Venus Remedies
FRIDAY
VENUS: Table of Affinities
Weekday: FRIDAY Shape: Octagon 
Mantra:
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Divinities
Venus Aphrodite Lakshmi Indrani (wife of Indra) Radha & Krishna Astarte Archangel Anael
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People
Marriage partner, actors, performers, artists, persons dealing with beauty: beauticians, interior decorators, etc., musicians, designers, restauranteurs, diplomats, people involved with fashion and clothing, perfumers, cosmeticians, jewelry designers
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Animals
Peacock, parrot, cow, buffalo, horses and large animals, the hart, calf, dove, thrush, wren, pelican, partridge, swan, swallow, dolphin |
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Plants
White flowers, blossoming trees, fragrant flowers, white lotus, cotton, silk, sandalwood, garden flowers, creepers and vines, roses, jasmine, lily, iris, myrtle, sweet herbs, daffodil, white sycamore, wild ash, turpentine tree, olive tree, camphor
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Foods
Fancy and exotic fruits and vegetables, pomegranate, gooseberry, sugar, refined sweeteners, candy and sweet foods, liquers, processed but essential foods, saffron, tonics, aloe gel, red raspberry, sweet apples, fig, sweet oranges, walnuts, almonds, millet, valerian, thyme, laudanum, coriander, wheat flour, peaches, apricots, plums, sour flavors, ghee
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Places
Theaters, restaurants, automobiles, places of amusement, places of beauty and art, clothing stores, bedrooms, brothels, art galleries, music halls or places where people dance, opera and symphony auditoriums, formal gardens, bridal chambers, dancing schools |
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Gems and Minerals
Diamond, white sapphire, silver, copper |
Grains
Lima beans, millet |
Colors
Rainbow colors, bright pastel colors (multicolored), white |
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VENUS Remedies
FRIDAY Activities
Charity and Service
Using the Table of Affinities, give to persons, places or animals other things from the affinity list for at least nine consecutive weeks. For more serious problems, perform the charity for as many weeks as your age plus one: If you are 34 years old, do your charity for 35 weeks.
Example: give multicolored or white and scented flowers to beauticians, decorators, artists on Fridays. Give part of your meal to cows. Take up the maintenance of a poor section of the public—especially a place for women.
Rituals
Include use of Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Ether
Candle ritual: Light a white or multicolored candle at dawn on Friday. Surround it with fragrant flowers, clear crystals or gemstones, and invoke and honor the energy of Venus. Use an image (statue or photograph) of a Venus divinity (including your romantic partner).
Fasting
Give up foods from the Table of Affinities for at least nine consecutive Fridays, or for at least nine consecutive days.
Creative Homage
Draw, paint, dance or create music utilizing the colors, energies, principles and mantras of the planet.
Mantra
· Om Shukraya Namaha
· Om Shum (pronounced as short u)
· Shreem (seed mantra)
· Hreem (seed mantra)
Puja
Venus, Lakshmi pujas,
Healing Stories—Read love stories, read about Venus archetypes.
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