The tale of Eros and Psyche stands as a celebrated emblem of love within Greek mythology, weaving a narrative that transcends the ages. The story centers on the bond between Eros, the Greek god of love often identified by his Roman counterpart Cupid, and the mortal princess Psyche, whose name symbolizes the soul. Their saga, replete with trials and heartache, ultimately exemplifies the transformative power of love. It serves as a metaphor for the human condition, exploring themes of trust, betrayal, and redemption. The myth of Eros and Psyche explores the transformative power of love through trials and redemption. [1]
The November New Moon [9sc35] has taken place in the zodiac sign of Scorpio the polar opposite of Taurus, the sign of purely physiological and procreative mating. To the Taurean mating urge corresponds, another urge, which is Scorpio's essential characteristic.
It represents, not the procreative sex of late adolescence which wants to build, but the non-procreative, social and – yes — mystical sex of maturity which is a yearning for self-forgetfulness and union through another within a greater whole.
Coming in the autumn season, it seals the doom of red and golden leaves. It has become thus the symbol of death. Only to a few could it mean "regeneration"; and even these few often did not realistically understand the meaning of such a regeneration.
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The New Moon in Scorpio is in the first decan of Scorpio associated with the Five of Cups. The image is full of desire and despair, as a figure cloaked in black stares with fixation upon three spilled chalices. Yet the remaining two upright chalices suggest the possibility of quenching the thirst of desire elsewhere, regenerating the cycle of desirous pursuit and sudden loss all over again.
The image of the Five of Cups has a flowing river in the background may contain the medicine we need for coming to terms with the endless cycle of desires present in the first face of Scorpio. Like Psyche who repeatedly leapt into rivers during her quest to unite with Eros, we must follow desires through their mysterious initiations and reckonings of soul in order to have a fully lived life.
As a mythological figure, Psyche's journey from a mortal to an immortal represents the soul's triumph through trials and love's transformative power. Eros (love), often depicted with a bow and arrows, symbolizes the compelling nature of love that can impact both gods and humans.
Carl Jung described Eros as a force of “dissolution and movement” that runs counter to the “ordering and insistence” of Logos (social rules?). Jung declared Eros to be “a principle that contains a commingling of all the fundamental activities of the soul,” stating that it “is not form-giving but form-fulfilling . . . it is not the bed and direction of the stream but the impetuous water flowing in it.” Rather than insisting on the control of ordering and paddling against the forceful currents of collective events that will be rushing with speed in the month ahead, find ways to enter the stream of flowing life force in ways that will allow for fulfillment of your purpose. [2]
Finally we note that the Sabian symbol [9sc35] appears to refer to the period when Psyche meets Eros once again after a period of trial and tribulations! Dane Rudhyar interprets this symbol as below:
PHASE 220 (SCORPIO 10°): A FELLOWSHIP SUPPER REUNITES OLD COMRADES.
KEYNOTE: The overtones of human relationships based on a community of work or experiences.
This symbol pictures the essential nature of the bond that unites individuals who have participated in some common activity. The social feeling of communion, plus all that it engenders, arises after the act performed together. Activity is at the root of consciousness. Activity in common generates social consciousness and cultural patterns which become set in the form of institutions. A group-personality emerges, which displays characteristic features and gives birth to collective emotions and values.
This is the final stage of the forty-fourth five-fold sequence. Wherever the symbol appears, it suggests the importance of establishing or strengthening links with those with whom one has shared, or can share, living experiences. The value of COMRADESHIP is emphasized.
Notice the emphasis on “supper” (an evening meal). Sharing in life’s activities with others binds us to them not only during the activity itself; there are feelings created that can endure over surprisingly long periods of absence. What occurs during the sharing of our lives is the creation of a group identity with its own personality, beliefs, code of conduct and atmosphere.
[1] https://tinyurl.com/4uzv96n6
[2] Gray Crawford
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