Algol

Algol, the most intense and difficult of the fixed stars, is the blinking demon-star, the severed head of the Gorgon Medusa, of the nature of Saturn and Jupiter. It marks concentrated, raw power and the danger of losing one's head, literally or figuratively, to rage, passion, or catastrophe. Long tied to violence and misfortune, in a chart it shows where intensity must be consciously mastered: faced and owned, Algol's power can be fierce and transformative; denied, it can turn destructive or self-destructive.