Pluto=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=B4?=s discovery
Douglas Lannark
lannark at dougsmail.com
Wed Aug 9 14:25:03 CDT 2000
Pluto was discovered on Feb 18, 1930 at 16:00 MST (= 23h GMT) in Flagstaff AZ (35N12, 111W38) by assistent astronomer Clyde Tombaugh. Actually the existence of Pluto was more "confirmed" than discovered. Due to irregularities on the gravitational pull of Neptune, astronomers had been reckoning
with and searching for the existence of the celestial body. They had calculated the approximate position and had been running a series of photographs until Tombaugh finally "spotted" it.
The proposal to name (the "act of naming") it Pluto was made shortly after breakfeast (8:05 MST) on March 14th (Einsteins birthday), and if I am not mistaken, by Lowell´s or Tombaugh´s young daughter;
it was a young child who originally suggested the name Pluto and had a dream the previous night! --
where did we hear this story before...?! The name Pluto was formally adopted May 1st 1930.
Astrologers had assumed the existence of Pluto for decades and believe that when human consciousness
is ripe & ready, a new planet will be discovered. Pluto is the Lord of the Underworld (Hell, death realms), Hades in Greek Mythology, but also the Phoenix of transformation & ressurrection; birth, death and rebirth). In Astrology Pluto rules Scorpio & the 8th House, the house of sex, death and the Tax-Man!! Pluto also rules the collective unconsciousness and mass-consciousness, depth psychology
This was one of the major focal points Fritz Brunhübner described in his book "Der Neue Planet Pluto"
[1934], calling Pluto at that time the Planet of National Socialism. He had just turned 30, theNazis were sympathetic towards astrologers (Hess & Goering especially), so some "asshole appeasment" was going on from his side. In 1962 FB published a second Pluto Book, Pluto Der Planet unserer Zeit" where he revised many of his "YOUTHFUL FOLLY mistakes.
Pluto is still considered to rule mass consciousness and how that is, can be manipulated - advertising,
global companies, military surpression or through mafia, underworld structures. Pluto is definitely more a "guardian Demon" (Qlippoth) than a guardian (hells) angel. Ecology is the main positive force of Pluto, transforming, recycling waste and decay back to nature....25,000 years
P. through Leni (yep, it was Leni who spoke those words) must have had excellent sources to have this knowledge about the German astrological scene in the early 1930´s -- many naive young pioneers out there unaware of just what plutonic pact with what demon they were getting themselves into, and after Hess´s flight to Scotland, all astroloogers were also thrown into camps, not all survived and the most famous of all, Karl Ernst Kraft, died in Sachsenhausen (I think, can check it exactly later)
Hope that clears up the Pluto question...
....still looking for tips or suggestions concerning Slothrop´s birth date!
Uncle Douglas
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