Basic Interpretation

Spiritual / psychological / otherworldly

Principled / cause-motivated / sacrificing

Skeptical / not-fooled

Vital / attractive / charismatic

Derivations for These

♃Religion + 8 Mysticism = Spiritually inclined

♃Honesty + 8 Personal Gain = jīvati-sevayā – lives by service / service-carreer / principled life

kaluṣa-bhak – inherits impurities / sacrifices

♃Trust + 8 Critique = dīna – pessimistic

♃Reproduction + 8 Sex = dīrghāyuḥ – long life / charismatic

(Sanskrit terms from Phaladīpikā)

♈︎ Aries

Psychologically insightful,
hyper or hypo sexual

(both with a unique individuality)

Paramahansa Yogananda 

January 5th, 1893 at 8:59 PM Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Why so spiritual?

Jupiter in 8H trines Moon in 12 and 1L in 4 (moksha-kona)

Why hypo (not hyper) sexual?

1L + 9L in 4H (dharma-mokṣa)

Ex. Saturn in 2H aspecting Ju, 8L, 1&9L 

♉︎ Taurus

Powerful via subversion & subtlety

Attractive, vital, potent

Gandhi 

October 2nd, 1869 at 7:08 AM Porbandar, India

Why such a perfect match?

Ju in 8 in mutual aspect w. 1L

Why such a successful activist?

3/6L Jupiter mutual aspect R.Y. of 1&7L 

Deb. Sun?

Government (Sun alone in kendra)

Subversive / anti-authority

♊︎ Gemini

Attractive (in expresson)

Skeptical of old patterns

Aretha Franklin 

March 25th, 1942 at 10:30 PM Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Why Such a Singer?

2L Ju in Raja Yoga w. 1L …while exactly aspecting 2H

11L in 5H strongly aspecting 11H

5L Ju & 11L Me exchange 

♋︎ Cancer

Able to find flaw without seeming mean.

Emotionally deep & open.

Joe Biden 

November 20th, 1942 at 8:30 AM Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

Why so powerful?

1L & 1LL (moon) both exalted

and both aspecting his other planets 

(including Sun and Mercury in R.Yoga as 9th and 10th lords)

♌︎ Leo

Otherworldly / Spiritual

Passionate to influence others’ ideals. 

Srila Prabhupada 

September 1st, 1896 at 3:58 PM Calcutta

Why so spiritual?

Ju exactly w. Ketu

Renunciation

4L, 7L, 11L in 6H 

venus deb. in 9H

Saturn in Scorpio 11 (aspecting 1, 5, 8)

♍︎ Virgo

Involved in management, law, government.

Sexually active

Jacques Chirac
November 29th, 1932 at 12:00 PM Paris, France

Why a politician?

Aquarius rising w/ Saturn

Square Venus, 9L yoga-kara in 10H (r.y.).

Why a philanderer?

JU in 8 is exactly on 8H cusp.

In house exchange with 8L Merc.

(7L, Moon, & 5L all in 11H)

♎︎ Libra

Principled (Liberal / Democratic)

Skeptical

Ron Kovic 

July 4th, 1946 at 10:14 PM Ladysmith, Wisconsin, USA

Why a Soldier?

Mars alone in Kendra, strongly aspecting ascendant.

♏︎ Scorpio

Spiritual in unorthodox ways / religions

Sexy

Stephen Arroyo 

October 6th, 1946 at 5:35 PM Kansas City, Missouri, USA

(Skeptical of pre-existing astrological norms, “old fashioned & fatalistic”)

Why an Astrologer

8L in 8H w. 12L

1L & 12L in 8H

♐︎ Sagittarius

Very attractive!

Sag: Advocate / Teacher (of beauty)

Gigi Hadid 

April 23rd, 1995 at 6:26 AM Los Angeles, California, USA

Why So Beautiful?

4L Sun + Ketu in 1H = R.yoga exactly on Asc

5L Merc + Ketu in 1H = R.yoga exactly on Asc

4L Sun + 5L Merc = R.yoga bracketing asc.

Also:

8h Ju in Sag aspecting 1L & 7L

Moon alone in 10

Venus in Aries.

♑︎ Capricorn

Very hard working

Very tough and disbelieving

Bruce Springsteen 

September 23rd, 1949 at 10:50 PM Freehold, New Jersey, USA

Why a musician & singer?

Ju ex. asp 2nd house

(always watch 11, 5, 3 for artists)

11L in 3H. 3L in 5H

1/4L Merc + Ketu in 5H = r.yoga in 5.

♒︎ Aquarius

Good problem solver, by testing unusual ideas.

Otherworldly, indifferent.

Einstein 

March 14th, 1879 at 11:30 AM Ulm, Baden-Wuttemberg, Germany

Why so smart?

5L exalted …in n.b.r.yoga by h.ex 

(moon in 6th, Sagittarius)

♓︎ Pisces

Contemplatively Incisive

Fertile creativity and appeal.

Tina Turner 

November 26th, 1939 at 10:10 PM Nutbush, Tennessee, USA

Why a musician?

(Always watch 11,5,3 for artists)

11L Venus & 3L Mercury join in 5H w. 1L

Moon in 11H

Why so sexy?

Ju in 8 in R.yoga as 5L joining 9/4L Mars

(affects voice by involving Jupiter and aspecting 2H)