, jealousy, and fear of vulnerability. However, this transit also produces the deepest possible emotional connections and life-changing relationships.
How does Venus in Scorpio affect relationships?
Relationships become more intense, private, and emotionally merged. You want complete honesty and total intimacy, rejecting anything superficial or casual. Attraction is magnetic and consuming, often with an element of power play or transformation. You bond through shared secrets, emotional depth, and experiences that reveal your true selves.
What should I focus on during Venus in Scorpio?
This is the time to deepen existing relationships through vulnerability, explore your shadow side in love, or undergo transformation through partnership. Focus on psychological intimacy, shared resources, or facing difficult truths together. Your ability to experience deep connection and transform through relationship reaches a peak now.
What are the challenges of Venus in Scorpio?
The main challenges are jealousy, possessiveness, and power struggles. You may test partners through emotional intensity, use sex or money as control, or refuse to let go of relationships that have ended. Trust issues can create unnecessary drama. Watch for attracting or creating crisis in relationships to feel the intensity you crave, or confusing intensity with actual intimacy.
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