Ain at 08°28′ Gemini has an orb of 1°30′

The Sun joins Ain on May 29

Fixed star Ain, Epsilon Tauri, is a 3.5 magnitude orange giant star marking the northern, or left eye of the Bull, Taurus Constellation. The traditional name Ain comes from the Arabic word عين which means Eye. John Flamsteed termed it Oculus Boreus, Latin for Northern Eye. Ain is a member of the Hyades Star Cluster which includes γ Prima Hyadum, δ Hyadum II.

In 2007 the massive extrasolar planet Epsilon Tauri b was reported orbiting the star Epsilon Tauri. discoverers claimed it was the first planet ever discovered in an open cluster. [1]

Degree*	Fixed Star	Orb
05♊48	Hyadum I	1°30′
06♊52	Hyadum II	1°30′
08♊28	Ain	1°30′
09♊47	Aldebaran	2°30′
15♊17	Cursa	2°00′

Fixed Star Ain Astrology

Fixed star Ain, the Northern Bulls Eye, the Right Eye in the Head of the Bull is of a Venus-Moon character. Linked with the Sun, it gives the ability to get on in life, to achieve high honors and gain possessions. Linked with Neptune or Venus, this fixed star is supposed to make the native artistic. Linked with Jupiter, success in art or the art business is indicated. But if Saturn is unfavorably linked with the Sun and this fixed star, rise is followed by fall. [2]

Ain Hyadum, given a Mercury-Mars rating by Ptolemy, may be counted a yet stronger symbol of communicative ability than Prima Hyadum. The name Ain itself recalls that exalted level above the Qabalah’s ‘Tree of Life’, only two steps down from the Godhead, entirely appropriate for a star so close to the Archangel signified by Aldebaran that it is more an additional quality to the greater star than a symbol in its own right. We must suppose that good communicative ability, the quality of Mercury, is an essential for a good general or any other commander or a large community in action. [2]

The Hyades

The Hyades are of the nature of Saturn and Mercury (profound liar, thief, blackguard, scandal and slander.) They give tears, sudden events, violence, fierceness, poisoning, blindness, wounds or injuries to the head by instruments, weapons or fevers, and contradictions of fortune. [1]

The Hyades as a group are violent and troublesome, causing storm and tempests both on land and sea. They have always been associated with rain (even China as well as Greece and Rome). Edmund Spencer calls them the “Moist Daughters”, and the stars have always had a favorable connotation regarding agriculture. Vivian Robson claims that Prima Hyadum is the chief star of the Hyades, but this is at variance with classical literature which gives this prominence to Aldebaran. [2]

The Hyades cluster of the rain stars bear out a Mars-Neptune character with a Uranian blend. Their influence is that of a staggering increase of the sexual urge; self-preservation, which could lead to greediness; sexuality; a dissolute life; excessive and licentious ways; and a striving for prestige leading to power politics. If this tendency is bridled, an increase in the positive sense can be the result, leading to tremendous success in life. When the pinnacle of the career is reached, the danger appears that the inherent nature may come again to the fore, and may, if uncontrolled, lead to failure and fall from power. With a connection to the Hyades, it is doubly important that power and strength must not be used to exploit other human beings. [3]

The Hyades are a small group of six stars including the Eye of Taurus (Ain). Greek mythology saw them as the daughters of Atlas and Aethra, major figures in the pre-disaster period of our history. Like their half-sister the Pleiades, they were a sorrowful group – understandably after seeing Father try in vain to keep the sky (Phaeton’s debris) up off the Earth – and they have long portended rain, to both farmers and seafarers.

Constellation Taurus

Taurus was an object of worship in primitive cultures throughout the ages. To the ancient Egyptians it was the bull-god Orissi, but the star was also worshiped by the Babylonians, Chinese, Druids, and some tribes of Amazon Indians. Taurus traditionally presages the results of the beginnings of large political undertakings. The constellation also portends that which affects wild animals, especially those of danger to man. [2]

3rd Arabic Manzil – Al-Thurayya

Profitable to sailors, huntsmen and alchemists.

With Moon: Plant and sow but do not marry or travel by water.

19th Chinese Xiù – 畢 (Bì) Net

The Net includes Aldebaran and the Hyades cluster. Both the Hyades and the Pleiades were regarded as the mesh of a hunting net. Hunting forays in the old days of China were used as much for military exercises and training as they were to rid the land of vermin or to gather food. Hence, this mansion governs hunting, wealth (as a result of a good hunt), outlaws, deserters and traitors as well as trouble at the frontiers (border disputes and the like).

It is good for construction, funerals, and weddings. Burials on this day confer honor to the deceased. Building brings fortune. Children born of a marriage performed on this day will live to 100 years.

Hyades Star Conjunctions

Ascendant conjunct Ain: With the Sun or Moon, military captains, commanders, colonels of horses and emperors. Injuries to the face, wounds, stabs. Blindness, bad eyes. Imprisonment. [1]

Queen Victoria 0°01′, Will Smith 0°21′

Midheaven conjunct Ain: Disgrace, ruin, violent death. [1]

With the Sun or Moon, military captains, commanders, colonels of horses and emperors. Injuries to the face, wounds, stabs. Blindness, bad eyes. Imprisonment. [3]

Bella Hadid 0°41′, Sarah Paulson 1°06′ (and S.Node).

Descendant conjunct Ain: Bruce Lee 1°26′, Patch Adams 1°20′ (and Sun) 

Imun Coeli conjunct Ain: Pablo Neruda 0°54′ 

Part of Fortune conjunct Ain: Joseph Goebbels 0°06′, Mata Hari 0°37′, Henry VIII 1°00′ (and Venus), Nicolaus Copernicus 1°16′, Dwayne Johnson 1°22′

Sun conjunct Ain: Evil disposition (LGBT), disturbed mind, failure in study, muddled thinking, misfortune, murderer or murdered, death by blows, stabs, shooting, beheading or shipwreck. [1]

Rudy Giuliani 0°24′, Mel B 0°24′, Patch Adams 0°25′ (and DC), John F. Kennedy 0°32′

Moon conjunct Ain: Tactful, fair ability, difficulties connected with writings, may forge the name of employer or friend but finally escape punishment and retain position, liable to sickness and disgrace, danger of blindness or eye injuries. [1]

William Bligh 1°47′

Mercury conjunct Ain: Quick mind, resentful, hasty temper, broods over small troubles, favorable for gain. [1]

Charles II of England 0°33′, Marilyn Monroe 0°38′, Duke William 0°45′

Venus conjunct Ain: Many accomplishments, artistic, ability to write or paint, strong passions, which influence work. [1]

This is not altogether detrimental. The problem with this configuration is that these persons feel they receive no affection from others. This causes difficulties with personal relationships. Their feelings of this lack of affection causes over indulgences in eating and drinking. Substitution is the key word here – they substitute over indulgence for affection. They are unable to find affection in relationships causing them to go from one relationship to another. [5]

Henry VIII 0°36′ (and POF)

Mars conjunct Ain: Abrupt, brave, aggressive, courageous, lacks concentration. [1]

Keith Richards 0°43′ (and Uranus)

Jupiter conjunct Ain: Ambitious, dishonest, legal difficulties, quarrels with relatives, judicial sentence. [1]

Xi Jinping 0°20′, Arthur Koestler 1°19′

Saturn conjunct Ain: Caution, forethought, omnivorous reader, scientific, success but little prominence, worry and annoyance from relatives. [1]

Connected with Saturn, the Hyades points to falls and accidents [3]

This causes complications from the hips. down through the legs and to the toes. It is not an actual disease, but can be quite uncomfortable at times as it causes circulatory problems through the lower extremities. Persons with this configuration will find that these parts of the body “fall asleep’ at times for no good reason. [5]

Benito Mussolini 0°43′, Bobby Fischer 1°09′

Uranus conjunct Ain: Scientific, literary, artistic and mystical interests, unconsciously psychic, greatly influenced by environment, favorable for marriage after 35 and for gain and children, ill-health, seldom long life. [1]

These individuals experience problems with the gripping action of the hands. They may be able to grip things at times, but quite often they cannot hold onto anything for any period of time. It is the smaller objects that give the most trouble, such as cups, glasses and other objects like that. They are far more capable of picking up larger objects using both hands. Accidents can occur frequently, as they never know when the energy in the hands will suddenly disappear thus causing the loss of their grip. It may not seem to be a problem to these people, as they would put an object down before losing their grip so that others would not notice their weakness in this area. [5]

Mick Jagger 0°07′, Robert De Niro 0°49′ Rudy Giuliani 1°08′, Keith Richards 1°36′ (and Uranus).

Neptune conjunct Ain: Keen intellect, learned, kind-hearted, sympathetic, scientific and philosophical interests, some inventive genius often connected with etheric waves, which will bring fame but not wealth, broad and unorthodox religious views, benefits from companies, favorable for domestic matters, not good for children, brothers or sisters, knowledge gained psychically, sudden death while engaged in important work. [1]

Vehlow recounts that “the Hyades with Neptune in the eighth house cause confused ideas, making ‘world saviors’ and leading to delusions of grandeur”, Vehlow wrote this before 1934. It is therefore hardly possible that he meant this to refer to Hitler in whose nativity Pluto is found in conjunction with the Hyades and nearby positioned is Neptune in the eighth house.” [3]

Agatha Christie 0°07′ (and Pluto), Erwin Rommel 1°06′ (and Pluto), Charles de Gaulle 1°22′ (and Pluto)

Pluto conjunct Ain: Charles de Gaulle 0°05′ (and Neptune), Agatha Christie 0°56′ (and Neptune), Erwin Rommel 1°11′ (and Neptune)

North Node conjunct Ain: Andy Warhol 0°27′

South Node conjunct Ain: Friedrich Nietzsche 0°42′, Franklin D. Roosevelt 1°08′, Sarah Paulson 1°12′ (and MC), James Joyce 1°15′.

References

1. A Planetary Companion to the Hyades Giant ε Tauri, The Astrophysical Journal, Sato, Bun’ei; et al., 2007, 661 (1): 527–531.
2. Fixed Stars and Judicial Astrology, George Noonan, 1990, p.34.
3. Fixed Stars and Their Interpretation, Elsbeth Ebertin, 1971, p.21.
4. The Living Stars, Dr. Eric Morse, 1988, p.37.

• All fixed star positions are for the year 2000. Add one degree per 72 years to correct for precession.