by ~Leslie » Mon Feb 19, 2001 2:01 am
Ever intrigued by the personality of Beethoven, I was encouraged forward by someone's speculation that he must have had some Gemini influences in his astrological chart besides his obvious element of Sagittarian fire.<P>Thanks to the resources on the internet and having a good friend versed in reading astro charts, (despite anything she says to the contrary) I turned the chart over to her for some clues to Beethoven's dual nature, and his enormous impact on music history. <P>As you read this PLEASE BEAR IN MIND that this is presented as a totally subjective outlook, and NOT as scientific, merely a curiosity for Beethoven followers <BR>with inquisitive minds. I chose this forum because I believe the ppl in here would enjoy it the most.~<P>This is what she wrote: <BR>These are just a few highlights that are really<BR>prominent in LVB's chart that gives support to<BR>his unique outlook and contribution to the world.<BR>Planetary placements only were analyzed, no<BR>aspects were taken into account.<BR>The 1st house represents our energy and how it is<BR>perceived by the world. His first house is in<BR>Taurus the Bull, which lends a very stubborn<BR>character and outlook. Their minds are hard to<BR>change. Our ascendant also influences our<BR>appearance and LVB is a Taurus ascendant, ppl<BR>like this are squarish and boxy in appearance.<BR>They are stubborn, and are able to endure high<BR>levels of pain and have a strong mental and<BR>physical constitution. On the flip side, this<BR>can smooth out a fiery chart sometimes, as they<BR>can ignore other setbacks that would kill anyone<BR>else.<BR>They are usually practical in matters involving<BR>financial affairs.<BR>But this is all changed with Uranus in conjunct<BR>with his ascendant(within 5 degrees), this is an<BR>incredibly powerful placement. Geniuses<BR>frequently have this placement, and it lends an<BR>unstable quality to a person with this placement<BR>but also incredible intensity and creativity and<BR>frequently brilliance.<BR>They hold certain notions about the world around<BR>but are not willing to go along with it, they<BR>march to the beat of a different drum, avante<BR>garde views, and very restless.<BR>His Mars is in Gemini, signifying a volatile<BR>personality, a very fast thinker, and not<BR>terribly patient with himself or others. He had<BR>to have been attracted to intelligent partners. <BR>He had tremendous practicality in his choice of<BR>partners, most of these women would have to have<BR>had money as well.<BR>The placement of Saturn in Leo in the 5th house,<BR>the house of love affairs, shows a desire to<BR>"play the field", a short attention span in them,<BR>and having to learn from those choices. It is<BR>virtually a given that he never married.<BR>His Neptune is in Virgo in the 6th house, the<BR>house of health. Neptune being the planet<BR>of illusion and creativity , showing health<BR>problems both mental and physical.<BR>The 7th house is the house of relationships,<BR>where the placement of the lunar node<BR>implies romantic relationships would have to take<BR>second place to profession, and the placement of<BR>Scorpio as the sign of the house of relationships<BR>showing a possesive, territorial person and the<BR>cause of alot of pain.<BR>The Mercury and the Moon is in a 4 degree<BR>conjunction in Sagittarius the 8th house, what is<BR>received from the external world. Planetary<BR>placement in this house signifies a person who is<BR>destined to be in the public eye. The moon<BR>represents our emotions and how we perceive our<BR>mother. He was an emotional thinker and in<BR>conjunct with Mercury symbolizes a mercurial,<BR>volatile, recalitrant temperament.<BR>The 9th house is the house of philosophy, with<BR>the placement of the Sun in Sagittarius and<BR>Jupiter in Capricorn ,a planet representing<BR>'where good things happen'.<BR>The elements of fire and earth clash, bringing<BR>about a firm fiery philosophy, with<BR>exhibitionistic overtones, a person not caring<BR>who he may offend.<BR>The 10th house is the house of profession,<BR>probably the most dramatic of all placements in<BR>this chart, aside from the placement of Uranus on<BR>his ascendent, showing Venus and Pluto in<BR>Capricorn. Venus represents the planet of love,<BR>placed firmly in this house of profession, while<BR>Pluto stands for a cataclysmic, catastrophic<BR>event affecting the profession. It is not<BR>surprising from this that he became deaf, an<BR>absolutely critical part of his work. This of<BR>course was a great tragedy, but one that he was<BR>able to overcome.<BR>An unusual chart, but one giving evidence that<BR>our natal chart is neither bad nor good, it just<BR>represents what lessons we have come here to<BR>learn. And with all of us, he learned some of<BR>them, and failed at others. This is only a very<BR>brief review, a professional could interpret it<BR>much more in depth.<P>
