I had to review some mythology earlier this year for a feature, and came across some interesting facts you might like, as fellow planet lovers. Below are some insights on Neptune, Pluto and Jupiter.
Poseidon (Neptune) used the trident as his weapon, which could apparently help him whip up storms, and ‘shake the ground’ (earthquake style), as well as ‘fork up new islands from the sea bed’. This may explain a link between Neptune, earthquakes and bad storms.
Zeus (Jupiter) used ‘a thunderbolt as his weapon’. He was able to ‘make the whole sky shake with its power’ – think thunder and lightning. Apparently, Zeus also used the ram (connected to Aries) as disguise, because of the animal’s aggressiveness. This may explain something I’ve observed in client practice, that Jupiter in Aries seems to be rather positive, even though there is no traditional dignity link (other than the triplicity rulership over fire signs Jupiter has in night charts).
Hades (Pluto) had a helmet that made him invisible, ‘so he could attack his enemies without being detected.’ You may experience this ‘cloak of invisibility’ of Pluto’s in the way previously hidden information or situations suddenly become clear under his transits. (And of course, the ‘cloak of invisibility’ reference comes right out of Harry Potter, which was the first thing I thought of when reading of Pluto’s helmet!)
The more I read about ancient myths, the more I realise how much modern storytelling has to with ancient motifs.
Do you relate to any of this symbolism? If there are any Jupiter in Aries readers, would love to hear your take on that placement. And if you’ve had a Pluto experience (aka transit), how did you handle the invisible become visible parts of it?