Dubhe (Alpha Ursae Majoris) – Fixed Star

	Dubhe
Period:	18011802180318041805180618071808180918101811181218131814181518161817181818191820182118221823182418251826182718281829183018311832183318341835183618371838183918401841184218431844184518461847184818491850185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862186318641865186618671868186918701871187218731874187518761877187818791880188118821883188418851886188718881889189018911892189318941895189618971898189919001901190219031904190519061907190819091910191119121913191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027202820292030203120322033203420352036203720382039204020412042204320442045204620472048204920502051205220532054205520562057205820592060206120622063206420652066206720682069207020712072207320742075207620772078207920802081208220832084208520862087208820892090209120922093209420952096209720982099
Sign (longitude):	g Leo 15°33
Constellation:	Alpha - Ursa Major
Declination:	61°36'41
Right Ascension:	11h 5'17
Latitude:	49.6801
Spectral class:	K0
Magnitude:	2.0

Dubhe is the brightest star in Ursa Major, the Great Bear. In classical mythology, the bear is often associated with Callisto, a nymph transformed into a bear and later placed in the sky by Zeus. This star marks the back of the bear and is part of the Big Dipper asterism.

Symbolically, Dubhe embodies raw strength, instinctual survival, and ancestral knowledge. It has a martial and persistent quality, sometimes linked with aggression or leadership in battle. In traditional astrology, Dubhe is associated with a Mars nature, sometimes tinged with Saturn, suggesting both aggression and perseverance.

Positive Influence

• Leadership and Strength: Dubhe enhances dominant personalities. It provides stamina, endurance, and the ability to take the lead in difficult or combative situations.
• Protective Instincts: When well-aspected, it brings a defender archetype someone who fights for the group, tribe, or values.
• Rooted Wisdom: Strong connection to ancestral lineage and traditions; can indicate someone who carries forward family legacies.
• Resilience: Gives the ability to survive and thrive in hostile environments.

Negative Influence

• Aggression and Violence: If poorly aspected, Dubhe can produce a brutish, domineering temperament, and even cruelty.
• Stubbornness: Can manifest as rigid adherence to tradition or an unwillingness to evolve beyond tribal or inherited beliefs.
• Reckless Leadership: Pushes individuals into authoritarian roles without the wisdom to wield power responsibly.
• Isolation through Power: The native might alienate others by being overbearing or too militant in behavior.

Behavior Tactics

• Channel energy constructively: Use the martial nature of Dubhe to protect and uplift others, not dominate or destroy.
• Honor tradition but remain flexible: Avoid falling into the trap of believing that old ways are always the best.
• Learn emotional self-regulation: Power and passion need to be balanced with empathy to prevent conflict.
• Lead by example: Rather than imposing control, inspire others through courage, loyalty, and moral integrity.

Summary

Dubhe represents primal force, enduring will, and protective leadership. It empowers the individual with martial resilience, but demands ethical conduct and emotional awareness. When aligned with conscious intention, it leads to valor, honor, and ancestral strength; when misused, it results in tyranny, stagnation, or conflict.