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Ami Ann
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posted April 18, 2010 07:51 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ami Ann     Edit/Delete Message


Pallas, Juno and Vesta: The Three Jewels of Your Astrology Chart

This article was written by Isabelle Ghaneh
posted under Astrology

We are all diamonds, and we have many facets to our personalities. We can show one aspect of ourselves to one person and another to someone else. One of our attributes may come out in a certain situation, and a different side may rise to the surface in another. Sometimes we feel energetic and ready to take on the world, and sometimes we need our solitude, and want to reflect on where we are in our life journey.

Since we contain such a multitude of personality traits, it’s good to know that we can find representations of ourselves in the Cosmos, especially through the three gems of the asteroid belt, namely, Pallas, Juno and Vesta.

First, it’s true that we are now in a great time astrologically, since so much of the myth and psychology that is involved in astrological analysis and assessment is being echoed in the wider world, through astronomy, the offshoot of ancient astrology. Every time another astronomical discovery or decision is made, another goddess is brought into the world consciousness, and her astrological attributes become more disseminated, and more widely understood.

Now that Ceres, first thought to be a planet when discovered in 1801, and then demoted to an asteroid, has been bumped up a notch and promoted to dwarf planet status, we are left with the three most astrologically discussed and accessible goddess asteroids, namely Pallas, asteroid #2, Juno, asteroid #3, and Vesta, asteroid #4.

You can check out the asteroid placements of the goddesses through an ephemeris, or an astrological calculator, many programs of which are available on-line. That way you can chart where they were at your birth, and also where they are now, by transit through your chart.

But unless you have an understanding of their mythological and archetypal status in the Cosmic world, you may not realize how important they are to you, and how you can incorporate what they have to say to you astrologically into your journey of self knowledge. After all, the more you know yourself, the better decisions you can make.

Pallas is the goddess of wisdom, and she is also the goddess of self-defense. Pallas sprang fully formed and armed from the head of her father, the king of heaven. Pallas is also an artisan, and is connected to the art of weaving. Pallas’ symbol is the wise owl. She is in charge of defending herself and those important to her, and she creates objects of lasting beauty, through her love of fabric, and her skill with a needle and thread.

Pallas is never the aggressor; she never strikes first, but she defends herself and those she loves. She is in essence the warrior queen, and the philosopher. Her closest astrological sign seems to be Sagittarius, and the house she most resonates with would be the ninth, the sector in our charts that relates to our philosophical take on the world, since we are all philosophers, even if we are not aware of it.

Anytime we come up with a reason or a theory as to why we want to live our lives a certain way, we are exercising our philosophical side. This is where Pallas comes in. When we have to defend ourselves and come up with a strategy to deal with office politics, or school or neighborhood or community cliques, this is where Pallas comes in. When we are attacked by others because of our political or religious beliefs, or our lifestyle choices, or for no reason at all besides someone’s obscene desire to vilify and bully us, this is where Pallas comes in.

We use our wisdom when we need to, and if we have to do battle against someone or something, the wiser we are, the more likely we are of achieving success. When we have to deal with someone we find difficult, if we can chart his or her day of birth, and locate where Pallas was for our rival, or our opponent, we can better understand who we are dealing with.

Likewise, it is a positive thing for us to know where our own Pallas placement is, according to house and sign, so we can determine for ourselves how and in what way we process wisdom, and how and in what way we deal with conflict. The fact that Pallas does not take the part of the aggressor or the bully should give us the encouraging knowledge that she can be trusted.

Juno is the goddess of marriage and the month June is named after her. That is why June has a tradition of being the best month to get married in, good weather and the end of the school year notwithstanding.

Juno’s placement can show us how we feel about marriage, what marriage means to us, what we do or do not desire in our marriage relationship, or if we even want to get married in the first place. Astrologically, a common-law relationship or a civil partnership also constitutes a marriage, as does any long term living arrangement. Those partnerships, civil unions, common law relationships, or marriages, fall under the rulership of the seventh house in astrology.

Libra is the natural ruler of the seventh house and Juno is most comfortable in the sign of Libra, since Libra rules love and marriage and courtship. Checking out the Juno placement of someone we are interested in should tell us a lot about this person, and his or her attitude to long term relationships. We can also get a glimpse of the sort of partner he or she might be.

For example, an individual with their Juno in Aries would be interested in marrying a dynamic, attractive and passionate person, someone who would have their own sense of identity and not be afraid to take charge of their own life and be independent. A person with Juno in Aries would bring a strong sense of self to their partnerships, and would not appreciate their domestic partner telling them what to do. They would want to make their own decisions. They might also have a jealous streak, and want their partner’s full attention, along with their love and loyalty.

Vesta is the guardian of the hearth and home. Vesta is the goddess in charge of the eternal flame, the one that keeps the household alive, safe and well. Vesta is the divine representation of the flame inside ourselves, the one that gives us our spark of life.

Vesta is the place in our charts that allows us to understand the way we feel towards our home, and our family. Beyond that, she is the inspiration inside ourselves that keeps us going. She is the flame of our ambitions, and our desire to keep surviving in a difficult world. She is the joy we feel when we accomplish a goal, or make our dreams realities.

Vesta was not allowed to fall in love, since she needed to keep herself committed to the endless tending of the flame that allowed Rome to exist. If the flame went out, Rome would die. It was that simple. There are many goddess points for us to look at in our all important quest for love, but Vesta is not one of them.

Vesta is the place in our charts that belongs to us and us alone. She is the inner spark we need to survive all odds, and to keep our spirits intact on the darkest day. She is also the light that guides us and allows us to take joy in our lives, and in our accomplishments. She is our inner light and the life inside ourselves.

If Vesta is transiting our first house, for example, then we know it is time we check out our own desires and needs for our lives. If our fifth house is activated, it is a signal we need to nourish the flame that imbues our creativity. If we have children, we may need to deal with them and their needs, and perhaps give them encouragement, and a pep talk, if necessary.

Vesta in our eighth house could mean we should look at our sexual lives, to see if we are getting so consumed with our intimate relationships that we have lost focus in other areas of our lives.

Vesta in our eleventh house may act as a vitalizing agent for our long burning hopes for our lives. Vesta moving through our twelfth house might cause us to reflect on whether we are really happy internally, in the place inside ourselves no one ever sees. We could investigate metaphysical disciplines, as in dream interpretation, to see if we can discover what is missing in our lives.

The more we use the astrological goddesses of knowledge, relationships and self-fulfillment, the better able we will be to learn who we really are, and make more informed choices for ourselves.

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posted April 18, 2010 09:04 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Happy Dragon     Edit/Delete Message
~ Ami Ann ~

cheers for the article

** Vesta is the guardian of the hearth and home. Vesta is the goddess in charge of the eternal flame, the one that keeps the household alive, safe and well. Vesta is the divine representation of the flame inside ourselves, the one that gives us our spark of life. **

that excerpt was just on time here

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posted April 18, 2010 10:02 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for DD     Edit/Delete Message
Oh and not to forget she is also the sacred prostitute.

I like Vesta; this asteroid lands exactly on my Sun/Venus-mp

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posted April 18, 2010 11:01 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Happy Dragon     Edit/Delete Message
** Oh and not to forget she is also the sacred prostitute **

does the 'sacred' bit mean she can up the price ? :-))

any idea what transiting vesta might do ?
she is currently :
opposite natal vesta / sextile n.neptune and n.saturn and quintile natal mars ( after just passing a conjunction to my natal pluto .. )

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posted April 18, 2010 02:09 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for DD     Edit/Delete Message
"does the 'sacred' bit mean she can up the price ? :-))"
lol
I think so.

I just dislike everyone claiming all that stuff about the virginal Vestals - well, for Rome this was true. But the Vesta-cult is more ancient than that, and in the time before the Romans ruled, "virginal" just meant that these women stayed unmarried and without family, but it does not mean they did NOT have sex, at all.
Actually there is a broad tradition, dating back to Babylon/ Sumeria of "temple-harlots", which offered their sexual service to men.
Usually it was in form of a sexual rite to mobilise great spiritual power, therefor Vesta is one of the symbols for tantric sex, actually, or sexual rites (like the Sacred marriage; a ritual, which usually involved the highpriestess in Babylon, who in the human form of Inanna /Ishtar consumed the marriage with the king / Adonis-Tammuz, later on I think the king was seen as Marduk or even Bal, and it was a fertility rite. I believe the Druids had such a rite, too; well, I once dreamed of it in a Druid`s context, so I just think it might be. Maybe I am wrong. lol)
Anyway I find it interesting how sex was being "demonized" through the ages, more and more, when at a certain time it was well known what powerful fruitful (literally ) spiritual power it could have.

Anyway, sorry for the preaching.

Personally I think Vesta is all about focus / devotion.


"ny idea what transiting vesta might do ?"
Hmm, I didn`t pay attention to tr Vesta, but maybe bringing focus to a certain area in your life?


"she is currently :
opposite natal vesta / sextile n.neptune and n.saturn and quintile natal mars ( after just passing a conjunction to my natal pluto .. )"
That conjunction to Pluto looks very potent to me. Did you feel it?
Was there a focused transformative energy entering your life?
Where is Pluto? In which house? What house does he rule? Did these areas came into focus somehow?


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posted April 18, 2010 02:42 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ami Ann     Edit/Delete Message
I think there are the BEST senses of humor on this Board .
Thank you,guys, for keeping me in stiches!

x o x Ami

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posted April 18, 2010 08:12 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Happy Dragon     Edit/Delete Message
~ DD ~

** That conjunction to Pluto looks very potent to me. Did you feel it? **

good question .. as she's combining with trans. bm.lillith ..
i.e. t.vesta was conjunct natal pluto and bm.lillith be conjunct natal vesta ..
i.e. natal pluto and natal vesta be in opposition by 1.30 .deg
i.e. those are the current 2 .. and now t.jupiter sextiles natal chiron ..
and t.nept and t.chiron are squaring my 11th house geminian jupiter ..
be transits from merc and venus .. .. and t.pluto be a degree off my desc ..
but .. pluto be in reverse gear ...

t.vesta be about 1.5 deg past n.pluto just now ..

so a few other influences ..

**Was there a focused transformative energy entering your life? **
well .. focused effort .. yes i guess so .. i.e. as much as i can get unaspected gemini mars to be still :-)
( as to what the effort is .. mmmmm .. not for public reading .. sorry :-)
.. transformative ? ..
.. been re-reading astrology texts and making more sense from them than before ..

'n been dedicating some time to slide guitar playing in an effort to
finaly get one particular tune sorted .. have a problem with one section
learned some new things as a result ..

and the situation with noisy neighbours has come to a head ..
as in .. i'm notifying their landlord of legal action that will be taken ..

**Where is Pluto? In which house?
my pluto be in leo - 2nd house .. opposite vesta in aquarian - 8th house ..

** What house does he rule? **
does that mean which house is scorpio ?
if yes .. then 4th house .. actually i think maybe 5th house
as libra is my 4th cusp .. 5 deg later it's scorpio
then 5th house cusp be aprox 21 deg scorp ..

now i'm confused ;-)) .

**Did these areas came into focus somehow?**
i need to think about that one ;-)))

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and .. cheers for the reply DD :-)

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posted April 18, 2010 08:16 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for vapor-lash     Edit/Delete Message
LOL Vesta is conjunct my MC and Jupiter & Karma in PISCES, of all things!!!

LOL @ Sacred prostitute - That's too funny

Thank you for the article Ami

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posted April 18, 2010 08:32 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for cherle     Edit/Delete Message
These asteroids seem kind of unaspected in my chart, but they aspect (conjunct, square, semi-square or oppose) several of my midpoint either exact to within 1 degree:

Juno=Moon/Jupiter
Juno=Moon/Venus
Juno=Merc/Venus

Pallas=Moon/Merc
Pallas=Sun/Merc
Pallas=Jup/Uranus
Pallas/Sat/Uranus

Vesta=Sun/moon
Vesta=Venus/Uranus
Vesta=Mars/Pluto
Vesta=Pluto/Chiron

That must mean something.

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