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AL-NA'AM
النعائم· The Ostriches244.29°–257.14° · ♐ sagittarius · waterTaming wildness♀Ruled by Venusσ,τ Sagittarii · Sagittarius
Key Themes
taminghuntingcaptivescompanionship
The ostriches of the desert sky bring wild energy under control. This mansion tames beasts, brings fugitives to heel, and strengthens the bonds of companionship forged under hardship. What is wild becomes willing.
Correspondences
Planetary RulerAssigned by the Picatrix weekday lord cycle, Venus colors this mansion with beauty and harmony.
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Venuspersonal planet
Marker Star
Al-Na'amσ,τ Sagittarii
Sagittariuswater
The Arabic lunar mansions are anchored to bright fixed stars, creating a stellar framework independent of the tropical zodiac.Electional Astrology
MixedOverall nature for elections
Favorable Activities
HuntingCaptivesFriendship
Unfavorable Activities
MarriageCommerce
Traditional Imagery
PicatrixGhayat al-Hakim, Book IV Ch. 9, c. 10th century“A man holding a wand and another man with his face cut off.”
AgrippaThree Books of Occult Philosophy, Book II Ch. 33, 1533“The image of a man holding in his right hand a staff, and killing, as it were, a figure before him.”
Modern SynthesisContemporary interpretation“A figure extends an open hand toward a wild horse in a dusty canyon — the patient art of earning trust from something that has every reason to run.”