Alnilam
Alnilam
Alnilam, the central jewel of Orion's Belt, is of the nature of Mercury and Saturn. It marks moments of public notice and brief fame, with the task of making fleeting honors count for something lasting. It rewards those who turn a passing spotlight into real substance.
- fixed star
- star
- alnilam
Sources
- Robson, The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology (1923)Gives the traditional nature and meaning of the fixed star Alnilam.
- Brady, Brady's Book of Fixed Stars (1998)Reads Alnilam in its constellational and predictive context.
- Ebertin, Fixed Stars and Their Interpretation (1971)Supplies the modern cosmobiological interpretation of Alnilam.