Psyche
Psyche, the asteroid named for the mortal woman who became the soul's bride to Eros, is read as the principle of the soul itself: deep psychological sensitivity, the part of you that registers things at the level of essence, and the longing for a bond that meets the soul rather than the surface. It can mark a fine attunement to others, an old wound carried in the inner life, and the slow work of becoming whole through love and trial. Read Psyche by house and aspect to see where soul-level sensitivity and the search for true connection run deepest.
Lean in — Honor the soul-level sensitivity Psyche marks; it is a real form of knowing.
Watch for — Let the soul's tenderness harden into a wound you organize your life around.
- psyche
- soul
- sensitivity
Sources
- George, Asteroid Goddesses (1986)Reads Psyche as the soul and its deep psychological sensitivity, drawn from the Eros and Psyche myth.
- Greene, Relating: An Astrological Guide to Living with Others on a Small Planet (1977)Treats the longing for soul-level connection among the deeper currents of relationship.
- Arroyo, Astrology, Psychology, and the Four Elements (1975)Frames the psyche as the sensitive inner self that seeks meaning and genuine contact.