Venus And Mars: The Signs of Love and Passion How They Influence Your Life and Relationships [Paperback]

Robert Reid (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 25, 1998

When astrologers want an insight into how a person behaves in their relationships they look towards Venus and Mars. Mars--the planet of passion, energy and desire, and Venus--the planet of love, friendship and romance.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Thorsons; Revised edition (December 25, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0722537034
• ISBN-13: 978-0722537039
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #415,091 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better Than Sun Sign Compatibility, October 1, 2001

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Jillian Brown "plutojill55" (Rowland Heights, CA (not quite far enough away from L.A ;P )) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Venus And Mars: The Signs of Love and Passion How They Influence Your Life and Relationships (Paperback)

I really think that more people should do Mars-Venus comparisons rather than those tired old sun sign comparisons. And with the handy charts in the back of the book, even people who keep forgetting their sun sign will get the most out of this book.
My problem is that I don't like the idea of matching one person's Venus sign with another's Mars sign, and vice versa. I've found that I get along better with people whose Venus matches well with my Venus, and whose Mars matches with my Mars. I have a Mars-Venus square, so that's probably why...
Nevertheless, I got a kick out of reading about celebrities who have the same signs as me and my friends (and love interests). It's astonishingly accurate!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Valuable information but it could be more, February 26, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Venus And Mars: The Signs of Love and Passion How They Influence Your Life and Relationships (Paperback)

While the author provided a good detailed analysis of each Venus/Mars combination and separate explanations of Venus and Mars in each sign, a more in depth analysis of the core and meaning of Venus and Mars as planets, might have provided for a better introduction. Overall a good reference book for a beginner's library.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you want only one book on love and astrology..., February 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Venus And Mars: The Signs of Love and Passion How They Influence Your Life and Relationships (Paperback)

If you're only planning to buy one book on love and astrology, this is probably the one to get. It's a step above those books that ask you to compare sun signs with sun signs--which gives you only twelve different possible relationships, and most astrologers would tell you that sun/sun comparisons aren't all that significant anyway.

This book looks instead at where the planets Venus and Mars are in your birth chart--planets that are supposed to feature strongly in relationship stuff--and asks you to compare your Venus with your significant other's Mars and vice versa. This is a more sophisticated, arguably more meaningful, and (most importantly) more fun exercise than looking up and finding once again that Leos aren't supposed to date Scorpios.

On the other hand, this book won't overwhelm the beginner with the endless factors that an advanced astrologer would take into account when comparing two charts. Figuring out where your Venus and Mars are couldn't be easier with the appendix in the back of the book.

The book's take on each combination is clear refreshingly non-foreboding--generally, Robert Reid offers you advice on how to get along with someone rather than warnings about what will happen if you try.

If you do plan to explore relationship astrology in greater depth, this might not be the first book you'd want to buy--you might start with Skymates, or perhaps Do-It-Yourself Relationship Astrology. But you may want to pick up this book later, as a useful reference.