posted January 21, 2008 12:47 PM            

Ceres is the largest of the asteroids and was the first to be discovered almost 200 years ago (1801). In Roman mythology, Ceres was known as the goddess of agriculture, the harvest, and abundance of the land. The name of the Greek goddess, Demeter, which corresponds to Ceres derives from the Greek meaning "earth mother," and Ceres in a birth chart can indicate nurturing that is either received as a child, or the capacity to nurture in adulthood. If Ceres conjuncts the natal Sun, it is similar to having the Sun in Cancer, but Ceres' meaning is so rich and complex that is also corresponds to Virgo, Taurus and even Scorpio. Ceres people are very good at mothering regardless of their sex and may express this quality by having a "green thumb". They deal with food, possibly as a vocation, and they provide nourishment to either sustain health or to express love and compassion.

Examples: A woman with a close Ceres-Sun conjunction may find herself surrounded by children, her own as well as others, and taking care of her garden and animals with great enjoyment. A man with Ceres square his Sun may find himself in the role a caregiver for children, even through he has none of his own, or in a counseling or nurturing role with adults.
http://www.astrology3d.com/educenter/asteroids.html

posted January 21, 2008 02:00 PM              

Now from my own files here is some more information on Ceres:

Ceres signifies abortion; adaptation to one's environment; animal care; anorexia; attachment; the attempt to exert sole control over children, creations or possessions; austere beauty; birth and rebirth; birth control; bulimia; caring for others; child abuse; childbirth training; children's rights; clanship; concern; conditional love and approval; cultivation and growing cycles; cycles of transformation and renewal; death and dying; depression and isolation stemming from inadequate nurturance; dependency; disability; the discipline required for social adaptation and integration; domestication; efficient functioning; excess weight; extended family; family roots, ties and values; feelings of self-esteem, self-image and self-worth; food; food-related services and physical disorders; grief, mourning, sorrow and suffering; healing (including through gemstones); growth; gynaecological health; helping professions; loss, abandonment and rejection; the meeting or denying by parent figures of personal needs expressed by its sign and house placement; midwifery; miscarriage; mothering and mother-love; mothers' rights; national product; nourishment; nursing; nurturing; parental relationships; parenthood; platonic friendships; pregnancy; prenatal care; pre-school education; primary education; primitive inherited instincts and responses; productivity; provision for others; the relationship with nature and Earth energies; the search for perfection; service; sharing and letting go; single parenting; social services; survival of the species; unconditional love and acceptance of others; unemployment; universal love; and useful work. Caring for each other, nuturing each others emotional and physical needs, etc.

It is associated with agriculture; ants; bakers; botany; bread; breeders; caretakers; caves; cereal grains; commodities; communes; consumers; cooks; co-operatives; corn; cranes; dolphins; domestic animals; doves; earth science teachers; the Earth element; ecology; farming; farmers; farm tools; gardening; grandparents and grandchildren; harvest; honey; horticultural nurseries; hospices; labourers; nannies; nursery school directors; nurses; nutritional counsellors; nutritional healing; pigs; plants; poppies; producers; restaurants; seasons; seeds; servants; social security payments; springs; strikes; the thyroid gland; trainers; tribes; underground water; unions; veterinarians; and waiters and waitresses. Its glyph represents the agricultural sickle; and its symbols include ears of corn or wheat; ploughs; sacrificial knives; scythes; a circle enclosed in a triangle; and torches.

posted January 21, 2008 06:54 PM              

Maybe its cause its the only thing that appears in my 5th house? I do know it realtes to nurturing.One of my biggest dreams is to me a Mom, i can relate with that..but also i already saw in another astrological foruns that Ceres ( retro) there can mean having problems on getting pregant - have you ever heard of that?

It is trine my NN and conj Lilith..great :P and also oposes karma!

My bf´s Ceres is also in his 5th. iTs conj his VX/Mars/Uranus.Trine his ASC

posted January 21, 2008 07:18 PM            

This Sun Ceres Conjunction gig must be getting hammered by something to render it invalid.

My father has banned me from cooking for him - ever. My son says, "school dinners are better than home dinners."

posted January 21, 2008 08:31 PM            

Before I "used" my Sun/Ceres/Pluto I attracted it from friends. I attracted friends who supported and nurtured me through being controlling and knowing what's best. Through being manipulative and humiliating me, and constantly making me go through the Knock me down to rock bottom confidence and watch me build myself up and take credit for it game.

But as I've gotten older and come into my own, I'm noticing I've been attracting people who are not controlling but "nurture" through creating deep, profound, spiritual connections in our friendship...rather than barking orders and playing Who's Boss...

posted January 21, 2008 08:43 PM              

oh and a semi-square to my Sun

now can anyone decipher that for me?

posted January 22, 2008 04:33 AM            

Ceres in Gemini nurtures others by sharing important information....
http://www.neptunecafe.com/Ceres.html

This is definitely more like me as a person and a parent/friend to children.

Also on this site:

"Traditional astrology cites the Moon and the fifth house as significators for fertility and pregnancy, but Ceres works so much better. Try it and see."

Alright.

Son #1 -> progressed Ceres Square Moon 2* applying.

Son #2 -> progressed Ceres Square Moon less than 1* applying.

posted January 27, 2008 01:38 PM            

I feel that overall they have to do with being caring,being an advocate/activist as well as being strongly influenced by my mother. I love to eat....I eat lots of cereal..even for dessert..hahahaha

I also believe that Ceres was underrated in Astrology.

I feel that it's about time that Ceres and Pluto are equals in Astronomy thanks to Eris. Its like the Persephone myth. Hades/Pluto and Demeter/Ceres shares equal time with Persephone/Proserpina. Co-Discoverer of Eris,Michael Brown felt that Persephone was an appropriate name for Persephone because half of its time,Eris is away from Pluto. Unfortunately,Persephone's name was given to an asteroid. I believe that Eris has to do with equal,civil rights just like Ceres and Pluto are equals in Astronomy because of Eris' discovery.

posted January 28, 2008 06:09 PM            

"The 8th house also rules other things besides sex. This placement is also good for nurturing people who are undergoing a process of rehabilitation. Demetra George points out in her excellent book Asteroid Goddesses that Ceres in the 8th house might also be found in the horoscopes of those who work in a hospice providing nurturing to those who are dying."

Though I don't think anyone would have pinned me down as being capable of caring for the terminally ill, it seems I am, and I have seriously considered training to be a paramedic or a nurse.

HAPPYDRAGON -> Transiting Pluto opposite Ceres -> flicking through the ephemeris the most pertinent that I can see is that it would have been about the time deliberations about whether or not to have another baby were still underway - son #2 made the decision for us, ho-hum

Profound change in the way you see your nuturing role? Doesn't have to be a baby issue, could be caring in another way or a creative project. Maybe you find you have talents you didn't know you had:

"Ceres in the Twelfth House: This is the house of hidden things, psychological problems and "restrictions." Whatever is in this house shows what we don't want to show to the world, or even to ourselves. Ceres in the 12th house can show that nurturing needs were suppressed. This could also make it difficult to nurture others. On the positive side, this placement could channel these frustrations into charity work where you provide nurturing to the poor, the sick, and the unfortunate."

posted May 08, 2008 05:33 AM            

Star Song has good Ceres aspect descriptions:

http://www.starsongsastrology.com/aspects.htm

posted May 09, 2008 10:27 PM              

I am quite perplex with my own Ceres-position - because in my chart it is SUPER-MATERNAL - but I am in my late 30s now, and don't have kids, not even a marriage-like relationship! (I'm not "against kids" in general, I just haven't found the right partner yet.) Actually, CERES is the factor in my chart that I have NOT LIVED UP TO at all, until now.

It is placed in thee classic "child-care" and marriage-sector, under strong Venusian influence: I have CERES conjunct JUNO (orb:3), both in Taurus - in 5th house! It is also in conjunct (orb:5) to my P.o.Fortune, which is in late Aries, 5th house as well.

So ... I wonder what my SUPERMATERNAL CERES wants to tell me?

Above all, I am a (maternal?) Cancer-Sun!
But my Ceres is in square to my Sun, Mercury, Mars. It also stands in sextile to my Venus (must be looking for "real love", obviously) and sextile to my North Node - and is opposite my Jupiter (inflated hopes or expectations?)