The Asteroid Pandora

We’ve all heard the story of Pandora. She was made out of clay by the Greek gods and given something from each of them, and then sent to Earth with this box that she wasn’t supposed to open. Unfortunately for Pandora and the rest of the world, the god Hermes gave her curiosity, which is what got her to open up that pesky box. Of course, this was what the gods, specifically Zeus, had wanted all along. Pandora was sent to destroy man. So with the opening of the box came a whole mess of bad things that filled the Earth and tormented man – greed, fear, anger. Apparently, man was perfect before this bad box and silly Pandora came along (I say that with sarcasm). Eventually, Pandora was able to get the box shut, but all of the badness that was in that box came out before she was able to shut it. The only thing that was left in the box was hope.

Pandora is asteroid number 55, if you want to look her up in your own chart. The asteroid Pandora, astrologically, is seen in a few ways. When it comes to the story of Pandora, you see that she didn’t do as she was instructed. She opened the box she wasn’t supposed to open, and out came the bad. In your life, Pandora can symbolize the proverbial can of worms. The sign, house position, and aspects made by your Pandora can show where you may open up that box that you immediately want to close.

At first, Pandora can seem like a real pain. You’d rather not deal with her at all. Most people would rather walk through life ignoring all of the bad that’s right there in front of them. With Pandora, you can’t. You have to face it. You have to face the truth. So you have to get everything out first, face the all of the bad, and accept the reality.

There can be controversy where Pandora is concerned, and it’s not Pandora’s fault. It’s our fault for wanting to put the blame on someone or something else so we don’t have to take responsibility for our part in the bad situation. If someone points out the bad thing we’re trying to avoid, we turn on them, making them out to be the bad guy, the one who’s ruining our perfect paradise. But that paradise is an illusion, and we’re just mad that they had to point it out.

Pointing out the truth is important, because without the truth, we never really know any of the good, only the bad that we’re constantly trying to escape. So there is a purpose and a point to Pandora, and it’s one we need to embrace and appreciate.

From Pandora we learn that when all is lost, we still have hope, and that hope can carry us through the bad times, so with a prominent Pandora, you might be the type of person who can keep going no matter what is happening to you. No matter how bad it is, there’s still a tiny bit of hope somewhere deep inside of you that doesn’t go away.

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