Famous birth charts · Henry James
Henry James’ chart in full
Born April 15, 1843, New York City, New York, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
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The chart, fact by fact
Planets
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The ten bodies astrology reads: the Sun, the Moon and eight planets. The planet says which part of a person it speaks for, the sign says how that part behaves, and the house says where in life it shows.
Sun in Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
25°04′
Moon in Scorpio
The Vault. Deep water, kept private.
10°43′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
14°59′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
13°13′
Mars in Sagittarius
The Champion. The long shot.
19°40′
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Jupiter in Aquarius
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
21°56′
Saturn in Capricorn
The Master Builder. Built to last.
25°29′
Uranus in Pisces
29°46′
Neptune in Aquarius
21°05′
Pluto in Aries
21°31′
Beyond the planets
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Points read beside the planets. The rising sign, or Ascendant, is the sign coming up over the eastern horizon at the minute of birth: the first impression. The Midheaven is the highest point of the sky: career and public life. The North Node is where the Moon’s path crosses the Sun’s: the direction a life grows in. Chiron, a small body between Saturn and Uranus, is a lifelong sore spot and the gift it leaves for others. Black Moon Lilith, where the Moon’s orbit swings farthest from Earth, is what a person keeps untamed.
North Node in Capricorn
The direction his life grows in: Capricorn, ambitious and patient.
4°49′
Chiron in Leo
In Leo, Chiron is a quiet doubt about deserving the light, and a gift for helping others shine without apology.
9°25′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
6°44′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
Patterns
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When several aspects lock into one shape, such as a triangle or a cross, the planets in it act together, and the shape says how: easily, under strain, or with one planet as the focus.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his identity, his mind and his intensity (the Sun, Mercury and Pluto) gather in Aries, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Aspects by strength
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An aspect is a set angle between two bodies in the sky at birth. Some angles flow, some rub, and some fuse two bodies into one. The number is how far the angle is from exact: the smaller it is, the stronger the link.
Only the aspects that held from the first minute of the day to the last are shown; each figure is for noon.
The Sun square Saturn almost exact at 0.4°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
Jupiter sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Jupiter conjunction Neptune almost exact at 0.8°
A dreamer’s faith: he believed in something larger, and his compassion and his hopes went together.
Mars sextile Neptune close at 1.4°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Mars trine Pluto close at 1.9°
Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.
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Mars sextile Jupiter close at 2.3°
Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
The Sun sextile Jupiter wide at 3.1°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
The Sun conjunction Pluto wide at 3.5°
Intensity at the centre: he wanted the whole truth about everything, himself first, and he remade himself more than once to reach it.
Saturn square Pluto wide at 4.0°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
The Sun sextile Neptune wide at 4.0°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Saturn sextile Uranus wide at 4.3°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
Mercury trine Mars wide at 4.7°
A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
Uranus square North Node wide at 5.1°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
The Sun trine Mars wide at 5.4°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
Venus square Mars wide at 6.4°
In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
Mercury conjunction Pluto wide at 6.5°
He thought like a detective: nothing was taken at face value, and he remembered everything.
Chart signature
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The chart’s balance at a glance: which of the four elements and three modes it leans on, which body is most connected, and any body standing alone.
Elements
Modes
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