Osiris
For those born:
March 1 to 10
November 27 to December 18
Related Signs:
Isis and Thoth
Beneficial Colors:
Men: Yellow
Women: Green
According to Egyptian legend, the goddess Nut, in spite of the curse of sterility pronounced upon her by Ra, is able to bear Osiris thanks to the help of the god Thoth, who side-stepped this judgement by inventing five extra days in the year. Osiris is conceived during this period.
Assissted by Isis, his sister and wife, Osiris gives humans respect for the gods, instruction in agriculture and in the order of the universe.
As a symbol of continuity, this god, beloved to the people of the Nile, becomes the object of tenacious jealousy by his young brother Set.
Set, helped by his accomplices, succeeds in locking Osiris in a box that is quickly thrown into the currents of the river. Isis then recovers the body of her husband and, together with her sister Nephthys, use their magic breath to return Osiris breifly to the realm of the living for a final carnal union from which Horus is born.
But the rivalry continues to dominate Set's heart and he does everything possible to mutilate the body of his brother and disperse the corpse. In her second attempt, Isis collects the fragments scattered by this profane god, except for the penis that is swallowed by a mormyrid fish.
We find in the myth of Osiris the symbolic sequence of disintegration and regeneration in a higher form.
Your character is dual and your personality generous. Fiery but vulnerable, when faced with adversity, you waver more than others, and you experience the dilemma of picking the right moment for action and decision.
For a more in depth description of the myth of Osiris keep checking back, there will be one here shortly.
This information was obtained by the Museum of Man in San Diego, California, where they have Egyptian astrology cards in their gift shop.
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