Vesta - the Virgin and Sacrificial Lamb (#4 of 4 Part Series)
Patricia Rogers, Astrology Horoscope Queen • August 7, 2021
The Rewards for Your Sacrifice and Service
Vesta was chosen at a young age to serve a "higher purpose" and ensure the protection of the population by keeping herself pure. According to legends, Vesta asked for the life of chastity and perhaps was too young to know what she was sacrificing.
Vesta assisted in rituals and lived a life of solitude that carried large responsibilities but offered great rewards at the end of her "service". At age 30, Vesta could marry (usually arranged to be with a well-to-do and respected husband) and also bear children. She was given a nice dowry for her service and sacrifices, too!
Various myths suggest Vesta remained a virgin, and other versions claim she was buried alive as punishment for losing her virginity, and that her partner was killed as well. Other stories tell that Vesta engaged in the highest form of sex to raise the kundalini fires with her partner(s), which included high priests, and young men (boys) going to battle. Vesta was no prostitute - her role was to transform people and assist with their evolution.
Vesta is where we have our purest intentions at heart and will sacrifice to protect the integrity and spiritual purpose of people, places, and things. Vesta rules over security, investments, inheritances, sisters and is the epitome of home, family, ritual, chastity, sexuality, and devotion. Above all, she represents sisterhood!
Vesta in your astrology natal chart Indicates where you will encounter gender politics with two or more women and one male authority figure, including a "love triangle"! Her placement will also Indicate service to the community to purify, protect, and transmute energies from traumatic experiences. Vesta also protects by keeping secrets.
Vesta often activates when we see feminism in action, but she is also there when you see a toxic atmosphere resulting when women or girls compete with each other for a man's approval.
The position of Vesta in individual signs represents HOW and WHY you create female competitiveness and compete with females for male approval & favors. It shows HOW and WHY we empower women and find solidarity with each other – possibly at a man's expense! Vesta is a master at Gender Politics!
Vesta in a man's chart can indicate where he receives benefits from women in his life who sacrifice for him, and may continue to expect similar sacrifices as he matures and refuse to take what has been given and use it to stand on his own two feet.
Vesta in the 12 Astrological Signs:
Signs will show you the HOW and WHY
for actions taken for a planet, including asteroids. Vesta sacrifices, yet there is a reward expected, and that promised benefit may (or may not be) the true motive behind her "sacrifice". The position of Vesta in individual signs can indicate both positive and negative qualities, and can also indicate other people that will be affected - for better or worse!
Vesta in Aries:
May hold their self behind to live the life someone else has chosen (for them). I'll be the best version of myself – no matter what!
Positive:
Selfless -
Negative:
Martyr
Vesta in Taurus:
Saves for a rainy day and protects resources and the person who receives them.
Positive:
Respects the value of money & possessions –
Negative:
Withholds and hoards.
Vesta in Gemini:
Gives voice to those who can't speak for them self. Helps siblings, neighbors, and those with roadside emergencies.
Positive:
Flexible and friendly –
Negative:
Scattered and loose-lipped.
Vesta in Cancer: Dominates and rule the home and family. Protective of traditions, elders, and resources that sustain the family.
Positive:
Loyal and responsible –
Negative:
Overprotective.
Vesta in Leo:
Male figure may play more prominently in their life than the norm. Mindful of children and creative endeavors.
Positive:
Exalts creativity and playtime–
Negative:
Vain and self centered.
Vesta in Virgo:
The purest of the pure and gives it their all! Hard-working and meticulous with emphasis on healthy results.
Positive:
Efficient team member – N
egative:
Nit picky, and lays guilt trips.
Vesta in Libra: Sacrifices relationships to allow others to be together. Takes a back seat because of "rules of fair play"
Positive:
Can let go of relationships and move on -
Negative:
Caves-in and gives up without a fight.
Vesta in Scorpio:
Encounters power plays more than most, especially relating to sex and illegal activities.
Positive:
Courageous and strong-willed –
Negative:
Jealous and spiteful.
Vesta in Sagittarius:
Will devote life to higher education and supreme justice for all. Protects cultural & religious assets.
Positive:
Worldly and wise –
Negative:
Neglectful.
Vesta in Capricorn: Protects the power and authority from outside threats. May fear thier own loss of status and power.
Positive:
Strategic and resourceful –
Negative: Aids in power abuse.
Vesta in Aquarius:
Protects friends and group associations, especially hopes, wishes & dreams, to make the world a better place!
Positive:
Objective -
Negative:
Fanatical
Vesta in Pisces:
"Holy of Holy's" and no sacrifice is to too big to bear! The last person standing!
Positive:
Devoted and sincere –
Negative:
Victim and doormat.
Vesta in the 12 Astrological Houses: The 12 Houses show
WHERE action is taken for planets, including Asteroids. The 12 Houses represent various "departments of life" (i.e. home, work, relationships, etc.). The position of Vesta in the individual Houses will show where you will make sacrifices and join forces to achieve desired outcomes. Depending on which of the 12 Houses Vesta is placed, you will likely see where her sacrifices to uplift and transform will be made, and where power plays are likely to occur, too!
Vesta in 1st House: (House of Self). Always ready at a moment's notice to come to the rescue - where ever they are!
Vesta in 2nd House: (House of Money and Resources) Manages money and work environments that need protection.
Vesta in 3rd House: (House of Siblings, Education and Communication) Helps brothers & sisters and people in daily life encounters, especially with connecting to technology.
Vesta in 4th House: (House of Home and Family Environment) Helps at home and wherever family gathers.
Vesta in 5th House: (House of children, Recreation and Gambling) Helps follow the kids and protect them, especially at play.
Vesta in 6th House: (House of Health and Service/Work) Quality control inspector and keeper of the records in the workplace.
Vesta in 7th House: (House of Relationships) Protects rights within relationships, including legal, counseling, etc.
Vesta in 8th House: (House of Underworld, Sex and Other People's Money) Secret service type environments to protect assets, including people.
Vesta in 9th House: (House of Higher Education, Travel & Philosophy) Helps through courts, museums, cultural centers, and amusement parks.
Vesta in 10th House:
(House of Career) Helpful in corporate structure and executives at the top.
Vesta in 11th House: (House of Friends, Inventions and Humanitarian Workd) Helps philanthropic institutions, "think tanks" and research entities.
Vesta in 12th House:
(House of Instituitions, Psychology and Spirituality) Institutions that deal with illness and criminals and spiritual pursuits.
Quick Vesta Facts:
- Vesta– The Vestal Virgin and Eternal Flame
- Father – Saturn
- Brother – Jupiter
- Sisters: Ceres and Juno
- Various stories - Never Married and/or promised she could marry at age 30 (and did)
- 4th Asteroid Discovered in 1807
- Vesta is brightest asteroid – visible from Earth (3rd largest Asteroid)
- 326.47 miles diameter (3.26 year orbit – faster than first 3 Asteroids, Ceres, Pallas and Juno)
- Symbol is a sacred fire on the altar of Vesta
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