The 28 lunar mansions · 28th of 28
Baṭn al-Ḥūt (al-Rishāʾ) بطن الحوت
The belly of the fish, the cord. A theme of completion and peace; the cord that binds a cycle together.
- Its stars
- Mirach (β Andromedae) and the faint stars of the Fish
- Where it lies
- 17°09′ Pisces to 0°00′ Aries, 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 Baṭn al-Ḥūt (al-Rishāʾ)
You complete circles. The last station, 'the belly of the fish' or 'the cord', binds the Moon's cycle together, and you bring peace and closure to people and projects.
Gifts
Calm, wisdom, a talent for finishing
Watch for
Waiting for perfect endings
A theme your life returns to. Completion is your thread. You are the one who ties things together, and endings in your life often open the next beginning.
A night in Baṭn al-Ḥūt (al-Rishāʾ)
The astrologers of Baghdad chose the night for a task by the Moon's mansion. For Baṭn al-Ḥūt (al-Rishāʾ) the old lists say:
Good for
- trade
- sowing
- starting a course of remedies
- marriage
Better left for another night
- lending
- entrusting goods
A thought for the night I close one open loop and make peace with how it ended.
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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