New Moon in Libra — October 1, 2016, 00:11 UT

Libra is the sign of relationships. The Moon in Libra is peace-loving and wants to get along with others. It does not like discord. The Libra Moon seeks social approval, and also has a sense of fairness.

In the opposing sign, Aries, Uranus and Eris are in a tight conjunction. The exact conjunction took place a week ago, and it was the second of the three conjunctions between Uranus and Eris in 2016 and 2017. Planets in Aries can act impulsively, and both Uranus and Eris are disruptive forces.

Rejection and feelings of isolation can be associated with Uranus. A transit of Uranus symbolizes a time, when we need to break out of routines, and let something new in our life.

Eris is the dwarf planet which was discovered in 2005, and which astronomically excluded Pluto from the main planets. Eris was named after the Greek goddess of discord.

In mythology, Eris was the goddess of strife and discord, who indirectly caused the Trojan War. Because of her tendency to cause trouble, she was the only goddess, which had not been invited to the wedding party of Peleus and Thetis. In a rage she threw a golden apple of discord addressed “To the fairest one” amongst the goddesses, provoking thus a quarrel over who the apple should be given to, which eventually led to the Trojan War.

How can these different types of energies in the opposite signs of the New Moon chart be combined constructively? According to the hermetic principle of polarity, “in everything there are two poles, or opposite aspects, and that ‘opposites’ are really only the two extremes of the same thing, with many varying degrees between them.”

Actually, Eris was seeking social approval. She wanted to get along with others, and I’m sure she felt that she was treated unjustly. It is easy to understand, why many people consider Eris as the ruler of Libra sign. According to Sue Kientz, “Eris at its best shows concern for equality, desire to improve the community, and an abiding interest in Others.”

It is time to invite Eris to the party!

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The new discoveries are not always located far in the icy region of the Kuiper belt. I have included in the New Moon chart a newcomer, which is circulating our own Earth!

The announcement of 2016 HO3, a quasi-satellite of Earth, was made last summer, in mid-June. 2016 HO3 has been a stable quasi-satellite of Earth for almost a century, and it will continue to follow this pattern as Earth’s companion for centuries to come. 2016 HO3 is an Apollo asteroid, which orbits the Sun, but at the same time loops around our planet. Look at its intriguing dance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMJc7gmychk

In the summer solstice chart, 2016 HO3 was in the first degree of Libra, in an exact square to the Sun. At the moment it is at 8+ degrees of Virgo, in a perfect semi-sextile aspect (30 degrees) to the New Moon.

Does this new object have any astrological meaning? Generally speaking, a new planet is said to expand our consciousness and open up new possibilities. 2016 HO3 is small and distant, and it is not a moon, but it is our companion, and will be for along time to come. It may be worthwhile to observe its dance.

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