{"id":24219,"date":"2010-04-10T09:23:08","date_gmt":"2010-04-10T14:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=24219"},"modified":"2013-04-08T22:58:21","modified_gmt":"2013-04-09T02:58:21","slug":"eris-astrology-1992-qb1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/daily-astrology\/eris-astrology-1992-qb1\/","title":{"rendered":"Sun conjunct Eris"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend the Sun is conjunct Eris. It’s exact some time Sunday in most time zones. When the Sun makes a conjunction to a planet, we have an opportunity to see how that planet expresses itself [key Sun concept] in both the personal and collective spheres. There will be events in the news and in our personal lives. There will be some overlap. As astrology students, though, we can afford to take a step back and observe with some detachment, if our lives allow.<\/p>\n

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Named after the Greek goddess of conflict, the icy dwarf planet Eris has rattled the general model of our solar system. The object was discovered by astronomer Mike Brown of Caltech and his assiduous team, in the outer reaches of the Kuiper Belt. The discovery plate was taken in 2003 and the discovery was made in 2005. Its detection provoked debate about Pluto\u2019s classification as a planet. Eris, which has an orbit of 557 years, is larger and brighter than Pluto -- and due to the eccentricity of its orbit, more distant than even Sedna, which has an orbit of 12,059 years. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Readers please note: few professional astrologers demonstrate an active interest in Eris, so far as I can tell. Maybe they all keep it secret and send one another postcards. I am judging mainly from the past few astrology conferences I’ve covered or presented at, where the name was barely mentioned. Punters at the conferences eagerly accepted our materials on Eris, which suggests that there is curiosity and the desire for a conversation. So let’s have that conversation.<\/p>\n

We have an opportunity to help create a delineation of Eris that is humane, spiritually grounded and utilitarian. I’m proposing that we take the lead on this discussion and open up the topic now, in days that might seem way ahead of its time.<\/p>\n

Wednesday we have the Aries New Moon very close to Eris and also conjunct 1992 QB1, the first planet ever discovered beyond the Pluto\/Charon binary system. Remember that name! 1992 QB1<\/strong>. It is obscure but a vitally meaningful discovery for understanding the nature of modern astrology. QB1 was discovered on the Aries Point to the degree<\/em> in 1992 and has not yet been named; I have proposed Radharani, the supreme goddess of Hindu mythology and the consort of Lord Krishna.<\/p>\n

Here’s a series of Planet Waves subscriber editions from the past three+ years that cover the territory of Eris and the reclassification of Pluto. While we’re here, I would like to offer acknowledgment to Mike Brown of Caltech, the leader of the Eris discovery team (and Sedna, Quaoar, Haumea and others) who has a fondness for astrologers<\/a>. When he wrote this article late one Saturday night, I seem to be the first person he sent it to (I guess as ‘most avid astrologer fan’), with a little note: What do you think? <\/em>I think Mike is a really smart Gemini who can handle seeming opposites.
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Planet Waves Coverage of Eris and the Reclassification of Pluto<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Foggy New Edge of Neptune<\/a><\/strong>. This was my first article after the reclassification of Pluto. It describes how astronomers attempted to redefine the edge of the solar system in 19th century terms, reverting back to what was true in 1846 when Neptune was discovered.<\/p>\n

Calling Home the Castaway Woman<\/a><\/strong>. This is a more recent delineation of Eris, which looks at the archetype of the marginalized woman.<\/p>\n

Eris Notebook: Dancing with Discord<\/a><\/strong>. This looks at the history of the second wave feminist movement (’70s Women’s Lib) and the conjunction of Chiron and Eris in 1971-72. This is the conjunction that Rachel Maddow has in her chart, as does anyone born during this era.<\/p>\n

Pluto in the Age of Eris<\/a><\/strong> describes the issue of new planets, and how we need to recast Pluto given the discovery of Eris and many other discoveries beyond Pluto’s orbit.<\/p>\n

Finally, here is my delineation of Eris from<\/a><\/strong> Small World Stories, the 2008 annual edition of Planet Waves.<\/p>\n

Thank you to our subscribers, who make this kind of astrology writing possible on\u00a0a continual basis.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This weekend the Sun is conjunct Eris. It’s exact some time Sunday in most time zones. When the Sun makes a conjunction to a planet, we have an opportunity to see how that planet expresses itself [key Sun concept] in both the personal and collective spheres. There will be events in the news and in … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24219"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24219\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}