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Benedict Cumberbatch<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

What a year it has been for Benedict Cumberbatch!\u00a0 Ups and downs (mainly ups) culminating yesterday in the announcement that he had a newborn son, and a CBE in the Queen\u2019s Birthday Honours list.<\/p>\n

His Birth Chart<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

He has a strong chart, with many interesting features.\u00a0 His Ascendant in Libra (he was born at Noon) conjuncts Pluto exactly, hence he plays strongly dramatic roles \u2013 nothing wishy washy about them.\u00a0 His marked talent in his career is shown by the Part of Fortune exactly conjunct his Midheaven.\u00a0 He is able to convey woundedness, with Chiron conjunct the Moon and square his Mercury, and Venus exactly conjunct Saturn.\u00a0 Neptune sextile his Ascendant gives him the ability for the nuance and subtlety of great acting, and the North Node trine his Midheaven marks him out for a karmically studded career path.<\/p>\n

Imitation Game<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Benedict Cumberbatch comes from an acting family (his mother Wanda Ventham was frequently on television in the 1970s and 1980s).\u00a0 He came to public notice with the first series of \u201cSherlock\u201d in 2010.\u00a0 On 28\/11\/14 the film \u201cThe Imitation Game\u201d was released.\u00a0 With transiting Mars trine his Jupiter and Saturn trine his natal Sun it was a solid success, and yet as fate would have it, failing to win him the big film awards, such as the Oscars.\u00a0 He had himself previously played Stephen Hawking, but Eddie Redmayne\u2019s film The Theory of Everything was released soon after, and he took the trophies.<\/p>\n

The Imitation Game enabled him to promote the cause of Alan Turing, the subject of the film, who cracked the Enigma Code in the 2nd<\/sup> World War.\u00a0 Alan Turing had a profound exact conjunction of Venus conjunct Pluto (emotional turbulence) in Gemini the sign of Codes, which encompasses two of the elements his life is known for.\u00a0 Benedict Cumberbatch has his Chiron (wounded healer) exactly sextile Alan Turing\u2019s Sun (and is therefore able to bring some healing to Alan Turing\u2019s issues posthumously).\u00a0 In January Cumberbatch helped the plea for pardon for gay men convicted in Alan Turing\u2019s era.<\/p>\n

Sophie Hunter<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Benedict was engaged in early November to Sophie Hunter, and they were married on Valentine\u2019s Day this year.\u00a0 In their synastry (astrological compatibility) his Jupiter is exactly sextile her Sun,\u00a0 his Neptune exactly trine her natal Mercury, her Venus on his Descendant (marriage point) and their Suns are almost exactly trine.\u00a0 That is a very good match, though not all plain sailing: there are a couple of significant squares between them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Richard III<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Benedict Cumberbatch is distantly related to King Richard III, who was unearthed and reburied in Leicester.\u00a0 At the reburial (26\/3\/15), Benedict read a poem by Carol Ann Duffy, the poet Laureate.\u00a0 Believe it or not, there is a deep dynastic connection shown by Benedict\u2019s Pluto exactly conjunct Richard III\u2019s Sun.\u00a0 Furthermore, there is an extraordinarily deep connection altogether (please excuse the hyperbole):<\/p>\n

Their Plutos \u00a0are exactly sextile,\u00a0 Richard III\u2019s Pluto is exactly sextile Cumberbatch Ascendant, and his Pluto exactly squares Cumberbatch\u2019s Nodal Axis (a group karmic purpose).\u00a0 Finally, one of the closest personal karmic ties two people can have: Richard III\u2019s Ascendant conjunct exactly Benedict\u2019s North Node.<\/p>\n

The moving words spoken bear repeating:<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026Describe my soul
\nas incense, votive, vanishing; your own
\nthe same. Grant me the carving of my name.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2026or I once dreamed of this, your future breath
\nin prayer for me, lost long, forever found;
\nor sensed you from the backstage of my death,
\nas kings glimpse shadows on a battleground.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

James Rhodes<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

He even found time to be a supportive friend this year.\u00a0 James Rhodes was a childhood friend who suffered sexual abuse at his school, and was prevented for many years from publishing his memoirs about events of the past.\u00a0 He was visibly supported by Benedict Cumberbatch, and finally won the right to write, in May.\u00a0 Their tie is James Rhodes\u2019 Pluto exactly conjunct Benedict Cumberbatch Ascendant.\u00a0 At the time James Rhodes succeeded in his mission Pluto was sextile exactly his natal Sun.\u00a0 For Benedict\u2019s role\u00a0 in this real life drama, Saturn was trine exactly by transit Cumberbatch\u2019s natal Mercury (a role of commitment).<\/p>\n

Baby and CBE<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The baby news of his son\u2019s birth was announced yesterday, the same day that the Queen\u2019s Birthday Honours were announced revealing that he had received a CBE.\u00a0 Venus was transiting his natal Venus\/Saturn conjunction, softening the harshness of that, and bringing more love into his life with a Venus Return.\u00a0 The Moon (representing parenthood) was exactly sextile his Midheaven, so the baby will make an emotional impact on his life.\u00a0 The Moon sextile his Midheaven also represents public recognition.\u00a0 Neptune is fine-tuning his destiny and character at the moment, forming a Grand Trine with his Midheaven (career) and North Node (karmic mission).\u00a0 Jupiter trines Sophie Hunter\u2019s Neptune at the moment, bringing her spiritual fulfilment.<\/p>\n

Aspects<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Today the Sun conjuncts Mars: it\u2019s a busy busy day, and should generate enough fuel for the whole week (which is short of aspects generally).\u00a0 You can get motivated today, especially for mental projects (Gemini), or light activities such as running and cycling.\u00a0 It is good for focussing on puzzles, quizzes and codes \u2013 anything that requires mental fortitude and perseverance.\u00a0 It is probably best for solitary challenges, as competition could produce disputes (the Mars effect) and sparks may ensue.\u00a0 Don\u2019t compare yourself to others, just concentrate on your own potential.\u00a0 Healthwise, flare-ups and inflammations are possible.<\/p>\n

In the early hours of tomorrow morning (Monday 15th<\/sup>) Saturn retrogrades into the sign of Scorpio from Sagittarius, so a slightly more serious note may creep into proceedings.\u00a0 There may be loose ends to tie up from last year\u2019s projects and challenges.\u00a0 If you have benefited from Saturn\u2019s recent foray into Sagittarius (which took place just before Christmas 2014), then you may feel a slight sense of loss with this move.\u00a0 There are old issues to settle in connection with life cycles (hatches, matches and despatches) until Saturn re-enters Sagittarius on September 18th<\/sup>.\u00a0 You may be waiting for results around insurances or probates, for instance.\u00a0 Or the psychological shifts that accompany events such as birth may need to be processed.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday (16th<\/sup>) lunchtime, you can focus your positive intent, as there is a New Moon at 25 degrees Gemini.\u00a0 Again the focus is on the mental plane, and assists projects such as sales and business, writing and education.\u00a0 Media wannabes too may get their big break of 5 minutes of fame.<\/p>\n

So this week brings two pushes forward (Sun conjunct Mars, and the New Moon) and one step looking back (Saturn returning to Scorpio).\u00a0 These will involve different issues most likely, so you may be surging forward in one or two areas of your life, and re-processing in another area.<\/p>\n

Next Week: Cancerian Totems and Archetypes<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The week in bullet points:<\/p>\n