The 28 lunar mansions · 10th of 28
Al-Jabha الجبهة
The forehead. A theme of dignity and warm bonds; facing the world with an open brow.
- Its stars
- Regulus (α Leonis) and the stars of the Lion's brow
- Where it lies
- 25°43′ Cancer to 8°34′ Leo, 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-Jabha
You meet the world with an open brow. Al-Jabha, 'the forehead' of the Lion, was linked with dignity and warm loyalty, and you carry a natural self-respect.
Gifts
Dignity, warmth, protectiveness
Watch for
Pride that makes it hard to ask for help
A theme your life returns to. Responsibility tends to find you. People look to you to lead or protect, and you grow by accepting that role.
A night in Al-Jabha
The astrologers of Baghdad chose the night for a task by the Moon's mansion. For Al-Jabha the old lists say:
Good for
- marriage
- partnerships (Picatrix)
- building
- starting a course of remedies
Better left for another night
- journeys
- buying jewellery
A thought for the night I carry myself with quiet dignity in one difficult moment.
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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