In (Greek) Mythology, Psyche’s story begins as the youngest daughter of a King. Though her two elder sisters were beautiful, Psyche’s natural beauty was extraordinary, so much so that most people admired her more than Aphrodite (aka. Roman Goddess of Love & Beauty, Venus). She received countless marriage proposals, gifts and compliments from people who would soon start to ignore worshipping Aphrodite, thereby angering her. In a pure jealous rage, Aphrodite orders her son, Eros, the God of Lust & Romance, to make her fall in love with the most hideous creature on earth. Eros instead fell in love with Psyche the moment he first laid eyes on her.
Meanwhile, the King was distraught by Psyche’s future and frightened by a prophecy he received through Apollo, he left Psyche on a mountain to be taken by a beast as his bride. This beast being Eros in disguise. He sought the help of “the West Wind” Zephyr to take her up to a palace on the clouds where the entire palace was filled with beauty and splendor. There she would meet her mysterious lover at night, warned of course by Eros who concealed himself, to never ask her who he was or what he looked like. They enjoyed their nights filled with love and passion, during the daytime, she stayed happily in the palace served by many invisible servants, spending her life in a magical bliss. Soon, Psyche got home sick and wished to invite her family to the palace, but her sisters in particular weren’t so happy for her. Although they married Kings and Princes themselves, they never could let go of their envy for Psyche’s continued good fortune. So, they began to enquire about Psyche’s mysterious husband, and that she must look after her safety by discovering his true identity.
Psyche though not doubtfully but with pure curiosity attempts to uncover her lover’s identity when he was asleep by her side and finds out it was Eros all along, but accidentally wakes him up (in one of the versions, it seems she was misled by her sisters’ words to try and kill her husband in the sleep to protect herself). He flees mistrusting her intentions. Psyche tries to find him and to explain herself (Demeter advices Psyche to approach Aphrodite and seek her forgiveness) but fails to do so as Aphrodite takes advantage of her woes and sends Psyche on a journey filled with impossible and dangerous tasks so as to test her devotion & love.
Psyche also gains favor (without her knowledge, mostly by Eros’s secret intervention) from many kind-hearted deities, fulfilling her Trials and Tribulations successfully. She is later rewarded with immortality for her devotion, loyalty and purity of soul. She becomes the Goddess of Purity, soul and Life, thus marrying her true love Eros. Happy Ending. 🥹
Her story is a classic of how ones’ curiosity can lead to disaster and misunderstandings, but ones’ inner purity will eventually earn the greatest reward. Love can help one reach immortality and eternal bliss, soul’s journey through many unnerving trials can help strengthen one’s character by simultaneously testing their inner purity & devotion. Innocence always gains divine protection and favor. There’s also a lesson about being too naive of other’s intentions, one can fall victim to other’s traps and ulterior motives if one always goes by their purity and expect others to treat them fairly just because of that. One’s good character doesn’t warrant others’ good intentions.
So, Asteroid Psyche (16) in Astrology hold’s significance, where it tells us about our innocence, natural beauty, soul’s purity, journey towards one’s desires, being stripped off of our karma through trials and sacrifice to reunite with our soul’s calling, etc. Psyche thus represents our soul, mind, inner beauty and psychology. This placement, i. e., the house and sign Psyche occupies can show where we seek ourselves through our desires, where our soul longs to reunite with ourselves, the intuition that leads us through all of life’s tribulations, devotion to our true love, recognition of one’s innocence, delving deep into one’s inner self, facing the darkness of the world and illuminating it with our inner light of purity.
Psyche’s placement and aspects can give us a lot of vital information about how our willingness to follow our true desires will help us discover ourselves and, in the process, reuniting with our biggest wish. Psychology, innocence and the mind become the main focus.
This placement further tells you:
where/how others will envy your natural beauty, good fortune and luck.
where and what others admire you for without being able to comprehend.
how others are drawn to your inner beauty.
where your popularity (no matter how innocent and out of your control) can invite envy and jealousy.
(sometimes) where and how a parent/care takers’ ignorance or insecure actions can put you in unnecessary danger, this can also indicate them enjoying honors and respect due to your accomplishments or using all the admiration you get to gain status for themselves in some way (just like how her father’s greed let everyone worship his daughter knowing full well that a mortal being worshipped like that can anger the Gods’ or Goddesses).
where and how others admire you but also make you feel lonely for the same reason since you only see them admiring you for your external beauty or abilities but not your true character.
where others are afraid to claim you or give you any official recognition due to all the external competition & insecurities (almost too perfect to have you in that area of your life since they feel intimidated or over pressured to meet high standards).
where/how rejections and projections can make you feel less than who you truly are.
where/what/who you long for and consider your true love.
where you attract secret admirers.
where and why others plot against you and have ulterior motives to their words and actions towards you.
where and how your innocence and naïveté can cause you harm.
where and how you will have divine guidance and favor due to your inner purity and good intentions.
what kind of rewards or divine grants you earn through various trials and tribulations.
your natural gifts, talents and blessings.
how you can explore your soul and listen to your inner calling.
how you will be remembered for your strength in character, etc.
Hence it represents a deeply spiritual placement in our chart, especially when it comes to true love or soul calling. The events that transpire in this placement have an element of destiny and a flavor of inevitability, making it a fascinating part of the chart to explore.
⭐ More Transits & Natal Astrology Posts (Master Lists) 💫
0 Comments