For those born under the sign of Aries, find inspiration in the ancient Greek goddess, Artemis. She is independent of the male, because her development is not based upon a psychological relationship to him. To be the wife of a distinguished man means nothing to her; she strives to win the laurels herself. Toni Wolff Artemis is alive and well in the 21st century helping to change our attitudes about Nature. With climate change one of humanity’s most pressing problems, she is welcome more now than ever. Haunting the woods, the groves, and the luscious meadows, she reminds us that ..read more

For those born under the sign of Pisces, find inspiration in the ancient Greek god, Dionysus. Dionysus is the abyss of impassioned dissolution, where all human distinctions are merged in the animal divinity of the primordial psyche – a blissful and terrible experience.  Carl Jung The celebration of Dionysus was called the ‘Orgia’ (from which the word orgy comes). Wine, rhythmic dance, and frenzied music combine to take celebrants out of themselves and enter into one with the god.  As Jung reminds us, the archetype in question is a once both positive and negative, and certainly ..read more

For those born under the sign of Aquarius, find inspiration in the ancient Greek god, Zeus. The gods have become diseases; Zeus no longer rules Olympus but rather the solar plexus and produces curious specimens for the doctor’s consulting room. Carl Jung According to former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, power is an aphrodisiac. This certainly was the case with Zeus. As the most powerful of the Olympian gods, he had his pick when it came to amorous liaisons. Willingly or not, his sexual partners were drawn to him like a bee to honey and his honey wasn’t his ability to make raptur ..read more

For those born under the sign of Capricorn, find inspiration in the ancient Greek goddess, Hera. Her relationship with the male is determined by this aspect of husband and father of the children or charges, and consequently everything that has to do with his position in the world — which is important for his Persona — is protected and promoted. Tony Wolff Born to rule, Hera was confident and in command. In the words of Rider Haggard Hera was ‘she who must be obeyed’.  Yet her existence was not perfect; she spent much of it punishing her errant husband, Zeus, whose sexual appetite fo ..read more

For those born under the sign of Sagittarius, we find inspiration in the ancient Greek god, Hades.  Hades’ other name was Pluto, which in Greek means wealth, riches, and the god’s invisible fullness was symbolized by the image of the cornucopia that he held in his hands, overflowing with fruits and vegetables or with jewels, gems, gold and silver. Jean Shinoda Bolen, Gods in Everyman: Archetypes That Shape Men’s Lives Some endings are sweet, others are bitter, and still others are bittersweet. But like it or not, endings are inevitable and with this energy, we do ourselves a favour ..read more

For those born under the sign of Scorpio, find inspiration in the ancient Greek god, Hephaestus. Our parents are our wounders. Everyone carries a parental wound and has a wounded parent. The mythical image of the wounding or wounded parent becomes the psychological statement that the part is the wound. James Hillman Hephaestus was the only physically damaged Olympian god and for this he was rejected: he offended his mother, Hera, because he’d been born with a clubfoot as well as his father, Zeus, who threw him off a mountain and crippled him. As the result of this, Hephaestus became a fine cr ..read more

For those born under the sign of Libra, find inspiration in the ancient Greek goddess, Athene. She will convey to him the sense of a personal value quite apart from the collective values, for her own development demands of her to experience and realise an individual relationship in all its nuances and depths. Toni Wolff Athena is a practical, intelligent extravert who often intimidates men until they stop trying to woo her and instead become her friend. Athena will be a faithful companion to deserving men, as aptly demonstrated by her relationships with the Greek heroes.  Unlik ..read more

For those born under the sign of Virgo, find inspiration in the ancient Greek goddess, Demeter. The negative aspect of the mother is mothering, anxious nursing and tutelage of the object when the latter never needed it or no longer needs it, lack of confidence in the latter’s strength and independence, and interference with its development. Toni Wolff For Demeter, a true mother is an attitude, an instinctive way of caring for all thing is vulnerable and young. Demeter is so caught up with mothering that she finds no time for herself. Indeed, it may be that although Demeter could make tim ..read more

For those born under the sign of Leo, find inspiration in the ancient Greek god, Apollo.  Under his most important and influential aspect may be included everything that connects law and order. Primarily he represents the Greek preference for ‘the intelligible, determinate, measurable, as opposed to the fantastic, vague and shapeless’.  WKC Guthrie, The Greeks and Their Gods Apollo embodies that which we typecast as the masculine attitude.  He is at home in the realm of intellect and clarity. As a god, archetype, and man, he’ shines’ like the sun for he was the most i ..read more

For those born under the sign of Cancer, find inspiration in the ancient Greek god, Poseidon.  Do not go gentle into that good night…’Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Dylan Thomas Poseidon lives in the sea of dreams and metaphor, that which lays below the surface, in our unconscious. Here are the emotions and memories that are retrievable yet may be too intense, too turbulent to process, at least all at once. The good news is that the animal symbolically linked to Poseidon is the horse, which brings with it the power of the beauty of our physical instincts, freedom of movement ..read more