Like
Vesta, Pallas Athena symbolizes a female who does
well in a man's world. Pallas was born of her father's
thigh or of his forehead, depending on which version
of the story you read. In any event, this woman was
born from Man, not Woman. In the business world, this
is a woman who can hold her own. Historically, she
was superb at war strategy. In business, this is a
woman who uses her head, someone who is more likely
driven by ambition and not so much concerned about
matters of the heart or hearth. It is possible that
someone could run his or her home with the same intensity,
but it is far more likely to be an individual with
strong Pallas Athena in the business place. Again,
like Vesta, these women often do not marry, as they
do not need to. They can provide for themselves without
the need for partners. Yet this is not to say that
someone who has a strong Pallas won't get married,
and the same is true of those with a strong Vesta.
If the rest of the chart also seems to carry that
marriage theme, then it can indeed strengthen the
energies of the Vesta and Pallas personalities. I
have seen strong business women who did have significant
others and even families, but this did not distract
them from their business focus. This can also be true
of men, as men also have Pallas Athena and Vesta in
their charts.
With
Pallas, there is a need to please, so the strategy
is all about pleasing others. Remember that Pallas
desired to please her father. Another comment made
about Pallas is that she is likely to back male authority
so she is not really a women's liberation collaborator.
This may come as a surprise and even a shock. Why
would a powerful woman not support other powerful
women? Perhaps the fact that she has male respect
and sympathy is so compelling that she wants to keep
it that way and not share the attention and respect
with other women.
When
looking at Pallas in a chart you need to be aware
not only of the sign and the placement but how it
is aspected by other planets. Squares
and oppositions
can cause some difficulty. Any planet that falls on
an angle has more dynamic presence in the overall
chart. So it may be worthwhile for you look to see
where Pallas is placed in your chart, and to consider
whether or not you go overboard to please others. |
