Lucubratio


Asteroid 3021, Lucubratio, was discovered on February 6, 1967 by Paul Wild at Zimmerwald, Switzerland. Lucubratio has a period of 5 years, 244 days. Its name means "night work" in Latin.

Astrologically, Lucubratio seems to have to do with that—burning the midnight oil; or insomnia (losing sleep).

Bill Clinton, who put in long hours while president and while governor of Arkansas and had many people irrational over tabloid rumors spread about his life and work, has Lucubratio in the third house, semisquare Jupiter (the law), trine Mercury (ideas), and opposite Phaethon (losing control).

His successor, George W. Bush, who is known for pacing himself and taking long working vacations, among other things, has Lucubratio in the fifth house, on the cusp, also trine Mercury, and sextile Ixion (bad karma), square Mars (wars, the military) and 1999 XX143 (questions about fitting in), trine Pluto (corporations) and Antenor (seen as subversive), sesquiquadrate the Midheaven, and quincunx Nessus (predation). He has caused many people to lose sleep, most of whom shouldn't be.

Thomas Edison, an insomniac who put in long hours at his lab and expected his workers to do the same, had Lucubratio sextile Sekhmet (appropriate destruction) and Antenor and quincunx Mars (energy).

Winston Churchill, Britain's prime minister during World War II, who also suffered from insomnia, had Lucubratio conjunct Chiron (lessons to teach or learn, resourcefulness) and quincunx 1998 BU48 (reality checks). He bounced back from political defeats repeatedly and also saw how dangerous Hitler was before virtually anyone else in Europe did.

Napoleon Bonaparte, another insomniac who also gave many cause to worry through his seizure of power, which famously recoiled upon his head, had Lucubratio conjunct Siva (to break a mold), Casanova (selfish pleasure), and Swindle; semisquare Sappho (of interest; sex); sextile Robot; trine Skepticus, Klytia (need to restrain malice), and Prey; and opposite Robinson (on one's own, marooned).

The glyph for Lucubratio is mine.



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