Sun/Moon Combinations – Hexagon Astrology (Matthew David Savinar)

Category: Sun/Moon Combinations

Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon: The Barbarian Queen and the Business Woman, the Bulldozer and the Battering Ram, the Steam Engine and the Steamroller, the Overlord and the Overachiever, the Rebel with a Cause and the Anarchist with an MBA ("With weapon in hand and arse in saddle I go")

Capricorn is the sign of the Prime Minister, the Authority Figure, the Administrator, the Strategist, the Business Man, the CEO, the General, the Admiral, and the Tycoon. When a person’s Sun (identity) is in Capricorn (strategy) they will come to be identified with their capacity for organization, management, and long term planning. Benjamin Franklin is a Capricorn. In addition to being a great inventor, Franklin organized a number of large scale civic institutions including several universities and even the U.S. Postal Service. Capricorn is the sign of hard won material success so Franklin would probably be pleased to know his face now graces the front of the $100 dollar bill:

Aries, sitting 90 degrees away from Capricorn, is a radically different sign. Capricorn respects the rules while Aries breaks them, particularly those they see as unjust. This is the sign of the Trail Blazer and the Troublemaker, the Firestarter and the Firefighter, the Lone Explorer and the Last Man Standing, the Daredevil and the Disruptor, the Survivor and the Superhero, the Amazon Warrior Princess and the Ass-Kicker in Chief. When a person’s Moon (emotional needs) is in Aries (ass-kicking) they’re nourished by anything that involves going “head-to-head” against an overwhelming challenge. Civil rights leader Malcolm X, famous for his philosophy of “by any means necessary”, is an Aries Moon:

Combining the highly organized, hard working, rule-making nature of a Capricorn Sun with the aggressive, risk-taking instincts of an Aries Moon, this pairing wants to climb to the top of life’s mountain’s like the Mountain Goat (Capricorn Sun) while simultaneously being the first one to scale them like the Ram (Aries Moon). This pairing will set seemingly insurmountable goals and then pursue them with determination of a bulldozer, a battering ram, and a B-52 bomber all rolled into one. Astrologer Hazel Dixon Cooper says “nothing short of a nuclear bomb” can stop this pairing once it puts its mind to something. (Source) To illustrate: King Henry IV of France is a Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon. (Chart) Arguably the most revered monarch in French history, Henry once explained that he ruled France with “weapon in hand and arse in saddle”, a line which could double as this pairing’s life motto.

CapricornAriesWar — Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon rules “with weapon in hand and arse in saddle” (Pictured: Henry IV)

True to his Capricorn/Aries pedigree, Henry set and accomplished extraordinarily ambitious goals during his reign. These included “the promotion of agriculture, and the construction of a new system of tree-lined highways, and the renewal of Paris as a great city.” (Source) He reduced France’s national debt by 90% while financing several expeditions to the new world, including one by Samuel de Champlain that laid claim to the entirety of North America.

Tenacious, tireless, forceful and focused, this is the Sun/Moon pairing of the “well heeled member of the business world” who is simultaneously a “wild-haired leader of the revolution”. Henry IV, for instance, ultimately became the King of France but as a young man he was imprisoned by the Catholic Church for for being a Hugenot. For those may not be read up on the history of religious warfare, the Hugenots were to the Catholic Church of the 16th century what anarchist computer hackers are to Wall Street banks here in the 21st. A Hugenot like Henry becoming King of France can thus be likened to a modern day young person who works for Wikileaks becoming president of the United States in 30 years.

Speaking of computer hackers who later ascend to great worldly success . . . using its launch date of 1/2/93 as its date of birth, the magazine Wired is a Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon. (Chart) Take a look at this photo from the magazine’s initial issue as it offers an uncannily accurate approximation of the Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon combination:

CapricornAries — Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon is both the Tribal Chief and the Tribal Outlaw

These days can find the magazine on the desks of executives throughout Silicon Valley, making it very much a “well heeled member of the business world”. Yet in its 20 year history it has routinely pushed the limits of what status-quo interests find acceptable. Take a look at the cover of the magazine’s second issue back in February 1993 as it bears more than a striking resemblance to imagery associated with the Zeitgeist, Occupy, and Anonymous movements of nearly 20 years later:

CapricornAriesTwo — Second Issue of Wired Magazine, Copyright Conde Nast

More recently, the magazine’s March 2012 cover story on a new, terrifyingly vast NSA surveillance system created a shit-storm of Defcon One proportions while the Pentagon has admitted to keeping close tabs on its controversial “Danger Room” blog. This willingness to throw blows at the establishment has generated for the magazine a tremendous degree street credibility among wild-haired leaders of the revolution (Aries) even as it continues to rake in the big bucks from the business world (Capricorn).

According to astrologers Suzi and Charles Harvey one of two metaphoric images for the Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon combination is “An impetuous entrepreneur persuades a conservative banker to back an ambitious project.” (Source) That’s an excellent approximation of Wired as it was founded by former anarchist Louis Rosetto who received initial backing for the magazine from a wealthy Dutch investor. (Source)

Even the most successful of Capricorn/Aries individuals will typically retain sympathy for the upstarts and the outlaws of society. Henry IV, for instance, converted to Calvinism (the dominant religious force of his time) yet passed a series of edicts that guaranteed fair treatment to long oppressed Protestants. (Source) Wired is now owned by Conde Nast, a major Wall Street company (the dominant financial force of our time), yet has continued to publish surprisingly fair articles about Occupy Wall Street and other techno-cultural minority groups.

Of the 144 Sun/Moon pairings this is one of the best for the capacity to organize large scale, long-term projects, involving lots of people, large sums of money, and even larger obstacles. Astrologer Carolyn Reynolds tells us that Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon individuals often plan their lives at least 20-30 years in advance. (Source) King Henry, for instance, approved the construction of the Pont Neuf in 1577. It took 30 years to build and, amazingly enough, is still standing today 450 years later.

CapricornAriesPort — Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon excels at organizing ambitious, large scale projects. Pictured Above: Painting of Pont Neuf in France

On a similar note, Wired’s initial issues back in 1993 included articles on cyber-warfare, cell phone hacking, nano-technology, artificial intelligence, global warming, and even online dating a good 10 years before the general public knew such things even existed. Capricorn/Aries is a major money-maker combination that gets down to brass tacks from the word “go”. It’s thus no surprise Wired’s debut issue sold 100,000 copies, a huge number of sales for a project as radically ambitious for the world of early 1990s technology publishing as the Pont Neuf was for the world of of 1570s construction technology.

Speaking of radically ambitious projects involving technology, construction, and publishing: James Watt, the inventor of the steam engine, is a Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon. (Chart) His engine is the foundation upon which all of industrial civilization is built while his name is now used to measure “watts” of electricity, the very commodity that fuels the information superhighway we all now live on to some extent. That a Capricorn/Aries is directly responsible for both the industrial revolution and information revolution should give you some idea of just how much material success this combination is capable of achieving.

Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon: Gangster Wars and Zombie Apocalypses

The level of tension inside a Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon person puts them at a very high risk for breakdown, burnout, and ballistic level emotional apocalypses. It also has a tendency to bulldoze over more timid souls and to take a “my way or the highway” approach to life. Gangster Al Capone, for instance, is a Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon. (Chart) His philosophy of ruthlessness, aggression, self-interest, and excessive ego was immortalized in the 1987 film The Untouchables where he was portrayed by actor Robert Deniro:

In addition to excelling at running (or fighting) crime syndicates, Capricorn/Aries individuals are also psychologically positioned to do well once the Zombie Apocalypse occurs. This is because, according to astrologer Austin Coppock, Aries is the sign most associated with the Apocalypse while Capricorn is the sign most associated with Zombies. (Source) To illustrate: Astrologers Suzi and Charles Harvey tell us that one of the two symbolic images for the combination of Capricorn Sun with Aries Moon is, “A Roman city state is attacked by barbarians but its solid walls keep the marauding bandits at bay.” (Source) Is it just me or does that sound a lot like the Roman Empire’s version of the Zombie Apocalypse?

RomeCollapse — Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon: Bloodthirsty barbarian vandals sacking Rome or radically ambitious journalists sacking corporate media?

The Harveys’ intended that image as a metaphor but a number of prominent Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon natives do seem to get involved in endeavors that bear a striking resemblance to the Zombie Apocalypse. Using its premier date as its date of birth, the 1927 film Metropolis, is a Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon. (Natal Chart) Set inside a dystopic mega-city, the film concludes with the dispossessed members of society storming the gates of the city’s power generator in a manner eeriely similar to actual Zombies:

The astrological chart of a film will describe both its plot and its role in or effect upon the film industry itself. Metropolis is considered the first “modern” science fiction film as it made use of special effects techniques radically more advanced that other films of the same era. You could even go so far as to say Metropolis was to the 1920s film industry what Wired was to the 1990s magazine industry. In true Capricorn/Aries style, both endeavors were radically ambitious, way ahead of their time, and totally laid waste to the stagnant Zombie-like conformity of their contemporaries.

Metropolis isn’t the only Capricorn/Aries who accurately predicted the dystopia that is a technological civilization run totally amok. Author E.M. Forster was also a Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon. (Source) In 1909 he penned “The Machine Stops”, a terrifyingly prescient novel about the collapse of a futuristic society that has developed a Zombie-like dependency on advanced machines. The novel even includes the presence of an all-knowing information search engine that allows people to talk with each other via tele-screens. (No joke.) Wired predicted the internet would take over our lives when most people were still sending letters via snail mail, Forster managed to foresee the same development when most people were still commuting to work via horses. Capricorn/Aries is often way ahead of its time.

In 1966, the BBC television series Out of the Unknown used The Machine Stops as the basis for a 50-minute episode that will leave you with an icy feeling of terror as chilling as Forster’s original literary articulation:

Astrologer Steven Forrest, whose writings are as coherent as E.M. Forster’s are chilling, is also a Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon. (Chart) Although he shares the same Sun/Moon pairing of the Zombie Apocalypse, Forrest is definitely neither a zombie or an advocate for the apocalypse. He is, however, one the world’s foremost experts on the “Cardinal Cross”, a series of astrological transits that symbolize structural changes in society so deep that anybody clinging to the status quo will likely perceive them as something akin to a Zombie Apocalypse:

Astrologer Sue Tompkins says the Capricorn/Aries square excels at endeavors “which require true grit such as rock climbing, mountaineering and others that necessitate battling the elements.” (Source) Medical missionary Albert Schweitzer is a Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon who battled the elements in sub-Saharan Africa back at turn of the 20th century in order to deliver much needed medical care to isolated peoples. (Chart) Schweitzer didn’t believe in Zombies but he did start off as a theologian who believed Jesus Christ came to Earth to save it from a series of fiery catastrophes not totally unlike those depicted in modern day Apocalypse films. Inspired to spread the gospel via medical work, in 1912 he raised enough money to equip a modern hospital in Gabon where patients flocked to see him. None of his patients were at risk of having their brains eaten by actual zombies but a good number did come to him suffering from Syphilis, a disease which ultimately destroys the brain. In 1952 he was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts. In 2009 his life was the subject of a docudrama:

Schweitzer spent the final years of life working to stop the spread of nuclear weapons, which most definitely are a tool of persons possessed by a Zombie like disregard for people and planet.

Paul Revere, best known for warning the colonists “The Zombies are coming, the Zombies are coming!” during his midnight ride through Boston was a Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon.(Chart) Along with being the “messenger” of the American Revolution, Revere was instrumental in organizing the 18th century version of a high tech counterintelligence system that would impress even the tech-nerds who started Wired. (Source)

Revere4 — Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon native Paul Revere: “The Zombies are coming! The Zombies are coming!

That Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon natives would resonate with Zombie Apocalypse makes sense as this is the Sun/Moon pairing most likely to take a battering ram to outdated, outworn, and oppressive social structures. Zombies don’t last long when society is functioning in a way that serves people’s interests. Only when institutions have become riddled with decay, corruption, and severe levels of criminality do large numbers of people start thinking “Gee maybe organized Zombiedom is the answer.” The good news is that newer, healthier, and more functional structures can be built up once the Zombie Apocalypse has run its course. When that day comes you can bet there will be some extremely enterprising Capricorn Sun, Aries Moon individual right there in the middle of everything with “weapon in hand and arse in saddle” to organize all of us slackers into something resembling a functioning society.

Aries Sun, Gemini Moon: The Sky Diver and the High Flyer, the Loose Cannon and the Live Wire, The Outlaw Biker and the Race Car Driver ("Fasten your seatbelts, it’s gonna be a wild ride")

Combine the natural courage of an Aries Sun with the instinctive dexterity of a Gemini Moon and the result is one of the most exciting, most exhilarating, and most totally unpredictable Sun/Moon pairings. Loaded with moxie, full of attitude, and exuding an aura charged with electricity, this combination typically talks, moves, and thinks like a human firecracker. Astrologer Jefferson Anderson calls this the Sun/Moon pairing of “The Speed Demon” while Suzi and Charles Harvey say one if its greatest strength is its ability to “reach for the stars.” (Source) Felix Baumgartner, the skydiver whose record-breaking leap from the edge of space set the internet ablaze in the fall of 2012, is an Aries Sun, Gemini Moon. (Chart) Baumgartner sure seems to be doing a good job of “reaching for the stars” while during his descent from the edge of space he became the first skydiver to break the sound barrier of 690 miles per hour. A “Speed Demon” indeed.

Baumgartner has a number of fast-moving, chutzpah-loaded astro-twins worth checking out, including former WWE superstar Amy Dumas aka “Lita”. (Chart). Like Baumgartner, Dumas is a sky-diver (of sorts) whose capacity for “lively” self-expression is a testament to this pairing’s risk-taking moxie and fire-cracker like temperament. Like Baumgartner, she too “reached for the stars”, although the stars she reached for were the ones located amid the wildly colorful constellations of the World Wrestling Federation instead of those at the edge of space.

Exciting acrobatics for sure but that voice over of an out-of-character Dumas berating the audience is pretty obnoxious don’t you think? Well it’s to be expected given her astrological pedigree. Jefferson Anderson writes of the Aries/Gemini’s flash-fire like temperament, “You are never one to sulk in a corner, unless your need to communicate is somehow thwarted by an unattentive (or unappreciative) audience. If so, you may be subject to a sudden but fleeting temper tantrum that people will long remember.” (Source)

The textbook Aries/Gemini is fiercely independent, quick to be bored, and an extreme seeker of novelty. They will not give a second thought to throwing convention, caution, and concerns about what others may think all to the wind when in pursuit of a new hobby, passion, or even career. Mrs. Dumas, for instance, moved to Mexico at age 19 to pursue wrestling on more or less a whim. She’ll probably be making similarly spur of the moment decisions well into her senior citizen years as Aries/Gemini is somewhat of a permanent teenager.

This pairing is one of the Sun/Moon pairings most likely to have pants-crappingly high car insurance premiums. Astrologer Bill Tierney writes, “Both signs know little about applying the brakes in life, and tend to go at whatever interests them at a rapid pace.” (Source) To illustrate: Martial artist Jackie Chan is an Aries Sun, Gemini Moon. (Chart) Known for both his fun loving demeanor and his fast moving fists, Chan has starred in three installments of the Rush Hour franchise, an appropriate titled vehicle for a Sun/Moon pairing as fast moving as Aries/Gemini:

Speaking of “rush hour”, Aries Sun, Gemini Moon individuals often live their lives according to the philosophy of “Who needs seat belts when you don’t have brakes?” This makes them the life of pretty much any party but also prone to accidents, particularly when they’re rushing head first into something new as they so often are. Dumas, for instance, once nearly decapitated herself when she overshot her target while performing a head first stunt known (appropriately) as a “suicide dive”:

In the lead up to Baumgartner’s record setting skydive a number technicians were concerned that his leap would end up as the world’s most well publicized “suicide dive”. Jackie Chan has also had a number of head on brushes with death or dismemberment as a result of “suicide dives”m including one incident where “his grip on a branch slipped and Jackie fell forty feet to the ground below. Chan landed hard on his head, hitting a rock and caused a partial skull fracture, resulting in bone entering his brain.” (Source) But a Sun/Moon pairing as perpetually effervescent as Aries/Gemini rarely gives too much thought to such possibilities so let’s just skip, bounce, and bubble along to something more exciting . . . like . . . hot guys on tricked out motorcycles!!! Outlaw motorcycle customizer Jesse James, best known as the CEO of the West Coast Choppers motorcycle shop and one time love interest of actress Sandra Bullock, is an Aries/Gemini. (Chart)

Aries Sun, Gemini Moon individuals typically have very fast moving trains of thought and little patience for slow moving, cautious types. Astrologer Linda Goodman points out in her book Love Signs that, “Since Aries bubbles with naive impetuosity, and Gemini is determined to attain complete independence by breaking every bond of the spirit, maturity of [thought is not emphasized] with this pairing”. (Source) Mr. James, for instance, is now nearly an icon for making decisions based on less than fully matured thinking patterns:

Aries Sun is considered the most brashly impetuousness of solar placements while Gemini Moon is nourished by social and communicative gymnastics. The combination gives Aries/Gemini individuals a vivacious, eternally youthful energy that electrifies those who come in contact with it. Anderson tell us that “despite lacking diplomatic skills this combination is usually quite popular”, as this video of Dumas signing autographs makes clear.

Aries Sun, Gemini Moon Astro-Twins: Bette Davis, the City of San Francisco

Dumas and Baumgartner have a few fellow Aries Sun, Gemini Moon astro-twins worth mentioning. The first is Hollywood Golden Era actress Bette Davis. (Chart) Similar to Mrs. Dumas, Davis was considered at her best when portraying characters with an aggressive edge who were willing to take things to extremes. It was Davis who coined the phrase, “Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy night” which was originally a line of hers in the film All About Eve.

Like many Aries Sun, Gemini Moon individuals, Davis was also an excellent trash-talker full of honest if totally untactful observations. Davis once observed of her longtime MGM rival Joan Crawford, “She’s slept with every male star at MGM except Lassie”.

The city of San Francisco, incorporated (born) on April 15th, 1850 is also an Aries Sun, Gemini Moon. (Chart) Not unlike its Aries Sun, Gemini Moon astro-twins Amy Dumas, Bette Davis, and Jesse James, the city is known for its high-flying night life and “live-wire” social orientation. It also has a flourishing “outlaw biker” scene, at least in a manner of speaking.

Sun in Gemini, Moon in Sagittarius: The Golden Gate Bridge

Today is the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge (GGB) so it’s good time to take a look at its Sun/Moon pairing. The opening celebration for the bridge commenced on May 27th, 1937 but it was opened for traffic the day before. The GGB was thus “born” on May 26th, 1937 making it a Gemini Sun, Sagittarius Moon. (Chart)

Gemini is symbolized by two twins facing each other in much the same the twin pylons of the GGB face each other. Sagittarius is symbolized by a centaur (half-man, half-horse) and considered the sign most likely to take long distance trips. The GGB looks like the Twins (Gemini) and was the longest distance (Sagittarius) suspension bridge ever built at the time. It has twin sets of lanes that go in two directions at once (Gemini) and is traversed primarily by people inside vehicles measured in horsepower (Sagittarius).

GoldenGatBridge — Sun in Gemini, Moon in Sagittarius: The Golden Gate Bridge (Photo Source: Rich Niewiroski Jr.)

Gemini is the sign of Bike Messenger and the Cab Driver, the Blogger and the Bookseller, the Writer and the Journalist. It’s also the sign most likely to look for shortcuts or, as in the case of the GGB, actually engineer them. People with their Sun (identity) in this quick moving sign eventually come to be identified with their aptitude for quick communication and ability to cross-pollinate between different areas of life. In the case of the GGB, it’s now identified primarily as an avenue for quick-commuting and cross-pollination across different parts of the Bay Area.

Sagittarius, the sign opposite to Gemini, is the Traveler, the Student, the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Professor of High Adventure and the Super Crusader of Quests and Faith. For people with their Moon (emotional needs) in Sagittarius, travel is a form of emotional nourishment. With its Moon (needs) in Sagittarius (travel) it’s not a coincidence the GGB is funded (nourished) by the money (emotional support?) that people pay to travel across it. The GGB needs paying drivers to travel across it in order to be physically sustained in much the same way a person with their Moon in Sagittarius needs travel in order to be emotionally sustained.

Astrologer Jefferson Anderson emphasizes pairing’s love of freedom, writing that “The open road is a lot more tempting to you than the drudgery of a routine job . . .” He also provides an eerie warning given the location of the GGB atop two active fault lines, “You have a tendency to dispatch past catastrophes from your short memory.” (Source)” In light of Anderson’s warning it should be mentioned that, according to FactMonster.com:

While engineers did find a way to secure the bridge’s towers in the heavy ocean currents, accommodating earthquakes was not part of their original design. (Source)

The GGB has its Moon right on its North Node, the point of destiny. This is considered an indicator of coming before the public in a big way according to astrologer Celeste Teal. (Source) Placed in Sagittarius, the sign of long distance travel and expansion into new frontiers, the nature of the GGB’s public notoriety was destined to involve travel in some way. Russian Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, also has a Moon/North Node conjunction in Sagittarius in her chart. (Chart)

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Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon: The BASE-Jumper and the Rule Breaker, the Old School Rebel and the New Age Outlaw, On a Lightning Bolt Down the Road Less Traveled

Combine the fighting spirit of an Aries Sun with the wildly unconventional instincts of an Aquarius Moon and you get a Sun/Moon pairing that will be fiercely independent, wildly free-spirited, and an anarchist in spirit if not in practice. Astrologer Jefferson Anderson refers to the Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon individual as “The Pioneer” who is motivated to go faster, higher, and further out than just about any of the other Sun/Moon pairings:

High-strung, temperamental, and extremely independent, you are usually ten steps ahead of everyone else, and you spend a lot of time trying to figure out why they all can’t keep up with you. (Source)

Actor Steve McQueen is an Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon who represented well the non-conformist spirit of this Sun/Moon pairing. (Chart) A professional motorcycle racer before becoming an actor, McQueen became one of Hollywood’s leading men by effectively projecting onto screen the high-risk, high-reward, devil-may-care attitude typically found in the Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon individual. McQueen’s most memorable role came in 1963 when he portrayed Captain Hicks, a World War II prisoner of war who escapes a Nazi labor camp on a stolen motorcycle:

Sky-diver, BASE-jumper, and professional daredevil Jeb Corliss, who bears a striking resemblance to Steve McQueen in both appearance and attitude, is also an Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon. (Chart). His high-risk exploits, many of which make McQueen’s stunts look tame, were documented for a 2008 ESPN film entitled Jeb Corliss: On a Wing and Prayer.

Corliss hosted a show for the Discovery Channel called Stunt Junkies but was fired after being arrested for BASE-jumping off the Empire State Building. That’s probably just as well since the textbook Aries/Aquarius tends to do better being self-employed than attempting to conform to the rule that go with most corporate gigs.

An analysis of Corliss’ recent near-death accident is posted here.

Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon: The Old School Rebel and the New Age Outlaw

Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon is certainly a risk-taker but there is much more to this Sun/Moon pairing than just motorcycle stunts, BASE-jumps, and pants-crappingly high health insurance premiums. At its best it combines the pioneering spirit of an Aries Sun with the humanitarian instincts of an Aquarius Moon to fight (Aries) for the good of the many (Aquarius). According to astrologers Suzie and Charles Harvey, a metaphoric image for the highest expression of this pairing is, “A gallant crusader turns his sword into computer chip and broadcasts New Age philosophy.” (Source) That just so happens to be excellent approximation of professional wrestler turned yoga instructor Diamond Dallas Page who, like Steven McQueen and Jeb Corliss, is an Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon. (Chart)

Page doesn’t broadcast “New Age” philosophy but he is teaching an ancient practice that many mistakenly think of as “New Age”. He didn’t “turn his sword into a computer chip” but he did turn his wrestling boots in for a yoga mat and now broadcasts his practice across the internet. As Page put it himself, “I now prefer putting my foot over my head to putting it up someone’s ass”. (Source)

Page’s yoga community recently came to to the attention of the wider yoga world when one of his students, a severely disabled veteran of the first Gulf War, made an amazing transformation after adhering to Page’s brand of yoga for ten months:

Page now counts several dozen current and former professional wrestlers as his students, many of whom have bodies and spirits that are in desperate need of the benefits a good yoga practice can bring. He’s also done extensive work with soldiers stationed in or back from Iraq and Afghanistan, many of whom are recovering from experiences that can be as crushing to the spirit as they are to the body.

AriesSunAquariusMoonLiberator — Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon: The Liberator, the Innovator, and the Maverick (Photo by Spc. George Welcome, USA)

That an Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon like Diamond Dallas Page would be involved in assisting injured soldiers and near-crippled wrestlers gain freedom from their physical and emotional restrictions makes perfect sense. At its highest expression Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon is the pairing of “The Liberator” who uses their charisma, enthusiasm, and innovative spirit to assist their community in breaking free from their limitations.

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Sun in Aries, Moon in Aries: A Deadly Game, A Dangerous Operation, and a Woman Licensed to Kill

Last fall I posted an analysis of the chart for the 1963 film The Great Escape. A Cancer Sun, Sagittarius Moon, the film was based on the true story of 76 Allied airmen who escaped from the Stalag Luft III prisoner of war camp in Nazi occupied Poland. Out of curiosity I looked up the chart for the actual Great Escape, which begun at 10:30 PM on March 24th 1944 just outside of Sagan, Poland. (See Chart) It turns out the escape was launched the evening of a new moon at 4 degrees Aries, a fitting time to launch such a daring operation for reasons both environmental (low light makes it easier to escape) and astrological. New moons represent tremendous outpourings of energy while Aries (the Warrior) represents the spirit of courage, confrontation, and self-preservation. In nature, Aries is the energy of a plant bursting through the soil during springtime. Take a look at the first 45 seconds of this documentary on the escape for a powerful example of humans expressing Aries energy:

Aries, like all signs, has 30 degrees (0-29) to it, with each degree corresponding to a slightly different sub-type of that sign. The Sabian Symbol for 4 degrees Aries is an uncannily accurate approximation of the escape from Stalag Luft III:

“In the darkness of the sky, lightning strikes show the silhouette of a strong man who climbs up to top of a mountain, unafraid of the storm.”

Ambitious, tenacious, and enterprising character. [Facing] nearly insurmountable obstacles . . . one goes through many perilous adventures and achieves many conquests owing to one’s perseverance and courage. (Source)

Just substitute a “man who climbs to the top of a mountain, unafraid of the storm” with “a man who escapes into the forest, unafraid of the stormtroopers” and the Sabian Symbol for 4 degrees Aries offers a near perfect summary of World War II’s most famous prison break, one that just so happened to occur the night of a new moon at 4 degrees Aries.

The escape’s ascendent (external appearance) is in Scorpio – the sign of spycraft and sorcery, shadows and underworlds, covert operations and subterranean dealings. People with Scorpio ascendants have the capacity to go stealth when they interact with the world. It’s thus the ideal ascendant for an escape operation launched under the cover of darkness and based around a secret network of subterranean tunnels.

The 2012 film The Hunger Games, whose plot is not all together different from the real life events of the great escape from Stalag Luft III, is also an Aries Sun, Aries Moon. (Chart)

Actress Lucy Lawless, best known as the sword wielding star of the television show Xena: Warrior Princess, is also an Aries Sun, Aries Moon. (Chart)

Ian Fleming’s first James Bond novel Casino Royale was published April 13th, 1953, making the James Bond character an Aries Sun, Aries Moon as well. (Chart) Sean Connery, the first actor to portray James Bond, has his North Node (destiny) in Aries. (Chart) Daniel Craig, the current James Bond and widely considered second only to Sean Connery in terms of Bondian authenticity, has Mars, Saturn, Moon, and North Node all in Aries. (Chart)

Aries Sun, Aries Moon individuals aren’t literally “licensed to kill” but they sure are licensed to demonstrate the Aries qualities of courage, confrontation, and self-preservation. Some, like Lucy Lawless and Daniel Craig, will project those qualities into the imaginal world of film. Others, like the 76 Great Escapers, will utilize them amid real life circumstances so terrifying that no Hollywood film could ever do them justice.

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Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Sagittarius: The Known Universe and The Undiscovered Country, the Professor of High Adventure and the Super Crusader of Quests and Faith

Sagittarius is the Traveler, the Truth Seeker, the Scholar-Lecturer, the Philosopher-Prophet, and the Professor of High Adventure. Possessed by the energy of a wild horse, prone to taking off on wild escapades, and always looking towards new frontiers, Sagittarius is the sign most likely to go on long distance trips. Sometimes these trips will be geographical in nature but other times they will be across religious, spiritual, or moral philosophies. Oftentimes they will be across both.

When Sagittarius takes its desire to seek the truth to extremes it goes from being the Philosopher to being the Fanatic, from being the Professor of High Adventure to the Purveyor of Religious Warfare.

The film Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country, released (born) December 6th, 1991 is a Sagittarius Sun, Sagittarius Moon. (Chart) The film hits all the major Sagittarian themes: long distance travel, involvement with foreigners, and broad based issues of morality. In particular the film touches on the examination of *belief systems*, including those taken to the point of fanaticism. In The Undiscovered Country, the belief system to be examined is Captain Kirk’s fanatical, almost religious like, belief that the Klingons are subhuman savages, a belief born from the fact his son was murdered by them.

Sagittarius is traditionally symbolized as an Centaur-Archer firing a flaming arrow at a far-off target. Astrologer Austin Coppock tells us this is the sign of “Doom’s Super Soldier” who will stop at nothing once possessed by the spirit of a crusade. (Source) In this next clip Admiral Chang – the film’s fanatical doom super soldier from abroad – quotes Shakespeare as he fires off a volley of photon torpedoes, the futuristic equivalent of the Archer’s flaming arrows. Meanwhile, Mr. Spock and Dr. McCoy rush to prepare one final flaming arrow of their own:

Double Sagittarius types often sport a sense of humor as wide ranging as their philosophical escapades. Take a look at this scene where Lt. Uhura, played by Nichelle Nicholas, attempts a foreign language without the benefit of the high-tech universal translator for an example of the double Sag’s boisterous laugh and rollicking sense of humor.

Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Sagittarius: Trek Through Space, Quest on the Martian Frontier

Curiously enough, the Curiosity rover launched by NASA on November 26th, 2011 and currently en route to Mars is also a Sagittarius Sun, Sagittarius Moon. (Chart) Astrologer Jefferson writes of the double Sagittarius pairing, “You need plenty of space in which to move about and do exactly as you please . . . lots of travel is essential to your health.” (Source) Luckily for the Curiosity rover it will have an entire planet to roam across, a near dream for a double Sagittarius:

In medical astrology Sagittarius rules the hips (running muscles). Perhaps then it’s no surprise that a double Sagittarius rover like Curiosity has a base so much wider and larger and tires so much more rugged than its predecessors the Spirit and the Opportunity rovers. The Curiosity is the rover on your right, the scientists’ left:

MarsRover — Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Sagittarius: the Curiosity rover is on your right

The Curiosity rover even bears a strange similarity to the symbol for Sagittarius. Consider, for instance, how an image of the Curiosity released by NASA in 2011 compares with an image of the symbol for Sagittarius as published by Johannes Hevelius in 1690:

MarsAstroTwins — Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Sagittarius: the Mars Curiosity rover on the left courtesy of NASA/JPL, drawing by Johannes Hevelius from 1690 on right

If you didn’t know better you might even think the device the Curiosity is carrying on its left side is some type of mechanical bow or that the laser beam it’s firing is a flaming arrow.

It should be noted that along with its Sun (identity) and Moon (emotional needs), the Curiosity also has Mercury (communication) and the North Node (destiny) in the sign of wide intellectual horizons. Its Mars (how it fights) is in Virgo, the sign of analysis. Mars in Virgo is a great placement for forensic researchers who must dig deep and analyze the heck out of things, which is more or less what the Curiosity is doing up there on the red planet.

Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Sagittarius: “The heights of artistic and spiritual expression”

Of course there is more to this sign than exotic cultures, flaming arrows, and non-stop action across the high seas of deep space or great plains of the Martian frontier. Sagittarius is ruled by the planet Jupiter, the most expansive of planets. When a person (or project) has both their Sun (identity) and Moon (emotional needs) in Sagittarius they will thus be very oriented to an expansive “Big Picture” view of things. Astrologer Jefferson Anderson explains:

. . . for this pairing, every facet of existence takes on cosmic, abstract proportions. Clarity of thought and lofty inspiration life you above the masses and into the realms of philosophy. Capable of ascending to great artistic and spiritual heights, you nevertheless have genuine difficult when it comes to returning to Earth. (Source)

On December 15th, 2009 the American Museum of Natural History released an amazing six and a half minute video entitled The Known Universe that may be the ultimate example of the Double Sagittarian’s capacity to “ascend to great artistic and spiritual heights.” The video takes the viewer on a bird’s eye trip from the Himalaya Mountains all the way out to the furthest known boundaries of space and time. Using the video’s original upload date as its date of birth, it too is a Sagittarius Sun, Sagittarius Moon. (Chart)

The scholar of the Zodiac, Sagittarius loves museums and long distance trips. Maybe then it’s no coincidence a museum staffed by scholars produced a double Sagittarius video that takes the viewer on the longest of long distance trips, whether measured in terms of miles traveled or minds blown.

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Pisces Sun, Aquarius Moon: The Missionary, the Humanitarian

Aquarius is the sign of Genius, the Mad Scientist, the Truth Speaker, the Rebel, the Revolutionary, the Eccentric, the Catalyst. Symbolized as a lightning bolt that liberates people from oppression, Aquarius is associated with social tolerance, independent thinking, and radical innovation.

Pisces, the sign after Aquarius, is the sign of Mystic, the Poet, the Intuitive, the Psychic, the Daydreamer, the Hospice Worker, the Volunteer. Symbolized as two fishes, Pisces understands that the physical and emotional “spaces” where one person (or entity) ends and another begins are as permeable as the space where one ocean blends into another.

Combine the uber-compassionate, trans-dimensional identity of a Pisces Sun with the radically innovative, humanitarian instincts of an Aquarius Moon and you get somebody who puts people before profits, the environment before the ego, and integrity before instant-gratification. In his book Sun Signs Moon Signs, Jefferson Anderson emphasizes this combination’s propensity for large scale humanitarian endeavors:

Your sympathy and concern for the others is projected on a worldwide scale. This is the combination of the social activist, the zealous missionary, and the reformer. Your eyes seem to reveal your subtle wisdom and in depth understanding of human nature.

Jesus Christ is generally thought to be a Capricorn Sun but the reality, according to Astrotheme.com, is he was a Pisces Sun, Aquarius Moon. (Source) I’m not sure how they determined his actual date of birth but his story, even if totally mythological, does fit the basic psychological profile of the Pisces Sun, Aquarius Moon combination: involvement in group associations (the disciples), deep compassion for the less fortunate (prostitutes, beggars), a globally oriented sense of spirituality, a propensity for getting in trouble with the ruling authorities (the money changers, the Romans), a sense of alienation from mainstream society (40 days in the desert).

Jeremy Benthem, the political writer and social reformer of the late 1700s and early 1800s, was also Pisces Sun, Aquarius Moon. (Source) Like many of his Pisces/Aquarius astro-twins, he was both radically ahead of his time and often at odds with the ruling norms of his era. His ideas about economics significantly influenced social welfare programs that begun to take shape in the late 1800s and early 1900s. He also advocated for the abolition of slavery, the decriminalization of homosexual activity, and is considered the “patron saint of the animal rights movement”. Keep in mind this was during the early 1800s, between 100 and 200 years before some of these ideas caught on in mainstream society.

One of the greatest strength of this combination according to the Harveys is “wide acceptance of the entire gamut of society.” Bentham was instrumental in establishing the University of London which became the first university in England to admit all, regardless of race, creed or political belief.

Bentham never came back from the dead like his Pisces Sun, Aquarius Moon astro-twin Jesus Christ but he did instruct that his body be preserved and put on permanent display at the University of London. His stuffed corpse is still wheeled into every single cabinet meeting where he is listed as “present, not voting” in the meeting’s minutes. (No joke) Sounds a bit macabre but it’s pretty much par for the course for this pairing. It often has an oddball sense of humor and thrives in social settings where the bizarre, the deviant, and the unconventional are all joyously accepted as normal.

William Jennings Bryan, the popular Democratic presidential candidate of the late 1800s and early 1900s, was a Pisces Sun, Aquarius Moon. (Source) Bryan’s biography mirrors the story of Jesus Christ and Jeremy Bentham in some very interesting ways. Bryan advocated backing the U.S. dollar with silver instead of just gold, a proposition that was to his era what Jesus turning over the tables of the moneychangers was to Roman times. Bryan rose to fame following his 1896 speech entitled “A Cross of Gold” which he concluded by outstretching his arms as though being crucified.

Bryan came to be seen as a near Christ-like figure among millions of lower class Americans thrown out of work following the collapse of the railroad fueled real estate bubble of 1893. His appeal was such that he ran for president and nearly won at 36, despite widespread condemnation by the mainstream media of his time. Like his Pisces Sun, Aquarius Moon astro-twins Jesus Christ and Jeremy Bentham, Williams Jennings Bryan won himself powerful enemies among the elite 1% of society, the same portion of society that is now profiting more than ever as the planet burns.

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Protected: Sun in Aries, Moon in Taurus: The Maverick Banker, the Merchant Wildcatter

Will the Real Aries Moon Wonder Woman Please Stand Up?

I imagine most folks in Hollywood are at least loosely familiar with Sun sign astrology. A person’s Sun sign is certainly important but it really takes a backseat to the Moon sign when it comes to figuring out which roles are best for which actors. This is because the Sun sign correlates to the conscious mind while the Moon sign correlates to the unconscious mind. As with an iceberg and its tip, what lies below (the unconscious) is orders of magnitude more powerful than what lies above (the conscious). Ideally a role matches up with an actor’s Moon and their Sun but at the very least it needs to line up with their Moon for them to truly resonate with the role.

Actress Lynda Carter of Wonder Woman fame, for instance, has her Moon (instincts) in Aries, the sign of the Trailblazer, the Daredevil, the Warrior, the Survivor, the Competitor, the Ass-Kicker, the Amazon Warrior of the Zodiac. Her Sun in “lights, camera, action” Leo certainly helped in terms of stage presence but it was that Aries Moon that allowed her to instinctually “click” into the role of Wonder Woman. (Analysis of Lynda Carter’s Natal Chart)

That wardrobe transformation spin move still works so well after all these years because it was a near perfect, if dramatized, projection of her internal patterns out onto the external world of film: from her South Node (past lives) in Virgo (The Analyst) to her Moon (instincts) in Aries (The Warrior) all in one big bright flash (Sun in Leo).

NBC’s 2011 failed attempt at a remake of Wonder Woman really illustrates how astrology can be put to practical use. NBC produced some screen tests of actress Adrianne Palicki of Friday Night Lights fame as Wonder Woman running through the streets of Manhattan before quickly canning the project. (Palicki’s Chart) As astrologer Mystic Medusa pointed out, “Adrianne’s a beautiful woman for sure but [with three planets in Taurus] she vibes like she’s running to the bakery.” (Source)

Mrs. Medusa obviously did not intend her comment as a critique of Palicki’s appearance, dietary habits, or athletic abilities. She’s a great actress and it’s clear takes excellent care of herself. It’s just that Taurus is the slow moving, silently powerful, super sensualist of the Zodiac. It’s the sign most associated with food, farming, fertility, and fabulously luxuriant creature comforts. Hand a woman with that much Taurus in her chart Wonder Woman’s lasso of truth and she’ll likely lasso herself a deliciously rich meal and a 2 hour massage from Hanz the masseuse.

Palicki’s Moon, meanwhile, is in Pisces — the mind-reading mystic of the Zodiac. Symbolized as a fish, Pisces is at its highest expression the sign of universal compassion. But when Pisces goes bad it morphs into a primal sea-monster whose rage is as vast as the ocean itself. With her Sun in sensual Taurus and her Moon in sea-faring Pisces, Palicki was a spot on selection for the role of Nadia, the mind-reading, shape-shifting siren of doom in the 2006 Aquaman pilot:

While Palicki’s instincts for the sensual depths may be superb, as a Taurus/Pisces she’s not the optimal choice to portray a fast moving, high flying, and extremely fiery character such as Wonder Woman.

So what actress does fit the bill? The best candidate for the role, so far as I can tell, is soap opera star Nadia Bjorlin. Like Lynda Carter, Bjorlin is a Leo Sun, Aries Moon, making her an astro-twin of Carter’s. (Bjorlin’s Natal Chart) Take a look at this clip from the 2007 film Redline where she plays a professional singer who moonlights as a custom race car mechanic to see what I mean:

I’m not sure what Eddie Griffith was supposed to be doing in this film but his line to Bjorlin at :08 of the above clip, “they must have put jet fuel in your baby bottle” happens to be an excellent approximation of the Aries Moon. The Moon describes what a person finds emotionally nourishing. When it is placed in Aries, the person is nourished by action, adventure, excitement, and speed. It’s the perfect Moon placement for an actress portraying an exciting, fast-moving, and extremely adventuresome character such as Wonder Woman.

Lynda Carter, Nadia Bjorlin: Same Fundamental Psychology, a Few Mars/Venus Tweaks

All twins have differences and astro-twins (people with the same Sun/Moon pairing) are no exception to this. Two major differences between Bjorlin and Carter’s charts that would color their respective versions of Wonder Woman are as follows:

Difference #1: Bjorlin has a Mars/Pluto conjunction in her chart, indicative of “killer instincts”. (Source) Placed in the sign of Libra – the most socially adept and aesthetically oriented of signs – she would bring a suave ruthlessness to a remake of Wonder Woman.

Difference #2: Bjorlin’s Venus (the planet of style) is in chatty Gemini where Carter’s Venus is in bookish Virgo. Wonder Woman’s alter ego Diana Prince would thus have to be retooled as a blogger, news columnist, or somebody who works with social networking systems instead of a nurse to best match the strengths of Bjorlin’s chart.

So while tweaks to the character would be necessary to make the best use of Bjorlin’s Mars/Venus placements, she’s got the fundamental astro-goods to project as a credible Wonder Woman. With the same Sun/Moon pairing as Lynda Carter, she’d likely even remind people a bit of the original Wonder Woman although they wouldn’t be exactly sure why.

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Leo Sun, Aries Moon: The Original Warrior Princess

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Combine the stage presence of a Leo Sun with the action oriented instincts of an Aries Moon and you get a Sun/Moon paring oriented towards high drama, a sense of the spectacular, and being impossible to miss — all larger than life traits that make for a natural superhero. Astrologer Jefferson Anderson refers to this pairing as “The Showman” who is “confident, courageous, aggressive, and happiest when running the show”. Linda Goodman observes that Leo/Aries is the sign pairing most likely to “grab the spotlight and take in sweet rounds of applause ” while totally changing the world:

(Source) Actress Lynda Carter is a Leo Sun, Aries Moon best known for her portrayal of Wonder Woman, arguably the most spectacular, larger than life female superhero of all time. (Chart)

That wardrobe transformation spin move still works so well after all these years because it was a near perfect, if dramatized, projection of her internal patterns out onto the external world of film: from her South Node (past lives) in Virgo (The Analyst) to her Moon in Aries (The Warrior) all in one big bright flash (Sun in Leo).

Astrologers Suzi and Charles Harvey tell us that this pairing’s fighting spirit, nobel intentions, regal demeanor, and capacity for self-dramatization make a “a natural for the theater.” It’s prepared to “fight for its destiny” but would “rather steal the show with your considerable intelligence and fabulous style” the Harveys tell us. (Source) If you want an absolute fabulous example of somebody “stealing the show” with “fabulous style” check out this video of Carter at a July 2011 event just a few weeks shy of her 60th birthday:

Mexican film actress and Hollywood Golden Era legend Dolores Del Rio — also a Leo Sun, Aries Moon just like Carter — has been quoted as saying, “When a woman has twinkles in her eyes, no man notices if she has wrinkles under them.” I’d say that’s a spot on description of Carter as she enters her wise elder years except for the fact she doesn’t seem to have any wrinkles.

Actress Vivica Fox is also a Leo Sun, Aries Moon. (Chart) Like her astro-twin Lynda Carter, Ms. Fox is more than capable of “stealing the show” with “her fabulous style”:

With her Sun in Leo (the Performer) and Moon in Aries (the Warrior), it’s no coincidence that Fox’s first big Hollywood break came as an ass-kicking stripper in the 1996 film Independence Day. As astrologer Jefferson Anderson explains in his book Sun Signs Moon Signs, this pairing is hardwired for action, adventure, and fighting the good fight:

Confident and aggressive, one of your greatest assets is courage: courage to take risks and courage to express your thoughts and feelings honestly and without inhibition.

A born leader . . . For you life is seen as war and competition can be everything. In love, business, politics, or just plain living, it’s never fun unless it’s a fight. Fortunately, you have an inherent code of honor, loyalty, and trust, so no matter how belligerent you may seem, you would never betray a friend, hurt someone weaker than yourself, or practice treachery or deceit. (Source)

Astrologer Grant Lewi observes of the Leo Sun, Aries Moon woman, “She is an idealist, a fighter strong on truth and justice.” (Source) Speaking of which, Carter – a native Arizonan of Mexican descent- has been speaking out against Arizona’s draconian immigration laws as well as the likes of Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann, and other political bullies. (Source)