What does the fixed star Antares mean?
Intensity, obsession, crisis as transformation.
The tradition
Classical Meaning
Antares is the second Persian Royal Star, opposite Aldebaran. Classical sources read it as ambition and obsession that requires the renunciation of fixed views. Brady writes: 'Antares brings success but only at the cost of an obsessive nature.'
Key Takeaways
- Antares is in the constellation Scorpio.
- Classical nature: Mars/Jupiter.
- The Heart of the Scorpion, Royal Star of the West
- Fixed-star contact is read at 1° orb to natal planets, angles, or angles of derived charts (returns, progressions).
Crystal pairing
Your Antares Crystal
Garnet
Garnet holds Antares's deep red fire, supporting the brave descent without overwhelm.
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Other Fixed Stars
RegulusLeo · Mars/JupiterSpicaVirgo · Venus/MarsAlgolPerseus · Saturn/MarsAldebaranTaurus · MarsFomalhautPiscis Austrinus · Venus/MercurySiriusCanis Major · Jupiter/MarsVegaLyra · Venus/MercuryArcturusBoötes · Mars/JupiterPolluxGemini · MarsCastorGemini · MercuryProcyonCanis Minor · Mercury/MarsCapellaAuriga · Mars/Mercury
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