Fixed Star Sirius

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

Canis Major [Stellarium]

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.
α CMa A: magnitude −1.46, spectral type A0mA1 Va.
α CMa B: magnitude +8.44, spectral type DA2. ^[1]

α CMa is officially and traditionally 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]

Some sources suggest the name Sirius might be associated with the Egyptian god Osiris. Commonly known as The Dog Star, α CMa is recognized by more than 50 names and catalogue designations. Bayer used the name Aschere, derived from the Arabic ash-hira (الشِّعْرَى), meaning “the leader.” The star was mentioned under this name in the Qur’an (chapter Surah). The star’s Sanskrit name is Mrgavyadha, meaning “the deer hunter.” In Sanskrit, Sirius is also known as Lubdhaka, “the hunter.” ^[1]

In Chinese astronomy, α CMa belongs to the asterism Tiānláng, “Celestial Wolf,” and it has four traditional names:
Tiānláng, “Celestial Wolf”
Lángxīng, “Wolf Star”
Tiānlángxīng, “Star of Celestial Wolf”
Zéixīng, “Thief star,” “the meteor” ^[3]

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

Fixed star Sirius has the spectral class A0, indicating the planetary nature of Venus. However, Ptolemy states the nature of Jupiter-Mars, and Anonymous of 379 AD ^[4] asserts that it has a Mars-like nature.

Ptolemy, Cicero, Seneca, Aratus and other ancient authors said Sirius was “reddish,” indicating the spectral type K or M. However, Sirius is a blue-white class A star. It is not very likely that Sirius simply changed its color from red to bluish-white within such a short period of time, this remains an unresolved mystery. To confuse things further, there are also many ancient texts calling the star white. ^[1]

α, Binary, 0.4, and 13, yellowish white and yellow.
In astrology, like its constellation, it portended wealth, fame, and good fortune. ^[5]

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 . 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. ^[6]

SIRIUS. α Canis Majoris.
A binary, white and yellow star. The main star belongs to spectral class A l. 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 isanother, 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 mystical power. ^[7]

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 midsommer 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. ^[8]

Well-connected, it promises fame, honors and riches. According to tradition, Sirius will give a famous death with honors beyond the grave, if positioned in the 8th house. In good aspect with Mars and Jupiter and close to the MC, 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 in conjunction with the Sun and well placed in the chart 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. ^[9]

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. ^[10]

Fixed star Sirius rules the nipple of the right breast. ^[11]

Constellation Canis Major

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”. ^[6]

Alpha Canis Majoris, Sirius [humanoriginproject.com]

Fixed Star Sirius Conjunctions

Ascendant conjunct Sirius:

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]

They 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 all men will hate and fear them 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 beat 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. ^[13]

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. ^[4]

Good fortune, happiness, gifts, fortunate for love and marriage, gain by legacies and inheritance (Venus nature). ^[6]

Elon Musk 0°11′ (and Mercury), Michael Jordan 0°28′, Albert Einstein 0°46′, Fromental Halevy 0°46′ (and Venus, Mars), Robert Hand 0°55′, Josef Mengele 0°58′, Charles Cullen 1°06′, Mark Wahlberg 1°14′, Oliver North 1°18′, Billy Joel 1°59′, Judy Garland 2°06′, Robert De Niro 2°07′, Steven Spielberg 2°33′.

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. ^[4]

Elon Musk 0°11′, Michael Jordan 0°28′, Albert Einstein 0°46′, Fromental Halevy 0°46′, Josef Mengele 0°58′, Charles Cullen 1°06′, Mark Wahlberg 1°14′, Billy Joel 1°59′, Judy Garland 2°06′.

Ascendant conjunct Sirius and born at night: Insolent, cruel, lacking in mercy, hasty, rapacious, agitated and drunk. ^[4]

Robert Hand 0°55′, Oliver North 1°18′, Robert De Niro 2°07′, Steven Spielberg 2°33′.

Ascendant and Mars conjunct Sirius: On the Ascendant 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 native’s life. ^[9]

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]

Ascendant conjunct Sirius in aspect to a malevolent, with the Moon aspecting Saturn: Hunters of the amphitheater will be born, who will fight with wild animals in cages in full view of the people. They also become gladiators. They will also have the speed of body to catch a hare on the run. ^[13]

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. ^[4]

High office under Government giving great profit and reputation. High ecclesiastical honor, martial preferment, prosperity in business. Honor and success, dealings with and help through women, success in occupations of a Venus nature. ^[6]

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

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. ^[4]

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′, Barbara Castle 2°28′, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex 2°30′.

Descendant conjunct Sirius conjunct or in harsh aspect to Mars: 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. ^[4]

Valerie Solanas 1°55′, Sam Altman 2°32′.

Part of Fortune conjunct Sirius: Barron Trump 0°25′, 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. ^[6]

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. ^[7]

Well-aspected, may become an important and famous personality, possibly helped by protection from people of influence. ^[9]

Megan Rapinoe 0°10′, George W. Bush 0°26′, Frida Kahlo 0°34′ (and Neptune), Leona Helmsley 0°53′ (and Venus), Sylvester Stallone 0°55′, James VI and I 1°15′.

Moon conjunct Sirius: A splendid and illustrious life; great, distinguished and opulent nature. ^[4]

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. ^[6]

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. ^[7]

Kurt Cobain 0°24′, 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).

Mercury conjunct Sirius: Great business success, help through influential people, worries unnecessarily, associated with the Church, physical defect through accident. ^[6]

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. ^[7]

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′, 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. ^[6]

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. ^[7]

Tom Jones 0°00′ (and Mars), Nancy Sinatra 0°08′ (and Mars), Fromental Halevy 0°09′ (and AC, Mars), Olivia De Havilland 0°17′ (and Moon), Ernest Hemingway 0°26′, Leona Helmsley 0°44′ (and Sun), 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′, Petrarch 2°25′, Queen Camilla 2°46′.

Mars conjunct Sirius: Courageous, generous, military preferment, work in connection with metals. ^[6]

This conjunction produces industrious natives, one with ambition and an authoritative disposition. Domestic problems possible. Negatively, problematical actions, even accusations. ^[7]

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 Halevy 0°54′ (and AC, Venus), Robin Williams 1°30′ (and Uranus), Travis Scott 1°55′, Diego Maradona 2°14′, Vera Atkins 2°21′ (and Neptune), Meghan, Duchess of Sussex 2°22′.

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. ^[11]

Jupiter conjunct Sirius: Business success, journeys, help from relatives, ecclesiastical preferment. ^[6]

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. ^[7]

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. ^[11]

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′, Bob Woodward 2°13′, Marguerite de Navarre 2°29′, Rupert Murdoch 2°39′.

Saturn conjunct Sirius: Steady, reserved, diplomatic, just, persevering, high position through friends, favorable for home, gifts and legacies, domestic harmony. ^[6]

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. ^[11]

David Beckham 0°18′, Drew Barrymore 1°27′, Mary Shelley 1°43′.

Uranus conjunct Sirius: Gain and prominence in Uranian matters, help from influential friends, gain through harmonious marriage, especially if male, sudden death. ^[6]

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. ^[11]

Marie Curie 0°27′ (and DC), 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. ^[6]

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).

Pluto conjunct Sirius: Marilyn Monroe 0°20′, Elizabeth II 0°21′, Hugh Hefner 0°26′, Jimmy Carter 0°29′, Charlton Heston 0°39′, Jorge Rafael Videla 0°43′, Malcolm X 1°03′, Lorraine Warren 1°15′, 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′.

North Node conjunct Sirius: 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′.