Part of Eros
Part of Eros Square Mercury
The Part of Eros A tense aspect between planets about 90 degrees apart that creates friction and a push to act. Squares are challenging but are often what drives real growth. Mercury presses your longings against restless thinking, doubt, or miscommunication, so what you want can get tangled in words and worry until you quiet the noise and listen to the wanting beneath. The friction asks you to trust feeling over endless analysis. Quiet the chatter and let your desire be heard.
- desire
- mind
- friction
Sources
- Brennan, Hellenistic Astrology (2017)Brennan reads the Part of Eros, the lot of Venus, as the point marking desire, love, longing, and what you yearn for and are drawn toward.
- Hand, Horoscope Symbols (1981)Treats the meeting of Mercurial mind and exchange with the lot's significations of desire and longing as a specific working relationship.
- Valens, Anthologies (160)Valens reads the square to a lot as obstruction and hard pressure bearing on the lot's affairs.