Famous birth charts · William Morris
William Morris’ chart in full
Born March 24, 1834, Walthamstow, United Kingdom. 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.
3°23′
Moon in Virgo
The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 11:45 p.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
22°29′
Mercury in Ariesretrograde
The Spark. First to speak.
10°47′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
7°30′
Mars in Aquarius
The Rebel. Rebel with a cause.
24°39′
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Jupiter in Taurus
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
7°48′
Saturn in Libraretrograde
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
7°44′
Uranus in Aquarius
24°46′
Neptune in Aquarius
1°09′
Pluto in Aries
12°02′
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 Cancer
The direction his life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
1°07′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
23°00′
Black Moon Lilith in Pisces
In Pisces, Lilith is a dreamer who wants no rescuing, with a private world all its own.
28°03′
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, his heart and his intensity (the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Pluto) gather in Aries, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his drive, his independence and his imagination (Mars, Uranus and Neptune) gather in Aquarius, and that part of life drew his 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.
Neptune quincunx North Node exact at 0.0°
He grew by testing his ideals against real life, again and again.
Jupiter quincunx Saturn almost exact at 0.1°
When to expand and when to hold back took constant rethinking.
Mars conjunction Uranus almost exact at 0.1°
Electric: he acted on impulse, loved a risk and refused to be told what to do.
Venus opposition Saturn almost exact at 0.2°
Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
Mercury conjunction Pluto close at 1.2°
He thought like a detective: nothing was taken at face value, and he remembered everything.
The Sun sextile Neptune close at 2.2°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
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The Sun square North Node close at 2.3°
Being himself and growing asked for different things, and his biggest steps forward came when he stretched past his habits.
Mercury opposition Saturn close at 3.0°
He doubted his own ideas before anyone else could, and so he checked every one twice.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 3.3°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 4.1°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
Saturn opposition Pluto wide at 4.3°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
The Sun opposition Saturn wide at 4.3°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
Venus conjunction Pluto wide at 4.5°
A deep, private heart: he drew people in and kept some feelings locked away.
Uranus trine North Node wide at 6.3°
Change helped him forward: he grew by trying the new.
Mars trine North Node wide at 6.5°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
Saturn trine Neptune wide at 6.6°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
Saturn square North Node wide at 6.6°
Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.
Jupiter square Neptune wide at 6.7°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 7.4°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
The Sun conjunction Pluto wide at 8.7°
Intensity at the centre: he wanted the whole truth about everything, himself first, and he remade himself more than once to reach it.
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 water at all, so feelings came out in actions more than in words.
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