Syd Barrett’s birth chart

What his chart says about him

1. Who he was

   ☉Sun in Capricorn, the Architect

   Responsible from an early age. Takes the climb seriously and has a dry humour that comes out once the work is done. His restlessness kept testing his plans, so he changed course more than once to stay true to himself.

   The Sun quincunx Uranus (close at 1.3°)

2. What he needed

   ☽Moon in Aquarius, the Cool Head

   Feels at a little distance and thinks feelings through. Needs friends, freedom and room to be different.

3. How he loved

   ♀Venus in Capricorn, the Loyal Partner

   Loves seriously and steadily. Shows love through commitment and reliability. He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.

   Venus square Neptune (almost exact at 0.7°)

4. How he thought

   ☿Mercury in Sagittarius, the Philosopher

   Frank, curious and full of opinions. Thinks in big pictures and loves a debate about what really matters. A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.

   Mercury sextile Jupiter (almost exact at 0.3°)

5. What drove him

   ♂Mars in Cancer, the Defender

   Fights hardest for the people closest to him. Works best for a cause that feels personal. Thinking and doing kept getting out of step: he acted on half a thought, or thought past the moment to act.

   Mercury quincunx Mars (almost exact at 0.6°)

6. The shape of his chart

   The Sun is the hub of his chart: it takes part in five of its aspects, more than any other body, so his identity touched everything else in it. Most of his planets are in air signs: ideas and people.

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The sky the day he was born

The chart

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The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.

Syd Barrett’s chart in full

Every planet, point, pattern and aspect