Asteroid Pallas enters Gemini tomorrow, Monday, having been in Taurus since May 20th. As she does this, Hylonome (a slow centaur with a 126-year orbit) is slowing down for her station opposite in early Sagittarius. Pallas will make an exact opposition to Hylonome as she stations direct at 2+ Sag. on Sunday August 10th.

This means that Pallas (politics and negotiation) makes this strong opposition on Sunday while exactly conjunct the Moons of both Barack Obama and the USA Solte Chart. Note that Obama’s own Moon is exactly conjunct Hylonome natally (his minor planet chart is here), so he’s familiar with the energy.

The opposition seems to imply a moment of reason-versus-emotion.

Astrologically, Hylonome is involved with the whole process of dealing with very strong emotions, particularly the unconscious or barely conscious ones, which can come out as irrational emotional reflexes that leave you wondering, what the hell have I done? It’s important to understand that she’s about the process of dealing with these feelings, and so her effect depends entirely on the person experiencing the energy. All centaurs represent processes of learning and integration, so Hylonome’s effects can be anywhere on a continuum from unconscious, uncontrollable emotional reactions to supreme sensitivity and understanding. There’s more detail on Hylonome in this long post.

Pallas will now remain in Gemini until April 6th next year.

Below are details of the relevant aspects:

Monday 04 August 2008

07:30:21 UT - Pallas enters Gemini (direct)

Sunday 10 August 2008

03:46:39 UT - Pallas (2 ge 10′13″) opposite Hylonome (2 sa 10′13″ Rx)
05:15:04 UT - Hylonome stations direct (2 sa 10′13″)
10:50:47 UT - Mercury enters Virgo (direct)
20:16:25 UT - Sun (18 le 33′21″) opposite Chiron (18 aq 33′21″ Rx)