Kim's Eros into Sagittarius
EROS enters the FIRE sign of
Sagittarius on the 5th of December 2008 and travels forward until entering Capricorn on the 19th of January, 2008. Eros will be Out of Bounds the entire time.
The archer needs some mark beyond himself, beyond the expediencies of the present situation, …Sagittarius often has to be encouraged to keep exploring and experimenting, an essential element which may be lost in middle life when the curiosity natural to youth has faded. -Dennis Elwell
Eros opposite Pallas at 08 Sagittarius 47' on the 17th of December 2008Upcoming Aspects:
Eros conjunct Pholus at 10 Sagittarius 34' on the 19 th of December 2008
Eros square Uranus at 19 Sagittarius on the 1st of January 2009
Eros conjunct Pluto at 1 Capricorn 57' on the 21st of January 2009Read about Eros Out of Bounds by declination and check the ephemeris below to see where the transits fall in your natal chart! Also find information about Eros decans and the constellation & Mythology of Sagittarius.
Sagittarius is the moment…made into an arrow…shot at tomorrow’s heart!--Dane Rudhyar
What a tremendous time for expanding the parameters, limits and boundaries of our intimate relationships! With several asteroids contacts (including Pholus and Pallas) as well, we can begin to traverse the unknown horizons of the heart in new and exciting ways!
This ingress into Sagittarius could bring a friendly, outgoing, trickster-like flavor to social interactions of all kinds, and although Eros is Eros, erotic encounters may at least begin with a breezy countenance. Consider where Sagittarius is in your natal chart. What house and planets are activated? What is waking up?
Sagittarius is about a FORWARD THRUST of energy that takes us to the edge of new terrain and beyond. All idle, complacent or stagnating unions and creative projects are going to receive a BLAST of energy that gets them moving!
The primary motivation ruling force for Sagittarius is the "need to understand." For Sagittarius, life is a grand, marvelous adventure to be experienced and lived to it's fullest. With Sagittarius, options and possibilities are endless. -Dr. Z
Eros in Sagittarius is capable of tremendous spiritual, mental, creative and psychic transformation, once past a few big fears. Loss of space, the need to adjust and compromise, the fear of relationship which might mean loss of control all contribute to some major hesitation.
However, once the potential for erotic union is seen as an adventure into unexplored realms, nothing can hold this Eros back. No sign is as capable of seeking the divine through erotic intimacy quite so fervently as Sagittarius unbound. Once past his fears, he is unstoppable. Find in your chart where this adventurous fire is, and unleash it!
Those with natal, progressed or Draconic planets at CRITICAL degrees of the the Mutable signs—4 & 17—may notice the transit of Eros over theses points particularly as matters come to a head or link to synchronistic events.
Decanates
It may be mentioned that these influences (decanates) are real and actual in their natures, quite as much so as those of the signs. --Alan Leo
The elements of the signs are divided into decans, or divisions of 10 degrees. There are several traditional ways to assign the decanates--the following being my favorite. Here each sign is divided into three lots of 10 degrees, the first taking on the nature of the sign itself. The second decan takes on qualities of the next sign in its element and the third taking on the subsequent sign of its element. The sub-rulers, and their aspects to other planets and the original sign ruler, are always important to consider.
0 to 9' 59 Sagittarius:
10 to 19' 59 Sagittarius:
This decan brings Mars (through Aries) into the picture: robust, independent, feisty and commanding. This is no time to set limits on exploring new relationships, intimacies or experimental creative projects. The nature becomes more impulsive as Eros awakens the assertive side of the Archer. Needing to lead, direct and control, conflicts over beliefs could occur. Impulsive actions now can bring change. The native may or may not be happy about such alterations once the dust settles so keep compulsion to a dull scream, as retrospection may label this time as reckless and foolhardy. Still, it brings such freshness!
20 to 29 59' Sagittarius:
This last decan of Sagittarius awakens the co-rulership of the Sun though the fire element of Leo. The solar warmth here can light up the heart with demonstrations of love, generosity and kindness. It’s very friendly. Creative inspiration abounds, marking this an excellent time for artistic proposals, joint projects and speculation. Love affairs are also highlighted (through Leo’s connection to the 5th house) and combined with the enthusiasm and verve of Eros in Sagittarius, the native won't be wanting to hold back. Extravagance is not out of the question now, though that may be a necessary step to expand the boundaries of the mind, and of the heart.
Eros transits to planets and other asteroids
Eros opposite Pallas Athene
Eros opposite Pallas at 08 Sagittarius 47' on the 17th of December 2008
Ah, would that flashing-eyed Athena might choose to love thee even as then she cared exceedingly for glorious Odysseus [220] in the land of the Trojans, where we Achaeans suffered woes. For never yet have I seen the gods so manifestly shewing love, as Pallas Athena did to him, standing manifest by his side. If she would be pleased to love thee in such wise and would care for thee at heart, then would many a one of them utterly forget marriage.” --Apollodorus
Athene’s brand of love was protective, supportive and reportedly asexual. She also was, at heart, very much her father’s daughter. Leaping from the wound in Zeus’s head after Hephaestus, or perhaps Prometheus, split it with an axe, Athene was born full grown, dressed in golden armor and screaming a war cry. She proceeded to protect heroic men, guard the city of Athens and was worshiped as the goddess of war-craft, strategy, craftsmanship and wisdom.
Unlike other Olympians, Athene was completely trusted by her father Zeus. She even got to use his thunderbolts and aegis. She holds no resentment towards him for swallowing her mother Metis, goddess of wisdom, and seems to reserve her attachments and allegiance to the king of the gods alone.
Born without a mother, Pallas Athene is in some ways a magnificent and beautiful extension of Zeus, representing pure intellect untouched and uncontaminated by the corporeal. His favorite child, Zeus indulges her every wish, even in the face of censure from the other Olympians.
Just as Pluto/Hades may be seen as a phallic representation of the matriarchal principal of death and regeneration, so Athene may embody a female image of the masculine principals of rational thinking, will and intellect. She is a representation of objectivity, fairness and justice. The power of her sword is as keen as the cutting edge of her mind and she was often called to arbitrate disputes, her impartial decisions being final. Athene takes us out of the world of raw instinct and desire, educating us to the realm of objective thought, unbiased choice and organized strategy. Pallas Athene, although regarded as femininely beautiful, is an androgynous figure, a goddess at home in the masculine realm. Athene was also adamantly chaste.
Her avoidance of sexual intimacy with men or gods appears different from other virgin goddesses who, although they aligned themselves with no man, they still enjoyed the passions of lovemaking and rearing the resultant offspring. Athene, by most accounts, never gave birth and had no direct descendent. Although she shunned intimacy, she was loved and pursued by Helios, Hephaestus and some say Hercules. None of these gods or men triumphed and never, it seems, did Eros or Aphrodite cause her to fall in love, at least not in the traditional sense.
Portrayed as sexually celibate, Athene was passionate about her crafts, battles and the heroes she protected. She is reported to have transformed the blood of Medusa into a healing potion and is associated with the medicinal arts. Creative, multitalented and dedicated, Athene may not lay with man or god, but she does not withdraw from them either. She seeks the company of men and relates to them as their divine counselor, protector and guide.
When Eros aspects Pallas Athena, love’s passionate desires may erupt in the form of creative inspiration, devotion and a longing to transform through intellectual expression. The compatibility of Sagittarius and Gemini suggest this aspect aspect will express though burning inspiration, new ideas and the urge to develop them.
Eros conjunct Pholus
Eros conjunct Pholus at 10 Sagittarius on the 19th of December, 2008
After them came also the gentle tribe of twiform Kentauroi. Beside Pholos in horse’s form was Kheiron, himself of that strange nature, untamed, with mouth unbridled. - Nonnus, Dionysiaca 14.49
Asteroid 5145 Pholus is classed, along with Chiron and five other bodies, as a 'Centaur' , a planetoid with characteristics of both asteroids and comets. Pholus has an extremely elliptical orbit traveling from inside Jupiter's sphere to outside that of Neptune. Because of this, he spends less than a year in some signs and more that 20 years in others. A complete revolution of the sun takes 92 years.
With a mythology closely linked to Chiron, Pholus was famed for his wisdom as healer and diviner, well educated and versed in healing, music, art and the growing of the vine. This was rare for centaurs who where, aside for Chiron and Pholus, barbaric, violent and given to excessive drink. These base and wild centaurs were the product of Ixion who, after burning his future father-in-law during an argument, tried to seduce the queen of the gods, Hera. Zeus was offended, at the least, and made a cloud in the image of Hera to see how far Ixion would go--which turned out to be all the way! A monster was born of the union- named Centaurus- who mated with the mares of Pelion and fathered the race of Centaurs.
Pholus, however, appears to be the son of Silenus, a satyr, and a nymph. This would make him a grandson of Pan (father of Silenus) and perhaps account for his musical abilities and insights.
Because of his wisdom, Pholus was asked to settle a dispute between Dionysus and Hephaestus when they both wanted Naxos to be their sacred place. Pholus chose in favor of Dionysus and the god gave him, in appreciation, a jar of wine. A bit like Pandora, he was instructed not to open the jar (in some versions because 'it belonged to all the Centaurs' --in other version it was not to be opened until Hercules arrived.) Eventually, Hercules came, Pholus opened the wine and the other centaurs attacked, driven mad by the wine's aroma. A battle ensued where Hercules and Pholus were driven out of the cave. Most of the centaurs were either killed or driven away, (apparently this is were Chiron also got his wound). Pholus was shocked at the devastation and examined one of the arrows that was dipped in the blood of the hydra and it slipped from his hand, hit his foot and killed him instantly. (Unlike Chiron, he was not the son of Saturn and only mortal, so instead of an in-curable wound, (curable from within) he died. Pholus then is not linked to the 'wounded healer archetype' or suffering.He may be more about 'release'!
Pholus will move from Scorpio to Sagittarius during 2005, and release held emotion into the process of discovering meaning in our experience. -Melanie Reinhart
The astrological Pholus, not unlike his death in this myth, is linked to 'sudden release'. Melanie Reinhart points out that the midpoint of the orbit of Pholus is very near Uranus and that may symbolize the energy of 'sudden release, the breaking of a stuck pattern."
According to first astrological observations, Pholus gives unusual ability in a particular area, or unexpected results, due to a gift for experiment. Pholus' transits over the main axes of a chart, often mark radical and unexpected change, hinted at by his sudden and unexpected death in the myth. -Chiron, Pholus and Co.
When Eros and Pholus conjunct, that sudden and unexpected event, inner or outer, may 'lift the lid' in the realm of the erotic. If energy has be stagnant, pinched off, and unexpressed, a new rush of wisdom, understanding and inspiration may be felt. Relationships may light up, begin (or end suddenly) and creative projects can be born anew. Those with personal planets or points in orb of 10 degrees of Sagittarius or the mutable signs may feel this most acutely, gaining an awareness of where, in the past, something was 'sealed up' that now can flow free. In this way, Pholus and Eros may coincide with a charios, the 'right time' for inspired change.
Eros Square Uranus
Eros square Uranus at 19 Sagittarius on the 1st of January 2009
There can’t be two loves in one heart.
What a lie—It happens all the time.
Nazim HikmetThe awakening powers of Uranus come into there own when linked to Eros. The charge, the exhilaration and the sudden and unexpected swoon fires Eros into intimate rapture with a ferocity that defies description. Uranus wants excitement and Eros is happy to oblige.
Eros/Uranus contacts can unfold as sudden and unexpected attractions between people who are often vastly different in age, background or experience. Usually what the neighbors think is of no matter to the couple although they are sure to raise eye brows and, if they are famous, make tabloid headlines. Uranus shakes the foundations of the soul and when working with Eros, the feelings evoked are outrageous and inexorable.
These contacts are great for getting couples together and jarring the substructure of their current lives. If they have been stuck in an outmoded routine or a set of beliefs that are no longer authentic, they best prepare to kiss the previous life good bye. These contacts may or may not be very useful for sustaining the union, however they are excellent for inner growth and sweeping change.
The willfulness inherent in Uranus and its insatiable need for space can make ongoing or long term relating difficult. The craving for new and exciting stimulus can be very hard to maintain in any conventional sense of the word. That is why many times Uranian based relationships are so unconventional. They need to be to endure.
Sometimes this transit coincides with deciding to live apart, seeing each other only on occasion and thus avoiding the trap of over familiarity or predictable routine. If they do manage to live together, often it is in some unconventional way with separate rooms or unique lifestyle. How ever they manage it, they do so by allowing for a great deal of space, autonomy and stimulation between them.
Eros/Uranus relationships do not frequently last long without honoring these considerations. That is not to say they have no value. The concentration of emotional power released during this Eros and Uranus square can have an impact of great magnitude. It can mark the beginnings of great change and new insights by shattering the status quo and offering a fresh new outlook in its place. The ride is often wild, and perhaps over all too soon, but the awareness left in its wake well worth it for those who dare. This is particularly apt for those with personal planets between
Eros & Pluto
Eros conjunct Pluto at 1Degree of Capricorn on the 21st of January, 2009.
Let us hob and nob with death.
--Lord Alfred TennysonEros transits to Pluto awaken a deep and primordial desire to transform. Often what Pluto wants to transform, however, is power and control out of the hands of others and into its own. This is achieved in a variety of ways and styles although every one of them will have a bass note of intensity and passion.
If Eros and pluto succeed in arousing a personal planet or point, the desire for deep and intimate relationship will assert itself in a craving so single minded and contained as to be virtually unstoppable. If it happens in a partnership or a love affair, the journey will go deep into the well of souls. If the transit concurs with other like significators, it can mark the beginnings of a new relationship whose only rule is 'resistance is futile'. Needless to say, this kind of union may have an element of obsession about it.
One of the sharpest desires of Pluto is to concentrate and exchange energy so if intensity is not felt in an intimate love union or creative involvement, it can reform as engagement in power struggles, fights and arguments. All these forms of interaction are intense and valid in the sense that they deal with issues of intimacy and power although the later can seem less creative.
Eros and Pluto have similar desires in the sexual arena and if an intimate relationship forms during one of these transits, it may be difficult to avoid going to the depths. (Why would one want to? is a good question to ponder.) This creates challenges only when one or the other of the couple is unavailable or being together in that way is considered taboo. Unfortunately, taboos make both Eros and Pluto all the more intrigued.
Regardless of how this transit acts out, material from the unconscious will come bubbling up in the form of potent desires that may be quite foreign to the sense of conscious awareness. If this transit is experienced through the context of an intimate relationship or union, the road may be treacherous though it be paved with gold. How ever we experiences it, tremendous energy may potentially be at our finger tips.
Note the last three conjunctions of Eros and Pluto were on the 20th of November, 2003 @ 18 Sagittarius, the 16th of October, 2005 @ 22 Sagittarius and then the 26th of February 2007@ 28 Sagittarius. This is the first Eros-Pluto conjunction in Capricorn in the last 200 years.
From Swiss Ephemeris Date | Eros | | | | LONG DECL | ------------------------------------ 05 Dec 2008 | 0 sa 14 -26°24 | 06 Dec 2008 | 0 sa 56 -26°32 | 07 Dec 2008 | 1 sa 39 -26°41 | 08 Dec 2008 | 2 sa 21 -26°49 | 09 Dec 2008 | 3 sa 4 -26°57 | 10 Dec 2008 | 3 sa 46 -27°05 | 11 Dec 2008 | 4 sa 28 -27°13 | 12 Dec 2008 | 5 sa 10 -27°20 | 13 Dec 2008 | 5 sa 52 -27°27 | 14 Dec 2008 | 6 sa 34 -27°34 | 15 Dec 2008 | 7 sa 15 -27°41 | 16 Dec 2008 | 7 sa 57 -27°47 | 17 Dec 2008 | 8 sa 38 -27°53 | 18 Dec 2008 | 9 sa 20 -27°59 | 19 Dec 2008 | 10 sa 1 -28°05 | 20 Dec 2008 | 10 sa 42 -28°11 | 21 Dec 2008 | 11 sa 23 -28°16 | 22 Dec 2008 | 12 sa 4 -28°21 | 23 Dec 2008 | 12 sa 45 -28°25 | 24 Dec 2008 | 13 sa 26 -28°30 | 25 Dec 2008 | 14 sa 7 -28°34 | 26 Dec 2008 | 14 sa 47 -28°38 | 27 Dec 2008 | 15 sa 28 -28°42 | 28 Dec 2008 | 16 sa 8 -28°46 | 29 Dec 2008 | 16 sa 48 -28°49 | 30 Dec 2008 | 17 sa 28 -28°52 | 31 Dec 2008 | 18 sa 8 -28°55 | 01 Jan 2009 | 18 sa 48 -28°58 | 02 Jan 2009 | 19 sa 28 -29°00 | 03 Jan 2009 | 20 sa 8 -29°02 | 04 Jan 2009 | 20 sa 47 -29°04 | 05 Jan 2009 | 21 sa 27 -29°06 | 06 Jan 2009 | 22 sa 6 -29°07 | 07 Jan 2009 | 22 sa 46 -29°09 | 08 Jan 2009 | 23 sa 25 -29°10 | 09 Jan 2009 | 24 sa 4 -29°10 | 10 Jan 2009 | 24 sa 43 -29°11 | 11 Jan 2009 | 25 sa 22 -29°11 | 12 Jan 2009 | 26 sa 1 -29°12 | 13 Jan 2009 | 26 sa 39 -29°12 | 14 Jan 2009 | 27 sa 18 -29°11 | 15 Jan 2009 | 27 sa 57 -29°11 | 16 Jan 2009 | 28 sa 35 -29°10 | 17 Jan 2009 | 29 sa 13 -29°09 | 18 Jan 2009 | 29 sa 52 -29°08 | 19 Jan 2009 | 0 cp 30 -29°07 |
17 Dec 2008 05:00:00 UT | Eros 8 sa 47 | Pallas 8 ge 47 Rx | 19 Dec 2008 19:00:00 UT | Eros 10 sa 34 | Pholus 10 sa 34 | 01 Jan 2009 16:00:00 UT | Eros 19 sa 15 | Uranus 19 pi 15 | 21 Jan 2009 07:00:00 UT | Eros 1 cp 57 | Pluto 1 cp 57 |
Sagittarius the Mythology
The Archer, Sagittarius, is represented by a centaur - the lower body of a horse and the upper body of a man. They are said to be descended from Ixion, the mortal who tried to seduce Hera, queen of the Olympians, so he could take Zeus's place.
It didn't work out.
When Hera, some say Zeus, discovered Ixion's amorous plot, she coaxed a cloud into taking on the likes of her form as a decoy. Ixion seduced the cloud (thinking it was Hera) and the offspring of this union was Kentauros, who was shunned by gods and mankind alike.
Kentauros ended up in Thessaly where he bred with the mares, and so centaurs were born. Some, like Chiron and Pholus, the wise and kindly centaurs who befriended Hercules and who are represented by CENTAURUS the constellation, were considerate and powerful teachers and allies to men, but many were aggressive, violent and brash.
SAGITTARIUS is in some versions of myth said to be the latter--a fierce hunter with his bow and arrow always aimed at Scorpio.
Other versions suggest that Chiron (a centaur born not from the line of Ixion but from Philyra and Saturn) was placed among the stars as a reward for his wonderful teachings and scholarly inspiration. Some claim it is Pholus, the great diviner, son of the satyr Salenus and a nymph. It is possible that Zeus placed with Chiron or Pholus in the night sky to acknowledge, finally, their status and contributions to both mortals and the deathless gods.
More than a dozen objects reside in the constellation of Sagittarius, including globular clusters. Recently, astronomers have discovered a small galaxy in Sagittarius that is booming through the Milky Way.
Find Natal or Transit positions HERE
Discover Asteroid 433 Eros Astrology Just after Valentine's Day 1996, a NEAR satellite left NASA's launch pad on an extended journey to Asteroid 433 Eros. Its mission: to study the mini-planet's properties and enhance our basic knowledge of the solar system. NEAR has since landed on Eros, marking the time for astrological investigation of this most intriguing body. The Eros Pages present an introduction to my research on asteroid astrology including the significance of Eros in the horoscope, linking it to love, passion, creativity and sexuality. Eros mythology and psychology are explored, providing astrological techniques for interpretation by house, sign, aspect and transit.