The powerful and complex story of Ceres and Persephone. 

We often speak of the Moon as a nurturer; the Moon speaks of attachment as it represents in a chart the creation of the emotional bond we establish with our environment, which comes out of survival, it is taking in your first breath.

In this sense, it's understandable that we confuse emotional bond and the nurturing, but look at the placement of the Moon, it makes the bounding more explicate. In its orbit around the earth the Moon is the connection between, the bond of the earth with the Sun. 

As the role nurturing is quite different. Nourishing oneself and others is an act of grounding and connecting with the earth itself. The core meaning of nurturing is a process of growing and learning and is a relation of two persons. The lack of food should also draw the astrologer's attention to the issue of anorexia (also visibly linked to Saturn).

Ceres is an asteroid of the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars, Ceres talks about nourishing and is linked to the earth and the growing of the food and can be understood as physical relation between the individual and the collective, the ego and the social as creating a relation between body and the outer world. Ceres is deeply connected to the Earth and the Earth's structural relationship. In this sense Ceres could be attached to Taurus but also to Libra. 

All the asteroids of the asteroid belt create a link between the personal and the social, a symbol of the self that linked to the impersonal. It seems that about 60% of the main belt mass is contained in the five largest asteroids: Ceres (foot), Vesta (inner fire), Pallas (strategy), and Hygiea (hygiene), as some could see this as the first elements that constituent the growing process in live.

As for Persephone, who is related to as the key to transformation. She is Ceres daughter, she connects, as does Pluto, the human to the universe and finds her place in the Kuiper Belt.

These are three levels of elevation and coming to live. 

The story of Ceres  is rich in symbolism, and it tells the profound relationship between parent and child in its nurturing process. It contains notions of loss, betrayal, transformation and the deep. 

This story of Ceres and her daughter Persephone does indeed touch on a central theme of caring and nurturing, but it also illustrates how changes over time can exist. Ceres is all-encompassing, representing abundance, constant care, and the flow of life. Before her transformation, Persephone's name is Kora, the maiden. Kora is Ceres's daughter, and the two care for the earth's abundance.

One day, Persephone follows Pluto into his underworld. This journey transforms her and changes her name from Kora to Persephone. This is an act of rebirth, becoming a woman more than a daughter, but this breaks the close bond Persephone has with her mother Ceres.

The latter feels abandoned, betrayed by her brother Pluto whom she accuses of stealing her daughter. Her anger, her resentment, her hatred, devastates the world. The link between heaven and earth is broken. She sinks into grief, and this grief first impoverishes her capacity to sustain herself and others, confronting the person with feelings of abandonment, betrayal, separation, heartbreak, and guilt. This process is a slow one, sometimes taking 20 years or more, and is experienced layer by layer until the self-reconnects with the ego and the ego becomes a spectator of the creation of this transformation. The being needs to flourish and see beyond; fusion does not allow this; accepting difference engenders compassion, resilience, and openness.

Caring and nurturing become a struggle for survival, not only for growth, but also in the fundamental exchange of this fusion between mother and daughter. 

Jupiter (and others as well) is called upon to restore the balance between heaven and earth and Ceres demands to have her daughter with her again to do her job.

Jupiter negotiates with Pluto to find a solution.

Pluto and Persephone both accept the return to Ceres, but only for a part of the time.

The time of pomegranates (celestial food). Persephone ate, six of them which levelled her to queen of the underworld. So, six months of the year she shares her time with Ceres and the other six with Pluto.

As queen she joins Pluto's work of transformation; her knowledge of profound transformation (name change—one could speak of taking her husband's name) is to accompany the upheavals of transformation in someone's life. 

Persephone as Pluto is deeply related to the cosmos, their story tells about how the human becomes universal or the processus of individuation. 

In a purely feminine world, self-giving does not exist. Self-giving becomes real with the presence of the other, different from oneself, because it opens the door to questioning. This transformation is reflected by the Earth itself. The abundance transforms into a temporality with the seasons and scarcity. The earth rests to regenerate. Persistence and time heal all in the quest for balance and harmony.

In symbolism, we have Saturn, master of time, Ceres, mother earth, Jupiter, abundance that is unlimited, Persephone and the passage to maturity, Mars, taking an action, Mercury, who has no time; time does not exist for him...

This can be seen as a metaphor for the cycles of life and the emotional changes that occur as we go through the different stages. It is also the awareness of the impulses necessary to generate action. The process of caring for and nourishing, whether material-physical, emotional-perceptual, sentimental, evolutionary, or intellectual. The movement that was initially simple and abundant now becomes more complex. Grief, loss, and separation bring a new form of nourishment to the onset of puberty and the game of duality : that of the spirit, that of the quest, that of the search for oneself through the other.

Doris Lessing describes in her book "Marriages Between Zones 3, 4, and 5" this process of transformation from a matriarchal to patriarchal and tribal world, one that includes letting go and learning to adapt, or as it is now called, resilience.

For the parent, this letting go engenders the understanding of changing one's place in the relationship with the other. But it's a reflection of the broader human experience—the challenge of surviving and thriving—after a loss, and the transformation that occurs as we deal with grief.

The relationship between Ceres and Persephone is deeply interconnected and crucial. Ceres nurtures Persephone, but in turn, Persephone's transformation—becoming the Queen of the Underworld—also forces Ceres to transform herself. The change isn't just about the daughter; it's about the parent-child relationship. This speaks to a larger theme about how relationships evolve and how love, loss, and dependency shape us. In this sense, Ceres and Persephone's journey is one of mutual transformation.

The idea that Ceres's grief affects the Earth itself is interesting because it speaks to how our affective, emotional, and spiritual states are deeply connected to the world around us. It is as if the act of nurturing—whether from a mother or the Earth—is a dynamic and evolving process that reflects emotional health and spiritual growth.

The emotions associated with this transformation, including guilt, shame, and inadequacy, arise in the mother-child relationship. This also reflects a deeper psychological and emotional truth. Parents often feel a sense of responsibility for their child's well-being that even deprives the child of their free will. When faced with the inevitable process of letting go, guilt and shame can emerge. Similarly, the child may begin to feel the weight of their own autonomy and separation from the parent, especially as they begin to individuate.

In this context, the story of Ceres and Persephone is not just a myth, but an exploration of how we all go through the process of growing, evolving, and learning to connect with others. The story serves as a reflection of the cyclical nature of human growth, where nurturing, loss, transformation, and acceptance are part of an ongoing process of connection to oneself and the capacity to give of oneself.

There is the idea that the process of individuation—for both child and parent—occurs alongside a deeper need to reconnect with the Earth and nature in a new way. In a way, the transformation of Ceres and Persephone's relationship represents the necessary steps toward healing and reconnection: the letting go of dependency, the acceptance of change, and the recognition that nurturing is not just about giving or receiving, but about exchange, about allowing space for growth and evolution.

This raises the deeper question of how we nurture ourselves and others in today's world. To achieve this, becoming aware of our relationships with ourselves and each other is essential. In this new era, we are entering today, the story of Ceres and Persephone is the story of humanity: it takes on a broader dimension. It's no longer about being satisfied with the dependent relationship we establish with others, but rather about how to be an individual who brings their difference to others and enriches them. A transformation with a fundamental key: one in which trust, the positive element in every encounter, brings creativity and generates renewal. "How to be an individual who brings their difference to others and enriches them."

This is the reason why I always look at Cérès in a dismissal process as it is a good indicator for the possible transformation which is on hand.

A very good example of this is the chart of a person who went to a very Ceres processus in his dismissal – the break of a social contexte.

In the above Natal chart: Libra sign, Libra Ascendant, Moon in Libra in the 12th House, Venus as well as the Moon conjunct the Ascendant.

This person manifests as Olympian calm, detachment, a certain nonchalance, and a total inability to connect with the emotional collapse he is experiencing.

How can we make the employee understand that they are their own "enemy"? As in other themes surrounding professional conflicts, I notice that Ceres is pointing her finger. It seems that Ceres often appears in the birth charts of people who have been fired, and this notion of betrayal of loyalty seems to be the guiding thread. Ceres accuses Pluto of betrayal, but she betrayed her own daughter, whom she treated like a possession instead of a being with a will of her own.

Here, Ceres is conjunct the MC and in a T-square with the Moon/Asc on one side and the Black Moon on the other.

In his case the nurturing is clearly in a conflict with the attachment. 

We do find this element in his behaviour. It’s the detachment as he has no idea of the hole he falls into. He just does not understand what happens. 

As in other of this kind of situations the person is often accused of betrayal when the other party has betrayed.

Ceres is at its midpoint with the Moon and the Black Moon.

The Moon in the 12th House speaks of an intuitive understanding of the environment, the Black Moon speaks of instinctive knowledge and independence. The challenge of balancing intuition and instinct is achieved through an understanding of what truly nourishes oneself and others. Through what tools does this nourishment take place?

So, will Saturn and Chiron in the 6th House and Pisces be helpful?

Saturn in the 6th House implies a real need for service to others, that calls for dignity and moral value that this service brings to others. Saturn in Pisces colours this service to others with an understanding of an organic and natural structure, like the spine of a human body. Solid yet flexible. Especially since his Saturn is the ruler of the 4th and 5th houses. His creativity and his foundations are based on this service to others.

Chiron in the 6th house speaks more of self-healing. But this can also occur through involvement in work and service to others. Healing the perception of "service".

He also faces the opposition of his generation: URANUS/PLUTO - SATURN/CHIRON.

In the above Transit Chart : Transits during the termination interview - orb aspects equal a few minutes.

The Black Moon is in the 10th House and clearly collars the breakup, it will be a way to freedom. The rejection is manifested by the Moon / Mars / Uranus and the unwillingness to find a solution by the other party, and Uranus in the 7th House also indicates the brutality of the breakup.

The two Yods (with the Moon and Chiron at their apex) highlight the fact that it is indeed the Moon (the Moon's perception of the world) that is being called into question and that it is generating a wound that will require repair.

How did he handle the situation?

In his words, “you handled the disruption by putting me back on my feeds and opening the world of tomorrow. I did win my legal procedure, but that was lawyers’ work. Every day for 6 month I went for a walk for hours sometimes 11 miles, now I have a new job, with a 40% salary rase and people around me who appreciate me.” 

In conclusion, his break-up highlights the failure to integrate his personal dimension and through the unfairness of his situation, betrayal by dismissal for serious misconduct, he restored his respect, free will, and communication skills 

He clearly used his Ceres to understand his Moon and opened the door for Persephone after all, a rebirth.