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Sidney Harold Meteyard's Eros
Eros usually spends a month or so in each sign but once a year Asteroid 433 lingers for almost six months, direct, retrograde and direct, in a single sign. This year, from Jan 2, 2012, it’s in Virgo!
What does this mean, to have Eros express through the symbol of the “virgin”, the sacred feminine who relies on no one but herself for her sense of identity? What awakens when the god of love links with Virgo’s ruler, the quick silver messenger, winged Mercury?
Think about Virgo the symbol of the possibility to learn and transform oneself through a personal ‘crisis’—which may mean a catharsis. (I mean CRISIS, from the Greek KRINEIN, to separate, distinguish, decide)
A decision is the act of accepting to become different from what one has been—thus the acceptance of change and self transformation. – Dane Rudhyar
The operant words here are Change and Self-transformation. After all, Virgo is a mutable sign. That means fluid and transforming! Getting lose and easy with what is and what is about to be!
Virgo can express in the finely tuned development of skills and talents, discernment and exactitude. Represented by the ‘Virgin’ Goddesses, Virgo’s resources include an animated and perceptive mind, quick assessment of precarious situations, flexibility of thought, articulate communication and the famous critical eye.
The natural seat of Virgo is the sixth house, ruling the health and well-being of the body, the link between psyche and soma, and anything that assists the ways and means in which we accomplish our will: service, employment, pets, gadgets and ritual magic. The relationships symbolic of this house are unequal, forming their basses from how one thing might enhance or support another.
Virgo is ruled by Mercury, quicksilver messenger of the gods. Co-ruler of Gemini, this planet oversees communications of all kinds, commerce, teaching, learning, expression through the written or spoken word and objective observation. It is Virgo’s link with Mercury that gives extra zest and vigor, making it the most lively and inquisitive of the Earth signs. Virgo also expresses Mercury’s aptitude for efficiency, systematic organization and the hard work necessary to turn thoughts into language, interchange and effective expertise.
With Eros in Virgo, there could be a lot of systematic or analytical thinking, and re-thinking, about erotic relationships of all kinds! Communication takes an erotic tone – it becomes intense, provocative and transforming. .
Where we find Virgo in the horoscope is where we need to analyze and discriminate, keeping what is valuable and eliminating what is not. Virgo by house is an area of life were we need to be organized, refine our purpose through talents, skills and abilities and use our vibrant nervous energy in creative and productive ways.
Is Eros here going to be “all talk and no action”? No way!
…Virgo stand(s) for instrumentation, implementation and technical competence. –Dennis Elwell
Eros in Virgo will want to explore the depths of the erotic in very tangible ways! Virgo is a sensual sign, and with Eros here, we are likely to notice all the little details of taste, touch, smell, sound, and visual observation. Eros will want to experience life through a duality of inputs, being mentally tuned by Mercury and at the same time acutely aware of the body through association with the earthy element.
With this Eros transit, we may be able to synthesis the two, bringing articulate intellectuality to the experiences of the senses and exploring physically the ideas of the mind. Eros transiting through Virgo may bring the CRISIS that enables us to separate, distinguish, appreciate and decide on issues relating to the house and planets contacted. It could be dramatic, and productive! You will feel alive!
In March Eros will conjunct Mars (also in a lengthy stay in Virgo) and his soulmate Psyche, a powerful connection to tap into! Where will Eros in Virgo affect your chart the most? Which houses and what planets will be activated over the next six months? Check it out (tutorial for discovering your Virgo sector here) and discuss in the comments!
Meanwhile, we can honor intimacy, passions and desires through tantric sensuality, sacred sex, direct communication and ritual with nature. Take time to attend to the finer details in life by appreciating of all the little things and releasing’ tolerations’. By eliminating what is no longer genuine and respecting what is authentic, life itself becomes more and meaningful.
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Lots to be excited about! Thank you!
Yes, Especially for those 4 planets in Virgo peeps! *wink* Talk about YOUR Mars returns this year!!!
kim,
i feel like a fool. can you help me find where my chart will be affected by this? (10/29/69)
Sure, Michelle and please, no need to feel foolish! It’s not knowable until you learn it
Go to Astro.com and enter your date, time and place to get a free chart. You can then post the link here and I will look at it and tell you where your Virgo sector is. We need an accurate time to map the ‘houses’ and the signs as they appeared the moment you were born 
Hello Kim,
Thanks so much!
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Okay, so your Virgo sector is in the 3rd and 4th house. Right now Mars is in 4, and Eros in 3rd. They will meet up with Psyche in the 3rd and this is going to be terrific for all communications, written or spoken. Very nice. Exciting. You will be heard! If you do any writing, speaking, teaching, studying, expect things to move along with more energy, more creativity and wowza!
In the 4th the focus is on home, family, nest. You might be putting a lot of energy there too!
Yes! This all resonates so much!!
Thanks Kim.
You are so wonderful!!!! xoxo
Another stunningly fascinating post that is inspiring me to tune further in… Thanks Kim!
OK… Let’s see if I’m starting to understand how to read these charts. I see Uranus in Virgo and Pluto in Virgo in the 9th house (very close to the 10th). And I see the Virgo symbol on the 0 degree line between the 9th & 10th houses. Just for added curiosity…my 10th house is clear/empty. I think Uranus and Pluto are both pretty magical and transformational energies (probably putting it mildly)…Uranus crumbles old structure/systems & clears the way for the new…Pluto makes way for the collective consciousness to transform…?
So, this seems like some super fun stuff to alchemize with Eros energy…?
Any nuggets to make it extra delicious? XOXO DebSoul
With Mars/Eros/Psyche all headed towards your MC, the top of your chart, I would say things are going to get very public. Wonderful energy for your relationship to the world at large. Career/mission/profession amp up! Whatever you are planning, there is a lot of oomph there! xxx
Feels SO right on! How deliciously exciting!! Thanks, Kim…All Love to YOU. <3
Mars, Psyche and Eros all seem to meet transiting my 7th house. Saturn( retro), North Node and Vertex are there in the natal chart . What should I expect from this??
Hi Marisa, this will put a big focus for months on your personal, socially significant, one-to-one relationships. You’ll likely get ‘serious’ about what you want and gain insight into why you want it. Obviously you could meet someone at this time that knocks your socks off too
This goes for business relationships, creative projects and romantic commitments.
Sounds fun to me!
Thanks Kim ..that does sound exciting. I am currently in a relationship.Does this interpretation still stand if it’s a retrograde cycle for Mars ?? ( it will back and forth along the 7th house)…I am a little concerned for my love life.
Yes, the retro cycle of Mars, Eros and Psyche are part of this. The back and forth represent the ebb and flow of your consciousness as you experience new ways of expressing yourself. Remember: Mars points out to us where we need to assert our healthy aggression. You may find you are feeling less like compromising and more like leading the way. See this as a time of grown in your love life. It’s getting MORE authentic, not less!
Ah…..so look at this as growth in my relationship
Thanks Kim.
Kim, this is all taking place in my Virgo 5th house! Ever since the Gemini-Sag eclipse in December, my whole romantic life came to a crash. I realized that I had to not pick up the pieces, but rather start from scratch.
What possibilities do you see going on in my romance self-expression sector of my chart…..
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I have discovered your website lately and I am glad I did. Bringing Eros in a chart makes a big difference for the analysis.
In April, Eros will trine natal Eros, which will also be conjuncted by Jupiter (all this in Taurus). Eros will also be in square to natal Sun and natal Mercury, and in sextile to natal Venus. I guess I am supposed to expect a volcano (but that image may be too Plutonian).
Wow, that’s a lot of Eros activation! I especially like the Jupiter conjunction. So expansive. What house is Eros in? I would think about ways to express and participate more in that area of life, in a tangible, sensual, Taurus way!
Thanks for dropping in!
The time of my birth is unfortunately not certain, so I can not tell for sure what house will be affected.
The man I like has his Saturn conjunct my Eros (so transiting Eros will trine is Saturn at the same time than my Eros; my Saturn square his Eros). His Mars in Capricorn, which trine my Eros and his Saturn, will also receive a trine from Eros at the same moment. For him, all this takes place at the MC, in Taurus, except for his Mars in the 5th house. We also have my Mars conjunct his Eros, at 10 degrees of the Taurus.
I think the transit of Eros in Virgo can be a good experience to evaluate the importance of Eros in my life.
This man lives in another country and when we met for the first time I was engaged (I can feel the weight of Saturn on Eros here). The transit of Eros will take place when we will meet for work in spring. Maybe I should then tell him I am not engaged anymore.
P.S.: Our Junos are conjunct at 27’26 and 27’27 in Gemini and Eros will square them around May 19.
Wow. Yes, I think that will be made clear!!!! What synastry!