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 |
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.