A friend of mine recently asked her girlfriends on fb to list their girl crushes, as she didn’t have any. I couldn’t think of any either – not any recent ones anyway. Chrissie, Joni, and the Wilson sisters..? Well, that’s been going on for years…
Now, usually when it comes to my Venus Jupiter conjunction in Leo (love and heaps of it, especially for the creative arts) square (creative tension) Neptune (music, film and illusion), if you ask me about crushes, I’m gonna ask, “How much time ya got ?!” haha (You can sift through the entries on here for the scruffy dudes if you really want to know.)
Venus square Neptune..? It’s the escape, the other world, the dream life blooming inside my head. I feed my imagination every chance I get. It’s a waking meditation which allows intuitive sparks from my Mars in Sagittarius quintile Uranus to light me up !
Today a friend posted a Zooey Deschanel video, and I remembered: I have already mentioned Emmylou, (click) – she was one of my very first posts) then Patricia, now Zooey. So I guess I have 3 recent girlcrushes, if you can call it that. I like their work, voices, talent, their art. It’s synastry somewhere between us that brings out my curiosity, I will follow their work.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As far as the synastry, I peeked and Zooey has Saturn conjunct my Virgo Sun/Uranus/Pluto stellium, all of which is trine her Sun/Moon/Mercury/ Part of Fortune stellium in Capricorn. My Mercury is conjunct her Pluto and her North Node is conjunct my Venus in Leo. My biggie Neptune is sextile her stellium as well. (It just dawned on me…all these women I mentioned have strong Capricorn. hmmm…)
Go and check your synastry with your favorite artists, see where you end up, it’s fun !
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Zooey has loads of Mystical Sea Goat all conjunct her Capricorn Ascendant. Zooey is a triple Capricorn.
Sun, Part of Fortune in 1st, Mercury spot on Ascendant, and Moon in 12th – all within 6 degrees. (click here for another triple capricorn)
Planets conjunct the angles are stronger, and with both the luminaries conjunct her Ascendant, Zooey has presence !
Zooey has Venus exalted in Pisces quintile (genius talents- gifts of spirit) Neptune in Sagittarius !
These are the planets of the arts, and any aspect between them denotes an artist. Venus, is the earthbound cultivated artist and personal love. Neptune is the inspired artist, being in tune with the universe, cosmic love. Zooey’s Venus and Neptune are both in visionary signs : I see (Sagittarius), I believe (Pisces).
Her Capricorn stellium at the Ascendant is trine Saturn in Virgo. Moon and Mercury are also trine Mars in Virgo (which is conjunct Jupiter). Fair to say she is most likely a very hard worker, and organized with all that Virgo.
Uranus is at the Scorpio Midheaven in 10th showing the public she is a bit quirky and inventive with her talents, needs to switch it up a bit in career. She is multi-talented and takes on many different projects – movies, music and she recently launched a website HelloGiggles (click).
North Node of Destiny at 29 degrees of Leo is a culmination degree in the sign of creativity. Pluto in (Venus-ruled) Libra 9th, square Sun, Moon and Mercury, and Zooey is a powerhouse communicator through her artwork.
Woo Hoo !
That freaky internet rumor yesterday gave me the heebie jeebies. I spent March 2 with him one year (his birthday) and it was great !!
Jon is a 5th house Pisces Sun and Venus- very generous, compassionate– check out his donation based New Jersey restaurant Soul Kitchen !
Jon inspired this post, by his lifelong generosity. Pisces is the sign of compassion, the cosmos, everyone as a collective. Jon is a Pisces Sun in the 5th house, which is the natural home of the Sun, the sign of Leo. (Leos are 5th house, have manes/hair. ahem. Bon Jovi. exactly ! )
Sun rules Leo and Leo rules the heart.
Pisces is the sign of compassion and caring.
Leos are typically generous, the Sun (rules generosity) ‘shines’ on them, and they radiate sunshine. Just ask one, they’ll tell ya! haha Leos don’t own the Sun, we all share it.
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Where is your Sun ?
That is where you are generous – you give of that sign and house. That is where you spread sunshine to others, where you have more to give, and do so. The Sun shines steadily, it is the evenstar, it does not wax and wane.
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Now look to the Moon in your natal chart. This is where you and your life fluctuate, your feelings are involved, you are sensitive and needy. This is where you want someone at your back, where you ask for help.
Picture the Lunar phases in your mind’s eye…as the Moon waxes and wanes and travels through each sign, your feelings, moods, ability to adapt and imagine, and your instincts will ebb and flow. You are more likely to take in the sign and house where Luna dwells.
Johnny Cash, Arkansas born; Pisces Sun, Scorpio Moon.
Kris Kristofferson, Texas born; Cancer Sun, Leo Moon.
Johnny recorded his first hits for Sun Records in Memphis, in 1958, Johnny left Sun for Columbia Records in Nashville. For a short while Johnny and Waylon shared an apartment in Nashville, both were young, wild and crazy, popping pills and playing honky tonks. While on tour in 1965, Johnny was arrested by a narcotics squad in El Paso, Texas. He was carrying 688 Dexedrine capsules and 475 Equanil that were hidden inside his guitar case. Are ya gettin’ the outlaw bit here ? In 1967, Johnny and June won a Grammy for their duet of ‘Jackson’.
In 1965, Kris (a Rhodes Scholar) moved to Nashville, declining an English professorship at West Point to write songs instead. His military family disowned Kris for ditching the teaching gig and taking up music. Again, are ya gettin’ the outlaw bit ? Kris got a job as a janitor at Columbia, while also working part-time as a bartender, a commercial helicopter pilot and trying to pitch his songs to record execs. He also gave some songs to Johnny, who ignored them. In 67, Kris was signed to Epic, but his songs were more successful chart hits when sung by other artists.
Then Kris, dig this ! (his Toro Uranus – rules aviation – is opposite {energy in your face} Johnny’s Scorpio Moon – rules the home) landed a helicopter on Johnny’s lawn and asked him, “Now will you listen to some of my songs?’ Don’t you just love astrological bits like this ?! He did ! – then introduced Kris at the Newport Folk Festival in 1969, and Kris’ career as a performer of his own songs began to truly take off.
Trines indicate harmony, benefits and co-operation, they are protective, they are the past life bank account you can draw from.
Johnny had Sun / Mercury / Mars in Pisces trine Kris’ Sun / Venus / Mars stellium in late Gemini, early Cancer. Right there, they ‘get’ each other, communicate well, love and understanding. Water Suns, both both intuitive and sensitive.
Kris’ Leo Moon was conjunct Johnny’s Jupiter — both trine Kris’ Jupiter. Moon is feelings, Jupiter luck, optimism–all in fire, signals creativity, self-expression.
Kris’ Jupiter in trine to Johnny’s Venus / Uranus conjunction in Aries which was in turn trine their Moon / Jupiter conjunction in Leo. They were good for each other, lending support and caring when the other needed it. Again in fire, so between their charts Kris and Johnny formed a grand fire trine between Aries, Leo and Sagittarius.
Kris had Uranus (flight, eccentricity) trine Johnny’s Neptune (music), so when he landed, Johnny listened, haha. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ clickhere for Waylon and Willie
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Waylon and Willie both Texas born:
Willie a Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon
Waylon a Gemini Sun, Virgo Moon.
Blazing new trails in country music, Waylon & Willie bucked the Nashville system, brought the rowdy back into country music, fans called it ‘outlaw’.
Waylon had Venus/Uranus conjunct Willies Sun /Venus in Taurus.
Waylon had Moon/Neptune conjunct Willies Mars/Neptune Rx/ Jupiter Rx conjunction in Virgo.
This pair of whopping conjunctions trine each other. POW
One of the first things I did was go to the grocery store to buy food. It was a novel idea at the time, for I hadn’t really shopped for food in about 10 years. Now here I was, 30 years old, and probably doing the first good grocery shopping in my life. I was an adult with a credit card, a checkbook, and an ATM card. I could buy whatever I wanted in the store, but I had no idea where to start. I thought that everyone was staring at me. It had been so long that I had been anywhere sober that I didn’t know how to act or how to deal.
It was like being on LSD. The lights in the store were blaringly bright to me and the music seemed to be playing hidden messages. I bought some milk and barbecue sauce and cigarettes, and that is all. My shirt was drenched in sweat and I was having a full-blown panic attack. As I drove my car home, I stiffly steered my machine out of the way of three accidents as I rode the brakes the whole way. I could smell my brake pads when I got home.
~Duff McKagan, on his sobriety from “It’s so Easy and other lies” (click here) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Duff McKagan rose to fame as bassist for Guns ‘N’ Roses in 1987, when the band released Appetite for Destruction.
It is is the highest selling debut album of all time in the US, with more than 28 million copies sold worldwide.
Next year’s class of inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be headlined by Guns N’ Roses, the only group on the ballot to be inducted in their first year of eligibility. Click here for Cleveland R&RHoF
I’ve been reading Duff McKagan’s autobiography and obviously GN’R partied, but I had no idea how far it had gone for Duff personally. He is brutally honest, candid and wryly funny in his accounts of his life as bassist of GN’R.
On May 10, 1994, Duff’s pancreas burst and he was told by his doctor if he had one more drink he would die. He spent two weeks in the hospital recovering and taking small steps in the early stages of detox. He credits his sobriety in large part to guilt over seeing his mother suffering from worry while he was in critical care.
He describes his recovery from addiction through a love of mountain biking, and his voracious appetite for reading. He began to write columns for Seattle Weekly, and later many other publications. For Seattle Weekly McKagan archives, click here.
While in recovery Duff read GN’R financial documents and found he couldn’t understand them. He decided to enroll in financial accounting courses (got an A in his first class) and discovered his love of academics. He earned a 4.0 and was on the President’s list, quite an achievement from the earlier addictions he describes in his book. When he saw a need for musicians to be educated about their financial holdings and business deals, it lead him to start his own wealth management firm, MeridianRock, to educate musicians and give them the power to make good business decisions on their own behalf.
Duff is a 9 life path, meaning he is in a lifetime of completion. Nine is the culminated knowledge of all the numbers before it, and is a number of utopian ideals. Nines are spiritual and often have a lifetime of overcoming difficulties. They learn how to succeed themselves, in order to teach the world how to do the same. (I’m a nine too.)
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This is a solar chart, I don’t have the correct birth time, so keep in mind the planets in signs remain the same, houses may change.
First off, I was struck by how Duff has several difficult fixed (ingrained over several lifetimes) squares (inner conflict, obstacles) involving the Sun (ego, spirit) and Moon (feelings, fluctuation) – they are the luminaries, the conscious (Sun), and unconscious (Moon).
Hopes (Sun) and Dreams (Moon) forming an obstacle to one another.
Moon and Neptune in Scorpio are quiet, secretive and perceptive, if they do not find stimulation, (speaking from my personal experience here; and Duff speaks of facing it in the ring) they can turn the Scorpio stinger on themselves to feel something, anything.
Moon (habits, instincts) conjunct Neptune can mean addiction in its low vibration, or spiritual healing at its highest vibration. This conjunction is intuitive, and feels the cosmos coming in. It is a conjunction that can bring mystical emotions, heightened perceptions, illusions, daydreams and imagination into the waking life 24/7.
Note also the asteroid Dionysus 3671 is opposite Sun and Mars and square Neptune. Dionysus is symbolic not only of wine and merriment, but also of the sharp pruning of the vine in order for it to bear the best fruit. Sun (life, spirit), Mars (the blade) and Saturn (pruning) conjunction in Aquarius has indeed led to the bearing of Duff’s best life / fruit.
Coupled with a hedonistic Sun / Mars conjunction in square ( inner tension ) to the often delusional energies of Neptune, that’s one heck of an obstacle. Sun conjunct Mars is raw power, tempered by Saturn (the tester, restriction, karma) the need to restrict and rein in the wild tendencies inherent to the nature of Aquarius. That trio of planets in Aquarius, is in itself a hurdle.
Here’s his ace in the hole : Mercury trine Uranus. Mercury is thinking; Uranus intuition and innovation. Mercury in good aspect to Uranus is the sign of genius, a quick study. The mental faculties are very sharp and capable of radical trail-blazing ideas. Through his love of learning (Mercury is study and is sextile {opportunity} Venus, love) he transformed his life (Sun) his habits, (Moon conjunct Neptune) and his creativity, his love and spiritual health (Venus exalted in Pisces) all by taking the opportunity (sextiles) to learn and stimulate his intellect.
He also took the opportunity (sextile) to keep actively busy through sports (Mars), higher education (Jupiter), and he continually pushes his endurance (Aries) physically in order to improve his self-esteem (Sun).
Duff’s North Node of Destiny is in Cancer, the sign of nurturing. Once he got himself on his feet, he will push ahead helping others too. Now Duff is strong in heart, mind, body, and spirit and has a loving family. He is, by building (Saturn rules building, the earth and rocks) MeridianRock (perfect name- I love it !) reaching out to help his fellow musicians learn how to handle their finances so they can take care of themselves too.
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Very quickly I want to say a few words about the day Duff was admitted into the hospital with a burst pancreas. Moon rules the pancreas, and conjunct Neptune in the natal, it can indicate a weakness. If circumstances in the life and transits activate it, trouble may arise. Duff speaks in his book of alcoholism and drug use spiraling out of control, and that will further weaken the body.
Transiting Sun 19 Taurus (life-force) was opposite (call for compromise) Moon 19 / Neptune 17 conjunction (addiction) in Scorpio (the house of death and rebirth). Transiting Moon was also nearing opposition at 11 Taurus. Transiting Neptune was conjunct natal Mercury (which is trine Uranus in the natal – that’s a wake up call !) Transiting Pluto and North Node of Destiny were conjunct in Scorpio as well – a call for transformation, rebirth, and rising to meet your destiny. Ohm mani padme hum
Duff’s band, Loaded released their 3rd studio album, The Taking, earlier this year, see the video below for an acoustic version of Flatline.
You’re windy and wild, you’ve got the blues in your shoes and your stockings
You’re windy and wild, oh yeah You’re built like a car, you’ve got a hub cap diamond star halo
You’re dirty sweet and you’re my girl. ~ Bang a Gong, Tyrannosaurus Rex
Mystical poet, story-teller, then later musician, Marc (Feld) Bolan burst onto the british scene in the late 60’s blazing a new trail in rock and roll with a lot a spunk and a sprinkle of glitter.
Charming, aggressive and witty, he wove a cheshire grin spell on legions of T. Rex fans. An admirer of Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd) and a precursor to Ziggy Stardust days, he was a Tolkien lover who dreamed a magical path with a sexy guitar edge.
Libra Marc Bolan has Sagittarius rising with chart ruler Jupiter (spunky, sexy) in the mystical 12th house with Scorpio (metaphysics/sex). Marc loved exploring magical, mystical realms and was visionary in weaving poetry, music and the theatrical into his work. (Check out the doco with Ringo Starr, it’s wacky !)
Moon (imagination) in Aries trine Mars and Pluto (desires/sex) aggressively sexy, opposite Sun conjunct Venus and Neptune, charmingly aggressively sexy. North Node of Destiny in 6th house Taurus (Venus rules) is creative, sensual communication at work. Part of Fortune in Gemini indicates the same.
Mars in Cancer at completion degree of 29, in mutual reception with Moon in Aries, he was on a mission to reveal his feelings of passion and love of mysticism. He really blew the doors off repressive attitudes about what sexual creativity should be.
Libra Sun in 10th career house conjunct Venus and Neptune indicates his brilliant artistry – countless musicians site T. Rex as an influence on their music. Venus is strong here as Venus rules Libra, Libra sits on the 10th, the natural home of Saturn, Saturn is exalted in Libra. Any aspect between Venus (practiced art) and Neptune (inspired art) will reveal the artist.
…you’ve got a universe reclining in your hair…
Sun conjunct Neptune, hello mystical Leo !
(Thom Yorke also has Venus conjunct Neptune (loose- 11 degrees) in Scorpio, both musicians very different, but brilliant songwriters. Also, my college buddy has Venus conjunct Neptune (4 degrees) and is a brilliant professional sculptural artist.)
Saturn conjunct Pluto in Leo 8th indicates a life-long love of delving deep into the psyche for creative work, conjunct ruler of the 2nd he not only did well in life, but has left a strong musical legacy for future generations. Saturn is time and conjunct Pluto in Leo, posthumous fame.
Mercury in the 11th trine Uranus in the 7th, Marc had keen instincts in his career, knowing his funky poetry was innovative and sensual and well -suited to rock n roll.
Listen to the interview below and you will see his quiet strength, whimsical demeanor, and a stunning prediction of his future.
This is Moon (intuition) trine Mars (mutual reception- strong) in intuitive Cancer on the 8th of death, Moon trine Pluto conjunct Saturn (intuition of time of death), and Mars trine Jupiter in the 12th (cosmic awareness) square Saturn in Leo the solar (life force) house, in addition to the strong intuitive trine between Mercury and Uranus.
Beneath the bebop moon, I wanna croon with you namaste~ gneissmoonastrology.net
We have a lovely Pisces (Neptune rules) Moon (feelings, public) conjunct chiron (healer) and Neptune (oceans).
Moon and Neptune both trine (harmony) Mercury (messenger of the gods) and Venus (love).
Neptune (oceans) trine Saturn (conservation).
I love it that Radiohead is so incredibly environmentally active – refusing to jet across the globe to play in a television studio – they dial it in – pointedly explaining why to do otherwise is ludicrous. oh yeah baby I dig you. My Saturn has a crush on your Saturn.
Obviously, I’m not done talking about how great Thom Yorke (click here for more Thom) is, so pull up a seat Radioheads..!
Thom has Mercury, Venus and Neptune in Scorpio. Intense and powerfully perceptive, he is able to read the collective pulse (Mercury, Neptune, Venus in Scorp) of unconscious human need (Mercury opp Moon) and forge (Pluto rules Scorp) new tools for building a more environmentally (Saturn conjunct Moon) sound future for us all.
That Virgo stellium is a powerhouse !
Virgos appreciate life in all its forms. They see the web of life, the sacred patterns present from the micro to the macro scale. They are earthy healers here to serve and protect.
Thom has Virgo Mars (desires, action), Jupiter (hope, philosophy) conjunct Pluto (the big game-changer, regeneration) and Uranus (the wild and free). He is progressive and pioneering, a leader in the environmental movement from a musicians standpoint. The band has taken solid steps to cut the amount of carbon emissions they produce during touring, as well as backing ecowatch groups and artists programs raising awareness on global warming.
Thom has Libra Sun (balance) opposite Aries Moon which is conjunct Saturn (Earth). Moon and Saturn have a Mars flavor which brings a militant attitude toward finding balance with the public (Moon) and Earth (Saturn).
Libra Sun opposite Aries Moon conjunct Saturn – all are in Cardinal signs – they are initiating plans of action and making waves.
Thom is a number 5 life path, and has a 5 Sun.
5= Change, flux and adjustment
His Moon is 7 = Divine order, the mystical, a turning point. Sevens are the triumph of spirit over matter.
Spirit (Sun) in the sign of balance (Libra) using art and music (Venus rules) to shine a reflection toward the masses (Moon) of what humankind is unconsciously doing to our (Mother, Moon) planet (Saturn, Earth).
I’m glad you were born to spin around on the planet with us, thank you.
Saturn incense is smoking up the room, candles are lit, music playing. This one goes out to those with Saturn Rx (retrograde) in Aries; North Node of destiny in Aries.
According to the books, Saturn in Aries falls, pessimistic bastards may as well say fails. They say the default setting of Saturn is to restrict, to limit, basically to stop. Saturn is terra firma and crystallization. Eh, they’re half right.
When Saturn is in the sign of Aries, which is ruled by Mars, the planet of getting things done, kicking your life into gear seems damn near impossible some days. Stubborn jackass Saturn is diggin’ in for the long haul no matter how hard Mars pulls at the reins. You may be awhile, pack a lunch.
Saturn rules time – it is the planet of testing, perfecting, concentration and discipline. It is justice, thrift and preservation, and patience.
Mars needs running, fighting, blowing stuff up and is impulse on fire NOW ! NO WAITING !!
Saturn Rx in Aries is restriction, testing and perfection turned inward on the self. It turns the extroverted Mars power into introverted power, anger and aggression. It becomes a driving need to JUST DO IT perfectly. The first time – no waiting !
Retrograde Saturn serves to temper action, perfect and streamline it. When Saturn governs the self will, Mars is practiced, perfected, and efficient before its action will be allowed to manifest outward. Saturn is where you perfect the house energies; Saturn Rx is where you perfect the house energies to the point of over compensation.
Saturnian self-doubt and insecurity can slow the energies of planets it contacts, or the house in which it is placed. Although, it is often where you are extremely capable, insanely talented and precise yet remain unaware of it.
I was surprised to hear Thom at the end of this video asking for validation, let’s face it- he’s a musical genius. We both have Aries Saturn Rx, so I get it, the need for validation, for outside opinion. Perfectionism is also running high in his chart with a Virgo stellium: Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Pluto. Yeah, check. Get that too.
North Node of Destiny in Aries indicates a person who will create a life path of developing self awareness, independence and leadership.
It is a path of making decisions, taking control and blazing new trails.
Happy Birthday Thom ! You are amazingly talented with the voice of an angel…I am under your spell. (click here for more Thom)
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