posted March 13, 2008 06:51 PM            

I wonder if Eris has to do with the racism and political correctness involving Blacks and Whites. I also wonder if it has to do with racial division between Blacks and Whites as well as the struggle for interracial harmony. Eris could be the planet of race relations. I checked the asteroids pertaining to Blacks and Whites in Eris Discovery Chart.

The Discovery of Eris was January 5, 2005
Pasadena, California
11:20 AM

source: http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~mbrown/planetlila/

I used the asteroids, 11207 Black,1193 Africa,6391 Africano,8766 Niger,
10730 White,4478 Blanco
I also added 3811 Karma because I believe that Eris is a very karmic planet.
Also 6000 United Nations for multicultural,multiethnic

Sun in 15'34 Capricorn
Niger in 16'17 Capricorn
Africano in 19'57 Capricorn
Karma in 20'11 Libra
Eris in 19'45 Aries stationary direct
Jupiter in 17'43 Libra

Mars in 7'40 Sagittarius
South Eris Node in 7'17 Scorpio
Part of Fortune in 6'39 Aquarius
Midheaven in 6'44 Capricorn
Africa in 5'42 Capricorn
North Eris Node in 5'22 Taurus
Uranus in 4'06 Pisces
United Nations in 2'12 Gemini
Blanco in 3'45 Capricorn
Black in 3'51 Aries
Vertex/Antivertex axis in 4'42 Libra/Aries
White in 4'05 Libra

Ascendant in 11'16 Aries
Moon in 10'57 Scorpio

Pluto in 22'54 Sagittarius
Mercury in 24'12 Sagittarius
Venus in 25'07 Sagittarius
Saturn in 24'33 Cancer
Chiron in 25'58 Capricorn

Minor Aspects:
Uranus semisquare Eris - '39
Uranus semisquare Africano - '51
(Uranus,Eris,and Africano in 8th harmonic trangle.....Uranus conjunct Eris/Africano midpoint)

Jupiter sesquiquadrate United Nations - '30

Declinations:
Eris 5'51 South
Jupiter 5'44 South
(note they are also in opposition, and so its a Eris-Jupiter occultation)

Black 0'34 North
White 0'53 South
(on the equator) objects on equator are strong energies
(they are also in opposition, and so its a Black-White occultation)

Mercury 22'21 South
Venus 22'48 South
Sun 22'31 South
Niger 21'45 South
Mars 21'29 South
Saturn in 21'12 North
(Sun is also conjunct Niger.....therefore Sun-Niger occultation)

Karma 11'19 South
South Node 11'03 South

I find that Zane Stein's article on Eris in MOUNTAIN ASTROLOGER really nailed Eris in my opinion. I believe that he has an excellent grasp of Eris. I honestly feel that the things that I have found confirmed the keywords that he mentioned like the problems resulting from irreconcilliable differences,pitting one side against the other,contrasting opposing viewpoints to reveal each side more clearly, the ethics connected with one's motives and methods, and the coming to light of less than spotless methods,societies ethics, fighting for one's rights,race intent,what stirs people to fight and disagree,struggles for supremacy,to seek similarities as well as differences,and refusing to relinquish one's hold on an ideal,belief,cause,or object.

here is phrase that I remember by Rodney King after the 1992 Los Angeles Riots that resulted from the acquittal of the white policemen that were tried for police brutality with some of them later convicted for violating King's civil rights.

"People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along?"

All of us getting along is what I consider the ultimate karmic lesson, and I believe that's what Eris is here to teach us.

indicated by the Eris Discovery Chart's
T-Square of Africano square the opposition of Direct Eris in 1st and Karma in Libra in 7th minutes of arc

It is said that human life began in Africa. So maybe the t-square indicates the karmic lessons to help us recognize our common origins of having roots in Africa for all of us our human beings..
and that Blacks and Whites don't have to be polar opposites nor be at odds with each other but can relate with one another,cooperate with each other, and find common ground.

indicated by the Eris Discovery Chart's

T-Square of Midheaven-Africa-Blanco in Capricorn square the opposition of Black-Antivertex in Aries in 1st and White-Vertex in Libra in 7th

Peace

Raymond

posted March 13, 2008 07:01 PM            

The teacher at my children's pre-school (a while back, this) was very embarrassed when she approached me and said due to equal opportunities and ethnic monitoring she had to approach everyone whose children were in any way not white to describe their ethnic background. I'd be embarrassed as well, but it was O.K, it wasn't her fault.

posted March 13, 2008 07:09 PM            

some refer to themselves and others as Black,Afro-American,African American
Black is widely used to refer to Blacks here in USA too......so I guess it really

there are others that embrace the term,mulatto which I have no problem with myself. There is an organization for mulattoes with that term in the title created by mulattoes

I don't see people using the word,colored which seems out of date

some refer to themselves and others as White,Caucasian

I am multiethnic, and so I don't fit any box. I reject the one drop rule that says that I am part black, so I am black. Society tries to fit me in a box that doesn't fit me. I definitely been called the n'word numerous times in the past. I hate that word with a passion. I hate all racial slurs.