Jackson Pollock (Artist)

[Jim Eshelman]

Feb 11, 2015

Alexandra asked me:

If you have time and/or the interest, do you mind doing a bio/analysis on Jackson Pollock (artist painter).

Jackson Pollock C rated: 1/28/1912 12:06 PM Cody, Wyoming

American artist, a painter and exponent of abstract expressionism and, in particular, the form known as "action painting." Pollack went further, however, and developed his hallmark technique called "drip painting." He believed that art derived from the unconscious, and one of his early works, "The Moon-Woman Cuts the Circle," 1943, shows the passionate intensity with which he pursued his personal vision.

BINGO!!! Look at Pollock’s Moon-Mars cnj straddling his Asc.

Note the above bio quoted words: “action painting”-“The Moon Woman Cuts the Circle”—“passionate intensity,” and particularily the word “unconscious.”

Ebertin’s Principle for Moon-Mars:

Excitement, impulsiveness, expression of intense emotion. (Actions which are directed by the unconscious).

His Moon is “throned” and exalted at 2,03 Taurus!!! As Sidereal Astrologers we can clearly see how his passionate Mars manifested through his unconscious Moon on his Asc with his painting. Also note his Natal Uranus cnj MC offering par-excellent symbolism for his unique style of painting.

On 16 May 2013 Pollock's "Number 19" (1948) was sold by Christies for a reported $58,363,750.

Note his Venus-Pluto opp. Ebertin says about this combo:

"Fanatics in love or in art."

Later, I will try to isolate some events in his life using other techniques of Sidereal Astrology.

http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Pollock,_Jackson

[Jim Eshelman]

Events would be good. I don't trust this chart at all. As I recall, difficult labor started early morning, a lot happened, and the birth eventually came hours later - highly imprecise - and first breath was even delayed (it's the critical moment). So I'd guess we don't know the birth time to within, say, a four to six hour window (and I'm guessing).

But a rounded-off noon is as good a place to start as any.

For many years, I've hard a hard time remembering that Pollack's Sun is not in Aries. Whenever people ask me, that's what I come out with. Capricorn isn't that far off in some respects (a Mars-characterized Rim), but I imagine the Moon-Mars conjunction is at least this close if not closer - later in the day. (Or maybe this time is close and just a little early, and he has Mars even closer to the angle.)

Events are the way to tell. I'd start with events that let you test progressed natal and SSR Moon, and transits to "the four Moons" (natal, SSR, and their respective progressions). That wide-reach would give us more confidence on the actual hour, and we could narrow from there, perhaps.

[Jim Eshelman]

Jim wrote:

I don't trust this chart at all.

At first I didn''t trust it either until I ran his last SLR for East Hampton Ny where he died Aug 11 1956, drunk in a car accident. It is a most striking SLR:

SLR Asc 03,29 Tau
Moon 02,03 Tau
Saturn 02,02 Scorpio
* Note Natal Asc 03,14 Tau

Can’t be a coincidence, T. Saturn partile 180 Natal Moon on the horizon of his last SLR--T-Square Pluto.

[Jim Eshelman]

That's pretty good - although the transit itself is also sufficient. (It would tend to approximately confirm Moon's longitude, though, even for the transit).

More! We want more!

[Jim Eshelman]

Jim wrote:

More! We want more!

You got it!!! Check out his P1-S for Aug 1938 when he had a ‘nervous breakdown which left him in a psychiatric ward for a few months.’

p. Asc 02,53 Gem
p. Pluto 03,29 Gem
p. Mercury tight 120 p. Pluto with Mercury partile MC--A Mercury-Pluto Paran, most potent!

Ebertin on Mercury-Pluto combos:

Probable Manifestation (-): The tendency to overtax one’s own strength, disturbances of the nervous system.

Bradley for Mercury-Pluto symbolism:

Circumstances cause great nervous tension when Mercury and Pluto are prominently related.

And for some icing for a correct birth time:

p. Moon 22,22 Ari
p. Pluto 21,13 Ari
Antivertex 22,14 Ari