Love Asteroids in Astrology

Love Asteroids in Astrology

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“At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.”

— Plato

Eros (433) — Eroticism, passion, and desire. What we intensely crave and deeply long to pursue. Eros drives creation as the initial spark of attraction and is inextricably linked to creation and fertile intimacy.

“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.”

— Emily Brontë, from Wuthering Heights

Psyche (16) — The Greek word for “soul.” Love that fulfills us mind, body and spirit. This is soul deep love, a divine counterpart. Psyche is the divine counterpart of Eros in mythology. In astrology, it can reveal who you feel you naturally mesh with.

“Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.”

— Rumi

Juno (3) — Ideal, true commitment and our approach it. These are the qualities we seek in a life long partner, and it reflects our own approach to the themes of loyalty and devotion.

“Sweet mother, I cannot weave — slender Aphrodite has overcome me with longing for a girl.”

— Sappho

Aphrodite (1388) — The goddess of all forms of love, beauty, and attraction. Our relationship with love, desire, and pleasure are revealed here.

This represents love in all aspects. The love we enjoy, and the love we hate. The love we can’t get enough of, and the love we’ve had too much of. Are you too sacrificial in love, or are you devoted to passion and connection?

“You came, and I was crazy for you, and you cooled my mind that burned with longing.”

— Sappho

Adonis (2101) — The ideal mate we are drawn to, and renewal of love. Can represent love triangles as well. Adonis was irresistible in myth, and as such reveals what or who we cannot get enough of…for better or worse.

“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep.”

— William Shakespeare

Amor (1221) — Our version of the highest and most unconditional form of love. Often regarded as true love.

“I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine.”

— Song of Songs

Groom & Breide (5129/19029) — Exactly what they sound like, Groom and Breide give insight into the chosen mate. These asteroids can be used in predictive astrology and may denote qualities sought out in a life partner. May also represent relation to the life partner.

Bonus Asteroids :

Alma (390) — The Spanish word for “soul.” Alma represents things and connections that touch you deeply. If your Alma conjuncts your partners Venus or 7th house, consider your love blessed with soul.

Cupido (763) — Lovestruck. Love that is playful in essence and serves as joy. That crush you had in school who made you giggle a bunch? That’s Cupido. It is love that is lighthearted but also deeply impactful, think your “first love”. Does they still affect you? What lessons could you learn from Cupido?

Sappho (80) — Represents same sex love, even if the experience ultimately serves as guidance. Also represents erotic poetry and lyric. Are you incredibly drawn to the notion of love letters? Sappho may be why.

Persephone (399) — Love/marriage that is transformative and intense, even a bit painful, yet brings balance to our lives. From personal experience, it can represent love that serves as a placeholder as well.

Karma (3811) — Can represent karmic relationships, especially if in a partners 12th house. Karma may also signify having a shared life destiny with someone else. We look to karma within synastry to see how a person may contribute to our experience with “karma.”

Union (1585) — A mutual joining of energies. This asteroid can be looked to for areas of commitment, such as the ones we find ourselves naturally drawn toward.