The Seven

Constellations of

The White Tiger

1 - Legs
2 - Bond
3 - Stomach
4 - Hairy Head
5 - Net
6 - Turtle Beak
7 - Three Stars

 

 

The Five Lunar Mansions

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Black Tortoise (Mercury)

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White Tiger (Venus)

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Vermilion Bird (Mars)

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Azure Dragon (Jupiter)

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Yellow Dragon (Saturn)

 

 

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White Tiger Star Chart

by Steven Renshaw

and Saori Ihara

 

Interesting Links:

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The White Tiger of Autumn

Steven L. Renshaw, Ph.D.

Kanda University, Japan

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The Lunar Mansions

Vivian E. Robson

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What Is An Asterism?

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Sleep Cat

 

 

The Fated Sky

 

The Fated Sky:

Astrology in History

Benson Bobick

 

 

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Turtle Beak:

A Constellation of

The White Tiger of the West

One of the 28 Ancient Palaces

or Mansions of the Moon

 

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Turtle Beak:

A White Tiger Constellation

Key Star: Lamda Ori (Lamda Orionis)

 

The Turtle Beak has three stars. Ancient Chinese Astrologers call it Tsui, the beak or pouting lips, ruled by Mars. It's astrological symbolism is described thus:

 

Presaging punishments and exile; a fatality in the Yin year, the necessity to sell property, arraignment for murder, and a death sentence. These woeful portents are the results of wrongdoings which can be avoided. A stern warning.**

 

Early Arabian Astrologers called Turtle Beak Al Hak'ah. Here is their Portent:

 

Helps the return from a journey, the instruction of scholars, building, and gives health and goodwill. With Moon here, begin war but do not sow or undertake any good.*

 

In ancient India, Astrologers called Turtle Beak Mrigasiras, and offered the following Portent:

 

A soft asterism belonging to the serving caste and favorable for friendship, married love, purchase and making of clothes and ornaments, music, and auspicious deeds when containing the Moon. Those born on the lunar day will deal in perfumes, flowers, ornaments, and animals, will be lascivious and good writers or painters. With Moon here at birth native will be timid, capricious, skilful, talkative, rich, fond of pleasure. Rules cots and the brows.*

 

*From Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology Vivian E. Robinson, 1923

Longitude of determinant star is for January 1, 1920

 

**From The Complete Guilde to Chinese Astrology, Derek Walters, 1987

 

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