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Aldebaran is the brightest star in the constellation Taurus and is known as the "Eye of Taurus." The name "Aldebaran" is Arabic, which means "The Follower" because it appears to follow the Hyades star cluster that forms the head of the bull.
While listening to The Rolling Stones song, 2000 light years from home just now, and studying the lyrics. The bull as discussed above is a metaphor. Jagger clearly discusses Aldebaran.
"Bell flight fourteen you now can land
Seen you on Aldebaran, safe on the green desert sand"
"Bell flight fourteen you now can land
Seen you on Aldebaran, safe on the green desert sand"
Album: Her Satanic Majesties Request.
You can decipher the occult symbolism that is all over the album artwork below. This album has riddled me for some years now, and was released on 12.8.1967 by Decca Records (UK), London Records (US), recorded at Olympic/London.
You can decipher the occult symbolism that is all over the album artwork below. This album has riddled me for some years now, and was released on 12.8.1967 by Decca Records (UK), London Records (US), recorded at Olympic/London.
-Aldebaran is the Arabic name of an orange giant star. It means 'the follower'. It has one of the highest luminic magnitude in the night sky. Its alternate name is alpha Tauri, since it is the brightest star in the Taurus constellation.
And of course it leads me back to Zappa, and the initial hippie movement spawned from Laurel Canyon.
-Farewell Aldebaran is a 1969 album by American musicians Judy Henske and Jerry Yester. Originally released on Frank Zappa's Straight record label.
-Farewell Aldebaran is a 1969 album by American musicians Judy Henske and Jerry Yester. Originally released on Frank Zappa's Straight record label.
We are concerned here with Aldebaran, which at magnitude -2.1 is the brightest star (aside from our own Sun) that the Moon can occult. The first recorded instance of Aldebaran being occulted by the Moon comes from Japan, dated March 4, 640. https://astrosociety.org/news-publications/mercury-online/mercury-online.html/article/2019/05/08/the-occultation-of-aldebaran-in-1347
Occultations of Aldebaran occur in series. The last one ended in 2018, the next one happens in 2033 or 66.
Keep in mind to round out this thread on Aldebaran. The giant orange star, orange is the color of Lucifer. The bull of Taurus, is also a metaphor for the same. I am not passing any judgement on this, just unraveling their use of Aldebaran in songs/albums and my thoughts on it.
