Tureis (Iota Carinae) – Fixed Star

	Tureis
Period:	18011802180318041805180618071808180918101811181218131814181518161817181818191820182118221823182418251826182718281829183018311832183318341835183618371838183918401841184218431844184518461847184818491850185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862186318641865186618671868186918701871187218731874187518761877187818791880188118821883188418851886188718881889189018911892189318941895189618971898189919001901190219031904190519061907190819091910191119121913191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027202820292030203120322033203420352036203720382039204020412042204320442045204620472048204920502051205220532054205520562057205820592060206120622063206420652066206720682069207020712072207320742075207620772078207920802081208220832084208520862087208820892090209120922093209420952096209720982099
Sign (longitude):	g Leo 11°45
Constellation:	Iota - Carina
Declination:	-24°22'35
Right Ascension:	8h 8'38
Latitude:	-43.2666
Spectral class:	F0
Magnitude:	2.2

Tureis (Iota Carinae) is located in the constellation Carina, the Keel of the great celestial ship Argo Navis, associated with Jason and the Argonauts in Greek mythology. The ship was built to retrieve the Golden Fleece—a quest marked by bravery, collaboration, and divine guidance. The Keel of the ship represents stability, direction, and the unseen support that keeps a vessel afloat and on course. Tureis, as part of this structure, symbolizes the inner compass, steadfast resilience, and the ability to navigate emotional or spiritual waters.

Positive Influence

• Strong intuitive guidance, with a sense of being “steered” through life even in confusion.
• Emotional stability under pressure; this star may act as an anchor for individuals with turbulent inner worlds.
• Natural mentors or spiritual guides; these natives may assist others through rough times, offering calm and perspective.
• Subtle mystical or psychic leanings, often related to water, dreams, or emotional sensitivity.
• Ability to take on leadership roles during crises by offering calm, strategic direction.

Negative Influence

• Over-dependence on being the emotional anchor for others can lead to burnout or repression of one’s own needs.
• May develop a savior complex, believing they must guide or fix others at the expense of personal growth.
• Tendency to become rigid or fixed in emotional habits or beliefs, resistant to new directions or input.
• Avoidance of chaos may lead to staying in stagnant situations instead of embracing necessary change.
• Potential for emotional coldness if the need for control outweighs empathy.

Behavior Tactics

• Cultivate emotional boundaries: Provide support but recognize where your role ends and another’s responsibility begins.
• Embrace periodic reassessment of direction: The ship must adjust its course; don’t confuse stability with stagnation.
• Develop your inner compass through meditation, dreamwork, or journaling. Tureis responds well to inner work.
• Allow for fluidity in leadership: Be the keel when needed, but also know when to step back and let others lead.
• Regularly check in on your emotional needs—especially if you’re often in caretaker or support roles.

Summary

The conjunction of Tureis with planets in the natal chart brings a sense of emotional guidance, spiritual resilience, and stabilizing presence. The individual may be seen as a trusted guide, protector, or emotional anchor for others. However, the lesson of Tureis is to avoid over-identifying with the role of “the stable one” and to ensure that personal growth and emotional expression are not sacrificed for the sake of control or perceived strength. Its symbolism invites a life of purposeful navigation, balancing inner security with adaptability.