The 64 Mythologically Bright Stars

 The 64 Mythologically Bright Stars

Star and Planet Combinations by Bernadette Brady

Section 1 - Working with the Sky and Stars

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The Stars Delineated In this Book

There are over 9,000 stars in the sky visible to the naked eye and one is always faced with the question of which stars to use. When I first started working with fixed stars, I assumed that only the brightest stars would be important, but although all the bright stars with magnitudes 1 or brighter are important, so too are stars which are quite faint and hard to see even on a good night. Another approach was the idea that possibly only the stars in the zodiac belt were important for astrologers, but this was also proved to be incorrect.

What I have found is that the stars seem to contribute a consistent and reliable symbolism across diverse groups, from the famous and celebrated, to one's clients' -- and even one's pets' charts, are the stars that are mythologically "bright." The stars that hold, for different reasons, a great deal of mythology. Like, for example, Alkes, a small star in The Cracter with a magnitude of only 4.08. For reasons not totally clear, it carries the mythology of the grial, or the cauldron, with all of its stories and mysticism. And it carries this rich symbolism to every planet it touches.

Thus the 64 stars given here are the set that I have worked with over the last fifteen years, and I have only allowed a star membership in the group if it shows a consistent symbolic application. Other astrologers may of course choose to work with more or less stars. If you are new to fixed star work then you may want to start with just the bright stars (each star's magnitude is listed with its other details) to help you first to become familiar with a smaller group.

Names and themes of the stars listed in Section 3 of Bernadette Brady’s book Star and Planet Combinations

Achernar - rapid changes

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Acrux - The material world

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Acubens - The love of life

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Aculeus - Constructive Criticism

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Acumen - Criticism that weakens

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Agena - The common touch

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Al Rescha - Joining things together

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Alcyone - Inner vision

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Aldebaran - Integrity at all times

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Alderamin - Honour and leadership

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Algol - Intense passion

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Alhena - Promotion of ideas

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Alkes - To carry a precious thing

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Alnilam - To hold together

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Alphard - Obsession

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Alphecca - A gift with thorns

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Alpheratz - Speed and freedom

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Altair - Boldness

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Ankaa - Resurrection

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Antares - Obsessive Passion

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Arcturus - A path-finder

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Bellatrix - Success with stress

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Betelgeuese - Success with ease

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Canopus - The dominant leader

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Capella - Independence

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Capulus - Penetrating action

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Castor - The storyteller

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Deneb Adige - The spiritual warrior

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Deneb Algedi - The law giver

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Denebola - Non-conforming

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Diadem - a sacrifice

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Dubhe - Passive strength

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El Nath - Focus attack

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Facies - Penetrating vision

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Fomalhaut - Will and determination

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Hamal - Will and determination

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Markab - Stability

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Menkar - Open to the collective

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Mirach - Receptive, indulgent

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Mirfak - A love of action

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Murzim - To wish to speak

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Phact - To explore

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Polaris - To feel guided

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Pollux - Insights through stress

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Procyon - Things in transition

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Ras Algethi - The natural order

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Ras Alhague - The healer

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Regulus - Success but vengeance

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Rigel - The educator, the scholar

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Rukbat - Steadfastness

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Sadalmelek - Making one's own luck

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Sadalsuud - A natural rapport, luck

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Scheat - Searching for truth

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Schedar - Dignity

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Sirius - The quest for mortality

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Spica - To be gifted

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Sualocin - Playfulness

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Thuban - To hoard or guard

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Toliman - The teacher

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Vega - Enchantment

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Vindemiatrix - To collect and gather

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Zosma - Victimisation

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Zuben Elgenubi - The volunteer

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Zuben Elschamali - The professional helper

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