Back
in the 1980s, astrologer/teacher Richard Idemon came up with what
I consider to be a most unique application of four words the Classical
Greeks used for (what we today call) love.
The
four Greek words that Richard Idemon utilized were:
-
Epithemia
-
Phileo
-
Eros
-
Agape
Yep!
As you may or may not be aware... three of these words have been
thoroughly used (and abused) throughout the years, but I've never
before seen Idemon's particular, distinctive perspective utilized
when discussing their archetypal meanings.
Idemon
associated these four stages of love with the four Fixed signs of
the Zodiac:
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Epithemia -
Taurus (Fixed Earth)
-
Phileo -
Leo (Fixed Fire)
-
Eros -
Scorpio (Fixed Water)
-
Agape -
Aquarius (Fixed Air)
Hold
On Now
Before
we get started on this Love Journey Through the Zodiac... there is
one caveat. This one caveat is going to be a tough pill to swallow...
but during this Love Journey through the Zodiac, you'll have to temporarily
leave behind the all too common temptation of identifying yourself
as being a particular sign of the Zodiac...
Patterns
of Living Energy That Tell a Story
You,
like most folks, probably came to this site with the belief that
you're an Aries, a Cancer, a Libra, a Capricorn, etc... and that
may be where your birth Sun is located...
However...
the signs of the Zodiac are archetypal patterns of energy that pass
on to us ancient stories of a grand journey, the journey of the soul.
And (don't go into shock) everyone's birth chart contains all
twelve of the Zodiacal signs/patterns of energy.
So....
when discussing how Taurus is related to the experience of Epithemia or
how Scorpio is related to the experience of Eros - this does
not necessarily mean that I'm referring to folks with their birth
Sun in Taurus or folks with their birth Sun in Scorpio.
It does mean
I'm referring to the same Zodiacal, archetypal energies residing
within each and every one of us.
Yes....
some of us may have greater strengths and/or challenges in one or
more of the Zodiacal signs - but none of us are Taurus
and none of us are Scorpio. And hopefully all of us
(at least once in this lifetime) will have the opportunity to experience
and explore all four of the wonderful love energies discussed here.
Love
Journey Begins
Our
Love Journey through the Zodiac begins with Taurus and in the lush,
fertile gardens of Paradise...
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