The 28 lunar mansions · 17th of 28
Al-Iklīl الإكليل
The crown. A theme of crowning and lasting love; affection and good foundations.
- Its stars
- the crown of the Scorpion (β, δ and π Scorpii)
- Where it lies
- 25°43′ Libra to 8°34′ Scorpio, as Baghdad counted it
- How often
- The Moon passes through about every 27⅓ days and stays roughly a day
- Next visit
- Calculating…
Born with the Moon in Al-Iklīl
You are made for lasting bonds. Al-Iklīl, 'the crown', was one of the tradition's most loving stations, and you value loyalty and good foundations.
Gifts
Devotion, steadiness, a gift for friendship
Watch for
Staying too long out of loyalty
A theme your life returns to. Love and loyalty crown your life. The relationships you build carefully become your greatest strength.
A night in Al-Iklīl
The astrologers of Baghdad chose the night for a task by the Moon's mansion. For Al-Iklīl the old lists say:
Good for
- buying livestock
- building
- love and friendship
- starting a course of remedies
- travel (Picatrix)
Better left for another night
- sea voyages
- partnerships
A thought for the night I honour one bond that has lasted in my life.
The readings are modern, drawn from each station's traditional name and meaning. They describe tendencies, not events, and are offered for reflection and fun.
Sources
- Al-Bīrūnī, The Book of Instruction in the Elements of the Art of Astrology (1029), the chapter on the lunar mansions. Translated by R. Ramsay Wright (1934).
- Picatrix (Ghāyat al-Ḥakīm), Book I, chapter 4: the 28 mansions and the works begun in each.
- Ibn Abī l-Rijāl (Haly Abenragel), The Distinguished Book on the Judgements of the Stars, Book VII: elections by the Moon's mansion.
- Star identifications follow Paul Kunitzsch, Untersuchungen zur Sternnomenklatur der Araber (1961), and the usual modern lists.
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