I'm going to be doing something a little bit different than my regular posting for today, I'm actually going to interpret one of the asteroids I have discussed earlier - Hygiea. In one of my first posts I mentioned that I would be using sample charts in order to discuss certain asteroids, specifically the charts of the fictional Rebecca and Philip Bishop-Clairmont from the All Souls Trilogy. While I originally intended to put everything in the same post - that format was WAY too big. so instead I am doing it in separate posts. If you want to learn more about Hygiea, check out my original post on the asteroid here.
I use keywords to initially interpret a placement, which I will be doing here below. I will also be doing a more in depth interpretation of what Hygiea means for each twin individually, but before I can do that I get all the keywords written down and a very basic initial interpretation formed, which yes, can mean somethings here might contradict other parts that I will rectify later.
The matters ruled by Hygiea: prevention healthcare, cleaning habits, dealings with public health methods, blessings with good health, and personal hygiene.
Hygiea in the sign of Libra means someone is harmonious, hypocritical, charming, idealistic, diplomatic, gullible, and flirtatious when it comes to matters ruled by Hygiea.
Hygiea in the Second House of Money means that matters of Hygiea's influence is most strongly felt in the areas of finances, possessions, value, lending and borrowing, and material desires.
Hygiea making a conjunction with Venus means a blending of the influences of Hygiea and Venus, with matters ruled by Venus (love, relationships, aesthetics, social nature, comforts, and femininity) combining themselves to matters ruled by Hygiea, causing Hygiea to possess a strong Venusian influence.
Hygiea making a trine with Neptune means great luck in matters ruled by Hygiea thanks to the help of Neptune's domain (mysticism, creativity, intuition, delusion, escapism, and illusion).
Hygiea making a quincunx with Uranus means that efforts will go unrewarded and desires will go unmet when it comes to matters ruled by Hygiea due to influences ruled by Uranus (independence, sudden disruption, unorthodoxy, experimentation, revolution, and change).
REBECCA ONLY: Hygiea making a biquintile with the Medium Coeli means the potential for talent if the native is sensitive enough to them in matters ruled by Hygiea with assistance of elements ruled by the Medium Coeli (public life, reputation, societal perception, and social-economic standing).
Hygiea in the degree symbolised by a Heron, which means keen perception, sensitive and a potential for extremities when it comes to matters ruled by Hygiea.
Now that I have some basic interpretations above for the sign, house, aspects, and degree of Hygiea in the twins' natal charts, I'm going to be expanding on the above in order to round out what Hygiea represents for both twins, and yes, there will be similarities and differences, and also some copy pasting because I am not writing the same thing twice.
Hygiea for Rebecca
Rebecca is a Libran Hygiean, born when the asteroid of Hygiea was in the sign of the scales and is located within her second house. This makes her someone who participates in matters of public health not for her own health but for the benefit of others in an effort to keep the peace and places immense value on good public health being maintained. She has a keen perception of her own health and is sensitive to changes within her body in order to remain as healthy as she can be. However she can also be rather hypocritical in matters of preventive healthcare, easily telling others that they should be taking care of themselves but not always taking her own advice. Rebecca can be gullible in matters ruled by Hygiea, believing those around her without doing her research and trusting in more superficial things such as in wealth or material benefit. She can also take public health measures to the extremes, using her charm and material resources to convince others of these measures even if they are not backed up by the experts.
Rebecca's Hygiea forms aspects with four different points within her chart: Venus, Neptune, Uranus, and her Medium Coeli, which means that the themes of these four points influences how Rebecca's Hygiea behaves with the other elements of her life. She finds aesthetic value in cleanliness and maintaining good health and uses creative methods in order to maintain her health and ensure that these measures are beautiful to her. However, she can easily delude herself into thinking that her methods are working and especially due to the gullible Libran nature of Hygiea, she can be tricked easily into believing that certain things are beneficial when they aren't. She will most likely learn the truth of these methods though when it is too late and is forced to change how she perceives her health and how she maintains it. She will have some talent in convincing others to change how they themselves handle their health and is assisted by a positive reputation and societal perception in these endeavors if she is self-aware enough to try - brief second to talk about book canon, both Rebecca's father and older brother/godfather are in essentially medical fields (geneticists and doctor respectively), which is probably the good reputation this placement speaks of, just thought it was interesting.
Hygiea for Philip
Philip is a Libran Hygiean, born when the asteroid of Hygiea was in the sign of the scales and is located within his second house. This makes him someone who participates in matters of public health not for his own health but for the benefit of others in an effort to keep the peace and places immense value on good public health being maintained. He has a keen perception of his own health and is sensitive to changes within his body in order to remain as healthy as he can be. However he can also be rather hypocritical in matters of preventive healthcare, easily telling others that they should be taking care of themselves but not always taking his own advice. Philip can be gullible in matters ruled by Hygiea, believing those around him without doing his research and trusting in more superficial things such as in wealth or material benefit. He can also take public health measures to the extremes, using his charm and material resources to convince others of these measures even if they are not backed up by the experts.
Philip's Hygiea forms aspects with three different points within his chart: Venus, Neptune, and Uranus which means that the themes of these three points influences how Philip's Hygiea behaves with the other elements of his life. He finds aesthetic value in cleanliness and maintaining good health and uses creative methods in order to maintain his health and ensure that these measures are beautiful to him. However, he can easily delude himself into thinking that his methods are working and especially due to the gullible Libran nature of Hygiea, he can be tricked easily into believing that certain things are beneficial when they aren't. He will most likely learn the truth of these methods though when it is too late and is forced to change how he perceives his health and how he maintains it.