Asteroids, Dwarf Planets & Small Bodies
CERES
CHIRON
ERIS
EROS
HAUMEA
IXION
JUNO
MAKEMAKE
ORCUS
PALLAS
QUAOAR
SEDNA
VARUNA
VESTA
SAPPHO
PSYCHE
Certain asteroids have gained significance in astrology, particularly concerning women’s issues and the exploration of feminine influences and the divine feminine archetype. These celestial bodies, often located within the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, range in size from small boulders to larger bodies like Ceres, which rivals the size of some countries. While their orbits can vary, several of these asteroids have proven valuable in contemporary astrological practice.
Interestingly, Bode’s Law initially predicted the presence of a planet in the region now occupied by the asteroid belt. Following this prediction, Giuseppe Piazzi discovered Ceres in 1801, believing it to be a new planet. Initially, the first four asteroids discovered were classified as planets, but they were later reclassified as minor planets or asteroids in the 1850s when the abundance of such objects became evident. There are theories suggesting that the asteroid belt might consist of remnants from a shattered planet or serve as potential material for future planetary formation, although scientific understanding of this phenomenon remains uncertain. Chiron, however, orbits further from the Sun, positioned between Saturn and Uranus, and is typically not categorized as an asteroid because it lies outside the asteroid belt situated between Mars and Jupiter.