7 Ways Aphrodite Can Enhance Your Love Life

By Devina St Claire

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Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of love and beauty, invites us to awaken the radiance within. When we find ourselves lacking in self-love or seeking inspiration for a creative project, we can call upon her energy to guide and uplift us.

Her archetype embodies romantic love, sensuality, and the celebration of beauty in all its forms. She reminds us of the importance of healthy sexuality and the sacred art of self-expression.

Known also as the Goddess of poetry, music, passion, and pleasure, Aphrodite teaches that true love begins with self-love and self-care. The Romans knew her as Venus, and humanity’s adoration for her runs so deep that an entire planet bears her name.

Yet even this radiant goddess holds her tests; her power over external beauty can become a mirror for our own lessons in humility and integrity. When unbalanced, she may reflect vanity, jealousy, or pride. When aligned and in harmony, she is the pure embodiment of love, beauty, and grace.

Aphrodite’s Elemental Archetypes

The Roman Goddess Venus and the Greek Goddess Aphrodite are the same, divine reflections of love and beauty. She rises from the Mediterranean Sea, surrounded by golden sands and shimmering turquoise waters. Born of the sea foam itself, her essence is deeply connected to the element of water, representing emotion, intuition, and the fluidity of love.

Her secondary energy is grounded in the sensual, nurturing qualities of the earth. It’s no wonder that Taurus, ruled by Venus, mirrors her grace, pleasure, and appreciation for beauty. For this reason, she can be seen as a water–earth Goddess, blending emotional depth with sensual embodiment.

While she may express many other traits, understanding her dominant elements helps us recognize how to work with her energies in our own lives.

Water is soft, soothing, and fluid. It is also a powerful force with its ability to carve out canyons and support all life. The element of earth is the perfect companion to water, for it supplies the structured support to contain water. Due to these two traits, she is much stronger than she appears on the surface and should not be underestimated due to her feminine appearance.

Aphrodite says, “I may appear delicate like a flower on the outside, but within me, there is a strength as strong as the raging sea.”

So how can we use the energies of the archetype of the goddess Aphrodite to enhance our love life?

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7 Ways to Get in Touch with Your Inner Aphrodite

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Aphrodite

Element of water

There are techniques and ceremonies you can do to get in touch with your inner Aphrodite. From self-care to love spells, here are ways to connect to Aphrodite's energy to find your own version of love and beauty.

1. Adorn your temple (body) with clothing, scented lotions, perfumes, and items that make you feel beautiful. When we feel beautiful, we are!

2. If you are single, write down in your journal a list of what you need in a romantic partner, and if you are in a relationship, write down characteristics that you desire in your partner. In order to manifest something, we must be clear on what it is we desire. And for those in a relationship, the goal is to show us what we need to give to ourselves if we are not getting it from another person.

3. Journal exercise; Write a poem to the beloved expressing your love for them. (If you want some inspiration, read poetry by Rumi or Hafiz)

4. Get crafty; make a crown or a necklace from ivy or bendable reeds and decorate it with fresh flowers and other objects found in nature. We could use seashells or anything that has special meaning for us when it comes to representing love and beauty.

5. Create a love spell to attract your ideal partner - one that compliments your strengths and weaknesses. Instead of focusing on one person, we will create the intention to be more attractive in general and in this way attract individuals to us because we are simply irresistible. * Fill a sachet with a few flowers such as rose and lavender. Use crystals such as quartz, rose quartz, amethyst, red carnelian, or red jasper. Place it under your pillow a few days prior to the full moon and remove it after 3 nights. You can combine this love spell with #6 & #7 to make it even more powerful.

6. Make a date with yourself by lighting some candles and soaking in a salt bath with rose petals and crystals of your choice. Meditate with the intention of finding your inner Aphrodite. We can also ask her to show us exactly what we need to heal to become more attractive to others and more loving towards ourselves. Once we love ourselves fully, we will not allow anyone into our space that would destroy our inner peace, harmony, and beauty.

7. Give yourself permission to experience an orgasm. Aphrodite says, "Bliss is my birthright." The mind program of shame and guilt passed down to us in various cultures through religious dogma is not a thought process that the Goddess of love, beauty, and pleasure is operating from. If we need help with releasing any shame or guilt when enjoying what inherently belongs to us, our body, we can call upon Venus or Aphrodite to help us with releasing this mind program. The body is built to enjoy the senses. I am not encouraging the overindulgence of earthly delights or promoting anything that would cause harm to another person, but what I would like to bring attention to is that in order to express a healthy view of sexuality; we must first release the generational mind program that made some of us feel guilty about sexual pleasure. *After intentionally letting it go, we need to make sure that we refill the void with the frequency of love and acceptance of our natural state.

"I am beautiful and worthy of love just the way that I am."- Aphrodite

When we incorporate daily self-care and create sacred space through ritual, we invite more of what we do want into our lives, ultimately improving our love life.

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