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Alnilam at 23°28′ Gemini has an orb of 2°20′

The Sun joins Alnilam on June 14

strong>Fixed star Alnilam, Epsilon Orionis (ε Ori), is a 2nd-magnitude blue supergiant star located in the middle of in Cingula Orionis (the Belt) of of the Hunter, constellation Orion.
      Magnitude variable: 1.69 (1.64 – 1.74), spectral type B0 Ia. Classified as an Alpha Cygni variable, ε Ori varies in brightness due to pulsations. It is also a fast spinner, with a projected rotational velocity of 80 km/s. ^[1]

ε Ori is officially named Alnilam.
      Applied in recent times from the Indigenous Arabic asterism name al-nizām, “the String of Pearls,” for δ, ε, and ζ Ori. ^[2]

In Chinese astronomy, ε Ori belongs to the first asterism of the 21st lunar mansion, both named 参 Shēn, “Three Stars.” ε Ori itself is named 參宿二 Shen Xiu Er, “Three Stars Constellation Two,” or the Eastern star of the Three Stars. ^[3]

Cingula Orionis (The Belt of Orion) is made up of three stars: Mintaka (δ Ori), Alnitak (ζ Ori) and Alnilam (ε Ori).

2000	2050	Fixed Star	Orb
22♊35	23♊17	El Nath	2°20′
23♊00	23♊42	Ensis	1°20′
23♊28	24♊10	Alnilam	2°20′
24♊41	25♊23	Alnitak	2°20′
24♊47	25♊30	Al Hecka	1°50′

Alnilam Astrology

Fixed star Alnilam has the spectral type B0, indicating the planetary nature of Jupiter.

ALNILAM.   ε Orinis.
      Notes.   A bright white star occupying the central position in Orion’s Belt. From Al Nitham, the String of Pearls.
      Influence.   According to Ptolemy it is of the nature of Jupiter and Saturn; and to Alvidas of Mercury and Saturn. It gives fleeting public honors. ^[4]

ALNILAM.   ε Orinis.
      A white star, spectral class B0.
      BASIC INFLUENCES:   The native is subject to fleeting honors, fame, wealth, romantic problems. Native is keen, shameless, of a headstrong nature, a studious nature, rash, a fabricator. ^[5]

The star Alnilam portends public honors to all those born under its influence. It is also said to indicate a good nut crop. When rising, Alnilam, together with Alnitak and Mintaka, portend irreligious and treacherous individuals. These stars in medieval times were said to presage those who were “passionately devoted to hunting, but not noble hunting with falcon or bow.” Aspected by Saturn, the indications are for excellent fishermen, and in a female chart, any of these three stars rising or aspected by both Mars and a benefic portend a shrew. When setting and aspected by Mars any of these three stars indicate individuals who will incur all kinds of dangers. ^[6]

Alnilam has a generally brighter message with its pearls or jewels on the belt, and its Jupiter-Saturn simile. It is the signal of being able to do really great things if it is well aspected, and to be well rewarded as a result. Otherwise, however, it can reflect much of the useless bravado and show of some (not all) whom we see around at present with glittering studs over their leather jackets, and nothing better to fight about than whether the rival gang has long or short hair! Alnilam gives a combative nature with the tongue, and sometimes manually too, which can lead to misfortune. ^[7]

Fixed star Alnilam rules the diaphragm. ^[8]

The Belt of Orion

22♊22 to 24♊41

CINGULA ORIONIS. δ and ε (and ζ) Orionis.
      Notes.   Orion’s Belt, of which the chief stars are Mintaka and Alnilam.
      Influence.   The joint influence is said to give strength, energy, industry, organizing abilities, notoriety, good fortune, lasting happiness, a sharp mind and a good memory.
      With a malefic and the Moon at the same time with Markab, death at human hands. ^[4]

These stars in medieval times were said to presage those who were “passionately devoted to hunting, but not noble hunting with falcon or bow.” ^[6]

Constellation Shen the Three Stars

16♊20 to 28♊46

Those born under the constellation Shen are talented and trustworthy, calm under pressure, but lack patience, are prone to impulsiveness, and may have a rebellious or restless streak. If they cannot tolerate criticism and blame from others, they may find themselves isolated.

The constellation Shen has seven stars, with three stars in the middle and two stars on each side. All seven stars are very bright and conspicuous in the sky. It is directly opposite the star Antares, hence the saying “disagreements are like the stars of Orion and Antares” and “brothers who are not on good terms do not meet.”

Construction under the constellation of Shen will bring prosperity, wealth and glory surpassing even that of Shi Chong, and auspicious burials and marriages will be blessed with abundant clothing, food, cattle, and horses. ^[9]

Shen represents the son of a loyal, virtuous, filial, and respectful person. When it is bright and large, it signifies loyal ministers and filial sons, peace and good fortune; when it moves, it signifies the killing of loyal ministers.

Shen resembles a white beast, with three stars arranged horizontally within it, representing three generals. The three small stars in the center are called Fa (Orion’s Belt), representing the Heavenly Commandant, signifying the states of the Hu, Xianbei, Rong, and Di, hence its brightness is discouraged. ^[10]

Shen oversees the cutting down or harvesting of all things to assist yin energy; they also represent Heaven’s prison, governing execution and wielding authority to carry out punishment. Additionally, they symbolize scales and weights, used for fairness and justice. Furthermore, they preside over border cities and serve as a conduit for nine levels of translation; their movement is undesirable. Shen represents the body of the White Tiger.

Shen corresponds to seven generals; the three small central stars (Orion’s Belt) are called Fa, representing Tian Duyi (Heaven’s Chief), who oversees Xianbei and foreign nations. It is undesirable for these stars to be bright. If the Fa stars shine equally with Shen, ministers will conspire, and warfare erupts; should they lose color, armies disband in defeat. If these stars display sharp edges or movement, urgent military action is taken along the borders, and executions or punitive campaigns follow. If their positions shift, it indicates that outsiders will attack the sovereign. If the three main stars of Shen (Orion’s Belt) appear widely spaced, laws and decrees become strict and oppressive.

A solar eclipse signifies that high-ranking ministers face distress; subordinates will turn against one another in violence, and a yin-aligned nation or force grows powerful. If the Sun is encircled by a halo (sun ring), it indicates that someone will come seeking peace through marriage alliances; alternatively, this portends a great famine.

If the Moon is eclipsed in this region, warfare ensues; subordinates plot against their superiors. A high-ranking minister will be executed. In its corresponding territory, a great famine occurs; foreign generals die, and new decrees or policies are issued across the realm. If a halo forms around the Moon, it signifies that a general will die, people will suffer misfortune, and warfare will become chaotic or disadvantageous.

If the Moon transgresses Shen Su, high-ranking ministers face anxiety; warfare erupts, and people suffer from famine. If it transgresses Canfa (the stars of Shen), a deputy general will die.

If Jupiter transgresses this region, floods and droughts occur unpredictably; a great plague breaks out, leading to famine. If it remains over Shen Su for an extended period, war erupts, and plagues afflict people. If it enters this area, the realm undergoes political change or reform.

If Mars transgresses the Shen Su region, it signifies warfare or internal unrest in the territories of Qin and Yan. If Mars remains over this area for an extended period, droughts and military conflicts will occur, causing instability in all directions. If Mars moves backward (retrograde) into this region, great famine follows.

If Saturn transgresses the Shen Su area, there will be rebellious ministers. If it remains over this region for a long time, its corresponding territory faces destruction; treacherous ministers plot rebellion. Some sources say that mourning follows, affecting the queen or imperial concubines. If Saturn moves in reverse (retrograde) and lingers here, warfare erupts.

If Venus transgresses Shen Su or remains over this region for an extended time, it signifies that the realm mobilizes its armies. High-ranking officials will rebel, causing chaos; the state will undergo political upheaval, and fierce battles will erupt among border populations.

If Mercury transgresses the Shen Su constellation, it signifies flooding or warfare; a high-ranking minister will be demoted or dismissed. If Mercury appears in the west alongside Shen (the Three Stars), drought follows and a high-ranking official is executed. If it remains over this region in retrograde motion, warfare erupts. Alternatively, if Mercury lingers here while moving backward (retrograde), military conflict ensues.

If a guest star enters and transgresses Shen Su, there will be executions or punitive actions within the realm. If it remains over this area, border regions lose territory; if cloud formations encircle it, border generals face similar fates of execution or suppression.

If a comet transgresses Shen Su, border forces suffer defeat, and the ruler perishes; this may occur within three years. If the comet passes directly through this region with white coloration, it signifies warfare or mourning. If a star suddenly flares up (Bo) in the Shen Su constellation, both the ruler and ministers face anxiety, and the state’s military forces suffer defeat.

If a meteor enters and transgresses this region, whoever first raises an army will perish. The Yisi Zhan states: “If a meteor emerges with bright and smooth light, the borders will be at peace; there will be an amnesty, and prisons will empty.”

If blue cloud formations enter and transgress Shen Su, the Son of Heaven will construct border cities. If bluish-white, it signifies ministerial rebellion; if red, internal warfare erupts. Yellow clouds with a moist luster indicate that a high-ranking general receives rewards or honors. Black clouds portend water disasters and distress for senior ministers. If white cloud formations pass through Shen Su, generals will die, and the emperor will fall ill. ^[11]

Constellation Orion

09♊18 to 06♋25

ORION.   The Giant or Hunter.
      Legend.   The giant Orion was created out of an ox-hide by the Gods, Jupiter, Neptune and Mercury, at the request of Hyreus who had entertained them. He was blinded by Œnopion and Bacchus for his treatment of the former’s daughter, but recovered his sight by exposing his eyes to the rising sun. In consequence of his boast that he could slay any beast bred upon the earth the scorpion (SCORPIO) was brought forth and Orion died from its sting.
      Influence.   According to Ptolemy the bright stars with the exception of Betelgeuze and Bellatrix are like Jupiter and Saturn. It is said to give a strong and dignified nature, self-confidence, inconstancy, arrogance, violence, impiety, prosperity in trade and particularly by voyages or abroad, but danger of treachery and poison. It was thought by the Romans to be very harmful to cattle and productive of storms. By the Kabalists it is associated with the Hebrew letter Aleph and the 1st Tarot Trump “The Juggler.”
      Magical.   Gives victory. ^[4]

Orion is the most important constellation in the heavens outside the zodiac. In judicial astrology this is the constellation of war. In the Middle Ages this constellation was said to be a direful influence to agriculture, being the “the veri cuttrhrote of cattle” and presaging violent storms and much rain. In genethiacal charts the indications are for arrogance, rebellion, strength, and courage. Tetrabiblos lists the stars in the shoulder of Orion to have a nature similar to that of Mars and Mercury, and the other bright stars in the constellation to be similar to the natures of Jupiter and Saturn. ^[6]

Fixed Star Alnilam Conjunctions

Ascendant conjunct Alnilam: 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 one’s own city. The natives possess much and are very rich and have estates in various towns and cities, and are lovers of the countryside and skilled in building houses. ^[12]

In the first part of Cancer, the Lugulae* rise. Whoever is born in these risings will indeed be irreligious and treacherous, but applied to every pursuit of hunting. He will catch wild animals in nets, or deceive them in pits, or he will be pursued with various fears and swords, or he will search the secrets of the forests with dogs for the sake of catching wild animals. But if a woman is born like this, she will pursue the same with similar reasons, with a virginal mind. But she will do this if Mars, with benevolent planets, looks at this same place with any radiation. But if Saturn does the same, they will be applied to every pursuit of fishing, so that they can catch even sea beasts with exquisite fishing. ^[13] *The lugulae are the three stars δ ε ζ Orionis, the Belt of Orion.

It produces utility from the Dead, or a considerable portion by means of an Inheritance; gain by Joviall persons; it imports the Native to be grave and severe, yet entangles him in the snares of Love, with alteration of the Body by his excess in Gluttony. ^[14]

Sober, grave, patient, legacies, ecclesiastical preferment (Jupiter). ^[4]

Irreligious and treacherous. In a female chart, Alnilam rising and aspected by both Mars and a benefit portends a shrew. ^[6]

Ascendant conjunct Cingula Orionis: Legacies, love or dissipation, gravity and austerity. ^[4]

Reinhard Heydrich 0°19′, Ed Gein 0°20′ (and Pluto), William F. Buckley Jr. 0°31′, Henry Kissinger 0°36′, Aldrich Ames 0°50′, Jamison Twins 1°01′, Volodymyr Zelenskyy 1°22′, Kamala Harris 1°27′ (and N. Node), Pierre Teilhard De Chardin 1°40′, April Ashley 1°59′, John Wayne Bobbitt 2°17′.

Midheaven conjunct Alnilam: 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 one’s own city. ^[12]

Honor, glory, preferment, success in trade and in the Church (Jupiter). ^[4]

Franklin D. Roosevelt 0°17′, Francisco Franco 0°24′, Max Götze 0°28′, Tiger Woods 0°47′, Paul McCartney 1°05′, Roy Orbison 1°46′, Albert Camus 1°57′, Tom Hanks 2°09′ (and Venus).

Midheaven conjunct Alnilam with Sun: Military preferment and gain. ^[4] 

Descendant conjunct Alnilam: 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. ^[12]

But if the Belt of Orion is in the setting, and the benevolent planets look at this place, this person who was born like this will die in his sleep. But if Mars sees this place, he will indeed frequently encounter all kinds of dangers, but while sleeping he will be strangled to a bitter death. ^[13]

Alnilam setting and aspected by Mars indicates the native will incur all kinds of dangers. ^[6]

Richard Ramirez 0°12′, Cheiro 1°25′, Agatha Christie 1°40′, L. Ron Hubbard 1°45′, Jimi Hendrix 2°00′, Bernadette Brady 2°06′, Bob Dylan 2°19′ (and Mercury).

Imum Coeli conjunct Alnilam: 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. ^[12]

Deepak Chopra 0°48′ (and Uranus), Barron Trump 1°31′, Jenna Ortega 1°53′, Tycho Brahe 1°54′.

Part of Fortune conjunct Alnilam: Donald Rumsfeld 0°29′, David Berkowitz 0°36′ (and Mercury, Mars), Vladimir Putin 0°39′, William S. Burroughs 0°43′, Allison DuBois 1°19′, Jim Carrey 1°47′, Gavin Newsom 1°48′, Adam Schiff 1°58′, Amelia Earhart 2°04′ (and Neptune), Benjamin Creme 2°13′ (and Moon).

Sun conjunct Alnilam: Rash, headstrong, surly. If also culminating, military preferment and gain. ^[4]

Natives with this conjunction get ‘involved’ – this may be on debatable subjects, public affairs, family conditions. Some of the natives ideas, statements, could be of a questionable nature, but the native will persist to the end, being rash and headstrong; however, such natives can also suddenly ‘change course’ when it is convenient for them. ^[5]

Sun conjunct Cingula Orionis: Notoriety, good fortune, lasting happiness. ^[4]

Boy George 0°08′, Donald Trump 0°13′, George H. W. Bush 1°05′, William Butler Yeats 1°16′, Vera Atkins 1°19′ (and Pluto), Xi Jinping 1°25′, Léon Degrelle 1°39′ (and Jupiter, Pluto), Anne Frank 1°40′, Jordan Peterson 1°58′.

Moon conjunct Alnilam: A splendid and illustrious life; great, distinguished and opulent nature. ^[12]

Many sudden and unexpected losses and reverses, much help from friends, ill health of family. ^[4]

Natives with this conjunction can develop the ability to gain friends as they need them; experience good fortune in their selection of friends and associates; but these natives are also subject to sudden losses and reversals. ^[5]

Moon conjunct Cingula Orionis: Blindness of at least one eye, new and influential friends, valuable gifts, love of respectable women. If a malefic be with Markab, drowning. If the moon is with Saturn also, drowning and assassination. ^[4]

Benjamin Creme 0°38′ (and POF), Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 0°41′, Bruce McLaren 1°08′, Khloé Kardashian 2°04′, Bonnie Parker 2°13′.

Moon conjunct Ascendant or Midheaven with Alnilam: The natives have a virtuous disposition and are respectful of their elders, have noble feelings, are generous, tolerant, sensible, and love their loved ones. ^[7]

Mercury conjunct Alnilam: Hasty, quick temper, quarrels with associates, domestic disharmony through actions, troubles through writings and the opposite sex. ^[4]

These natives may create their own problems; they can be subjected to trouble or embarrassment due to writings, speeches, conversations and the possibility of quarrels due to misunderstandings. Mental keenness is evident. ^[5]

Pierre Cardin 0°01′, Cecilia Bartoli 0°10′, Bob Dylan 0°24′ (and DC), Mel B 0°28′, Angelina Jolie 0°47′, David Berkowitz 1°47′ (and Mars, POF).

Venus conjunct Alnilam: Trouble through love affairs, scandal, enemies among women. ^[4]

Family problems or problems with the opposite sex are a possibility, some of which could be of major proportions. ^[5]

Tom Hanks 0°01′ (and MC), Megan Fox 0°15′, Julius Evola 0°19′ (and Neptune), Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 0°42′, Dana White 0°50′, Ho Chi Minh 1°09′ (and N. Node), Alexis Arquette 1°09′, Eva Perón 1°23′, André the Giant 1°47′ (and N.Node), David Beckham 1°48′, Charli d’Amelio 1°49′, Richard Branson 1°51′, Adele 2°03′, Frida Kahlo 2°10′, Dwayne Johnson 2°19′.

Mars conjunct Alnilam: Quarrels, loss by lawsuits, domestic disharmony, bad health, violent death. ^[4]

Natives with this conjunction should exercise great caution, or else they develop their own problems, which could result in legal entanglement. Domestic problems are possible. Violence and chronic, difficult-to-diagnose or serious illness are a possibility. ^[5]

Martin Luther King 0°34′, Dwayne Johnson 0°49′, David Berkowitz 1°04′ (and Mercury, POF), F. Scott Fitzgerald 1°23′ (and Neptune), Edward Snowden 1°24′ (and N. Node), Ricky Nelson 1°36′, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 1°54′.

Jupiter conjunct Alnilam: Legal or Church preferment but danger of disgrace, loss by speculation, trouble through relatives and foreign affairs. ^[4]

Preferment in legal, government, and church matters. The native can experience problems with their relatives or family and possibly actions not necessarily created by the native that could create an embarrassing situation. ^[5]

Michael Wolff 0°02′, Theodore Roosevelt 0°25′, John Malkovich 0°57′, Michael Moore 1°04′, Clint Eastwood 1°35′, Léon Degrelle 2°07′ (and Sun, Pluto).

Jupiter conjunct Saturn conjunct Alnilam: These are persons who make decisions affecting their financial position through strong intuitive feelings. It is what is commonly referred to as a “gut” feeling. They are excellent at business propositions, gathering together the necessary capital through those who wish to put their money in investments they have proposed. After one money-making investment is completed, they go on to another investment as their strong intuitive sense dictates. They are definitely not prudent individuals, and the money is spent as fast as it is made. They are at times in the public eye due to their financial exploits, but there are long periods when they are out of public view. ^[8]

Saturn conjunct Alnilam: Courageous, domestic disharmony, leaves home early, successful but many unexpected losses, favorable for health. ^[4]

Keith Richards 0°16′, Mick Jagger 0°42′, Alexander the Great 1°16′, Olivia Rodrigo 1°22′, Jimmy Page 1°25′, Robert De Niro 1°29′, Sirhan Sirhan 2°18′.

Uranus conjunct Alnilam: Scientific ability, critical, enthusiastic, too many interests, may practice medicine or invent new surgical appliances but reaps no gain from them, many troubles and annoyances, disharmony with brothers and sisters who may cheat native out of inheritance, loss through law and in business, several marriages, enmity between native and partner’s relatives, unfavorable for children, sudden death in middle age while traveling, leaving affairs involved in litigation. ^[4]

Al Gore 0°11′, Alice Cooper 0°20′, Salman Rushdie 0°23′, O. J. Simpson 0°42′, Queen Camilla 1°07′, Liz Greene 1°08′, Deepak Chopra 1°10′ (and IC), Steve Forbes 1°10′, Robert the Bruce 1°29′, Bill Clinton 1°33′, Arnold Schwarzenegger 1°46′, Henry Ford 1°55′, Ted Bundy 2°14′.

Neptune conjunct Alnilam: Honest, outspoken, hasty in speech, rash and impulsive, offends others through irreligious speech, business and mercantile pursuits or engaged in science, may be head of learned institution or connected with large companies, fond of speculation, sports and the water, quick and level headed in emergencies, many friends but loss through some, danger of accidents, domestic harmony, dies before old age. ^[4]

Joseph Goebbels 0°11′, Hubertus Strughold 0°17′, Vito Genovese 0°18′, M. C. Escher 0°20′, Lucky Luciano 0°23′, Amelia Earhart 0°28′ (and POF), Julius Evola 0°42′ (and Venus), F. Scott Fitzgerald 1°42′ (and Mars). 

Pluto conjunct Alnilam: Léon Degrelle 0°06′ (and Sun, Jupiter), Arthur Koestler 0°32′, Albert Hofmann 0°57′, Simone de Beauvoir 1°09′, Pablo Neruda 1°13′, Ed Gein 1°28′ (and AC), Frida Kahlo 1°35′, Ilse Koch 1°36′, Vera Atkins 2°05′ (and Sun).

North Node conjunct Alnilam: André the Giant 0°34′ (and Venus), H.P. Lovecraft 0°40′, Virginia Giuffre 1°02′, Vincent van Gogh 1°03′, Kamala Harris (1°32′) (and AC), Edward Snowden 1°52′ (and Mars), Donald Trump 1°54′, Ho Chi Minh 2°01′ (and Venus), Ruth Pointer 2°05′, George W. Bush 2°07′, Mary Shelley 2°13′.

South Node conjunct Alnilam: Miley Cyrus 0°56′, Billy Bob Thornton 1°09′, Pope Francis I 1°41′, Kenneth Copeland 1°45′. 

References

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3. Orion in Chinese astronomy – Wikipedia.
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7. The Living Stars, Dr. Eric Morse, 1988, p.135.
8. The Fixed Star Health and Behavior Imbalance, Ted George and Barbara Parker, 1985, p.36.
9. Twenty-Eight Mansions – Baidu Encyclopedia.
10. General Examination of Literature, Volume 279, Part 2, Ma Duanlin, 1317.
11. Song History, Volume 51, Chapter 4, 1346.
12. Shiny stars, passionate, harmful, rescuers. Anonymous from the year 379, translation by Giuseppe Bezza from CCAG V/1 pp. 194-211.
13. Mathesis, Julius Firmicus Maternus, 336 AD, viii. 8.1.
14. Christian Astrology, William Lilly, 1647, pp. 666.