Breakthrough in the understanding of gravitation

Physicists have used the quantum nature of matter to obtain a highly precise value for the universal gravitational constant, the 'big G' that appears in Isaac Newton's law of how gravity pulls together everything, from planets to apples. Although the technique still needs refinements, physicists believe that in the future it will beat the precision of conventional methods — and hopefully solve apparent discrepancies between measurements that have long puzzled physicists.

Although the discrepancy between the different values of G might indicate an unknown or overlooked error in the torque method, it is also possible that Newton’s law of gravitation does not accurately describe the interaction of masses at the length scales of a lab, notes Peter Mohr, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Having a new and independent way of measuring G could therefore enable physicists to redefine how the law of gravitation works.   http://bit.ly/1nopBwf

 Solar eclipses are about shifting octaves in  our understanding of issues. They tend to bring about endings and new beginnings in this area. The solar eclipse of April 29, 2014 fell amidst the stars of Cassiopeia and Triangulum. Among other things, both King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia stand for crystallized authority figures that are in some ways rigid and unwilling to change their views. On the other hand Triangulum, also called the Holy Trinity, a golden triangular channel embodies the essence of seeing unity beyond duality. This solar eclipse is opening the possibility of going beyond the fixed ideas about gravitation  and could enable physicists to redefine how the law of gravitation works.

The eclipse [8ta52] is sharply square the meridian axis and, therefore, very significant for London from where the journal Nature is published in which the findings appeared on June 18.   It was placed in the 12^th house that has been called the “house of the collective unconscious” – another term for collective ignorance.  The IC [8le08] is conjunct the stars  at the center of sidereal Cancer--the Egyptian Scarabaeus--and conjoins Praesepe, M44, the beehive star cluster. Praesepe embodies the essence of the Scarab / Cancer theme: emergence out of darkness – a metaphor for dogma and entrapment in an antiquated mindset.   

The next important thing to notice is that the eclipse is anchored to the Cardinal Grand Cross through a quincunx to the Mars leg. Mars [11li49]  is conjunct the stars of the Virgin and the Raven. Diana Rosenberg tells us that here inquiring minds  in their search for eternal truths may latch on to  scientific absolutes becoming guardians of the presumed sureties of science.  However, transits to these stars can bring major changes in ways of thinking. On June 18, the progressed meridian of the eclipse chart touched the Cardinal Grand Cross as shown here.

While it is well known that the Uranus-Pluto square in the Cross is associated with scientific breakthroughs, it is also interesting to look at the star Alderamin which Uranus conjoins.

Alderamin is the alpha star of Cepheus.  King Cepheus is often shown as a dignified but arrogant King. He brooks no opposition so that there is a possibility of a loss of power and position because of obstinacy and rigidity. There is, however, a potential for transformation when one chooses intelligent receptivity to new ideas which is what one would expect with Uranus conjunct Alderamin.

Finally, notice that the progressed Ascendant [5le06] forms a quincunx to Neptune [7pi08]. Among events connected to this area around 7 -8 Pisces,  Diana Rosenberg lists “major  technological and scientific advances”.

From this example it should become clear that when major events take place, several elements in a mundane chart resonate to a common theme.