# Virgo and Coma Berenices: Mother and Child in Star Lore

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2098092113586258392
- Source account: [@symbolstudies](https://x.com/symbolstudies)
- Source language: English
- Duration: 2:34
- Published: 2026-09-10
- Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/AhSzATXWPX3Y/en/virgo-and-coma-berenices-mother-and-child-in-star-lore

## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/AhSzATXWPX3Y/en/virgo-and-coma-berenices-mother-and-child-in-star-lore) Virgo is right next to a constellation called Coma Berenices, or Berenice's Hair. If you look at illustrations, it looks like a head of hair, which was said to honor a queen of ancient Egypt. But before it represented hair, it was simply called Coma and was a depiction of a mother and her child. According to the Witness of the Stars,

[0:18](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/AhSzATXWPX3Y/en/virgo-and-coma-berenices-mother-and-child-in-star-lore?t=18) Coma is one of three constellations directly related to Virgo and was once known as the Desired Son. This child was even referred to by Shakespeare as the good boy on Virgo's lap. A mother holding her child is a powerful motif that has routinely emerged throughout history.

[0:34](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/AhSzATXWPX3Y/en/virgo-and-coma-berenices-mother-and-child-in-star-lore?t=34) In actuality, the image of mother and child speaks to a cosmic narrative regarding the universe itself and the life that develops within it. For this reason, Isis was known as the Queen of Heaven and was revered with statues of her holding a young Horus, who's a solar deity. This goddess has been called by countless

[0:52](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/AhSzATXWPX3Y/en/virgo-and-coma-berenices-mother-and-child-in-star-lore?t=52) names and developed many expressions over the ages, which includes Virgo, the Maiden of the Zodiac. The Virgin Mary would be another example. The classic image of Mary holding Christ has deep roots and is encoded in the stars and their lore.

[1:07](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/AhSzATXWPX3Y/en/virgo-and-coma-berenices-mother-and-child-in-star-lore?t=67) Virgo isn't just an expression of the Queen of Heaven, but also the Queen of Earth. She is both the mother above and the mother below. With this in mind, I think it's fascinating that she doesn't hold a child, but instead holds a branch and wheat.

[1:23](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/AhSzATXWPX3Y/en/virgo-and-coma-berenices-mother-and-child-in-star-lore?t=83) The word branch is interesting. In some languages, the word for Virgo or virgin is also the word for branch.

[1:30](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/AhSzATXWPX3Y/en/virgo-and-coma-berenices-mother-and-child-in-star-lore?t=90) Couple this with the fact that the Christian Messiah is sometimes called the branch, and things start to make more sense.

[1:36](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/AhSzATXWPX3Y/en/virgo-and-coma-berenices-mother-and-child-in-star-lore?t=96) "Behold the man whose name is the Branch" is a reference to Jesus, the son of a virgin. And in several ways, wheat is also related to Christ. In the Holy Communion, you consume wheat in the form of a wafer as the symbolic body of Jesus, who's also been called the Bread of Life. I'm also coming to appreciate the solar

[1:55](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/AhSzATXWPX3Y/en/virgo-and-coma-berenices-mother-and-child-in-star-lore?t=115) symbolism that's directly connected to many of our most popular grains. Fields of wheat are golden, and corn is usually yellow, just like the almighty sun. This also makes sense because Jesus in many ways is a solar deity, which is why he's called the Son.

[2:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/AhSzATXWPX3Y/en/virgo-and-coma-berenices-mother-and-child-in-star-lore?t=131) The relationship Coma used to show directly is veiled with Virgo, which appropriately enough is in her nature.

[2:18](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/AhSzATXWPX3Y/en/virgo-and-coma-berenices-mother-and-child-in-star-lore?t=138) I also think it's really interesting that in some illustrated star maps, Coma is missing entirely. But when this is the case, you'll often see Virgo pointing in its direction, implying this hidden relationship that we've been exploring. Thanks for watching. As always, I'd love to know what you think