Pleione (28 Tauri) – Fixed Star

	Pleione
Period:	18011802180318041805180618071808180918101811181218131814181518161817181818191820182118221823182418251826182718281829183018311832183318341835183618371838183918401841184218431844184518461847184818491850185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862186318641865186618671868186918701871187218731874187518761877187818791880188118821883188418851886188718881889189018911892189318941895189618971898189919001901190219031904190519061907190819091910191119121913191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027202820292030203120322033203420352036203720382039204020412042204320442045204620472048204920502051205220532054205520562057205820592060206120622063206420652066206720682069207020712072207320742075207620772078207920802081208220832084208520862087208820892090209120922093209420952096209720982099
Sign (longitude):	d Gemini 00°44
Constellation:	28 - Taurus
Declination:	24°12'52
Right Ascension:	3h50'41
Latitude:	4.0006
Spectral class:	B8
Magnitude:	5.1

Pleione is one of the brightest stars in the Pleiades cluster (located in Taurus). In Greek mythology, Pleione was a Oceanid nymph and mother of the Pleiades (the seven sisters) by Atlas. She is associated with protection, motherhood, maritime travel, and the collective energy of nurturing groups or tribes. Pleione’s myth carries themes of fertility, community leadership, adaptability, and defense against dangers.

In astrology, Pleione adds an intensified feminine, creative, and protective energy to the Pleiades’ broader influence. However, like the Pleiades in general, it can also bring emotional turbulence and a need to navigate chaotic environments.

Positive Influence

• Strong creative imagination: Conjunctions with Pleione enhance artistic, literary, and musical talents, often with an intuitive or dreamy quality.
• Leadership through care: A natural ability to lead others by nurturing and protecting, especially in community, educational, or healing roles.
• Exceptional adaptability: Ability to quickly adjust to new environments or social dynamics, especially under emotional pressure.
• Deep emotional intelligence: Intuitive understanding of group dynamics, emotional undercurrents, and hidden motivations.
• Connection to “soul groups”: Pleione can make the individual highly attuned to belonging to collective missions or karmic groups, sometimes involving spiritual or humanitarian work.

Negative Influence

• Emotional hypersensitivity: Difficulty maintaining personal boundaries, especially when overly empathizing with others’ emotions.
• Tendencies toward emotional chaos: Susceptibility to becoming overwhelmed by the shifting needs and expectations of social groups or family units.
• Escapism or avoidance: When stressed, the person may retreat into fantasy, addiction, or idealized realities rather than confronting issues directly.
• Difficulty distinguishing personal desires from group influence: Pleione can blur the line between self-will and group needs, leading to a loss of personal identity.
• Potential for being overly defensive: Fear of emotional betrayal or loss may lead to preemptive defensiveness or emotional withdrawal.

Behavior Tactics

• Strengthen personal boundaries: Regularly reassess where your emotional limits lie and establish healthy separations between your own needs and the group’s demands.
• Cultivate emotional resilience: Develop practices (such as meditation, grounding exercises, or therapy) that help maintain emotional stability even amid group turmoil.
• Choose your “tribe” wisely: Align yourself with communities and causes that genuinely resonate with your soul’s mission, rather than following emotional attachments blindly.
• Channel creativity consciously: Use artistic expression, storytelling, or music as outlets for processing emotional turbulence constructively.
• Practice conscious leadership: When in leadership positions, lead with compassion but avoid becoming enmeshed in everyone’s personal dramas.

Summary

The conjunction of a planet with Pleione in a natal chart enhances emotional depth, creativity, leadership potential, and intuitive group connection. It fosters a profound sensitivity to emotional currents and an innate desire to nurture and protect. However, it also carries risks of emotional overwhelm, escapism, and boundary confusion. Successful navigation of Pleione’s energy involves building emotional resilience, healthy detachment, conscious community engagement, and maintaining a strong personal identity even within collective environments.