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Scheat at 29°23′ Pisces has an orb of 2°10′
Pegasus Constellation [Stellarium]
The Sun joins Scheat on March 19
Fixed star Scheat, Beta Pegasi, is a 2nd-magnitude single star on the left leg of the Winged Horse, Constellation Pegasus.
Magnitude variable 2.42 (2.31 – 2.74), spectral type M2.5II–IIIe, color reddish. [1]
Beta Pegasi (β Peg) is officially named Scheat. From the Arabic word al sā’q, “the shin,” used in the Arabic Algamest in describing δ Aqr (Skat). Wrongly transferred as a star name to β Peg in late medieval times. [2]
Arabian astronomers knew it as Mankib al Faras, “the Horse’s Shoulder,” mentioned by Ulug Beg and still occasionally seen as Menkib. Chilmead had Almenkeb. [3]
In Chinese astronomy, β Peg is named Room Two. It belongs to the first asterism of the 13th lunar mansion, both of which are named Shi, “Room.”
The Shi lunar mansion is arranged in the form of a house, symbolizing a dwelling. It is also said to symbolize the emperor’s palace. During the Spring and Autumn Period, it appeared in the southern sky in late autumn and early winter, becoming a celestial marker for building houses during the agricultural off-season.
The Shi asterism represents a room and also the body of a tortoise. It is composed of α Peg, β Peg, and seven additional stars. It is also known as the Camping Star, the Fixed Star, the Qing Temple, and the Mysterious Palace. [4]
Great Square of Pegasus
Scheat is one of the four bright stars that form the Great Square of Pegasus, an asterism that takes up much of the eastern portion of the Pegasus constellation. The other three stars that mark the vertices of the Great Square are Algenib (γ Peg), Markab (α Peg) and Alpheratz (α And).
| 2000 | 2050 | Name | Orb |
| 18♓35 | 19♓17 | Fum al Samakah | 1°10′ |
| 23♓29 | 24♓11 | Markab | 2°10′ |
| 29♓23 | 00♈04 | Scheat | 2°10′ |
| 01♈03 | 01♈45 | Kerb | 1°10′ |
| 02♈35 | 03♈17 | Deneb Kaitos | 2°10′ |
Scheat Astrology
Fixed star Scheat has a spectral type of M2.5, indicating its planetary nature, similar to that of Saturn.
SCHEAT. β Pegasi.
Notes. An irregularly variable deep-yellow star situated on the left leg of Pegasus.
Influence. According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Mars and Mercury; to Simmonite, of Saturn; to other authors, of Saturn and Mercury; and, to Alvidas, of Neptune in square to Saturn or Mars. It causes extreme misfortune, murder, suicide, and drowning. [5]
SCHEAT. β Pegasi.
An orange-red star on the left leg of Pegasi. A giant star. Spectral class M2.
BASIC INFLUENCES: This star imparts to its natives stubbornness, one who can be headstrong of a combative nature. The native gains and loses friends and acquaintances, may be unfortunate, of a changeable, almost unpredictable nature, has high enterprise, and may be subject to violence. May become of a controversial nature. Fantasizes. [6]
Scheat, Beta Pegasi.
Scheat, the Shoulder of Pegasus, is a fixed star of accentuated Saturnian character. Tied up with a malefic, this could lead the native to lose his life in catastrophes such as floods, shipwrecks, mining accidents, airplane accidents or maybe by suicide. In a mundane chart, with transiting MC or Asc in conjunction, an accident or catastrophe may happen. The first atomic explosion, July 16, 1945, saw Scheat conjunct transiting MC and semisquare Saturn. When the severe Alaskan earthquake occurred March 27-28, 1964, Scheat was conjunct Mars square MC and opposite Asc.
On the other hand, it is possible for a positive influence to emanate from Scheat, but only for some people and have an effect on their mental creativity if these people are ready to receive such inflow. Scheat has a bad effect only if tied up with malefics. [7]
Scheat is an especially unfortunate star regarding the sea. It was said to indicate danger from that element in the form of tidal waves or violent storms. [8]
α and β Pagasi, respectively Markab and Scheat, are both Mars-Mercury stars. Both these stars are true-black malefics in traditional astrology, promising injury by one’s hand or another’s and life imprisonment. We can now see how, in the times of profane use of astrology, this arose. At this far end of the Zodiac, we find it easy to delude ourselves that ‘now we know it all’; we can take our seats with the gods.
‘Markab’ is commonly a ship but may be used for any kind of conveyance, a saddle on a horse included, so off we go in or on it. If we did indeed learn what Andromeda had to teach us at the start of the journey, then fine, we can achieve ‘Great Mastery,’ the occasionally mentioned positive signature of these two stars: all we could wish for, that being the meaning of Scheat (Al Shi’at).
But if we started out rightly, then we should have here no need to exhibit that mastery in secular power, nor should we still need to wish for more than we already have and are: ‘My Kingdom is not the world’, as Jesus said so well. So we can easily recognize the quiet, unassuming, untroubled true master from the embattled, imprisoned, pathetic pretender to mastery. [9]
Fixed star Scheat rules the center of the ball of the left foot. [10]
The three main stars of Pegasus all have a similar astrological influence, those being Scheat, Markab and Algenib. Although Scheat has a nasty reputation in astrology, there are plenty of examples of people with this star prominent expressing the positive manifestations of Scheat. So much depends on the whole chart, the aspects from Scheat and the other stars in the chart.
Shi Constellation (21♓19 to 01♈33)
Shi (室) is associated with:
- The emperor’s temporary palaces and detached residences.
- Civil engineering and construction projects.
- The northern battlefield where the Emperor personally led his troops.
In astrology, Shi gives a strong, competitive, fierce and aggressive nature. People born under Shi are generally fortunate, capable individuals who experience hardship in their youth but gradually gain fame in middle age and enjoy a smooth old age.
Those born under Shi enjoy socializing and are ambitious, but also self-centered. They possess an independent spirit in their careers and are suitable for a variety of industries. They have good financial luck, but may also be prone to overspending and relying on loans.
In terms of love and marriage, Shi indicates an early marriage and good fortune with family and children. As long as their desires are not excessive, they can enjoy a happy marriage and succeed in their careers. [13]
Shi Transits
A bright star signifies national prosperity.
A dim or small star indicates that sacrifices to gods and spirits will not be offered.
Movement indicates construction work; incompleteness indicates worry for descendants.
No light and no movement indicate peace throughout the land.
A solar eclipse in Shi signifies the ruler’s worry, the king’s military campaign, or, in another interpretation, the army running out of food and soldiers dying. A solar halo signifies national worry, and the empress’s worry leading to her deposition.
A lunar eclipse, in its portion, indicates construction work and famine. A lunar halo represents water, fire, and wind. If the moon encroaches upon it, it signifies construction work and weeping.
If Jupiter encroaches upon it, there will be an emergency and war; if it enters it, the emperor will grant amnesty, and titles and rewards will be bestowed upon the people; if it is east of Shi, many people will die; if north of Shi, the people will worry; it is also said that if it is guarded, there will be many fires in the palace, the ruler will be uneasy, and the people will suffer from plague.
When Mars afflicts Shi, the harvest will be poor; if it guards the heavens, there will be minor disasters, such as drought or fire, and grain prices will be high; if it guards the heavens in retrograde motion, ministers will plot rebellion; if it enters the heavens, palaces will be built and renovated; if it forms a conjunction with the constellation Gou Si, the emperor will lose his palace.
When Saturn afflicts Shi, there will be war; if it guards the heavens, the emperor will move his palace, the empress and consorts will be worried, passes and bridges will be blocked, and many nobles will die; if it guards the heavens for a long time, the high officials will dislike it, and it will be resolved with a pardon, which is auspicious; if it moves in retrograde motion, the empress will be unrestrained in her comings and goings; if it stays for sixty days, construction projects will begin.
When Venus afflicts Shi by about five inches, the emperor’s decrees will not be effective; if it guards the heavens, there will be great fear of war, and it will be resolved with a pardon; it also means that the crown prince and empress are plotting; if it guards the heavens in Gou Si or moves in retrograde motion, the emperor will depose the empress and consorts, there will be a great funeral, and palace women will be unrestrained; if it is one foot away from the palace, the emperor’s authority will not be effective; if it stays for sixty days, the emperor will die; if it enters the heavens, there will be violent armies.
When Mercury afflicts Shi, there will be water; if it enters the heavens, the empress will be worried, and the feudal lords will rise up in the northwest.
When a guest star enters Shi, the emperor will be involved in military affairs; the army will be hungry; the general will leave; and foreign troops will arrive. If it appears in the house, the first to start the war will be defeated.
When a comet appears, the same divination applies; if it enters or exits the palace, the emperor is weak and unable to fight; if it enters or exits the palace, the one who starts the war first will win. Another interpretation is that if it appears in the house, it signifies a great flood. If a comet enters or exits the palace, the one who starts the war first will win; if it appears, there will be minor disasters and chaos in the harem. Wu Mi said: “When a comet appears, its meaning is war and loss; according to the Daoist canon, the house specifically governs war.”
When a meteor enters Shi, the army will lack provisions; in spring and summer, the general will be demoted; in autumn and winter, floods will occur. The divination for the year Yi Si states: “When a meteor appears or exits, if it is yellow and lustrous, the army will have abundant provisions, the five grains will be plentiful, and the country will be peaceful and the people happy.”
When clouds enter Shi, yellow indicates earthworks; pale indicates the emperor’s displeasure; red indicates war and disease among the people; black indicates the emperor’s worry. [14]
Constellation Pegasus
PEGASUS. The Flying Horse.
Legend. Pegasus was born from the blood of Medusa after Perseus had cut off her head, and was afterwards tamed and ridden by Bellerophon. Being weary of earthly affairs Bellerophon attempted to fly to heaven but fell off, and Pegasus continued his course, entered heaven and took his place among the stars.
Influence. According to Ptolemy the bright stars are like Mars and Mercury. The constellation gives ambition, vanity, intuition, enthusiasm, caprice and bad judgment.
Magical. Prevails against diseases of horses and preserves horsemen in battle. [5]
The Constellation of the Horse
The stars of the Horse or Pegasus (Peg) are given the nature of Mars and Mercury by Ptolemy. The constellation portends events concerning ships and the ocean and also changes in the weather. In medieval times it was said to indicate vain individuals with a great deal of ambition but very poor judgment. [8]
Pegasus, like birds, angels, and most celestial winged creatures, is an allegory for the superior spiritual power that the hero first sought out to aid him in his task, and the Owl represents the wisdom side of that same power. [9]
In mundane astrology, Pegasus is associated with drowning, accidents, catastrophes, earthquakes, tsunamis, storms, floods, shipwrecks, mining accidents, airplane accidents, falling accidents, shooting down from high, horses, jockeys, transportation, communications, space travel, exploration, pioneering, science, invention and heroism.
Beta Pegasi, Scheat [SIMBAD]
Fixed Star Scheat Conjunctions
Ascendant conjunct Scheat: Grave, thoughtful, melancholy, liable to disgrace, much care and anxiety, connected with building, mines and minerals (Saturn nature). [5]
Pegasus the winged Horse will appear and gallop aloft in the heavens. It will bring forth people endowed with swiftness of movement and limbs alert to perform every task. One man will cause his horse to wheel round in caracoles, and proudly mounted on its back, he will wage war from on high; horseman and soldier in one. Another will possess the ability to rob the racecourse of its true length, such is his speed that he will seem to disassemble the movement of his feet and make the ground vanish before him. Who more swiftly could fly back from the ends of the earth as a messenger, or with light foot to the earth’s ends make his way? He will also heal a horse’s wounds with the sap of common plants, and will know the herbs which bring aid to an animal’s limbs and those which grow for the use of man. [11]
Equus arises in the 21st degree of Pisces. Those who are born with this constellation rising will be in charge of racers, charioteers, drivers, horsemen, dispatch-riders, scouts, and sometimes physicians, but those who compound remedies from herbs for men and cattle. [12]
Lady Davina Windsor 0°05′, Edward I 0°07′, Toyen 0°08′, Angela Rippon 0°11′, Tina Aumont 0°14′, Noble Willingham 0°16′, Peter Dinklage 0°18′, Robert Redford 0°28′, Hugh Clapperton 0°44′, Edwin Moses 0°46′, Glenn T. Seaborg 0°47′, Evelyn Finley 0°49′, Algernon Swinburne 1°10′ (and POF), Violette Leduc 1°24′, Victoria, Princess Royal 1°38′, Nancy Kerrigan 1°40′.
Midheaven conjunct Scheat: Trouble through old people, disgrace, trade losses, deceitful associates, rise followed by fall (Saturn nature). [5]
Cecilia Bartoli 0°33′ (and Saturn), Augusto Pinochet 1°29′.
Descendant conjunct Scheat: But if this constellation is found on the DSC with the malefic stars, they will be badly injured, either by a kick from a hoof, or from being thrown down [from a horse] or it will make them to die from an overturned carriage, and shattered with a miserable injury to the body. [12]
Kris Jenner 0°03′, Warren Beatty 0°11′ (and Saturn), Bob Woodward 0°37′ (and Mercury), Shirley MacLaine 0°42′, Alexei Navalny 0°45′, David Duke 0°47′, Bruce Willis 1°03′ (and Sun), Rudy Giuliani 1°09′, Dave Chappelle 1°20′.
Imun Coeli conjunct Scheat: Caroline Calloway 0°22′, Alvin Ailey 0°54′.
Part of Fortune conjunct Scheat: Algernon Swinburne 0°04′ (and AC), Julian Assange 0°05′, Rupert Murdoch 0°18′, Rudolf Hess 0°21′, Louis XVII 0°39′, Bernadette Brady 1°03′.
Sun conjunct Scheat: Danger through water and engines, liable to accidents or drowning. [5]
Preferment in astrology, occult, and matters dealing with the public. Success follows disappointments: Natives with this conjunction should exercise caution not to get involved in questionable activities, or else legal entanglement may ensue, some serious, some not so serious, depending upon the nature of the involvement. Potentially dangerous situations could prove disastrous. [6]
Ruth Pointer 0°04′, Barron Trump 0°13′, Sirhan Sirhan 0°18′ (and Mercury), Bruce Willis 0°24′ (and DC), James McGonagle 0°25′, Brian Mulroney 0°30′, Earl Warren 0°41′, Harvey Weinstein 0°44′, Edgar Cayce 0°44′, Manly P. Hall 0°51′, Ayrton Senna 1°32′, Ronaldinho 1°34′, Michelangelo 1°58′.
As an example of the importance of considering the whole chart, James McGonagle (a goalie in Canada’s Junior A Hockey League) tragically died in 2002, aged 19. He crashed his car “danger through engines” and went through the windshield into the water “danger through water… liable to accidents and drowning”. The tight square from watery Neptune (0°21′) and the Lunar Nodes (0°06′) made this tough for James. The North Node was conjunct fixed star Menkalinan (0°14′), “frequently, violent death.” He also had Sun quincunx Pluto (0°38′). Interestingly, when he died, transiting Pluto was conjunct his Vertex.
Brian Mulroney, the Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993, has Sun square Mars (0°33′) and Sun trine Pluto (0°19′). Neither Mars nor Pluto is on any major star, certainly not the nasty star that James’ North Node was on. The trine to Pluto helped take him to the top of politics. He had Sun sextile Midheaven (0°24′). He gained his real power in 1982 when transiting Pluto was on his Vertex, on the most fortunate fixed star Arcturus.
Moon conjunct Scheat: Worry, loss and gain of friends through criticism, danger of accidents and by water. [5]
The native has many friends and/or acquaintances; however, the native is always acquiring new friends or acquaintances. Some of these natives may entertain the idea that ‘friends desert’ them, some of these natives are overly imaginative. Eventually, criticism is directed to the native. The native makes enemies known and unknown, and the native may become controversial. There is the possibility of a tendency towards fantasizing by some of these natives. Possibility of illness. Self-destructive tendencies. [6]
Pete Hegseth 0°14′, John Wayne Gacy 0°15′, Richard Ramirez 0°21′, Lance Reventlow 0°25′, Reza Pahlavi 0°41′, Kim Kardashian 0°57′ James Woods 1°21′, Simone de Beauvoir 1°53′ (and Mars).
Mercury conjunct Scheat: Many accidents and narrow escapes, especially by water, many enemies, trouble through writings, bad for health and domestic affairs. [5]
The native is mentally keen but can be criticized through their actions or statements. These natives always have one last and generally unkind remark or statement. The less advanced natives under this conjunction will tend to belabor or belittle someone, knowingly or unknowingly. The native can become a victim of unfortunate circumstances. There is the possibility of domestic problems with this conjunction. [6]
(No orb): This causes growth on the left foot, such as warts or types of fungus. There is a disruption of the energy through the lungs and breathing areas of the chest, causing fungus growth in the lungs. Anyone having this configuration should definitely not smoke, or a serious health problem will result. Emphysema, cancer, and other types of lung diseases of a serious nature are a certainty with those who have this configuration if they elect to smoke or otherwise take in foreign matter into the lungs. Natives with this conjunction should drink hot teas such as sassafras, red ginger, ginger root or goldenseal root in small amounts. These teas are purifiers and are too strong to drink continuously. As a preventative, a pinch of one of the teas in a large cup of hot water every other day would be adequate. However, if a disease has already taken hold, ginger root should be taken in small amounts every day, alternating with sassafras tea mixed with ginger root to add to the cleansing properties to the herbs. Combining sassafras with ginger root would ordinarily be too powerful for the body to handle, but in extreme cases, these persons can handle this combination for three days using a teaspoon of each herb in a large cup of hot water. This can be helpful even in the case of cancer or any type of fungus-related disease anywhere in the body. [10]
William Henry Drummond 0°02′, Pope Benedict XVI 0°04′, Shawna Leneé 0°06′, Elizabeth Montgomery 0°15′, Ed O’Neil 0°16′, Charles Baudelaire 0°31′, Jeffrey Archer 0°34′, Sirhan Sirhan 0°46′ (and Sun), Kitty Kelley 0°54′, David Letterman 0°56′, Henry, Duke of Gloucester 1°04′, Victor Hugo 1°12′, Gabriel Garcia Marquez 1°13′, Samantha Fox 1°16′, Bob Woodward 1°24′ (and DC), William Wordsworth 1°24′, Adrien Brody 1°27′, Kourtney Kardashian 1°39′.
Mercury conjunct Mars conjunct Scheat: This disrupts the subconscious flow of energy to the brain in addition to the problems that Mercury alone can cause at this point. There is difficulty with nurturing and thought processes. Natives usually succumb to cheat colds, and others notice that they continually have a slight cough. They feel they must be hostile when communicating their thought processes due to the fact that they feel they did not receive enough attention from their mother. Their minds can deteriorate to a raging frenzy and disrupt others at their employment, home, or wherever they are at the time. They can be physically violent and other people do not wish to associate with them because of their disruptive tendencies. This brings on anger, and they live their lives attempting to destroy those things they desire themselves. This is a self-undoing, and it is the way they wish to live their lives. [10]
Venus conjunct Scheat: Evil environment, suffering through own acts, danger of imprisonment or restraint. [5]
Natives with this conjunction tend to create their own problems and even create problems for those associated with them. There is the danger of having some restraint in their lives, possibly something that could change the course of their life. Some of these natives create or live in a poor environment and make no effort to improve themselves. [6]
Drew Barrymore 0°15′, Valerie Solanas 0°25′, Vincent van Gogh 0°44′ (and Mars), Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1°42′.
Mars conjunct Scheat: Many accidents, sickness to native and relatives. [5]
The native, with this conjunction, has high enterprise and is very ambitious, but there can be some combativeness exhibited by the native. The native can also suffer from a variety of misfortunes, or from family upsets or other family conditions. Any recognition will come late. [6]
The danger of death in catastrophes such as floods, shipwrecks, mining accidents, airplane accidents, or maybe by suicide. [7]
(No orb): These individuals experience a slight inflammation through the muscles of the left foot and the bronchial sacs. This may manifest as a boil on the bottom of the foot or in the bronchial area. There can be a persistent cough with mucus, with the problem being difficult to diagnose and to heal. These persons should drink hot peppermint or spearmint teas continuously as it is difficult to draw the infections from the bronchial area. The infected mucus simply drifts to other parts of the body, infecting the intestinal and stomach areas. [10]
Che Guevara 0°20′, Jamison Twins 0°26′, Simone de Beauvoir 0°30′ (and Moon), Conor McGregor 0°52′, Vincent van Gogh 1°11′ (and Venus), Prince 1°42′.
Jupiter conjunct Scheat: Many voyages, losses through law, friends and relatives, the danger of imprisonment. [5]
Preferment in business, religion, legal, occult, writings, philosophy and unusual occupations. Natives with this conjunction, with a well-aspected Jupiter and other good horoscopic conditions, can prove successful in any of the above careers and make a name and fame for themselves. Negatively, the same general conditions would apply, however, coupled with this is the possibility of disappointment in business or careers. [6]
Friedrich Nietzsche 1°11′, Louis XVII of France 1°32′.
Saturn conjunct Scheat: Danger of death in infancy, domestic trouble, colds and consumption, death by drowning or accident. [5]
The danger of death in catastrophes such as floods, shipwrecks, mining accidents, airplane accidents, or maybe by suicide. [7]
Kurt Cobain 0°10′, Halle Berry 0°11′, Cecilia Bartoli 0°21′ (and MC), Liz Cheney 0°31′, Anthony Hopkins 0°36′, Frida Kahlo 0°38′, Melvin Belli 0°57′, Jack Nicholson 1°12′, Joseph Stalin 1°14′, Jane Boroski 1°19′, Salma Hayek 1°21′, Warren Beatty 1°26′ (and DC), Queen Victoria 1°53′ (and Pluto).
Uranus conjunct Scheat: Deceitful, vacillating, little concentration, psychic, unreliable, involved in difficulties due to own acts, many accidents, death through drowning or by water, especially if in 1st, 6th, 8th or 10th houses. [5]
The danger of death in catastrophes such as floods, shipwrecks, mining accidents, airplane accidents, or maybe by suicide. [7]
(No orb): This causes slight spams through the feet that can be considered nerve disorders for the most part. Rubbing the feet often would be a good habit with any type of oil, and soaking them in warm water with a small amount of baking soda. Drinking a half glass of warm milk in the morning will literally heal the nerves and should be made a daily ritual. [10]
Maximilien Robespierre 0°04′, Gabriel Garcia Marquez 0°13′, Marilyn Monroe 0°39′, Elizabeth II 0°58′, Lorraine Warren 1°29′, Hugh Hefner 1°33′.
Neptune conjunct Scheat: Prominent in inventive, occult or psychic matters, persecuted, peculiar domestic conditions, many accidents, danger of drowning. [5]
The danger of death in catastrophes such as floods, shipwrecks, mining accidents, airplane accidents, or maybe by suicide. [7]
Ivan The Terrible 0°12′, Alan Leo 1°37′.
Pluto conjunct Scheat: Danger of death in catastrophes such as floods, shipwrecks, mining accidents, airplane accidents, or maybe by suicide. [7]
(No orb): This position causes the person to have a self-destructive attitude. This is similar to Mercury conjunct Mars at this point, but the self-destructive tendencies are much greater in that they force others to dislike them. They carry out their own self-undoing through various means, like cutting themselves purposely; they burn themselves or commit suicide by jumping in front of a car or train. By doing these things, they feel they are hurting another individual in their life. They have a severe martyr complex to the point of self-destruction. This is an emotional disorder in that they feel they are harming others by harming themselves. No help can be given to these natives as they have set out to do these things in their incarnation. This configuration will occur again when the next age is on the scene. It will not be as powerful at that time as it has been in this age. There will be incarnations by those from this age who have chosen this configuration to experience these things; however, in the next age, others will simply ignore these self-destructive tendencies. In the coming Age of Aquarius, if they wish to injure or destroy themselves, others will pay little attention. The elevation of the minds of people in this new age will allow them to pay scant attention to those who wish to destroy themselves. They would feel that it would be better to rid themselves of such a person rather than become emotional over the self-inflicted injuries or destruction they have brought upon themselves. [10]
Queen Victoria 0°31′ (and Saturn), Walt Whitman 0°36′, Karl Marx 0°52′, Charles Baudelaire 1°52′.
North Node conjunct Scheat: Dr. Phil McGraw 0°13′, Cara Cunningham 0°17′, Paul Cézanne 0°37′, Ted Kennedy 0°54′, Mariah Carey 1°08′, Tucker Carlson 1°30′, Bobby Brown 1°58′.
South Node conjunct Scheat: Percy Bysshe Shelley 0°00′, Bob Dylan 0°00′, George Pell 0°08′, Reinhard Heydrich 0°28′, Camila Cabello 0°30′, Aldrich Ames 1°04′, Salvador Dali 1°45′, Benjamin Creme 1°47′, Jake Paul 1°49′.
Scheat in Mundane Astrology
The mythology suggests that Scheat is associated with misfortune, water, and the air. I will focus on events related to storms, water, and the air (specifically planes, not spaceships). Another link I found was related to industrial disputes. Only looking at Uranus and Saturn conjunct Scheat with orbs under 0°50′.
Water and Storms: The last time Uranus was on Scheat, the costliest hurricane in history hit America. On September 18, 1926, the Great Miami Hurricane killed over 370 people and left 50,000 homeless. In today’s terms, it cost $157 billion, compared to $99 billion for Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Uranus was conjunct Scheat (0°45′). There were no aspects to Uranus as there will be this year. The last time Saturn was on Scheat, a ferry sank off Haiti on 01 April 1996, killing over 200 people. On 08 June 1996, an F5 tornado killed 16 people and caused $100 million in damages in Topeka, Kansas.
Air Accidents: The last time Uranus was on Scheat: The first African American to hold a pilot’s license, Bessie Coleman, died after falling 2,000 feet from her airplane on 30 April 1926. On 10 May 1926, two pilots parachuted to safety after their planes collided mid-air at Langley Field, Virginia. The last time Saturn was on Scheat: 03 April 1996, USAF CT-43 crashed in Croatia, killing all 35 onboard, including US Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown. On 8 June 1996, an XB-70 Valkyrie and an F-104 Starfighter collided mid-air, killing both pilots in Barstow, California. On July 28, 1996, the US announced that a Lockheed U-2 spy plane had disappeared over Cuba. On August 6, 1996, Braniff Airlines Flight 250 crashed in Fall City, Nebraska, killing all 42 on board.
Strikes: The last time Uranus was on Scheat, 3 May 1926, the British general strike in support of coal miners started. Over 1.5 million workers walked out, prompting the government to declare martial law. 19 February 1927, another general strike, this time in Shanghai, protesting the presence of British troops. The last time Saturn was on Scheat: 17 June 1996, Air France workers went on strike. On 29 June 1996, a sailors’ strike ended in the UK. These last two tie in well with the “air” and “water” themes of Scheat.
Summary
Fixed stars evolve through time. Like us and our planet, their basic nature stays the same but slowly changes. As we evolve, the energy of the fixed stars and even the planets finds new ways of expression. Scheat wasn’t involved in bringing down airplanes two centuries ago, nor in bringing down spaceships last century. Just as technology is affected, so is our consciousness. We will find newer, higher manifestations of even the most dreaded fixed stars, including nasties like Scheat and Algol.
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