HEKATE
Hekate, asteroid 100 (the 100th asteroid to be discovered, on July 11, 1868), is
approximately 84 kilometers in diameter and has an orbital period of 5.4 years. Hekate
was named after a Greek goddess of the underworld. J. Lee Lehman asserts that people
with this asteroid strongly positioned in their natal charts “tend to break down other
people’s images of themselves, as well as their own.” Jacob Schwartz gives the astrolog-
ical significance of Hekate as “the end of the old before the beginning of the new;
assertion of the older woman.”
Sources:
Kowal, Charles T. Asteroids: Their Nature and Utilization.Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Ellis
Horwood Limited, 1988.
Lehman, J. Lee. The Ultimate Asteroid Book.West Chester, PA: Whitford Press, 1988.
Room, Adrian. Dictionary of Astronomical Names.London: Routledge, 1988.
Schwartz, Jacob. Asteroid Name Encyclopedia.St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1995.
HELIACAL
Heliacal means associated with the Sun (from the Greek helios,meaning “sun”). The
heliacal rising of a star is its first appearance following a period of invisibility due to its
conjunction with the Sun. Similarly, the heliacal setting of a star refers to its last
appearance before entering into a conjunction with the Sun.
HELIO
Helio, asteroid 895 (the 895th asteroid to be discovered, on July 11, 1918), is approxi-
mately 68 kilometers in diameter and has an orbital period of 5.7 years. Helio was
named after the Greek god of the Sun. J. Lee Lehman asserts that the person with this
asteroid prominent in her or his natal chart “does her/his job, and expects to shine as a
result of it.” Jacob Schwartz gives the astrological significance of Helio as “consistent
confidence and delivery of creative energy.”
Sources:
Kowal, Charles T. Asteroids: Their Nature and Utilization.Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Ellis
Horwood Limited, 1988.
Lehman, J. Lee. The Ultimate Asteroid Book.West Chester, PA: Whitford Press, 1988.
Room, Adrian. Dictionary of Astronomical Names.London: Routledge, 1988.
Schwartz, Jacob. Asteroid Name Encyclopedia.St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1995.
HELIOCENTRICASTROLOGY
Although traditional astrology is geocentric (Earth-centered), some astrologers have
undoubtedly considered using a heliocentric (Sun-centered) system ever since the
Copernican revolution. The argument against heliocentric astrology is that, since we
are situated on Earth, we need to focus on Earth’s relationship to the other celestial
bodies—a Sun-centered astrology would make sense only if we were born on the Sun.
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