At 4 degress of Pisces In our celestial heavens, the fish can be seen drinking water flowing from the jar of Aquarius ~ old pictorial sky maps depict the Southern Fish drinking the water flowing from the jug of Aquarius. Other stories credit the stellar fish swallowing the waters of the great deluge, thus saving the world. This fixed star is called Fomalhaut. Fomalhaut is said to influence changes from material to spiritual forms of expression, there is also associated with this star’s powerful emanations a malevolence of sublime scope and character.
Fomalhaut is one of the four Royal Stars in our heavens, and she is the brightest of them. Along with Aldebaran, Regulus, and Antares, they are the guardians of the night sky. They are said to represent a gateway that can lead us to higher consciousness. Fomalhaut, the 18th brightest star, is guardian of our southern sky, and can be seen high in the sky during the fall ( in the Northern hemisphere) and spring (in the southern hemisphere) which are transitory times. Being one of the brightest stars, Fomalhaut was used for navigation purposes by our seafaring ancestors. Fomalhaut is called the loneliest star in our heavens because there are limited stars in our Southern sky; she is also 25 light years away from the Earth as well, and is filled with comets like our Kuiper Belt. This autumn star is a 3 star system which includes Fomalhaut B and C. Quiet large, Fomalhaut C is acutally a part of the Aquarius Constellation. Interesting note here, in 2005 the Hubble Telescope discovered a exoplanet orbiting Fomalhaut A which they called Fomalhaut B, Dagon, but in the 2014 images it seems it has disappeared. Another interesting fact is that Piscis Austrinus, located in the Southern sky, was on of the first 48 constellations recognized by Ptolemy; but he called it Ichthus Notios.
Fomalhaut was equated with the Persian god Zal, and is said to bestow charisma and to engender the test of remaining true to our ideals.
Fomalhaut’s mythology has a Middle Eastern setting indicative of Babylonian origin. An ancient constellation, Piscis Austrinus represents the Babylonian fish-god Oannes, who came to Earth to teach humans how to become civilized. Ptolemy attributes the fixed star Fomalhaut to Venus and Mercury, To me this energy is one of uniting the mind, body, and soul. Being fully present in oneself.
Fomalhaut is Arabic for “the fish’s mouth”. To the Syrians, she is the fertility goddess, Derceto which is the Greek name for Atargatis. Interestingly, around 500 B.C. Fomalhaut/Atargatis was the object of sunrise worship in the temple of Demeter at Eleusis,
Atargatis was worshiped all over the Mediterranean from about 4000 – 3000 years ago. She was the first mermaid and the first mermaid story ever told. Atargatis is a goddess of fertility, abundance, beauty and love. In Ireland, mermaids were called ‘Merrows’ and in Scotland, they were known as Selkies. She is an aspect of the Universal Mother, she helps us swim deep down into the darkness and face our own fears – our own darkness, our shadow. Transformation is a keyword, reminding us of the ebb and flow of life.
Fomalhaut represents the return of light after a period of darkness, when we have to find the light within ourselves to pull us through. This Royal Star holds highly transformative energy, reminding us of the spiral of life. Womb and tomb sit back to back; with every ending there comes a new beginning. Fomalhaut’s energy is connected to our soul and can help us strengthen our intuitive abilities. With this star’s connection to Atargatis, I feel that we are being called to stay grounded and not get swept away with distractions. We are being called to balance our physical and spiritual parts of our self, and learn how to use your gifts as they are…true gifts.
As I am writing this, Pluto is close to Fomalhaut at 4 degrees of Pisces; and as all the planets had to pass through the underworld of Lord Pluto, they also had to bathe in the cleansing waters of Fomalhaut. February the Sun, Mercury, Mars and Venus all went through Pluto’s initiation allowing us to see the dark side of these planets, meeting Fomalhaut we are given a chance to be washed clean; but we are also dealing with Pisces energy which can be very distracting and full of illusions.
One of Pisces sayings is “let go and let god”, which can be used as a good thing and also a bad thing. As we release the things that we can not control, sitting our problems at the feet of a higher power, that can lead us into escapism. Stress is so high in our world right now, and escaping from it is a desirable path. Releasing our attachments to the past is also a part of this. If we choose to go forward, we have to let go of the traumas of the past in order to heal and move into the future. It is one thing to have a remembrance for a certain traumatic experience, meaning not to repeat the event, it is quite another to keep placing yourself back in that moment. When we are constantly going back to that event, we have to keep in mind that we are going back to that energy – and your brain doesn’t know the difference so you are in turn experiencing it all over again. We are navigating through the ebbs and flow of life and it can get messy at times, but we have to remember to stay within our body, get quiet within, to unplug from the noisy outside world, and listen to your internal guidance. The only way out of the chaos is through it, and that means facing out deepest fears and working out way out of it. The sabian symbol for 4-5 degrees of Pisces is A Church Bazaar. I hesitated using this as it can come off too religious for some, but just go with me here. A church is meant to be a sacred place and is associated with the soul – our connection to the Divine (God/Goddess/Universal energy/etc). By this association we are focused on the spiritual and remembering the sacred. This degree is reminding us of the sacredness in life, our sacredness; when we remember this sacredness within yourself and in all things, we run a lower risk of losing yourself to our fears, our shadow. When we begin to go deep into Piscean waters, we can become disoriented. Think about the times when you have gone under water; could you hear things well? Could you talk well? Of course not, it’s all gargled and muted and it is very important to remember who you are. You are a sacred being, a spiritual being having a human experience. In our times people have lost touch with their roots, with their connection to this Earth. We can see this by some of the mental illnesses we see, the suicides, the violence, the hate, and so forth. We have forgotten that we are sacred beings on this planet. When we get caught up in fantasies and illusions, we lose track of ourselves. When there is more importance on things than people, we need to step back and do some self evaluation. We have to be able to separate fantasy from reality. If we are not stepping back from all the hustle and bustle and truly unplug, we get lost. We have to take time for our spiritual, emotional, and physical well being. Fomalhaut/Atargatis tells us that there will be some gnarly riptides in our life, through the ebbs and flow we too wax and wane. Remembering that this is just a moment in time, we must persevere through these difficult times so that we can go to better circumstances. The trick is that WE must do it, no one else can do it for us. We have to stop looking outside of yourself for someone else to save you as there is no one else, only you – and YOU are ALL you need. Need is the key word. When we go through these times we will wrestle with our ego.
Brightest blessings,
Sirona Rose











