[HPFGU-Movie] animagi - choice or chosen?

[Sherry Garfio]

--- Valerie Flowe <valerie.flowe at verizon.net> wrote:
> Does the name of Sirius's brother, Regulus, have any celestial significance?

Ah, but of course!  This is actually pretty good.

>From http://askelm.com/star/star004.htm -
Regulus was known as the King. The Romans referred to it as Rex, which
means King in Latin. In Arabia the star was known as the Kingly One. The
Greeks called it the King Star. Of all the stars in the heavens, Regulus was
universally associated by the ancient astrologers with the attributes of
greatness and power. It is located practically on the ecliptic (the path which
the Sun takes in traversing the heavens). It was thought that this position
made it of special importance to the Sun. According to astrologers the Sun
ruled the heavens. Thus, the major star closest to the ecliptic of the ruling
Sun was Regulus. This close relationship to the Sun made Regulus a royal
star, the one most associated with the conception or birth of kings. It was
the star denoting rulership.
<SNIP>
In biblical symbolism, Regulus is the Star of the Messiah. It is located
directly between the feet of the Lion in the constellation of Leo.

>From http://www.crystalinks.com/8.8lionsgate.html -
Astrologically what I find most worth noting about this timing is the exact
conjunction of Mars (29 Leo) with the fixed star Regulus, Heart of the Lion,
one of the four royal stars also known as Watcher of the North and linked with
Archangel Raphael most known for his healing abilities.

>From http://www.marriagesavers.org/Columns/C1009.htm (in a discussion about the
Star of Bethlehem) -
If so, Jesus's birth had to occur about 2-3 BC, when extraordinary things did
happen in the sky. With new computers, it is possible to quickly visualize the
sky which reveals that on Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year in September 3 BC,
Jupiter, which is 300 times more massive than earth and is known as King
Planet, moved close to the bright star Regulus, which the Romans called Rex or
king. When the Planet of Kings neared the Star of Kings, it was very bright,
indeed.

>From http://www.celtic-casimir.aunz.com/hermetica/reggal.html -
Regulus: - a Leonis, one of the brightest stars, literally means "little king"
in Latin, and was one of the four royal stars of ancient Persia. Traditionally,
Regulus denotes popularity, authority and prosperity, although these are very
general descriptions which may be indicated also by a host of other
astrological factors. Another title of Regulus is Cor Leonis (the Heart of the
Lion), which for me is the key to understanding this star's symbolism, for
whatever touches it "burns fiercely or brightly", for 'bold as a lion is the
heart of the righteous'... inasmuch as 'righteous' can signify "having absolute
faith in the rightness of an action or state of being". And of course little
kings can act like tyrants.

I really like that last one ;-)

Sherry Garfio


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"Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open."
    -- Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire





		
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