LOGOS, a Cubewano (a type of outer planet beyond Pluto) is a binary Kuiper Belt object with an orbital period about 305 years. It was discovered in Virgo in 1997, where it remains today. Logos was named in 2006. Cubewanos are usually named for deities of resurrection or creation, and Logos is a creation deity in the Gnostic tradition. Today it is better known as a concept, fitting enough for a planet discovered in Virgo.

Wikipedia says that Logos comes from the Greek legō — “to count, tell, say, or speak. The primary meaning of logos is: something said; by implication a subject, topic of discourse or reasoning. Secondary meanings such as logic, reasoning, etc. derive from the fact that if one is capable of λέγειν (infinitive) i.e. speech, then intelligence and reason are assumed. Its semantic field extends beyond ‘word’ to notions such as ‘thought, speech, account, meaning, reason, proportion, principle, standard’, or ‘logic’. In English, the word is the root of ‘logic’, and of the ‘-ology’ suffix (e.g., geology).”

Logic is the essence of critical thinking, which is not necessarily anything critical in negative sense of the word. Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally. It enables one to analyze, evaluate, and restructure one’s thinking. Fair-minded critical thinking requires intellectual humility, empathy, integrity, courage and other intellectual traits – mostly these are characteristics of Virgo. Critical thinking without these traits may result in clever, but manipulative thought serving unethical purposes.

Psychologist Carl Jung used the term logos for the masculine principle of rationality. So we have a planet that may have associations with science. Logic is essential for a scientist.

In the chart for the first computer program, Logos is the most elevated planet. It’s also conjunct the Sun and Uranus, planets together that connote invention and breakthrough. Mercury is in wide conjunction with the Sun, Uranus and Logos. Virgo is rising.

Albert Einstein, perhaps the best known scientist of the 20th century, had Logos in the 10th house conjunct his Pisces Sun. Charles H. Townes (who developed the principle of the maser and laser) had Logos in Taurus in the 10th house square the Sun. Henri Becquerel (one of the discoverers of radioactivity) had Logos in the 10th house in Aquarius conjunct his Moon. Johannes Kepler (creator of the three laws of planetary motion) had Logos in wide conjunction with his Jupiter-Pluto conjunction in Pisces. Thomas Alva Edison, one of the pioneers of electricity, had Logos conjunct his Mercury and Sun in Aquarius in the 4th.

We have enough information to begin testing the theory of Logos being associated with scientific breakthroughs, with scientists and science itself.

Traditionally, logic has been seen as a branch of philosophy, a subject which science often divorces itself from. In ancient times the motivation for the study of logic was to learn to distinguish good from bad arguments and to become more effective in argument. In later times formal logic has been studied in the context of mathematics. The development of formal logic and its implementation in computing machinery is the foundation of computer science. Computers can also be used as tools for logicians.

As we know, there are two sides to science and technology; they are not always used for life-affirming purposes. Logos is a binary planet. Its companion, Zoe, was discovered in 2001. A binary planet is a pair of worlds that are similar in mass and orbit one another. Each orbits the other around a gravitational balance point that is between the two — a location called the center of mass, or the barycenter. The pair may have born like twins, or may be produced by collisions, where a single body is split in two. Binary minor planets are a relatively recent discovery. It is not unusual that TNOs have binary companions, and more are being discovered all the time.

Wikipedia says that Logos comes from the Greek legō — “to count, tell, say, or speak. The primary meaning of logos is: something said; by implication a subject, topic of discourse or reasoning. Secondary meanings such as logic, reasoning, etc. derive from the fact that if one is capable of λέγειν (infinitive) i.e. speech, then intelligence and reason are assumed. Its semantic field extends beyond ‘word’ to notions such as ‘thought, speech, account, meaning, reason, proportion, principle, standard’, or ‘logic’. In English, the word is the root of ‘logic’, and of the ‘-ology’ suffix (e.g., geology).”

Logic is the essence of critical thinking, which is not necessarily anything critical in negative sense of the word. Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally. It enables one to analyze, evaluate, and restructure one’s thinking. Fair-minded critical thinking requires intellectual humility, empathy, integrity, courage and other intellectual traits – mostly these are characteristics of Virgo. Critical thinking without these traits may result in clever, but manipulative thought serving unethical purposes.

Psychologist Carl Jung used the term logos for the masculine principle of rationality. So we have a planet that may have associations with science. Logic is essential for a scientist.

In the chart for the first computer program, Logos is the most elevated planet. It’s also conjunct the Sun and Uranus, planets together that connote invention and breakthrough. Mercury is in wide conjunction with the Sun, Uranus and Logos. Virgo is rising.

Albert Einstein, perhaps the best known scientist of the 20th century, had Logos in the 10th house conjunct his Pisces Sun. Charles H. Townes (who developed the principle of the maser and laser) had Logos in Taurus in the 10th house square the Sun. Henri Becquerel (one of the discoverers of radioactivity) had Logos in the 10th house in Aquarius conjunct his Moon. Johannes Kepler (creator of the three laws of planetary motion) had Logos in wide conjunction with his Jupiter-Pluto conjunction in Pisces. Thomas Alva Edison, one of the pioneers of electricity, had Logos conjunct his Mercury and Sun in Aquarius in the 4th.

We have enough information to begin testing the theory of Logos being associated with scientific breakthroughs, with scientists and science itself.

Traditionally, logic has been seen as a branch of philosophy, a subject which science often divorces itself from. In ancient times the motivation for the study of logic was to learn to distinguish good from bad arguments and to become more effective in argument. In later times formal logic has been studied in the context of mathematics. The development of formal logic and its implementation in computing machinery is the foundation of computer science. Computers can also be used as tools for logicians.

As we know, there are two sides to science and technology; they are not always used for life-affirming purposes. Logos is a binary planet. Its companion, Zoe, was discovered in 2001. A binary planet is a pair of worlds that are similar in mass and orbit one another. Each orbits the other around a gravitational balance point that is between the two — a location called the center of mass, or the barycenter. The pair may have born like twins, or may be produced by collisions, where a single body is split in two. Binary minor planets are a relatively recent discovery. It is not unusual that TNOs have binary companions, and more are being discovered all the time.