The 28 lunar mansions · 19th of 28
Al-Shawla الشولة
The raised tail/sting. A theme of rising energy and pursuit; momentum toward a goal.
- Its stars
- Shaula and Lesath (λ and υ Scorpii), the raised sting
- Where it lies
- 21°26′ Scorpio to 4°17′ Sagittarius, 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-Shawla
You have momentum. 'The raised tail' of the Scorpion was a station of rising energy and pursuit, and once you aim at something you go after it.
Gifts
Drive, focus, quick action
Watch for
Impatience with slower people
A theme your life returns to. Pursuit is your thread: goals, adventures, competitions. You grow most when your energy has a worthy target.
A night in Al-Shawla
The astrologers of Baghdad chose the night for a task by the Moon's mansion. For Al-Shawla the old lists say:
Good for
- land journeys
- planting trees
- settling disputes through proper channels
Better left for another night
- sea voyages
- partnerships
- hiring staff
A thought for the night I channel my energy into one clear goal.
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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