Alkes (Alpha Crateris) – Fixed Star

	Alkes
Period:	18011802180318041805180618071808180918101811181218131814181518161817181818191820182118221823182418251826182718281829183018311832183318341835183618371838183918401841184218431844184518461847184818491850185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862186318641865186618671868186918701871187218731874187518761877187818791880188118821883188418851886188718881889189018911892189318941895189618971898189919001901190219031904190519061907190819091910191119121913191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027202820292030203120322033203420352036203720382039204020412042204320442045204620472048204920502051205220532054205520562057205820592060206120622063206420652066206720682069207020712072207320742075207620772078207920802081208220832084208520862087208820892090209120922093209420952096209720982099
Sign (longitude):	h Virgo 24°02
Constellation:	Alpha - Crater
Declination:	-18°25'53
Right Ascension:	11h 1' 0
Latitude:	-22.7149
Spectral class:	K1
Magnitude:	4.2

Alkes is the brightest star in the constellation Crater (The Cup), traditionally depicted as a chalice or goblet carried by the crow (Corvus) to serve Apollo. The cup symbolizes a vessel of sacred or divine essence—a spiritual container, often associated with memory, lineage, or mystical wisdom. The myth connects Alkes to carriers of divine purpose, preservers of spiritual traditions, or those marked by a hidden calling.

Positive Influence

• Spiritual receptivity: Alkes confers the ability to hold or channel spiritual truths, esoteric knowledge, or ancestral wisdom.
• Hidden strength: Individuals may carry inner resilience, sacred memory, or unseen guidance that protects and supports them throughout life.
• Legacy and preservation: There may be a strong drive to preserve culture, memory, knowledge, or family traditions—as if the native is a custodian of something ancient.
• Healing & mysticism: Strong potential for healing arts, especially those connected with rituals, sacred traditions, or holistic practices.

Negative Influence

• Unconscious burden: The native might carry emotional or spiritual weight not fully understood—ancestral trauma, karmic memory, or psychological residue from the past.
• Withdrawal or passivity: Tendency to be too inward, passive, or disconnected from the external world while being overly focused on what is “contained within.”
• Misuse of sacred knowledge: If not handled ethically, there’s a danger of manipulating information or spiritual influence for personal gain.
• Unseen isolation: The feeling of being a “vessel” can bring loneliness, like being set apart or unseen despite great inner depth.

Behavior Tactics

• Embrace inner guidance: Learn to trust your intuitive or spiritual impulses—they are often connected to something greater than you.
• Honor what you carry: Whether it’s cultural memory, emotional insight, or spiritual truth, treat your inner knowledge with respect and integrity.
• Seek mentors or sacred study: Working with traditions, esoteric studies, or mentors can help refine and safely unlock what Alkes offers.
• Practice spiritual hygiene: Regular reflection, grounding, and energetic cleansing may be necessary to avoid being overwhelmed by the weight of what is “contained.”

Summary

Alkes, as a fixed star, endows the natal chart with themes of spiritual preservation, inner sacredness, and the role of the vessel or container—whether that’s for ancestral knowledge, mystical energy, or hidden emotional depth. It is not loud or dramatic in expression, but quiet and deep. Individuals with this conjunction often feel set apart, driven to serve or preserve, and may have a destiny intertwined with spiritual or esoteric traditions. Its influence is most evident in those who accept the responsibility of carrying and transmitting deeper truths—like Grail keepers, healers, or spiritual archivists.