Aspects
Demeter Opposition Descendant
With Demeter opposite your Descendant, which sits opposite your Ascendant, the devoted-provider energy tends to land on the other person while you receive it. You may attract people who mother you, or feel cared for only through them. Aim for a balance where both of you give and both receive.
Lean in — Let yourself receive care without owing for it.
Watch for — Do not collect partners who only want to be looked after.
- received care
- projected nurture
- balanced giving
Sources
- George, Asteroid Goddesses (1986)Reads Demeter as the grain-mother of nourishment, harvest, and fierce maternal devotion, whose grief and reunion turn the seasons, as a point in the chart.
- Hand, Horoscope Symbols (1981)Treats the meeting of devoted nurture and the Descendant, partnership and the other, as a specific working relationship.
- Tierney, Dynamics of Aspect Analysis (1983)Reads the opposition as a polarity seeking balance, often met through others.