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Fractal glyph for the sign Cancer.
Minor Planet Report

Capricorn Full Moon July 2024: Minor Planet Report

Here we are with the second of two Capricorn Full Moons, in the final (anaretic) degree of the respective signs, with the Moon also sextile Neptune at the end of Pisces. The energy in this area can feel unsettling and somewhat volatile, as we are in the process of shifting from one sign to the next. That said, it can be useful for tying up loose ends, and bringing matters to a satisfactory conclusion. If Neptune makes you feel rather off-balance or confused, take as much time as you need to find and/or ground yourself. The important things in life are rarely instantaneous.

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Fractal glyph for the sign Gemini.
Minor Planet Report

Gemini New Moon 2024: Minor Planet Report

It’s pretty rare that a utopian or paradisaical situation just appears out of nowhere. An abundance of work, preparation and thought must facilitate both its creation and its maintenance. There are always tasks to perform and battles to fight on behalf of what is good; and as we humans tend to be resistant to change, progress can be frustratingly slow. But the idea of a better world is so vivid and so profound that one instinctively feels it worth striving for.

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Through the Fire

We’re in for quite the interesting April, astrologically speaking. Mercury is now retrograde, in which state it will remain for another three weeks from today. On Monday, we get the total solar edition of the latest eclipse cycle; while the early morning of 21st April (UTC) will see the conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus in Taurus.

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Petroglyph of Makemake with two birdmen, carved from red scoria.
Dwarf planets, Focus On, Trans-Neptunian objects, Virgo discovery

Focus On: (136472) Makemake

Name origin: Make Make is considered the supreme divinity of Easter Island and the most important mythological being in the Rapanui worldview. Make Make was the creator of all things, the first man and the first woman, and he had the power to reward the good people and punish the bad ones. The most important ritual in honour of Make Make was the bird man (Tangata Manu) competition in which prominent contestants sent helpers to obtain the first manutara (sooty tern) egg.

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15th century manuscript miniature illustration of Eris throwing the golden apple at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, from Jean Miélot's L'Epître d'Othéa.
Aries discovery, Dwarf planets, Focus On, Scattered disk objects, Trans-Neptunian objects

Focus On: (136199) Eris

Name origin: Greek goddess or personified spirit (daimona) of strife, discord, contention and rivalry. Eris was often portrayed specifically as the daimona of the strife of war, haunting the battlefield and delighting in human bloodshed. Because of Eris’ disagreeable nature she was the only goddess not to be invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. When she turned up anyway and was refused admittance, she raged and threw in the golden apple that famously led to the Trojan War. She was closely identified with Enyo, the goddess of war and a close companion of Ares.

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Screenshot of an interactive 3D model of Haumea by NASA.
Dwarf planets, Focus On, Libra discovery, Trans-Neptunian objects

Focus On: (136108) Haumea

Name origin: Hawai’ian goddess of fertility and childbirth. Mother of many important deities (including Pele, Hi’iaka and Namaka) and herself among the first worshipped on the Hawai’ian islands. She repeatedly transforms herself from an old woman to a young girl, and returns to her homeland periodically to give birth to further generations of humans.

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