Arcturus: Decan 14 - Wisdom & Guidance (July 28 - August 6)
The photons entering your eyes right now left Arcturus in 1988. This orange giant started with the Sun's mass but only a fraction of its iron, possibly born in a dwarf galaxy the Milky Way consumed. Through 7 billion years of patient burning it became 170 times more luminous, the brightest star in the Northern Hemisphere, the outsider that became the guide.