{"id":3894,"date":"2011-08-16T10:21:07","date_gmt":"2011-08-16T14:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/astrologicalmusings\/?p=3894"},"modified":"2011-08-16T10:21:09","modified_gmt":"2011-08-16T14:21:09","slug":"decoding-the-galactic-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/astrologicalmusings\/2011\/08\/decoding-the-galactic-center.html","title":{"rendered":"Decoding the Galactic Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/astrodynamics.net\/blog\/?s=%22Galactic+Center%22&amp;x=0&amp;y=0\" target=\"_blank\">The Galactic Center<\/a>, at 26 degrees Sagittarius, was a big topic a few years ago when Pluto transited \u00a0through that point for the first time in 244 years, but it&#8217;s not a subject that receives a great deal of astrological discussion otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>Astrologically, the Galactic Center is the heart of the Universe &#8211; the soul of wisdom for our solar system and our species of humanity.<\/p>\n<p>Now there is <a href=\"http:\/\/news.discovery.com\/space\/big-pic-herschel-milky-way-infrared-map-110815.html\" target=\"_blank\">a beautiful photo<\/a> that maps the Galactic Center, showing where the black hole and surrounding galaxies reside.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8074\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/astrologicalmusings\/?attachment_id=8074\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8074\" src=\"https:\/\/astrodynamics.net\/blog\/2011\/08\/galactic-center-e1313504234510.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If like me this is still ultra-confusing, <a href=\"http:\/\/news.discovery.com\/space\/milky-way-transit-authority.html\" target=\"_blank\">try this cute map<\/a> of the Milky Way Transit Authority which imagines the Galactic Center as Grand Central Station.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-8075\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/astrologicalmusings\/?attachment_id=8075\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8075\" src=\"https:\/\/astrodynamics.net\/blog\/2011\/08\/transit-map-e1313504404725.jpg\" alt=\"Milky Way\" width=\"480\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Galactic Center, at 26 degrees Sagittarius, was a big topic a few years ago when Pluto transited \u00a0through that point for the first time in 244 years, but it&#8217;s not a subject that receives a great deal of astrological discussion otherwise. 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