Post by glaucus on Feb 22, 2019 4:57:17 GMT
Ancient Polynesian navigators knew Arcturus as Hokule'a, the "Star of Joy." Arcturus is the Zenith Star of the Hawaiian Islands. Using Hokule'a and other stars, the Polynesians launched their double-hulled canoes from Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands.
"Hokule'a is named for the star Arcturus, which is called Hokule'a ("Star of Gladness" or "Star of Joy") in Hawaii and Polynesia. Arcturus has added significance to Hawaii and celestial navigation such as that used by the ancient Polynesians because of its location in the celestial sphere at a declination of +19° 10' 56", which indicates the circle that it traces each day in relation to the celestial equator (positive declinations are towards the celestial north pole from the celestial equator, while negative declinations are towards the celestial south pole from the celestial equator).
This is significant to the Hawaiian Islands because they are situated on the globe at a latitude between just under 19° north latitude and just over 22° north latitude. Because of this fact, Arcturus (or Hokule'a) is at zenith for observers at 19° north latitude, which includes observers in Hawaii. To understand why this is, think of the north star, which is at a declination of +90° (the celestial equator is designated as 0° declination, just as latitude on earth is measured from the 0° line of the terrestrial
equator)."
In my Astrological navity:
In Right Ascension (Equatorial Longitude) which is used along with Declination (Equatorial Latitude) by astronomers to locate objects in the sky.
Arcturus 213°36’ (14h14m24s)
conjunct Sun 213°03’ (14h12m11s) - ego, self expression, vitality
conjunct Varda 213°45’ (14h15m00s)
transneptunian dwarf planet candidate named after one of the Valar e "angelic powers" or "gods") that is associated with light in Tolkien Mythology. She made the brightest stars in the heavens. When invoked by Elves, she is more commonly addressed by epithets reflecting her role in making the stars, as "Star-queen" and "Star-kindler." She is also addressed by the epithets The Kindler, Lady of the Stars, Queen of the Stars, Snow-white
conjunct Sisyphus 212°43' (14h10m54s)
was the king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth). He was punished for his self-aggrandizing craftiness and deceitfulness by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll down when it nears the top, repeating this action for eternity.
conjunct Euryanthe 212°58' (14h11m54s)
Euryanthe is the protagonist of a romantic opera of the same name by German composer Carl Maria von Weber. This opera premiered in Vienna in 1823. In this tale, Euryanthe is a young woman engaged to be married to a Count named Adolar. Although she is faithful to the Count, she is plotted against by her supposed friend Eglantine, who wishes to win Adolar's affection, and Lysiart, a "friend" of Adolar's with devious intentions. Through the trickery of these two characters, Adolar is led to believe that Euryanthe has committed adultery. He takes her out to the desert with the intention of murdering her there, but when Euryanthe saves Adolar from being attacked by a serpent, he cannot bring himself to kill her. Soon after the treacherous Eglantine begins to be driven mad by guilt. Imagining the ghost of Euryanthe to be haunting her, she divulges her ghastly plot. Euryanthe returns victoriously.
conjunct Olivia 213°00' (14h12m00s)
Olive branch: symbol of peace and wisdom
conjunct Coppernicus 213°02' (14h12m06s)
Nicholas Copernicus - the astronomer that proved the Heliocentric system
conjunct Athor 213°15' (14h13m00s)
one of the most important and complex goddesses of ancient Egypt. A mother goddess who created and maintained all life on earth, worshiped as goddess of the sky, fertility, music,love and dance and as the symbolic mother of the pharaoh, or ruler. She was also linked with the cult of the dead as well. In this role, she provided food to the dead when they arrived in the underworld.
conjunct Fanatica 213°16' (14h13m03s)
fanaticism
conjunct Devosa 213°20' (14h13m20s)
from Middle Dutch de vos ‘the fox’; a nickname for someone with red hair, or a crafty man.
conjunct Isabella 213°55' (14h15m42s)
Latinised form of Hebrew Elisheba..The Hebrew name is composed of two parts. In Hebrew, "El" signifies "God" and "Sheba" means "abundance",[4] so the name Eli-sheba can be translated as "God is abundance".
oppose Sedna 33°46’ (2h15m05s)
transneptunian dwarf planet candidate named after the The Inuit goddess that rules the underworld and the creatures of the
sea.
oppose Diotima 33°38' (02h14m33s)
a philosopher who plays an important role in Plato's Symposium. Her ideas are the origin of the concept of Platonic love.
oppose Gorgo 34°02' (02h16m10s)
Gorgo was the queen of the Greek city-state of Sparta, daughter of the king Cleomenes (reigned 520-490 BCE), wife of King Leonidas (reigned 490-480 BCE), and mother of King Pleistarchus (reigned 480-458 BCE). She was noted for her wisdom, cleverness, and the apparent authority she assumed in the lives of those around her.
Hokule'a
Aspects to Hokule'a in Ecliptic Longitude:
Hokule'a in 0'53 Libra
conj Pluto in 0'51 Libra - power,transformation
conj Hermia in 0'30 Libra - Hermes, Greek messenger of the gods and guide to the underworld
conj Child in 0'39 Libra - Child
conj Kepler in 0'28 Libra - named after the astronomer/astrologer, Johannes Kepler who is best known for his laws of planetary motion
conj Priamus in 0'33 Libra - King of Troy during the Trojan War
conj Deiphobus in 0'35 Libra - second husband of Helen after Paris was killed in the Trojan War
oppose Bertha in 0'14 Aries - etymology: bright one
trine Russia in 0'03 Gemini - Russia
trine Urania in 0'04 Gemini - the Muse of astronomy and celestial forces, from Latin Urania, from Greek Ourania, fem. of ouranios, literally "heavenly," from ouranos
trine Henrietta in 0'26 Gemini - etymology: name of French, English origin meaning "estate ruler"
square Bohemia in 0'29 Cancer - Bohemianism: the practice of an unconventional lifestyle, often in the company of like-minded people and with few permanent ties. It involves musical, artistic, literary or spiritual pursuits.
square Cyrene in 0'39 Cancer - an ancient Greek city on the North African coast near present-day Shahhat, a town located in north-eastern Libya.
square Hamburga in 0'24 Capricorn - city,Hamburg
square Adelgunde in 0'29 Capricorn - of Germanic origin. It is a two-element name derived from the words 'adal' and 'gund' with the meanings noble, honorable and fight respectively. The name was borne by Saint Adelgonde (639-684), a Frankish saint who founded the Maubeuge Abbey, a famous convent of Benedictine nuns.
square Kassandra in 0'40 Capricorn - daughter of Priam and Hecuba of Troy, seduced by Apollo who gave her the gift of prophecy, but when she betrayed him he amended it so that, though she spoke truth, none would believe her
square Justitia in 0'57 Capricorn - justice, Roman goddess of justice.
sextile Sita in 0'18 Leo - consort of Lord Rama (incarnation of Vishnu and Krishna) and an avatar of Sri Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess that denotes good character, good fortune, prosperity, success, and happiness. She is esteemed as the paragon of spousal and feminine virtues for all women.
sextile Huberta in 0'34 Leo - etymology: French, from Old High German Hugubert, literally "bright-minded," from hugu "mind" (see Hugh) + beraht "bright" (from PIE root *bhereg- "to shine; bright, white.")
sextile Svetlana in 0'23 Sagittarius - etymology: Russian:"light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", or "holy"
sextile Leontina in 0'34 Sagittarius - latin name for lion
Aspects to Geocentric North Hokule'a Node
Geo NN Hokule'a in 3'35 Sagittarius - Arcturus
square Moon in 3'11 Pisces
- emotional nature, feelings, instincts
conjunct Unitas in 3'56 Sagittarius - unity
conjunct Skepticus in 3'09 Sagittarius - skepticism
conjunct Amici in 2'54 Sagittarius - friend
oppose Varuna in 3'01 Gemini R - transneptunian dwarf planet candidate named after a Vedic deity associated initially with the sky, later also with the seas as well as Ṛta (justice) and Satya (truth).
oppose Undina in 3'03 Gemini - mythological figure of European tradition, a water nymph who becomes human when she falls in love with a man but is doomed to die if he is unfaithful to her
oppose Kalliope in 3'10 Gemini - "beautiful voice" from Greek καλλος meaning "beauty" and οψ meaning "voice". In Greek mythology she was a goddess of epic poetry and eloquence, one of the nine Muses
oppose Astrowizard in 3'13 Gemini R - astrology,astronomy
oppose Pallas in 2'35 Gemini R - Greek Goddess of Wisdom and Warfare
trine Scylla in 3'39 Aries - in Greek mythology, a nymph turned into a sea monster by Circe out of jealousy because Glaucus was in love with her, attacks and eats men on ships
trine Bruna in 3'05 Leo - Latin for brown
square Clara in 2'56 Virgo - Feminine form of the Late Latin name Clarus which meant "clear, bright, famous". The name Clarus was borne by a few early saints. The feminine form was popularized by the 13th-century Saint Clare of Assisi (called Chiara in Italian), a friend and follower of Saint Francis, who left her wealthy family to found the order of nuns known as the Poor Clares.
sextile Victoria in 3'23 Aquarius - Roman Goddess of Victory
sextile Hesperia in 3'30 Aquarius - evening star; as "western land", a term sometimes applied to Italy and sometimes to the Iberian Peninsula
sextile Vesta in 3'01 Aquarius - Roman Goddess of the Hearth and Home
sextile Karma in 3'18 Libra - karma
sextile Geometria in 3'03 Libra - geometry
sextile Photographica in 3'01 Libra - photographic
sextile Ashurbanipal in 2'54 Libra - last of the great kings of Assyria (reigned 668 to 627 bc), who assembled in Nineveh the first systematically organized library in the ancient Middle East.
Aspects to the Geocentric South Hokule'a Node
Geo SN Hokule'a in 3'52 Cancer
trine Moon in 3'11 Pisces
- emotional nature, feelings, instincts
conjunct Tatjana in 3'15 Cancer - Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name TATIUS. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint who was martyred in Rome under the emperor Alexander Severus. She was especially venerated in Orthodox Christianity, and the name has been common in Russia (as Татьяна) and Eastern Europe.
conjunct Veritas in 3'52 Cancer - truth, The Roman Goddess of Truth
conjunct Golden in 3'58 Cancer - golden
conjunct Melpomene 4'01 Cancer - etymology: 'to sing' or 'the one that is melodious'), initially the Muse of Chorus, she then became the Muse of Tragedy
trine Odin in 3'36 Scorpio - Norse king of the gods,god of wisdom
trine Praxedis in 3'06 Scorpio - Christian saint of the 2nd century. Little is known about Praxedes, and not all accounts agree. According to Jacobus de Voragine's The Golden Legend, Praxedes was the sister of Saint Pudentiana; their brothers were Saint Donatus and Saint Timothy. During one of the periods of persecution, they buried the bodies of Christians and distributed goods to the poor. De Voragine's brief account states they died in 165, "in the reign of Emperors Marcus and Antoninus II.
Sabine Baring-Gould, in the entry for Saint Novatus, states that the "holy virgin" Praxedes was a daughter of Saint Pudens, sister of Saint Pudentiana, and that her brothers were Saint Novatus and Saint Timothy.
trine Malabar in 3'08 Scorpio - The Malabar Coast is a long, narrow coastline on the southwestern shore line of the mainland Indian subcontinent. Throughout recorded history from about 3000 BC, it had been a major trading center in commerce with Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Jerusalem and the Arab world.
trine Euphrates in 3'09 Scorpio - the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia (the "Land between the Rivers"
trine Cloelia in 3'09 Scorpio - legendary woman from the early history of ancient Rome.
As part of the peace treaty which ended the war between Rome and Clusium in 508 BC, Roman hostages were taken by Lars Porsena. One of the hostages, a young woman named Cloelia, fled the Clusian camp, leading away a group of Roman virgins. According to Valerius Maximus, she fled upon a horse, then swam across the Tiber. Porsena demanded that she be returned, and the Romans consented. Upon her return, however, Porsena was so impressed by her bravery that he allowed her to choose half the remaining hostages to be freed. She selected the young Roman boys, so that they could continue the war.
trine Ianthe in 3'41 Pisces - etymology: purple flower, Cretan girl who married Iphis after Isis turned Iphis from a woman into a man; one of the 3,000 Oceanids
trine Hermes in 3'16 Pisces R - messenger of the gods and guide to the Underworld in Greek mythology
trine Lancelot in 3'12 Pisces - the tragic courtly love hero raised by the Lady of the Lake, lover of Guinevere in Arthurian Legend
sextile Rudra in 3'15 Taurus - a Rigvedic deity, associated with wind or storm and the hunt. One translation of the name is "the roarer".[ In the Rigveda, Rudra has been praised as the "mightiest of the mighty". Rudra is the personification of 'terror'.
sextile Typhon in 3'02 Taurus R - transneptunian object named after a monstrous serpentine giant and the most deadly creature in Greek mythology that attempted to overthrow Zeus for the supremacy of the cosmos and was defeated and thrown into Tartarus.
sextile Gertrud in 3'49 Virgo - etymology: spear of strength
sextile Katharina in 3'14 Virgo - etymology: pure; a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the pagan emperor Maxentius. Some modern scholars consider that the legend of Catherine was probably based on the life and murder of the Greek philosopher Hypatia, with reversed roles of Christians and pagans.
sextile Walkure in 3'04 Virgo - Valkyrie
Aspects to Hokule'a in Declinations
(Equatorial Latitude)
Hokule'a in 8'07 South
parallel Moon in 8'31 South - emotional nature, feelings, instincts
parallel Ingeborg in 8'09 South - German origin. The meaning of Ingeborg is "mythical fertility god's fortress". It is also of Scandinavian origin, where its meaning is "mythical fertility god's fortress
parallel Zerlina in 8'15 South - Spanish origin meaning "beautiful dawn"
parallel Pippa in 8'33 South - Greek origin, and the meaning of Pippa is "lover of horses".
parallel Praxedis in 8'26 South - Saint Praxedes is a traditional Christian saint of the 2nd century. According to Jacobus de Voragine's The Golden Legend, Praxedes was the sister of Saint Pudentiana; their brothers were Saint Donatus and Saint Timothy. During one of the periods of persecution, they buried the bodies of Christians and distributed goods to the poor. De Voragine's brief account states they died in 165, "in the reign of Emperors Marcus and Antoninus II."
Sabine Baring-Gould, in the entry for Saint Novatus, states that the "holy virgin" Praxedes was a daughter of Saint Pudens, sister of Saint Pudentiana, and that her brothers were Saint Novatus and Saint Timothy
parallel Iduna in 8'09 South - Norse Goddess of Youth, gave apples to the Gods to keep them from growing old
parallel Hebe in 8'14 South - Greek Goddess of youth, she personified the beautiful maiden and everlasting life. Her name means "youth" or "prime of life." She was the cup bearer who served nectar to the Olympian Gods to give them immortality.
parallel Venusia in 8'19 South - to the Romans, who credited its establishment—as Aphrodisia ("City of Aphrodite")—to the Homeric hero Diomedes. He was said to have moved to Magna Graeca in southern Italy following the Trojan War, seeking a life of peace and building the town and its temples to appease the anger of Aphrodite for the destruction of her beloved Troy.
parallel Reiki in 8'34 South - Reiki
parallel Asteria in 8'22 South - Ancient Greek: Ἀστερία, "of the stars, starry one") was the Titan goddess of nocturnal oracles and falling stars
parallel Guinevere in 8'21 South - wife of King Arthur, mistress of Lancelot; torn between duty and love
parallel Chephren in 8'18 South - ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh) of the 4th dynasty during the Old Kingdom that was the builder of the second largest pyramid of Giza.
parallel Astrometria in 8'13 South - Astrometry: The branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the positions and motions of celestial bodies, particularly stars .
contraparallel Phaetusa in 8'07 North - "Radiance." A daughter of the Sun God Helios and Neaera. She carried a copper staff with which she tended her father's herds of cattle, consisting of 350 heads, on the island of Thrinacia (Sicily). Her sister Lampetia tended Helios' flocks of sheep. She is listed by Ovid 1 among the Heliades.
contraparallel Parvati in 8'05 North - Hindu goddess, the goddess of love, devotion and power; nominally the second consort of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and rejuvenation.
contraparallel Gilgamesh in 8'27 North - main character of the Epic of Gilgamesh, an Akkadian poem considered the first great work of literature.He is a demigod with superhuman strength who builds the walls of Uruk to defend his people and travels to meet the sage Utnapishtim, a survivor of the Great Flood
contraparallel Felicia in 8'11 North - It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Felicia is "lucky, fortunate, happy".
contraparallel Harmonia in 8'15 North - harmony; Greek goddess of harmony and concord.
contraparallel Rhea in 8'35 North - Greek Titaness goddess of female fertility , motherhood and generation
contraparallel Aethra in 8'43 North - (aithérios, “of or pertaining to the upper air; ethereal, heavenly”); mother of Theseus with King Aegeus or Poseidon
My Moon is linked to Hokule'a in three different ways:
Moon parallel Hokule'a
Moon trine Geocentric South Hokule'a Node
Moon trine Geocentric North Hokule'a Node'us
My Moon, Geocentric North Hokule'a Node, and Geocentric South Hokule'a Node are in aspect to each other within one degree.
Minor planets aspecting Geocentric North Hokule'a Node and minor planets aspecting Geocentric South Hokule'a Node are in aspect to each other.
Sun-Arcturus conjunct has aspects that involve a transneptunian dwarf planet/candidate (Varda and Sedna) and an asteroid pertaining to astrology,astronomy (Coppernicus), and asteroid involving Egypt (Athor)
My Moon-Hokule'a Nodes aspects have aspects that involve a transneptunian dwarf planet/candidate (Varuna),an asteroid pertaining to astrology,astronomy (Astrowizard),asteroid pertaining to Mesopotamia (Euphrates,Ashurbanipal), minor planets named for Indian deities (Varuna, Rudra), an asteroid involving Hermes (Hermes), an asteroid involving a Norse deity (Odin) an asteroid involving a Greco-Roman deity (Pallas,Vesta,Hermes,Victoria,Kalliope,Melpomene), and asteroid involving a Muse (Kalliope, Melpomene)
My Moon-Hokule'a in declinations has aspects that involve an asteroid pertaining to astrology (Asteria, Astrometria) , asteroid pertaining to Mesopotamia (Gilgamesh), and minor planet named for Indian deities (Parvati), an asteroid involving a Norse deity (Iduna), an asteroid involving Egypt (Chephren), an asteroid involving a Greco-Roman deity (Rhea,Hebe,Asteria,Harmonia,Venusia)
My Hokule'a has aspects that involve a transneptunian dwarf planet (Pluto),an asteroid pertaining to astrology,astronomy (Urania,Kepler), and minor planet named for Indian deities (Sita), an asteroid involving Hermes (Hermia), an asteroid involving a Greco-Roman deity (Hermia,Justitia,Urania), an asteroid involving a Muse (Urania)
My Hokule'a has an aspect to the asteroid named after the Greek sungod's daughter in declinations that goes with Sun-Arcturus conjunction in Right Ascension
Urania-Kepler-Hamburga configuration - my strong interest in Hamburg School aka Uranian Astrological techniques - the use of midpoints,planetary pictures and harmonics as well as minor aspects (Johannes Kepler introduced the Quintile, Biquintile,Sesquiquadrate)
Astrowizard-Golden configuration - my strong interest in Golden Mean aspects in Astrology
Astrowizard-Ashurbanipal-Euphrates configuration and Astrometria-Asteria-Gilgamesh configuration - my strong interest in Mesopotamian Astrology
Astrowizard-Geometria configuration - my strong interest in a Geometrically oriented Astrology - focusing mainly on aspects with much smaller orbs as well as geometrical aspect patterns and midpoint pictures
Astrowizard-Varuna-Rudra configuration, Pluto-Sita, and Astrometria-Asteria-Parvati - my strong interest in Hindu Astrology in the past
My Moon is in Satabishak nakshatra which is associated with the deity, Varuna
interestingly, I have Moon square transneptunian dwarf planet candidate,Varuna
Astrometria-Asteria-Harmonia - my strong interest in harmonics in Astrology
I use the Sidereal Zodiac like the Babylonian astrologers and most Indian Astrologers, but I am using Tropical Zodiac in my posts to avoid any confusion.
I mainly use the zodiac as frame of reference to measure aspects.
I am considering moving to just using the constellations (not 13th sign though...I am aware that Sun conjunct alpha Scorpius star Antares occurs when Sun enters Ophiuchus)
Sun in Scorpio in Tropical Zodiac
Sun in Libra in Sidereal Zodiac
Sun in Virgo constellation
I'd still like to use the Babylonian names
I have been seeing myself as having Sun in Zi-ba-an-na (Libra), and I can see myself as Ab-sin (Virgo).
