Join us for an online session dedicated to the qualities of the planet Venus, featuring insights from Vedic astrology with Sara, as well as mantra chanting, yantra drawing, and painting with Antarshuddhi.

Navagraha Exploration

Navagraha Exploration is an exquisite one-year journey through the nine planets visible to the naked eye, and, ultimately, a journey within ourselves too. This series offers a monthly session (except July and August) beginning in January, where we explore each planet through the lens of Jyotiṣa (Vedic/Indian astrology) while connecting with the sacred practices of mantra and yantra. The series will end with an integration session at the end of the year (December). Although the course stretches during the whole year, you can book single sessions or the replay of already past sessions.

This month’s session is dedicated to Śukra (Venus in Sanskrit). Venus is the planet of art, beauty, love, refinement, fertility, and wealth. In fact, Venus is considered the cosmic teacher of abundance and harmony, who showers blessings of prosperity and representing the energetic principle of attraction, creativity, and balance.

Venus – Romance, Beauty and Creativity

Venus – the morning star and the brightest planet in the eastern sky before sunrise and in the western sky after sunset – is considered a benefic planet with a feminine, watery nature, though traditionally described as male and known as the teacher of the anti-gods.

Venus presides over the sensual and aesthetic dimensions of human experience, governing romance, beauty, passion, and pleasure, as well as the fine arts. He is associated with music, poetry, and dance.

On the physiological level, Venus influences the eyes, throat, chin, kidneys, the reproductive system, and the Water element. His impact is expressed through qualities of beauty, attraction, harmony, and happiness. His nature is lively, sensitive, emotional, playful, loving, courteous, and at times frivolous – yet also deeply creative and inventive.

In Vedic numerology, Venus is connected with the number 6, which is also the psychic number of those born on the 6th, 15th, or 24th of any month. Venus’ influence is strongest on Friday, which is why we have chosen this day for our session.

Venus Yantra and Mantra

Yantras are sacred tantric diagrams, often seen as the materialised vibration of a mantra. Traditionally, they are practiced in combination with their respective mantra, as these sound vibrations are believed to heal, harmonise, and awaken the body on a subtle level. Mantras resonate with one’s physio-mental system, serving as a powerful vehicle for activating deeper inner forces and guiding individuals on the path to self-realisation.

During this three-hour online sādhana, we will create the Venus yantra by drawing it and charging it through mantra chanting, allowing us to connect with, balance, and support our personal Venus energy. You will also receive guidance on colours and painting techniques to complete your yantra in your own time.

Drawing and painting the Venus yantra is suitable for anyone drawn to it – particularly those born on a number 6 day or those seeking to harmonise and strengthen Venus-related qualities within themselves. When placed in a chosen space, the yantra can stimulate beauty, happiness, love and sensuality, as well as support individual and emotional sensitivity, attractivity and originality for both the observer and the surrounding environment.

Time and Details:

We will honour Venus on Friday the 17th of April 2026.
The session will take place from 7 pm until 10 pm (CET), on zoom. Please note, CET is Central European Time, please check where you are as to the local time.

The session will be recorded.

No previous knowledge or experience of drawing and painting is necessary. A list of materials needed will be emailed after booking

Language: English

Cost of the session:

The session is by donation. Suggested range € 30 to € 60. We will send you payment details when we receive your booking. If the minimum amount is beyond your current means, then please give what is manageable for you.

Bookings:

Further information, the zoom-link and materials list will be sent in good time before the session once you have expressed your interest in taking part by contacting us via our contact form below.

All Navagraha Exploration Dates and Links for bookings:

• Sūrya (Sun): Sunday, 25 January (replay)
• Chandra (Moon): Mahashivaratri, Sunday 15 February (replay)
• Buddha (Mercury): Wednesday, 18 March (replay)
• Shukra (Venus): Friday, 17 April 
• Mangala (Mars): Tuesday, 19 May
• Guru (Jupiter): 18 June
• Pause: July and August
• Shani (Saturn): 26 September (to be confirmed)
• Rahu : Monday, 5 October
• Ketu: Monday, 16 November
• Integration Session: Sunday, 6 December

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You may also be interested in our Gayatri Mantra and Yantra online session or the Gayatri retreat in Tuscany. Have a look!