Venus and Midheaven (MC): aspect cards

Venus conjunct the Midheaven makes the public face of your work friendliness and taste. You suit work in beauty, art, design, negotiation or client care, and are often liked by elders and clients. Career openings tend to come through good relationships. The thing to watch is pleasing people in authority, or choosing work for how it looks rather than for real satisfaction.

• You build trust quickly with clients and seniors through a courteous manner.
• You have an eye for what looks good that you can use in your work.
• Your network of good relationships brings openings in your work.

• You may choose work because it looks good rather than because you want to do it.
• You may defer to seniors so much that you hold back a different view.

An important client likes you so much that they ask you to stay on their project. In your heart you would rather do design than coordination, and you weigh it for weeks because you do not want to let them down. Try telling them which part you want to take on. Clients who truly like you tend to respect a person who is clear.

Choose the work you want to do, and your reputation will be both lovely and substantial.

When Venus is in harmony with the Midheaven, your charm and your career path support each other well. You work smoothly with others, are accepted for gentleness and taste, and often find openings in work to do with art or people. People in authority feel good working with you. The thing to watch is always taking the smooth route, so you never take work that stretches your ability.

• Colleagues and bosses feel at ease working with you.
• You have a taste that helps your work look professional and trustworthy.
• You receive openings through people who trust you and like working with you.

• You may always pick the safest work and never find where your limit is.
• A good image may lead people to expect that you will not say things they do not want to hear.

Your manager likes working with you because the mood is always good. When a new project harder than usual opens for people, you hesitate, afraid of slipping up in front of everyone. Try applying and tell your manager plainly that you want a go. They will probably be gladder than you expect.

Take on a challenging task, and your charm will prove there is skill behind it.

When Venus challenges the Midheaven, the wish to be liked and goals at work may clash. You may be so considerate that you hesitate over big decisions, choose comfortable work that does not stretch you or worry too much about image at work. Personal relationships may touch your work or reputation. The upside is sensitivity to relationships at work, but you need to separate being accepted from doing what is right.

• You notice relationships and moods in a team quickly and in fine detail.
• You make coordination easier between people who think differently.
• You have an eye for beauty that gives your work good detail.

• You may postpone decisions because you do not want anyone upset.
• You may choose comfortable work that does not help you grow.

Two sides of your team disagree about the direction of the work, and everyone waits for you to choose. You put off your answer for three days because you do not want anyone disappointed. In the end you write out the pros and cons of both routes, pick the one that serves the goal better and tell the team plainly. Everyone relaxes once there is an answer.

Decide so the work reaches its goal, not so that everyone is pleased.