Mebsuta (Epsilon Geminorum) – Fixed Star

	Mebsuta
Period:	18011802180318041805180618071808180918101811181218131814181518161817181818191820182118221823182418251826182718281829183018311832183318341835183618371838183918401841184218431844184518461847184818491850185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862186318641865186618671868186918701871187218731874187518761877187818791880188118821883188418851886188718881889189018911892189318941895189618971898189919001901190219031904190519061907190819091910191119121913191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027202820292030203120322033203420352036203720382039204020412042204320442045204620472048204920502051205220532054205520562057205820592060206120622063206420652066206720682069207020712072207320742075207620772078207920802081208220832084208520862087208820892090209120922093209420952096209720982099
Sign (longitude):	f Cancer 10°18
Constellation:	Epsilon - Gemini
Declination:	25° 6'21
Right Ascension:	6h45'29
Latitude:	2.0731
Spectral class:	G8
Magnitude:	3.2

Mebsuta is part of the Gemini constellation, classically associated with the myth of Castor and Pollux, the Dioscuri—twin brothers representing brotherhood, partnership, and duality. However, Mebsuta itself, being situated in the paw, gives it a more assertive and action-oriented expression. In traditional Arabic astrology, it was part of a lunar mansion associated with bloodshed, binding, and healing rituals—reflecting both harm and healing through sacred or structured means.

Positive Influence

• Sharp intellect and mental precision, especially in structured fields like science, medicine, law, and ritual practice.
• Strong sense of duty and justice, often linked with ceremonial roles or positions of moral/ethical responsibility.
• Strategic strength—the ability to act with deliberate force when needed.
• Endurance and stubborn determination, especially in pursuit of truth or knowledge.
• Potential for high-ranking positions in fields related to health, military, governance, or research.

Negative Influence

• Harshness or cruelty, especially in speech or decision-making; tendency to be coldly rational or dogmatic.
• Tyrannical tendencies—especially if the native has significant personal power.
• Risk of obsession with control or rituals, possibly veering into rigid, moralistic, or authoritarian behavior.
• Can indicate physical violence, surgery, or loss, particularly if afflicted or conjunct malefic planets like Mars or Saturn.

Behavior Tactics

• Use your analytical strength in structured or service-oriented contexts: medicine, strategy, academia, or spiritual practices with ethical discipline.
• Balance assertiveness with compassion—don’t let your mental force override emotional awareness.
• Channel intensity into ritualized discipline (e.g., martial arts, religious study, law).
• Be mindful of when you’re trying to control too much or acting from a sense of moral superiority.

Summary

Mebsuta’s conjunction with natal planets brings a mix of ritualistic strength, mental clarity, and assertive control. It enhances ceremonial power, medical or healing capacities, and law-bound action, but can also harden the personality, making one unyielding or punitive if not integrated wisely. The challenge lies in balancing duty and force with ethical compassion.