Tim Holland doth schreibble:
>
> Astrology has never been concerned with the influence of
> the the positions of stars in the sky, rather how the
> local planets in our particular solar system relate to
> us and our position in space and time.

With the notable exception of the con-siderations for the
Fixed Stars:

Tetrabiblos
Claudius Ptolemy
Book 1.
Chapter 9.
Of the Power of the Fixed Stars.
http://tinyurl.com/2vofo8

" As it is next in order to recount the natures of the fixed
stars with reference to their special powers, we shall set
forth their observed characters in an exposition like that
of the natures of the planets, and in the first place those
of the ones that occupy the figures in the zodiac itself.

The stars in the head of Aries, then, have an effect like
the power of Mars and Saturn, mingled; those in the mouth
like Mercury's power and moderately like Saturn's; those in
the hind foot like that of Mars, and those in the tail like
that of Venus.

Of those in Taurus, the stars along the line where it is cut
off have a temperature like that of Venus and in a measure
like that of Saturn; those in the Pleiades, like those of
the moon and Jupiter; of the stars in the head, the one of
the Hyades that is bright and somewhat reddish, called the
Torch, has a temperature like that of Mars; the others, like
that of Saturn and moderately like that of Mercury; those in
the tips of the horns, like that of Mars.

Of the stars in Gemini, those in the feet share the same
quality as Mercury and, to a less degree, as Venus; the
bright stars in the thighs, the same as Saturn; of the two
bright stars in the heads, the one in the head in advance
the same as Mercury; it is also called the star of Apollo;
the one in the head that follows, the same as Mars; it is
also called the star of Hercules.

Of the stars in Cancer, the two in the eyes produce the same
effect as Mercury, and, to a less degree, as Mars; those in
the claws, the same as Saturn and Mercury; the cloud-like
cluster in the breast, called the Manger, the same as Mars
and the moon; and the two on either side of it, which are
called Asses, the same as Mars and the sun.

Of those in Leo, the two in the head act in the same way as
Saturn and, to a less degree, as Mars; the three in the
throat, the same as Saturn and, to a less degree, as
Mercury; the bright star upon the heart, called Regulus, the
same as Mars and Jupiter; those in the hip and the bright
star in the tail, the same as Saturn and Venus; and those in
the thighs, the same as Venus and, to a less degree, Mercury.

Of the stars in Virgo, those in the head and the one upon
the tip of the southern wing have an effect like that of
Mercury and, in less degree, of Mars; the other bright stars
of the wing and those on the girdles like that of Mercury
and, in a measure, of Venus; the bright star in the northern
wing, called Vindemiator, like those of Saturn and Mercury;
the so-called Spica, like that of Venus and, in a less
degree, that of Mars; those in the tips of the feet and the
train like that of Mercury and, in a less degree, Mars.

Of those in the Claws of the Scorpion, the ones at their
very extremities exercise the same influence as do Jupiter
and Mercury; those in the middle parts the same as do Saturn
and, to a less degree, Mars.

Of the stars in the body of Scorpio, the bright stars on the
forehead act in the same way as does Mars and in some degree
as does Saturn; the three in the body, the middle one of
which is tawny and rather bright and is called Antares, the
same as Mars and, in some degree, Jupiter; those in the
joints, the same as Saturn and, in some degree, Venus; those
in the sting, the same as Mercury and Mars; and the
so-called cloud-like cluster, the same as Mars and the moon.

Of the stars in Sagittarius, those in the point of his arrow
have an effect like that of Mars and the moon; those in the
bow and the grip of his hand, like that of Jupiter and Mars;
the cluster in his forehead, like that of the sun and Mars;
those in the cloak and his back, like that of Jupiter and,
to a less degree, of Mercury; those in his feet, like that
of Jupiter and Saturn; the quadrangle upon the tail, like
that of Venus, to a less degree, of Saturn.

Of the stars in Capricorn, those in the horns act in the
same way as Venus and, in some degree, as Mars; those in the
mouth, as Saturn and, in some degree, as Venus; those in the
feet and the belly, as Mars and Mercury; and those in the
tail, as Saturn and Jupiter.

Of the stars in Aquarius, those in the shoulders exert an
influence like that of Saturn and Mercury, together with
those in the left arm and the cloak; those in the thighs,
like that of Mercury in a greater degree and like that of
Saturn in a lesser degree; those in the stream of water,
like that of Saturn and, in some degree, like that of Jupiter.

Of the stars in Pisces, those in the head of the southern
Fish act in the same way as Mercury and somewhat as does
Saturn; those in the body, as do Jupiter and Mercury; those
in the tail and the southern cord, as do Saturn and, in some
degree, Mercury; those in the body and backbone of the
northern Fish, as do Jupiter and, in some degree, Venus;
those in the northern part of the cord, as do Saturn and
Jupiter; and the bright star on the bond, as do Mars and, in
some degree, Mercury.

Of the stars in the configurations north of the zodiac, the
bright stars in Ursa Minor have a similar quality to that of
Saturn and, to a less degree, to that of Venus; those in
Ursa Major, to that of Mars; and the cluster of the Coma
Berenices beneath the Bear's tail, to that of the moon and
Venus; the bright stars in Draco, to that of Saturn, Mars,
and Jupiter; those of Cepheus, to that of Saturn and
Jupiter; those in Boötes, to that of Mercury and Saturn; the
bright, tawny star, to that of Jupiter and Mars, the star
called Arcturus; the star in Corona Septentrionalis, to that
of Venus and Mercury; those in Geniculator, to that of
Mercury; those in Lyra, to that of Venus and Mercury; and
likewise those in Cygnus. The stars in Cassiopeia have the
effect of Saturn and Venus; those in Perseus, of Jupiter and
Saturn; the cluster in the hilt of the sword, of Mars and
Mercury; the bright stars in Auriga, of Mars and Mercury;
those in Ophiuchus, of Saturn and, to some degree, of Venus;
those in his serpent, of Saturn and Mars; those in Sagitta,
of Mars and, to some degree, of Venus; those in Aquila,54 of
Mars and Jupiter; those in Delphinus, of Saturn and Mars;
the bright stars in the Horse, of Mars and Mercury; those in
Andromeda, of Venus; those in Triangulum, of Mercury.

Of the stars in the formations south of the zodiac the
bright star in the mouth of Piscis Australis has an
influence similar to that of Venus and Mercury; those in
Cetus, similar to that of Saturn; of those in Orion, the
stars on his shoulders similar to that of Mars and Mercury,
and the other bright stars similar to that of Jupiter and
Saturn; of the stars in Eridanus the last bright one58 has
an influence like that of Jupiter and the others like that
of Saturn; the star in Lepus, like that of Saturn and
Mercury; of those in Canis, the others like that of Venus,
and the bright star in the mouth, like that of Jupiter and,
to a less degree, of Mars; the bright star Procyon, like
that of Mercury and, in a less degree, that of Mars; the
bright stars in Hydra, like that of Saturn and Venus; those
in Crater, like that of Venus and, in a less degree, of
Mercury; those in Corvus, like that of Mars and Saturn; the
bright stars of Argo, like that of Saturn and Jupiter; of
those in Centaurus, the ones in the human body, like that of
Venus and Mercury, and the bright stars in the equine body
like that of Venus and Jupiter; the bright stars in Lupus,
like that of Saturn and, in less degree, of Mars; those in
Ara, like that of Venus and, to a lesser degree, of Mercury;
and the bright stars in Corona Australis, like that of
Saturn and Mercury.

Such, then, are the observations of the effects of the stars
themselves as made by our predecessors. "

And here is Tim's link as a TinyUrl:

The Celestial Sphere
http://tinyurl.com/2wklk9

Cors in Manu Domine,


~ Khem Caigan
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