Egyptian Astrology through the eyes of a Vedic Astrologer
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| The North Indian diagram with the Egyptian
deities as they relate to the signs of the zodiac. |
In the Hellenized Egypt, the twelve sign zodiac was
associated with the Egyptian pantheon [1]. The first sign (Aries) was associated with
Osiris who was one of the main deities of the Egyptians. He is a lunar deity
associated with renewal and therefore was associated with the sign renewing the
year.
Hathor is a cow faced goddess connected to Venus
and relates perfectly to Taurus. Gemini is ruled by Thoth who is seen as the
same as the Greek Hermes, relating to the planet Mercury, but a very mystical
side of Mercury seen in the Egyptian and Babylonian systems and not found in
the India system of astrology.
The fourth sign is connected to Nebt-Het who
nurtures the young. She is the sister of Isis and connected to the principle of
unctuousness and sustenance. The fifth sign is connected to Horus, an
incarnation of the Sun (Ra), and is placed fifth (house of children) from the
father (Osiris).[2]
The sixth sign relates to Geb, the male personification
of the Earth connected to creation and vegetation. He rules over Judges (the
resolution of conflict) and guardianship. The seventh sign is connected to Isis the partner
of Osiris, they form the primary opposition of male-female partnership. Isis is
an all-powerful goddess connected to birth and the fruition of all works.
The eighth sign is connected to Anubis the lord of
the underworld. He is the lord of transmutation and the healing of badhaka
related issues. The ninth sign is connected to Sekmat-Bast, the protector of
soldiers and law enforcement. She is the patroness of physicians and is skilled
in marana tantra. This is the fierce side of Sagittarius.
The tenth sign is ruled by Set who is the husband
of Nebt-Het in the fourth (the secondary male-female opposition). Set is the
evil brother of Osiris, who is jealous and usurps his brother during a lunar
eclipse. In Egyptian mythology, Set plays a role similar to Ravana in the
Ramayana.
The eleventh sign relates to Maat who is similar to
the Vedic Rta. She is the natural law and therefore the source of truth and
righteousness which guides things to harmony with the universe. The twelfth
sign is ruled by Nut, the goddess of the night sky. She represents
possibilities and is the source of new ideas. She is a goddess of astronomy. While
the Osiris/Isis and Set/Nebt-Het are the couples ruling the primary directions,
Nut (night sky) is the opposition to Geb (Earth) ruling the upwards and
downwards directions.
[1] The best book available for Egyptian Astronomy/Astrology is Rosemary Clark's "The Sacred Tradition in Ancient Egypt" and "The Sacred Magic of Ancient Egypt". The correlation between sign and the deity is taken from her work.
[2] Ra is the source of Light. Horus is the solar principle and Osiris is the lunar
principle.
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