Draco constellation   2 comments

Draco is a circumpolar constellation, this means it never sets in the night sky. Thuban was the Pole Star from 3942 BCE to 1793 BCE, the name means head of the serpent.  To many ancient cultures the polar axis on which the earth rotates was considered as the world pillar or world tree upon which the constellations of the zodiac revolved around at the centre of this world tree or Pillar when the pyramids were built was Draco.  The pyramids were constructed so the constellation could be viewed in the night sky.

At the same time as Thuban moved from its position as the pole star a new Kid on the block emerged from the power of Mesopotamia – Babylon.  As Babylon rose in prominence so did a new God Marduk, who’s consort Sarpanit (creator of the seed) was a representation of Inanna (Ishtar) without her power or independent spirit. Marduk also overthrew the power of Ea or Enki and Enlil.  Marduk has chief God of the Babylonians and a new empire had to establish his superiority over the other more ancient Gods and cultures.  he did so in the myth of slaying the Tiamet.

Tiamet was the dragon of the primordial sea and the myth of Marduk slaying the Tiamet could be both a reference to the shift of Draco from pole star and the rise of Babylon’s own star to pole position.

Thuban 6 degrees Virgo is representative of the Sumerian and Mesopotamian culture that brought civilization and learning from the chaos of environmental changes.  those with aspects to this star will feel a deep connection to this time period and mythology.  Dracos stars snake through the constellations and represent a primordial Neptune influence where they come in contact with natal planets.

Star 1900 2000
Nodus 11 Altaisy delta 15ARI51 17ARI10
Tyl epsilon 01TAU21 02TAU42
upsilon 18TAU57 20TAU20
Phi 09GEM43 11GEM06
chi 14GEM38 16GEM01
Dziban psi 12CAN21 13CAN48
Giansar lambda 08LEO55 10LEO20
omega 10LEO52 12LEO15
kappa 14LEO52 16LEO15
Thuban alpha 06VIR02 07VIR27
Nodus 1 zeta 01LIB51 03LIB23
Edasich iota [body] 03LIB31 04LIB57
eta 13LIB05 14LIB28
Theta [Neck] 15LIB17 16LIB40
Arrakis mu [Head] 23SCO21 24SCO45
Kuma nu [Head] 08SAG56 10SAG19
Alwaid beta [Head] 10SAG34 11SAG58
Grumium xi [Head] 23SAG21 24SAG45
Etamin gamma [Head] 26SAG35 27SAG58

 

Posted May 13, 2014 by neptune's Aura Astrology in Fixed stars

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  1. My ascendent is 6 degrees Virgo, exactly on star Thuban. Can you please tell me what kind of connection I could have with Sumeria with this aspect. Also, asteroid Mesopotamia is 4 degrees Aquarius, 5th house, in my natal chart. Very interested in what connection I may have had in these ancient locations. Thank you.

    • Thuban was the Pole star, as such it was the point at which the whole sky revolved. In conjunction to the ascendant it brings the theme of being natural as a central point in your chart and freedom from self consciousness within relationships is a theme, Aquarius represents the Waters of Enki that fertilised the land his lover was the earth in various guises, Ninti, Ninhursag etc but this relationship is a natural part of understanding the purpose of life – being part of a natural cycle and finding pleasure in our most natural desires and passions.

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