Rasalhague
Descendant Conjunct Rasalhague
Rasalhague is the head of the Serpent-Bearer, a star of healing and the careful handling of poison. On the The point directly opposite the Ascendant, on the western horizon. It describes partnership, others, and what you seek in relationship. it colors the other: partners who heal or who need healing, relationships that must transmute what is toxic, and open conflicts that test whether you can neutralize harm. The same power that cures can poison if mishandled, so read this star with the houses your Descendant governs and the rest of the chart.
- fixed star
- rasalhague
- descendant
- conjunction
Sources
- Robson, The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology (1923)Gives the healing, poison-handling nature of Rasalhague and its angular influence.
- Brady, Brady's Book of Fixed Stars (1998)Reads Rasalhague by the Serpent-Bearer myth and its heliacal phase on the setting and nadir angles.
- Ebertin, Fixed Stars and Their Interpretation (1971)Gives the modern reading of Rasalhague, applied to relationship and home through the angles.