This
asteroid represents the concepts of care-taking,
eating, and Mother. When looking
at these asteroids they are often referred to as the
feminine principle. They are:
- Vesta,
the sister
- Pallas,
the business woman
- Ceres,
the Mother
- Juno,
the wife
It
is not that these asteroids only represent those concepts
but they are beginning keywords that can open the
doors to further interpretation and meanings. Mother
is the term used for Ceres because Ceres represents
the mother of Persephone, who was taken into the underworld
for part of the year by Hades (or Pluto). Ceres (which
also represents the crops) makes the world grow cold
so there are no crops to harvest for that time of
the year. Ceres represents food, and her symbol is
that of a sickle used for harvesting wheat, something
else Ceres rules. She is like Mother Earth; she is
responsible for feeding and caring for us. The "Great
Mother" is another name for Ceres.
Ceres
in a chart can represent our own mother or it can
also represent food. Ceres with Venus can refer to
sweets. When studying these asteroids, originally
we would have fun combining the words to refer to
specific energies. This can be a great way to learn
the asteroids. We all have Ceres in our charts, and
we all have mothers somewhere. There is also in each
of us a need to eat. Also for most of us there is
a need to take care of something or someone else,
such as our children. All of these factors and more
need to be taken into consideration when you look
at Ceres and how Ceres is aspected in your chart.
Look also as what planet and what house Ceres falls
into.
Ceres
in a house would describe the way one might approach
that house or what that house relates to. For example,
someone who has Ceres in the fifth house might be
a caretaker -- not only to children, but also to lovers.
Eating might also be a big factor in each of these
scenarios, and fixing meals for lovers or for children
might be a bigger deal with Ceres placed into the
fifth house. Also, there could very well be a special
attachment to projects.
Ceres
in the first house could indicate a person who comes
off as very motherly or nurturing, particularly if
Ceres is close to his or her ascendant. This person
might also strongly identify with his or her own mother.
Someone who has a strong Ceres presence would be a
good provider, particularly from the standpoint of
caretaker and cook. Ceres with aspects to Venus or
to Atlantis (another asteroid) could suggest a cooking
or daycare business as potential careers.
A
difficult aspect for Ceres involves problems with
mother, food allergies, or both. Ceres with Jupiter
often indicates a weight problem. This can indicate
overindulgences with food, possibly related to his
or her own mother or children. |
