Five Common Asteroids at a Glance

Asteroids add mythic archetypes and detail to a natal chart, but usually deserve more weight only when a placement is prominent or forms a tight aspect. They do not replace the Sun, Moon, or personal planets, and no single asteroid should be used to predict marriage, injury, or life outcomes.

Five Common Asteroids

Asteroid	Symbol	Mythic archetype	Keywords	Canonical page
Chiron	⚷	Wounded healer	Wounds, healing, legacy	Chiron
Ceres	⚳	Loss and nurturance	Nurturing, loss, care	Ceres
Pallas	⚴	Strategy and craft	Wisdom, strategy, creativity	Pallas
Juno	⚵	Commitment and equality	Commitment, equality, partnership	Juno
Vesta	⚶	Keeper of the sacred flame	Focus, devotion, sacred space	Vesta

Chiron: Wounding and the healing archetype
Course: Asteroid overview and prioritization
Reading order: Start with the major planets and four angles, then use asteroids to add detail when a theme repeats.