#composite chart analysis

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In my previous posts I’ve written about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s charts in light of them abandoning their royal duties and venturing out on their own. They have and continue to point out the damaging influence that the institution and life within the family had on them, emphasizing their victimhood and the dysfunction passed down generationally within the Royal Family. Some people argue that Meghan is to blame for Harry uprooting from his family. Some claim that she is using him for selfish reasons through playing on his weaknesses, becoming his savior and ticket out of the suffocating trap that he was born into. Others blame Harry the most, by arguing that he’s irresponsible and immature to be swayed by Meghan’s manipulative streak, that he should’ve known better than to let her talk him into leaving his family and publicly accusing them of one thing after the other. Whether the blame for this drama should be put on Meghan, Harry, the Monarchy or all three combined is impossible to know because all parts of the equation inevitably play into the unfolding of events.

Many would say that Meghan and Harry don’t bring out the best in each other – perhaps they do, perhaps they don’t. These things are never completely cut and dry; but it’s interesting to look to astrology for a better overview of their relationship.

(Composite chart of Meghan and Harry calculated at astrotheme.com)

The chart above illustrates the couple’s relationship as a unit. Together, they have quite the fighting spirit considering the Aries Ascendant and Mars conjunct, but Mars is in the 12th house, which usually points to a disowned aggression. As a unit they would appear to be go-getters and quite competitive, but they have a hard time seeing themselves as the self-driven unit people perceive them to be. They don’t express themselves in a way that reveals their strong self-serving drive, they put things in terms of that “they had no choice” but to leave if they were going to survive and thrive. The circumstances drove them to action; they didn’t take action based on their own will. Mars opposes Venus in the 6th house, which might be interpreted as their self-willed, impulsive break didn’t benefit their overall likability and social esteem. The couple’s expressed desire to be of service and work for the firm doesn’t fit with the vague but forceful accusations of the Royal Family treating them poorly and providing little support. They want to be respectful and balanced in their everyday life and like to be valued for their skills (Venus in the 6th) but can’t because of “malefic” forces and circumstances pushing them in a certain directions (Mars in the 12th). In the Oprah interview, Meghan said that she was set on working diligently as a member of the family, to serve and contribute in typical 6th house fashion. However, neither Meghan nor Harry felt that they were given prerequisites in form of support and protection to carry out the work they were set out to.

Saturn and Pluto conjunct in the 7th house speak to the awareness of power and authority between people – the balance and imbalances in cooperation and engagement. It’s also indicative of a possible projection of power and authority, of encountering difficulties and being made aware of the darker side through feed back from other people. The couple’s public image is not too bright at the moment and they’ve gotten a lot of bashing for being cold, insensitive and disloyal –some claim because they’re only out to satisfy their own ambitions and carry out revenge. This is quite coherent with a Capricorn MC and a Saturn conjunct Pluto. They have been gaining public attention through revealing private happenings within the Royal Family to get attention and benefit their own careers. People point out that they’ve used the power and success of other people to facilitate their own climb to the top.

The composite chart shows a big emphasis on the 8th house, which is the domain of other people’s values and resources but especially the psychological patterns and attachments that underlie relational and societal structures. Uranus conjunct the Moon points to a push for change and independence from the binds of other people. It also points to an unpredictable emotional nature. Based on the information of the chart and the overall impression given of the couple through the media, I would dare say that together they are quite emotionally erratic and unstable. Their volatile emotionality certainly resulted in a traumatic uprooting - Moon-Uranus typically speaks of emotional shock and overwhelm. The Jupiter-Neptune conjunction has to do with big dreams (illusions) and the idealization of truth. They’ve both been accused of exaggerating and distorting their story-telling of what happened in private within the Royal Family, generating wealth through blowing small events out of proportion and molding the narrative to their own preference.

Analysis of a relationship between two people expressed as a unit, in other words, the nature of a relationship as a third entity. Signs are not really relevant, the angles and houses are, but I decided to include them in the interpretation.

(Chart calculated at astrotheme.com)

Ascendant in Aries – How the relationship is presented

There’s great passion and power to this unit, great outward expression of confidence and initiative ability. There’s competitiveness and an outward display of potency. Jupiter, the planet of abundance and freedom conjuncts the Ascendant, is indicating that the relationship is presenting as optimistic, faithful and adventurous. The relationship is heading into life with the outlook of expectancy, of a promising future. This unit harbors big and “larger than life” sized dreams of redemption seeing as Jupiter trines Neptune in the 9th. It’s through the exploration of the world, the universal meaning behind experience and the optimism of the relationship itself that the spark of divinity is discovered. Overall, this relationship rides on the principals of assertion, of generosity of higher learning, and openness to life.

Descendant in Libra – How the relationship interacts with that which is “other”

There’s diplomacy and an attitude of general civility when relating to others. There’s an understanding of differences and a need to find a common playing field, a baseline consensus in order to be able to cooperate effectively. There’s a pressing need to get down to the core of people’s motives, even if they may be dark. In order to find true cooperation and interactions with other people, some digging has to be done. No one ever reveals their true selves completely at first encounter which is why other people has to be gradually smoked out. There’s a suspiciousness and apprehension relative to others. The optimism that is presented by Jupiter in the 1st is pitted against the sharp and penetrative Pluto in the 7th. It could be that the relationship might be up against real power hungry energies and emotionally volatile interactions with people who seek to dominate.

Sun in Taurus, Moon in Scorpio – The conscious goals and the instinctual nature of the relationship

Stability and physical/material pleasantness is what is sought primarily. The goal for this relationship would be to become capable in terms of acquiring the things that are needed to live a comfortable life. This is especially emphasized since the Sun in not only in Taurus, the most material earth sign, but in the 2nd house of money and possessions as well. This relationship has the potential to generate wealth, to become solid financially. What is owned in terms of material value is a big focus. Physical means are standing out as the goal for this unit. Fortunately, the Mars drive of the relationship supports this, forming a trine to the Sun from the analytical and practical sign of Virgo in the 6th house of work. Saturn, the agent of time and discipline supports this goal as well, forming a sextile from the 12th house of the collective unconscious. However, the Sun is pitted against a Moon-Uranus conjunction in Scorpio in the 8th house. The unpredictable and intense emotional nature of the relationship doesn’t go well together with the ideal of stability and simplicity dictated by the Sun. Emotionally, the relationship is vulnerable to influences that lie beyond what can be controlled. Other people’s decisions, values and subconscious emotional attachments will greatly affect the emotional integrity and freedom of the relational unit. Although the identity of the relationship is derived from self-acquired resources, the emotional-physical sensitivities are squarely in the hands of “other people” and what they decide to support and not support. This is likely to be highly ambivalent since Uranus, the planet of change and revolution, is part of the mix. Unlike the solar goal, the emotions of this unit are extremely rebellious and intense. The polarization will give the relationship a double-sided nature, which might be disturbing and unsettling.

Mercury and Venus in Gemini – The interactive and social nature of the relationship

The relationship unit would be quite chatty and eager to communicate with the outside world, as is typical of a Gemini Mercury, talking is done for the sake of remaining stimulated and in constant mental movement. There would be a tendency to talk around thinks than getting down to the gist immediately, but it certainly covers more versatile and varied ground. To have a Gemini Mercury is like flipping a coin in the mind all the time, not only siding with one but with all perspectives in order to get a full picture. It goes without saying that this could make for confusion and non-cohesive patterns of thought. The unit might be perceived as highly communicative but relatively scattered and less condensed in thinking. Thought might fly all over the place at first but could become more and more organized after a while. It would take some time for the relationship to sort out all the facts of a situation or a topic because Gemini always starts with the multitude and then proceeds to put all the puzzle pieces in the right place. Since Mercury is placed in the 2nd house, the mental faculties of the relationship could be a source of money. Mercury is known as the god of luck, trades, travel and financial gain and undoubtedly the unit’s mobility and resourcefulness would facilitate their physical stability. The couple’s innate generosity and optimism would greatly benefit the Mercurial endeavors and vice versa, seeing as Jupiter sextiles Mercury from the 1st house. The couple has potential to find a sense of meaning in daily interactions and work. Mercury also forms a trine with Pluto, pointing to a capacity for focused and serious efforts of transforming the way thinking and talking is conducted. The couple would find that what is said and done has the capacity to change other people on a deep level, potentially even for generating money in the process. The same goes for the reverse scenario, that other people’s depth, power and penetrative insight might benefit the relationship unit on a mental and financial level. Mercury sits opposite Neptune, which generally means that there’s a polarization of the affective ideal of blissful refinement and the everyday movement of thinking and communication. There’s essentially a split between the yearning for experiential and existential redemption and the ordinary run-of-the-mill interactions. The relationship would be likely to pendulum swing between the higher and the lower, exploring philosophical, religious and theoretic visions that could possibly point to the love and the height of existence versus simply earning a living in a more ordinary and practical sense.

Creativity, openness, movement and quickness sit at the core of the relationship values. Nothing is more admired than intelligence and the ability to think. Excitement and activity may win over refinement because it’s in variety that beauty is found. The couple could get along, or at least interact with anyone, and would put high value on keeping the channel of communication open at all times. It would be considered a simple rule of conduct to always stay responsive and available. Overwhelm and fatigue could be an unfortunate consequence of this mode of being, but it would make the couple quite popular socially. To come off as interesting is of utmost importance. Since Venus sits in the 2nd house, there’s an emphasis on using the intellect to acquire possessions. The unit would probably find that material value is very important to an overall sense of harmony and balance. There’s a need to own aesthetic things, to be able to generate the means to have physical beauty in keepsake. A few special things won’t do, there has to be a variety and multitude of precious things lying around. Seeing as Venus is pitted against the volatile and intense Moon, the relationship might have trouble reconciling the mental values with the more primal and raw emotional needs. The airy, conceptual simplicity doesn’t go well together with the uprooting, instinctual intensity of the relationship. There’s a lot of emotion and disruption that seems to be caused by subconscious factors. The relationship is not safe emotionally for whatever reason but it doesn’t show on the surface. The values and preferences are carefully lived out separately from the lurking threats of the undercurrents of the relational unit. More than likely, everything is fine in terms of material welfare and comfort, but there are intense subconscious bounds on the psychic level.

Mars in Virgo – The drive and force of the relationship

Since the relationship has an Aries Ascendant the chart ruler is Mars. Taking initiative and facing obstacles comes naturally for this couple; it’s how they lead together. Since Mars falls in the sign of Virgo there’s a certain methodical and systematic approach to how things are done. There’s no room for making mistakes, things has to be done correctly, otherwise there’s no point. An analytical approach is what this couple prefer to use, which might make them less impulsive and forceful but more efficient and productive. Health is something that is advocated for, potentially with great passion. The couple could be quite nitpicky and fussy about staying on top of their daily lives, working like little worker bees to further their will to make everything as good as it can be. As a relationship, strength stems from following carefully designed processes for reaching defined goals.

Mars makes a few harmonious aspects to the Sun, Moon-Uranus, indicating that the driving force of the relationship is supporting the goals and needs of the unit, as well as fueling the motivation for change and improvement. However, there’s insecurity present whether it’s right to assert a separate will because it appears to conflict with the all-abiding unconditional realm of non-separateness. There might be quite a disturbing conflict between selfhood and oneness, seeing as Mars forms a square to Neptune. The relationship might find that it’s impossible to reconcile these two distinct principals. Everything that is done out of purely selfish motives contradicts universal love, but at the same time universal love seems to contradict selfhood. There’s a constant frustration present within the unit and probably a lot of insecurities and martyrdom connected to actions taken. Since Neptune is in the 9th, the couple likely has a lot of philosophical convictions that doesn’t translate to actions taken in daily life, seeing has Mars is in the “mundane” 6th house. Besides being on bad terms with Neptune, Mars also finds himself in opposition to Saturn. Saturn sits in the 12th house, indicating that the principals of discipline and concentration cancels the Mars drive out every now and then. The relationship would often end up in a locked, inhibited state, unable to access any confidence or motivation to move forward. The 12th house is the deep collective unconscious and it’s likely that the couple feels as if they’re existentially restricted and limited in some way, having to pay off some heavy karmic debt or just be haunted by chronic doubt that disables the unit with varying degrees of severity.

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