Eugene Kolesov (Het Monster) HYPOTHETICAL PLANETS
The assumption that there are more planets in the Solar System besides the known ones has been made throughout human history. It is still being made today: astronomers need this hypothesis to explain observed perturbations in planetary motion, while astrologers need it to complete the picture of the cosmic structure.
Ancient Jews, who spoke of the “ten foundations of nature” (Sefirot), believed that there should also be ten planets (including the Sun and Moon). The ancient Egyptians also believed there should be ten planets—seven active, known ones and three passive, unknown ones: they cannot be observed, but their influence can be felt. They begin to act when one of the active planets temporarily “stops working” (for example, becomes retrograde). The Egyptians built the Great Pyramid of Giza—a structure shrouded in many mysteries and still suspected by scientists of possessing the most improbable properties. At the beginning of our century, the German scientist Nettling, based on the idea that the pyramid was built, among other things, for astronomical purposes, discovered a correspondence between some of its dimensions and distances in the Solar System. On this basis, he suggested the presence of three more planets within it—two inner and one outer, meaning two planets whose orbits lie closer to the Sun than Earth’s orbit, and one whose orbit should be between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus. According to his calculations, the orbital period of the latter was slightly over 42 years.
Chiron
In our time (1977), a new planetoid was discovered here and named Chiron. Its orbital period turned out to be fifty years; however, its orbit is highly elongated, so its motion in the Earth’s sky is irregular. Its average speed is approximately 1’11” per day, or 7.2 degrees per year: on January 1, 1940, it was at 18° Cancer, and on January 1, 1990, it was at 14° Cancer. Chiron is the name of the wise centaur, scholar, and physician, teacher of Heracles. Accordingly, astrologers see in Chiron an indicator of the ability to teach and heal, with its domicile traditionally considered the sign of Sagittarius, the celestial counterpart of the mythological Chiron. Being on the boundary between the classical and higher planets, it embodies the connection between two worlds—the visible and the invisible—manifesting on both the event and spiritual planes. Western astrologers actively work with it and consider it in all charts on par with the usual planets. There is a substantial body of literature on it, for example: Clow, Barbara. Chiron: Rainbow Bridge Between The Inner and Outer Planets. Minnesota, 1987; Stein, Zane B. Chiron: Essence and Application. New York, 1987. It is also included in all modern computer programs, including Russian ones (e.g., “Gemma,” “Star,” “Prima”).
Transpluto and Vulcan
The Indians also assumed that there could be seven, eight, or nine planets (counting the luminaries but excluding Rahu and Ketu); in some astrological schools, fictitious planets are calculated, and in karmic astrology, their number increases significantly. However, in their practical calculations, Indian astrologers have always managed with seven planets.
Planetoids (asteroids) often provided astrologers with candidates for “planetary positions.” In the 1920s, the German astrologer Keppenstetter, in the journal *Astrologische Rundschau*, revived the ancient theory that there should be twelve planets—corresponding to the number of astrological houses and zodiac signs. He proposed considering the largest asteroids orbiting between Mars and Jupiter as the missing planets; in addition, he suggested the existence of at least two more planets beyond the orbit of Neptune (Pluto was not yet known at the time), which he named Apollo and Vulcan.
Around the same time, Dutch researchers Madame de Béeer and Dr. Reijning published an article on the same topic, assigning the names Osiris, Isis, Hermes, and Horus to the planets. It seems there could be more than twelve planets, but Madame de Béeer proposed an interesting hypothesis: one of these planets was too close to the Sun and was absorbed by it, after which the Sun seemingly took on its functions, so it should now be considered not only as the Sun but also as a “Pre-Mercury.” American astrologers claim that their colleagues were the first to propose these hypotheses; in the 1920s, the American astrologer Sathclyff even reported discovering Pre-Mercury. He calculated its orbital period (46 days) and named it Vulcan. Later, this hypothesis was not confirmed, and the name was given to another hypothetical planet located, on the contrary, very far from the Sun: somewhere in the 1920s, American astrology went its own way, and one of its currents, the so-called Uranian school, suggested the existence of at least three planets beyond Neptune’s orbit—Pluto, again Vulcan, and Chaos. This hypothesis was somewhat confirmed: in 1930, the American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered the planet Pluto. Since then, reports (and they continue to appear) have emerged about the discovery of the next planet, Vulcan; however, these reports still lack definitive confirmation (only Pluto’s satellite, named Charon after the ferryman who transported the dead to the realm of Hades, has been confirmed).
Nevertheless, many astrologers in America and Europe continue to develop these hypotheses; journals and other publications publish the coordinates and orbital periods of the supposed planets (ranging from 600 to 6000 years), drawing conclusions about their possible influence on human fate.
Isis
Among these, the most popular is probably Transpluto-Isis. In ancient Egypt, Isis was the goddess of fertility, water, and wind, the sister and wife of Osiris, the mother of Horus and the goddess Bubastis, originally identified with the star Sothis (Sirius). She was also considered the guardian of the entire Zodiac, so astrologers today do not assign her a specific sign as a domicile. In 1946, the American astrologer M. Sevin published the orbital parameters he calculated, which are accepted today in America and most European countries. Orbital period: 686 years. Average speed: 0° 31′ 29″ per year. Position as of January 1, 1991: 22° 26′ R Leo. Meaning: higher intuitive mind, transcendent experience. It is also associated with abilities of extrasensory perception, awareness of one’s individuality and role in this world, meaning that Isis influences creative abilities (any kind). In mundane astrology, its connection with earthquakes is traced. Literature on Isis is scarce, with only individual statements and publications by leading astrologers (Noel Tyl, T. Landtscheidt, Klaus Bonert) known. This hypothetical planet remains a subject of research.
Bacchus
When the concept of Isis was still being developed and some astrologers still assigned it the domicile of Taurus (since the goddess Isis was depicted with cow horns), the American John Hawkins unexpectedly opposed the understanding of Transpluto as a further development of the feminine principle, believing this hypothetical planet should be given the name Bacchus. In his book (*Hawkins, John R. Transpluto – or Should We Call Him Bacchus The Ruler of Taurus? Dallas, 1976*), he thoroughly substantiates this concept, assigning Taurus as the domicile of Bacchus, Aquarius as the sign of exaltation, and Scorpio as the sign of fall. Bacchus (Dionysus) was, as is well known, the son of Jupiter-Zeus, a deity of fertility, theater, and esoteric mysteries. Hawkins linked this with its astrological meaning as a symbol of the knowledge of the invisible, liberation from earthly bonds, and initiation. Overall, as we can see, apart from gender-related questions, the concept of Transpluto-Bacchus does not differ significantly from the concept of Transpluto-Isis, and the same ephemerides are used. However, Hawkins’ views did not gain widespread acceptance.
Proserpina
Pavel Globa, who firmly sided with the Transplutonians, included in his work both Isis and Bacchus, naming this planet Proserpina.It is tempting to assume that the orbital parameters of Transpluto were “calculated” by him based on a few scarce data that leaked from abroad. Therefore, the ephemerides of Transpluto commonly used here differ significantly from those accepted elsewhere: the orbital period of Proserpina is 625 years, and thus its average annual motion is about 0°27’42”. It is believed that in February 1918, it entered the sign of Libra, and in February 1983, it entered the sign of Scorpio. Its mythological prototype is the Greek Persephone, daughter of the goddess of fertility Demeter (in Roman mythology, Ceres), abducted by Hades (Pluto), the god of the underworld. In the school of Glova, she embodies “intellect, cruelty, and practicality,” though the ancient Persephone was not cruel. As a domicile (“day domicile”), P. Glova assigned her the sign of Virgo, while he considered Pisces her place of exile and Gemini her place of exaltation (they are also the “night domicile”). For more detailed information about her, see his “Basic Introductory Course.”
Vulcan
Pavel Glova also adopted the concept of the Pre-Mercury of Sepharial, retaining the same name for it—Vulcan—and the same orbital period (46 days). In his school, Vulcan is assigned the function of the Super-Jupiter: it represents the highest masculine principle, the principle of cosmic hierarchy, and planetary consciousness. In ancient mythology, Vulcan (Hephaestus) was a blacksmith who crafted various useful items for the gods (for Zeus—a shield-egis, for Helios—a chariot, etc.).
Lilith—Cloud and Lilith—Asteroid
New “celestial bodies” were also found in the Earth-Moon system: in 1898, the German astronomer Waltemath discovered two small planetoids orbiting Earth in highly elongated orbits. However, Americans, in this case as well, believe that this discovery was first made by their compatriot (Ivy G. Jacobsen). In reality, the fact that something besides the Moon orbits Earth was noticed as early as the 17th century, or perhaps even earlier, but it was only in 1961 that the Polish astronomer Kordylewski clarified what these objects were: the “planetoids” turned out to be dust clouds, and their orbits were dust clouds. Nevertheless, this discovery greatly delighted astrologers and occultists; the English occultist Sepharial proposed naming the first of these planetoids Lilith, and a little later, a Dutch astrologer who adopted the esoteric name Libra (Libra) gave the second the name Lilith. However, interest in them soon began to wane due to the lack of proof of their existence.
In the 1930s, the name Lilith became firmly established in astrological usage for a certain imaginary point, long known to astrologers and astronomers, also called the Black Moon. In modern astrology, the Black Moon (Lilith) denotes the apogee of the Moon’s orbit (“true Black Moon”) or the center of the eccentricity of the Earth-Moon system (“mean Black Moon”), which completes a full revolution around Earth in 8 years and 310 days (at a speed of 40.6 arcminutes per day). For example, on January 1, 1991, it was located at 17°05′ Sagittarius.
In rabbinic tradition, this name (Lilith, Heb. “Night”) referred to one of the four demonesses seduced by Samael (Satan) and other fallen angels. Later, he sent her to Adam before Eve was created. Before leaving Adam by God’s command, in a fit of anger, she revealed the true name of God. From the union of Adam and Lilith, many female demons were born… Accordingly, in astrology, she is considered the embodiment of dark, subconscious desires, sexual energy akin to Plutonian energy, but without a higher spiritual principle.
In our country, due to the non-trivial nature of Lilith as a planet and, to a large extent, because of such an “intriguing” mythological background, she is enthusiastically embraced by both the right and the left, interpreted according to Martin Schulman and Demetra George, as well as Pavel Glova and Irina Ulrich, and many others besides. She is included in all charts, interpretations begin with her, and she is considered almost the main object of study and work with the chart owner, i.e., conversations with the client. Naturally, the client is frightened, as they know about the Black Moon no more than they do about a black cat, and they react accordingly. For Pavel Glova, this is an “astral planet,” mythologically equated with the terrifying Indian goddess Durga (Kali) and the Greek “Priapus’ Tail” (a symbol of untamed sexual power), responsible for “forming murderers, destroyers, and criminals.” True, he places it between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, confusing it with the asteroid of the same name (discovered in 1927), although he clearly uses generally accepted ephemerides (La Luna Nera by Giorgio Bazzocchi).
In the West, they approach this matter more soberly: serious studies are written about the role of Lilith in the horoscope (see, for example, Wilson-Ludlum, R. Lilith Insight. Tempe: AFA, 1979, or the excellent book by L. Livaldi-Laun: Lilith – die Begegnung mit dem Schmerz, with caution). So, what is Lilith, from an astrological point of view?
The Black Moon
The Black Moon in a chart indicates unresolved issues, complexes, or diseases that do not belong to the person themselves but to the anamnesis of their family or macro-family (ancestors, uncles, and aunts). “Working” with it, processing it, or directly influencing it is impossible, as damage is very easy to cause, and a positive result is doubtful. However, our predecessors long ago found a way out here as well: just as in Chinese medicine one can influence not the meridian itself but its paired counterpart, so to speak, its opposite (e.g., bladder—lungs), in this case, all actions should be directed through the White Moon (Selena). That is, the approach here is similar to that used with other “black planets,” references to which can be found in the literature.
The White Moon and Selena
In the entire astrological world (except Russia), the White Moon is usually understood as the point on the Moon’s orbit opposite the apogee (perigee), whose longitude differs from that of the Black Moon by 180°. It is used in calculations as a factor that complements and/or compensates for the influence of the Moon’s apogee (the Black Moon). I have not encountered any research or even mentions of it as an independent object of astrology.
In our country, thanks to Pavel Glova, it is studied more carefully and is called Selena. In ancient mythology, Selena is the goddess of the Moon, sister of Helios and Eos, in love with the mortal youth Endymion. She was depicted as a beautiful woman holding a torch, sometimes in a chariot. She never harmed anyone. In the school of Glova, this is another astral planet, mythologically equated with the Pehlevi concept of “ferešti” (angel), used to denote auxiliary deities-yazatas (from Parthian “ized,” meaning “God”). Selena is contrasted with Lilith as the embodiment of all that is good that befalls a person, his “Guardian Angel.”
So be it. The logic and experience of studying the “Moon group” (the Moon itself in all the richness of its archetypes plus the nodes and points of its orbit) do indeed require careful attention to the White Moon as the “counterbalance” of the Black Moon. However, the seven-year cycle of its orbit, introduced by P. Glova, is not convincing. The generally accepted calculation (the longitude of Lilith plus 180°) is both more logical and simpler. But, as they say, it all depends on personal preference…
Transneptunian Planets
Transneptunian, or Uranian, planets are called “sensitive points” introduced into astrological practice in 1923 by the German astrologer A. Witte, the founder of the Uranian school mentioned earlier. After analyzing numerous horoscopes, he concluded that at least four additional points, acting like planets, were needed to fully explain them. Thus, the first four “Transneptunes” were introduced—Cupido, Hades, Zeus, and Kronos. Several years later, his friend and follower F. Sieggrün added four more, naming them Apollo, Admetos, Vulcanus (again), and Poseidon. (This Vulcan, unlike the others, is spelled Vulcanus.)It turned out that the period of rotation of these planets or points ranges from 255 to 740 years, which means they should be located beyond the orbit of the last of the known planets, Neptune (hence the name). Since then, over half a century, these quasi-planets have been quite popular among astrologers, mainly in America, but also in Europe. Special ephemerides are published, the latest and best of which belong to Neil Michelsen (Uranian Transneptune Ephemeris 1850-2050, Fransville/Wis. 1989). Since they are hardly used in our country, let’s briefly consider their meaning or, better to say, the archetypes of the hostel, and indirectly – the indicator of the level of socialization and creative success.
The period of return is 255 years. The period of circulation is 360 years, comparative-year speed is 0.815, longitude on 01.01.1991 = 28° 09′ Virgo, 21° 22′ Gemini. Apollo: openness, i.e. receptivity, desire to learn and accumulate experience, hence the tendency to engage in trade, travel, and communication in general.
The period of return is 571 years, comparative-year speed is 0.630, longitude on 01.01.1991 = 15° 43′ Libra. Admetus: departure – from oneself, from the world (“to a monastery”), from affairs, hence also: pause, stop, self-limitation, and finally, death.
The period of circulation is 620 years, comparative-year speed is 0.580, longitude on 01.01.1991 = 13° 49′ Taurus. Vulcan: superhuman strength – Hercules, Portos, cyborg-Terminator; strength can be not physical (mentat, supermind), and not from physical (berserk, shaman).
The period of circulation is 657 years, comparative-year speed is 0.548, longitude on 01.01.1991 = 15° 27′ Cancer. Poseidon: higher manifestations of the spirit – the path of knowledge, consecration, as well as inspiration, revelation, the gift of spiritual vision and understanding.
The period of circulation is 740 years, comparative-year speed is 0.487, longitude on 01.01.1991 = 0° 14′ Scorpio. Although Transneptunians are still used quite actively in the West, they are not quite planets, so houses (domiciles), as well as places of exaltation or fall, are not fixed for them.
Asteroids With the development of computer astrology, a fashion for asteroids has come: the longitude of the four largest, Ceres, Pallas (Minerva), Juno, and Vesta, is given in most ephemerides and in all modern astrological programs. There are programs that allow calculating up to two dozen asteroids, and our St. Petersburg colleagues Semira and Vitaly Vetas successfully work with several hundred of these small but undoubtedly interesting planets.
The awakening of interest in them coincided with the growth of feminist consciousness in Western countries, when women and men began to demand not only formal but also actual equality with men (maternity leave for both mothers and fathers, etc.) and seek new, higher ways of expressing the feminine (yin) principle, present in both women and men, a rejection of the patterns of a man-“breadwinner” and a woman-“housewife”: why not the other way around?
Therefore, the four largest asteroids are associated with feminine archetypes (ancient goddesses), which we will consider in more detail: Ceres (Ceres), in Greek Demeter – the goddess of fertility and agriculture (by the way, the mother of Proserpina-Persephone): mother, maternal instinct, unconditional love (life for the sake of children), but also condemnation (disappointment) is also unconditional, beyond logic and understanding.
Element: Earth. The period of rotation around the Sun is 4 years and 220 days, longitude on 01.01.1991 = 23° 19′ Libra. Pallas (Pallas), in Roman (and American) Minerva, an epithet of the goddess Athena as a warrior. Athena is the daughter of Jupiter-Zeus, who was born “from his head”, the protector of cities, the patroness of arts and crafts.
Hence the archetype: daughter, “amazon”, synthesis of feminine and masculine beginnings, ability to learn and, having learned, act (life for the sake of self-expression). The ability to apply tactics instead of force. Also, the principle of androgyny, the balance of yin and yang. Element: water. The period of rotation around the Sun is 4 years and 224 days, longitude on 01.01.1991 = 24° 13′ Virgo.
Juno (Juno), in Greek Hera, the patroness of marriages and births, the wife of Jupiter. Wife, wife who sees in her husband her necessary and sufficient way of self-realization (life for the sake of her husband): mystical marriage, “alchemical wedding”. Element: air. The period of rotation around the Sun is 4 years and 132 days, longitude on 01.01.1991 = 25° 44′ Sagittarius.
Vesta (Vesta), in Greek Hestia, the sister of Jupiter, the patroness of the temple and home hearth. Archetype: sister, priestess, nun who completely devotes herself to any idea, whether it is a spiritual path or simply service (life for the sake of an idea). Element: fire. The period of rotation around the Sun is 3 years and 230 days, longitude on 01.01.1991 = 15° 34′ Taurus.
There are different opinions about the proper houses (domiciles) and other places of preference of the four main asteroids, so we do not give them here. Less common than the main ones, but becoming more and more frequent every year, are 10 more relatively large asteroids. Let’s give their brief characteristics: Psyche (N 16): emotional reaction to other people, soulful connection, empathy.
Eros (N 433): life energy, passion; also sensuality, libido, desire for continuation of the genus. Thor (N 1685): desire to rule people, power that is achieved by force. Sappho (N 80): romanticism, artistic feeling, refined taste, aestheticism. Amor (N 1221): sympathy for others (love for one’s neighbor), spiritual or platonic love.
Pandora (N 55): envy, also jealousy, which prompts interference in the situation. Icarus (N 1566): courage, love of risk. Eternal rebel, oppositionist. Diana (N 78): instinct of survival, self-preservation, hence – self-sufficiency (and discordance of relations with others). Hidalgo (N 944): conscious devotion to anything (“cannot give up principles”).
Urania (N 30): heavenly inspiration (in people of art), cosmic knowledge. Ephemerides of these asteroids for the period 1931-2002 are given in the book already mentioned: George, Demetra. Das Buch der Asteroiden. Moessingen, 1991. And all the others… This list can be continued. It includes, for example, already mentioned Hermes, Horus, and Osiris, who moved to the USA, where they, along with Athena, Midas, Moria, Pan, Rex, Sigma, and some others, entered the system of Charles A. Jayne, Indian Mandi and Gulika, planets of the GLOB school – Isis (friend of Vakhya, Phaeton, etc.).
Comets are also calculated – mainly as harbingers of misfortunes or at least sharp turns in the fates of people and nations. A curious reader can engage in independent research in this area; we will quote the words of American astrologer Robert Hand, who pointed out that a practicing astrologer has enough trouble with the traditional nomenclature, and calculating additional points takes too much time.
