Astrology — Eros in Aries

Eros in Aries: What Turns You On & How You Pursue It

Eros in Aries describes what you actually desire and how you chase it, the erotic charge underneath your Venus. Meaning, gift, shadow, and how to find your Eros sign.

Eros in Aries wants fast, first and fiercely. The chase is the charge, and you want to be pursued as hard as you pursue. Desire arrives like a decision.

What Eros in Aries wants

Eros is the asteroid of erotic desire, the wanting underneath your Venus. In Aries it is direct, impatient and physical: you know quickly, you move first, and you are turned on by courage, competition and someone who does not back down. Boredom is the enemy.

The gift

You make the first move and mean it. Partners never wonder whether you want them, and that honesty is a rare gift in a world of mixed signals.

The shadow

The shadow is desire that burns out after the conquest, and a tendency to pick fights to feel the heat again.

Working with it

Stay for the second month. Let the other person pursue sometimes. Turn the competitive edge into play rather than war.

Questions

What does Eros in Aries mean?

Eros in Aries wants fast, first and fiercely. The chase is the charge, and you want to be pursued as hard as you pursue. Desire arrives like a decision.

Is Eros in Aries compatible with my partner?

Compare your Eros with their Psyche and theirs with yours; the sign says the style of desire. At its best: You make the first move and mean it. The growth edge: The shadow is desire that burns out after the conquest, and a tendency to pick fights to feel the heat again.

How do I find my Eros sign?

Enter your birth details in the Asteroid Calculator to find your Eros sign, house and degree, plus Psyche, Aphrodite, Amor and six more, with every tight aspect they make to your Sun, Moon, Venus and Mars.