peaceful response is inappropriate. If prominent in a natal chart (e.g., conjunct the
Sun or the ascendant), it may show an exceptionally tranquil person.
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.
FRIGGA
Frigga, asteroid 77 (the 77th asteroid to be discovered, on November 12, 1862), is
approximately 66 kilometers in diameter and has an orbital period of 4.4 years. It was
named after the Norse goddess of marriage, the wife of Odin (the Roman equivalent
to Juno). The unusual name of this planetoid—which seems to suggest an obscene
gesture—led to its inclusion in The Asteroid Ephemeris: Dudu, Dembowska, Pittsburgh,
Frigga,Batya Stark and Mark Pottenger’s tour de force of astrological humor.
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.
Stark, Batya, and Mark Pottenger. The Asteroid Ephemeris: Dudu, Dembowska, Pittsburgh, Frigga.
San Diego: Astro Computing Services, 1982.
Schwartz, Jacob. Asteroid Name Encyclopedia.St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1995.
FRUITFUL(FERTILESIGNS ANDPLANETS)
The fruitful signs are the signs of the zodiac traditionally said to indicate children (i.e.,
to indicate fertility) when placed on the cusp of the fifth house, the house of children.
These signs are the water triplicity:Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces. Several other signs are
regarded as being somewhat fruitful. The fruitful planets are the Sun, the Moon,
Venus, and Jupiter (with Neptune added by certain modern astrologers). Mercury is
regarded as moderately fruitful. The infertile signs and planets are designated barren.
The classification of the zodiac into degrees of barrenness and fruitfulness has been
largely abandoned because contemporary astrological research has failed to verify this
traditional interpretation. However, the traditional fruitful signs are still regarded as
fertile in agricultural astrology.
Sources:
Lee, Dal. Dictionary of Astrology.New York: Paperback Library, 1969.
Leo, Alan. The Complete Dictionary of Astrology.Rochester, VT: Destiny Books, 1989.
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