Egyptian astronomy begins in prehistoric times. The presence of stone circles at Nabta Playa in Upper Egypt dating from the 5th millennium BCE show the importance of astronomy to the religious life of ancient Egypt even in the prehistoric period.
I THE NILE
January 1-7, June 19-28, September 1-7, November 18-26
Related signs: Ra and Seth
Beneficial colours: vivid red and deep blue
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The Nile is the river whose steadiness is interrupted by floods of incredible abundance. Like an artery in which the blood and salt of the maternal body of the Land of Egypt circulate, the sacred river fertilizes the earth with its rich deposits. There, where the papyrus, reeds, millet, sorghum and ritual flowers grow, civilisation is born.
Those born under this sign are peace-makers, lovers of refinement and owe it to themselves to live in an awakened state. They are receptive to all the riches they bring to their surroundings.
The scene and repository of divine drama and powerful ambitions, the Nile witnesses the fall of Seth, the resurrection transformation of Osiris and the glory of Horus. On its river, Thoth the gird-god originated his philosophy. From the plants that push their roots into the river’s depths, the healing god Anubis harvests the aromatic substances for his cosmic pharmacy. “The Nile people” are wise, tolerant and capable of motherly tenderness towards all those who desire to break loose from ignorance. But, like this river the spews forth layers of fertile silt and corrosive deposits, they are subject to changing moods.
II AMON-RA
January 8-21, February 1-11
Related signs: The Nile and Horus
Beneficial colours: Yellow and Orange
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Ra is the principal god of Egypt, the cosmic home of the wheel of time. His solar cult gives light to the entire Egyptian pantheon. Ra, model of power and grandeur, is the first divinity to detach himself from primordial chaos and gives the first breath of life. Without his fertile benevolence, all the substance of the world would be nothing. Ra’s light shines right into the human hearth and face. He gives man speech as well as life to the child in the womb.
Constantly, those born under this sign are generous and find their steps guided toward great opportunities. You benefit from a great awakening force, reassure people and inspire them to give their best. To be born under Amon-Ra, this universal god is both an asset and a challenge. The path of your life will never be mediocre or shallow. Your spirit is colored by meditative wanderings and depth, and when the feelings you experience or provoke are not at a high spiritual level, you disappoint yourself.
III MUT
January 22-31, September 8-22
Related signs: Ra and Thoth
Beneficial colours: Brown and Carmine
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Mut is one of the most ancient divinities of the Egyptian pantheon. The epic of the ancient gods also includes the very popular goddess Isis, a savior mother. Besides this woman in her role of both sister and wife, we find another mother. Mut, who has withdrawn into the mythical and historical scene while taking with her unspeakable words and a fundamental violence. For this mother who is repressed by the capricious genealogy of the gods, heroes and men, life and death go hand in hand.
The waters of the Nile and the burning sand of the Nubian desert are part and symbolic of this mother body. In the presence of this fearsome goddess, man is born with the feeling that his life must be paid for the guilt in terms of the mystical parallel between the life of the human and the death of the divine. Thus, those born under the sign of Mut are secretive beings inclined to melancholy. Full of irony, frustrated in seduction because of their shyness, they nevertheless have formidable inner riches because they know how to go directly to the point in all their human relationships. Their wisdom is obvious, their hopes inspiring. What they search for most is the goodwill and protection of an authoritative father figure.
IV GEB
February 12-29, August 20-31
Related signs: Seth and Horus
Beneficial colours: violet and orange-red
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At the beginning of the world, the creator, Atum, unites two of his children: Shu the God of air and Tefnut the Goddess of moisture. Geb, the earth is born out of the rising wet clouds and turns begets Osiris and Isis. Geb is loved as a principle of unity between the prehistoric and epic worlds. He embodies the links between these epochs and is an amused spectator who sees existence as an enigma and game. Geb intervenes in the Egyptian pantheon and rituals to make sure that when oaths are taken, they are both sacred and benevolent. Every pledge that obliges the speaker to change the course of his earthly life is ritually buried in the safekeeping of Geb before being officially announced.
As a guardian of life, Geb harbors the positive virtues of sweetness submission and peaceable firmness. As a symbol of memory, he predispose those born under his sing to careers as writers, administrators or counsellors. This original nature of protection by the earth shines through in their psychological make-up. The Geb personality is attractive and so highly sensitive that it is very impressionable. Their modesty and ability to empathise with the feelings and upset of others can be a disadvantage, but Geb’s cosmic ascendancy naturally lifts it above self-love and vanity
V OSIRIS
March 1-10, November 27 to December 18
Related signs: Isis and Thoth
Beneficial colours: yellow and green
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According to Egyptian legend, the Goddess Nut, in spite of the curse of sterility pronounced upon her by Ra, is able to bear Osiris thanks to the help of God Thoth who side-stepped this judgement by inventing 5 extra days in the year. Osiris is conceived during this period. Assisted by Isis, his sister and wife, Osiris gives humans respect for the gods, instruction in agriculture and in order for the universe. As as symbol of continuity, this God, beloved to the people of the Nile, becomes the object of tenacious jealousy by his young brother, Seth. Seth, helped by his accomplices, succeeds in locking Osiris in a box that is quickly thrown into the currents of the river, Isis the recovers the body of her husband and together with her sister Nephthys, use their magic to breath to return Osiris briefly to the realm of the living for a final carnal union from which Horus is born. But the rivalry continues to dominate Seth’s heart and he does everything possible to mutilate the body of his brother and disperse the corpse. In her second attempt, Isis collects the fragments scattered by this profane god, except for the penis that is swallowed by a mormyrid fish.
We find in the myth of Osiris the symbolic sequence of disintegration and regeneration in a higher form.
Those born under this sign- the character is dual and generous personality. Fiery but vulnerable, when faced with adversity, you waver more then others and you experience the dilemma of picking the right moment for actions and decisions.
VI ISIS
March 11-31, October 18-29, December 19-31
Related signs: Osiris and Thoth
Beneficial colours: White and Blue
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Isis soul is devoted to the clearest of quests, and this glorious lover is the supreme messenger of life. Pride and meanness fail before this unequaled magician, just as deceiving glimmers vanish when day breaks. The most illustrious of Egyptian goddesses, in her capacity of love and redemption, finds the strength to take under her wings and protects all those who are about to perish coldly for lack of faith in the wild generosity of the vital spirit.
Isis, proud and alone, sustained by her brother and husband Osiris, is also the mother of life. As a tireless source of resurrection and profound mercy, the goddess Isis is often represented by a double protection of the looped cross and the knot, symbols of the perpetuation of origins and descendants.
To be born under the demanding protection of Isis confers a dimension of solidarity and unity. You are likely to be very hospitable. Go where you will be able to give life and guard it. Be receptive to people but in your soul keep your standards pure and do not think they compromised too cruelly at every disappointment.
VII THOTH
April 1-19, November 8-17
Related signs: Bastet and Isis
Beneficial colours: Pink and White
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The sacred Ibis bird sways its silhouette on the banks of the river, where the Nile is extended by a striking monotony of irrigation channels. It is with modesty that this bird-god Thoth provides ingenious ideas to the simple senses of humans and inspires their souls and energies with a passion to know and to build. Thoth’s clear-sightedness drives away indolence, insidious cunning and impatient pride. Thoth’s instruction induces people to invent and to risk breaking with tradition.
Nature insists on producing enlightened masters who mush serve her without pretensions in order to dominate her. Thoth comes to us as a good nature memory, keen to preserve wisdom and is a patron of astronomers, accountants, healers and charmers. Thoth stands out from all the gods of ancient Egypt by best expressing the reliability of the creative world which he repeats tirelessly to all beings that brings fertility to the banks of the Nile.
Humans born under the sign of Thoth are enthusiastic and enterprising, but scorn mediocrity and meanness. They are courageous and like to take risks, provided they are engaged in efforts that will ultimately allow them to surpass themselves. It is unthinkable for the, to break their word or to cheat others.
VIII HORUS
April 20 to May 8 , August 12-19
Related signs: Geb and Bastet
Beneficial colours: Carmine Red and Gold
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With Horus, the politics of justice take shape in the mythical world of the ancient Egyptians. The vengeful god, son of Isis and Osiris, entered into legendary combat with Seth. Aided by partisans loyal to his father, Horus conquered the invaded kingdom and, during the struggle, overpowered Seth and Nubia which made him the first sovereign god of the greater unified Egypt. We see him still fighting, helped by his great love for justice. During his battle with Seth, the strength of Horus gave rise to the history of the magnificent sovereigns and of the power and protection derived from the gaze of “Udjat”, the magic eye, plucked from Osiris and taken by Horus.
The bird-god possesses to a supreme degree in the virtues of enlightenment and peace with which he renews the vital fluids of that which desiccated or congealed. Those born under the sign of Horus make their way in the world with a sparkling personality strengthened by a fierce will. Their intelligence and breadth of learning make them appear capable of understanding and uncovering everything. They must master rebellious spirit early, before their eagerness to dominate makes them opportunists. Their deep psychic ability is balanced between an appreciation of the paternal virility and that which is contributed by mothers and wives.
IX ANUBIS
May 8-27, June 29 to July 13
Related signs: Bastet and Isis
Beneficial colours: sienna and purple
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To this God with a head of a wild dog is attributed the invention and spread of techniques of embalming the dead. In this guise of a roaming dog, this God explores every cemetery, fulfilling the duty of sacred search for unattended souls. Anubis ministration resemble those of a refined cook and a talent painter in the care he takes selecting the best ingredients for baths and aromatic balms to adorn the part of the body requiring preservation. The funeral task is never macabre.
The God symbolised the dead and the wandering of the departed until they persuade Sekhmet to open the door to the valley of immortality. Those born under this sign are clever and full of compassion, but they harbor the presence of darkness. With the realistic understanding of the dark side of life, their character is deeply ambivalent and sometimes fatalistic. Their deep sufferings can sometimes build a wall of inhibition that occasionally restrains their amorous initiative. They radiate a profound personality, are aware of the opposing forces within them and are always ready and willing to adopt the best solutions to remedy any psychological dilemma.
X SETH
May 28 to June 18, September 28 to October 2
Beneficial signs: Geb and The Nile
Beneficial colours: turquoise-blue and black
In the high drama of Egyptian religion, Seth plays the necessary role of bringing death to the world by casting his divine brother, Osiris, into mighty river Nile. When Osiris is returned to life briefly by the magic of his loving sister-wife, Isis, the sequence of disintegration and regeneration into a higher form is born. Seth embodies the powerful forces needed to bring about great change. Ultimately defeated by Isis and her son- Horus, Seth becomes a free spirit, a wanderer on earth and, after his forced exile, the god of desert solitude.
Those born under sign of Seth seek change and are forever searching for their wholeness. They must experience many adventures before finding themselves and being able to direct their strong inner powers. They readily learn from their mistakes and possess a tenancy in their challenges unrivalled by any other sign. The essence of Seth is metamorphosis, the cocoon of life is ever expanding to embrace new knowledge and insight. The Seth personality is called upon to lead the way into these unexplored dimensions.
XI BASTET
July 14-18, September 23-27, October 3-17
Related signs: Sekhmet and Horus
Beneficial colours: yellow-ochre and gray
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Bastet, goddess with a body of a woman and face of cat, swinging between good and bad tendencies, appears late in Egyptian religion, through the symbolism of a prehistoric cat. The cat, with its affinity with the human, always gives a keen perception of the occult in its most ancient origin. The importance accorded to the cat by the original inhabitants of the Valley of the Nile is linked directly to its spectral gaze which embodies the secret repository of a mysterious knowledge. Simply by its magnetic presence, it can detect and prevent any outside attacks. Bastet is fascination arising from a forbidden place. When this mysterious knowledge is realised, it opens the way to worship in the deepest sense.
Those born under the sign seek balance and harmony in their with their relations with others. They know how to protect and devote themselves to their loves ones while occasionally neglecting their own interests. They possessed an inner strength and agility which help them recognise their hidden enemies and thus triumph over them. Bastet character can sense the most obscure psychic forces. When aligned with this intuitive strength, they will bring great insight into business ventures and especially affairs of the heart.
XII SEKHMET
July 29 to August 11, October 30 to November 7
Related signs: Bastet and Geb
Beneficial colours: clear green and turquoise-blue
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The Pharaoh is the reincarnation of the ”good order, the right, and the just.” His work perfects divine exploits. The monarch also thrusts aside chaos to cast light on the life his subjects. The Pharaoh, as a living God, gives life through his actions and it is at the center of sacred scriptures which credit him with multiple divinities. The most impressive of these mythical links is the one that ties him to the lioness goddess Sekhmet, who guards hell with strict equity and justice. It is not impossible to recognise compassion or doubt in the character of Sekhmet. It is driven by the most mathematical sense of justice.
In Egypt, lions are often depicted two at a time back to back, each of them looking out over the opposite horizon. This twosome symbolised presence through an eternal gaze which surveys and controls at the same time. The Sekhmet nature stretches from the extreme pure to the most impure, from order to disorder and from just to unjust.
Those born under the sign are strongly telepathic, observant, authoritarian and rarely indulge themselves. Their moral sense is sometimes unfortunately censorious in spite of their secret desires. Sekhmet people are endowed with a majestic grace and inner sense of beauty which aligns them with the rhythms of earth