Syrma, Al Ghafar (Iota Virginis) – Fixed Star

	Syrma (Al Ghafar)
Period:	18011802180318041805180618071808180918101811181218131814181518161817181818191820182118221823182418251826182718281829183018311832183318341835183618371838183918401841184218431844184518461847184818491850185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862186318641865186618671868186918701871187218731874187518761877187818791880188118821883188418851886188718881889189018911892189318941895189618971898189919001901190219031904190519061907190819091910191119121913191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027202820292030203120322033203420352036203720382039204020412042204320442045204620472048204920502051205220532054205520562057205820592060206120622063206420652066206720682069207020712072207320742075207620772078207920802081208220832084208520862087208820892090209120922093209420952096209720982099
Sign (longitude):	k Scorpio 04°9
Constellation:	Iota - Virgo
Declination:	-6° 7'14
Right Ascension:	14h17'19
Latitude:	7.1939
Spectral class:	F5
Magnitude:	4.2

Syrma, or Al Ghafar, is located on the lower part of Virgo’s robe, near the feet of the Virgin. The name “Syrma” derives from the Greek for “train of a robe,” while Al Ghafar in Arabic means “the Forgiving” or “the Concealer (of sins),” one of the names of God in Islamic tradition. This symbolic positioning and naming suggest humility, grace, and hidden or spiritual strength — consistent with the Virgo archetype of service and discretion.

Unlike bright and forceful stars like Regulus or Antares, Syrma carries a more subdued but spiritually significant vibration, emphasizing the understated yet profound impact of inner purity, self-sacrifice, and sacred concealment.

Positive Influence

• Spiritual insight and capacity for moral or ethical reflection.
• A natural ability to serve, often with quiet effectiveness in behind-the-scenes roles (e.g., healers, researchers, monks, archivists).
• Capacity for redeeming others or self through humble acts.
• Gifts in confidential or mystical fields, such as psychotherapy, mysticism, or esoteric studies.
• Tendency toward emotional modesty, diplomacy, and self-control.
• Negative Influence
• A tendency to hide one’s light, leading to underestimation by others or self-sabotage.
• Potential for suppressed emotions, leading to nervous tension, anxiety, or psychosomatic symptoms.
• Being overly passive or self-effacing, allowing others to dominate.
• In shadow form, this placement can foster secretiveness, manipulative humility, or moral hypocrisy.
• Difficulty asserting oneself in direct or confrontational situations.

Behavior Tactics

• Cultivate discernment between healthy humility and unhealthy self-erasure.
• Develop rituals of self-care and spiritual grounding, especially if involved in emotionally intense or service-related work.
• Learn to assert values and boundaries, even while maintaining a modest or reflective demeanor.
• Practice emotional honesty—privacy is healthy, but repression is not.
• Use your hidden strength: you don’t have to be loud to be powerful. Quiet consistency is your superpower.

Summary

Syrma brings hidden virtue, spiritual refinement, and the power of discretion. When conjunct a planet, it suggests the native expresses that planet’s energy in a reserved but impactful way — often working behind the scenes, healing, serving, or guiding with quiet wisdom. However, its subtlety can lead to invisibility or suppression unless actively integrated with self-awareness and balanced assertiveness. This star supports quiet transformation, both inwardly and in others.