Famous birth charts · Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick’s chart in full
Born December 16, 1928, Chicago, Illinois, 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 Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
24°34′
Moon in Aquarius
The Cool Head. Cool head, warm heart.
14°29′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
23°34′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
5°37′
Mars in Cancerretrograde
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
1°22′
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Jupiter in Taurusretrograde
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
0°34′
Saturn in Sagittarius
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
21°55′
Uranus in Aries
3°29′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
1°20′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
17°46′
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 Gemini
The direction his life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.
0°15′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
5°51′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
12°37′
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 discipline (the Sun, Mercury and Saturn) gather in Sagittarius, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his identity, his optimism and his imagination (the Sun in Sagittarius, Jupiter in Taurus and Neptune in Virgo) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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.
Mars sextile Neptune exact at 0.0°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Jupiter trine Neptune almost exact at 0.8°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Mars sextile Jupiter almost exact at 0.8°
Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 1.0°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Neptune square North Node close at 1.1°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
Mercury conjunction Saturn close at 1.6°
Serious thoughts: he said less than he knew, and what he said held up.
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Mars square Uranus close at 2.1°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Venus sextile Uranus close at 2.1°
He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Uranus quincunx Neptune close at 2.1°
Sudden change and slow dreams kept adjusting to each other.
The Sun conjunction Saturn close at 2.6°
Serious from early on: purpose and duty were one thing to him, and he treated his own life as work to be done well.
Uranus sextile North Node wide at 3.2°
Change helped him forward: he grew by trying the new.
Venus square Jupiter wide at 5.0°
He loved too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures ran past what one life could use.
Venus trine North Node wide at 5.4°
Love and friendship moved him forward: the people he cared for helped him find his way.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 6.0°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
The Sun trine Neptune wide at 6.8°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Sun opposition Mars wide at 6.8°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
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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