Chiron
Chiron was discovered November 1 1977, the year of Star Wars, the Sex Pistols, Apple Computers Incorporated, and the year Elvis died. 1977 is one of those years that sticks …
Asteroids
Asteroid Cybele
Cybele is an earth mother goddess with a twist, she is a rather colourful character depicted as an exotic foreigner arriving on a chariot drawn by roaring lions and escorted …
Asteroid Pythia
Pythia was the name given to the priestesses who served at the oracle of Delphi. People would make the pilgrimage from all over the Mediterranean to consult it. The oracles’ …
Asteroid Hylonome
Asteroid Hylonome 10370 was a female centaur in Greek mythology. Hylonome was heartbroken and killed herself when her beloved partner, the centaur Cyllarus was killed in battle. She immediately took …
Asteroid Hekate
What could asteroid Hekate signify astrologically? Our first thoughts would tend to associate it with witchcraft, but looking deeper into Hekates’ mythology, we find much more than just the stereotypical warty witch. As …
Asteroid Artemis
Artemis is the Greek goddess of hunting, forests, mountains and animals. She is depicted as a young maiden with an archer’s bow and sometimes a crescent moon. The crescent is …
Minor Planet Chaos
Minor planet Chaos was discovered on November 19 1998. For it’s meaning the first thing we think of is disruption and the world falling apart. The use of the word …
Asteroid Atropos
Asteroid Atropos 273 is a main belt Asteroid discovered in Vienna on March 8 1888. She is the third dark aspect of the three fates. Atropos is the cutter of …
Taboo Relationships & Seedy Sedna
Mackenzie Phillips shocked the world when she published her book “High On Arrival” which accounts her taboo 10 year love relationship with her father, Mamas & Papas singer John Phillips. What …
Eris Ruler of Libra
The Dark Goddess archetype* is rather like the 8th house. It is associated with sex, death, obsession, transformation, magic, the occult and the taboo. Lilith as the most infamous Dark …
Planets & Asteroids
Asteroids are a fantastic way to connect with mythology, but one must be careful not to give them too much weight in a natal chart. Asteroids are great fun to …
Asteroid Europa
Asteroid Europa by Darkstar Astrology. Europa is the 7th largest of the main belt asteroids and takes approximately 5 and a half years to orbit the Sun. Europa is of low density and hugely porous which as you will see goes quite well with her waterside mythology.
Asteroid Thereus
Asteroid Thereus by Darkstar Astrology. Thereus falls under the category of a Centaur. It is one of a small group of bodies known as “Saturn crossers”, Chiron, Pholus and Asbolus are also in this category.
Asteroid Fortuna
Asteroid Fortuna by Drkstar Astrology. Fortuna is the Roman Goddess of luck, good and bad! She may be useful with transits but I wouldn’t put it on the same level as the Part Of Fortune
Asteroid Iris
Asteroid Iris by Darkstar Astrology. Iris is the rainbow messenger goddess. From Iris comes the word iridescent.