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Sirius at 14°05′ Cancer has an orb of 2°50′

The Sun joins Sirius on July 5

Fixed star Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris, is a 1st magnitude binary star system on the neck of the Greater Dog, Constellation Canis Major. It is the brightest star in the sky, almost twice as bright as Canopus, the next brightest star.
      Alpha Canis Majoris (α CMa) is composed of Sirius A, a white main-sequence star, and Sirius B, a white dwarf nicknamed “the Pup.”
      α CMa A: magnitude −1.46, spectral type A0mA1 Va, color blue-white. It is an Am star, a type of chemically peculiar star of spectral type A with an overabundance of the Iron-group metals and heavier elements. It has 316% of the Sun’s abundance of iron. Sirius A is also a slow spinner, with a projected rotational velocity of 16 km/s.
      α CMa B: magnitude +8.44, spectral type DA2. ^[1]

α CMa is officially named Sirius.
      From the ancient Greek name Σείριος, the “Scorching One, or Brilliant One,” appropriate for this brightest of the fixed stars. Reapplied in Renaissance times. ^[2]

α, Binary, ‑1.43 and 8.5, brilliant white and yellow.
      Sirius, the Dog-star… has generally been derived from σείριος, sparkling or scorching, which first appeared with Hesiod [776 BC] as a title for this star, although also applied to the sun, and by Abychos to all the stars…. but in the course of time became a proper name for this brightest of all the stars.
      Plutarch called it Προόπτης, the Leader, which well agrees with its character and is an almost exact translation of its Euphratean, Persian, Phoenician, and Vedic titles.
      The Roman farmers sacrificed to it a fawn-colored dog at their three festivals when, in May, the sun began to approach Sirius. These, instituted 238 B.C., were the Robigalia, to secure the propitious influence of their goddess Robigo in averting rust and mildew from their fields; and the Floralia and Vinalia, to ensure the maturity of their blooming flowers, fruits and grapes.
      Among the Latins it naturally shared the constellation’s titles, probably originated them; and occasionally was even Canicula [“small dog”].
      Sharing the Sanskrit titles for the whole, it was the Deer-slayer and the Hunter… And we find this too in Persia, as also Sira. The later Persian and Pahlavi have Tir, the Arrow.
      It is the only star known to us with absolute certitude in the Egyptian records—its hieroglyph, a dog, often appearing on monuments and temple walls throughout the Nile country. ^[3]

In Chinese astronomy, α CMa is the only star of the asterism Tiānláng, “Celestial Wolf.” It is also known as Lángxīng, “Wolf Star,” Tiānlángxīng, “Star of Celestial Wolf,” and Zéixīng, “Thief Star.” ^[4]

Bows and Arrows

On the Euphrates, Sirius was named KAK.SI.SA (Sumerian) and šukūdu (Akkadian), both meaning “the Arrow.” ^[5]
      The Chinese depicted the stars of Canis Major and Puppis as a large Bow and Arrow, with the tip of the arrow pointed at Sirius, representing a wolf. The Persians knew the star as Tir and associated it with an arrow. At the Dendera Temple complex in Egypt, the temple dedicated to the goddess Hathor featured a depiction of the goddess Satet drawing an arrow at Hathor (Sirius). ^[1]

The Red Sirius Anomaly

Sirius A is a brilliant bluish-white colored star, consistent with its spectral type A0. However, Babylonian cuneiform texts and classical Greco-Roman authors, including Cicero, Horace, Seneca and Ptolemy, refer consistently to Sirius as a red or reddish star. Ptolemy described Sirius as ‘hipokeros’ (reddish) in the Almagest (150 AD). Physical changes in the Sirius binary system, such as stellar evolution or a nova, are an unlikely cause of the color of Sirius changing from red to white in only two millennia. ^[6]
      In fact, the color of Sirius has not changed over that time. The Avestā, the holy book of the Zoroastrian religion written before the Almagest, states that Sirius was white. ^[7]
      In ancient Chinese literature, Sirius was always depicted as white. Sima Qian (145–86 BC) listed Sirius as a white standard star, “white compared to Wolf”, and later astrological texts such as the Jingzhou Divination also consistently regarded it as white. This series of reliable ancient Chinese records provides key evidence that Sirius has not undergone significant color changes in the past two thousand years. ^[8]
      A more plausible explanation for the Red Sirius Anomaly is reddening in the terrestrial atmosphere when Sirius is low in the sky. For astrological reasons, Greek and Roman astronomers observed and recorded the star’s heliacal risings and settings. ^[6]
      Another explanation is that the Greeks and Romans associated Sirius with the color red and redness, much as they associated the star with dogs, heat and fire. It was not the visual appearance of Sirius they were speaking of but the cultural attributes of the star. Other Roman sources also describe Sirius as ‘sea-blue.’ ^[9]

2000	2050	Fixed Star	Orb
05♋19	06♋01	Tejat Posterior	2°00′
09♋07	09♋49	Alhena	2°20′
14♋05	14♋47	Sirius	2°50′
14♋59	15♋41	Canopus	2°40′
18♋31	19♋13	Wasat	1°40′

Sirius Astrology

According to the spectral type A0, the fixed star Sirius has the planetary nature of Venus and, to a lesser extent, Jupiter. However, astrologers across ages and cultures have described this star as having Mars-like characteristics. Ptolemy (150 AD) said Sirius has the nature of Jupiter-Mars, and Anonymous (379 AD) said Mars.
      As previously mentioned, ancient Western astrologers even said its color was red, even though it is clearly a white star. Red is the color of Mars, so perhaps they were referring to its Martian nature when calling it “reddish.” In ancient China, Sirius was associated with aggression, invasion, war and theft, all ruled by Mars.
      There is another explanation for this red/Mars association with Sirius. It is an Am star, a type of A-spectrum star with an overabundance of the Iron-group metals and heavier elements. Mars rules Iron.
      Three other major Am fixed stars are Acubens, Castor and Merak. They too exhibit Mars-like qualities. Acubens with activity, malevolence and crime; Castor with mischief and violence; and Merak has been ascribed a Mars nature by modern and classical astrologers.

Manilius (35 AD)

(Sirius Rising)

Next barks the Dog, and from his Nature flow
The most afflicting Powers that rule below,
Heat burns his Rise, Frost chills his setting Beams,
And vex the World with opposite Extremes.
He keeps his Course, nor from the Sun retreats,
Now bringing Frost, and now encreasing Heats:
Those that from Taurus view this rising Star,
Guess thence the following state of Peace and War,
Health, Plagues, a fruitfull or a barren Year.
He makes shrill Trumpets sound, and frightens Peace,
Then calms and binds up Iron War in Ease.
As he determines, so the Causes drawn,
His Aspect is the World’s supremest Law.
This Power proceeds from the vast Orb He runs,
His Brightness equals or exceeds the Sun’s.
•ut far remov’d he through the distant space
•arts feeble splendour from his Azure face.
Yet others He excells, no fairer Light
Ascends the Skies, none sets so clear a bright. ^[12]

It is Orion who leads the constellations as they speed over the full circuit of the heavens. At his heels follows the Dog outstretched in full career: no star comes on mankind more violently or causes more trouble when it departs. Now it rises shivering with cold, now it leaves a radiant world open to the heat of the Sun: thus it moves the world to either extreme and brings opposite effects. Those who from Mount Taurus’ lofty peak observe it ascending when it returns at its first rising learn of the various outcomes of harvests and seasons, what state of health lies in store, and what measure of harmony. It stirs up war and restores peace, and returning in different guise affects the world with the glance it gives it and governs with its mien. Sure proof that the star has this power are its colour and the quivering of the fire that sparkles in its face. Hardly is it inferior to the Sun, save that its abode is far away and the beams it launches from its sea-blue face are cold. In splendour it surpasses all other constellations, and no brighter star is bathd in ocean or returns to heaven from the waves. ^[13]

Ptolemy (150 AD)

of those in Canis, the others like that of Venus, and the bright star in the mouth [Sirius],⁠ like that of Jupiter and, to a lesser degree, of Mars. ^[14]

Lilly (1647)

The two Dog Starres, Sirius, Procyon, arising with the Sun, or culminating with him, gives Kingly Preferment.
      An Infortune with the Navill of Pegasus (Alpheratz), and the Moon with the furious Dog-star, the Native will dye by some fiery, cutting Weapon, or by hurt from Beasts.
      Sirius conjunct Midheaven: It insinuates a power over the people by authority of some great Prince, or an Office in the nature of a Treasurer, or Receiver of Customes, or a Governour of a Town, Fort ot castle; an Overseer or Director of Workman concerning the Conduct of Water, Conduit Pipes, or Surveyor of Works, Building, &c. In all which it’s probable the Native encreaseth his Estate and augments his Reputation: This Direction intends employment in aboundance from the Nobility and Gentry, or from eminent Persons, and the performance of what he undertakes with great honor and fame. ^[15]

Allen (1889)

In astrology, like its constellation, it portended wealth, fame, and good fortune. ^[3]

Robson (1923)

SIRIUS.   α Canis Majoris.
      Notes.   A binary star, brilliant white and yellow, situated in the mouth of the Greater Dog. From Seiros, Sparkling or Scorching, or according to some authors from the Egyptian god Osiris. Among these people it was also Thoth and Sothis, and formed the basis of the Sothic period of chronology. The Chinese knew it as Teen Lang, the Heavenly Wolf, and said that when unusually bright it portended attacks from thieves.
      Influence.   According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Jupiter and Mars and, to Alvidas, of the Moon, Jupiter and Mars. It gives honor, renown, wealth, ardor, faithfulness, devotion, passion and resentment, and makes its natives custodians, curators and guardians. It also gives danger of dog bites, and two examples of this effect will be found under Procyon.
      Magical.    Sirius was one of the fifteen Behenian Fixed Stars. It rules beryl, savine, mugwort, dragonwort, tongue of a snake, and the kabbalistic symbol (below). Its image is a hound or a little virgin. It gives honor, the goodwill and favor of men and the airy spirits, and the power to pacify nobles and others. ^[10]

Vehlow (1934)

Sirius:   The name of this star, which played a major role in the mythology and incantation magic of the ancients (there were Sirius sanctuaries in Egypt, Persia, Rome, and especially on the Greek island of Kos, and depictions of sacrifices before this deity have been preserved), means “Bright Star,” after its intensely flickering light. The Babylonian name “Arrow Star” characterizes its inner nature: As a strongly Martian star (with Jupiter admixture, not the other way around, Jupiter with Mars!), it signifies ascent, especially to military honors, naturally amidst many dangers; on the ascendant with Mars, wounding or death in battle; on the ascendant with Mercury, Moon or Jupiter: ambition and magnanimity; mundanely: heat waves, the well-known “dog day heat” (Sirius is α Canis Major), and the defense against the dog day heat was primarily the domain of ancient magic. (Also, it was associated with the beginning of the new year, as in Egypt). An example of the bestowal of spiritual powers by this star seems to be Rudolf Steiner’s horoscope, which found a parallel between Jupiter and Sirius in the 8th house; cf. Uhle, Hor. 10. ^[16]

Ebertin and Hoffmann (1971)

Sirius, Alpha Canis majoris.
      Sirius, which is on the Neck of the Great Dog, also known as “the shining one” and “the lustrous sparkling bright one,” is the brightest star in the northern hemisphere. In mythology and conjuring magic, it played an important role. There were Sirius sanctuaries in Egypt, Persia, Greece and Rome. The old Germans called it Lokis Brand (fire of Lokis). This star is “only” eight light-years distant from us. In its nature are Mars and Jupiter traits. From time immemorial, it was the “Royal one,” but it is also known as violent. Well-connected, it promises fame, honors and riches. On the Asc and with Mars combined, Sirius can be quite dangerous. Pushing ahead with too much ambition is then seen, resulting in dangers by injuries or attempts on the natives’ life. According to tradition, Sirius will give a “famous” death with honors beyond the grave, if positioned in the eighth house.
      In good aspect with Mars and Jupiter and close to the Meridian, promise is given of gaining extensive wealth, a lucky hand in commercial enterprise or matters of government. This star so placed is most excellent for military, lawyers and civil servants.
      Sirius conjunction Sun and well placed in the cosmogram will be found to be the case with numerous important and famous personalities. Possibly, the rise in station is made possible by protection from people of influence.
      Sun conjunction Sirius was the case with US President Coolidge and poets Paul Keller and Hermann Hesse. Hjalmar Schacht has the MC with this star. He was called the German financial wizard. Albert Einstein has Sirius – Ascendant – Jupiter – Uranus = Uranus/Pluto. H.P. Blavatsky, founder of the theosophical movement, has Sirius – Asc – Pluto = Mercury/Jupiter.
      William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army, has the Moon positioned with Sirius. The stigmatized Peter Pius has Venus conjunction Sirius.
      The discoverer of radium, Marie Curie, has Sirius with Uranus = Mars/Jupiter. Hans Driesch, the important biologist, philosopher and parapsychologist, has Sirius = Uranus = Neptune = Mercury/Jupiter. ^[17]

Rigor (1979)

SIRIUS.   α Canis Majoris.
      A binary, white and yellow star. The main star belongs to spectral class A1. It has a companion star, Sirius ‘B,’ a white dwarf star that rotates around the main star every 50 years. This is a dwarf star having 90,000 times the density of our Sun. Sirius has twice the diameter of our Sun and is 9 light-years distant.
      BASIC INFLUENCES:   The native is ambitious, loves to exercise ‘power,’ and has a grandeur of outlook. Good for business prosperity, custodial guardian, honors, wealth, and renown. Native receives favors from superiors and friends. Questionable writings, speeches, and statements could bring latent honors.
      NEGATIVELY:   Native is subject to problematical actions, accusations, just or unjust.
      FOOTNOTE:    Sirius ‘B’ rotates around Sirius ‘A’ every 50 years. The Dogan tribes of Africa claim there is another, third star called Sirius ‘C’ that goes around the same way, but astronomers say they have no evidence to substantiate this claim. In the 1920’s there was an irregularity in Sirius and some astronomers thought there might be a third star in the system. The Dogan tribes have a celebration centered around their beliefs in Sirius’s mystical power. ^[11]

George and Barbara Parker (1985)

Fixed star Sirius rules the nipple of the right breast. ^[18]

Morse (1988)

Sirius is one of the most magnificent sights in our night sky, so near, only 8.7 light-years away, and so very bright with its Vis. Mag, 0.06, that it shimmers even to the naked eye. With just modest binoculars to helps, it is a glorious blaze of auroric color that leaves us wondering if it is really justice to classify it as ‘white’.
     The name comes to us from the Greek σεριος, ‘scorching’ or ’fiery ‘. In Arabic it is Al Suhail, the Gleaming One, and in all other cultures its title has been along the same lines. It is held also to have been one of the very few stars on view to our ancestors even when we had two brief twilights daily between our two suns in the sky.
     It has been said also that this star takes its name from the Egyptian god-figure Osiris, but the truth is  probably the other way round. The great leader and teacher of the Egyptians in the time of recovery from the Disaster has in all likelihood been remembered by the name of the brightest star in the heavens.
     The present position, only one degree from the center of Cancer [Sign], the place of Exaltation of Jupiter, and so-called ‘Center of the Universe’, is shared with another very bright star Canopus, but of course we cannot say that either of them has always held this position. Nonetheless, Sirius has always been accorded that kind of status, which is why Ptolemy have it a Jupiter-Mars simile.
     So many wondrous tales are told around it that we just cannot repeat them here, but it has often been given a Divine significance even above the four Archangel stars. Its connection with a Dog comes without doubt from the early Hindu title for it, Sivaanam, the Dog which in the Rig Veda awakens the gods of the air and calls them to send the rains to restore life to the Earth. The later association with helping Orion to hunt a mere hare, or even to fight a bull, is just too pathetic to be taken seriously for a star such as this.
     On horoscopes, Sirius marks immense creative talents in any field at all with ‘only’ the warning that there may be more inner power than can be safely managed. Harshly aspected it can show a psychotic person truly a menace to himself and the community, but in better condition we have here the star of the truly Great figures in every field of human endeavor. ^[19]

Noonan (1990)

The astrology of Canis Major is really that of the Dog star, Sirius. Without a doubt this brightest star in the night sky is one of the most important objects in the heavens, even rivaling the Sun and Moon in its influence. The Roman farmers sacrificed to Sirius a fawn-colored dog at their three festivals when the Sun began to approach Sirius (merdinal culmination). In Persia its name meant “Creator of Prosperity” and the Egyptians considered Sothis a “favorable star”, especially in its mutatine rising with the Sun. The Dog star is also at the vertices of the two triangles that mark the Egyptian constellation “X”. This constellation of two trines is formed by the star Procyon (α-CMi), Betelgeuse (α-Ori). Naos (ζ-Pup), and Phact (α-Col). As each of these stars is favorable in its own peculiar way, the grouping of a grand trine must be considered extremely propitious. In early astrology, wealth and renown was the happy lot to all those born under the influence of Sirius. This star is also said to give faithfulness and devotion and to make its natives guardians and custodians to those they serve.
      In later classical times this star and its constellation earned the evil reputation of so many Venusian stars. This was due in part to the ancient Egyptian practice of predicting the fortunes of the ensuing year from the helical rising of the star—a dim star presaging hard times ahead.
      Chinese astrologers asserted that Sirius portended attack from thieves, and Jewish astrologers held the star in abhorrence, probably due to the fact their former masters worshipped it. (Leviticus xvii:7 has been interpreted to refer specifically to Sirius and Procyon.) Hippocrates made much in his Epidemics and Aphorisms of this star’s power over the weather and its consequent effect on the physical well-being of mankind. Some of these theories were current in medicine in Italy even during the eighteenth century. The superstitions attributed the midsummer heat to the “dog days” of Sirius and claimed that dog bites were the result of the star’s influence. A belief in the evil influence of the Dog star goes back even before recorded history. Homer wrote: “… for Sirius’ burning breath Taints the red air with favors, plagues and death.”
      But the more reasonable ancient meteorology claimed that a mutatine setting or a vespertine rising at the full Moon preceding the winter solstice portends an uncommonly cold winter. ^[20]

Tianlang the Heavenly Wolf

In Chinese astronomy, Sirius is named 天狼 Tiān Láng, “Heavenly Wolf,” or “the Wolf in the Sky.” It is a single-star asterism in the 22nd Chinese lunar mansion Jing (Well).
      In ancient China, Sirius’s astrological connotation was tied to the wolf’s ferocity. It was the malevolent “evil star” or “thief star,” symbolizing aggression, unrest, war, disaster, thieves and bandits. It also represented invading foreign tribes and was often compared to “barbarian generals” or “barbarian soldiers.”
      The color, brightness, and angular changes of Sirius foreshadowed the safety of the border regions and were used to predict invasion, war, social order and chaos. Therefore, for the sake of peace and security, the ancients set up a Bow and Arrow, southeast of the Wolf Star, to shoot down Sirius. The arrowhead points directly to the Wolf Star to the northwest. Su Shi (1037 to 1101) wrote a poem vividly describing this: “I will draw my bow like a full moon, gazing northwest, to shoot the Heavenly Wolf.”
      However, the main purpose of this longbow was to intimidate the “wolf” with force; the real method of capture was a wolf-catching trap formed by the stars of Junshi (Market for Soldier) not far to its west. To lure the Heavenly Wolf, the hunters also placed the star Yeji (Wild Cockerel) as bait in the trap. An ancient saying goes, “When the heavenly bow is drawn, the world is at war.” ^[21]

In Mongolian mythology, Sirius is also known as Tianlang, “Heavenly Wolf,” but it is taboo to mention the wolf’s name directly, so it is often referred to as “Yellow Dog” or “Heavenly Dog.” It represents darkness and evil and is an enemy of the sun (light and justice). ^[22]

Sirius Feng Shui

Sirius is an ominous and inauspicious star of aggression, invasion, plunder, greed and cruelty. It causes bloodshed and lawsuits, but can also enhance the authority of military positions. Its appearance is often associated with war, disaster, and invasion.
      Ancient people observed that Sirius often flickered, sometimes appearing bluish, sometimes whitish, and sometimes even reddish. They saw this change as a sign of the wolf’s cunning and cruelty.
      In Feng Shui and the Five Elements, Sirius, due to its sharp light, is classified as “Metal,” representing weaponry, authority, decisiveness, and killing. However, because of its intense radiance, it also possesses the characteristics of “Fire,” representing restlessness, conflict, and explosion.
      Therefore, Sirius is like a double-edged sword; “Metal clashing with Fire” is characterized by a fierce, powerful, domineering, proactive, and highly aggressive and destructive nature.

Negative effects (which need to be mitigated):
      Activating the “Fire and Sharp Metal”: If there are sharp buildings, signal towers, chimneys, or other “Sharp objects” in the south or southwest of the residence (the area that Sirius mainly passes through), these Sharp objects will resonate with Sirius’s energy during the winter when Sirius is in power, forming a powerful “Fire and Sharp Metal,” which can easily cause problems such as quarrels, lawsuits, accidents, bloodshed, and cardiovascular diseases in the family.
      Inducing “petty people” and “vicious competition”: In an office or shop, if the main doors or windows face due south or southwest and the external environment is unfavorable, it is easy to introduce the “aggressive” energy of Sirius in winter, leading to vicious competition in business, the appearance of “insiders” or “petty people” within the business, and instability in one’s career.

Positive effects (can boost prosperity):
      Everything has its yin and yang. The fierce energy of Sirius, if used properly, can also be used to your advantage.
      Enhancing “Military and Military Professions” and “Authority”: For those in professions requiring authority, decisiveness, and competitiveness, such as the military, police, discipline inspection, law, surgery, and athletics, Sirius’s energy can be beneficial. Placing metal ornaments resembling bows and arrows or fierce beasts in the south or southwest of your home or office can attract Sirius’s energy and enhance your prestige and competitiveness.
      Dispelling “evil” and “decadence”: Sirius’s extremely yang and vigorous energy has a “fighting fire with fire” effect on environments with excessive yin energy and a stagnant atmosphere. When a place has been in a slump for a long time, a “bringing the wolf into the house” layout can be used (requires professional guidance) to break through the stagnant energy field and achieve “no destruction, no construction.” ^[23]

Ma Duanlin (1317)

Below Queqiu (Palace Gate) is a wolf (Sirius) with a lush and fluffy appearance. Nine curved bows are on the left side (Bow and Arrow), and an arrow is about to shoot the stubborn wolf in the chest.
     The one star of the Wolf (Sirius) below Queqiu (Palace Gate), southeast of Jing (Well), is the Wild General, signifying killing and plundering. Its color is constant and should not change; if it changes color or wavers, thieves will rise, barbarian armies will break out, and people will resort to cannibalism. If it is agitated, the ruler will be restless, not residing in his palace, but roaming the world. Zhang Heng said, “If one resides in the wrong place, people will eat each other.” Yellow and white colors are auspicious; black is inauspicious; red and sharp angles indicate war. The same applies if Venus and Mars guard it. ^[24]

Song History (1346)

Lang (Sirius) consists of one star located in the southeast of Dongjing (Eastern Well); it represents a wild general and governs acts of invasion and plunder. Its color remains constant, indicating that movement or change is undesirable. If it displays sharp rays, angular features, or shows signs of movement and instability, warfare erupts. If bright and prominent, weapons become expensive; if its position shifts, people resort to cannibalism during extreme famine. A yellowish-white color signifies an ominous event; a red hue indicates military conflict.
      If the Moon transgresses Lang, warfare occurs without actual battle; some sources say it signifies water-related events or disasters. A lunar eclipse in the Wolf Star indicates foreign plots. If any of the Five Planets transgress this region, a large-scale war will break out, and theft increases significantly. If comets or 孛 (Bo, goblin, abnormally bright star) transgress Lang, theft, rebellions and uprisings emerge. If a guest star guards it, a yellowish-green color signifies good fortune; black signifies sorrow. If red-colored cloud formations enter Lang, military conflict arises. ^[25]

Constellation Canis Major, the Greater Dog

03♋50 to 01♌58

CANIS MAJOR.   The Greater Dog.
      Legend.   This constellation is said to represent the dog set by Jupiter to guard Europa whom he had stolen and conveyed to Crete. According to other accounts, however, it was either Laelaps, the hound of Actaeon; that of Diana’s nymph Procris; that given by Aurora to Cephalus; or finally one of the dogs of Orion.
     Influence.   Ptolemy states that the stars of this constellation, with the exception of Sirius, are like Venus. It is said to give good qualities, charity and a faithful heart, but violent and dangerous passions. There is some danger from, or fear of, darkness and the night, and liability to dog bites, though the latter characteristic is probably associated more particularly with Sirius. Canis Major is connected by the Kabalists with the Hebrew letter Tzaddi and the 18th Tarot Trump, “The Moon”.
     Magical.   Cures dropsy, resists plague, and preserves from beasts. ^[10]

The ancient constellation of the Dog comprises what today are the constellations of Manis Major (CMa) and Columba (Col). There are also unfigured stars from the modern constellation of Monoceros (Mon) within the ancient boundaries of the Dog. Ptolemy states that the star Sirius has the nature of Jupiter and, to a lesser extent, that of Mars. The rest of the constellation of the Dog has the nature of Venus according to Tetrabiblos. Modern astrologers assert that the constellation indicates some danger from darkness and the night. Traditionally it is noted for its indication of beneficial rains. ^[20]

Fixed Star Sirius Conjunctions

Ascendant conjunct Sirius: The rising of Canicula, which the Greeks call Sirius, will apply unbridled minds to every pursuit of wicked deeds. They will also be separated from all human kindness, and will willingly pursue all pursuits of violence, furious, angry, terrible, threatening, and whom all men will hate and fear equally.
      They will also be spirited and always puffed up by a profuse flow of speech, and whom careless speech always drives to every insult, stirring up new and unheard-of quarrels over causes. Their hearts throb with frequent agitations, and their voices imitate the barking of dogs with their dry jaws, so that, moved by impetuosity and fury, they either gnash their teeth or sharpen them by friction. ^[26]

A splendid and illustrious life; glorious, mighty and commanding nature; fame, busy with many activities, bountiful resources, well known or feared in cities and regions. Prosperity from youth and in own city. ^[27]

Fisher Tull 0°05′, Adam Schiff 0°07′, Burl Ives 0°08′, Sharon Gannon 0°10′ (and Sun, Moon, POF),  Elon Musk 0°11′ (and Mercury), Balthazar Getty 0°13′ (and Saturn), Frank Gifford 0°16′ (and Jupiter), Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples 0°18′, Michael Jordan 0°28′, Rudolf von Sebottendorf 0°37′, Trinity nuclear test 0°40′ (and Saturn), Hélène Cixous 0°40′, Barbara Eden 0°45′, Albert Einstein 0°46′, Fromental Halévy 0°46′ (and Venus, Mars), Charles Schmid 0°48′ (and Sun), Peter Sculthorpe 0°51′, Dianna K. Rosenberg 0°53′, Robert Hand 0°55′, Eric Stanton 0°58′ (and Pluto, N. Node), Josef Mengele 0°58′, Bill Burr 1°00′, Ghouta chemical attack 1°01′ (and Jupiter), Charles Cullen 1°06′, Frank Costello 1°11′, Mark Wahlberg 1°14′, Michael Chang 1°15′, Oliver North 1°18′, Bill Camfield 1°18′, Tiffany Chin 1°19′, Ilse Koch 1°21′ (and Neptune), Sara Gilbert 1°26′ (and Saturn), Mel Gibson 1°29′, Guglielmo Marconi 1°32′, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught 1°38′, Francis Poulenc 1°38′, Deborah Houlding 1°42′, Mitch Gaylord 1°42′, Romano Mussolini 1°42′, Mariano Fortuny 1°44′, Jacques Mesrine 1°57′ (and Moon), Billy Joel 1°59′, John Cena 1°59′, William John Donaldson 2°00′, Normani 2°01′, Merv Griffin 2°02′ (and Sun, Pluto), Ramiro Ledesma Ramos 2°06′, Judy Garland 2°06′, Robert De Niro 2°07′, Ilse von Stach 2°09′, Françoise Rosay 2°10′, Dan Wilson 2°16′, Van Morrison 2°16′, Pentagon 2°19′, COVID-19 pandemic 2°21′, Michel de Montaigne 2°29′ (and Uranus), Steven Spielberg 2°33′, Annie Chancel 2°36′ (and Venus). 

Ascendant conjunct Sirius and born in the day: Capable of commanding, valiant, energetic, active, fearless, submissive, greedy, hard and haughty, a military leader, tyrannical, glorious. ^[27]

Adam Schiff 0°07′, Burl Ives 0°08′, Sharon Gannon 0°10′, Elon Musk 0°11′, Balthazar Getty 0°13′, Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples 0°18′, Michael Jordan 0°28′, Hélène Cixous 0°40′, Albert Einstein 0°46′, Fromental Halevy 0°46′, Charles Schmid 0°48′, Peter Sculthorpe 0°51′, Dianna K. Rosenberg 0°53′, Josef Mengele 0°58′, Bill Burr 1°00′, Charles Cullen 1°06′, Frank Costello 1°11′, Mark Wahlberg 1°14′, Michael Chang 1°15′, Bill Camfield 1°18′, Sara Gilbert 1°26′, Guglielmo Marconi 1°32′, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught 1°38′, Francis Poulenc 1°38′, Deborah Houlding 1°42′, Mitch Gaylord 1°42′, Mariano Fortuny 1°44′, Billy Joel 1°59′, John Cena 1°59′, Normani 2°01′, Judy Garland 2°06′, Ramiro Ledesma Ramos 2°06′, Ilse von Stach 2°09′, Françoise Rosay 2°10′, Dan Wilson 2°16′, Pentagon 2°19′, Michel de Montaigne 2°29′.

Ascendant conjunct Sirius and born at night: Insolent, cruel, lacking in mercy, hasty, rapacious, agitated and drunk. ^[27]

Fisher Tull 0°05′, Frank Gifford 0°16′, Rudolf von Sebottendorf 0°37′, Trinity nuclear test 0°40′, Barbara Eden 0°45′, Charles Schmid 0°48′, Robert Hand 0°55′, Eric Stanton 0°58′, Ghouta chemical attack 1°01′, Oliver North 1°18′, Tiffany Chin 1°19′, Ilse Koch 1°21′, Mel Gibson 1°29′, Romano Mussolini 1°42′, Jacques Mesrine 1°57′, William John Donaldson 2°00′, Merv Griffin 2°02′, Robert De Niro 2°07′, Van Morrison 2°16′, COVID-19 pandemic 2°21′, Steven Spielberg 2°33′, Annie Chancel 2°36′.

Ascendant conjunct Sirius with Sun: Kingly Preferment. ^[15]

Sharon Gannon 0°10′, Charles Schmid 0°48′, Merv Griffin 2°02′.

Ascendant conjunct Sirius with Moon: Ambition and magnanimity. ^[16]

Sharon Gannon 0°10′, Jacques Mesrine 1°57′.

Ascendant conjunct Sirius with Mercury: Ambition and magnanimity. ^[16]

Elon Musk 0°11′, 

Ascendant conjunct Sirius with Venus: Fromental Halévy 0°46′, Annie Chancel 2°36′.

Ascendant conjunct Sirius with Mars: But if Mars sees this place, the things we have said (Ascendant conjunct Sirius) will take on greater force. These never fear the secrets of the forests, but with a ready spirit they despise the bites of all wild animals, and they are frequently in danger from wild animals and fires. ^[26]

Wounding or death in battle. ^[16]

Sirius can be quite dangerous; pushing ahead with too much ambition is then seen, resulting in dangers by injuries or attempts on the native’s life. ^[17]

Fromental Halévy 0°46′.

Ascendant conjunct Sirius in any aspect to Mars: The things said (about Sirius rising) will take on greater force. These never fear the secrets of the forests, but with a ready spirit, they despise the bites of all wild animals, and they are frequently in danger from wild animals and fires. ^[13]

Fromental Halévy 0°46′.

Ascendant conjunct Sirius with Jupiter: Ambition and magnanimity. ^[16]

Frank Gifford 0°16′, Ghouta chemical attack 1°01′.

Ascendant conjunct Sirius with Saturn: Balthazar Getty 0°13′, Trinity nuclear test 0°40′, Sara Gilbert 1°26′.

Ascendant conjunct Sirius in aspect to a malevolent, with the Moon aspecting Saturn: If malevolent stars shine upon this place, with the Moon also aspecting Saturn, there will be born hunters, combatants in the amphitheater, who will fight with wild animals in cages in the sight of the people. They also become gladiators. They will also have the speed of body to catch a hare at a run. ^[26]

Trinity nuclear test 0°40′.

Midheaven conjunct Sirius: A splendid and illustrious life; glorious, mighty and commanding nature; fame, busy with many activities, bountiful resources, well known or feared in cities and regions. Prosperity from youth and in own city. Sensible, merciful and generally don’t die a good death. ^[27]

It insinuates a power over the people by authority of some great Prince, or an Office in the nature of a Treasurer, or Receiver of Customes, or a Governour of a Town, Fort ot castle; an Overseer or Director of Workman concerning the Conduct of Water, Conduit Pipes, or Surveyor of Works, Building, &c. In all which it’s probable the Native encreaseth his Estate and augments his Reputation: This Direction intends employment in aboundance from the Nobility and Gentry, or from eminent Persons, and the performance of what he undertakes with great honor and fame. ^[15]

High office under Government giving great profit and reputation. High ecclesiastical honor, martial preferment, prosperity in business. ^[10]

Baba Sora 0°12′, Cat Stevens 0°31′, Boris Johnson 0°42′, Tony Abbott 1°34′, Edwin Castro 2°41′ (and POF), Viktor Orbán 2°47′.

Midheaven conjunct Sirius with Sun: Kingly Preferment. ^[15]

Midheaven conjunct Sirius, well-aspected to Mars and Jupiter: Promise is given of gaining extensive wealth, a lucky hand in commercial enterprise or matters of government. This star so placed is most excellent for military, lawyers and civil servants. ^[17]

Descendant conjunct Sirius: A splendid and illustrious life; glorious, mighty and commanding nature; fame, busy with many activities; bountiful resources; well known or feared in cities and regions. Prosperity around middle age or through marriage or women. ^[27]

Marie Curie 0°13′ (and Uranus), Léon Degrelle 0°31′, Gwen Stefani 0°32′ (and Moon), Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán 1°14′, Elizabeth I 1°35′, Nicholas Culpeper 1°36′, Sirhan Sirhan 2°07′, Novak Djokovic 2°10′, Ted Kennedy 2°20′, Bobby Brown 2°23′, Barbara Castle 2°28′, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex 2°30′.

Descendant conjunct Sirius conjunct or in harsh aspect to Mars: If this star is found in the setting, and Mars is either found in that very place, or reflects upon the very place with threatening radiation, it will cause it to be eaten by wolves or by dogs or consumed by wild beasts with miserable lacerations. ^[26]

Will be eaten by wolves, or eaten by dogs, or consumed by wretched tearing by wild beasts. ^[13]

Imum Coeli conjunct Sirius: A splendid and illustrious life; glorious, mighty and commanding nature; fame, busy with many activities, bountiful resources, well known or feared in cities and regions. Prosperity in old age or through savings, investments or pensions; death will be famous and known to all. ^[26]

Valerie Solanas 1°55′, John D. Rockefeller 2°08′, Benny Hinn 2°14′, Sam Altman 2°32′.

Part of Fortune conjunct Sirius: Barron Trump 0°25′, Sharon Gannon 0°49′ (and Sun, Moon, AC), L. Ron Hubbard 1°51′, Edwin Castro 1°56′ (and MC), Rajneesh 2°23′, RuPaul 2°36′.

Sun conjunct Sirius: Success in business, occupation connected with metals or other martial affairs, domestic harmony. If rising or culminating, kingly preferment. ^[10]

Preferment in astrology, sports, government, business and matters dealing with the public. Native may receive high favors, preferment, deserved or not. If honors and preferment are received too early in life, the native may dissipate or, in other ways, not be appreciative of their windfall. ^[11]

Sirius conjunction Sun and well placed in the cosmogram will be found to be the case with numerous important and famous personalities. Possibly, the rise in station is made possible by protection from people of influence. ^[17]

Megan Rapinoe 0°10′, George W. Bush 0°26′, Frida Kahlo 0°34′ (and Neptune), Merv Griffin 0°51′ (and AC, Pluto), Leona Helmsley 0°53′ (and Venus), Sylvester Stallone 0°55′, James VI and I 1°15′, Cecil Rhodes 1°32′, Sharon Gannon 1°46′ (and Moon, AC, POF), Charles Schmid 2°24′ (and AC). 

Moon conjunct Sirius: A splendid and illustrious life; great, distinguished and opulent nature. ^[26]

Success in business, influential friends of the opposite sex, favorable for the father, good health, beneficial changes in home or business. If a malefic be with Scheat, death by fiery cutting weapons or from beasts. If Saturn be with the Moon, death by wild beasts or soldiers. ^[10]

Natives with this conjunction can receive high honors, develop influential friends, and expect beneficial changes in business and/or domestic affairs. Possibly domestic problems later in life. Friends come to their aid when needed. ^[11]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 0°20′, Kurt Cobain 0°24′, Jacques Mesrine 0°33′ (and AC), Cara Cunningham 0°41′, Sharon Gannon 0°46′ (and Sun, AC, POF), Michael Richards 1°11′, William Blake 1°17′, Dave Chappelle 1°18′, Gwen Stefani 1°22′ (and DC), Drake 1°35′, Dua Lipa 2°05′, Olivia De Havilland 2°36′ (and Venus).

Moon conjunct Sirius and an Infortune (Mars or Saturn) conjunct Alpheratz: The Native will die by some fiery, cutting Weapon, or by hurt from Beasts. ^[15]

Mercury conjunct Sirius: Great business success, help through influential people, worries unnecessarily, associated with the Church, physical defect through accident. ^[10]

Great business and legal success are possible. Native can receive assistance from friends, relatives or superiors. Natives with this conjunction have considerable ‘depth’ to their minds and mental processes, which, if directed into the right channels, can bring high preferment from friends and superiors. Native has a clear accurate mind, but also a tendency towards needless worrying. Latent honors are possible. ^[11]

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 0°02′, Matt LeBlanc 0°15′, Emmett Till 0°19′, Nayib Bukele 0°22′, Elon Musk 0°22′ (and AC), Will Ferrell 0°44′, Liz Wheeler 0°54′, Khloé Kardashian 0°55′, Robert Graves 1°30′, Lionel Messi 2°22′, Lana Del Rey 2°31′, Priyanka Chopra 2°37′ (and N. Node).

Venus conjunct Sirius: Ease, comfort and luxury, extravagant, gain by inheritance. ^[10]

Positive: Native radiates a charm of manner or appearance; regardless of their station in life, these natives often prefer a life of ease and comfort.

Negative: Native may become resentful over fancied wrongs, or in some instances in what they consider an affront. These natives entertain strong opinions, ideas, about people, conditions. Turbulence, self-destruction possible. ^[11]

Tom Jones 0°00′ (and Mars), Nancy Sinatra 0°08′ (and Mars), Annie Chancel 0°08′ (and AC), Fromental Halévy 0°09′ (and AC, Mars), Olivia De Havilland 0°17′ (and Moon), Ernest Hemingway 0°26′, Leona Helmsley 0°44′ (and Sun), James Stewart 0°55′ (and Neptune), Carlos Santana 1°02′, Sidney Gottlieb 1°05′, Errol Flynn 1°11′, Kathie Lee Gifford 1°15′, Padre Pio 1°26′, Steve Forbes 1°31′, Mata Hari 1°39′, Bob Dole 1°43′ (and Pluto), Lucy Hale 1°46′, Rafael Nadal 1°47′, Corey Feldman 1°48′, Tylyn John 1°57′ (and Mars), Steve Martin 1°59′, Matt Prokop 2°17′, Queen Camilla 2°46′.

Mars conjunct Sirius: Courageous, generous, military preferment, work in connection with metals. ^[10]

This conjunction produces industrious natives, one with ambition and an authoritative disposition. Domestic problems possible. Negatively, problematical actions, even accusations. ^[11]

Tylyn John 0°03′ (and Venus), Pablo Picasso 0°06′, Roger Federer 0°07′, Tom Jones 0°09′ (and Venus), Karen Silkwood 0°47′, Nancy Sinatra 0°51′ (and Venus), Fromental Halévy 0°54′ (and AC, Venus), Robin Williams 1°30′ (and Uranus), Liz Cheney 1°30′, Travis Scott 1°55′, Diego Maradona 2°14′, Vera Atkins 2°21′ (and Neptune), Meghan, Duchess of Sussex 2°22′, Reza Pahlavi 2°28′.

Mars conjunct Saturn conjunct Sirius: These are persons who extend their ego into their children’s actions one day, and the next day, withdraw their support for what their children may be doing so that there would be an ego change back and forth. This affects the hormones on the diaphragm causing and overactive and underactive energy flow, so that the person feels energetic at times and ready to collapse at other times. Ultimately, a total restriction of energy would result, causing them to feel extremely tired. Consumption of oranges helps to balance the energy and oranges should be an important part of the diet. ^[18]

Jupiter conjunct Sirius: Business success, journeys, help from relatives, ecclesiastical preferment. ^[10]

High business preferment, high government preferment. Successful ventures and considerable traveling. Natives with this conjunction attract friends. Some of these natives may engage in very unusual occupations. ^[11]

This point develops large family ties for these individuals. It keeps them tied to the family circle, including all the relatives. They are generally born into a large family, and all those in the family circle are also interested in the large families themselves. Great emotional ties are developed so that whatever happens to one affects them all, and all respond with exaggerated emotions. ^[18]

Bonnie Parker 0°16′, Warren Buffett 0°31′, Rosemary Kennedy 1°01′, Eva Perón 1°02′, James Dean 1°31′, Billie Eilish 1°42′, Bobby Fischer 1°52′, Frank Gifford 2°10′ (and AC), Bob Woodward 2°13′, Ghouta chemical attack 2°16′ (and AC), Mack Ray Edwards 2°22′, Marguerite de Navarre 2°29′, Alvin Ailey 2°30′, Rupert Murdoch 2°39′.

Saturn conjunct Sirius: Steady, reserved, diplomatic, just, persevering, high position through friends, favorable for home, gifts and legacies, domestic harmony. ^[10]

There are difficulties in raising children with this energy point. There would be a coldness towards the children with little or no emotional attachment. They take care of their children but they do not display warmth in their relationship. This causes a restriction in the digestive juices in the stomach that leads to bloating. To alleviate this problem, these persons should chew celery before or after a meal as celery stimulates the digestive process. ^[18]

Sara Gilbert 0°09′ (and AC), David Beckham 0°18′, Balthazar Getty 0°20′ (and AC), Drew Barrymore 1°27′, Mary Shelley 1°43′, Trinity nuclear test 2°18′, (and AC) 

Uranus conjunct Sirius: Gain and prominence in Uranian matters, help from influential friends, gain through harmonious marriage, especially if male, sudden death. ^[10]

This is not extremely difficult. It causes slight, sharp pains on the right side of the chest. They usually have many health checkups from the fear that they may be having heart problems but they are just wasting their time and money. It is merely an energy flow problem where the energy is restricted at times. These persons are usually misdiagnosed as having heart trouble and are put on restrictive diets so as to avoid cholesterol buildup and so forth. ^[18]

Marie Curie 0°27′ (and DC), Constantine the Great 0°42′, Michel de Montaigne 1°32′ (and AC), Robin Williams 2°34′ (and Mars).

Neptune conjunct Sirius: Intuition, occult interests, religious, good organizing ability, success in mercantile pursuits, banks or corporations, many influential friends, favorable for gain and domestic matters, natural death. ^[10]

James Stewart 0°09′ (and Venus), Ilse Koch 0°17′ (and AC), Frida Kahlo 0°23′ (and Sun), Melvin Belli 0°26′, Simone de Beauvoir 0°33′ (and N. Node), Ed Gein 0°47′, Vera Atkins 0°58′ (and Mars), Thomas Jefferson 1°13′.

Pluto conjunct Sirius: Merv Griffin 0°02′ (and AC, Sun), Marilyn Monroe 0°20′, Elizabeth II 0°21′, Hugh Hefner 0°26′, Lloyd L. Burke 0°28′, Jimmy Carter 0°29′, Antonio Vivaldi 0°37′, Charlton Heston 0°39′, Jorge Rafael Videla 0°43′, Malcolm X 1°03′, Lorraine Warren 1°15′, William F. Buckley Jr. 1°22′, Linda Goodman 1°35′, Johnny Carson 1°40′, George H. W. Bush 1°40′, Margaret Thatcher 1°41′, Bob Dole 1°49′ (and Venus), James Earl Ray 1°57′, Che Guevara 2°18′, Benjamin Creme 2°19′, Eric Stanton 2°49′, (and AC, N. Node).

North Node conjunct Sirius: Eric Stanton 0°26′, (and AC, Pluto) Prince William 0°29′, Priyanka Chopra 1°07′ (and Mercury), Simone de Beauvoir 1°26′ (and Neptune), Patch Adams 2°21′, Brad Pitt 2°25′, Adolf Hitler 2°32′.

South Node conjunct Sirius: Woody Allen 0°01′, Leonardo da Vinci 0°22′, John F. Kennedy 1°41′, Lance Reventlow 1°51′.

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