Today is a day of love, and we’ll talk all about love as I guide you through the spiritual landscapes of the beautiful bright star Vega from the Lyre constellation, also known as the harp of Orpheus and the songs of love he played. I’ll then share with you a real life example of how when this star is in paran to a woman’s darakaraka Jupiter, it beautifully showed how her spouse was not only destined as man, but also a key part of her soul’s destiny and real gift she held and were to express in her life.
I’ll be speaking of what parans are and how to find yours, as well as about the fixed star phase the curtailed passage, which shows some fatedness of events; these are advanced astrology concepts, but not to worry at all, as I’ll guide you through them.
Let’s dive in – and firstly, we’ll begin with Vega and the beautiful Lyre constellation; then move into the parans and interpretations for your natal chart, and we’ll wrap it up with a real life love story and practical implications of what you too may be called to do and how to do it if you too share these aspects.
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Fixed star Vega is found as the brightest star within the Lyre constellation, and is also part of the Summer Triangle, which connects Deneb Adige from the Swan constellation Cygnus and Altair from the Eagle constellation Aquilla. I’ve spoken about them before in Deneb Agide, the Swan Hides a God and When the Eagle Rises, as well as in the Summer Constellations.
Throughout humanity, different cultures have called the Lyre constellation different names, though the one we still call today is of the musical Greek instrument the lyre – the harp of Orpheus. The lyre was made of tortoise shell by the child Mercury and then given to Orpheus by Apollo, who taught him how to play it in the most beautiful heavenly ways.
Orpheus played it so beautifully indeed that it said “he not only enchanted wild beasts, but made the trees and rocks move from their places to follow the sound of his music.” His melodies were soul touching, heart moving, alluring and enchanting, infusing everything with life and beauty.
Indeed, the constellation Hercules, the great warrior, is found at the west of Lyre, and it is often portrayed as Hercules on his knee looking at the harp – so to me, I’ve always interpreted this as all kneel to love, all kneel to the beauty of the music of our hearts.
The Celts knew this constellation as the harp, and later saw it the Hero’s Harp. The Christian mystics named it King David’s Harp, and later identified it as the manger of the Christ child during his birth. Indeed, music here moving through Lyre isn’t just alluring, it carries spiritual wisdom and connection to the higher realms. It offers a bridge of communication when the spiritual moves through the beauty we make and shape in our human world.
The Lyre constellation was initially said to be of the nature of Venus and Mercury, and later resonated more with Venus and Jupiter because of the bright and pure nature of the stars associated with it. Lyre’s energy is one of spiritual wisdom, poetic and artistic, harmonious and serene.
Vega is a most beautiful and bright star; she is the brightest within Lyre and one of the brightest in our heavens. She is actually the brightest fixed star of the northern sky, and as such, the Babylonians called her the Queen of Life.
Vega is of the spectral class A0, indicating a pure Venus planetary nature. She is one of the royal Behenian stars, and as a Venusian star, she is a love star.
Vega’s connection to the harp of Orpheus has always been linked to artistic gifts and divine magic. It’s said that those touched by her in their natal charts are full of charisma and have been touched by the heavens and otherworlds. Just as the magical music of Orpheus would tame even the wildest beasts, these natives too often have the magical ability to soothe, disarm and charm everything and everyone around them.
To have a natal connection to Vega often shows she imbues the native with artistic ability, specifically in music and acting. There is a gracefulness here, and if these natives are writers, their words and poetry sound like songs and melody and moves people’s hearts, like a magical spellbinding song would. Their movements too may be like a song, a beautiful melody embodied through their gestures and Venusian presence.
It is no wonder that Mozart himself was born when Vega was rising; the man who became one of the greatest composers of all times, and had a real gift of music, composing music at just a few years old. If you’ve listened to his music, you’d know how much it pulls the heart strings, and it’s become timeless, eternal, will stay forever for humanity.
There’s always been something very spellbinding, like a lover’s song, a song of souls, moving through Vega. She is known to bestow significant creative talents, which may be used for one’s creative expression or spiritual development, and devotion to their spiritual life.
In Chinese mythology, Vega is associated with the celestial weaver goddess, celebrated for her skills in weaving the stars. The ancient Chinese saw Vega as a goddess who helped a poor but noble young man buy his way out of slavery by becoming his wife; and she then began spinning the most beautiful silk hangings that had ever been seen. They see this star as representing all that is artistic, particularly in the field of fabrics. Silk too moves like music, dances like a goddess, especially in the beautiful winds or graceful movements of a woman.
With the power of talent comes responsibility; so the humble truth is that it really depends on all else in the natal chart, as mainly, it depends on how the native chooses the express Vega. Whether one chooses the gifts of alluring and magnetizing others to do good in our world or not, is essentially a choice. Whether one chooses to develop their gifts and express them is also a choice, and it needs conscious effort. Mozart spent a lot of effort, consistently throughout his entire life, and he put in a lot of work. The gift is a real gift, but we still need to invest conscious effort into it.
Music, from a spiritual perspective, is essentially about our ability to bring one either into harmony or disharmony with the proper movement of the human soul. This connection comes from the idea that there are revolutions in the souls that are similar to those of the celestial bodies. And as such, music too has long been seen by the ancient mystics and philosophers as an expression of this cosmic attunement.
In a way, we are like flutes. Our human bodies are the vessels, and the clearer the vessels the clearer the spirit moving through us, which we then embody and express. It’s about attunement, and this requires clarity and purity, which we do through spiritual development. As we attune to the higher notes and vibrations, we can then hold them through us and express them purely.
To be given the gift of Vega’s creativity is to be given great power. You can enchant others, you can move them, you can even soothe their soul or influence them on their paths, so that hopefully, you are aligning them on their higher path and soul’s calling. Vega is about the gifts of creativity, whether poetry, writing, music, and art itself acts as a portal to spiritual truths or a connection to the divine.
But – on the other side, if you aren’t acting of pure intentions, you may lead people into the fabrics of illusions and deceptions. You can weave fabrics around them for your own personal or selfish gain. As such, a Vega native must be aware of their true heart’s intentions and that their art or creative expression comes from a place of virtue and connection to spirit, rather than a mere tool for personal gain, selfishness, materialism or any kind of egoic origin.
If connected to writing, they may be great mystical and spiritual writers, channeling higher wisdom through their words, and their words too may carry healing energy and be soul soothing for people who read them.
If you Vega in paran to your Sun, for example, you may be a charismatic or musical person. The magical and charismatic energy of Vega may also be linked to your father or father figures or men in your life; or you may also use it in your adult life by devotion to another, devotion to music or poetry, or a strong spiritual life. It may also show you have powerful ability to pave the path for people, and be influential.
Fixed stars have phases, which we track in relation to the sun; and the phases matter in our understanding and interpretation of them. “Curtailed Passage”, which in your paran table you may initially see as “cp” next to the fixed stars, shows a certain fatedness to events related to that star.
What curtailed passage means, astronomically speaking, is that essentially the fixed star is visible both at sunset and sunrise, never dipping below the horizon throughout the night. In other words, a curtailed passage is a specific phase where the star’s arc is entirely above the horizon from sunset to sunrise.
When a star is in her curtained passage phase, it is said she walks with the immortals and gods.
In this way, the spiritual interpretation is that she has become immortal, i.e. she has risen far up, no longer really “touching” the mortal realm or earth.
And so,
When you have a star in paran to your inner natal planets, and the star is in a curtailed phase, she essentially acts like an intermediary between your mortal world and your divine sense of being. Such a star is kind of like a “demi-god” or “saint”, who shows you the way to ascend to the gods.
She is a like a path shower, who may act as a role models and give you inspiration on your path towards your personal ascension. She may show you, through her expression and fated encounters she brings to you continuously, the way and means towards the divine that you seek on a deep soul level.
Your creative talents are fated, inescapable aspects of your life. You will be called to use them or express them throughout your life, and fate will bring to you the people or situations through which you’ll be called to do so.
The fated aspect of a Vega curtailed passage essentially means that this gift you have is locked into your life’s path – you can’t really ignore it. Rather than being a talent you can choose to engage or not, it tends to weave itself into key turning points and life events for you.
So it’s not like “you have this talent”, but rather it is “you have this real gift and life itself will keep returning you to it, calling you to step into it, requiring you to step into it”.
In practical terms, you may be placed in circumstances where your wisdom and artistic vision are needed; or you may feel a sense of calling that cannot be ignored. And no matter how much you ignore it, life will call you to it.
Perhaps you work a job where this talent or gift are not expressed, then maybe you’ll be let go of that job, so that you need to apply your gift. Perhaps, if Vega in paran to Jupiter, you will constantly have people throughout your life seeking your advice, and no matter how much you kind of don’t want to deal with people, they will keep seeking you for your wisdom, and you’ll be in situations where you will need to apply your higher vision and knowledge.
The “fated” part of a curtailed passage is the inevitability of encountering situations where you must live it out. So let’s look at some examples, and I’ll use the example of Vega in paran to Jupiter, in curtailed passage.
This shows a calling to weave beauty and meaning into philosophy, culture, or spiritual teaching, You likely carry a deep visionary or artistic gift tied to wisdom, belief, or teaching. You may be visionary, gifted in cultural, intellectual, or spiritual pursuits, and may attract opportunities through creativity and ideals. You may have the real gift of expressing ideas beautifully, bringing wisdom through words, beauty, creative expression, teachings, or seeking harmony in teaching and belief.
Through the way you express yourself, you infuse spiritual wisdom – so whether it is photography, poetry, astrology, all you touch and express offers a bridge for people to tune into and connect to their own divine inner self. You may walk the path of beauty, and yet beauty isn’t just a physical beauty, it is you inspiring others to see the world more beautiful in every step of the way, deepening them into love.
Perhaps you grow into being a guide in some way, whether astrologer, teacher or spiritual counsellor, or someone who naturally becomes the voice of wisdom and inspiration in their circle. Even if you don’t “seek” this path, life puts you in situations where others look to you for answers or perspective.
Another way this may express itself is perhaps through the bridge between art and spirituality. Vega is about harmony, beauty, artistry and music, and Jupiter is about wisdom, higher knowledge, expansion, spirituality, meaning and truth – so together, this is the bridge between the worlds. You may find yourself creating or promoting art with a deeper message.
Perhaps you are a poet, whose poetry may at first sight be about love and romance, and yet it carries deeper spiritual wisdom or directly expresses spiritual concepts, or perhaps it serves to inspire people deeply and uplift them. Or, you could be even a children book writer, and yet your stories weave spiritual themes or philosophy or higher morals and values.
You may also be someone who is a visionary, and life may put you in situations where you are called to see the higher vision, have the hawk eye’s view, and help others too see the threads and bigger picture. On a mundane level, you could be an architect also.
Or you could be someone who sees harmony and beauty in the places where others see chaos – and through your vision, and ability to see the more subtle things, you also inspire others to see it.
With the fated curtailed passage, there may be periods of your life where things will not be moving, because you are asked to use your gift and apply your own personal vision and creativity. In the times when things have become too “practical”, there may be shake ups, because you are called back toward creativity, teaching, or philosophy.
Throughout your life you might encounter mentors or events, or even strangers on the streets, who in some shape or form, pull you to re-align with your Jupiter–Vega gifts. You may have people project onto you – seeing you as more inspiring, wise, or idealistic than you may feel or think about yourself. But it is precisely this projection itself that becomes part of your role and destiny, because this is who you are meant to be.
In essence,
The fated gift is your ability to weave wisdom and beauty into something others can learn from or be inspired by.
The fated role is to embody your gift in the world, whether as a teacher, artist, guide, astrologer, or visionary.
And your fated challenge may be that you simply can’t really ignore this nor “not do it”, because this is a calling. Life will keep steering you back to it. The curtailed passage makes this inescapable – it is a destiny-thread.
Mozart was probably hearing music in his ears, and this calling was so deep, so inescapable, so he couldn’t really be anything else. He still put a lot of effort, and life wasn’t easy for him; and yet each challenge was kind of to put him back to on his path, whether he wouldn’t be working for others, but for himself, to have the freedom to compose the true soul music he was born to do.
Curtailed passages require effort – conscious effort. Because these are gifts from the divine, but these stars walk with the immortals; so for us, the desire is powerful and our hands are pulled towards them, but it is still up to us to reach, and hold, and keep working at it here on earth.
But we don’t do it alone, we have helpers and allies along the way.
And sometimes it’s the destined spouse.
The Destined Spouse, the Destined Path
A beautiful woman I know, a client and dear friend of mine, has her Vega in paran to her natal Jupiter in her 9th house, and Vega is in curtailed passage. Furthermore, Jupiter is her darakaraka, which is concept from Jaimini astrology, meaning “the spouse our soul seeks” and describes the qualities of our spouse and marriage, as well as what within us on our soul path we are also seeking to develop further.
So firstly, having Jupiter in the natal 9th house is already making this even more beautiful and layered, and truly, quite rare and magical!
The 9th house is already holding within itself the Jupiter virtues and higher expression, which is further strengthened spiritually by her Jupiter being on her Navamsa Ascendant. So her Jupiter is strong and already inclined toward guiding, inspiring, and seeking truth. Adding Vega in paran makes this wisdom not just intellectual, but charismatic and inspirational, and this is often expressed through beauty, creativity, spiritual wisdom or a sense of harmony.
We now add to this the fact that Jupiter is her darakaraka, and this magical Vega connection, in curtailed passage nonetheless, shows this will be a destined spouse with a destined role in her life. This is now no longer about just a person, it is about him being a key integral role of support helping her fulfill her Vega-Jupiter destiny.
Her spouse is someone wise, philosophical, with higher ethics and values, and very supportive of her. The way his destined role may play out for her is that he encourages her to pursue her path of wisdom and being a visionary; he shares and supports her love for spirituality and beauty, philosophy and distant travels and cultures.
Because the darakaraka may also express itself as aspects of other partners through our life, even in her previous relationships, her partners will sometimes serve as catalysts for her to use her Vega-Jupiter gifts; and providing opportunities for her, whether easily or a bit more of a push, to “push” her towards living out her calling more fully. As part of her path, obviously, she had to develop more confidence and trust of these gifts and in herself in walking her unique path, which is non traditional.
But her destined relationship itself, with her destined partner whom she seeks on a soul level, is also part of her bigger soul destiny and fulfillment of her calling. This is a fated partnership for her. Since curtailed passage already indicates inevitability, having her darakaraka Jupiter now tied to it strengthens the idea that her spouse is part of her fate, especially regarding her higher calling.
He supports her in her true self and calling, and helps her make her dreams a reality. Even in the moments she doesn’t trust her gifts, or hesitates or resists, he reminds her and raises her towards them, or in some shape or form, re-introduces them in her life and reminds her of her higher path and calling.
In fact, the partnership itself becomes a channel for destiny. Together, they may work on teaching, travel, or some cultural contributions, art with spiritual message, or spiritual growth – or expansion of love as they embody love and higher virtues.
Perhaps their love story becomes an inspiration for others, lighting the light of the 9th house like a candle or lantern for others too to believe and trust in life and the beauty you’ll have. Their union becomes inspirational for others – a living embodiment of the Vega-Jupiter energy.
A love, a beautiful song, a song of soul, for which even Hercules kneels. A calling of heart pulling us towards trusting in our eternal beloved, and that time doesn’t matter in these love stories. A love story in which two people will meet and cross paths, because it is meant to happen. A story which reminds us not to worry if times goes by and you haven’t yet met your one. You will. Trust the callings of your heart, because the land of the heart is the only one that matters.
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