Moon square Ceres can be supremely sexy, tough, charming and ruthless, all wrapped up a fluffy teddy bear. Do not underestimate what appears to be a harmless cuddly toy, it has very sharp teeth. This person promises to take care of you and will certainly do so, but be careful what you agree to because they may never, ever, let you go. Moon square Ceres is the aspect equivalent to the Salvation Army, seeking to rescue those in the most need. They must be careful however that their saving doesn’t turn into a saviour complex as when this aspect warps, it warps big. The subject can either be the smothered or the smothering depending which planets is the strongest. Moon square Ceres can turn very easily destroy life instead of saving it, they can love so hard and hug so tightly that they end up squeezing the life out of their loved ones. The square is better used on a grand scale, so it’s immense power to nurse can be spread thinly over a large area. Moon square Ceres is best taken in small doses, like a good medicine.
Moon Square Ceres Celebrities
Linda Lovelace (07’) is a good example of both sides of the square. A career in pornography could be seen as large-scale loving I guess, only for Linda it was actually something she felt she was forced into by her sadistic first husband, a Pluto/Persephone relationship if ever there was one. Ceres can function as the innocent pre-rape Persephone. Linda’s childhood also carries the Virgin/Whore signature, at Catholic School she was nicknamed “Miss Holy Holy” because she would only let boys go so far. As a single mother aged 20 her mother forced her to give up her son for adoption, telling her it was only foster care. So we get the Ceres child abduction here too. So Linda was the perfect innocent Persephone until she meet her manager/pimp/Pluto husband. He was responsible for her starring in and performing “Deep Throat” in the hardcore pornographic film of the same name. So Linda was literally smothered. However her stardom started to outshine her abusive husbands power and she was able to break free of his control. Linda later campaigned against pornography, speaking to feminist groups and at college campus’s.
Gloria Steinhem (17’), Coco Chanel (23’), Kathy Bates, Uri Geller, Larry Hagman, John Edgar Hoover, J D Rockefeller, John Lennon, Karen Silkwood, David Beckham, Barry Sheen, Joanna Lumley, Sarah Aldrete, Lewis Carroll, Phil Andros , Tom Shay (killed violent dad).
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I just located my Ceres at 2 degrees Gemini in opposition to Venus and sextile Saturn in Leo,, Any hints on interpreting that one??
This shows up in a friend’s chart, which I never expected – moon exactly conjunct Neptune, square Ceres conjunct Chiron, but a bit over 3 degrees, so maybe the effect is reduced. He is a bit of a rescuer, but the sort you would definitely want to come galloping up on a white horse and, as for being loved hard and held tightly – oh if only! He does have a partner who will never, ever, let him go,and he has tried to escape twice, so maybe that’s how it’s playing out for him?
Oooh gosh, Neptune in there too! Definitely a knight in shining armour, or maybe more like the Saviour/Guru! I think these aspects can play out like someone on the outside will life out his internal need to possess, like its his shadow, he just doesn’t realise he is like that. With Chiron as well complicates it even more, some childhood issues for sure.
Thanks for the feedback, that’s what these comments are for. Ceres is still relatively new so we can only know how she works by real life examples. Not many books out there about her.
How about in synastry? I have this aspect with a very new partner (but old friend). The “sexy, charming, and tough” description at the onset is right on for the vibe between us, but I’m really curious how this works when the square is created between two. The moon individual needs rescuing, and the Ceres individual comes, either consciously or unconsciously, to the mission? Intuitively, I feel there may be something karmic to this aspect, something about having to learn to do the Ceres-style nurturing for oneself. Maybe in past lives, those with Ceres squares in their own charts or in synastry were too willing to let others be responsible for their feeling of security and nurturance, and became dependent on others, possibly even creating a sense of entrapment for the Ceres person. Seen through the baby stealing myth, maybe the karmic lesson is something around having to regain a sense of lost childhood or innocence, and this can only be done once needs for security and belonging are in place. We must rescue and take care of our inner child before we can become truly childlike and free.
What a great interpretation for this aspect! I think that’s pretty much spot on for synastry. I think it is a very sexy aspect, there may even be an element of sex addiction in there. Richard Burton and Liz Taylor had alot of Ceres contacts in their synastry. This aspect might have to be careful of co-dependency involving drugs as I do remember seeing alot of Ceres aspects in he Davison charts of a few co-dependant couples and I think in Sid Vicious-Nancy Spungen too. I can’t remember if it was Moon-Ceres though.
Wow! I have this square and Ceres is exactly conjunct my MC. Part of my work concerns women who were used sexually. Totally fascinating, thanks for this insight.