Fixed star Alhena, Gamma Geminorum, is a 1.9 magnitude brilliant white star located on the left foot of the Southern Twin Pollux in Gemini Constellation. The tradition name Alhena comes from the Arabic word الهنعه (Al Han’ah) which means The Brand (on the neck of the camel). Another name was Almeisan, from the Arabic المیسان (Al Maisan) which means The Shining One.
Alhena, γ Geminorum, means an identifying mark on a horse or camel, made with tar-paint. An earlier name was Almeisan – one who marches proudly – but this was apparently dropped as several stars carried the same name. Nonetheless, it seems right for a prominent star in the Feet of the Twins. Popular astrology has associated this star especially with accidents to the feet, loving to make the worst of every star it can blame for something or other, but it seems quite unnecessary to use Alhena for this purpose, since right opposite to it in the Zodiac is Facies, equally associated with accidents – and with more reason, since Ptolemy rates it a Sun-Mars type whereas Alhena is a more peaceable Mercury-Venus. We should perhaps have remarked sooner that in astrology a star is found to show its influence both at its own location and right opposite to it.
From a combination of Alhena’s placing in its Constellation and in Sign, (Cancer), and the Ptolemaic simile for it, it is not hard to guess that this star should show up our artistic skills, especially with the written or spoken word, and abilities to negotiate a peaceful solution to disputes among people. And so indeed it does. We get to the roots of problems and move matters forward from there, and gaining ‘identity’, distinction, that is, for our efforts.
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You forgot Pluto! My mother has IC 9 Cancer with Pluto 9:03. She inherited a genetic disease, Charot Marie Tooth disease. She walked like a duck, slapping her feet down. I have MC 9 Cancer – we hate each other.
I had to laugh reading this sorry Marcy. I was hoping people would share their stories especially with Pluto because the planet was discovered after most fixed stars writings.
My progressed Ascendent is going to conjunct Alhena next month. Any thoughts on what this could mean?
I’m not sure that fixed stars have any influence in progressed charts Bill.
This July its going to be on the minute, i’ll let you know what I experience, if anything!
Mercury 8Cancer19 9th house, in trine with Neptune 8Scorpio45 1st house, sometimes very hard to know whether a blessing or a curse, because sometimes I my words are inspiring and a blessing to some, sometimes they seem to fill others with fear and trigger a determination to assassinate my character, its a strange one indeed, thus I completely trust my intuition as to what to say, when and how much lol!
My dc conjunct alhena. What is your interprrtation ?