Famous birth charts · Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer’s chart in full
Born January 31, 1923, Long Branch, New Jersey, 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 Aquarius
The Free Thinker. Original, free and humane.
10°49′
Moon in Cancer
The Moon moved from Cancer into Leo at 2:57 p.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
28°16′
Mercury in Aquariusretrograde
The Inventor. The original thinker.
5°06′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
24°04′
Mars in Aries
The Trailblazer. First through the door.
7°30′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
17°17′
Saturn in Libraretrograde
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
20°06′
Uranus in Pisces
11°45′
Neptune in Leoretrograde
16°58′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
9°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 Virgo
The direction his life grows in: Virgo, precise and helpful.
21°09′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
13°36′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
13°31′
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.
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 identity (the Sun in Aquarius) and his imagination (Neptune in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and his optimism (Jupiter in Scorpio) took the strain: the part of him that worked 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.
Jupiter square Neptune almost exact at 0.3°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
The Sun quincunx Pluto close at 1.2°
He kept rebuilding himself to fit what life asked, and control was the hardest thing to give up.
Mars square Pluto close at 2.1°
A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.
Uranus trine Pluto close at 2.2°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
Mercury sextile Mars close at 2.4°
A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
Venus square North Node close at 2.9°
What felt comfortable in love and what helped him grow were different things, and he chose between them more than once.
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Saturn sextile Neptune wide at 3.1°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
The Sun sextile Mars wide at 3.3°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
Jupiter sextile North Node wide at 3.9°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
Venus sextile Saturn wide at 4.0°
Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
Jupiter trine Uranus wide at 5.5°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 5.7°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
The Sun opposition Neptune wide at 6.2°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 6.5°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
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
The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.
No earth at all, so the practical, settled side was the one he had to find.
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