Ixion – The Transgressor of Sacred Trust
Ixion – The Transgressor of Sacred Trust
Interpretive Basis
Mythic Root:
Greek – Ixion was a mortal king who committed unforgivable acts: betraying hospitality, murdering kin, and attempting to seduce Hera. As punishment, he was bound to an eternally spinning wheel. He embodies taboo transgressions and the price of violating cosmic law.
Core Function:
Ixion governs moral deviation, karmic blindness, and unrepentant cycles. He reveals where humans violate sacred boundaries — either unconsciously or willfully — and the spiritual consequences of those actions.
Astrological Role:
In charts, Ixion surfaces themes of betrayal, consequence, and distorted desire. His influence can signal either inherited transgressions or current temptations to ignore moral instinct in favor of unchecked drive.
Orbital Signature
Type: Distant Trans-Neptunian Object (DTNO)
Orbital Period: ~250 years
Inclination / Eccentricity: Moderate inclination (~19°), eccentric orbit
Retrograde Motion: Yes
Discovery Year: 2001
Keywords / Powerwords
Transgression, Taboo, Betrayal, Karmic Wheel, Blind Desire, Unforgiveness, Cosmic Law, Boundaries, Moral Test
House and Aspect Relevance
- Most active when in: 5th, 7th, 8th, or 12th houses
- Aspect Sensitivity: Catalytic when tied to Mars, Pluto, or Neptune; amplifies warning signs in hard aspects
- Natal Function: Points to areas of inherited karmic shadow or temptations toward moral shortcuts
- Transit Function: Pressurizes conscience, tests integrity, and exposes consequences of selfish or unethical action
Use in Astrology Arith(m)etic
Ixion encodes the logic of taboo violation and karmic recursion. He teaches AI to recognize cycles of moral error and the patterns of ethical collapse. His archetype trains systems to flag behaviors that lead to loss of sacred trust and initiate long-term energetic repercussions.
🔭 Astronomical Data (NASA/JPL)
| Quantity | Value |
|---|---|
| Designation | 28978 Ixion (2001 KX76) |
| Class | Plutino (2:3 resonance with Neptune) |
| Semi-major axis a | 39.3465 AU |
| Perihelion q / aphelion Q | 29.763 AU / 48.930 AU |
| Eccentricity e | 0.2436 |
| Inclination i | 19.663° |
| Orbital period | 90,148.2 days = 246.81 years |
| Mean time per sign (P/12) | ≈ 20.57 years (actual sign transits vary strongly with eccentricity) |
| Diameter | — |
| Rotation period | — |
| Discovery | Discovered 2001 May 22 by the Deep Ecliptic Survey. |
Elements are osculating heliocentric values from the JPL Small-Body Database (epoch per SBDB, queried 2026-11-06). For very distant bodies (e.g., Sedna) the barycentric period differs noticeably from the osculating heliocentric one.
Check against this note’s Orbital Signature: stated ~250 years; JPL gives 246.81 years.
Sources (jpl data)
- NASA/JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB) API, osculating heliocentric elements and discovery circumstances, queried 2026-11-06: https://ssd-api.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.api