Al Rescha
Alpha Piscium · Pisces
Position (2026)
♈ 29°45′ Aries
Magnitude
3.82
Planetary Nature
Mars / Mercury (brady)
Brady, Brady's Book of Fixed Stars (1998), printed page 313, reports Ptolemy's knot star as Mars and moderately Mercury. Brady says Robson does not list the star; no individual Robson entry was verified under Al Rescha, Alrisha or Al Rischa.
Spectral Type
A0p
Name Origin
Language
Arabic
Original Form
Al Risha'
Meaning
The Cord
Allen derives Al Rescha and Al Rischa from the Arabic name for the Cord and locates the star at the knot joining the Fishes (1899, printed page 342). He proposes a possible older Babylonian connection; the derivation here retains his explicit Arabic attribution.
Al Rescha in Astrology
Brady reads Al Rescha through the knot joining the cords of the Fishes. Her central idea is the meeting of different kinds of knowledge: a connection between separate subjects can create understanding. She illustrates this with John Addey's work on harmonics and Carl Jung's work with mythology and symbols. Brady reports Ptolemy's nature for the knot star as Mars with a lesser contribution from Mercury. Her own delineation emphasizes the search for useful connections.
Mythology & History
Brady takes Al Rescha's symbolism from the knot connecting the two Fishes, and uses that image for the joining of different kinds of knowledge (printed page 313). Allen describes the same knot in the united cords of Pisces (1899, printed page 342).
Brady reports Ptolemy's knot-star nature as Mars and, to a lesser degree, Mercury. She explicitly says that Robson, Ebertin and Rigor do not list the star (printed page 313). The nature recorded here is therefore attributed to Brady's report of Ptolemy, rather than to an unverified individual Robson entry. Brady gives natal and paran readings only; the crossing reading here applies her account of the star.
Pisces Context
Allen identifies Alpha Piscium as the knot in the cords joining the Fishes (1899, printed page 342). Brady uses Alpha Pisces in her heading and places it in paran map 60 (printed pages 313 and 314). The Bright Star Catalogue classification reported by SIMBAD is A0p for the primary and A3m for its companion, verified by the reviewer on 2026-10-16. The catalog's spectral type records the primary.
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Notable Charts
John Addey
Sun setting as Al Rescha reaches the Nadir
Brady uses Addey's work joining harmonics with Western astrology to illustrate this paran, on printed page 313.
Carl Jung
Jupiter rising as Al Rescha sets
Brady connects this example with Jung's joining of mythology and the study of the mind, on printed page 313.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the name Al Rescha mean?
The name Al Rescha comes from Arabic: Al Risha', meaning "The Cord." Allen derives Al Rescha and Al Rischa from the Arabic name for the Cord and locates the star at the knot joining the Fishes (1899, printed page 342).
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