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Algorab at 13°27′ Libra has an orb of 1°50′

The Sun joins Algorab on October 6

Fixed star Algorab, Delta Corvi (δ Crv), is a 3rd-magnitude wide double or binary star system on the right wing of the Crow, Corvus Constellation.
      δ Crv is a fast spinner, with a projected rotational velocity of 236 km/s. It’s companion named HR 4757 B. ^[1]

Star	Mag.	Spectra	Color
Algorab	2.96	A0 IV(n) kB9	white
HR 4757 B	9.3	K2Ve	orange

δ Crv is officially named Algorab.
      From an abbreviation of the modern Arabic name janāḥ al-ghurāb, “the Raven’s Wing,” for γ Crv. Transferred to δ Crv in Renaissance times (both γ and δ were on the Raven’s wings in the Almagest). ^[2]

δ, Double 3.1 and 8.5, pale yellow and purple.
      Algorab is on the right wing, and at the upper left corner of the square. The components are 24″ apart, but owing to its color, the smaller one is not readily distinguishable. The position angle is 210°.
      All the foregoing stars, ε being added, constituted the 11th nakshatra, Hasta, the Hand, with Savitar, the Sun, as its presiding divinity; δ marking the junction with Citrā, the next lunar station.
      The 11th sieu, Tchin, the Cross-piece of a chariot, anciently Kusam, contained β, γ, δ, and ε; but, according to some authorities, only γ. This, however, always was the determining star. ^[3]

In Chinese astronomy, δ Crv is named 轸宿三 Zhensusan, “Chariot Asterism III,” in the asterism Zhen (Chariot), the 1st asterism of the 28th lunar mansion Zhen (Chariot). ^[4]

2000*	2050	Name	Orb
09♎56	10♎38	Vindemiatrix	2°00′
10♎08	10♎50	Porrima	2°00′
13♎27	14♎09	Algorab	1°50′
17♎40	18♎22	Seginus	1°50′
22♎10	22♎52	Foramen	1°20′

Algorab Astrology

Fixed star Algorab has the spectral types A0 and K2, indicating the planetary nature of Venus, and to a lesser extent, Mars.

VENUS-MARS:   Shameless, vain, self-indulgent, abandoned, violent passions, danger of seduction, riotous living but often self-respecting and decent. ^[5]

SPECTRAL CLASS A:   Great honors, artistic appreciation, unexpected gains, good fortune, riches, good judgment, sociableness, creativeness, idealism, and impulsiveness. Challenging aspects cause wantonness, indiscretion, scandals, foolhardiness, destructiveness, cleverness, many anxious moments and a self-seeking nature. ^[6]

ALGORAB. δ Corvi.
      Notes.   A double star, pale yellow and purple, situated on the right wong of the Crow. From Al Ghirab, the Crow.
      Influence.   Of the nature of Mars and Saturn. It gives destructiveness, malevolence, fiendishness, repulsiveness and lying, and is connected with scavenging.
      Magical.   Algorab is one of the 15 Behenian Fixed Stars. It Rules stones of the color of black onyx, burr, quadrangles, henbane, comfrey, the tongue of a frog, and the kabbalistic symbol . Its image is a raven, snake or negro dressed in black. It makes the wearer angry, bold, courageous and a backbiter, gives bad dreams, the power of summoning or driving away evil spirits and protection from winds and the malice of men and devils. ^[5]

ALGORAB. δ Corvi.
      A double star, yellow and purple, on the Crow’s right wing. “The Raven.” Spectral class AO.
      BASIC INFLUENCES:   This star gives the native high business preferment, government preferment. The native is self-seeking, can be charming, clever; also repulsive, destructive, or tears down, and misrepresents. ^[6]

Algorab, δ Corvi, with its Mars-Saturn nature, has a particularly unfavorable effect when this star is in the natal chart and shows a strong Saturnian tendency. It then hinders material advancement and does not sufficiently promote spiritual growth, because the unsettling Martian energy makes a serious, Saturnian concentration on a single goal impossible. The antiscium of the Sun intensifies this life-threatening effect! ^[7]

Algorab, Delta Corvi.
      Algorab, in The Crow, has a Saturn-Mars nature and is said to be a hindrance, especially when other Saturnian influences are predominant. Delays and restraint are indicated to come about by fiascoes, losses, wrong handling of matters and enmity in general.
      The cosmogram of Kaiser Franz Joseph I is a good example. He has Algorab on his Ascendant, and his life was full of misfortune. A conjunction with Sun or Moon is not good either, if the lights are afflicted.
      Algorab conjunction Venus = Saturn/Pluto is to be seen in the birth chart of Princess Margaret Rose of Britain. Her first love affair turned sour, and her marriage is generally known as not being entirely successful.
      Poet Georg Trakl, “the lyricist of the Dying Occident,” had in his birth chart a configuration of Algorab = Uranus = Sun/Moon. He suffered increasing mental anguish, leading to becoming a patient in a psychiatric clinic. He took his own life there by taking poison.
      According to Friedbert Asboga, if Algorab is conjunction the Sun, Moon or one of the malefics, it has a reputation for accidents and injuries that are difficult to avoid. ^[8]

The star Algorab indicates malevolence, repulsiveness, and lying. ^[9]

δ Corvi, Algorab, “The Crow,” is a Mars-Saturn star and can indeed show up the more troublesome side of Libra, a variation on the truth when an excuse looks to be safer, but is not always found to be so – as the Crow discovered. Not a significant star when well-aspected, but can be a nuisance if aspects or planets involved are hard ones. ^[10]

Fixed star Algorab rules the right kidney. ^[11]

Asterism Zhen the Chariot

10♎43 to 17♎22

Zhen is generally inauspicious and can bring separation, financial ruin, constant fear and unease. Traveling to the north is considered unlucky. It is fortunate for buying farmland, enrolling in school, building, weddings, and tailoring.

People born under the Zhen are quick-witted, efficient, adaptable, steady, and insightful, and learn new skills quickly. With a thirst for truth and philosophical thought, they enjoy art and religion and prefer to immerse themselves in the spiritual world. They can do great things, are destined to have daughters, and are suited for immigrating abroad. Developing their careers in the south is auspicious.

However, they are impatient, introverted, timid, prone to jealousy and tend to have poorer health. Because of their low-key approach, they suit behind-the-scenes work or decision-making. Most people born under Zhen are gentle and soft-spoken, which can make them seem quiet and delicate. However, deep down, they won’t allow others to cross their boundaries or get too close. They tend to isolate themselves in their own world.  ^[12]

Song History (1346)

Zhen represents the Prime Minister, ministerial aides, chariots and cavalry, and the transport of burdens, the wind and portends death and mourning.

If the stars are large and bright, chariot forces are fully prepared; if they shift position, the Emperor worries; if they cluster together, war breaks out.

A solar eclipse here signifies trouble for generals and ministers and warns officials in charge of chariots; it also signifies unease for the Empress.

A halo accompanied by “parhelia” (mock suns or “back-suns”) indicates that armies will rise, cities will fall, and victory lies in attacking the direction indicated by the mock sun; it is also considered a bad omen for the ruler.

A lunar eclipse brings trouble to the Empress and high ministers. A lunar halo signals warfare, drought, and strong winds.

If Mercury transgresses Zhen, epidemics spread, ministers face trouble, and a high-ranking figure in the Central Kingdom dies. If it remains over Zhen Su for an extended period, great floods occur. If it enters Zhen, the world will suffer fire, or a national mourning event will occur.

If Venus transgresses Zhen, war breaks out, and territory is seized. If it enters Zhen, war breaks out; if it remains over Zhen Su, land is lost, and generals face trouble. If it rises from the left horn (Spica) and moves in retrograde to Zhen Su, territory is lost. If it traverses across the sky, armies fill the fields.

If Mars transgresses Zhen, mutinous troops appear; if it enters Zhen, a general rebels, water damages crops, and superstitious rumors spread among the people; if it moves in retrograde, it portends fire and war.

When Jupiter transgresses Zhen, it brings fire, epidemics, trouble for ministers, and punishment for those in charge of the treasury (armory); if it enters Zhen, the state faces ruin; if it lingers there, the state suffers a royal death; if it remains for seven days without moving, there will be an amnesty, though the ruler may also face trouble.

If Saturn transgresses Zhen, it signals war and major earthworks; if it enters Zhen, the army will be defeated; if it moves in retrograde, the female ruler faces trouble; if it enters, exits, stations, or lingers there, war breaks out within sixty days, accompanied by severe drought.

If a “guest star” (an unexpected star or nova) transgresses Zhen, it heralds warfare and mourning; if it enters the asterism, there will be major earthworks, a rise in grain prices and the arrival of envoys from feudal lords; if it exits, the ruler will dispatch envoys to the feudal lords; if it remains over Zhen Su for an extended period, border hostilities will erupt, and the people will face famine; if it settles upon the “hub” (Changsha), military commanders will face distress.

If a comet transgresses Zhen, it signifies war and mourning; a reddish hue signifies the ruler’s moral failure, or alternatively, it indicates that the emperor raises an army or dukes are deposed.

If a 孛 “bei” star (a hairy or hazy tailless comet) appears in Zhen Su, it also signifies warfare and mourning; alternatively, it indicates subordinates plotting against superiors or the ruler has worries.

If a meteor (falling star) transgresses Zhen, it signifies war and mourning, and within a year, the treasury will be empty. If it occurs in spring or summer, it signifies leather being used for military purposes; if in autumn or winter, floods and droughts disrupt seasonal balance. ^[13]

Constellation Corvus the Crow

03♎53 to 21♎57

CORVUS.   The Crow.
      Legend.   Apollo gave a feast to Jupiter and requiring water sent the raven with a cup (CRATER) to fetch some. On his way the raven noticed a fig tree, and, resting there until the figs became ripe, feasted himself upon them until, remembering his errand and fearing the anger of Apollo, he picked up a snake (HYDRA) and on his return gave as an excuse that it had prevented him from filling the cup. Apollo ordained in punishment that the raven should never drink so long as figs were not ripe, and placed the crow, cup and snake in the heavens as a memorial.
      Influence.   According to Ptolemy, Corvus is like Mars and Saturn. It is said to give craftiness, greediness, ingenuity, patience, revengefulness, passion, selfishness, lying, aggressiveness, and material instincts, and sometimes causes its natives to become agitators. ^[5]

Today called Corvus (Crv), this constellation has all the traditional attributes of Mercury, but with some distinct perversions! The sharp intelligence is blunted, and what passes for wisdom is superficial. Mercury is there, but any attempt to manifest its abilities ends in disaster. Ovid explained the phenomena by claiming Apollo punished the Raven for her unfaithfulness. Ptolemy asserts that the stars of the constellation portend storms, and some astrologers say it gives craftiness and greediness. ^[8]

In mundane astrology, Corvus rules terrorism, terrorist attacks and bombings, hostage-taking, Blitzkrieg military attacks, missiles, assassinations, blockades, and military transport vehicles such as tanks and armored personnel carriers.

Fixed Star Algorab Conjunctions

Ascendant conjunct Algorab: Accidents or injuries that are difficult to avoid. ^[7]

Franz Joseph I 1°19′ (and POF), Alexandra David-Néel 1°23′, Baba Sora 1°26′ (and Neptune), H.P. Lovecraft 1°45′ (and Venus).

Midheaven conjunct Algorab: L. Ron Hubbard 1°06′, Brigitte Bardot 1°13′, Stormy Daniels 1°37′, Elizabeth Taylor 1°40′.

Descendant conjunct Algorab: James Dean 0°16′, Colleen Stan 1°22′.

Imun Coeli conjunct Algorab: Queen Camilla 0°11′, George Wallace 0°32′, John Travolta 0°46′, Larry Fink 0°53′, Marina Abramović 0°58′. 

Part of Fortune conjunct Algorab: Franz Joseph I 0°28′ (and POF), Theodore Roosevelt 0°35′, Manuel Noriega 0°48′, Tom Hanks 1°17′, Cheiro 1°18′, Vespasian 1°18′.

Sun conjunct Algorab: High preferment in government, martial, sports, writings, science and matters dealing with public affairs. Natives with this conjunction make a good impression, they go on and on, continually gaining public favor, if in public view, gaining fame and glory. However, a certain amount of danger lurks in the background, and unless the nativity is very well-aspected, the native falls out of favor. ^[6]

Accidents or injuries that are difficult to avoid. ^[7]

Barbara Castle 0°15′, Allan Kardec 0°24′ (and Moon), Oliver North 0°25′, Addison Rae 0°43′, Vladimir Putin 1°08′, Travis Kelce 1°10′, Dakota Johnson 1°44′.

Moon conjunct Algorab: The native can gain preferment in affairs dealing with corporations, organizations, lodges, religious groups. Negative nativities will tend to tear down what they should be building up, destroy the good they should do. Most of these natives will be of a reserved type; generally quite suspicious, always looking for ulterior motives. Not really executive types. ^[6]

Accidents or injuries that are difficult to avoid. ^[7]

Allan Kardec 0°00′ (and Sun), Josef Mengele 0°13′, Elizabeth Barrett Browning 0°26′, Sean Hannity 1°06′, Kristen Stewart 1°09′, Jordan Peterson 1°27′, Maria Mandl 1°44′.

Mercury conjunct Algorab: The native can exhibit considerable charm. They are very clever, but can be tactful when it suits their purpose and in general, these natives make use of all the wiles necessary to gain their objectives. The more negative nativities are subject to sorrows brought on by their indiscretions or actions that could have been avoided. They will tend to self-destruct, even resorting to fiendish acts. Outwardly these natives can appear to be calm and of a patient nature, however, they are self-seeking. They tend to be deep thinkers and intensely dislike inharmonious surroundings. Domestic problems are possible. Impulsiveness, a feature of this conjunction, in particular with negative nativities. ^[6]

Tyler Perry 1°23′ (and Jupiter), Mojtaba Khamenei 1°33′. 

Venus conjunct Algorab: Diplomatic and charming, well-liked, makes friends easily, the keynote of this conjunction. However, negatively aspected natives while having the same attributes, can also be subjected to and/or create sorrows, resort to fiendish acts, depending upon the extent of the negativism. Self-destruction possible. ^[6]

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon 0°27′, Mark Ruffalo 0°29′, Ivan The Terrible 0°39′, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 0°44′, H.P. Lovecraft 1°01′ (and AC), Joseph McCarthy 1°23′, Joseph Goebbels 1°23′, Mack Ray Edwards 1°27′, Bill Clinton 1°34′.

Mars conjunct Algorab: Natives with this conjunction who become involved in disputes, generally emerge unscathed. They gain high public preferment, however, when such natives push their luck too far, and don’t know when to stop, for their own good; then these natives can become involved in legal entanglements, and disruptive disputes. Turbulence or self-destruction is possible. ^[6]

Accidents or injuries that are difficult to avoid. ^[7]

(No orb): This position causes an imbalance in the right kidney. It affects the muscle action in that there would be an expansion of the kidney without a contraction at times. This causes increased blood flow in the muscle that bursts some of the small veins in the kidney. There is blood in the urine at times and the individual would believe that there is an infection; however, it would not necessarily be a kidney infection but just a physical ache through the area. The body ultimately compensates for this, but these persons do not urinate often. When they do, it takes quite a few minutes in order to fully relieve themselves. They would be the ones who would read while in the bathroom, Relief of this condition can come through peppermint and chamomile tea, mixed together and taken twice a day. The kidney can, therefore, be cooled and balanced at the same time. It does not cure the problem, but it does eliminate the ache that is being experienced. ^[10]

Elvis Presley 0°16′, Kenneth Copeland 0°45′.

Jupiter conjunct Algorab: These natives can gain preferment, they tend to be industrious, with a well aspected Jupiter, however, while there is not exactly a loss of respect, they do not continue to maintain the full respect they once enjoyed from their friends and public. They develop this void themselves. Natives with neutral Jupiter’s will appear to be constantly striving for acceptance. ^[6]

Beyoncé 0°42′, John D. Rockefeller 0°50′, Mia Khalifa 1°05′, George Washington 1°07′, Tyler Perry 1°48′ (and Mercury).

Saturn conjunct Algorab: Accidents or injuries that are difficult to avoid. ^[7]

(0°30′ orb): This is the opposite effect of the Mars placement here. The muscle of the right kidney would contract but not expand at times. This restricts the action of the kidney and slows down the filtering process, thus releasing toxins back into the body. The native would feel tired, and would even feel a loss of vitality in a normal day of activity. Symptoms will appear at the heart for there would be a lack of vitality causing the heart to function sluggishly. Often they are misdiagnosed as having heart trouble by doctors. These individuals should drink a glass of weak ginger root tea three times per day. Papaya juice is also very helpful for this condition as it works well with the kidneys. Papaya has the cleansing and fiber action that is soothing to the kidneys. ^[10]

Petrarch 0°10′, Harvey Weinstein 0°13′, J. Paul Getty 0°20′, Lord Acton 0°26′, Hermann Göring 0°45′, Francisco Franco 1°09′, Henry Kissinger 1°19′, Serena Williams 1°28′.

Uranus conjunct Algorab: Princess Märtha Louise of Norway 0°03′, Georg Trakl 0°27′, Jeremy Renner 0°27′, Nero 0°56′, Dolores O’Riordan 1°00′, Peter Dutton 1°09′.

Neptune conjunct Algorab: Michael Richards 0°06′, Alice Cooper 0°08′, Billy Joel 0°09′, Bernadette Peters 0°16′, Baba Sora 0°24′ (and AC), Al Gore 1°05′, Hillary Clinton 1°21′, Charles III 1°23′, David Duke 1°49′.

Pluto conjunct Algorab: Pat Tillman 0°17′, Giorgia Meloni 1°03′, Tom Brady 1°13′, Tiger Woods 1°28′, Catherine the Great 1°31′, Kanye West 1°42′.

North Node conjunct Algorab: William Bligh 0°24′, Louis XVI 0°29′, Isaac Newton 1°08′, John Lennon 1°35′.

South Node conjunct Algorab: Jim Jones 0°03′, Marshall Applewhite 0°06′, Marine Le Pen 1°35′.

Algorab and Terrorism

Some young Croatian astrologers I chatted with reported that Algorab was activated during the attacks and assassinations of the Croatian War of Independence (1991 to 1995), and also attacks and assassinations on journalists and politicians since that war. They called this star “Kill or be Killed”. Robson says of Corvus that it “sometimes causes its natives to become agitators”.

The Chinese asterism Zhen, the “Chariot,” is associated with war and especially military transports like tanks and armored personnel carriers. I have looked back at conjunctions to Algorab, and there is definitely a link to terrorism:

• On 6 October 1981, the president of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, was assassinated with Sun on Algorab (0°07′) and Saturn on Algorab (0°20′). A fatwa approving the assassination had been obtained from Omar Abdel-Rahman, a cleric later convicted in the US for his role in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. ^[14]
• When the World Trade Center was bombed on 26 February 1993, Jupiter was conjunct with Algorab by 0°04′.
• When the first plane struck the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001, Algorab was conjunct Ascendant (0°56′) and Mercury (0°52′) [see chart].

References

1. Delta Corvi – Wikipedia.
2. A Dictionary of Modern Star Names, Kunitzch, Smart, 2006, p.31.
3. Star Names, Their Lore and Meaning, Richard Hinckley Allen, 1899, p.182.
4. Corvus in Chinese astronomy – Wikipedia.
5. Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology, Vivian E. Robson, 1923, p. 41, 80, 102, 233.
6. The Power of the Fixed Stars, Joseph E. Rigor, 1979, p.142-143, 245-246.
7. Course in scientific natal astrology; Volume 2, Johannes Vehlow, 1934, p.251.
8. Fixed Stars and Their Interpretation, Elsbeth Ebertin, 1928, p.56.
9. Fixed Stars and Judicial Astrology, George Noonan, 1990, p.71-72.
10. The Living Stars, Dr. Eric Morse,1988, p.175.
11. The Fixed Star Health and Behavior Imbalance, Ted George and Barbara Parker, 1985, p.81.
12. Zhen (Zhen Water Earthworm).
13. Song History, Volume 51, Treatise 4, Astronomy, 1346.
14. Assassination of Anwar Sadat – Wikipedia.