The British Isles in World History/Astrology

When we turn our eyes on Britain, we have the Coronation of William the Conqueror as the Foundation Chart for what is today the United Kingdom. (We will take up the most-used chart, that of the Unification with Ireland on 01 Jan 1801, at another time.) The coronation of William the Conqueror was at noon on 25 December 1066 at Westminster Abbey. The Sun is the most elevated planet, and participates in the tightest aspects, a quadruple-parallel involving Sun, Midheaven, Pluto and Uranus! Other prominent aspect patterns include an Arrow Yod[1] with Jupiter as the focal planet in quincunx to Moon and Mars and opposed by Pluto. Also featured is an Earth Grand Trine of Mercury, Saturn and Neptune. That Earth Grand Trine is also part of a Kite pattern because Saturn is opposed by the Moon.

William the Conqueror was born in Falaise, France at 4:45 pm local time on 20 October 1028. Until he conquered England in 1066 at age 38, he was known as William the Bastard, due to his illegitimacy. William’s chart features a prominent Sun, closely conjunct both the Moon and the Descendant in Scorpio. Another indication of eminence is Pluto widely conjunct the Midheaven, and in a Kite[2] pattern, a conjoined Kite pattern, with the mixed grand trine of Neptune, Uranus, Sun and Moon. William’s horoscope also features a Scorpio stellium, two yods, and a Grand Air Trine of Jupiter, Mercury and Neptune. The tightest aspects are Uranus’s contra-parallel and opposition to Pluto, and Jupiter’s contra-parallel to the Midheaven.

What does all this mean? Why is it useful today? First, the sign Leo and the Sun, its ruler, do signify kings and people who are highly influential “like” a king. Second, the house positions and degrees in the charts discussed are important to keep in mind when looking at current events and predicting future events. Great Britain, in particular, has a pronounced Leo-Capricorn bias. The US and Canadian Suns are opposed, very closely, to the Sun in both of the widely used charts for the United Kingdom, our father-country.

What else can you learn? Parallel aspects, in which both planets are at the same (or opposite) declinations, are important. They also are frequently hidden by the standard way of looking at chart aspects by longitude. Further, aspect patterns, in which three or more planets form a pattern by aspect, also seem to coincide with important events and important people.

While Britain has the Leo-Capricorn bias in successful ruler’s charts, other countries probably have different signs which better describe prominent people.

You, as an individual, may feel a greater or lesser connection to the British Isles. Most likely your horoscope, and especially if you have a harmonious relationship with the sign Capricorn, will indicate your affinity to Britain. Perhaps in the future we can look at a widely different national horoscope.

These remarks, above are excerpted from a presentation I gave to the Knoxville, Tennessee, Astrology Meet Up. Go to www.meetup.com for information about the Knoxville group or other groups in your local area.

Lalia

[1] An Arrow Yod has an opposition to the focal planet of the yod. Thus the focal planet has three planets (or more) arrayed against it, two by quincunx (150° aspects) and one opposition (180°).
[2] A Kite pattern is a grand trine with another planet opposing one of the three trine planets and sextile both the remaining planets. The grand trine planet with the opposition is the focus planet of the kite pattern.