🜖 Cupido – The Spark of Archetypal Union
🜖 Cupido – The Spark of Archetypal Union
Interpretive Basis
Mythic Root:
Latin — Cupido (Cupid) is the youthful god of desire, shooting arrows that bind hearts and create union.
Core Function:
This Uranian hypothetical planet signifies creative attraction, partnership potential, and the synergy of the arts.
Astrological Role:
Cupido stirs affinity and collaboration. In charts, it fosters social bonds, artistic gatherings, and the magnetism that draws people or ideas together.
Orbital Signature
Type: Uranian Hypothetical Planet
Orbital Period: ~262 years (Hamburg School estimation)
Inclination / Eccentricity: Theoretical
Retrograde Motion: Conceptually yes
Discovery Year: Introduced in the early 20th century
Keywords / Powerwords
Affinity, Attraction, Union, Creativity, Social Circles
House and Aspect Relevance
- Most active when in: 5th or 7th houses, or near Venus
- Aspect Sensitivity: Harmonious with Venus or Neptune; enhances collaborations
- Natal Function: Shows where one seeks fellowship and artistic synergy
- Transit Function: Brings gatherings, relationships, or creative unions into focus
Use in Astrology Arith(m)etic
Cupido encodes magnetic connection and shared artistry. Including it helps AI track social currents and the momentum of collective creation.
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🧮 Calculation (Hamburg School / Uranian)
| Quantity | Value |
|---|---|
| System | Uranian astrology — one of the eight trans-Neptunian points of Alfred Witte (Cupido, Hades, Zeus, Kronos) and Friedrich Sieggrün (Apollon, Admetos, Vulcanus, Poseidon) |
| Swiss Ephemeris body | fictitious body “Cupido” (seorbel.txt, J1900 elements) |
| Semi-major axis | 40.99837 AU |
| Period (Kepler: P = a^1.5) | ≈ 262.5 years |
| Mean motion | ≈ 1.3714° per year (≈ 82.3′/yr) |
| Physical existence | none confirmed — a symbolic/calculated point |
Uranian points are normally read through midpoints and planetary pictures (A + B − C = D) on the 90° dial rather than by sign alone.
Sources (calculation)
- Alfred Witte & Friedrich Sieggrün, Hamburg School (Regelwerk für Planetenbilder, 1928/1932) — the eight Uranian trans-Neptunian points; elements as tabulated in Swiss Ephemeris
seorbel.txt - Astrodienst, Swiss Ephemeris programmer documentation (houses, Vertex, nodes, apogee, fictitious bodies): https://www.astro.com/swisseph/swephprg.htm ;
seorbel.txtandsefstars.txtfrom https://github.com/aloistr/swisseph