Ellen; Part 8. Essay On Viewing Charts Within The Context Of One’s Life

We have reviewed a number of charts for Ellen, some for Anne, and we may have lost sight of how these charts relate to their lives.  Context is the word to keep in mind.  In this post I will use Moon-to-Sun Returns and their Advanced charts to follow a probable set of interactions between Ellen and Anne over the late March to April period in 1997.  While these are somewhat “made up”, the intent is to show students and users of these cyclic charts how I might see similar charts for a person with whom I could interact with.

On March 19, 1997, Ellen had a t/Moon-opposing-n/Sun return, 8th to 2nd house.  Within the context of that period in Ellen’s life, this would translate to a period marked by “changes in family plans, emotional issues or contracts and understandings that are reaching a critical point. Self-serving decisions may be chained to emotional needs that might not be easy to reconcile.”

It was a few days later when Ellen met Anne Heche at the Oscar awards ceremony, when Anne was reported to have said, “within minutes I had my hands all over her (Ellen), I had never been so attracted to a woman before.”  Ellen was predisposed to relationships with women but Anne had never before been so inclined.  This fits with the “theme” statement given above.  t/Mars was 5 degrees above the Asc.; Ellen would be “attacked” in some way.  t/PoF conjoined n/N.Node; chance would bring a new associate into her life.

That chart, when advanced to the date of the Oscar awards on the 23rd, found t/Moon at the n/Mars position in the 12th; emotional responses would stir “things” up.  One’s sense of being in charge might be subject to being shaken.  t/PoF in the 6th opposes t/Pluto; chance and change needs to be managed and countered.

By March 30, 1997 (using the Moon-to-Sun returns and advanced charts to track this situation), the t/Moon conjoined n/Mars in the 12th.  A week after this affair started it seems that the emotional excitement was still at its peak.  One could imagine that Anne was still trying to sort out her intense feelings for Ellen while Ellen was trying to steer this new-found relationship into her ongoing life-style and schedule.  In the Advanced chart for this date, the Asc. conjoins n/Mercury and t/Mercury is at the IC angle; talking out the immediate actions and feelings in the relationship compared to the required changes in each of their individual life-styles, family and friends/community was being dealt with.  t/Moon, on this date conjoined t/Neptune in the 1st house along with t/Uranus and n/PoF. The fantasy-love-life was still in full-swing.

On April 2nd, a Moon-to-Sun Return occurred in the 10th house.  The whole situation was now different, the “theme” suggesting that Ellen would get out in front of the curve, lead the way for Anne while attempting to avoid the public eye for personal concerns while maintaining a public presence for one’s professional life.  This period could also include concern over unwanted attention and being placed into a dangerous situation.”

With t/Moon conjoining t/Uranus and n/Sun, n/Venus, there had to be some effort to bridge public and career activities with time to deal with private issues.  t/Mercury was just 6 degrees above the Asc., suggesting a behind the scenes dialogue was going on.  This view is amplified by n/N.Node being opposite the Asc. in this chart — dealing with an associate.

As we follow the chart into mid-month, we find a Moon-opposite-Sun Return on April 15th, in the 3rd-to-9th houses.  This “theme” suggests that Ellen “finds it hard to leave problems at home while taking on other projects.  Having qualms about sharing information . . . keeping tabs via phone on others, seeking advice for your own use or benefit.  Learning and experiences involve giving of oneself in exchange for what one gains from others.

It is clear that this would be a period of negotiation between Ellen and Anne.  t/MC is in opposition to Ellen’s n/MC; a give and take of how to fit the new with the old.   By April 19th, n/Saturn was exactly opposite the t/Asc.; Ellen’s liabilities and rules for running her life were being negotiated.  One gets the impression that Anne’s enthusiasm had to be managed by Ellen so as to both support the relationship without upsetting Ellen’s life. The t/Pof conjoined the Asc. and the t/Sun squared the n/PoF.  Chance and change were being hammered out and confronted.  From this, it seems that the long delay of five weeks was necessary for both of them to come up with a plan to include this new and intense affair within their respective careers and family/community of friends.

On April 29th, one day before Ellen’s public announcement, there was a t/Moon-conjoining-n/Sun Return in the 6th house of the Return chart.  This points to how one will “make adjustments, establish procedures, to prepare for a challenge.  One has to remain within the capabilities of oneself, even in helping others.”  The chart’s Asc. conjoined n/Pluto and n/MC, Ellen would have her ducks in a row, so to speak.  The t/PoF was at the MC of the chart, there would be changes in Ellen’s public position.  The t/Moon in this Return chart conjoined t/Uranus, great excitement, pride and a happiness to have all thing in the open would be seen in this combination.

Remember, this exploration of the Return and Advanced charts during this period was supplied for the purpose of illustrating how one would track likely events in one’s life using these charts.  The context of one’s life has to be adopted into the chart reading, and vice-versa.  The astrological symbols can’t be just read out of a cook book.  They have to be fitted to the person and how that person can express them within their ongoing activities and based on their experience over time.  Context is required to do predictive work.  Dave

 

 

 

 

Part 7; Anne Heche & Ellen Degeneres make an announcement

On April 30, 1997 Ellen Degeneres made an announcement about a very private situation — her love affair with actress Anne Heche which had been initiated a month earlier.

 Celebrities often gain attention and notoriety for ordinary situations.  Not that a lesbian affair was “ordinary” for most of the US in 1997, but it was certainly common enough in California to not be considered “earth-shaking.” My first thought was that this was another “Ellen” stunt to confirm her celebrity status.  Hollywood has had many personalities who were seen as “famous for being famous.”  Keeping up her image of being a unique star with a TV following was part of her being able to be a TV celebrity.  In this post we will look at April 30th’s announcement by Ellen from Anne’s astrological point of view.

The chart above is a Diurnal chart.  For those who are not familiar with this form of charting, a Diurnal chart is constructed using the same time (Hours, Minutes) and location (Longitude, Latitude) as the birth chart or the relocated chart and then using a specific date which can represent a past date or a future date to be reviewed. As time allows I expect to put examples of these calculations in the RIYAL calculations section.  Let us now examine the main components of this chart.

t/Uranus on the Asc.; surprises and individuality will be experienced.  n/Neptune on the MC;  Anne’s fantasy is shaping her goals.  One of my favourite techniques is to “hopscotch” or jump to the transiting/natal counter-version of a planet in question — in this case t/Neptune and n/Uranus.  t/Neptune is in the 12th house of secrets; Is this formerly “hidden” situation being brought forward for reasons of personal idealism?  n/Uranus conjoins n/Jupiter in the 8th;  A surprising opportunity for expanding one’s “presence” is at hand — would most Hollywood people jump for this situation?

t/Part of Fortune (not shown in RIYAL charts) is at 16 Taurus, conjoining t/Venus; This is in the 3rd house, an expression of love is talked of.

We can also look at a Progressed Daily Angles chart for this date.

In this chart the angles are progressed from the prior p.c. Solar Return at a rate of 1.25 degrees per day (the MC).  These charts are strictly “attitude, actions, situations, events” charts since they are driven by the Sun-cycle and the MC-cycle (our self-interests and our goals).  Here, t/Mercury conjoins n/Saturn at the Asc.; a planned communication is made.  t/Sun in the first; doing what one wants to do, squaring t/Uranus in the 10th; self-interests have a surprising and unique challenge to deal with.

If we once again go to our astrological hopscotch technique for the planets already covered (t/Mercury, n/Saturn, t/Sun, t/Uranus) what will we find?  n/Mercury conjoins n/Sun in the 2nd house; Mercury is ahead of the Sun, what is learned or thought about is not governed by past experiences, only guided.  t/Saturn in the 12th; suggests a strategy that was kept private but which will impact one’s career (square to the MC). n/Uranus does not aspect other planets other than it’s conjunction with n/Jupiter, but it does draw our attention to t/N.Node opposing n/N.Node.  A nodal opposition occurs 9.5 years after a nodal return, and is 19 years later/earlier than the last nodal return.  These are rare life-time events—at her age, 28, this is her 2nd N.Nodal opposition.  She will be shaping her personal, inner, spiritual life for the next 9 years.  What will she reap in this period?  n/Jupiter aligned with this nodal axis promises great opportunities ahead for Anne.  Time has proven this to be true as she has gone on in these past few years to do more acting but also to make her mark in directing films.  She moved on past her “Ellen” period and has re-entered into more conventional relationships and has a family.

Our story of Ellen’s adventures will continue with the next post unless an event of some magical level interrupts us.  Dave.

Part 6: Anne Heche initiates an affair with Ellen Degeneres

After a bit of reading it appears that Anne initiated the love affair with Ellen, not the other way around.  On March 23, during the Oscar awards, Anne Heche met Ellen and immediately was strongly attracted to her even though she had no history of gay leanings.  Ellen was receptive to the proposal.

This story, astrologically, become highly interesting in terms of the chart interaction.  We will start with Anne Heche’s p.c. 1966 Solar Return chart.  The MC of Anne’s 1966 S/R matches the Asc. of Ellen’s 1997 S/R chart — both prior to their shared experiences.  Anne’s MC was at 19:14 Scorpio, Ellen’s Asc. was at 20:23 Scorpio, only a 1:09 separation.  This is a powerful linkage.

Of primary interest is the Asc. and IC angles.  The S/R Asc. conjoins t/Uranus and t/Neptune:  Excitement, drama, fantasy, surprise is the order of the day.  Now, we turn our attention to the IC angle which conjoins t/Mars and t/Mercury: Quick decisions  and an aggressive attitude bring new situations into being.  (I am choosing keywords that fit the context of the time.  In other cases, t/Mars & t/Mercury could indicate a head cold.

If we play astrological hopscotch we find n/Asc. opposing n/Moon.  Of the many likely meanings we could pick one; Anne enjoys the company of other women.  On this date, the t/Moon squares t/Pluto which conjoins n/Neptune — we have a chain of similar components:  t/Asc., n/Asc., t/Neptune, n/Neptune, n/Moon, t/Moon.  If we look at t/Mars and t/Mercury (conjoined) we can note n/Mercury opposite n/Mars.  Anne has her ability to understand when and how to act (n/Mercury vs n/Mars) and this year will offer a time to act.

If we were to talk with Anne Heche at this time, all we would need to say about this chart is that her upcoming year would be eventful, fun, dramatic and present her with opportunities to meet and talk with many others that would have significance in her life — this would be expected for an actress, so I’m sure such words would not impress her.  Yet, that is what the chart indicates.  Let us now look at a progressed daily angles chart for March 23, 1997 when Anne met Ellen during the Oscar awards ceremony.

Again, a highly energized chart.  Ellen’s chart for this date was quite uneventful and quiet compared to this chart.  One can immediately see that Anne would be the instigator, not Ellen.  I should have looked at these charts earlier.  First, we can note n/Sun & n/Mercury at the IC angle:  Anne’s self-interests (Sun) are always on her mind (Mercury) and she can express herself well.  The opposition to n/Mars at the chart’s MC, and t/Pluto,  brings an intensity and impulse to “control” and succeed those whom she has contact with.  If we hopscotch over to t/Mars & t/Moon (conjoined) we find those bodies conjoining n/Pluto, n/Jupiter, n/Uranus.  This date triggers the S/R components, involving a host of planet-linked words: women, opportunity, surprises, action, an association (t/N.Node), success and control (Pluto).  Of interest is the opposition between n/N.Node and t/N.Node suggesting a fated meeting between two people.

In summary, it is Anne’s chart that are active on this meeting date between her and Ellen Degeneres.  She is a very self-possessed women, knows her own mind and sets her own directions in life.  She is prone to acting on her thoughts.  In the next post we will look more closely at how she handled Ellen’s public announcement of their affair.  This occurred some five weeks later.  Given that this love affair with another woman was a “first” for Anne, it is likely that both of them needed some time to assure themselves of how they felt and to plan to deal with any controversy with their friends.  After all, such relationships were quite common in Hollywood, even in 1997.  Perhaps we might say that gay relationships were also “trendy”.  Who knows.  In any case, an intense and new relationship with another person is a momentous event, life changing in so many ways.

These charts and data can be found in Astrodatabank, like so many charts that our community of astrologers use.  The photos used are often taken from Google images. Thanks for visiting my site.  Dave

Part 5: Ellen Makes A Public Declaration

On April 30th, 1997, some five weeks after her romantic affair with Anne Heche, Ellen made a public announcement about her feelings and her new love.  

It was likely that Ellen had a lot to sort out about her feelings, her perceived new public status and its impact on her career and relationship with the public.  In any case, the chart for this date’s announcement has a great deal more, in astrological content, to offer than the chart we reviewed in the last post.

Chart Comments

The MC for April 30th has advanced from the March 23rd position at 10 Scorpio to 23 Sag, the Asc. has advanced from 21 Cap to 18 Pisces.  Of significance is the MC bracketed by n/Mars and n/Saturn; Ellen’s natal “slow and go” mechanism (Mars conjoining Saturn) expresses itself as “careful plotting prior to taking specific action” if time and circumstances permit.  In this case, she had five weeks to think about her course of action.

We can play astrological hopscotch and peek at the n/MC conjoining n/Pluto squaring t/Pluto;  Ellen has always had an issue to pursue relative to her image and fame given her natal MC and now this date’s MC, each having a “companion.” If we go with the concept of a natal planet representing (for an adult) an established pattern of expression, we might choose keywords such as “accomplices, anonymously conducted activities, guilt and rejuvenation, lust/curiosity, sensuality, soul liberation — taken from Rex Bills “The Rulership Book.”   As an “activating force” of the moment, Pluto can be seen as “a collective ideal, a ‘life after death’, defiance, ecstasy, that which is exclusive, new beginnings.”  From just these word-concepts, one might think that this was a complex issue for Ellen comprised of her “breaking out of a mold”, becoming someone with an exciting and intriguing lifestyle, a desire to be seen as someone different.”  This might party result in being driven to place herself into a showcase lifestyle as a means of being a celebrity.  The person, the job and the image is all part of one big knotted situation.

The acting trigger for this announcement was MC, n/Mars, n/Saturn.  So, we jump over to t/Mars at the Descendant angle.  What might this signify?  Someone acted aggressively?  Given Ellen’s natal control element (n/Pluto at n/MC), I would suspect that Ellen was the one who acted to promote this situation.  In order to test this, we would need to look at Anne Heche’s chart.  I haven’t looked at that chart, but I think that would be a good thing to do in the next post…this is starting to become interesting.  I am writing this without any prior awareness or study of Ann’s chart or a study of their relationship.  This is the way astrology should be pursued — throw yourself into it just to see where it leads.

One last interesting observation; t/Mercury opposing the n/Asc.  This smack of one making a proposal or seeking to bargain or trade for something.  Yes, there had to be some scheming going on in the five weeks between the chart that didn’t show anything and this chart which showed everything.  Was something being contrived here?

Dave.

Part 4: Ellen Commits To A New Love, A New Life Style

Ellen, like many celebrities, has been recognized many times for many achievements and events of lesser or greater importance.  In this photo she is shown at a ceremony for having her “star” in the famous Hollywood walk of fame.  Our chart for this post concerns her reported first lesbian affair with Ann Heche on March 23, 1997.  

Any new love affair changes one’s view of life and sense of self-worth, joy and a likely enrichment of life in general.  This is a time when our stars seem to be aligned and we quicken the pace of life in sync with another caring person.  We need to keep in mind that Ellen’s 1997 Solar Return of two months earlier had her relocated natal angles re-established in the Solar Return chart.  As noted, this occurs at age 39 for each of us.  One’s life can end or start anew, at least it is highly likely to shift dramatically.

Those who have died in their 39th year include Lucrezia Borgia (promoter of the Italian Renaissance), Alan Turing (British mathematician who cracked the German’s Enigma Code in World War II), Martin Luther King (civil rights activist in the U.S.), Che Guevara (guerrilla activist), George Gershwin (music composer).  Other well-known people have had their life changed in the 39th year, examples include John Denver (divorced), Judy Collins (met the love of her life who helped her through many struggles), Chastity Bono (changed her gender with an operation), George Carlin (humorist, had a heart attack).

The p.c. Solar Return of 1997’s MC was at 28 Leo.  This MC, over the 56 day interval leading up to March 23, 1997, had advanced 72 degrees to 10 Scorpio.  For an event that would change one’s life we might expect to see strong angular positions for some planets, either natal or transiting.  That doesn’t appear to be the case here!  Is the use of chart relocation inappropriate in this case?  Let’s look at the chart a little more closely.

We can see that the daily MC is still 9 degrees from the natal Ascendant; this isn’t a trigger point. The daily Ascendant is 8 degrees from t/Neptune and is not a trigger. According to our “interpretive rules” we need a “hit” within a degree or so.  If we take the arc distance from the Asc. to the MC, and project it from the MC towards the Desc. area of the chart we discover a point which I call the Co-Descendant. I have used this many times before.  A planet located at the CD point makes the MC a midpoint between the Asc. and that planet.  Since the MC represents our goals, career and public image, the presence of n/Pluto at the CD point interacts with the Ascendant to see oneself in a new light.  If there had been a planet at the MC, then the two planets (at the MC and at the CD point) would have prompted the Asc. to symbolize our acting differently.  In this case, the lack of planets at the Asc. and MC points to this being a profound (Pluto-word) private happening.  The CD is at 0 Virgo and conjoins n/Pluto, and is close to n/MC.  t/Pluto also squares n/Pluto.  This is a very disruptive and life-changing symbolism in one’s life.  The n/Pluto is on the cusp of the 8th house of sex, death and taxes, the t/Pluto is on the cusp of the 11th house of friendship and community outreach.

The lack of angularity, other than the CD point, places this event out of the public arena, and perhaps leaves it “hidden” from outward changes in Ellen’s daily life and interchange with others around her.  Yet, there are other interesting and powerful transits in this chart.

t/Uranus conjoins n/Sun, n/Venus and this pattern is opposite n/Uranus.  Love is subject to change and surprises at this time.  Note that t/Sun conjoins t/Venus at the cusp of the 3rd house, but does not have a hard aspect to other chart patterns.

So, let’s just accept this chart for this quiet, private event as it is and see what develops in the next chart when Ellen announces her perceived “new status” in life.  Dave

Ellen, Part 3: Love & A Changed Life

This post will be the first of three in a sub-set of chart reviews relating to Ellen’s year of 1997.  Her p.c. S/R chart of 1997 and two Progressed Daily Angles charts for later in the year will be shown and discussed.  For those interested in S/R charting and in-between daily charting, these charts will provide both interest and a learning challenge.

The year of 1997 marked Ellen’s 39th year, a most auspicious year for anyone.  In this 39th year the natal angles are re-established in the Solar Return chart.  In other words, one is “born again” and the natal imprint can be modified by the transiting planets.  In this critical 39th year, many have died or been killed, has serious accidents, or — as in Ellen’s case — had their life turned around in some way.

This will be a memorable year in Ellen Degeneres’ life, she will be subject to a major life upheaval of some type.  Typically this 39th year of life brings death, accidents, great fortune or events that shift the course of one’s life.  Since her relocation to Beverly Hills has caused her n/Pluto to shift to the MC angle, we would expect her to strive for success or for power and causing irrevocable change in some manner.  n/Pluto at n/MC.  All of this is due to her move to California which has shifted her life.  This 39th year finds the natal imprint realigned with the annual p.c. Solar Return, Life will be changed. Asc. to Asc. and MC to MC.

The coming together of n/MC, t/MC, n/Pluto and t/Moon can be interpreted in any of several ways but if we stay within the context of Ellen’s life we might say, “This is a year to achieve success in some way, to exercise control relating to your emotions, women and the public.”  Later in this year Ellen would have a significant lesbian affair and follow it up with a public disclosure.

When  the chart’s angles are populated by a planet or planets, we look to the corresponding natal or transiting version of that planet to see what they are aspecting.  N/Moon is in the S/R 5th and squares t/Venus;  the 5th house and Venus suggest a challenge of love is in her near future.  We can expect that this emotional conflict in her life will become a great challenge for her due to n/Pluto squaring t/Pluto, s/r 10th to s/r 1st houses.  Her image in public life will mirror her daily life.

Although there is much more to this chart, for predictive purposes the “theme” of the following year has been set by 1) the return of the S/R angles to the relocated natal angles, 2) the presence of n/Pluto at the MC squaring t/Pluto in the first house, 3) t/Moon at the MC angle, with n/Moon squaring t/Moon from the 5th to the 2nd/3rd house.  This tells the story of the year.  For predictive purposes, everything else in the chart can be ignored.

Opinion:  The fascinating story from the next two daily charts will be interesting.  The readers should note that I am not going to address lesbian issues or astrological signatures for this phenomena.  I don’t believe there is a signature for this form of feeling/expression that is common to any extent.  Although I have noted Uranus as a strong factor in several gay/lesbian charts, that planet seems to work better interpretively as expressing “individuality” and someone who “thinks out side of the box, is mentally active.”  The human personality is difficult to define when one has only ten or fifteen major symbols as an “alphabet” to describe human life.  To give up one-or-two symbols to define a narrow condition of experience is too much to expect.  We will see what we see.  Dave

The Sun Always Shines Sooner or Later: Ellen Makes It On TV

First, permit me to apologize for the delay in posting. The wife sent her computer out to be cleaned of viruses; a good thing to do.  She forgot to tell the tech that a wireless link to our hub was installed on her old (5 years, Windows XP) computer; that was bad.  Upon setting up her returned computer, the wireless software link was gone, the disk was lost; that was very bad.  For some reason that was all my fault.  Well, enough of that.  Ellen Degeneres finally got a daily TV talk show that was successful, earlier one’s being cancelled due to an overemphasis on her lesbian concerns.  I thought that we would start this series using a DIURNAL chart for the start of her TV show in Sept. 2003.  Edited information has been added to the end of this posting (March 13, 2013)

Diruranl charts work best with an accurate birth time.  Ellen’s data (Astrodatabank) is given a “C” rating, rectified from an approximate birth time.  Diuranl charts, according to astrologer-author Celeste Teal, should always be cast relative to the birth location.  My opinion is that when someone moves to and lives at a specific location for a period of time and also identifies with that location, then all charts will resonate relative to that altered location.  For this chart we will use her Beverly Hills, CA location for most of her charts.

A diurnal chart is often called a personal horoscope, meaning that is a specialized transit chart relating to your birth chart, and includes a progressing Asc. and MC  that move from its natal position full-circle during the ensuing year.  The angles of the chart denote significant events and experiences.  Let us now look at Ellen’s Diurnal for Sept. 8, 2003, the first day of her TV show.

I have shown the natal/relocated data and the daily chart data so that those who are not familiar with these charts can see how they are constructed.  The natal Asc. is at 14:55 Sag. for her January 26th birthday.  Sept. 8th is 7 1/2 months later from her birthday.  Looking at the diurnal Asc., (d/Asc) we can see that it has moved 7 1/2 signs since January.   In all diurnal charts we look for tight angular contact.  Here, we see the d/Asc. opposite n/Sun but not exact — about two degrees off.  We do see d/Asc. conjoining n/Vertex; a “fated” angles wherein others play a role in how life is changing.

It should also be noted the d/Vertex is close to the n/Asc. (a flip-flop pattern with the d/Asc. and n/Vertex).  Whenever “doubled up” chart components are evident, we have to pay attention.  Note that d/Pluto (actually transiting Pluto)  and d/Vertex bracket the n/Asc. angle.  To make this even more convoluted, t/Sun is squaring n/Asc. while d/Asc. opposes n/Sun.  More doubling up.  Let us try to sort this all out.

1)   d/Asc. conjoins n/Vetex, opposes n/Sun:  Today’s actions (d/Asc.) invoke a seemingly inevitable (d/Vertex) experience involving your self-interests (n/Sun) being expressed through others (the opposition).

2) t/Sun squares n/Asc., t/Vertex, t/Pluto:  Today’s purpose (for Ellen) is to impress (t/Sun) her basic personality (n/Asc.) in a way that will manage (t/Pluto) her one-on-one relationship (n/Asc.) for her success (t/Pluto) within the world.

So, the diurnal chart is generally appropriate.  By itself, this chart might suggest that Ellen’s birth time (as established by rectifying an approximate/close birth time) might be some eight minutes slow/behind the actual time.  Note the two degrees difference between the d/Asc. and opposition to the n/Sun.  Two degrees represent eight minutes of time.   We can keep this in mind as we utilize other types of charts.

I’m looking into establishing a Forum on this site where visitors can chat with me or with each other about their use of charting methods and opinions on interpretations.  You may comment on that idea or merely keep an eye out for the Forum to be activated.  Dave.

EDITED; Additional information on Diurnal charting.  Until I add calculation steps and a worked example within the Calculation menu, I would recommend a visit to the website of Celeste Teal at   http://www.moonvalleyastrologer.com/diurnals/    There is much information there on how to read a Diurnal chart from a highly competent astrologer.  Dave

Millions of Eyes Upon Her; Ellen Degreneres

Ellen Degeneres has become a household name.  Ellen was born in Louisiana in 1958 and later in life moved to Beverly Hills, CA where she now lives.  Astrologically, that move was significant.  In this series of posts I will review several events in Ellen’s life using a variety of charting methods.  First, we will look at her natal chart and that same chart relocated to Beverly Hills, CA to see what differences occur that might explain her current role in life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looking at Ellen’s natal chart we first note the Sun in the 2nd house, sign of Aquarius: A possessive person, a collector, a desire for life’s “good things”.  This Sun position also is very supportive of others.  Aquarius is said to suggest open-mindedness, having a sense of one’s mission in life, cool and withdrawn in some ways while being highly inclusive of any/all of those who come into your life.

Ellen tends to also be a “homebody”, one who enjoys an established routine and works hard at maintaining that environment. Moon in the 4th.   Of importance is her dedication and sense of persistence in approaching any task at hand.  In these areas of life Ellen will work in a tireless manner.  We might expect a personality that is a bit sombre and reserved.

While tending to be a bit reserved while younger, Ellen was probably always attracted to the unusual qualities she observed in others.  Sun opposed Uranus.  Intrigued by others, Ellen probably wondered how their life offered more, compared to what she saw as her life likely offering her.  Sun-Uranus squared by Jupiter in the 11th.  

Ellen thought on two levels; the emotional level which worked within an area of familiar feelings about her immediate life, and a thoughtful level that assimilated the experiences she had and saw in others.  Mercury trailing the Sun and squaring Moon.

Let us now look at her natal chart relocated to Beverly Hills, CA to see what changes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While the planet positions relative to the zodiac and to each other have not changed, the orientation of the chart has significantly changed.  Two notable features emerge.

Ellen’s California environment will expose her to many associations, small groups having significant influence, and an openness to people in general.  N.Node on the Ascendant. Further, she will be intensely active in improving her status, in “getting ahead” in her life. Pluto at the MC.  Blending these two prominent chart features we might say that her ability to form associations will enhance her drive to succeed in life, toe control her future and event impact the lives of others.

So, we have a basis for examining other charts and other parts of Ellen’s full and highly individualistic life.  Dave

 

A New Essay Has Been Added

As part of my effort to bring the use of Return and Cyclic charting into a greater appreciation by the general astrological community, this blog-site will continue to undergo a number of changes.  A good part of this effort will be to explore different forms of cyclic charting and to be an educational and discussion site for those who need it.  A new essay has been added, dealing with Returns and Cyclic Astrology.  Dave

 

 

 

 

An Important Revision of the Chart Calculation instructions

An important update has been added to the Chart Calculation guidelines for using RIYAL software for precession-corrected Tropical Solar Returns, Sidereal Solar Returns and the in-between daily charts so often used on this blog-site. 

RIYAL has been undergoing significant upgrades based on the inputs of the many world-wide users of that application as well as the efforts of RIYAL’s creator, Juan Revilla of Costa Rica, to improve the product’s capabilities.  The ease by which one can now calculate and display these charts permits the astrologer to simultaneously pop-up charts while maintaining an ongoing dialogue  with a client.  For home-astrologers, these new improvements make it easy, quick and highly rewarding for study and learning.  Please take the time time to review and understand what this exceptional software can offer you in ease, accuracy and range of functionality.  Plus, it is free to download and use.  Dave