Mansion 19 of 28

al-Shawla

الشولة

The Raised Tail

The Moon in al-Shawla

The Moon is in this mansion while its sidereal longitude is between 21°26′ Scorpio – 4°17′ Sagittarius, for about a day in every 27⅓.

Sector: 21°26′ Scorpio – 4°17′ Sagittarius sidereal (Lahiri), 12°51′26″ wide
Stars: Lambda and Upsilon Scorpii
Lead star: Shaula (λ Sco), 0°44′ Sagittarius sidereal
Keywords: Sting · Uprooting · Force

What it means

The Scorpion's raised sting, which China saw as the Azure Dragon's tail and India as Mula, the root. Agrippa gives it sieges and driving people from their places.

Good for sieges and taking towns.
Also linked to driving people from their homes.

“it helpeth in the besieging of Cities and taking of Towns, and in the driving of men from their places”
Agrippa, Three Books of Occult Philosophy, II.33 (J.F., 1651)

In the other traditions

Vedic nakshatraMula ◆ same stars

Deity: Nirriti; symbol: tied roots; lord: Ketu. While the Moon is in this sector, the dial's 27-nakshatra ring reads Jyeshtha and Mula.

Chinese xiuWei 尾 ◆ same stars

Tail, xiu 6 of 28, in the Azure Dragon. By right ascension of date these stars sit in Wei.

Sector and stars

Shaula (λ Sco) is at 0°44′ Sagittarius sidereal. All 2 main stars fall inside its equal sector.