posted September 29, 2014 07:05 PM            

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Originally posted by Vajra:
Mods, this should probably have been posted in the Asteroid forum. Could somebody please move it there? Sorry for the hassle!

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posted October 16, 2014 05:34 PM            

There are not many links with real places, but several with the mythological characters.
Ilmari is on the MC, exact. Ilmatar is making an exact T-square with Sun and Jupiter and Ukko is on Jupiter.
Also, Vaino is on 29PIS. I consider that degree in general very important. It also conjuncts my Draconic Sun.

posted October 17, 2014 10:25 AM            

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Originally posted by Vajra:
Those are interesting links, libran_dream, and they rather well indicate your affinity with this particular mythology. In my chart, the mythological asteroids are also active, and among the place names mainly those where my ancestors are from or were active. I have, among others,

Sampo and Viipuri conj. South Node;
Kalevala conj. Mercury exact,
a stellium of Suomi, Louhi, Väinö and Kollaa within 3 degrees;
Ilmari conj. Chiron, and
Summa conj. Pars Fortunae.

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posted October 17, 2014 11:49 AM            

I thought this might interest you guys, scroll down for Finland~

Also Pohjola (3606) is a cold, dark place in finnish mythology. It's the home of Louhi.

I have that asteroid conjunct my Sun-Moon conjunction and I'm finnish.

posted October 17, 2014 03:47 PM            

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Originally posted by Moon is Lunatic:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minor_planets_named_after_places

I thought this might interest you guys, scroll down for Finland~

Also Pohjola (3606) is a cold, dark place in finnish mythology. It's the home of Louhi.

I have that asteroid conjunct my Sun-Moon conjunction and I'm finnish.

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Originally posted by Vajra:
Hm... I grew up with these myths being told to me orally, so they kind of seeped into the unconscious a long time ago; and today I use these memories, plus all the variants on record, to sort of distill the common essence from them. Kalevala conj. Mercury perhaps shows that I have an affinity for mythological thinking in general, and of course I like Kalevala. Tolkien used it a lot, and I also like bis writing based thereon (asteroid TOLKIEN is exactly on my MC as well). As for Ilmari, that's difficult because it was also my grandfather's name, so the meaning of the mythological figure is kind of blended with his personality in my perception. He was wounded in his soul as a result of terrible war memories, so while he always seemed powerful, he also carried this invisible wound.

I personally find the Väinö conj. Louhi pairing also very interesting - two antagonistic powerful shamans united. Many people in my family have an occult gift of some form or other.

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I do know that Tolkien used the Kalevala! I have to say that I'm not such a huge fan of his work but I do respect it, and the trend of Nordic mythos popular appreciation that it ushered in.

Of the new asteroid list, I found Mikkeli exact on my Venus. I guess I need to visit one day. Oh and I also found that my Louhi and Pohjola are exactly trine, and they make a Grand Trine with my Mars/Chiron. It's an Air GT, in water houses.

posted October 17, 2014 05:08 PM            

I know a bit about Finland's role in the war, it's so fascinating. The famous Finnish sniper is a figure that stands out very much in WW2 personas to me. I used to read about his techniques, what an amazing feat of endurance and willpower. Although war should certainly not be something that's glorified, I can't help but be impressed.

posted October 20, 2014 04:35 PM            

Vajra, I agree with you. The world is the best testing ground. To put it in a very modern perspective, it's easy to be sober in rehab.