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ah! realized i hit 40k! i don't know why you all are following me, but happy you're here for our nerdy journey through Islamic history! As a thank you I'll do an AMA soon

Have some cool plans in works

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While today an emphasis is placed on the emotional associations of Pisces, for Medieval Muslim astrologers Pisces was a sign of contradiction representing blessing, generosity, shared humanity, and the end of all things.

A thread on Pisces in astrology from the Islamic World
Those born under Pisces or al hut are said to be changeable in mood, do not like to work and tend to exert little effort in labor, are clever, and can become obsessed with a place or thing.

In fact, it is said they are enchanted by locations.
They tend to be good-natured and are a mix of amusing and serious and fall in love frequently, getting attached easily.

They are said to struggle with internal contradictions and are prone to wander.
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since demon sex and demon semen was trending, cause you know 2020

in middle eastern folklore sil’at, Awar and, Qarinah are jinn who are believed to have sex with humans

also jinn sex is linked to Venus and Libra and Mars and Scorpio

no I won’t be taking any questions
ok some additions- jinn are shapeshifter and switch genders often in the lore, so silat appear as any gender

Awar is said to be Iblis’ son and also promotes infidelity as “empowered”

Qarinah also is said to cause sleep paralysis and night terrors
I've covered jinn-human love/marriage here-

and half-jinn offspring here-
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Of all the Zodiac Aquarius is the most different from its historical roots, but we can still trace some of its associations to its origins. For medieval Muslim astrologers, it would come to be a sign of cataclysmic change

A thread on Aquarius in astrology from the Islamic World
Those born under Aquarius or ad Dawl are said to be easily bored, have frequent illnesses, and are anxious.

They are easily annoyed but forthright and honest in speech. They can express thoughts and ideas, but struggle to articulate feeling.
They are said to be curious in mind, but rigid in thinking and thus associated with heresy and orthodoxy both

They can be envious.
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