PALLAS ATHENE IN THE INDIVIUDAL CHART
From Asteroid Goddesses by Demetra George & Douglas Bloch
Pallas Athene in Aries ♈ shows a perception that seeks to activate or initiate. "Seeing" is in terms of how to get something going. Because of Aries' strong connection to vital energy, Pallas Athene in healing shows the vision which activates the vital force expressed in techniques such as homeopathy and acupuncture. Pallas Athene expresses aesthetically in athletes using their bodies as vehicles for the creative impulse, or in the pioneering field of kinetic art. Politically, Pallas Athene is a very militant warrior, mobilizing the vital energy into fighting for what the person believes in. The wisdom of Pallas Athene is that of sudden inspiration -- the "brainstorm" or the sudden pioneering urge.
Pallas Athene in Cancer ♋ suggests perceiving essentially through the emotions. One "sees" through "feeling out" one's way in the world. Pallas Athene heals through creating healing environments that provide for the satisfaction of basic biological needs: warmth, comfort, food, and security. Aesthetically, the creative talents express easily through the home arts (e.g., gourmet chef), becoming the host/hostess, or creating feeling environments. Politically, Pallas Athene is a defender of home and family, a patriot of one's country as well as an advocate for children, the elderly, the disabled or needy. The wisdom of Pallas in Cancer is that of empathy - a knowing gained through one's hyper sensitive emotional antennae.
Pallas Athene in Virgo ♍ indicates an analytical perception. One has the ability to see the essence of things in their simplest forms apart from the surrounding superfluous complications. In healing, Pallas Athene is skilled in Hatha-Yoga techniques, and in purification of the body through food (nutritionist or herbalist) and through exercise. Aesthetically, she brings an image to earth-form through the integrity of detailed craftsmanship for practical use (pottery, woodworking, sewing, computer programming). Politically, she fights for perfection, high quality and standards in any field. The wisdom of Pallas in Virgo is the wisdom of discrimination -- separating the wheat from the chaff.
Pallas Athene in Aquarius ♒ represents a futuristic perception. One can "see" in terms of all the various possibilities of the future. As a healer, she works with vibration, healing with color, sound, crystals, and white light (as reflector of the Sun's Leo rays). Aesthetically, she expresses through creating the new. As inventor or genius, she creates science diction art, computer graphics, new-wave music, rock video, and radical art. These artists are out on the forefront of the future, translating the tone of what is coming in for the mawsses. Politically, Pallas Athene is Aquarius is the political revolutionary, advocating and defending humanitarian causes and organizing grass roots protests. The wisdom of Pallas Athene in Aquarius is the wisdom of the future -- creating forms that will benefit generations to come.
