Asteroid Ceres

28th / 29th January – 14th April 2016: Asteroid Ceres in Pisces

by Sarah Varcas 25 January 2016

      Divine Timing By Sarah Varcas   Asteroid Ceres enters Pisces at 6:40 p.m. UT on 28th January 2016. Ceres, goddess of grain, brings us nourishment and protection. She feeds our body, mind and spirit, nurturing us to become our fullest, most authentic selves. She honours the cycles of life: the dark barrenness […]

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3rd June – 14th September 2015: Ceres Retrograde

by Sarah Varcas 1 June 2015

      Parenting Ourselves By Sarah Varcas   Ceres is sometimes deemed an asteroid, at others a dwarf planet. Either way it is the largest object in the asteroid belt and, as such, is of unquestionable significance. Ceres speaks of how and where we seek nourishment. What we need to foster a healthy self-esteem, […]

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3rd April – 4th August 2015: Ceres in Aquarius

by Sarah Varcas 1 April 2015

      Global Individuality By Sarah Varcas   Asteroid Ceres is largely in Aquarius until January 2016, returning to Capricorn between August and October. This first part of her journey through Aquarius shines light upon our relationships and how much space we allow in them for the uniqueness of ourselves and others. With the […]

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7th – 24th February 2015: Asteroid Ceres Conjunct Pluto

by Sarah Varcas 3 February 2015

      On Loving Persephone By Sarah Varcas   In Roman myth Ceres was the doting mother of Persephone. They shared a deep and loving bond, spending most of their time in each others’ company even into Persephone’s adulthood. Pluto abducted Persephone into the underworld to rule over it with him, leaving Ceres in […]

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11th – 17th December 2014: Jupiter Trining the Sun

by Sarah Varcas 10 December 2014

  Image: “Energized” by Gary Rosenberg   Surrendering to Hope By Sarah Varcas   Jupiter in Leo trines the Sun in Sagittarius: both occupying each others’ sign, this aspect comes as a blessing in the run up to the Uranus Pluto square. When planets work together in this way they can express their highest potential […]

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27th/28th October 2014 – 8th January 2015: Ceres in Sagittarius

by Sarah Varcas 22 October 2014

      The Butterfly Effect by Sarah Varcas   Asteroid Ceres enters Sagittarius at 10:05 pm GMT on 27th October. Ceres speaks to us of attachments and where we develop them. Of the identifications we make which either help or hinder our sense of self-worth. She speaks of the gains and losses which pepper […]

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15th April 2014: Lunar Eclipse in Libra

by Sarah Varcas 13 April 2014

  Image: ‘The Gateway’ by Montserrat   Shape-Shifting by Sarah Varcas   This total lunar eclipse occurs in the 26th degree of Libra at 7:47 a.m. GMT. The Sabian Symbol for this degree is an eagle and a white dove turning one into the other. We see here a theme of shape-shifting, reflected also in […]

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