What does the fixed star Spica mean?
Talent, gifts, protection. The 'lucky' star.
The tradition
Classical Meaning
Spica, the brightest star in Virgo, was honored by ancient sources as one of the most benefic stars in the sky. The chart suggests Spica contacts confer hidden talents, protection, and a kind of grace that arrives uninvited. Robson reads Spica as 'eminence, sufficient riches and a love for art and science.'
Key Takeaways
- Spica is in the constellation Virgo.
- Classical nature: Venus/Mars.
- The Sheaf of Wheat, Hidden Brilliance
- Fixed-star contact is read at 1° orb to natal planets, angles, or angles of derived charts (returns, progressions).
Crystal pairing
Your Spica Crystal
Citrine
Citrine matches Spica's giftedness, drawing out the talent that lives within you waiting to be claimed.
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Other Fixed Stars
RegulusLeo · Mars/JupiterAlgolPerseus · Saturn/MarsAntaresScorpio · Mars/JupiterAldebaranTaurus · MarsFomalhautPiscis Austrinus · Venus/MercurySiriusCanis Major · Jupiter/MarsVegaLyra · Venus/MercuryArcturusBoötes · Mars/JupiterPolluxGemini · MarsCastorGemini · MercuryProcyonCanis Minor · Mercury/MarsCapellaAuriga · Mars/Mercury
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