Wezen (Delta Canis Majoris) – Fixed Star

	Wezen
Period:	18011802180318041805180618071808180918101811181218131814181518161817181818191820182118221823182418251826182718281829183018311832183318341835183618371838183918401841184218431844184518461847184818491850185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862186318641865186618671868186918701871187218731874187518761877187818791880188118821883188418851886188718881889189018911892189318941895189618971898189919001901190219031904190519061907190819091910191119121913191419151916191719181919192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931193219331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027202820292030203120322033203420352036203720382039204020412042204320442045204620472048204920502051205220532054205520562057205820592060206120622063206420652066206720682069207020712072207320742075207620772078207920802081208220832084208520862087208820892090209120922093209420952096209720982099
Sign (longitude):	f Cancer 23°45
Constellation:	Delta - Canis Major
Declination:	-26°25'59
Right Ascension:	7h 9'26
Latitude:	-48.4504
Spectral class:	G3
Magnitude:	2.0

Wezen means “weight” in Arabic (al-wazn), reflecting its position in the “body” or “hip” of Canis Major, the celestial hunting dog that follows Orion. Though not as prominent as Sirius, Wezen is part of the same mythological and stellar narrative — loyal, steadfast, and celestial in service to a heroic mission. Wezen is also associated with slow-moving, heavy, and enduring energies, given its stellar classification as a yellow-white supergiant. In mythological symbolism, this star represents the backbone of loyalty, endurance, and celestial guardianship.

Positive Influence

• Steadfast endurance: Individuals with Wezen prominent in the natal chart often display exceptional resilience, loyalty, and strength under long-term pressure.
• Celestial loyalty and support: Like the loyal dog to Orion, this star grants protectiveness, faithfulness, and often a tendency to support others behind the scenes.
• Spiritual gravity: There’s often a subtle sense of spiritual weight or depth, as though the native carries ancient wisdom or a deep sense of destiny.
• Reliable leadership: Though not ostentatious, this conjunction can create individuals who are quietly dependable leaders — those who lead by enduring, not by dominating.

Negative Influence

• Heaviness and inertia: The star’s name, meaning “weight,” may show up as emotional or psychic heaviness, a tendency toward burden, melancholy, or being “stuck.”
• Over-responsibility: A Wezen conjunction can bring excessive loyalty or martyrdom, where the native carries others’ burdens or stays in draining relationships too long.
• Passivity under pressure: Instead of assertively facing obstacles, the individual may endure too much or wait too long to act, losing opportunities.
• Difficulty letting go: There’s a tendency to cling — to people, ideals, or burdens — even when release is necessary for growth.

Behavior Tactics

• Practice conscious boundaries: The Wezen-influenced person must learn to serve without losing themselves in other people’s needs.
• Channel endurance into mastery: Instead of simply enduring hardship, focus that stamina into long-term goals or expertise (especially when conjunct Saturn or Mercury).
• Balance loyalty with freedom: Ask regularly, “Is this loyalty healthy?” This star’s influence thrives when devotion is balanced by discernment.
• Work with heaviness, not against it: Accept emotional or psychic gravity as fuel for insight, not a curse. Meditation, depth therapy, or creative solitude may help.
• Stay vigilant against emotional stagnation: Introduce new experiences, ideas, or lightness to offset the star’s slow, weighty pull.

Summary

Wezen (Delta Canis Majoris), when conjunct a natal planet, grants enduring loyalty, internal strength, and a quiet but powerful presence. Its influence is deep, slow, and substantial, bringing stability and a profound sense of purpose. However, this can also manifest as a burden of duty, emotional weight, or stubborn inertia. The native may feel born to carry something important — a responsibility, tradition, or spiritual task.

To harness Wezen’s best potential, the individual must balance steadiness with emotional agility, and loyalty with self-respect. Like the faithful dog by Orion’s side, the gift of Wezen lies in quiet strength, devotion with wisdom, and service without sacrifice of self.