A fun spin on serious cosmic stuff! Wendell C. Perry has 40 years experience studying astrology and how it impacts personalities & relationships. He's written two books & published articles in astrology magazines. He's happy to share this website so that you, too, can have fun with astrology to help you in everyday life!
In an era in which sexualized images are pitched at us from every direction, it’s hard to believe that the sight of one woman’s bare bosom could garner more than a passing glance. But people always will strain to see whatever it is that they are not supposed to see and, apparently, the breasts of the Duchess of Cambridge (otherwise known as Kate Middleton) fit into that category.
Astrologically, the flap over the photos taken of Middleton while she and her husband were sunbathing in France provides us with a good example of how different factors in the natal horoscope can conflict with one another. Middleton is Capricorn by Sun sign with the Moon in Cancer. (Click here to see a horoscope of the Duchess of Cambridge charted for noon.) This is a very conservative combination. And yet, she has Venus in Aquarius, a sign that is much more inclined to take risks and delight in the unconventional.
The recent marriage of Ryan Reynolds to Blake Lively surprised some people. Let’s look at a Mars and Venus Compatibility Analysis of their relationship.
His Venus in Sagittarius with Her Venus in Virgo Relationship between Zodiac Signs—Square (Implies conflict) For her love is a physical matter, decided between the sheets and by agreement on practical issues. He is looking for a thunderbolt of amorous inspiration. Fidelity will not be easy for either of them. Love Factor (1 to 10) = 2
A while back I wrote an article titled “What’s so Bad about Bad Aspects.” In that article I considered the many “bad” aspects in the horoscope of Queen Elizabeth II and how they have contributed to the strength of her character. Now let’s take a look at the “good” aspects in the horoscope of her grandson, Prince Henry.
Prince Harry (as he is known in the press) has a horoscope loaded with sextiles and trines, aspects which traditionally bestow good fortune. The only stressful aspects in his chart are a square between his Mercury and Uranus and a couple of wide squares to his Sun.. The closest aspects included a trine between Mercury and Jupiter and a close trine between the Sun and Moon. He also has a close sextile between Mars and Venus. (Click here to see Prince Harry's horoscope.)
Harry’s penchant for bad behavior has long been a source of delight for the British and US tabloids. From accusations of cheating and marijuana use while was in school, to wearing a Nazi uniform to a costume party, to his recent nude partying in Las Vegas, the prince has shown a remarkable capacity for mischief.
If the 16th century was the age of the queen (see my article, Three Queens and the Sign of the Bull, parts one, two and three,) the 17th and 18th centuries were the age of the concubine. It was a time when the king’s official wife was frequently secondary both in terms of glamour and influence to his mistress. Last time we looked at the horoscope of Madam Pompadour. Now let examine the chart of the woman who succeeded Pompadour as King Louis XV’s official mistress, Madame du Barry.
As with the horoscope of Lady Pompadour, this chart has been rated “C” by Astrodatabank. The time was reported by a noted collector of data as being in the official records but other researchers have been unable to confirm this. So, again, we will concentrate our examination on sign placements and aspects. (Click here to see this dubious horoscope for Madame du Barry.)
The birth time we have for Madame du Barry puts her Venus in the 1st House, a dominant placement for this planet. But even without this placement, there’s a lot to say about Venus in this horoscope. First of all it is in Libra, the sign it rules, which gives the planet extra strength regardless of the house it occupies. Secondly, it is in a close square to Neptune.
I’ve written about the relationship between Venus to Neptune aspects and the glamour of female pop culture icons in a previous series of articles. (Click here to see the first of those articles.) Pop culture hadn’t really developed during du Barry’s time. (This didn’t happen until the 1800s, after the discovery of Neptune.) Still, glamour was a huge part of du Barry’s appeal.
