Retta’s chart in full
Born April 12, 1970, Newark, 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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
22°22′
Moon in Cancer
The Nest-Maker. Home is the heart.
11°56′
Mercury in Taurus
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
10°44′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
11°27′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
25°48′
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Jupiter in Scorpioretrograde
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
2°14′
Saturn in Taurus
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
9°33′
Uranus in Libraretrograde
6°05′
Neptune in Sagittariusretrograde
0°28′
Pluto in Virgoretrograde
25°22′
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 Pisces
The direction her life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
10°59′
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.
7°15′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
14°04′
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 her chart, her mind, her heart, her drive and her discipline (Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn) gather in Taurus, and that part of life draws her 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.
Mercury sextile North Node almost exact at 0.3°
Her way with words helps her find her direction, and the right ideas come at the right time.
Mars trine Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
Stamina and willpower: she keeps going long after others stop, and she does her best work under pressure.
Venus sextile North Node almost exact at 0.5°
Love and friendship move her forward: the people she cares for help her find her way.
The Moon sextile Venus almost exact at 0.5°
She puts people at ease without trying: kindness and charm come from the same place.
Mercury conjunction Venus almost exact at 0.7°
Words with charm in them: she has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to her.
The Moon trine North Node almost exact at 0.9°
What comforts her also moves her forward: her instincts point the right way.
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Mercury conjunction Saturn close at 1.2°
Serious thoughts: she says less than she knows, and what she says holds up.
The Moon sextile Mercury close at 1.2°
Feeling and thought speak the same language: she can put a mood into words, and her words carry feeling.
Saturn sextile North Node close at 1.4°
Discipline helps her grow: patience and hard work keep her on course.
Venus conjunction Saturn close at 1.9°
Serious about love: she gives affection slowly, and once given, it stays given.
The Sun quincunx Pluto close at 3.0°
She keeps rebuilding herself to fit what life asks, and control is the hardest thing to give up.
Mars opposition Neptune wide at 4.7°
Drive and dreams mix uneasily: the goal is clear to her, and the way to it harder to see.
Jupiter opposition Saturn wide at 7.3°
Growth and caution keep checking each other: she moves forward in bursts, then pauses to consolidate.
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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