Asteroids for environmental concerns

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Could we list asteroids which might indicate environmental concerns - care for the Earth and nature, oceans and our atmosphere. Since environmental concerns are key to the future of this planet and its inhabitants, one could argue that many god and angel asteroids could be included. I'll try to resist the urge to be too inclusive and please alert me if I make errors.

I also hope to find charts of eco champions to see how these may be aspected.

Making a start:

1 - Ceres - Roman goddess of agriculture - the first asteroid discovered and also one of the largest.
1108 - Demeter - Greek goddess of agriculture
1184 Gaea- Earth goddess
65 - Cybele - goddess of fertile earth and wild animals
20000 - Varuna - Vedic god of the Oceans, upholder of cosmic law and protector of life
4341 - Poseidon
224 - Oceana
8 - Flora
105 - Artemis - goddess of wild animals and wilderness amongst other things


1, 1108, 1184, 65, 20000, 4341, 224, 8, 105

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To continue:

1705 - Tapio - Finnish God and ruler of forests
72 - Feronia - Roman goddess associated with wildlife, fertility, health and abundance, also freed slaves
32 - Pomona - Roman goddess of fruit trees and orchards


1705, 72, 32,

Edit: Tried these out in my and event charts. Only Pomona seems to resonate. The other two do nought.

[12YearsABlob]

Thanks, @astrokeen! Be back later with charts.

[Ava]

Lots of asteroids for different flowers (iris, geranium, begonia..I had a thread on that at the other place), grass (11496), hill (1642), gardner (2587)...I'd have to look more.

Some naturalists...

128523 Johnmuir
8225 Emerson
44597 Thoreau
7412 Linnaeus
2465 Wilson (E.O. Wilson)
6572 Carson (Rachel)
7320 Potter (Beatrix)
17019 Aldo (Leopold)

128523, 8225, 44597, 7412, 2465, 6572, 7320, 17019

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I thought that the Paris climate agreement, which took place on 12th Dec, 2015, would make a good test case to see which asteroids count. I got the exact time from a newspaper article. 

Ava , I added the name asteroids which you've listed and found Carson, Johnmuir, and Thoreau to be most relevant. Some remarkable aspects are evident. 12YearsABlob , I wonder if Varuna is opposite Poseiden in your event chart.


What do you think of:

Varuna exactly opposite Poseidon straddling a water sign Asc/Dsc  
Ceres squares Demeter exact (amazing!)
Gaea at IC conjunct NN
Jupiter trine ASC - forming a wedge pattern with Oceana
Carson conjunct Uranus
JohnMiur conjunct Neptune trine Venus - again the Venus/Neptune connection.
Vertex conjunct Saturn exact (not shown here) - this indicates people accepting their responsibilities seriously.

Gaea conjunct NN in 4th, I guess, would indicate a joint effort towards sorting their domestic issues so as to benefit the Earth. Jean Muir relates well to Neptune - he was a visionary and his writings were renowned for their spiritual quality and enthusiasm towards the preservation of nature. Similarly, Rachel Carson, who challenged current practices and pesticide companies, relates well to Uranus.

Incidentally, I have Uranus conjunct Carson in my chart. 

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This is Rachel Carson's chart. I think it is astonishing in some respects:



The most striking feature is that the vertex axis in on the AC/DC. And how both Poseidon and Varuna make a yod with Vertex/DC at the apex. The yod or "Finger of God," requires sacrifices to focus strongly on what's important in life and what's obsolete. It is as if the two gods were guiding Carson to realise an extraordinary gift.

Carson's Saturn is conjunct her Asc, endowing her with a great sense of responsibility. 

Ceres conjunct Neptune and Jupiter  - a loving and giving aspect with Jupiter lending it strength and expansion.

[lumina]

Pomona is an interesting one, not just in terms of her relation to fruit trees, but also in association with Vertumnus/ Vertex.

[lumina]

"The Roman god
Vertumnus has roots in the Latin word vertere, to change, turn or spin.
Vertumnus was a lesser god of gardens, fruit trees and seasons.
Youthful and alluring, he had the power to change himself into various
forms, just as the seed changes from root, to branch to leaf to fruit.
Vertumnus used this ability in his avid pursuit of the goddess Pomona.
As the myth goes, Vertumnus fell in love with a strikingly beautiful
goddess (in some versions nymph) named Pomona. Although she
rejected all suitors, he fed his passion with the sight of her by changing
his form and passing her gardens daily as a soldier, a harvester, a
fisherman, etc. Ignoring him, Pomona remained devoted only to the
cultivation of fruit trees. Vertumnus persisted and one day he altered his
form to that of an old woman, greeted her with a passionate kiss, and
proceeded to enter her gardens.
Vertumnus, (as the matron), talked to the goddess, attempting to
convince her of the rewards of relationship and the dangers of
rejecting love. The qualities and integrity of the youthful god Vertumnus
were discussed. Finally, "she" told Pomona the story of a young man
who cruelly took his own life after being spurned by his hard hearted
love. He told of how the gods turned the rejecting woman into stone,
but still Pomona was not persuaded.
Finally in exasperation, Vertumnus dropped his disguise and stood
naked before Pomona in his true form. She thought she was seeing the
sun immerge from behind the clouds and in the glorious light of
Vertumnus, she opened her heart and reciprocated his love. Together
still, they attend the gardens and fruit tress of the countryside. "

www.falconastrology.com/pdfs/Has%20Anyone%20Seen%20Vertumnus.pdf


I love that myth, one of the few with a happy end. lol

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Thank you for this, lumina . Pomona in Carson's chart is at 27.22 in the 11th house, sextile the Asc and Saturn.

[lumina]

Well to be honest I have no idea who that is.

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Rachel Carson was an American marine biologist and conservationist whose book 'Silent Spring' (1962) is credited with advancing the global environmental movement. She campaigned vociferously against the use of DDT - she discovered that it entered the food chain, accumulated in the fatty tissues of animals and human beings, and caused cancer and genetic damage. This led to a DDT ban for agricultural use.

She encountered fierce opposition from government and companies selling DDT. Her life and work are inspirational.

'Silent Spring' was named one of the 25 greatest science books of all time

Very nice to see Poseidon, Oceana and Varuna featuring strongly in her chart - she wrote books on marine life too.

[lumina]

Thanks you. Maybe i should Look her Up in my Chart, AS i got a little involved in supporting a Project about cleaning the oceans. Well i know i have varuna in NY desc anderen Poseidon in my ASC, both Partile. And gaea in my ic, also exact

[lumina]

Well as I said:

POSEIDON is on the degree of my ASC, VARUNA is partile conjunct my DESC (and on the same degree as Draco Moon)
DEMETER is conjunct my VESTA by 1 minute or so.
CARSON is conjunct my Moon by a bit more than 2 degrees
FLORA is conjunct my JUNO by 1 degree.
ARTEMIS is on my Draco ASC exact.
GAEA is conjunct my IC by 5 minutes of arc
OCEANA is conjunct my Chiron by 1 degree in my 4th house (there is a weird history with drowning and almost drowning in my family-history)
CYBELE does nothing. lol

[Ava]

I'm reading a book called The Age of Living Machines, by Susan Hockfield, former president of MIT. She mentions a scientist who has evolved viruses to produce batteries...biodegradable batteries. This may be old news to many readers, but I tend to be a bit out of touch and behind the times. 

slate.com/technology/2014/03/angela-belcher-is-making-batteries-from-viruses-and-they-will-biodegrade.html

When Belcher originally submitted this idea for grant funding, the administrator deemed the idea "insane," but the way my mind works, it just seemed to make sense that it was achievable or at least worth trying. So I was kind of laughing to see her sun conjunct mine. 




It would be cool if she really did have that yod with Aqua Mars and Aries or Taurus moon as base planets, Virgo Uranus-Gaea at apex. Too bad we don't have her birth time (yet). But still, Aqua Mars quincunx Uranus-Gaea, something cool must come of that.

I allow more than 2° orb for Ceres (minor planet) so she has Ceres on the SN opp Artemis-NN, all squaring her Cap Mercury. Apparently her earth Mercury has been crisis-minded enough to come up with solutions for our planet.

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Thanks for this Ava . I hadn't heard about biological batteries  .

Again, Oceana features prominently, as, indeed, the health of the oceans is key to the health of the planet.

[Lionessmind]

Posted by@ Lionessmind 7 Octomber 2019 11:10
Amphitrite 29 the Goddess queen of the sea, mother of the dolphins
Salacia the Goddess of the calm and sunlit ocean
Thank you
Love
@ Lionessmind 💖

[Ava]

Love your avatar Lionessmind ! And thanks for those additions. I just couldn't fit them into the chart below.

Thinking of Greta Thunberg who was mentioned here (then moved to her own thread), Alan Watts came to mind -- another Cap with a grim/realistic take on the destruction of our environment.




That's Ceres-Poseidon-Varuna-Watts around 6-7 Pisces.

Demeter-Chiron sextile sun-Mercury and Oceana-Lilith, apex of mini triangle.

This is the kind of thing he talked about, getting into the psychological roots of our environmental catastrophe (first few minutes demonstrate his mindset, if anyone's curious):

[Lionessmind]

😃Posted by Lionessmind Tuesday 8 October 2019 21:24

Thanks a lot dear @ Ava for your kindly words for my avatar,and for my additions. 

With love💖
Lionessmind