Gary Franklin
Posted: Sat May 13, 2017 11:16 pm
What astrologer wouldn't be excited to see a leading critic turn out to be a Virgo? How much more, then, a critic lauded for his invention of a 1-to-10 numeric rating scale for scoring films?
Such was noted film critic Gary Franklin who was born in Leipzig, Germany on September 22, 1928 (hour unknown), and died in Chatsworth, CA on October 2, 2007. Tropical and Sidereal astrologers alike can celebrate the Virgo Sun. In the Sidereal zodiac we additionally find a hierarchy- and rank-minded Sagittarian Moon. Here are the planets for noon in Leipzig.
Besides the luminary sign placements, there are other marks of "critic" and "innovator" evident in the chart of this acerbic and crusading reviewer even without a birth hour. Mars is in Gemini and trine the smooth-but-sarcastic Mercury in Libra - probably the closest aspect in the chart. Depending on birth time, we probably have Moon square Uranus. You can see the other fine points on the chart above.
Progressed Mars was zooming in on a square to progressed Uranus, probably related to the series of smaller strokes Franklin had experienced recently (although it isn't clear that this was the cause of death). Progressed Mercury conjoined natal Saturn in Scorpio - no idea what that means relevant to his death. Progressed Sun's quincunxes to natal and progressed Pluto are worth a nod. A birth time would be nice to have for all of this!
Transits emphasize his Mars-extreme fatal medical condition even better: Transiting Pluto was in partile opposition to natal Mars at his death (and the Moon crossed his Mars around noon that day - I don't have a death time). Interestingly, transiting Jupiter was conjunct that conjunction of progressed Mercury and natal Saturn. (This isn't a typical death aspect. Anyone want to take a crack at why it was so significant here?) Transiting Mars had squared his Sun a day or so earlier.
Such was noted film critic Gary Franklin who was born in Leipzig, Germany on September 22, 1928 (hour unknown), and died in Chatsworth, CA on October 2, 2007. Tropical and Sidereal astrologers alike can celebrate the Virgo Sun. In the Sidereal zodiac we additionally find a hierarchy- and rank-minded Sagittarian Moon. Here are the planets for noon in Leipzig.
Besides the luminary sign placements, there are other marks of "critic" and "innovator" evident in the chart of this acerbic and crusading reviewer even without a birth hour. Mars is in Gemini and trine the smooth-but-sarcastic Mercury in Libra - probably the closest aspect in the chart. Depending on birth time, we probably have Moon square Uranus. You can see the other fine points on the chart above.
Progressed Mars was zooming in on a square to progressed Uranus, probably related to the series of smaller strokes Franklin had experienced recently (although it isn't clear that this was the cause of death). Progressed Mercury conjoined natal Saturn in Scorpio - no idea what that means relevant to his death. Progressed Sun's quincunxes to natal and progressed Pluto are worth a nod. A birth time would be nice to have for all of this!
Transits emphasize his Mars-extreme fatal medical condition even better: Transiting Pluto was in partile opposition to natal Mars at his death (and the Moon crossed his Mars around noon that day - I don't have a death time). Interestingly, transiting Jupiter was conjunct that conjunction of progressed Mercury and natal Saturn. (This isn't a typical death aspect. Anyone want to take a crack at why it was so significant here?) Transiting Mars had squared his Sun a day or so earlier.