Al Baldah
ManzilThe City or District · Arabic Manzil 19
Position (J2000)
16° 12' Capricorn ♑
Determinant Star
pi Sagittarii
Tradition
Arabic Manzil
Astrological Influence
Al Baldah, meaning 'the City' or 'the District,' corresponds to pi Sagittarii. This mansion favors harvest, gain, buildings, and travelers, though it causes divorce. The urban, settled quality of its name suggests an energy that supports civilized infrastructure and material prosperity.
Al Baldah is one of the more materially favorable mansions, supporting the practical foundations of settled life.
In the Arabic Manzil System
The nineteenth manzil carries the energy of established settlement and urban prosperity. Its favorable influence on harvest, building, and travel suggests a mansion that supports the full cycle of civilized activity: growing, building, and trading. The divorce association may reflect the tensions inherent in urban life and material ambition.
Lunar Influence
The Moon in Al Baldah favors taking medicine, navigating, and putting on new clothes. The emphasis on renewal (medicine, new garments) combined with navigation suggests a period for refreshing oneself and moving forward with renewed purpose.
Moon Election Guidance
With Moon here, take medicine, navigate and put on new clothes.
Meteorological Nature
When the Moon occupies this mansion, the weather influence is described as: Moist.
Ruling Spirit
The ruling angel of this mansion is Bethnael.
Talismanic Tradition
Purpose: For the destruction of someone
Image: A man with a double countenance, before and behind
Material: Brass box containing brimstone, jet, and the hair of the victim
Perfume: Brimstone and jet
Destructive talisman; included as historical reference.
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