Re: VMs: Strega, Grigori, four seasons, four stars etc...

[Pamela Richards <spirlhelix@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, Nick

The strega are not the only ones who thus attribute
the Four Watchers.

In traditional medieval astrology, they are also given
to the angels known as "Watchers" of each of the
compass points:

Michael: Aldebaran--East 
Raphael: Regulus--South
Uriel:  Antares--West
Gabriel: Formalhaut--North

So these points about the stregha are interesting, but
the lore shares an overlap with traditional Western
astrology.  This is not surprising, as these
attributions are very ancient and date back to the
time when Regulus did indeed align with the summer
solistice.  Naturally, the positions of these fixed
stars has changed over time due to the wobble in the
earth's axis which causes precession, so they no
longer mark the eqinoxes and solstices.  Nor did they
500 years ago.

Warmly,

Pam


--- Nick Pelling <nickpelling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> 
> According to this page on the Grigori (Watchers)...
> 
>
http://mitglied.lycos.de/ishowhowto/archangels/watchers.html
> ...strega has a built-in conversion between the
> cardinal points (of the 
> compass), the four seasons, and four key stars:-
> 
> 	Among the Strega the Watchers are called the
> Grigori. Originally
> 	there were 4 royal stars or Lords and they were
> called the Watchers.
> 	Each of these Lords ruled over one of the 4
> cardinal points...North,
> 	South, East, West.
> 
> 	North - Formalhaut - who marked Winter Solstice
> 	South - Regulus - who marked Summer Solstice
> 	East - Aldebaran - who marked the Vernal Equinox
> 	West - Antares - who marked Autumn Equinox
> 
> Furthermore...
> 
> 
>
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7159/grigori.html
> 
> 	They are called Alpeno, who is the Guardian of the
> Eastern Portal;
> 	Settrano, Guardian of the Southern Portal; Meana,
> Guardian of the
> 	Western Portal; Taga, Guardian of the Northern
> Portal.
> 
> 
>
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7159/year.html
> 
> 	The minor festivals occur on the Spring and
> Autumnal Equinoxes,
> 	and the Summer and Winter Solstices. These are more
> in tune
> 	with nature and are more agricultural in nature.
> 
> Cheers, ....Nick Pelling....
> 
> 
>
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