Fixed Star Alkes

Alkes at 23°41′ Virgo has an orb of 1°20′
Fixed Star Alkes

Crater Constellation [Stellarium]

The Sun joins Alkes on September 16

Fixed star Alkes, Alpha Crateris, is a single star located on the base of the Cup, Crater Constellation.

Magnitude 4.07, spectral type K1 III, color orange. [1]

Alpha Crateris (α Cra) is traditionally and officially named Alkes. Applied in various spellings since medieval times, from the Arabic constellation name الكاس al-ka’s, “the (Wine) Cup,” for Crater. [2] It was also designated Aoul al Batjna (أول ألبجن awwil albajna), which was translated into Latin as Prima Crateris, meaning “the first cup.” [3] Another name was Fundus vasis, describing its position at the base of the vessel. [4]

20002050NameOrb
17♍4218♍24Asterion1°20′
21♍3722♍19Denebola2°10′
23♍4124♍23Alkes1°20′
24♍3425♍16Cor Caroli1°00′
25♍0725♍50Copula1°00′

Alkes Astrology

Fixed star Alkes has the spectral class K1, indicating the planetary nature of Mars.

These orange-red stars impart to its natives the drive to succeed, success, activity, power, calamities, notoriety, violence, self-destruction, brute force, bad morals, demonic power, anxiety, tragedies, boldness, shamelessness, daring, many dangers. Negatively, impatience, irritability, hostility, excessive drive, overly ambitious nature, subject to self-destruction and violence. [4]

Robson, like many other authors, has associated the star [Labrum] with the myth of the much-sought Holy Grail. He states that, when rising, it brings “ecclesiastical preference or very good fortune.” In more worldly matters, Labrum, by its lubricating essence, can be expected to facilitate agreement, and foster smooth progress by offering an harmonious environment. A similar interpretation is given to Alkes (from the Arabic Al Kas ‘the cup’). It was also referred to as Fundus vasis, describing its position at the base of the vessel; and from this position we would expect it to relate more to philosophical or hidden, rather than worldy, benefits. [5]

Constellation Crater

According to Ptolemy it is like Venus and in some degree like Mercury. It gives a kind, generous, cheerful, receptive, passionate and hospitable nature, with good mental abilities, but subject to apprehension and indecision. There is a disordered life full of sudden and unexpected events, and great danger of unhappiness, but usually some eminence. [6]

The constellation gives good mental abilities, but there can also be sudden changes and unexpected events. [7]

Crater the Cup is a somewhat intangible font of great blessing. The constellation is regarded as auspicious and has the capacity to bestow eminence and good fortune upon those who fall under its influence. It signifies success in pregnancy, creative matters, romantic unions or spiritual quests; and it represents the sense of honor which accompanies the successful completion of long-sought aims. It offers a sense of satisfaction which may not be attained by indirect means or sinister motivations: its reward is available only to the deserving, those who have staked their claim through the honest efforts of their past. The constellation has particular significance for those whose wares are nourished by moisture or associated with water. [5]

He will join your vines, Bacchus, in wedlock to your elms; or he will arrange them on props, so that the fronds resemble the figures in a dance or, allowing your vine to rely on its own strength, he will lead it to spread out its branches as arms, and entrusting you to yourself will forever protect you from the bridal bed, seeing how you were cut from your mother. [8]

Alpha Crateris, Alkes

Alpha Crateris, Alkes [Wikisky]

Fixed Star Alkes Conjunctions

Ascendant conjunct Alkes: Wealth, power, courage, generosity, ingenuity, rise to authority, martial success, subject to cuts, wounds, accidents, sores and injuries to the face, pains in the head and fevers (Mars nature). [6]

A dedicated environmentalist whose love for rivers and streams makes them very protective regarding water resources. At a less intense level, the native may become a landscape architect, a builder of canals, or in some other manner, do business in merchandise connected with water. [7]

Whoever derives hence his birth and character will be attracted by the well-watered meadows of the countryside, the rivers, and the lakes. He will sow corn among the grapes and will adopt any other of the countless forms of cultivation that exist throughout the world as the conditions of the district will require. He will drink without stint the wine he has produced and enjoy in person the well-earned fruits of his labors; neat wine will incite him to jollity, when he will drown all seriousness in his cups. Nor only on the soil will he stake his hopes for paying his yearly vows he will also go in pursuit of the grain tax, and of those wares especially which are nourished by moisture or to which water clings. Such are the men to be fashioned by the Bowl, lover of all that is wet. [8]

Whoever is born with this constellation rising will love well-watered fields and springs or streams, or he will lead off rivers from their own riverbed to other places. He will be both a lover and a cultivator of vineyards, and one who will graft live shoots by inserting them into unfruitful trees, or who, by trimming boxwood trees, shapes them into large animals, or who makes the greenery of the colonnade into a circle with winding vines. He drinks wine with pleasure without any admixture [of water]. But if an aspect benefic stars [planets] decrees actions for him, he will trade in wet goods. [9]

Al-Biruni 0°20′, Albert Camus 1°11′ (and S. Node), Tom Hanks 1°20′. 

Descendant conjunct Alkes: But if this constellation is found in the DSC, without the testimony of the malefic, he who is born will die in middle age in the course of banquets and drinking bouts. But if there is an aspect from the malefic stars [planets], he will be found dead submerged either in a large wine container or in a well, or in a river, or in a lake, or in a march, or in the sea, or certainly in a fish pond, or in a tub. [9]

Midheaven conjunct Alkes: Martial eminence, success in trade and in occupations of a Mars nature. [6]

Patch Adams 0°41′.

Part of Fortune conjunct Alkes: Pete Hegseth 0°46′, Sidney Gottlieb 0°47′, Jodie Foster 1°16′.

Sun conjunct Alkes: Agatha Christie 0°29′, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex 1°31′

Moon conjunct Alkes: Susan Miller 0°05′, Sara Aldrete 0°35′, Viktor Orbán 1°13′.

Mercury conjunct Alkes: Amy Winehouse 0°25′.

Venus conjunct Alkes: Henry Ford 0°13′.

Mars conjunct Alkes: Britney Spears 0°09′, Ronaldinho 0°19′, Barack Obama 0°34′, Jay Leno 0°49′, Michael Landon 1°11′, Charlton Heston 1°17′.

Jupiter conjunct Alkes: Bernardo Provenzano 0°20′.

Uranus conjunct Alkes: Kurt Cobain 0°00′, Joe Rogan 0°43′.

Neptune conjunct Alkes: Ira Einhorn 0°03′, Alan Kay 0°04′, Jon Voight 0°28′, John Milton 0°35′, Nancy Pelosi 0°56′.

Pluto conjunct Alkes: Alexis Arquette 0°02′ (and S.Node), Dana White 0°03′ (and S. Node), Mariah Carey 0°10′, Will Smith 0°11′, Nicolaus Copernicus 0°14′, Lilly Wachowski 0°23′, Mark Ruffalo 0°41′, Tucker Carlson 0°47′.

North Node conjunct Alkes: Pablo Neruda 0°48′.

South Node conjunct Alkes: Mata Hari 0°15′, Alexis Arquette 0°16′ (and Pluto), Rihanna 0°21′, Albert Camus 0°23′ (and AC), Klaus Barbie 1°05′, Dana White 1°15′ (and Pluto).

References

  1. Alkes (Alpha Crateris): Star Facts.
  2. A Dictionary of Modern Star Names, Paul Kunitzsch and Tim Smart, 2006, p.31.
  3. Alpha Crateris – Wikipedia.
  4. The Power of the Fixed Stars, Joseph E. Rigor, 1979, p.246.
  5. Crater: The Cup, Skyscript, Deborah Houlding, 1998.
  6. Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology, Vivian E. Robson, 1923, p.41.
  7. Fixed Stars and Judicial Astrology, George Noonan, 1990, p.71.
  8. Astronomica, Manilius, 1st century AD, book 5, p.318-321.
  9. Mathesis, Julius Firmicus Maternus, 336 AD, viii 10.6-7.

17 thoughts on “Fixed Star Alkes

  1. Thanks for your articles on the stars of constellation Crater, Jamie.

    I have Alkes on my MC almost exactly (in 1952 coordinates), opposite my Pallas/IC conjunction. I was a successful gardener when I had a large house and yard, but my “disordered life full of sudden and unexpected events” removed me from that place.

    I am psychic, and have artistic, musical and writing skills, plus I nurture and counsel people about their problems, especially friends in water signs. And I am fond of wine… 🙂

  2. This star is conjunct my natal venus and definitely describes me. Again, another star of Neptunian nature (same as my Moon Al Pherg – Neptunian), and I always found myself Piscean in nature. I can now see that those traits have been born from the stars. I must admit, I have been a real dreamer my whole life, but also fantasised about this perfect beautiful love that probably rarely exists in the real world (only in my imagination!) The dream of the most romantic, beautiful love is a lovely and sad fantasy! It’s sad when you realise that it may never exist! Wine and music is when the fantasy comes alive – I’ve noticed! Have to keep away from those two things! Haha 😀 I also have Neptune square my ascendent at the moment! Ahhh – can skew imagination! :-S

    • I have Pluto here. There is a lot more to research in relation to divine knowledge and the cup or chalice in Celtic mythology and religion.

  3. Yes, it’s fascinating. I’m going to read more about it in the near future. I’ll have to get some books out from the library. And you must have quite an intense love nature then, with Pluto aspecting your Venus? But it’s better than having a fickle love nature. Pluto must be more devoted.

    • Oh, just realised – you might of meant that Pluto is transit your Asc at the moment? I’ve got Pluto trine Venus at the moment (transit), but has been squaring my moon for quite some time, which has been causing a lot of fights with my sister. My sister admitted that she wouldn’t mind being in the army the other day! I said that it would suit her! She’s born with Sun square Pluto, sun conjunct mars and Mars square Pluto!

      • That is excellent advice with those aspects. And yes, Pluto about to cross mt Ascendant. I think starting in 2018 but I definite feel something big is brewing. Will have Uranus on my Saturn plus a solar eclipse on my DC sometime around then. Eclipses on my DC usually result in a long term relationship.

        • I dared to read my sister her natal Mars square Pluto description the other day. She completely denied that it was true – I thought she would. It’s her ego denying the truth about that aspect. I’m laughing whilst writing this! Remembering the conversation I had with her.

          Yes, sometimes we need the outer planets to create a bit shift in consciousness and/or a transformation in our life’s or others! I was born with Uranus conjunct Saturn at 0.15; it’s the tightest orb in my natal chart. Apparently Uranus has only been conjunct Saturn twice in the last century (1942 and 1988). That’s exciting for you – with your DC eclipse coming up. New beginnings too.

    • Intense yes bu I only have Venus semisextile Pluto. I think Venus at a Yod reaction point means I have to take into account all planets at one involved in that configuration.

      • Yes, so that’s more of a nicer – softer aspect. I know a friend who’s got Venus conjunct Pluto and he has such a strong need to feel loved! I’ll have to read more about yods, I don’t know a lot about them. I guess because they don’t happen that often.

        • You know a Yod is actually more common than a grand cross because it involves only 3 instead of 4 planets. That is if you use the same orb for the aspects. Not everyone uses quincunx aspects in their charts, especially not traditional or Hellenistic astrologers.

  4. There’s still a lot more than I have to learn about. Yod is one of the many on the list. Quincunx doesn’t seem to come up on cafe astrology.

  5. Nice post. I just found out my ASC is conjunct Alkes, my sun conjunct Fomalhaut and my mars conjunct Aldebahran. All of them making a huge square. Any tips? haha

  6. My natal Venus is cancer 17° but it is progressed to Virgo 22 degrees where my progressed Jupiter also is. (so progressed Venus and Jupiter are conjunct) My natal Jupiter is Virgo 10.

  7. Noticed an issue: above image for this star is written “Alkes at 22°19′ Virgo” but below the image it is written 23 ♍ 41 Alkes. Which one is correct?

  8. I wanted to know about Mars conjunct Alkes and chose Ronaldinho to research, but it looks like Ronaldinho has Mars in Leo not anywhere near Alkes.

    The chart I’m looking at, Ronaldinho has MC conjunct Saturn around Alkes.

    I wish there were more Mars Alkes charts to study, now there is one less…

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