About the star :

"The Bull's southern Horn", this star marks the tip of the southern horn of the Great Bull Taurus.

It was the determinant of the 7th ecliptic constellation of Babylonia, Shur-narkabti-sha-shutu, the "Star in the Bull towards the South", or the "Southern Star towards the Chariot".

With other stars nearby, it was the Chinese Tien Kwan, the "Heavenly Gate".

In astrology zeta, has been considered of mischievous influence. (Allen).

In slang, to have the ability to deal with difficult situations forcefully and decisively, is to "take the bull by the horns".

The horns of Taurus are shaped like a crescent moon.

There was an Assyrian saying "to break the horn of the bull" is "to break the power". Taurus, was called the "Breaker" or "Opener" of the new year and in astronomical symbolism the bull is shown breaking the annular egg with his horns.

The Horns of the Bull: In Indian astronomy the constellation of Taurus was represented by an elephant; this alternative representation existed also in Egypt at some time. The bull and the elephant have in common their two horns or tusks. Strabo calls the southern Pillar of Herakles by the name of Elephant, and Pliny writes that Mount Abyla produces elephants.

The association of the Pillars of Herakles with the tusks of an elephant is most significant. The island which marks the southern end of Egypt proper and is below the Little Cataract on the right bank of the Nile was called Yebu by the Egyptians and Elephantine by the Greeks. The two horns of our constellation of Taurus mark the limit on the right or eastern bank of the Milky Way when it crosses the Ecliptic. This explains why the bull has the most important role in the Egyptian conception of how one enters the Elysian Fields. To gain admittance to the Elysian Fields, the hero must defeat the bull; he enters as the conqueror of the bull that guards the route to the West, that guards the Elysian Fields. One of Pyramid texts reads: “The Bull of the Sky inclines his horn, so that he [the deceased] may pass.”

At times the bull instead of being presented as an enemy is a friend who helps in crossings; the bull itself is identified with the hero and becomes the actor of the triumphant crossing: “He comes out into the sky. He crosses the vault of heaven, lively and powerful, he crosses the foamy Oceanus, overthrowing the wall of Shu.” At times the bull is a ladder, the ladder that gives access to the sky. Weill observes that the deceased is presented as moving towards Orion. Orion and Sirius (Sothis) are mentioned as guides to the bull because the two most important stars are also on the bank of the Milky Way, just below the two horns of Taurus.

The deceased enters the Elysian Fields by flying through the air holding onto the horns of the bull.

This provides a clear explanation of the most important sacred ceremony of Cretan religion, the taurokatapsia, the ritual in which champions grab the horns of a bull and vault over it. It also explains why the bull is such an important symbol in Cretan religion; it does not mean that the Minoans worshipped bulls or believed that bulls were gods. The Spanish bullfight is rooted in a sacred rite, a survival of an ancient religion. The conclusive point of the bull-fight, el momento de la verdad, is when the torrero exposes his chest to the horns of the bull in order to lean over the animal’s head and plant the sword between the horns. Such an act obviously implies a defiance of death.

AL HEEKA bull’s southern horn In Arabic, hakka is to scratch or gore. Hebrew HaKHaH is a fishing hook, and, of course, the source of English HOOK. Fishing requires patience as well as angling with a hook, so the notable Taurus patience might be a factor here, before there is an explosion of horned anger. Hebrew HaCKeH also means to wait. The star description mentions power, another meaning of the Hebrew and English source of “horn.”

Influence of the constellaion :

By the Kabalists Taurus is associated with the Hebrew letter Aleph and the 1st Tarot Trump "The Juggler". (Robson).

General influence of the star:

It gives violence, male violence and danger of accidents. (Robson).

Remember, only the parallel and conjunction are important and the orb must be no more than 1 (one) degree.

With Sun: Suspicious, reserved, studious, unfavorable for health and especially for the lungs, aptitude for military enterprise and stratagems but danger of deceit and ambushes. (Robson).

With Moon: Quarrels, evil habits and company, depravity. (Robson).

With Mercury: Hasty temper, selfishness, greed, dissipation, legal and business troubles, poor health, domestic troubles and separation from wife or children, low companions, loss of wealth and poverty. (Robson).

With Venus: Unfortunate, low companions, bad environment. (Robson).

With Mars: Evil companions, bad habits, sex troubles, and afflictions of a Mars-Venus type. (Robson).

With Jupiter: Hypocrisy, dissipation, business losses and disgrace. (Robson).

With Saturn: Uncontrolled passions, drink, debauchery, perverted genius, clever writer of undesirable literature, luxurious surroundings but little wealth, isolated or confined at end of life, domestic unhappiness, accidents if Mars is also afflicting. (Robson).

With Uranus: Legal difficulties, trouble through occultism, danger of imprisonment but help from friends, unfavorable for love and marriage, parental disharmony, little wealth, death from an accident. (Robson).

With Neptune: Accidents, secret enemies, great psychic powers, wife may be sickly or die soon after marriage, favorable for gain but many losses in latter part of life, sudden troubles of a Mars nature. (Robson).