I was going to the famous asteroid site to refresh my memory on the other indications of these bodies but couldn't find them there so I had to dig through my notes For Bacchus. I did notice there, though, that this asteroid, although spelled different would probably be prounounced the same. Coincidence? Here is Baucis:
www.geocities.com/mahtezcatpoc/baucis.htmlBacchus represents excess, addiction, attempts to manage feelings, people an situations through substitution or avoidance; contact with orchards, pine and fir trees, vineyards, intoxication. Since I work with aromatherapy, I know that each drop of essential oil is excessive in nature but that isn't always a bad thing. This concentrated medicine is magic. Of course, orchard oils such as orange and lemon are very good cleansers and solvents. Pine and fir oil also is a medicine. All addictions aren't bad either. I'm addicted to love and compassion, it is a good pain releaver. You could replace the word addiction with compulsion. I manage hard people and circumstances by substition or avoidance if necessary. That's a good thing.
Pholus and Chiron are the only two humanized or civilized Centuars and have been portrayed with a full human body with the horse attached to their bottom, symbolized intigrating the full human nature with the instictive nature.
From Wikipedia @
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pholus , "But when Pholus is involved, such vague perception often leads to concrete and tangible results. Something starts like a wispy notion (Neptune-styled) and then rapidly takes on form (Saturn-styled).
Given that Pholus's orbit crosses the orbits of Uranus and Neptune, with their revolutionary changes and compelling spiritual processes, as well as that of Saturn, the most traditional planet, you can be sure it carries a lot of energy wherever it goes, and can wear many masks.
At other times, the energy of Pholus feels like a pressure release, akin to shaking up a bottle of Pepsi on a hot day, and promptly opening it. It's just that the stuff keeps coming out. A genie coming out of a bottle is perhaps a better metaphor, but that, too, comes with the sense of materialization.
Pholus has a quality of opening the door to the infinite. Depending on the door, that may or may not be helpful, or seem helpful, but it is what it is and when Pholus has become active, it's necessary to get out of denial and work with the energy consciously.
Pholus has the property of release from situations, thus opening to new possibilities, and emerging into new states of existence. It is the Centaur of fast-moving changes, or rapid transformations, typically initiated by one's own action. Something as simple as curiosity or a chance encounter may start the chain of events.
One quality of Pholus experience is, "I would never have done that if I knew what I was getting into," sometimes with the added idea, "but I'm glad I did." A small gesture that leads to something large, a minor project that becomes one's life work, an experiment that takes on a life of its own, leading to many developments, all are properties of Pholus.
Pholus, von Heeren adds, is "the catalyst and provider for a landslide-like change (in history for example) and turning points," adding, "Pholus exaggerates energies in their raw state. Pholus is an emphasizer."
In some cases, Pholus activity represents or instigates situations in which something gets out and you can't get it back in, such as when riots begin and the government cannot stop them, or you make one change and it cascades into a series of other developments. This same quality also gives Phlous experiences the quality of a leap to a new level.
Another quality of Pholus is anything involving three generations, which relates to its mythology. Pholus was the keeper of a cask of wine given to him by Dionysys, which he had kept three generations, and which was the collective property of all the Centaurs. Wherever there is a question within an astrology counseling situation that may be multigenerational, no matter what the subject, the position of Pholus in the natal chart or transits at the time can offer insight and assistance.
Look for the influence of ancestors, issues and gripes to be taken up with ancestors, and one's relationship to predecessors of any kind. Pholus, in this respect, addresses issues that belong to the entire tribe, collective psychological property, and group responses to situations.
Pholus has a relationship to addictions and the healing of addictions, as well as their causes and consequences, which often have multigenerational and group causes and effects that may or may not include the actual substance itself -- but rather the effects of being raised under its influence, attitudes toward the substance, or attitudes passed from a grandparent.
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Sources
Gantz, Timothy. Early Greek Myth: A Guide to Literary and Artistic Sources.
von Heeren, Robert and Koch, Dieter. Pholus: Wanderer between Saturn and Neptune, published in German by Chiron Verlag.
Francis, Eric. Small Cause, Big Effect, Planet Waves Weekly, Nov. 18, 2005.
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Hope this is helpful.
