Canopus
Canopus
Canopus, the second-brightest star in the sky near 15 degrees of Cancer, was the great navigator's star of the keel. Robson ties it to voyages, leadership, piety, and a change from evil to good. Brady reads it as the pilot who steers by a distant light, the journey that transforms. It carries the dignity of one who travels far and brings something back, with a steadying, paternal authority.
- fixed-star
- canopus
- benefic
Sources
- Robson, The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology (1923)Gives the traditional nature and influence of Canopus.
- Brady, Brady's Book of Fixed Stars (1998)Reads Canopus through its myth and its meaning by conjunction.
- Ebertin, Fixed Stars and Their Interpretation (1971)Gives the practical, observed effect of Canopus on a conjunct planet.