[HPFGU-Movie] animagi - choice or chosen?

[Valerie Flowe]

Cool! Thanks for the info. I would be fascinated to hear about how JKR came
up with all of these names. I'm going to poke around a bit on her site, and
such and see what I can find. Fascinating...
(and some say these are just kids books!!)  :-)
V

> From: Sherry Garfio <sgarfio at yahoo.com>

> --- 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
> 
> 
> =====
> "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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