On Sunday, a delivery package jettisoned from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft plops down somewhere in the Utah desert. If all goes well, that is. The contents of this package contain extracted physical matter from a Near Earth Orbiting (NEO) asteroid. Approximately a cup’s worth of material. Making Earth impact will be captured remnants from the asteroid Bennu.
Bennu is also noted to be a Potentially Hazardous Object. Between now and say, 2199, there is a slim possibility Bennu could collide with Earth. A slim 1 in 1,750 chance of impact, so not so much an online betting thing. The asteroid, discovered in 1999 was named by a third-grade student from South Carolina who won a NASA contest to name the body. The name Bennu comes from an ancient Egyptian bird deity. Most commonly, Bennu is portrayed as a heron.
Despite the official namesake, Bennu wrangled the nickname "the trickster asteroid" from the astronomers studying the body and managing the mission to probe its body. Initially, it was believed to have a pebbled landscape. Nope. The arriving spacecraft needed to avoid huge boulders navigating to the landing spot. When the spacecraft did touch down, it was like landing on a heap of pingpong balls. Not expected either.
“Rubble pile” actually stands as a valid classification category by astronomers. When lots of space debris gets gathered gravitationally and sticks together... it’s a rubble pile. Bennu actually consists of a heap of holes on the inside and much of its dimension consists of emptiness. Bennu could fall apart if exposed to the gravitational influence of a planetary body, or if something causes it to rotate faster.
Bennu, whose measurements are 565 meters × 535 meters × 508 meters, orbits the earth once every 436.65 days. The exploration of Bennu could offer possible clues about the origin of life on Earth. Who cares about that when we could discover gold and even better, platinum? Some astronomers speculate Bennu offers something even more precious, H20. It is theorized that Bennu could provide an invaluable source of water for astronauts and space explorers passing through the inner region of our solar system.
What does all this mean astrologically and why should you care?
When Bennu was probed by the spacecraft on 20 October 2020, the position of the body as seen by Earth was approximately 19 Scorpio 16. No doubt speculations about Scorpio’s inquisitiveness and investigative tendencies should apply... especially about the things Bennu potentially offers and more to the point, why that stuff is more highly valued that life-supporting water.
Bennu occupies 25 Cancer 38 (estimated) at the time the delivery of its extracted materials is projected to land in Utah. This position offers up a wide opposition to Pluto in Capricorn, days away from Pluto stationing to turn direct. How coolly profound. Perhaps it is true that discoveries about our native planet’s origins will be better understood. We don’t yet know. And it will take time for the goods to be processed and catalogued. To the point of the opposition with Pluto and adding that Bennu sextiles Uranus in Cancer, more of a core question results: Personally why does one value what they do? Can one consider the inherent value of a rubble pile? Is something not packed tight like a snowball of equal value? How much of a thing is density? And in what context does density apply? And oh, by the way, where’s that list of personal assets that you claim as intrinsic?
While the positional data of Bennu is revealing in relation to other bodies, Bennu’s inherent nature also requires exploration. According to mythology, Bennu Bird was associated with the deities Ra, Atum and Osiris. As well, Bennu applies to a rebirth, the dawn of creation, and the Sun itself. Bennu may have provided the origin story for the Phoenix. How cool to be in opposition to the transcendent Pluto when his mined physicality arrives on Earth.
As with any body in orbit around the Sun, a theme can be derived from the north node of the body and a sense of urgency, priority, and maximum intensity may be extracted from its perihelion. The node of Bennu is 2 Aries 4; his perihelion is 8 Gemini 17.
Given the transformative nature of the asteroid’s mythology, and the above orbital elements Bennu concludes that what a body tells itself about its nature, skills and attributes need to be believed. When one proclaims what one does not believe, it comes off empty, hollow, or pocked with holes. Bennu, like the dwarf planet, Makemake with node in Gemini, perihelion in Aries, pushes every living soul to believe their own press. If you put out a claim about capabilities and talents, believe those items to be bursting with truth. Hype yourself based upon raw and pure inner belief. Embellishment of traits the soul does not or cannot support would be discouraged, with the added caution: humble bragging is still bragging. On the other hand, hold back nothing that you can consciously contribute to any scenario.
What can a person do to celebrate the arrival of goodies from Bennu and to welcome the change of seasons and Pluto’s upcoming station? How about taking a personal inventory? Note all assets on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels. Consider how to apply those traits to each life objective. Also notice which of your skills are not on the favorite list to do. If the use of a skill provides unpleasant results, how can one justify not using that trait? To Bennu’s point, how can this trait be converted/transformed to an asset one eagerly and willfully applies?
Soon, people will be sitting down to come up with wish lists for the holidays. Why not start the process now with the recognition of all the good you have going for you? How about asking for gifts that support your intrinsic merit and encourage utilizing all of you to go beyond the beyond? How about coming up with a list of what you bring to the table that causes deep satisfaction as soon as a table to present wares appears - after all these are the gifts with which one returns favors.
Sure this is a tiny asteroid, that’s not even packed tight. Still, the resources it offers may vastly contribute to all ones causes and inspire staking a greater claim in life. Ready or not, here it comes... and with that arrival, potential personal polishing.
More soon.
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