Parthenon - Ken’s Question, Algol and Alkes
Written on July 8, 2007 by Bernadette
Hullo All,
Ken – a new subscriber – asked a question when he registered to join the blog and the long arm of coincidence is working nicely.
Ken’s question was concerning the role of the star Algol in the building of the Parthenon in Nashville
I was curious and so did the parans for the two above dates and found in the parans that Algol was all over Uranus. So you scored a hit Ken 
[Note for Starlight users: You can see this if you select Mundane Parans in Starlight but also you can see that it was also active on the day – 8 October – by opening up the normal natal parans, do a right hand mouse click on the parans and then select from the option list the “paran stars”. This opens the dialog box which allows you to alter the paran options. In paran points, click on the … button and then select “Standard” click OK. You will then see all the outer planets listed on the natal paran report. ]
So Algol with Uranus in mundane parans in Starlight is defined as:
Uranus - Public opinion, Public expectations
On Nadir when Algol is Culminating orb 00 mins 07 secs -
Rebellion, the anger of the common people
Culminating when Algol is On Nadir orb 00 mins 13 secs -
Rebellion, the anger of the common people
So Ken, Algol was sort of in an “opposition” to Uranus in that period for
But the really interesting thing for me was that Alkes was the Heliacal Rising Star given my last post.
In the natal parans for that day the meaning is:
Alkes - Rising 83 mins 22 secs before Sunrise -
To be the living vessel of a sacred body of knowledge or philosophy
Which for me fits nicely with the idea of making a full scale reproduction of the original Parthenon – I have put the images in this blog for people to see the buildings.
But then I got curious and I noticed that the original Parthenon was largely destroyed on the
Heliacal Rising Star
Alkes - Rising 41 mins 44 secs before Sunrise -
A cup, a chalice, a vessel be it a person, or an object, is important
Here it is again!
Heliacal Setting Star Scheat - Setting 00 mins 27 secs before Sunrise -
A time of technological breakthroughs
Sun - Setting when Zosma is Setting orb 00 mins 34 secs -
A group of people are the innocent victims of a senseless act Mars - Setting when Acubens is Rising orb 00 mins 44 secs -
Art and architecture take the focus Mars - Rising when Alpheratz is Rising orb 01 mins 26 secs -
A time of physical recklessness or bravery - Curtailed passage
Now Athens and Nashville are very similar in latitude. Athens is 37N59 while Nashville TN is at 36N09 – so the Heliacal Rising star for the explosion on the 28 September 1687 was Alkes, just as it was of course the Heliacal Rising star for the laying of the foundation stone 208 years later - on the 8 October, 1895. The people invovled with this would not have been aware of the link between the damage to the orginal stucture being in “rapport” with the date and place of the beginning of the building of a full scale reproduction. People have often wonder about Nashville undertaking this project, but now we can see a link between the two of place and date - lovely stuff
So Ken, thank you for your question – Algol present with Uranus but what I like is the stressing of Alkes, the vessel.
Anyone else with some thoughts or other examples of boat, ships or buildings?
Bernadette
www.BernadetteBrady.com
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Ever since the post on Alkes in relation to the two maritime terrorist incidents, I have been reflecting mightily on Alkes. A recent research adventure while writing a Fixed Star Diploma assignment gave me this thought: it may be wise to consider ALL the interpretive ideas that have been associated with a star since it began to have meanings assigned to it. They’re all there.
Considering that Alkes has been posited as a begnign, gently potent, spiritual kind of star, to find it prominent in various potential and actual violent world events might seem…well…startling. But consider: Alkes, the star of the Crater, rides the back of the Serpent Hydra. It may well be a vessel carrying something for the collective (visualising Hydra as the Zeitgeist), but what is it carrying? “Something symbolically precious for others”, but is that something always sweetness and light? Even in a natal chart, I think not.
I’d be interested in reseraching the positions of this whole constellation grouping - Hydra, the Crater, Corvus - and how they appeared in the sky at the world events we’ve catalogued so far. The Hydra parallels Leo in the sky. At the time of the various happenings, is it seen to rise alongside Leo, remain under Leo, go over Leo, or what? How is the Crater positioned? Is it upright - containing, or on its side - outpouring? (I was reminded to ask this last question by a piece of old north American weather lore, that the raininess of a month could be forecast by observing the tilt of the crescent Moon in the west on the first night of its visibility.) Maybe something will come of this, maybe not. But the pontency of the visual is worth investigating.
I’m also intrigued by constellation absent from this whole discussion: Corvus. This is intriguing because of the prominence of ravens in the northern European and Native American mythologies. Or perhaps not: I’m not sure of the prevalence of ravens or crows in the regions where astrology was born and developed. In the Pacific Northwest, where I live, Raven has a tremendously important myth in our misty, cloudy, rain-soaked clime; He stole the sun from the gods for humanity - much like Prometheus stealing fire - and was punished by having His brilliant white feathers burned black. His act feels very much like Corvus plucking sacred fire - not liquid! - from the Chalice that rides the back of the Hydra.
Considered thus, the charts with a prominent Alkes that we’ve been presented in the Fixed Star Diploma course are most intriguing: Albert Einstein (whose research ultimately ’stole’ the fire of atomic energy), Lord Horatio Nelson and Joan of Arc (who were honored, first and foremost, as battle heros in critical struggles where they ’stole’ back important treasures for their Leonine masters), Mohandas Gandhi (who, although he embodied a peaceful mode of resistance, did so with the iron will of a warrior, and eventually ’stole’ the Raj back from the British).
Could it be that Corvus is a hidden key of sorts, here? Both in the mundane events and birth charts? A key to who is attempting to steal something precious? Like the hijackers? The terrorists?
Marcia
Part of the film “Nashville” was filmed at the Nashville Parthenon in 1975. This segment of the film depicts an assasination of a country singer while on stage in front of the Parthenon. The director, Robert Altman, was contacted in 1980 after the shooting of John Lennon with the implication that Altman’s scene motivated the Lennon murder. Mr Altman, of course, denied any connection.
But since John Lennon had Algol conjunct his Uranus and the Parthenon has Algol opposed its Uranus, it seems a fitting connection from an astrological standpoint.
Another person I’m interested in is Harry Crosby; born June 9, 1898 in Boston and died December 10, 1929. Can someone who has starlight look up to see if Algol hits his chart?
Hi Ken
Remember Algol is not “oppose” Uranus, but is culminating with Uranus is on the nadir.
I do not know what stars he has aligned with his Uranus, as I never work with stars by projecting them onto the ecliptic (that is a long story) .. but what is interesting is when you look at John Lennon’s fixed star parans he also has Alkes as his Heliacal Rising star - here is his full paran list from Starlight - these are sorted by paran thus into the periods of his life.
Note - 1) Facies on the angle at the moment of birth and 2) Castor with his Sun… but there are many star parans that are interesting to consider.
STARS ON ANGLES AT MOMENT
Facies - Culminating at the Mid-heaven orb 02 mins 04 secs -
The soldier, athlete, or the aggressor; or alternatively, the wounded
Alhena - On Nadir orb 03 mins 35 secs -
To be wounded by words, contracts or your beliefs
HELIACAL RISING STAR
Alkes - Rising 51 mins 21 secs before Sunrise -
To be the living vessel of a sacred body of knowledge or philosophy
HELIACAL SETTING STAR
Markab - Setting 66 mins 06 secs before Sunrise -
To stand firm for your beliefs and principles
PARANS - BY ANGLE
RISING - Stars of Your Youth
Procyon as Moon is Setting orb 00 mins 44 secs -
Changes in one’s passions, shifts in likes and dislikes
Ras Algethi as Mercury is Rising orb 00 mins 48 secs -
Inquisitive about the nature of objects, people, or the laws of creation
Altair as Sun is Culminating orb 01 mins 07 secs -
A bold and determined individual
Deneb Algedi as Venus is Setting orb 01 mins 56 secs -
A sombre attitude to the conventions of art, or the social customs of relationships
CULMINATING - Stars of Your Prime
Vindemiatrix as Sun is Culminating orb 00 mins 06 secs -
The one who gathers information, things or people
Zuben Elgenubi as Jupiter is On Nadir orb 00 mins 50 secs -
A humanitarian who looks for the big solution
Zuben Elgenubi as Saturn is On Nadir orb 01 mins 14 secs -
A designer, a person who lays down parameters, or sets standards, for others
Castor as Sun is Rising orb 01 mins 16 secs -
A person of words, a person who writes
Mirach as Moon is Setting orb 01 mins 20 secs -
The peace-seeking artist, or a reflective, self absorbed individual - Curtailed passage
Procyon as Sun is Rising orb 01 mins 41 secs -
Exceptionally skilled, but needing to diversify this talent
SETTING - Stars of Your Latter Years
Alcyone as Mars is Culminating orb 00 mins 08 secs -
The critic, the commentator on social ills
Zuben Eschamali as Moon is Culminating orb 00 mins 58 secs -
To feel responsible for social, or ecological, problems
Castor as Venus is Setting orb 01 mins 17 secs -
Socially skilled, charming, and even artistic
ON NADIR - Stars of Your Foundation
Alcyone as Moon is Rising orb 00 mins 24 secs -
Insightful into the darker side of life
Diadem as Moon is Setting orb 00 mins 42 secs -
To show devotion to a cause, or group
Zuben Elgenubi as Jupiter is Culminating orb 01 mins 03 secs -
A humanitarian who looks for the big solution
Castor as Saturn is Rising orb 01 mins 13 secs -
The Map Maker, a person who gives shape to intellectual concepts
Zuben Elgenubi as Saturn is Culminating orb 01 mins 22 secs -
A designer, a person who lays down parameters, or sets standards, for others
Vindemiatrix as Sun is On Nadir orb 01 mins 44 secs -
The one who gathers information, things or people
Cheers
Bernadette
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