Over the following years, the company created several additional software
products, which cater to a range of astrological requirements: Solar Maps, for astro-
locality mapping; Solar Writer, for professional astrological report writers; Solar Spark,
a real-time astrological clock; and JigSaw, for astrological research and chart group
analysis.
Among the company’s achievements are awards from the Federation of Aus-
tralian Astrologers for research and development (1994), community service (1998),
and research (1998). The company also received an editor’s choice award for Solar Fire,
version 4, in the February 1998 issue of the Australian Personal Computer Magazine.
In March 2000, Esoteric Technologies launched the fifth version of Solar Fire,
and it is continuing to work on a range of astrological products and Internet-related
projects. Astrologers Stephanie Johnson and Graham Dawson are its directors and
authors of the Solar suite.
Sources:
Esoteric Technologies Pty Ltd.www.esotech.com.au.
ESSENTIALDIGNITY
When a planet or one of the luminaries (the Sun or the Moon) is located in one of the
signs of the zodiac it is said to rule, then it is in its essential dignity, as distinct from its
accidental dignity. Mars, for example, would be said to be in its essential dignity if
found in the sign Aries.
ESTHER
Esther, asteroid 622 (the 622nd asteroid to be discovered, on November 13, 1906), is
approximately 28 kilometers in diameter and has an orbital period of 3.8 years. It was
named after the biblical heroine Esther, whose name was Persian for “star” or “Venus.”
Queen Esther, herself a Jew, intervened to prevent a genocidal campaign against the
Jewish people. Like its namesake, the asteroid represents opposition to genocide and a
kind of “rescuer” impulse. In a natal chart, its location by sign and house indicates
where and how one is most likely to be a “rescuer.” When afflicted by inharmonious
aspects, Esther may show a rescuer complex—an individual who engages in rescue
behavior for self-aggrandizement. If prominent in a chart (e.g., conjunct the Sun or
the ascendant), it may show an individual who becomes involved in a rescue-related
career or in a humanitarian group like Amnesty International.
Sources:
Kowal, Charles T. Asteroids: Their Nature and Utilization.Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Ellis
Horwood Limited, 1988.
Room, Adrian. Dictionary of Astronomical Names.London: Routledge, 1988.
Schwartz, Jacob. Asteroid Name Encyclopedia.St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1995.
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