Asteroids for Memory - the Power of Recall
Asteroids related to memory can show you:
If you remember things easily
Things you like to remember
Good or bad memories in your life
Long-term or short-term memory
Forgetfulness, memory loss
Easily mixed up memories, scatterbrained
Sensory memories
Obsessively holding onto every piece of information
Your balance of remembering and letting go
Memory affects nearly everything in our lives. We have to have memory in order to successfully perform, create, and live. But forgetting is just as important.
57, 1247, 259, 2437
Mnemosyne 57
Named after Mnemosyne, the Greek goddess of memory and mother of the Nine Muses
Name means remembrance, memory
I have Mnemosyne in Virgo in the 1st trine Jupiter. I spent all my years in school studying for any test using mnemonic devices alone. It would get very elaborate. I've even tutored other students/friends on how to study using mnemonic devices. I also have this square Pluto. Obsessively thinking about all the embarrassing/bad things that have happened to me, like I just can't let go. But it's a wider orb so not as severe.
Memoria 1247
Named after the Latin word memoria, meaning memory, mindful, remembering
Marguerite Laugier, the discoverer, named it in memory of her pleasant stay at the observatory
Not just rote memorization, but also the ability to recall from a wide range of knowledge
I have Memoria in Cancer in the 11th, square NN/SN, square Chiron, and I've always had a hard time remembering things that I've done with my friends. I can remember a lot of things about family life and other parts of my life but as much as I love my friends, I can't seem to remember details. They, on the other hand, have AMAZING memories. They can tell you what you wore on an outing like 2 years ago and what each person ordered to eat on a specific day. I could also see my memory being more emotion-based than detail-based.
Aletheia 259
Named after Aletheia, meaning unforgetfulness, truth, and disclosure
Opposite of Lethe, which means forgetfulness (unfortunately canāt find an asteroid with this name)
Amnestia 2437
Amnestia is the Latin word for forgetfulness
The word amnesty, which means an official pardon, comes from amnestia; "forgetting" political offenses
I just found out that someone I'm very close to who's pretty forgetful ever since she was younger has Amnestia conjunct Mnemosyne and both conjunct SN. She has Mnemosyne and Amnestia in Sagittarius in 3rd house. She is forgetful with day-to-day things like remembering to take the keys or phone (3rd). And she also only remembers the gist of things or the big picture but not the little details (Sagittarius). This is uncanny. It's scaring me a little.
