Chart of Phil Collins (now that he stops)

Phil Collins definitely stops playing the music. See Anglophenia about it...He said that the music won't miss him. Phil Collins attributed a lot to pop music and had many fans, however. 

Pluto is often involved in 'come backs'. In 2010, Phil Collins released the album named 'Going back' (...). The inconjunction is the symbol of loosing balance, losts and giving up. I read that his I think that the transit of Pluto inconjunct his Midheaven 'helps' to devaluate his own achievements and is illustrating the difficult position and (physical) conditions. Before that (in 2010) I mentioned:

I see Progressed Midheaven inconjunct Mars (for loss of muscle/energy or having to give up working). Progressed Ascendant is inconjunct Venus, Progressed Venus square Midheaven, Transit Neptune sextile progressed Mars.  Except for the last mentioned transit the indications are only valid for an AA-rated chart. There is one big indication for a sudden change: progressed Sun is square Uranus.  And if the B-rated chart is correct, this sudden change went along with a difficult inconjunction of Mars. Mars happens to be important for someone who is hitting drums. That is because Mars is the symbol of striking, hitting and using tools.

Now there is also transit Saturn square natal Mercury. Saturn square Mercury has never been the symbol of the optimistic idea (sometimes even 'doom thinking') and often accompanies a hard decission, like a farewell (saying = Mercury and stop, quit, goodbye = Saturn). Saturn-Mercury is also the combination of the writer's block.

ARTIST

This blog is about the pattern of artistic talent in the chart. Here is the pattern of Phil Collins:

1. The Sun and Venus are 'calling' in his natal chart

That means 'drawing attention' (performing) at any possible level.

And it means 'style, entertainment' at any possible level, too.

2. Moon is rising before the Sun. 

That gives an important place to emotions.

3. The Moon is trine Venus, out of sign. I wonder if that (the not matching signs of Moon and Venus) makes him feel like 'not being part of the world or artists', even though there is a sense of beauty and what people like.

4. Midheaven is quintile Neptune, square the Moon and quatronovile (160d) Venus: his profession is connected to the trio of art (Moon, Venus and Neptune).

More about the artist in the chart of Phil Collins :

http://art-astrology.blogspot.com/2010/09/artist-in-chart-of-phil-collins.html

Movie about an astrologer (Nicholas Culpeper)...

A movie is art and Nicholas Culpeper was a herbalist and an astrologer. This blog is about art and astrology. That is why I pay attention to Tony White's project to make a movie about the life and works of Nicholas Culpeper. He does need  some support to get started.

Tony White is an award-winning animator. He launched a Kickstarter page to invite individuals to help him get it going with donations. US tax payers will be able to make tax-deductable donations (throught the registered Animaticus Foundation). You can see more about the idea and the contents and/or back the project. You find all information on:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1794056159/culpeper-the-english-herbalist-a-film-animatic

 If you want to know more about Culpeper's chart, go to Astropost.

UPDATE: the project has been removed from Kickstarter. A pity!

Chart of Andy Warhol and the synastry with Valerie Solanas

Andy Warhol was a Leo with Leo Ascendant. But even if you don't believe in sun signs anymore, the chart shows that a star was born. You see it on the chart drawing: he was born when the Sun was rising. That means that the Sun is prominent (on the Ascendant). The Sun is a star, so : it is the sign of a star or a leader. He sure knew how to draw attention (another meaning of a prominent Sun) and how to be of influence. This influence was too strong for Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot him in 1968 after he lost her manuscript. This post is about the artist and the success in the chart of Andy Warhol and about the synastry with the woman who caused him a lot of pain.

SUCCESS

In his chart the Sun, Jupiter and Pluto (rising before Sun and Mercury) are prominent. Sun, Jupiter and Pluto are the combination of success.  Jupiter/Pluto is making hard aspects with the Moon, Mars and Neptune and that is a statement of triple success. Also AC/MC is semi square the elevated Jupiter: growth is inherent. Sun in aspect with Jupiter increases self confidence. Those are more than the necessary amount of ingredients for fame (one is not enough, three or more is a good start, more of those ingredients, more chance to be a success - if you are on the right place and time-).

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The midpoint Sun/Moon is the midpoint of motivation. Sun/Moon is conjunct Mars and square Neptune.
We see that he is motivated by fantasies, visions, ideals, dreams or beliefs (Neptune) AND by action, drives and energies. We also see that Mars is exactly square Neptune (risk of use and abuse of drugs or medication or...working in the non profit field, producing art). With 'non profit' one can earn a lot of money!;) Jupiter/Pluto in aspect with Mars and Neptune resonate that success. It was very important to know the right persons (Pluto oriental) and money was, too (Venus semi quintile Pluto: a creative way to earn money). The fact that he dared and knew the right people and ... that he had confidence (Sun, Jupiter, Pluto and Sun square Jupiter on top) enabled him to be a star (prominent Sun).

TALENT

The pattern of artistic talent is there: Venus is conjunct Neptune, Moon is sesquisquare Neptune and Moon/Neptune is in hard aspect with Midheaven in Taurus.

It was very important to know the right persons (Pluto oriental) and money was, too (Venus semi quintile Pluto: a creative way to earn money). The fact that he dared to present his art and his confidence (Sun, Jupiter, Pluto and Sun square Jupiter on top) enabled him to become the famous artist that he was and still is.

natal, transits and progression for June 3, 1968

PHOLUS AND THE TURNING POINT
There is an important position for Pholus in the chart of Andy Warhol, the man who introduced pop arts.
Pholus is the symbol of the turning point (and shooting your own feet). Inconjunctions refer to lack of balance and losts.

In Warhol's chart Pholus is exactly trine Neptune (creating a turning point in arts), inconjunct Mars and Sun/Moon. And that is perhaps even more illustrating the kind life of Warhol who suffered after being shot (…) by a mentally ill woman (he lost her manuscript and she said that Warhol had to much influence on her...see Pluto's position) and who died in hospital. He was very afraid of hospitals (Pluto in the 12th house).

Here are the transits and progressions of the day of the shooting. They refer to a dramatic change, being lucky (he could have died), changing situation, frustrating new perspectives and more:

- progressed Sun is 165 d (quindecile) natal Uranus (obsessive change)
- transit Saturn is inconjunct progressed Sun (the dark sides of life)
- transit Jupiter is square natal Mars and sesquisquare Moon and conjunct Neptune and square natal Sun/Moon (good luck)
- progressed AC/MC semisquare natal Ascendant (changing circumstances)
- transit Quaoar sesquisquare progressed MC (whole new frustrating perspective)
- progressed Sun had been square Mars 6 months before: he was overly active/assertive in those days
- progressed Moon had been opposition Progressed Uranus a few weeks before: memorable incident
- Mercury was semi square Neptune in the progressed chart (misconceptions, misunderstandings)

VALERIE SOLANAS

The woman who shot him had transit Uranus sextile Pluto (easy way out to dramatic change) and transit Jupiter square progressed Mars (successful action) on the day that she shot Andy Warhol. Her natal Uranus was conjunct his natal Midheaven (meaning: she changed his perspectives and condition) and her Pholus sesquisquare his Mars (turning point in his energy level), with her Jupiter trine his Venus (supporting his style) and his Neptune inconjunct her Venus (maybe that is the resonation of the lost piece of art). Very interesting is that her Pholus is inconjunct his natal Sun (meeting her meant an unbalancing turning point for him…).

Here is his natal chart with the transits of her day of birth.

LINK:

Chart of Marilyn Monroe: http://astropost.blogspot.com/2008/04/birth-chart-of-marilyn-monroe-material.html

The astrology of Pholus on Astromarkt... and the Effect of the Inconjunction on Astromarkt...

Fanny Brice's day of birth

Fanny Brice (stage name of Fania Borach) is hot on Google since One Night with Fanny Brice, a one-woman show about Brice, premiered in New Jersey. Her hour of birth is unknown, but how about the artist in the positions of the day of her birth (October 29, 1891 in New York City)? The pattern of artistic talent contains aspects between Moon, Venus and Neptune added with Taurus, Pisces, Libra and Cancer and completed with Midheaven (Midheaven requires an hour of birth). The pattern is clearly there in the chart of the day of birth of Fanny Brice.
We see a Libra Moon, possibly semi square Venus and Venus 157.5 (sesquisquare + half semi square) Neptune. Fifty percent of her positions are in water signs (empathy, emotions). And Mercury is inconjunct Neptune. That is for 'telling tales' (great tool for actors).

Fanny married and divorced three times. Sun semi sextile Mars and conjunct Uranus are two of the four indications for divorce in a woman's chart. Mars in Libra is not a very fortunate position to keep peace in partnerships, either. But the Moon in Libra just needs to have company and be together, and that is why she kept on trying. Notice the aspect of the Sun inconjunct Pholus: that is a statement for shooting your own foot more than once and for unbalancing turning points in life.Here is the chart of her birthday:



She died at age 59 (cerebral hemorrhage). A number of progressions and transits accompanied this event. Now that her name is a hot topic again we see the 'come back aspect' in her progressed chart: Sun square Pluto.

Mariah Carey and the 11:45 a.m. chart

Mariah Carey's pregnancy brought her in the news again today.

See http://astropost.blogspot.com/2010/10/mariah-carey-1145-am.html about Mariah Carey's chart today and about the relationship between her chart and that of her first husband.

See http://art-astrology.blogspot.com/2009/07/chart-of-mariah-carey.html on this blog for the earlier post about the talent in the chart of Mariah Carey.
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The artistic pattern is constructed by Moon conjunct Neptune in the fifth house, by the passionate mutual reception of Venus and Mars (the rulers of the Midheaven routing), starting with the MC in Pisces. Neptune is 157.5 degrees from ASC/MC and Mercury (for writing or singing) 67.5 degrees from Sun/Moon. The Moon is in the fifth house of performance and show, conjunct Neptune (the planet of arts).

Astropost: Celine Dion's twins

For the fans of Celine Dion with interest in astrology: see Astropost: Celine Dion's twins (born October 23, 2010) about the astrological reflection of the birth and the interaction between the charts of mother and child. There is a post about the artist in the chart of Celine Dion on this blog. This is the link:

http://art-astrology.blogspot.com/2009/02/astrology-chart-celine-dion.html

Astropost: Astrology chart of Pele

See Astropost: Astrology chart of Pele about the artist in the chart of the international football giant.

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