Asteroid Pholus

Pholus is a centaur, like Sagittarius, he is half human and half horse. This asteroid governs major turning points and life-changing events that begin with something small. This page is devoted to the wild and unpredictable nature of Pholus, and how I’ve seen its influence unfold in real life.

• 91-92 years to orbit the Sun
• Turningpoints, ripple effect, consequences
• Asteroid number : 5145

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What is Pholus

• Force of radical change • Explosive influence & escalation • Exaggeration & extreme situations • Spiritual emergency • Spontaneous & instinctive actions • Life changing consequences when we act upon it • Intensifies what it touches • Catapult to the unexpected • Trigger of lifechanging events • Small start of major events • Shows where you’re naive On the positive side • Awakens to your soul’s path • Guide to overcome addictions • Protective energy • Magical and unexpected • Overcoming obstacles with force • Earth-bound consciousness • Spiritual emergencies

Pholus in the natal chart

Pholus is a slow-moving asteroid known for triggering major turning points and exaggerated responses. When it is conjunct a planet in the birth chart, it amplifies and distorts the energy of that planet, often leading to upheaval or breakthrough, especially in the area of life indicated by Pholus’s house placement. For example, someone with Moon conjunct Pholus may experience intense emotional sensitivity or periodic emotional breakdowns. With Sun conjunct Pholus, the individual might express themselves in extreme or unconventional ways, sometimes even through dramatic physical changes, like body modification. Pholus acts like a catalyst: it explodes whatever it touches, for better or worse. Its influence depends on how consciously the energy is handled. Whatever planet or point it touches tends to become a standout theme in the native’s life, often marked by disruption, escalation, or transformation. Pholus works within a tight orb, no more than 2–3° for strongest effect.

Pholus in houses
The house placement of Pholus becomes an extreme focus in life, crisis or turning points are often related to the topics of that house.

The house placement of Pholus reveals an area of life where you may be naive or overly idealistic. This can lead to unexpected consequences, as there’s often a blind spot, something you don’t see clearly, or refuse to see at all. You may assume the best and miss crucial warning signs. Pholus breaks the illusion you’ve been holding onto, often through a disruptive event that forces awareness. When Pholus is conjunct a planet, the distortion applies to that planet’s domain. With Venus, you may idealize love or fail to see your partner clearly. With the Sun, it can indicate a complicated or dysfunctional relationship with the father, shaped by past experiences that distort your view of male authority. In all cases, the conjunction marks something or someone you must review, redefine, and see with new eyes.

Pholus in the 1st house often results in explosive personalities, one has a temperament or is forceful and defensive, in worst case. One has to be careful for physical harm and injury for it makes accident prone. You may not see yourself truthfully or hide behind a mask. It is also found in the charts of people that experience extreme accusations from another, people that criticize who you are, which affect self-esteem and well being. Impulsiveness is a common trait with Pholus in 1st house, one is not careful or has sudden reactions and responses to their environment. Can be linked to body modification or self-harm.

Pholus in the 2nd house deals with finances, I’ve seen it occur in the chart of someone who won the lottery. Pholus tends to bring extreme ups and downs, whirlwinds and insecurity. One may not understand how to manage money. This placement can also affect self-esteem and nourishment, therefore it can link to eating disorders and malnutrition. Neglecting your roots, family is a potential here, where you may not fully understand where you come from. It also affects your values, and can bring about major shocks in this department.

Pholus in 3rd house is about mental processes, discernment, interpretation and the direct environment. One may be reckless in traffic or problems with vehicles. Impactful experiences in (elementary) school, such as being bullied. Impactful relationships to relatives and siblings. Intense thoughts and ideas that are overwhelming. One has a brilliant mind, a possibility of pioneering with personal crafts and skills. Unable to stay in one place, one needs a lot of movement. Overwhelming thoughts, mental pains.

Pholus in 4th house I’ve seen this placement, or connected to the 4th house ruler, when the native experienced a house fire. Now don’t panic if you have this placement, for the deeper lesson is found in that what you ignore, neglect or repress. Pholus shocks, but here it is often because the native was fleeing their home, their family, their emotional responsibilities or roots. They did not want to see into their own depths, similar as a workaholic, they tried to escape the meaning of the 4th house in most cases, which resulted in an extreme event, losing it all. The crumbling of inner structures. Consider whether there is an additional malefic influence in the 4th house, such as Saturn, Mars or a nodal position, for these add intensity to the Pholus potentials. Some examples : Miley Cyrus and Rob Orbison both have Pholus in 4th. It can also show a destructive or challenging parental dynamic.

Pholus in the 5th house has been observed in the chart of those who won the lottery, but it’s not a standalone promise for such a fate. Changes come through hobbies and children. One may have an extreme personal style or (artistic) signature. Impact through pregnancy, lovers, and affairs. One’s personal style may be outstanding or is rooted in shock value. One may be more prone to risk taking activities, a need to feel the thrill.

Pholus in the 6th house deals with health and lifestyle. One may have destructive habits or struggles to find their place in the world. Tunnel visions and extreme illusions. Digestive issues is common with this placement. Abrupt changes in daily routine and lifestyle. Often, health is a major concern. Lifechanging diagnosis or a struggle to find the right doctor for a particular issue. I have Pholus in my 6th house exactly conjunct Moon, I’ve dealt with undisagnosed intestinal issues all my life, an eating disorder for 7 years and had a profound emotional impact in my life that left a lasting impact. What’s not aligned will be altered.

Pholus in 7th house I’ve seen this one in the charts of those unable to commit. Having several marriages or unusual relationships. Impactful experiences that relate to spouse or partner, or these experience reach us via others. A woman had Pholus in the 7th conjunct Venus & opposite Saturn, her spouse committed suicide. Pholus was at 23° which is the degree of cutting, abrupt breaking. A man had Pholus in the 7th house at 11°, he cheated on his wife with a friend. One needs thrill, aliveness.

Pholus in 8th house I’ve seen this one occur in the charts of people who have sexual issues and blockages, intense and impacful experiences that affect the psyche. Deep traumas, wounds and fears. Dealing with power struggles and manipulation from others. Shared finances, assets, or pregnancy are often themes that brings major change. Therapy can have significant influence onto you, however, often the native tries to repress their trauma’s, it is buried, but one small event may unearth what was buried. One can have lifechanging sexual experiences, either good or bad.

Pholus in the 9th house is about foreign matters, one either experiences a lot of setback or impactful events related to travel. Truth arrives out of proportion or out of context. You may have a foreign person in your life whom you perceive inaccurately, there’s missing or distorted information. The 9th house also rules legal matters, and seemingly small disagreements can escalate into court cases, often involving confusion, deception, or manipulation of documents. Major turning points that deal with foreign matters, such as the unexpected purchase or real estate in another country, moving to another country, meeting foreign people that have a major impact onto the course of your life or worldview.

Pholus in the 10th house can indicate complex dynamics with authority figures, especially the father, who may struggle with addiction or self-destructive patterns. There may be unexpected setbacks or disappointments related to career, including sudden job loss or a drastic shift in life direction, but if that happens, it means something more aligned awaits. These individuals often stand out, they carry a powerful influence, but their path tends to veer sharply off course at pivotal moments. In some cases, this manifests as a complete break from family or origin, including estrangement from one’s own children, often triggered by a major life event such as moving abroad or related to one’s purpose.

Pholus in the 11th house affects friendships and social circles, there may be significant loss, including the death of friends, which I’ve observed repeatedly. It also points to a certain naivety or idealism, a reluctance to see friends as they truly are, or friendships that evolve to something unexpected such as affairs, collaborations, unmasking. Disillusionment can come suddenly and painfully. At its highest expression, this placement can give someone powerful influence over groups or communities, sometimes manifesting as an influencer or even a cult-like figure. In one case, a woman with Pholus at 11° in the 11th house, square Lilith, experienced a deep betrayal when her best friend had an affair with her husband.

Pholus in the 12th house touches the deepest layers of the psyche, mental health, loss, and the unseen. It often appears in the charts of those who experience early or profound loss, such as becoming an orphan, growing up fast, closing a major chapter early in life. The subconscious can be fragile, with struggles around irrational fears, dissociation, addiction, or self-sabotage. There may be difficulty accepting reality, and in some cases, signs of mental illness. A major turning point often follows an intense loss, forcing surrender or the release of personal freedom. The native may retreat into their own world, detached from collective norms. Yet this same placement can also inspire profound compassion, I’ve seen it in the chart of someone who became a pioneer in the mental health field, dedicating their life to raising awareness and supporting others through healing.

Pholus in aspect

Sun = fatherly figures, explosive personality, confidence, men, battles
Moon = Motherly figures, explosive/intense emotions, females, digestive, memories
Mercury = Mental processes, transport, documents, younger people
Venus = Partners, relationships, money, social matters
Mars = Aggression, assault, anger outbursts, competition
Jupiter = Massive gains, travel, foreign matters, courts, law
Saturn = Parental matters, work environment, authorities
Uranus = Unorthodox, technology, alienation, inventive, abrupt change and cutting
Neptune = Dreams, drugs, spirituality, escapism, powerful illusions
Pluto = Massive changes, impactful events, power struggles, manipulation
Ascendant = Automutilation, physical injury/harm, explosive personality
Lilith = Amputation, cutting off, revenge, blind spots
Chiron = Deep insecurities, self-destruction/sabotage

Pholus in Transit

Pholus moves incredibly slowly, but when it touches one of your natal planets or angles, its impact is unmistakable, often big, sudden, and life-changing. It exaggerates the energy of the planet it contacts, pushing it to a breaking point. Pholus marks a necessary turning point, whether we’re ready or not. If you’ve been suppressing something for too long, a Pholus transit can trigger an explosive release, triggering instinctive, irreversible action. Its influence is strongest within a tight aspect orb of 2 degrees or less.

Some examples :
Pholus was exactly conjunct my MC when I was hit by a car and broke my tailbone (in Capricorn). I never returned to work after that event and it set off my path as an Astrologer, researcher, and writer. Even when transit Pholus forms a trine or sextile to your natal Pholus, it can still trigger shocking experiences. The difference is, these events often serve your growth even when it doesn’t look like that at first. For example: a man with transit Pholus sextile his natal Pholus cheated on his wife. While painful, it ultimately freed him to live in alignment with his deeper truth, he had been repressing a great deal beneath the surface of that “perfect” marriage. Harmonious Pholus–Pholus aspects can bring powerful, life-enhancing shifts. In my own life, when transit Pholus was exactly trine my natal Pholus, I met my great lover in person after many years of online contact, a day I can only describe as the most impactful of my entire life.

I met the most impactful person in my life when transit Northnode was exactly conjunct my natal Pholus. From my observations, it seems that every exact hit, whether to my natal Pholus or from transit Pholus, somehow links back to that one person: the great love. Another striking example is when Solar Arc Pholus was exactly conjunct my natal Descendant, the very moment I met this great love.

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Pholus in Synastry

Whatever Pholus touches, it exaggerates. When it’s conjunct a personal planet or point in synastry, both people tend to have an intense, transformative impact on each other’s lives. There’s often a sense of deep admiration, along with an instinctive urge to nurture or protect, but also a disruptive undercurrent that can’t be ignored. The sign of the aspected planet adds another layer to the story. For example, when someone’s Pholus aspects a planet in Scorpio, themes of sexuality, intensity, or trauma often emerge and become magnified. These are my personal interpretations of Pholus in synastry, based on direct and consistent observation.


• Pholus opposite Sun is a shock that changes a person fundamentally. This can be a very creative connection where the Pholus person ignites the artistic side of the Sun person. They both feel immensely illuminated by one another. The ego dynamics can become explosive and destructive if not handled well. This can act as a deep confrontation with the self for both people. They can feel extremely inclined to explore their own dominant side, the Sun person is likely to have an exaggerated selfexpression. This can involve an impactful male figure.

• Pholus square Sun can be somewhat uncomfortable. The Sun person may express themselves differently or may feel the need to dominate the Pholus person. Both people feel deeply inclined to explore their own ego and power dynamics with one another. The Pholus person may have the tendency to be submissive to the Sun. Pholus can expose unconscious parts of the Sun’s self expression (linked to the sign of the Sun) which may be deeply confronting and confusing.

• Pholus sextile Sun can cause one or both to stand their ground through a confrontational shared experience. Children can be involved as the major impact such as parenting. They feel like they have a lot in common and they both understand their deeper motives of expression. The Pholus person can have an exaggerated amount of adoration for the children of the Sun person. They get along well of with extreme ups and downs most likely, differences in self-expression will be strongly felt by both. It’s possible that Pholus is the more dominating person and Sun can suddenly act out as a response to that.

• Pholus conjunct Moon is about extreme profound emotional involvement, being extremely in tune to one another. An otherworldy attraction to one another. A lasting emotional impact. This one is incredibly nurturing and heartfelt. The Pholus person feels an overwhelming need and responsibility to care for the Moon person. They may forcefully decide to live together in extreme conditions or go to great lengths to make a homelife possible.

• Pholus opposite Moon brings a turningpoint in the homelife and emotional makeup of both people. There is an incredible emotional attraction that can be somewhat unusual and very unexpected. When these two meet it’s a like a collision of two very different people that share a lot in common. The Pholus person has a deep desire to take care of the Moon person and they may meet through crisis. The Moon person can bring profound emotional experiences to the Pholus person for good or bad. The Pholus person could feel emotionally torn apart to extreme depths. These people can move in together very fast such as within the first week of dating.

• Pholus trine Moon leaves a lasting impactful emotional experience. These two people ignite profound feelings within each other, hard to resist. The Pholus person has an overwhelming desire to be with the Moon person. The emotional needs may change drastically. This aspect is so powerful you’d break up your family for it if this conjunction occurs between you and a third person. The Moon person becomes aware of their own repressed emotional needs.

• Pholus opposite Mercury means there are overwhelming thoughts about one another, there is an inability to get each other out of your mind especially the Mercury person. It’s hard to resist contact and the contact between these two is one that changes life forever when they meet. They may have met very suddenly that causes a complete turnaround and changes their perspective on life fundamentally. An exaggerated exchange of communication that only increases or shifts with periods of complete impactful silence.

• Pholus square Moon can feel deeply uncomfortable and vulnerable. There is something about the Moon person that makes the Pholus person feel weird or it may feel like there is a huge emotional lack between them. However they can share an exaggerated amount of feelings with one another. There can be immense emotional clashes between them that confront them both with deep instinctive reactions likely caused by a painful past experience. Pholus has a big impact onto how the Moon person feels.

• Pholus square Mercury is one where two people share powerful information with one another. There can be an exaggerated exchange of communication and thoughts. The Pholus person greatly inspires and stimulates the Mercury’s mind. They may be the first to share an impactful event with one another, such as being extremely close friends. They have impactful conversations and it’s likely that the Mercury person will say something at one point that will be experienced as shocking and overwhelming by the Pholus person, this can work both ways.

• Pholus trine Mercury can bring profound and extreme forms of intense communication. The Mercury sign will indicate the type of contact between these two, it amplifies the traits of the Mercury sign. Pholus can be involved in the encouragement of Mercury to speak up or to take an important decision. They broaden each other’s mind through shared unfiltered curiosity. Often their contact is exaggerated and wildly intense. I’ve seen this contact between two people where the Pholus person empowered the Mercury person to report sexual assault which Mercury went through at that time (Mercury in Scorpio).

• Pholus square Venus is about a lifechanging love. You’d do everything to be together and it’s incredibly difficult to ignore the amount of magnetic attraction these people feel for one another. Often the love of fate but not necessary the one you marry. There is mutual impact onto the relationship department as well as finances. It’s possible that one or both spend a significant amount of money. A relationship that can be mainly built upon material wealth and gains. Finances become an important factor between them. There can be an intense infatuation or crush, a deep desire and admiration.

• Pholus conjunct Venus is an impact into the value system of the Venus person. Initially these two have an incredible bond that’s filled with generosity, warmth and overall great compatibility. However they can both change something fundamentally within their set of morals and values.

• Pholus trine Mars brings a profound and impactful sexual experience between these two people. They may want to cooperate for something big. Both may act in ways they never through of, such as acting upon their sexual needs which were left repressed. This can indicate the sex of one’s life. The Mars person can feel deeply attracted and intimidated by the Pholus person. There is always some sort of sexual exchange whether it be through words, fantasies or the actual sexual deed.

• Pholus square Mars creates an impactful sexual connection between two people. They met meet suddenly and are separated abruptly. Violence or physical injury can play an important role between them (i’ve seen this between two people involved in heavy body modification). Violence may tear them apart.

• Pholus square Saturn indicates a karmic tie between two people of sorrow and suffering. One or both may prohibit something that’s considered important to the other. It’s like they are standing in each other way. It can cause the suffering of life or it can also mean an impactful older person is involved, which can be one of them, age gab. Karmic generational tie. An impactful and memorable break or separation in life likely caused by Saturn or that involves and influences Saturn.

• Pholus conjunct Saturn gives an extremely sober vibe to the connection, they may feel inclined to share their own sorrow with one another. The connection is flavored with an undeniable heaviness and possible pessimism or intense realism. This is a karmic tie where people may meet for business related topics, however there seem to be a blockage within their contact. The Pholus person can feel deeply drawn and inspired by Saturn to change their views on the things they consider important. Saturn can greatly influence Pholus’s profession.

• Pholus opposite Uranus is strongly indicative for a massive shock caused by Pholus. Pholus may act extremely rebellious and unexpectedly at some point which leads to great awakening of the Uranus person. But it’s likely going to cause major crisis in both of their life. It can indicate sudden separation through something big and unusual. The Uranus person can feel extremely uncomfortable around Pholus or it could feel like they disrupt their sense of peace and tranquility. Uranus could feel chocked by Pholus as if they continuously want something from the Uranus person. It can bring unusual expectations. an on and off connection which or an indication of online contact.

• Pholus trine Uranus indicates two people who met in unusual and extreme circumstances. there may be a shared unusual life event between them where they relate to intense depths. They both awaken something within by knowing each other and they’re likely to feel inspired and empowered to embrace their authentic selves. Both can have a refreshing exaggerated effect upon one another, such as extreme expressions of the self. They expose new pathways to one another.

• Pholus square Uranus can cause major upheaval and discomfort. The Pholus person may greatly distract or shock Uranus. There can be a great deal of interaction and mental stimulation followed by periods of complete silence. These people find it hard to follow any traditional rules and may excessively seek out ways to escape society or to be better and more awake than the other. They may have met suddenly in a very unusual place, this can be an indication of online contacts. Pholus can say things that are deeply shocking and hard to digest.

• Pholus square Neptune is an indication of infidelity at some point likely caused by the Pholus person. Often there is something dormant or the Pholus person struggles to see the truth. They may deceit one another telling lies or portraying a different a facade to what they are in essence. This is the disappointment of life most likely to the Neptune person. Something about the Pholus person is overwhelmingly mysterious or kept secret. But the reveal is what causes major impact. It’s hard for the Neptune person to fully understand Pholus or Pholus confuses the shit out of them.

• Pholus opposite Neptune can indicate a big loss, such as breaking the connection. one may abruptly disappear or deceive. Huge secrets can be involved in this connection. It triggers an awakening for both people likely causes by major scandal.

• Pholus square Pluto is about an overwhelming mutual force of majority, there can be sexual power games between these two. Often there is a tendency to destroy each others life. This can be an aspect of enemies and rivalry. Pluto is creation and regeneration so it can also bring children. An impact that cause trauma.

• Pholus opposite Pluto means the Pholus person ignites the necessary awakening and transformational process for Pluto. There can be extreme rivalry between the two. they may bond deeply at first but it may end destructively. Pholus destroys something in the life of Pluto, but this aspect can be mutual and both parties are likely to feel powerlessness and deep jealousy. Trauma induced impact.

• Pholus sextile Pluto is indicative for a profound inner transformation. The Pholus person is likely to bring extreme experiences to the Pluto person often of sexual nature. This can be both healing and wounding. The Pholus person awakens the Pluto person to their own vulnerability and trauma’s.

• Pholus conjunct Pluto is a about a profound shared experience of massive transformation. The Pholus person may help the Pluto person to move beyond fears and trauma’s or they cause the Pluto person to become more aware of them. Pholus is of great importance and impact onto the life of Pluto. Separation can be deeply painful.

• Pholus conjunct Chiron is a massive wound. Pholus is likely to be abusive to the Chiron person. Sometimes past hurt is involved in the meeting between these two people. The Chiron person can behave excessively childish or from an old wound. there is likely a profound sense of powerlessness or discomfort. They can be extreme woundmates or bond because of a shared pain.

• Pholus trine Chiron is about a profound healing impact which the Pholus person inflicts. They help to understand something that’s unique about the Chiron person, but this understanding can come through a painful event or awakening.

• Pholus conjunct the ascendant shows a profound meeting between people, something about knowing each other is likely to have big influence onto how you see yourself and life. The ascendant person is greatly impacted by Pholus and may even want to look like them or they feel drawn to the appearance of Pholus. They both consider one another intimidating and could feel very nervous when together. The Pholus person can be wildly attracted to the ascendant person, going to extreme lengths to help them overcome something. The ascendant person pushes the Pholus person in a whole new direction in life. They can have a lot in common.

• Pholus square ascendant indicates a powerful and sudden meeting between people. The Pholus person highly influences the ascendant person’s self expression, and they may alter their appearance due to the preferences of Pholus. The ascendant person may go to extreme lengths to please Pholus or there could be great physical impact between them. sharing an impactful physical experience. Pholus can make a strong remark about the Ascendant person’s appearance or body that greatly impacts the ascendant person in how they feel.

• Pholus conjunct the descendant works both ways and can bring a lifechanging friendship or relationship between you, it can be somewhat unusual even. They may met suddenly through a shared acquaintance or via an existing relationship. Relationships become a huge theme bewteen them and may share impactful events.

• Pholus conjunct the IC is incredibly intense, it may cause a shitton of tears and emotional upheavel but the Pholus person changes something on a fundamental level. There may be profound changes within your emotional make-up because of the Pholus person or they may be involved in a deeply personal process or may be the impactful reason for profound emotional experiences. This person is likely to touch you in extreme depths.

• Pholus conjunct MC changes the direction of life drastically. Your status is forever changed. The Pholus person amplifies your responsibility and sense of duty. This can indicate a child-parent relationship. The Pholus person is responsible for lifechanging steps you undertake.

• Pholus opposite Cupido is an indication that you fall head over heals for the Pholus person, feeling infatuated by them, it may help you to overcome old heartaches. Often the romance is left unmanifested, such as a transient or platonic love.
This one is more so an indication of a love affair rather than a committed relationship. Both people likely needed each other to change something drastically in their lovelife.

• Pholus conjunct Cupido may result as exaggerated flirting and teasing one another. There is immense mutual attraction. This can result in an affair or office romance. Cupido is deeply aroused and infatuated by Pholus.

• Pholus trine Cupido can be a platonic love between two people, or they both share a common background in love. There is an impactful natural flow between them which can be somewhat unusual such as two people becoming close friends who share the same ex relationship or a similar experience of being betrayed. Cupido could feel intensely drawn to Pholus, Cupido could feel inclined to flirt with Pholus.

• Pholus opposite Lilith causes the Pholus person to act upon an instinctive desire or dark fantasy. often this one is very sexual. If one of them is in a relationship, this aspect is likely to be so forceful that it breaks up the relationship or one of them may want to destroy the relationship of the other. Lilith is able to awaken overwhelming sexual fantasies in the Pholus person. These two can be involved in a scandal of sexual nature. Both react extreme onto the desire to sexually heal one another. Pholus feels deeply intimidated by Lilith, there is something wildly mysterious about them. Pholus or Lilith may unconsciously imitate one another as there can be an overwhelming feeling of not being good enough. A desire to embody what the other looks like.

• Pholus conjunct Lilith can feel deeply uncomfortable. Lilith may feel repressed or dominated by Pholus and can act from unconscious motives or past wounds. It’s possible that both connect to uncover and heal any past negative sexual experience, one or both could have been involved in assault. Pholus may disrespect a person close to Lilith or towards something that’s deeply vulnerable to the Lilith person. They may struggle to agree upon something.

• Pholus trine Lilith is indicative for an intense comfort with own vulnerability when these two people are together. Often Pholus-Lilith contacts are sexual in nature and to some degree these people will be involved in a sexual act with one another. The Lilith person feels safe to explore their own darker side with Pholus. It leaves a lasting impact on both people when it comes to a raw expression of the self and their own sexual identity.

• Pholus square Lilith can cause an impactful sexual event between two people. It can arouse unusual and exaggerated feelings in both even in a same sex connection there is likelyhood of some degree of sexual involvement with one another. Pholus may excessively desire to heal a sexual wound in the Lilith person. This one can be an indication of fuckbuddy’s. There is an overwhelming awareness of one’s weakness and vulnerability.

• Pholus opposite Union is one where the Pholus person is likely to break a marriage. Or the union between these two people is incredibly impactful, hard to resist. They want to be together but with the opposition there is always a difficult choice to be made where life will change forever, for good or bad.

• Pholus square Union causes an interruption within the marital life of the Union person. There can be an impactful separation between these two people or an impactful shared situation that’s inevitable. Being together causes a drastic change.

• Pholus trine Union causes immense attraction between two people, they may desire to be together. A fated union that causes the both to feel oneness or deep understanding. They meet through a shared similarity or they feel like they have a great amount of personal issues in common. They relate to one another more than usual.

• Pholus conjunct Union is a lifechanging connection that may suddenly appear. Nothing will be the same after meeting one another. A very fated relationship. The Union person can be involved in a deep transformation process of the Pholus person. The Union person can bring a lifechanging relationship. I’ve seen this aspect between a couple where the Pholus person’s virginity was taken by Union.

• Pholus conjunct Amor can indicate an unusual level of unconditional loving between these two people. Often a lover or connection that changes something drastically. The Amor person can be shockingly in love with Pholus. However they may exaggerate their love by going to great lengths to be of service to Pholus. This works both ways and the undertone is unconditional.

• Pholus opposite Amor indicates intense attraction and mutual loving, which is likely left unmanifested. An impactful love. These two can be involved in an affair. Pholus may fall head over heals in love with Amor or has an intense crush. This can work both ways where Amor feels deeply in love with Pholus. It can feel like a heartfelt shock when they meet.

• Pholus square Amor indicates an exaggerated amount of mutual appreciation and love which is often platonic. They may share an extreme amount of time talking about love and relationships. The connection can be somewhat cheesy.

• Pholus trine Eros can bring a very intense sexual encounter between these two people where it may strongly feel that they’ve found their ideal match. Nontheless sex will be an exaggerated theme and issues between them for good or bad. Sex or a strong physical attraction and adoration is likely the reason how they met. The Pholus person is likely to have unusual sexual fantasies about the Eros person.

• Pholus conjunct Eros can be highly charged with extreme physical attraction. They may share sexual experiences or there is a complete absence of the sexual topic.

• Pholus opposite Destin can create a separation of destiny. Two people are brought together by force.

• Pholus square Juno can be an indication of breaking apart the relationship. It’s either Pholus or the Juno person that interrupts the relationship of the other for necessary reasons. There is a massive influence onto marital life and sense of commitment.

• Pholus conjunct Juno is an impactful connection on both individuals. It may be hard to separate or there is a strong desire to be together. Commitment may be exaggerated. It can cause two people to fall in love or feel a sense of devotion that’s overwhelming.

• Pholus conjunct southnode is likely the ache of life where something important is lost which is often the connection itself. Pholus is likely the one who break with the Southnode person, resulting in a deepfelt loss and sorrow. It can feel like you’re meeting someone from a past life, but often the connection is broken at some point.

• Pholus square Northnode is an indication of a fated massive turning point. This can work both ways and can be rather shocking. The direction of life is altered or influenced by each other. It may cause a necessary break up. You’re both pushed to move beyond your own limitations.

• Pholus conjunct Northnode is the turningpoint of life. The northnode person is responsible for a karmic tie between you. something that’s likely to last forever or pushes you towards your soul’s mission and purpose. A fated impact.

• Pholus square Vertex indicates an inevitable meeting between two people, sometimes an exaggerated clash. This can be the shock of life where one is faced with their shadow self or their own true essence. A fated connection that alters life forever.

• Pholus trine Vertex creates a fated and deepfelt meeting between two people. Being together changes them fundamentally and life for good. The fated turning point for both people, however it may be more exaggerated in the life of the Pholus person.

• Pholus opposite Pholus is an indication of a significant age gab. You may meet as a result of a crisis in both your lives and being together further creates an impactful turningpoint for both. You’re both an impact onto each other and this dynamic may continue for as long as the connection lasts.

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So, have a look at your natal Pholus, does its house placement, aspect and degree link up to an impactful event or turning point in your life? What about the transits and solar arc or solar return?
Please feel free to share your experiences!