Baughan’s historical astrology
The Dragon’s Head and Tail
Baughan identifies the Dragon’s Head and Tail as the points where the Moon crosses the ecliptic. She explicitly distinguishes them from planets, signs and constellations. Her interpretive account assigns a benevolent tendency to the head and an adverse tendency to the tail. Those evaluations are separate from the geometric definition.
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Principal account
TraditionalBaughan identifies the Dragon’s Head and Tail as the points where the Moon crosses the ecliptic. She explicitly distinguishes them from planets, signs and constellations.
Further detail
TraditionalHer interpretive account assigns a benevolent tendency to the head and an adverse tendency to the tail. Those evaluations are separate from the geometric definition.
Context & interpretation
This entry records Rosa Baughan’s nineteenth-century account of the older astrological system and its symbolic correspondences. The classifications and asserted influences are attributed to that book; the entry describes its interpretive vocabulary rather than diagnosing a person or establishing a physical effect.
Original passages
Source 1
The Influence of the Stars: A Book of Old World Lore
points where the ecliptic is crossed by the MoonOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Baughan’s historical astrology; active reader leaf 19
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0150-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0150-E001-P0019
- Original scan leaf
- 19
- Recorded leaf number
- 19
- Current Reader position
- 12
- Reader verification
- Matches the reviewed Reader
Source 2
The Influence of the Stars: A Book of Old World Lore
The head of the Dragon is considered of a benevolent natureOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Baughan’s historical astrology; active reader leaf 19
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0150-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0150-E001-P0019
- Original scan leaf
- 19
- Recorded leaf number
- 19
- Current Reader position
- 12
- Reader verification
- Matches the reviewed Reader
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