EP026_EN_Psyche – Fragility that can become strength

“16 Psyche” is a main-belt asteroid. Psyche is a mortal of extraordinary beauty loved by Eros, who visits her only in the dark. Driven by doubt, she betrays him by looking at him and loses him. To win him back, she faces extremely difficult trials imposed by Aphrodite. In the end, she is forgiven, made immortal, and reunited with Eros, symbolizing the soul’s journey through error, suffering, and transformation.Psyche represents the fragility of the human soul, which can be unsettled by uncertainty and life’s difficulties (hardship, loss, isolation, failures, …).Fragility, therefore, is an “existential” condition of human beings, which can sometimes stagnate, fester, and wear down the spirit. Yet it can also evolve positively through overcoming difficulties. Fragility, then, is the starting point for transformation and inner growth, for maturing and evolving toward a stronger and more complete form.