The 28 lunar mansions · 18th of 28
Al-Qalb القلب
The heart. A theme of the heart: courage, honour and standing ground.
- Its stars
- Antares (α Scorpii), the red heart of the Scorpion
- Where it lies
- 8°34′ Scorpio to 21°26′ 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-Qalb
You have heart, in every sense. Born under Antares, 'the heart' of the Scorpion, you have courage, intensity and a strong sense of honour.
Gifts
Courage, passion, loyalty under pressure
Watch for
Fierceness when you feel wronged
A theme your life returns to. Your theme is standing your ground. Life often asks you to be brave, and you rise to it.
A night in Al-Qalb
The astrologers of Baghdad chose the night for a task by the Moon's mansion. For Al-Qalb the old lists say:
Good for
- building
- buying or renting land
- seeking honours / promotion
- starting a course of remedies
Better left for another night
- partnerships
- hiring staff
A thought for the night I act today from the heart, with courage.
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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