The Continuing Discovery of Pluto: August 18, 2006

Dear Friend and Reader,

Happy Weekend! Rachel Asher here, covering the Daily Astrology & Adventure so Eric can recharge his batteries a bit. Today’s segment comes from August 2006, when consternation over the supposed demotion of Pluto from Important-and-Recognised-Planet to minor planet (dwarf planet) was big news. Pluto joined new discovery Eris and very old discovery Ceres in this category.

See below for the weekend’s aspects and today’s Oracle.

VoilГ , c’est tout pour l’instant,
Rachel

The Continuing Discovery of Pluto — Brussels, Friday, August 18, 2006

If astrology in any way reflects the shape of the human psyche, whatever you may think of minor planets, the sheer increase in their rate of discovery tells you something about the changing nature of the climate on Earth and the inner world of humanity — and how incredibly fast things are developing. By accepting three of these objects as planets, science would be playing some excruciatingly slow catch-up, but by the proppsed definition, leaving the door open to a rush of progress.

You can read the entire article by clicking here. The followup, The Foggy New Edge of Neptune, is at this link. These two articles give you a good idea of the beginning and the end of the astronomers’ conversation on just how to handle Pluto and Eris when they finally took up the issue. Newer articles in this series appear in Planet Waves Astrology News each Friday.

Saturday 07 June 2008

Venus (16+ Gemini) quintile Orcus (28+ Leo)
Mars (15+ Leo) septile Sisyphus (7+ Libra Rx)
Ceres (28+ Gemini) sextile Orcus (28+ Leo)
Sisyphus (7+ Libra Rx) quincunx Pallas (7+ Taurus)
Mars (15+ Leo) semisquare Arachne (0+ Libra)
Mercury (17+ Gemini Rx) conjunct Sun (17+ Gemini)
Mars (16+ Leo) semisquare M87 (1+ Libra)
Ceres (28+ Gemini) sesquiquadrate Psyche (13+ Scorpio Rx)
Mercury (17+ Gemini Rx) conjunct Venus (17+ Gemini)
Vesta (21+ Aries) quintile Kronos (3+ Cancer)

Sunday 08 June 2008

Vesta (21+ Aries) conjunct Eris (21+ Aries)
Eros (26+ Gemini) conjunct Hades (26+ Gemini)
Eros (26+ Gemini) opposite Galactic Center (26+ Sagittarius)
Pallas (7+ Taurus) semisquare Uranus (22+ Pisces)
Sun (17+ Gemini) opposite Quaoar (17+ Sagittarius Rx)
Juno (23+ Sagittarius Rx) septile Nessus (14+ Aquarius Rx)
Venus (17+ Gemini) opposite Quaoar (17+ Sagittarius Rx)
Eros (27+ Gemini) septile Asbolus (5+ Taurus)
Apollo (5+ Leo) square Asbolus (5+ Taurus)
Mercury (16+ Gemini Rx) sextile Mars (16+ Leo)
Amor (16+ Taurus) sesquiquadrate Arachne (1+ Libra)
Amor (16+ Taurus) sesquiquadrate M87 (1+ Libra)
Arachne (1+ Libra) conjunct M87 (1+ Libra)
Pallas (7+ Taurus) opposite Hidalgo (7+ Scorpio Rx)
Pallas (7+ Taurus) quincunx Pholus (7+ Sagittarius Rx)
Kronos (3+ Cancer) quintile Eris (21+ Aries)

Today’s Oracle takes us to Dec. 13, 2001, Leo – Weekly

I see you about to take some kind of unusual risk with your feelings. You have a lot of pent-up emotion and it’s true that you’re in a potent release point right now. But be aware that your actions this week will affect you for many months to come, and whether you do anything daring, or not, the words you say and the words you hear can guide you to the place you want to be. So your first priority needs to be relating to the world with your heart, which is your smartest organ.