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!
It’s hard to recall a celebrity baby whose birth received more attention than that of the daughter born to Jay-Z and Beyonce’. First there was the father “renting” an entire section of the hospital in order to insure the privacy of the couple. Then there was the flap over the child’s name, (Blue Ivy, which apparently is the Latin name for the daughter of Satan spelled backwards, or something like that.) Finally, the voice of the newborn was used in a song performed by her father that became an immediate hit, making Blue Ivy the youngest person ever credited on the Billboard Hot 100 list.
Of course, all this attention made me wonder what the horoscope of Blue Ivy Carter would look like. Her exact birth time has not been released but we know she was born during the evening hours of Jan. 7. I have done a speculative chart for 11PM and it is quite illuminating. Click here to see it.
What is striking about the horoscope is that we have the Moon in the 10th House close to the Midheaven. The Moon forms a grand trine with Saturn and Neptune, is opposed to Mercury and Pluto, sextile Jupiter and square Uranus. Even if this birth time is off by a couple of hours, the placement of the Moon in the 10th and all its aspects will remain. The 11PM birth time also places Uranus on her Descendant.
The Moon in the 10th House is often taken as an indicator of fame, particular when it is favorable aspected by Jupiter. Blue Ivy’s Moon is sextile to Jupiter. Movie stars and people who draw public adulation often have the Moon in a positive aspect with Neptune. Blue Ivy’s Moon is trine to Neptune. Having the Moon in the 10th square Uranus promises a sharp attack on one’s reputation from an unusual source, (such as someone saying you were named after the daughter of the devil.)
Most of us don’t start “living” our horoscope in a demonstrative way until we are at least old enough to walk and talk. Blue Ivy Carter seems to have started a bit earlier, like before she was a week old.
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My New Art Website
I’ve been creating drawings and paintings just about as long as I’ve been involved with astrology. We recently added a link (on the topmost menu of the GoodGollyAstrology website) to my art website, www.wendellcperry.com. Take a few minutes to check it out. Among other things, I’ve done a series of drawings that present a personal reflection on the meaning of each of the twelve signs of the Zodiac. There are also pieces inspired by certain tarot images. A selection of my small paintings are for sale on ETSY.
Your comments are welcome!
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New Year’s Resolutions
For astrologers the notion of making a fresh start at the beginning of the year carries little weight. January 1 is an arbitrary marker and has no real meaning to anyone’s life other than being an excellent excuse to have a party and, maybe, kiss a stranger. If you’re going to make a “New Year’s resolution,” make it on your birthday when the transiting Sun conjuncts your natal Sun or, better yet, when Saturn makes an angular aspect to its natal place, or when Uranus crosses your Midheaven, or when your progressed Moon aligns with your natal Sun, or on any of a dozen of other points in time when astrology tells us that big changes are possible.
That being said, it is a fact that many people do make New Year’s resolutions and that some of them actually intend to keep them. If you’re one of those people you are not going to enjoy the next week. Your resolution is likely to falter or get delayed. The current arrangement of planets, the aspects that influence all of us, are not conducive for beginning new projects and the more you push to get something started, the more bogged down you will feel.
If you must move ahead with a New Year’s resolution, do yourself a favor and wait until the Full Moon on January 8 (actually on Jan. 9 at about 2AM EST) to begin your journey toward self-improvement. Even though Full Moons are more often associated with endings than beginnings, you should feel more enterprising and energetic during this transit. Of course, unless there’s an indicator of change happening in your personal horoscope to support this energy, your resolution is probably going to fall flat after a week or two; but isn’t that what we all expect of New Year’s resolutions?
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Mel Gibson Gets Divorced
In his long career Mel Gibson has presented many faces to the public. There’s the pretty one that launched such movie franchises as “Mad Max” and “Lethal Weapon” and got him elected as the “Sexiest Man Alive.” There’s the face of the serious filmmaker responsible for such mega-hits as “Braveheart” and “The Passion of Christ.” And then there’s the face of the hate-filled alcoholic spewing anti-Semitic, racist and sexist remarks.
It shouldn’t be surprising that a man this complex would possess an extremely complex horoscope. In Gibson’s chart we see seven planets at or very near the first degree of six different signs. This means we have a web of close aspects, some positive, some negative and all intense. (Click here to see Gibson's horoscope.)
The dominant system in this web of aspects is the T-square featuring Mercury opposed to Uranus and square Neptune. This is a creative arrangement, indicating an extremely original and perceptive mind, but it is also an aspect that brings erratic thinking, thinking that frequently veers across the boundaries between logical and illogical, rational and irrational and clever and hurtful. We might term this as the “foot-in-mouth” T-square, an attribute that Gibson as proved repeatedly.
The real problem with having so many planets at the same degree of different signs is that when one of them makes an aspect to a transiting or progressed body, they all are affected. Thus, when Gibson’s progressed Moon neared one degree Leo, (opposite his natal Mercury, conjunct in natal Uranus and square his natal Neptune,) he had his famous D.U.I. arrest, the one that led to his anti-Semite rant. And when transiting Uranus closed in one degree Aries and his progressed Mars reached one degree of Capricorn, he split with his girlfriend (Oksana Grigorieva) and his wife won a $425 million settlement in their divorce.
The next month will not be good for Gibson. His progressed Mars will remain at one degree Capricorn while transiting Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn and Neptune all linger near this degree in their respective signs. Another self-destructive outburst is not unlikely. Of course, considering the damage that has already been done to both his reputation and his finances, it might not make much of a difference.
