New Planetary Bodies, Millennium Planets and other Power Points in Space
Goddess Asteroids/Dwarf Planets
Makemake
The third largest object in the Kuiper Belt, Makemake, orbits the sun in 310 years. Discovered close to Easter in March 2005 this dwarf was named after the creator god of humanity in the mythology of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Makemake and Haumea have similar orbits which lie in their own realm separate from Neptune, Pluto and Eris. However, their orbits cross that of Pluto and cross each others four times. Views differ as to the meaning of Makemake. These orbital connections, as well as the mythology of the god and the history of the island, clearly show related themes of birth and death, creation and destruction.
Accurately recorded mythology of Makemake is sparse because of the genocidal assault on the indigenous island people and their culture, by whalers, slave traders and missionaries, after its 'discovery' in 1722 and on into the twentieth century. Add to this a modern day mythology which blames the Islanders for an earlier ecocide, in which they supposedly destroyed all the native forest, creating an impoverished environment that led to starvation, cannabilism and tribal warfare. This scenario was put forward by Jared Diamond who based his theories on the earlier ones Thor Heyerdahl. Diamond's motive appears to be the telling of a morality tale concerning the dangers to society of degrading our planetary environment. It has been extensively quoted by evangelical environmentalists. Blaming the victims is a common ploy to avoid the guilt involved in confronting the true atrocities of the past and present. That the scientific evidence for these fabrications is either entirely lacking or distorted to fit the preconceived theories is meticulously detailed by Benny Peiser (Liverpool John Moores University, Faculty of Science) in his article History of Rapa Nui – From Genocide to Ecocide, The Rape of Rapa Nui.
http://eae.sagepub.com/content/16/3/513.abstract
Unfortunately many of the astrological interpretations of Makemake take the these stories on board and link Makemake's meaning to environmental disaster, epidemics (many islanders were wiped out by introduced smallpox virus) social breakdown and other catastrophes.
Positively, Makemake was certainly a creation fertility god, centred on providing for the people. Yearly, on Rapa Nui, the Tangata Manu competition was held in Makemake's honour. The competition began from the sacred village of Orongo. The hopu, young men selected by the shamans, climbed down the island's cliff to the sea, swum across hazardous waters braving sharks to reach a small islet Moto Nui. They then climbed to gather eggs of the sooty tern nesting on the sheer cliff faces. They returned swimming back across the sea and climbing back up the cliffs to Orongo, to present an unbroken egg to the waiting shaman. The first to arrive was honoured as the Tangata-Manu or Birdman for the year.
The association of Makemake with eggs, Easter, fertility and rebirth cannot be missed. Astrologer Sue Kientz examined over 1,000 charts looking for the significance of Makemake. She concluded that Makemake is associated with shock, surprise and the presence of genius that seems to tap into the world of quantum physics. Another astrological researcher Richard Brown sees Makemake as a material world creator, observing Indigo children specifically responding to its transits. Unlike the esoteric Quaoar, Makemake is an earthy fertility god. The planet thus seems to have to do with humanity's physical manifestations and the consequences there of. Makemake can be associated with Saturn, with endurance, challenge, life lessons, the natural world, limits, boundaries, structure and form giving, the physical body, spiritual purpose and the fulfilling of a life mission.
