Al Farch al Mukdim

Al Farch al Mukdim, meaning 'the Fore-spout of the Water-bucket,' corresponds to beta and alpha Pegasi. This mansion causes union, health of captives, and destroys buildings and prisons. The water-bucket imagery connects this mansion to sustenance, cleansing, and the flow of life-giving resources.

The mansion's simultaneous promotion of union and destruction of prisons suggests liberation through connection.

The twenty-fourth manzil begins the pair of 'water-bucket' mansions, drawing on the ancient Arabic constellation of the Water-bearer (which overlaps but is not identical to the Greco-Roman Aquarius). The fore-spout represents the initial outpouring of life-giving water, carrying themes of release and nourishment.

When the Moon transits Al Farch al Mukdim, it favors planting, sowing, bargaining, and marriage but discourages navigation. The nourishing, unifying quality of this mansion supports domestic and commercial activities while cautioning against maritime ventures.

With Moon here, plant, sow, bargain, marry but do not navigate.