Famous birth charts · Jacques Vallée
Jacques Vallée’s chart in full
Born September 24, 1939, Pontoise, France. 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 Libra
The Diplomat. Grace, fairness and balance.
0°30′
Moon in Aquarius
The Cool Head. Cool head, warm heart.
15°11′
Mercury in Libra
The Mediator. Both sides of the question.
2°02′
Venus in Libra
The Sweetheart. Grace, romance and balance.
5°30′
Mars in Aquarius
Mars moved from Capricorn into Aquarius at 2:14 a.m. that day, local time: in Capricorn for a birth before then, in Aquarius for one after.
0°09′
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Jupiter in Ariesretrograde
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
4°13′
Saturn in Ariesretrograde
The Independent. Courage that learned to wait.
29°52′
Uranus in Taurusretrograde
21°40′
Neptune in Virgo
23°21′
Pluto in Leo
2°34′
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 Libra
The direction his life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
29°39′
Chiron in Cancer
In Cancer, Chiron is an early longing to belong somewhere, and a knack for making strangers feel at home.
19°01′
Black Moon Lilith in Pisces
In Pisces, Lilith is a dreamer who wants no rescuing, with a private world all its own.
1°01′
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 heart (the Sun, Mercury and Venus) gather in Libra, and that part of life draws his attention first.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In his chart, his drive (Mars in Aquarius) and his intensity (Pluto in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and his discipline (Saturn in Aries) takes the strain: the part of him that works hardest.
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.
Saturn opposition North Node almost exact at 0.2°
Duty and growth compete: what he owes others and where he needs to go call for hard choices.
Mars square Saturn almost exact at 0.3°
Drive with the brakes on: he wants to move, something holds him back, and the friction makes him tough.
The Sun trine Mars almost exact at 0.3°
His purpose and his drive work together: once he decides on something, he moves on it fast.
Mars square North Node almost exact at 0.5°
Old fights and the way forward disagree, and he grows by choosing which battles matter.
Mercury sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.5°
A probing mind: he gets to the bottom of things, and his words have power when he chooses to use them.
The Sun quincunx Saturn almost exact at 0.6°
The wish to shine and the wish to be careful need steady adjusting: he moves forward a step, then checks it.
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Venus opposition Jupiter close at 1.3°
He loves too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures run past what one life can use.
The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 1.5°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
Jupiter trine Pluto close at 1.6°
Ambition with depth: he knows how to build influence, and he uses it to make big changes.
Uranus trine Neptune close at 1.7°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Mercury trine Mars close at 1.9°
A quick, direct mind: he makes decisions fast and says what he means.
The Sun sextile Pluto close at 2.1°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grows more focused, and he knows how to start over.
Mercury opposition Jupiter close at 2.2°
Big ideas and loose details: he thinks on a large scale, and the small print is where things get away from him.
Mars opposition Pluto close at 2.4°
A fierce will: he meets opposition head on, and a fight brings out his full strength.
Saturn square Pluto close at 2.7°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faces a great deal of pressure and comes out tougher for it.
Pluto square North Node close at 2.9°
Old attachments hold him back from the way forward, and he grows by letting some things go.
Venus sextile Pluto close at 2.9°
He loves with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he forms change both people.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 3.5°
Words with charm in them: he has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to him.
The Sun opposition Jupiter wide at 3.7°
He reaches for more than one life can hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Mars sextile Jupiter wide at 4.1°
Big drive and big confidence: he goes after large goals, and his enthusiasm carries others along.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 5.0°
Charm comes naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things are close to his core.
Venus trine Mars wide at 5.3°
Charm and desire work together: he knows what he wants in love and how to win it.
Mars trine Neptune wide at 6.8°
He works for ideals: his drive comes alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
The Sun conjunction Neptune wide at 7.2°
He takes in moods, music and other people’s hopes, and gives them back as something new.
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
No water at all, so feelings come out in actions more than in words.
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