Alkaid
Alkaid is a fixed star in Ursa Major, at 27.2° Virgo, of the nature of Venus and Moon.
Longitude is the tropical position for 2020 from Agrippa's table as tabulated in modern reference works; fixed stars precess about 1 degree per 72 years, so a working should recompute the position for its own epoch. The gem and plant are Agrippa's, and where the gem is not itself a catalogued stone the value is the catalogue's family head, with Agrippa's own name in `gem_name`. Alkaid is the last star of the Great Bear's tail; the tradition connects the Bear to mourning and to the turning of the year.
Correspondences
Sacred timing
- Sign
- Virgo
- Degree
- 27.2
Symbols and forms
- Alternate Names
- Cauda UrsaeTail of the Great BearBenetnash
Practice
- Magical Uses
- MourningProtection of travellersDeath and returnGuidanceThe north
Nature and meaning
- Nature
- Mixed
Details
- Designation
- Eta Ursae Majoris
- Constellation
- Ursa Major
- Longitude
- 27 Virgo 12
- Gem Name
- Magnet
- Stone
- Lodestone
- Plant Name
- Succory
- Keywords
- MourningThe bearThe wagonDeath and returnProtection of travellersThe north
- Sigil
- Agrippa's sigil is the tail of the bear, used for protection on the road and for rites of the dead.
- Herb
- Chicory
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Referenced by 2
Every entry that names Alkaid, grouped by the system it comes from.
♈ Zodiac 1
- Virgo Behenian stars
☾ Lunar mansions 1
- al-Simak Behenian Star
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