For years I have been steeped in the metaphysical and spiritual study of the importance of the feminine connecting with the dark shadow, particularly during this transition time. And so I was struck by the significance of Eris and Ceres joining Pluto as dwarf planets. Eris is new for me, but I have identified with and used Ceres in my readings for over a decade. All three dwarf planets are intense. Eris is the Greek Goddess of strife, war, discord and suggesting creation through chaos. Pluto is the release or letting go of anything preventing the process of death and rebirth. Ceres experiences a quintessential Hades Moon experience when she must release her child into the hands of her nemesis Pluto for 6 months of the year into the underworld. There is no option for revenge, and her rage turns to deep grief when the lands she governs “die” in the winter season of Persephone’s absence. There is nothing she can do. The abduction is not negotiable.