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Heart--Shaped Cross
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posted November 17, 2006 12:43 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Heart--Shaped Cross     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Both of these have been called "The Sun of our Sun",
and credited with major astrological importance.

Any thoughts?

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Glaucus
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posted November 17, 2006 01:08 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Glaucus     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

I didn't know that they were referred to as Sun of the Sun. I do know that Sirius is the brightest star from us,and it's located in the constellation of Canis Major. It is referred to as the Dogstar. It's a small star too. The reason that it's so bright is because it is so close to us.


Its name comes from the Greek word for "searing" or "scorching," certainly appropriate for a star that shines at the bright end of the "minus-first" (-1.47) magnitude. Sirius is the luminary of the constellation Canis Major, the Greater Dog, which represents Orion's larger hunting dog, and as such is commonly referred to as the "Dog Star." So great is its prominence that it has two "announcer stars" that from the mid- northern hemisphere rise before it, Procyon and Mirzam. Famed from times long past, the first glimpse of Sirius in dawn announced the rising of the Nile in ancient Egypt. (It no longer does because of precession, the 26,000-year wobble of the Earth's axis.) Sirius is also part of a large asterism, the Winter Triangle, the other two stars of which are Betelgeuse in Orion and Procyon in the smaller dog, Canis Minor.
Its name comes from the Greek word for "searing" or "scorching," certainly appropriate for a star that shines at the bright end of the "minus-first" (-1.47) magnitude. Sirius is the luminary of the constellation Canis Major, the Greater Dog, which represents Orion's larger hunting dog, and as such is commonly referred to as the "Dog Star." So great is its prominence that it has two "announcer stars" that from the mid- northern hemisphere rise before it, Procyon and Mirzam. Famed from times long past, the first glimpse of Sirius in dawn announced the rising of the Nile in ancient Egypt. (It no longer does because of precession, the 26,000-year wobble of the Earth's axis.) Sirius is also part of a large asterism, the Winter Triangle, the other two stars of which are Betelgeuse in Orion and Procyon in the smaller dog, Canis Minor.


According to Bernadette Brady, Sirius is one of the great stars of the sky. The Egyptians called it The Shining One or The Scorcher and it was linked with the life-giving waters of the Nile. Brady, in Starlight tells us Sirius is the marker of great deeds where, through the individual being sacrificed to the collective expression, the mundane can become sacred, where the small action of the individual may have a large effect on the collective.


The centre of Egyptian civilisation was the Nile. Flooding every year at the same time, it provided rich soil for agriculture. The Egyptian astronomers, who were actually priests, recognised that the flooding always occurred at the summer solstice, which also just happened to be when the bright star Sirius rose before the sun. By interpreting and using this information, the priests were subsequently able to predict the annual flooding, a skill which in turn rendered them considerable power. The year was divided into twelve 30 day months, followed by a five day feast period. Because the Egyptian calendar did not have leap years, it cycled through the seasons completely every 1460 years. The period that elapsed between these risings is known as the "sothic cycle". Over ancient Egypt's history, the months completely rotated through the seasons at least twice due to this quarter day discrepancy. http://www.egyptologyonline.com/astronomy.htm


Sirius
the Dog Star
the Sun of the Sun
the prime Sun of our Galaxy
ambition, pride, emotionality, fame, leadership, wealth, fires, drought, danger
through impetuosity. http://www.astrologycom.com/fixedstars.html


Magnitude: -1.46. http://www.winshop.com.au/annew/alphabet1.htm

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Azalaksh
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posted November 17, 2006 03:38 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Azalaksh     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hi Steve

I've been intrigued by the Galactic Center since I first heard about it -- it's in near-exact opposition to my Jupiter, square to my Moon and sextile my Sun.

Here's some blasts from the past

http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/008745.html
http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/007771.html
http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002792.html

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Hexxie
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posted November 17, 2006 03:50 PM           Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Me too me too Zala! Hi guys I see Zala listed the article I found once upon a time and it has some ideas in there HSC. I have the 'G' Center (hehe) close to conjunct my Dsc.

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