PLAYBOY HUGH HEFNER AND HIS CHART

In the middle of the global financial crisis I read an 'important' message: Hugh Hefner and playmate Holly Madison have separated. The 28-year old was one of the 3 steady partners of the Playboy Icon of 82. Interesting, is not it? An 82-year old surrounded by playmates. Let us have a look at his chart, just to stop thinking about funds, shares and bankruptcy. It is fun, because there is no astrological sign of any grieve or loneliness related to the separation. What astrological signs do I see? In short, his Astro I.D. shows misbalanced use of power and money, and shocking messages about sexuality. And... a successful playboy:) Follow the track in the chart below:

LIBERTARIAN COMMUNICATOR
The rebellious Uranus is prominent in his chart. Uranus is angular, so Uranus is of crucial importance. Uranus is square the Midheaven and related to the very important and personal midpoint ASC/MC. Scandals, shock and 'news' are related to his position in society. He is definitely controversial and a person who changes the world and a political libertarian (Uranus).

Mercury, the planet of communications, is 'calling'. The fact that Mercury does not make major aspects in sign or orb 5 degrees and rises before the Sun makes Mercury the oriental planet in this chart. Writing, speaking: it all becomes him.

A CALLING PASSION
Mars is the end dispositor of the Midheaven and Mars rules the 8th house of influence, sexuality and gain. Mars is ruled by the important Uranus. And Mars is 'calling', too.
And does it surprise you that Venus is 'calling' as well?

CONCLUSION...
With the prominent Venus,Mars, Mercury and Uranus we have the prophile of a person with a prominent passion (Venus and Mars) for controversial (Uranus) communications (Mercury) or for shocking messages about sexuality (Venus and Mars).

WOMEN, RELATIONSHIPS AND MORE WOMEN: WHY?
A person with Uranus on the descendant is an independent and free person. Hugh Hefner does not really need a partner. With Mercury in the 7th house young partners are his choice. And Sun in Aries in the 7th shows us that in any cooperation or partnership he will be King Number One. There is no need to have pity on the man without a long-lasting love in his life. But...with Mercury ruler 1 and 10 in 7 he will always enjoy company. That explains the 3 partners!:)
Do you mind if I end with Mars and Jupiter in the 5th house of pleasures for the play(5)boy(Mars) who is successful (Jupiter) in his games?

There is only one serious affliction that can be related to not being married or being divorced: Mars semi square Uranus is one of the aspects that don't have a good influence on relationships. The fact that he is already 82 seems to be the proof that virgins keep you young.

Pisces (the sign of his Moon and Venus) is the romantic sign, the sign of photography and the sign of addictions. In Western countries it is not uncommon for rich men to have younger women, but certainly not 3 at the time. So why so many? Why this concentration on sex?
Because Pluto is on top of this chart for money, influence, power and sex above all. And Pluto is connected to Mars in the tightest aspect of this chart!

MARS INCONJUNCT PLUTO
Now we get at a minor aspect, but the most tightest aspect in his chart: Mars inconjunct Pluto. A misbalanced (inconjunct) use (Mars) or abuse (Mars) of Pluto-matters like money, power, influence, politics, and potency or sexuality. I read that his first wife permitted Hefner to see other women out of a sort of a feeling of guilt, because she had an affair before they got married. And it seems that he did not let that opportunity to take revange, pass bye...

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ASTROLOGY AND THE YAHOO CASE

Yahoo, in person: the manager for China Jerry Chih-Yuan Yang, has been criticised by the American Congres for being "at best inexcusably negligent" and at worst "deceptive" in the case of giving the names of a Chinese dissident to the Chinese government. Shi Tao is the victim of that act and now in prison for 10 years. Yahoo promised to do it better next time and settled with Shi Tao, probably he got a sum of money to look forward to. In their charts you see the lines for disadvantages of politics and gain (Saturn-Pluto) and in the progressions you see how unfortunate the interaction between Shi Tao and the company of Chih-Yuan was. It happened when Saturn-Uranus (limited freedom) became a theme in the progressed chart of the manager. And it already was a theme in the birth chart of Shi Tao...

The birth chart of Chih-Yuan Yang is dated November 6, 1968. Watch the indications for a succesful manager! Notice Mars conjunct Jupiter, both semi square the 'calling' Sun. Mercury is the oriental planet in this case. Mercury is prominent, because Mercury is 'calling', just like the Sun. Mercury is the planet of communications. Now we have the combination of a leading figure and communications. And that fits. The importance of making more money is visualised in the square of Venus in Sagittarius with Pluto.
On the day Shi Tao was arrested there were several difficult aspects and transits in the chart of the manager of Yahoo China. The most important for this case is the transit of Uranus, making hard aspects with the progressed Saturn and Uranus. Saturn-Uranus is the combination for limited freedom. Saturn and Uranus made a semi square aspect in the progressed chart of Jerry!

In the birth chart of Shi Tao (25th July 1968) Saturn is inconjunct Uranus within one degree of orb. When he was arrested (24th November 2004) Uranus was inconjunct the natal Sun and sesquisquare Mercury.

The picture above shows the positison of Chih-Yuan Yang with those of Shi Tao wrapped around them. Interaction between the charts is done by Pluto and Saturn. Tao's Pluto is inconjunct Jerry's Saturn. Jerry's Pluto is inconjunct Shi Tao's Saturn. This indication for hard confrontations and heavy difficulties showed the disadvantages (Saturn) of all that Pluto 'stands for': politics, power, money, influence and authority.

REMEMBERING IRA LEVIN

Ira Levin wrotes the kind of books that intriged the public. Before my 25th I used to name Ira Levin when they asked me who my favorite writer was...A kiss before dying was the first book I read of him. I remember the main character of This Perfect Day (Chip, from 'Chip of the old block') and I read the scary 'Rosemary's baby' when I was pregnant...

As the HOB is unknown some of the astrological information is missing, such as the correct sign of the Moon, the M.C., the Ascendant and the crucial placements in the chart. What is known is this:

In the birth chart of Ira Levin Neptune was rising before the Sun. He was an artist. With Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto 'calling'(without major aspects in sign) you can see why he suddenly became famous and how his successes were based upon tension and suspense.

Ira Levin was born August 27 1929 (time unknown) in Manhattan and he died November 12, 2007.

DORIS LESSING (NOBEL PRIZE)

Did author Doris Lessing have to wait for the combination of Jupiter transit in trine with Jupiter and the return of progressed retrograding Jupiter to the very degree Jupiter had at the time of her birth (22nd October 1919)? It does seem so! Jupiter is prominent in her chart (making a sesquisquare with Zero Aries) and a tight square with Mercury, planet of communications. Doesnot that fit with her life and profession? She is an international (born in Kermanshah, Persia) and raised in Southern Rhodesia. Since 1949 she lives in England.

As a besides: Doris Lessing divorced, remarried and became a widow soon. Watch the close conjunction of Mars and Saturn. That is one of the indications in the chart of a female for more than 1 or no enduring relationschip.