Michael Jackson, Virgo Sun, and his 'Roids
Jacob Schwartz
You are entering a new frontier of meaning in geocosmic astrology, in your life, and in your understanding of the relationship between sounds and experiences, between names and events.
Here the abstract meanings of planets, signs, houses and aspects blend with names--your name, and the names of important persons and places in your life! The associations include the names of relatives, loved ones, children, friends, animal companions, plants, artists, composers, historical figures, mythological figures, mountains, lakes, rivers, cities, and nations.
Asteroids add real people and real places to our horoscopes. Connecting them with planets, zodiac signs and houses, and with each other, produces patterns of relationships describing those same persons and places. The asteroids bearing names relevant to your life become "your" asteroids because the collected names of people and places in your life carry a unique quality of identity no less meaningful than your birth data. Indeed, this is difficult to believe. But true none the less. From time to time, columns will appear here relating personalities and news events with asteroids relevant to the people and places involved. Since this is the time for Michael Jackson solar return, he was born 29 August 1958, we'll start with him. Asteroid material are available to describe the Susan Smith and the O J Simpson stories.
Asteroids are those thousands of huge rocks orbiting around the Sun, usually between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Some astrologers consider them merely cosmic gravel with no value in interpreting horoscopes. But, as will be demonstrated here, asteroids not only describe abstract concepts from mythology, but they specifically relate to people like you and me. They were first discovered two centuries ago when names were chosen only for mythological goddesses, e.g. Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Vesta, Astraea. But when the number of asteroids began to exceed the goddesses, names were chosen to honor colleagues and historical figures of both genders, as well as flowers, cities, mountains, lakes, nations and ideas. As of the end of 1993, over 6000 have computed orbits, and almost 4500 have names given by their astronomer discoverers or others in the scientific community.
Asteroids, in this last decade of the 20th century are receiving more public attention than ever before. NASA photographed a closeup of Gaspra, the first asteroid ever seen with a specific shape in 1992. Most scientists agree an asteroid was responsible for the extinction of dinosaurs. An asteroid about 15 miles in diameter almost collided with Earth in 1989 and another smaller asteroid, about 30 meters wide, came closer to Earth than any known asteroid in 1993, closer than half the distance to the Moon. A near collision with another asteroid is expected in the 22nd century. Many scientists now agree that the mysterious massive explosion in 1908 over Tonguska, Siberia, flattening hundreds of square miles of land, was the result of an asteroid exploding just before impact with Earth.
Astrologically, asteroids represent the gate to the individual. Here we move from abstract keywords of planets to explicit people, places, and things. "As above, so below" now includes "The Name." Except for the rare person named Venus, people are not named for planets. But most people, places and things carry the name of an asteroid, such as Monica (#833), Chicago (#334), Toyota (#3533) and Beer (#1896). The symbolism is clear and direct.
What appears to be "whim" or "coincidence" in naming asteroids correlates with earthbound events as much as more abstract concepts assigned planets. And correlations are not limited to the intent of the person naming the asteroid. By blending the deeply personal asteroid name with more abstract meanings of planets, houses and aspects, the horoscope becomes richer and explicit. And asteroid returns are as impressive as solar and lunar returns.
Because they are so small and so abundant, asteroids can focus upon explicit relationships between people, places and things; they simply identify the name of the who, the name of the place, the name of the what, and when these names connect.
The significant asteroids for Michael Jackson are Michel (#1045) and Jackson (#2193) obviously. Asteroids are numbered by astronomers in order of their discovery. He named his place of delight Neverland, and there's asteroid #5405 with that name in addition to Pan (#4450) for the shepherd deity but also the name of a James Barrie play, Peter Pan, featuring the magical sky island Neverland. When Jackson was born, the asteroids Michel, Jackson, Pan and Neverland were in a straight line with Venus and Jupiter, planets symbolizing beauty and abundance. Is it any wonder Michael named his palace of delight Neverland?
In the summer of 1993, 13-year old Jordan Chandler accused Jackson of child abuse, and Jackson's reputation went sour with notably fewer performances and recordings, and settling the case out of court for a reputed $15 million. This new limitation is represented by Saturn, and the relevant asteroid is Giordano (#5148), the Italian form of Jordan. Well, guess what? That summer, asteroid Giordano was lined up with Saturn, and asteroids Michel and Jackson? It was not a very good summer for Michael's and Jordan's. The basketball star Michael Jordan lost his father then to a highway robber.
Last spring, Jackson and Lisa-Marie Presley married, and Jackson suddenly became step father to his bride's children Priscilla and Benjamin. Well, there are asteroids named Maria (#170), Priscilla (#2137), and Benjamin (#976). Guess where they were in the heavens on the marriage date, May 26, 1994? They were conjunct asteroid Jackson in a 16 degree arc!
This is just a sample of the "coincidences" that may be more profound than they appear. Asteroid names just might carry a relation to sounds, vibrations, and frequencies triggering the naming by the astronomer, and prompting parents to name children, and events with the names to suddenly "come together." When the musical group Peter Paul and Mary first performed, the three asteroids with those names were conjunct in the constellation Leo! When Nancy Kerrigan was attacked last year, the asteroid Harding was rising, Tanya was setting conjunct mischievous Pluto, and asteroid Shane--the name of the man actually hurting Nancy was directly on the 4th house cusp, forming a T-square with Harding and Tanya!! Coincidence? And when O J Simpson was born, when Nicole Brown was born, and when she was murdered, the asteroid Oja was on the same longitudinal axis!
If you're interested in knowing more about asteroids relating to your
name and significant dates and places in your life, please let me (Jacob
Schwartz) know at BQVT83A@prodigy.com
and check out my Asteroid Name Encyclopedia published by Llewellyn
last spring 1995 (see www.llewellyn.com for details on it)
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Copyright 1995 Jacob Schwartz BQVT83A@prodigy.com
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