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[jobey-wan-kenobi]

further adventures in beatles astrology

So another cool thing about Paul’s chart is how the planets are all clustered into the upper half: 

These top-heavy charts indicate someone who is expressive and status-driven. They are highly motivated to achieve and maintain a good reputation. They tend to be involved in their communities. Take it too far and they can be shallow, but in general they are the backbone of a functioning and healthy society. Makes sense for Paul, right?

That kind of chart is really something I haven’t seen a lot. Part of that might just be that people who are looking for readings tend to be more introspective, but even in celebrity charts I’ve seen a lot more bottom-heavy than top-heavy charts. Like, say, John’s: 

See how most of John’s planets are on the bottom half? Only Moon (☽) and Mercury (☿) are above the axis. These bottom-heavy charts mark people who are more driven by authenticity than status. They are less likely to be interested in public recognition, rewards, and honors (sometimes, even a steady paycheck isn’t really worth it for them). They tend to be very private, introspective, and they have idiosyncratic personal standards. Take it too far and they can be solipsistic and antisocial, but in general they stand for the right and duty to determine for ourselves whether or not we are living our best lives—and anyone who tries to weigh in can go hang. 

John’s chart is bottom-heavy, Paul’s is top-heavy—I think this indicates one of the major things that drove them apart. Different values. Different sources of validation. John sought fame, sure (his Moon up there explains a lot of that—the Moon has a lot to do with our emotions, desires, and dreams), but, once he actually got it, he sure got tired of everything except the money in a hurry. His chart totally makes sense for a househusband stay-at-home parent “watching the wheels go round and round.” Whereas Paul is still going strong five decades later; even when disgusted by the press he still kept trying to win them over and correct the narrative and play their game. 

So John’s chart has almost the opposite energy to Paul’s, but it is quite similar to Ringo’s, which is bottom-heavy to the extreme: 

Remember the outrage when Ringo announced that he wasn’t going to answer any fan mail anymore, ever, period? That is a move totally predicted by this chart. Its extreme “lowness” indicates someone who is concerned with their own habits, family, friends, passion projects, and daily routine far above anything else. (Also, bless him, Ringo has most of his planets in house 5, the house of creation, pleasure, and fun. “I just wanna boogaloo!” Indeed.) 

So you may be predicting that George will be in the same vein as John and Ringo. I did too, but we are wrong. George has a very balanced chart, planets spread out all around his zodiac: 

I was surprised at first, but this made a lot more sense when I thought of George’s life as a whole. As a Beatle we saw him uncomfortable and cramped—by the fame, by the rules and structure, by the “drag” of touring and interviewing, by his flying phobia, by his creative dissatisfaction, by his deteriorating relationships with some people (John cough Paul cough) to whom he would have once been so close. So he became very withdrawn and kind of passive-aggressive. (He’s also super Water-dominant, so that’s on point as a coping mechanism.) But outside of his Beatle phase of life... think of what we know of him as a schoolboy. Independent, a rebel, a social leader. Also someone who valued his friends fiercely and wasn’t afraid to show it (like headbutting the classmate that he so quickly decided who wasn’t worthy of Paul). We also see all this again in the Traveling Wilburys phase (the way he’s remembered to this day for what a great hugger he was...) In short, his chart argues that George is a pretty well-rounded person, not given to extremes of ambition or privacy. Does it check out? I think so.

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