DECOMPRESSED: Welcome to The Venus Guide
your modern-day travel magazine exploring places of pleasure through the lense of community
Hello beautiful people,
so many things to announce, let’s start here. It is Venus Day anyway. Did you know Friday is ruled by Venus? You made it to the end of the work week and if you make it to the end of this little letter, you’ll find out what else is coming up! Now, time to put your feet up, your favorite song on, relax and indulge in the vibes of Venus. I’m beaming with bliss.
Venus the planet of beauty, love and pleasure, inspires this day to be filled with practical delights. The perfect day to love yourself a little deeper, take that bath, have your favorite dinner, indulge in the book on your nightstand, do your taxes. (yes, financial clarity is self-care, too.)
Beauty is not just what we see—it’s what we feel, what lingers, what shapes us. An experience of aesthetic embodiment.
WELCOME TO THE VENUS GUIDE.
where destinations of delight become corners of community. your modern-day travel magazine.
i have previously announced it here and there, and if you took part in venusianpleasures_ bookclub meets dinner party before, you must know this format from Volume 2. Here I first started working with collaborators to create the programs I pour so much (ok, all of it) of my heart into. Obviously, I needed to find an aesthetic outlet to have you meet them too, beyond the products they contribute to the Volumes. So, I interviewed them and put it into a pretty pdf.
The idea of The Venus Guide was born and I was soon eager to expand this format to introduce you to all the beauty, places and people I see in the world, and to those I know, see it too.
Now, it’s finally here! The Venus Guide is an interview magazine, exploring experience, aesthetics and atmosphere through the lense of community. In conversation, we’re traveling to spaces of pleasure: from cafés to concepts to your imagination. Spaces that go beyond aesthetics to create an experience. Destinations of delight, becoming corners of community.
Places of Pleasure: Cafés, Restaurants, Spas, Brands, Hotels, Interior, Aesthetics, Concepts, Imagination.
For now, The Venus Guide will be hosted right here, on my Substack and include an audio recording + a transcript of the interview. A pretty pdf version will also be provided, for that magazine look and feel!
(I might also add the recordings to YouTube later. Let’s see.)
The Essence of The Venus Guide
Venus (noun) —
A symbol of beauty, pleasure, and allure, Venus represents the art of living sensually and intentionally. Rooted in mythology as the goddess of love and desire, Venus embodies aesthetics, attraction, and the harmony between form and feeling. In a modern sense, Venus speaks to the pursuit of refined pleasures—found in places, experiences, and the connections we cultivate.
Created in Community (concept) —
Thankyouthankyouthankyou for reading my stack and for my beautiful community, the people and places around me that inspire me to launch a project like this and allow me to deepen my sense to see and share the beauty of this world.
You know just the place or person that would be perfect for a feature in The Venus Guide? message me!
The first official edition is launching next weeeeek!
If the vibe’s not right, it’s not in The Venus Guide.
What’s coming up next for a story about interconnectedness.?
The Venus Guide Interview with
Launching venusianpleasures_ VOL.4: LIGHTER DAYS
Introducing Capsules of Clarity’s big sister: THE ART OF TRANSFORMATION
The Guided Nap is coming back as a monthly Community practice!
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