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pisces

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  Catalogue des étoiles, par Abd al-Raḥmân ibn Omar al-Ṣoûfî,   الصور السمائية  - "Les Figures célestes" - publié 1301-1400 Bibliothèque Nationale Constellation Pisces from the Book of Fixed Stars  text by Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, Arabic parchment manuscript. Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi, Timurid period (1370–1507), probably 15th c. - Iran The preface to this book discusses the studies available to the author, including those of Ptolemy, Utarid, and al-Hajjaj, but points out the errors within them that led al-Sufi to make his new and improved study. He then describes the forty-five constellations, in order of those in the northern hemisphere, the zodiac belt, and the southern hemisphere. For each constellation, he lists the position, brightness, magnitude, and color of the stars within them, provides corrections to Ptolemy's observations, and adds details

Virgo

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Virgo - from 'Book of Fixed Stars' (Kitāb suwar al-kawākib al-ṯābita) by ‛Abd al-Rahman ibn ‛Umar al-Ṣūfī,  manuscript 1125AD.  manuscript 1015 AH. c. 1430-1440

with bow and arrow

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“Amid the whirling forces, I stand confused. I know them not, for, during all my past, they swept me up and down the land wherein I moved, blinded and unaware. From place to place and point to point, they drove me up and down the land and nowhere was there rest.” Esoteric Astrology, Alice A. Bailey Azar in November-December corresponds to Āçiyādiya, "Month of the worship of fire", whence Kaman or Nimasp (the centaur) represents a hunting divinity symbolised by the bow and arrow. It was called the Light of the White Face , the Flowing Day , the Smiting Sun Face and its constellation was the Star of the Bow with which Rukbat was associated. It is also called Sagittarius, the ninth Sign of the Zodiac. Alpha Sagittarii, a star in the Sagittarius constellation, has the traditional names Alrami and Rukbat, derived from the Arabic rukbat al-rāmī = the knee of the archer. Rukbat means 'knee' in Arabic.  In the stan

crooked tail

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Scorpio, as illustrated in "Wonders of Creation" ca 13th c. The Constellations by Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (15th c.) Sadwes - Satevis / Alpha Scorpii, Antares - found in the Každom (crooked tail) constellation / Scorpius one of the four brightest stars near the ecliptic, considered a royal star presiding over the 26000 yrs cycle, is the watcher of sunset and of the West - ruler of its cardinal direction, reaches dominance in mid-season after the Fall Equinox, oversees the element of water and guards one of the four vortexes, is associated with the right/left flow of solar energy and the winds blowing 'hot and cold'. Scorpius constellation (the bright star to the upper right is Antares) over the Sahara as seen by © TWAN © etherealcounterparts

tear off the veil

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  (from jodrellbank centre)  We are going through the last planetary occultation of Regulus (Qalb el Asad) in Leo after 5000 years (or the lesser wheel in recorded history). It enters the constellation Virgo in 2012 and is eclipsed by Mercury at last degree of Leo tonight (visible at dawn, low on the eastern horizon) The brightest Star in the constellation of Leo (Alpha Leonis) it is closest to the ecliptic (occasionally eclipsed by Mercury or Venus) In Zoroastrian belief (as found in the Zend-Avesta) Regulus (Venant) was considered as the guardian of the (South) Persian Kingdom and presiding over affairs of all kingdoms (literally and metaphorically).. 2012 will represent a shift in our universe A shift in our vision of the world, of ourselves We are officially entering a new age - after thousands of years, our perception of matter (4%) a very small proportion of the universe .. our concepts of power, energy, love, life, ego, identity, etc are to change !! With Neptune oppo