The fixed star Algol, which is a member of the Perseus constellation and is situated at RA 26 Taurus, is also referred to as the demon star or the head of Medusa. It has been acknowledged as the universe’s most wicked star for centuries.
Algol has historically been connected to deadly deeds, terrible occurrences, and anything gruesome. It is related with pain, suffering, violence, tough and emotionally intense situations, beheadings, head injuries, and losing one’s head (mentally). When natal planets are in close proximity to Algol (conjunction), it is considered to be an unlucky and problematic location, and people are encouraged to exercise caution when their own planets are transiting over her.
Many people experience what I refer to as Algol anxiety when they learn that their personal planet is conjunct this fixed star. terror develops in when people discover about this placement; they believe they are doomed immediately and start to worry, “What will take place? Or “How am I going to lose my mind? There may be a lesson that has to be learned that, when mastered, might really enrich your life in ways that weren’t conceivable without her presence. Learning about this so-called “unfortunate” placement doesn’t have to be a bad experience.
Let’s begin by recognizing the stigmata of this purportedly evil star. The stars also exhibit light and dark depending on the planetary conjunctions they are in, just as every planet exhibits both positive and negative manifestations. Consider Saturn as an example to illustrate this; what adjectives spring to mind when you think of this planet’s good manifestations? Is it dedication, organization, or perhaps discipline? Regardless of the wording, it was probably not difficult to come up with them. Let’s do the same exercise now using Algol; doesn’t it present more of a difficulty to come up with those encouraging words?
Algol is one of those bad boy stars who, over the years, has upheld an infamous reputation for representing everything ominous and evil. I believe that as students of astrology (and lovers of astrology), we need to be aware of the negative implications that we associate with such bad boy stars like Algol. We must give this star its due in this instance, despite the fact that there is no ignoring Algol’s harmful effects and the horrifying things that can result from them. What about its brightness, though? We’ve heard a lot about its darkness.
Many of us are unaware of the advantages Algol can provide, especially those who are newer to astrology. The solutions are simpler to find if we can begin to deliberately think about Medusa in a more fruitful manner. We can go through the barrier we’ve put up with her by attempting to see her in a more positive way. When we don’t listen to what this woman has to sayimportant things to saywe end up wondering how and why things got wrong in the first place. Medusa is the Goddess of unwanted results, therefore blame her for it! I can’t speak for other people, but I can say that I don’t like this way of thinking.
Most of the time, even having an advantageous Algol-related aspect in our natal chart is insufficient to make us feel at rest. It’s like being buddies with notorious criminal Charles Manson, in that regard. I’d choose to be his buddy than his opponent, but in the end, neither would make me feel good. If at all possible, I’d like to stay away from Algol, and I believe most of us feel the same way. We don’t want any planets close by because of concern that nothing beneficial will result from it in any case.
No matter whose planet she is seated next to, one shouldn’t go into hysterics about their relationship. The important thing to remember is that Medusa is calling you to accept the challenge, heed the call to action, and effect positive change that will enhance your situation or the situation of those around you.
Perhaps we should feel proud of Algol’s location in our chart rather than dread it. Yes, you did read that right. Consider it this way: She decided to be near to one of your planets. We are the unique ones, the chosen ones, and one of the elite few who were deliberately chosen to learn from her. We can experience the significance of Medusa’s presence in our chart by understanding the energy’s actual core. Her scenario teaches us how to handle tremendously trying circumstances in life without losing our minds.
She instills in us the virtues of independence, self-defense, championing the weak, and speaking out against injustice. She has chosen certain planets specifically for a reason. Consider yourself an advocate for the cause if one of your planets is in conjunction with hers. Look for the what, how, where, and sign that indicate why you are being asked to make a difference.
Personal development cannot be rushed; if it were, we wouldn’t call the process “growing pains,” but it does reveal something about our character, and character is developed through hardship. Algol can point out areas of our lives where we might suffer, but if we can accept the messages that Medusa has for us, we can get through the difficulty and come out on the other side with a newfound feeling of self, dignity, and strength.
Refrences:
1) Nick Kollerstrom’s The Horror-Scope of Algol
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2) The Blinking Demon Astrology King, Algol Star
3) Fixed the head of Star AlgolMedusa
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The astrological meaning of Algol
Gorgo Medusa’s Head is called Algol. The Arabic word for this person is Al Ghoul “devil, demon, or bad spirit. shared a common root with “alcohol. The brighter one reflects both Mars-Uranus-Pluto nature and Saturnian influence, while the darker one has a purely Saturnian quality. The damaging invisible action is used if the shadowy figure is pointing in the direction of Earth. Algol will be least visible during these times. People back then were well aware of this. In Kosmobiologie, August 1950, Dr. Lomer stated: “In periods of conquest, the main commanders of the Arabs made it a point that no significant battles were started when the light of Algol was dim.
Even though this double star is quite far from the ecliptic, its effect is nevertheless felt forcefully, and more often than not, it is disastrous. Primitive inhabitants will have a base mentality and a propensity for brutality and violence, especially if Algol is discovered alongside Mars or Saturn. If Algol is in conjunction with the Sun, Moon, or the malefics, it is very difficult to avoid collisions and serious injuries. Everything has a flip side, thus it goes without saying that “High spiritual rays are also coming from Algol, but only people who have already attained high spiritual growth can receive them. Even so, it should be recognized that those particular people will face challenges and barriers along the path, and they will need to exert a lot of effort to get past these limitations. If their efforts are unsuccessful, there will be powerful adversaries and rivalries.
Algol, a fixed star, shares Jupiter’s nature but has a long history of causing problems. One of the unluckiest, most violent, and deadly stars in the heavens, so the legend goes. The reason for this is that Jupiter assumes all of its most perverse meanings: too much heat, as it were, leads to fanatical behaviors that erase all of this planet’s positive characteristics.
Algol, also known as Caput Medusa, is the actual Demon. Even if Ptolemy gives her the less clearly sinister Saturn-Jupiter style, she is undoubtedly considered the most malefic of all stars in astrology. The Latin title refers to Medusa’s Head, which is what Perseus is holding when she stars in his constellation.
The fact that Capulus and Algol each have a very positive side to them seems to have escaped the old school. The creature’s head was cut off by the sword, and in turn, it saved Andromeda and, by extension, all of humanity from yet another monstrosity of great evil. It’s true that the word “Algol” has Arabic roots and originally meant “a particularly unpleasant spirit,” but as we’ve already discussed, we all too often turn back and inward to stop at our traumas and “nasty portions,” failing to see the magnificence that lies beyond them. Lilith is not at all Medusa; she represents the beauty that lies beyond the ugly obstruction in us. Algol has a pure Spirit to it once we get beyond the “ghoul,” just as its modern counterpart, Alcohol, which can be so harmful if used carelessly, is the background substance of the Universe without which nothing else exists.
The meaning of Capulus and, more specifically, the Algol star in horoscopes is entirely dependent upon whether the individual in question lives with an honest sense of purpose, a desire to at least try to live according to any type of philosophy, religion, or ideal. Everything will happen according to plan if that is true for the subject of the inquiry or the event for which the chart is made. Once the myth around these stars is abandoned, the author has observed this happening frequently. We don’t really need stars to tell us that things are likely, with good reason, to go awry if purpose and aim are “shady.”
Although we are aware that Algol frequently appears in tragic incidents that end in death, we must also keep in mind that it is the lot of everyone to be in a state of disbelief about life after the one event that occurs at birth. We fear because we do not believe, and we fear that if we do not overcome our fear, then perhaps we will begin to fear life on earth less. Because we don’t have faith in the Hand holding the future, we find it difficult to let go of the past. Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t, we may say when Algol is badly aspectuated in our charts, but when the Star of the Spirit is better positioned, we discover the individual who is aware enough not to refer to the Hand as the devil. Algol has thus been connected to many wonderful therapists and counselors.
In astrology, Alcyone, Taurus, and the entire Pleiades group are known for their associations with profound losses and tragedies, with bereavements resonating strongly with these stars. The dismal quality may be explained by its longitude position next to Algol in Perseus, which is often associated with a violent death in mundane astrology and, of course, bereavement for someone else. But as a working astrologer, the author has discovered that having one or both of these stars prominent, even if they are “afflicted,” on one’s horoscope makes for a great bereavement counselor because they have a special talent for highlighting the brighter spiritual significance of Death as the passage to Greater Life, which so frequently relieves the counselor from the suffering that others so frequently experience in that area of life.
stable star The human body’s base of the neck, which is one-quarter inch up, is ruled by the algol star.
I’ve discovered that particularly unusual facial features and hair are correlated with a strong Algol location in the natal chart. There can be a handsome beard or magnificent long hair. Other noticeable features include extremely beautiful, huge, or malformed teeth, noses, or ears.
Constellation Perseus
The Perseus Constellation is associated with intelligence, strength, bravery, and adventure, but also with a propensity for lying. The constellation predicts significant, widespread events, especially those brought on by significant meteorological phenomena.
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The heavenly grain store. inmates, punishment, execution, sea walls, reservoirs, and canals are all governed by this law. Good for banking, managing savings, and making investments. Digging and funerals are both preferred, as is everything earth-related. A marriage arranged on this day will have its children shielded by powerful individuals.
Where is Algol at this moment?
One of the most well-known variable stars in the sky, Algol is a prominent eclipsing binary system that may be seen in the northern constellation of Perseus. Often referred to as the “Demon Star,” it typically shines at magnitude +2.1 but, every two days, twenty hours, and forty-nine minutes, it abruptly dims to mag. +3.4 before resuming its previous brightness.
There are at least three stars in the Algol system ( Per A,Per B andPer C). The primary star is a B8 main sequence star with a luminosity of approximately 100 times that of the Sun, and the companion star is a K2 type subgiant with a luminosity of 3 times that of the Sun. With only 0.062 astronomical units separating them, these two components are close (AU). The third member is an A5 star of type, 4 times as bright as the Sun, and is situated an average of 2.69 AU away from the AB pair. The system’s overall mass is approximately 6 solar masses, with the ratios of A, B, and C being roughly 3.6, 0.8, and 1.7, respectively. Furthermore, spectroscopic study suggests that there might be a fourth member.
Algol A and B’s orbital plane is parallel to the Earth from our vantage point. When the fainter B star passes in front of and eclipses the brighter A star, there are periodic drops in brightness. A secondary eclipse can also be seen when a star occults another star, which causes a very slight decrease in brightness that can be seen using photoelectrical equipment.
Geminiano Montanari originally noted the Algol’s fluctuation in 1667, though it was probably well known much before then. Greek and Arabic legends connected the star with a monster resembling a demon, and the ancient Egyptians utilized a calendar with auspicious and unlucky days that corresponded to the star’s variable period. Although Montanari was the first to document the variability, it took another 100 years for its periodic nature to be understood. John Goodricke, a British amateur astronomer, presented his observations to the Royal Society in May 1783 and even proposed that the star’s fading might have been brought on by a dark mass passing in front of it. Algol’s eclipsing double status was ultimately established in 1889 thanks to spectroscopic observations by Potsdam astronomer Hermann Carl Vogel.
Algol is found in Perseus amid the Milky Way’s stars. It is southeast of Cassiopeia’s “W” asterism and west of the first-magnitude star Capella. Algol is the second-brightest star in Perseus at its brightest; at its faintest, it falls to seventh place. Algol’s location is shown on the finder chart below, along with other nearby stars’ magnitudes for comparison.
Although the Algol system is currently 93 light-years away from the Sun, it was formerly substantially closer to our planet. Algol, which is 9.8 light-years away today, was more than twice as brilliant 7.3 million years ago when it glowed at an apparent magnitude of -2.5.
The variable star Algol is well-known in the night sky. Given that it is bright and has a brief duration of just three days, it is a common target. The brightness difference is noticeable to the unaided eye because it also dims pretty drastically. Algol is a great starting point for individuals who are new to variable star observing.
Which fixed star do you have?
The Zodiac signs, planets, and houses are the basic elements of a horoscope or birth chart. Western astrology bases its zodiac signs on the Sun’s seasonal alignment with the Earth. The sky is split into 12 equal segments, or zodiac signs, of the Sun’s apparent passage around the Earth on the first day of autumn (spring in the Northern Hemisphere). Due to its connection to the seasons, this is more technically known as the Tropical Zodiac.
However, there is a second zodiac that divides the sky into twelve equal sections, beginning with the first star of Aries. Our predecessors in Babylon used this zodiac, which is known as the Sidereal (star-based) Zodiac and is predominantly used by Indian (Vedic) astrology and Western Sidereal astrologers.
The Tropical and Sidereal Zodiacs coincided at the beginning of Western astrology. The first star of Aries rose with the Sun on the first day of spring. The two zodiacs have drifted away over time because to the way the Earth wobbles, and they are presently separated by around 24 degrees. You can compare that amount of space to the width of a full moon, which is roughly half a degree.
“When paired with any of their natal planets or angles, such as the Ascendant and MC, certain bright fixed stars can cause a marked increase in height.
A Constellational Zodiac is a third zodiac, though. The constellations that make up this zodiac vary in size and occasionally cross over one another. When compared to the enormous constellations of Virgo or Pisces, Aries is a dwarf. We are in the fixed star domain in the Constellational Zodiac.
We refer to them as fixed stars since the planets were known as wandering stars by the Greek-speaking astronomers of antiquity. The planets appeared to be moving through starry fields that were fixed to the revolving night sky. The Southern Cross, for instance, moves across the sky, but the stars that make up the cross seem to remain in a stable relationship to one another. (I say “appear due to the minuscule amount of movement that fixed stars undergo over their lifetimes (not enough to be really visible to the human eye, but enough to warrant observation). There are three basic methods for incorporating fixed stars into your birth chart. Fixed stars have a long history in astrology.
Algol, the Medusa?
This Saturday in the late evening, the star will be at its dimmest from the UK and Europe. Algol, according to legend, is the eye of Medusa, the gorgon that Perseus slew and whose head the hero is holding in his left hand.
Algol is actually two stars orbiting one another too closely to tell them apart individually. The fainter star obscures some of the light from the brighter star every 2.87 days as they cross paths. Algol’s brightness decreases by a factor of 3.3 when it does.
Comparing it to surrounding stars is the quickest way to realize this. Algol’s typical brightness, magnitude 2.1, is displayed by Almach in Andromeda. Algol, however, dims to magnitude 3.4 under eclipse, comparable to Epsilon Persei (magnitude 2.9).
Algol, a star similar to Epsilon Persei, will be in the middle of its eclipse around 22.30 BST on September 18. It will have the same brightness as Almach on Friday and Sunday. The local eclipse times for Algol around the planet will be determined by this webpage.
Algol, a demi-god?
Algol is 93 light years away from Earth and is also known as Beta Persei. It’s a binary system, like many others, consisting of a hot blue-white main sequence star with a diameter roughly three times that of the Sun and a colder yellow-orange star that is beginning to sag in the middle. They circle fast, precisely once every 2.867 days, due to their close proximityonly 1/20 of the distance between the Earth and the Sun separates them. These kinds of closely spaced binary stars are rather typical.
However, unlike many binary stars, Algol’s orbital plane is aligned with our line of sight, which means that once per rotation, the fainter cold star partially obscures the brighter hot star. The two stars’ combined brightness appears to abruptly decrease by about 70% as a result. The total brightness also decreases once more, but throughout the same time period by a considerably lesser amount, as the brighter star blocks the cooler star.
Algol frightened early astronomers, presumably because of its cyclic brightness variations. Its name is derived from the Arabic word al Ghul, which means “The Demon.” In Greek mythology, Algol stands in for Medusa’s head, the snake-haired gorgon whose head Perseus used to turn the sea monster Cetus to stone. Algol was viewed as a symbol of bad luck by the ancients as well. Algol was described as “the Gorgon’s head, a frightful sight, misshapen and dreadful, and a sight of anguish” by the epic poet Homer in the Iliad.
But the star received a terrible rap from the ancients. Astronomers in the 17th and 18th centuries were able to measure Algol’s brightness changes with greater accuracy thanks to the development of modern science. Additionally, some astronomers hypothesized that the variability was brought on by an eclipse, perhaps brought on by a huge planet orbiting the star. Astronomers were finally able to confirm the existence of two stars that orbit each other, one fainter than the other, with the development of spectroscopy in the late 19th century. A third, much fainter star that orbits the two brighter stars every 1.85 years was eventually discovered in the system.
All three stars are, in our opinion, too close together to be clearly seen through a telescope. However, innovative methods for imaging the star with interferometric methods have distinguished the two primary stars and shown their revolution (see below).
Algol is demonstrated for you to view. Just east of Mirfak, the brightest star in the constellation, it is well visible in Perseus. The star shines at a magnitude 2.2 brightness when there is no eclipse. The brightness notably decreases to magnitude 3.3 at the time of maximum eclipse, when the fainter component largely obstructs the brighter component. If the time is good, you can observe the brightness decline and rise over a single night, and a noticeable change in brightness in just a few hours, since the eclipse lasts approximately ten hours from maximum to minimum to maximum again. The brightness of the Algol can be compared to nearby Epsilon () Persei (magnitude 2.9) and Gamma () Andromedae (Almaak), which is magnitude 2.1, to track the course of the eclipse. Once more, no telescope is necessary.
The eclipses of Algol occur every 2.867 days, as was previously mentioned. This page offers a great predictor tool for Algol and several other bright variable stars to tell you exactly when they occur in your time zone.
A light curve is produced when the brightness (or magnitude) of a variable star like Algol is measured. The recognizable light curve displayed here is the result of an eclipsing variable. When there is a sharp drop in brightness, the dim star blocks the bright star. There is a shallower brightness dip when the big star obscures the dim star.
Like Algol, eclipsing binary stars are more than just an interesting phenomenon. Additionally, they make it possible to directly determine stellar brightness and mass, which aids in the improvement of mathematical models and theories describing how stars function. Another illustration of how nature can be kind: by careful observation and deduction, we can determine the true size and brightness of a star that is trillions of miles away and use this information to extrapolate the characteristics of thousands of other stars. Science is an amazing field.