From Love to Desire: The Lot of Eros in Hellenistic Astrology
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This essay explores the history and calculation of the Lot of Eros in ancient astrological practice. It begins with a brief overview of the concept of Eros in Greek culture, especially emphasising the celestial bodies associated with Eros (primarily Venus and the Sun). The conception of Eros as a joining principle as well as a symbol of sexual union combines aspects of love both as a more abstract concept and universal symbol of communion/union/ unity as well as sexual desire (especially associated with Venus). From the discussion of these two components of Eros I move to its astrological conception as a lot connected with friendship, community, union and sexual relations. Two formulae for the calculation of the Lot of Eros have been handed down in the astrological tradition: one involving the Lots of Fortune and Daimon, and the other involving the Lot of Daimon and Venus. These two traditions will also be explored in this essay.
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