Today is the birthday of William S. Burroughs. The author of Naked Lunch leads us directly toward the universe of addiction, American and Mexican skid rows, and pleasure as an existential axis and as a method of exploring reality, metaphysics and magic. Let’s take a look at his chart. The stellium in the 12th house…
If he were still alive, Paul Auster today would be celebrating his 79th birthday. He was one of my favourite writers when I was a teenager, and I decided to take a look at his chart. I. The Venusian Women of His Life I right away spotted Venus in Sagittarius, in the 2nd house. This…
When analysing the health of James Joyce, born on February 2, the element that immediately imposes itself is the configuration of the 6th house, the house of diseases properly speaking. We should make an essential distinction in traditional astrology. The 1st house concerns the body as a vital unit, constitution. The 6th house refers to…
In medieval astrology, the main planets to be considered for profession are three: Mercury, Venus, and Mars. Mercury signifies merchants, scribes, men of calculation, technique, and craft; Venus signifies artists, musicians, and all occupations that proceed from the pleasure of form and harmony; Mars signifies warriors and occupations of harsh action, cutting, and conflict. Jupiter…
Yesterday I analysed a map where Mars was clearly an accidental benefic, working in favor of the native. Today I’m checking a chart where the exact opposite happens, with Mars doing what he does best: destroying. I. Scorpio Rising The native is born with Scorpio rising, a feminine and fixed sign, of centripetal nature, which…
I decided to analyse the chart of a teenage family member who, from a very early age, has shown a strong capacity for action and self-assertion. He is someone who tends to act, decide and impose his presence in a clear way, which always impressed me. I. The Ascendant and the Core Drive The Ascendant…
This text presents a delineation of the foundations of James Hetfield’s natal chart, constructed using the Whole Sign Houses system, laying out the internal architecture of the chart itself. Its main axes, its dignities and debilities, and the structural tensions that organise the native’s life and work. I. Capricorn Rising and the Rule of the…
