Diphda
Imum Coeli Conjunct Diphda
Diphda is the Whale's tail, a star of forced change and the discipline of compulsion. At the The lowest point of the chart, opposite the Midheaven, often called the IC. It points to home, roots, family, and your private foundation. it works in the home, the ancestry, and the private foundation of the chart: a family line that demanded letting go, a base that is reformed under pressure, an inner ground that strengthens by surrendering the obsolete. The star colors but does not dictate, so read it with the rest of the chart.
- fixed star
- diphda
- imum coeli
- conjunction
Sources
- Robson, The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology (1923)Gives the forceful, compulsive nature of Diphda and its bearing on the angles.
- Brady, Brady's Book of Fixed Stars (1998)Reads Diphda by the Whale myth and its heliacal phase, here on the setting and nadir angles.
- Ebertin, Fixed Stars and Their Interpretation (1971)Gives the modern reading of Diphda, applied to relationship and foundation through the angles.