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Charlotte Church<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to make them question what they\u2019re doing. This is predominantly to do with the American government but it is a worldwide issue.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

~ <\/em>Charlotte Church<\/p>\n

Charlotte Church has been through many incarnations, on a transformational journey from Voice of an Angel to Social and Climate Activist, via Ladette.\u00a0 I have been looking at her birthchart to track these themes and Archetypes.<\/p>\n

Voice of an Angel<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Venus in Pisces epitomizes the epithet \u201cVoice of an Angel\u201d, and additionally with Jupiter, the Sun, Mercury and the Part of Fortune all in Pisces in her 5th<\/sup> House of Creativity and Children, she is thoroughly Piscean and very much a performer.<\/p>\n

She found success at the tender age of 11 in 1997, and was undoubtedly outstandingly talented, though I am no vocal judge of how exceptional she was in classical singing, and how much was talent (Sun in Pisces), luck (Sun conjunct Jupiter) or karmic reward (Sun exactly sextile North Node).\u00a0 She enjoyed worldwide success, selling in excess of 11 million records.<\/p>\n

The breakthrough came when Pluto (from her 2nd<\/sup> House of earning capacity) was exactly squaring her natal Sun in 5th<\/sup> House, but at the same time Pluto was changing her life in an exact trine to her natal Midheaven.<\/p>\n

She was dubbed Voice (Venus) of an Angel (in Pisces).\u00a0 Caroline Myss describes the Angel Archetype as providing \u201ca channel through which angels\u2019 presence is palpably manifested”.<\/p>\n

Her career trajectory in life is solidly mapped out, depicted by her Midheaven (Career)\/I.C. Axis exactly square to her natal Nodal Axis.\u00a0 The exaltations and challenges of her life would have been carefully scripted pre-birth.\u00a0 Pisces, the last sign of the zodiac, is a sign which symbolically contains everything, like the ocean.\u00a0 It is an adaptable sign, and represents the evolution of the Soul.<\/p>\n

From Angel to Ladette<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

On the way to the Activist Archetype and towards the end of her classical career, she had her adolescent rebellion.\u00a0 Thus she unleashed her Inner Rebel (Mercury square exactly Uranus is not afraid to be controversial in speech) which later transformed into the Activist, a more constructive manifestation of her Rebel, previously without a cause.\u00a0 She left school at 16 and gained a bit of a reputation as a Ladette.<\/p>\n

A quote from Frank Clifford in British Entertainers says it all:<\/p>\n

\u201cIn October 2002 she was thought to be going \u2018off the rails\u2019 when caught visiting her DJ boyfriend, defying her mother and\u2026smoking a cigarette!\u201d<\/p>\n

I think Frank is implying an ironic shock value, but she was involved in a spoof of TV programme \u00a0Ladette to Lady, which was called Lady to Ladette.<\/p>\n

When she turned 18, she liberated her financial assets, and declared that she would spend as she pleased.<\/p>\n

Failed Pop Star<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Eventually she put her energies in a new direction, the pop world.\u00a0 In 2005, she launched the new branch of her career, but it did not really take off.\u00a0 Somehow her voice was not as stunning in the new genre, as it had been employed as a child classical singer.<\/p>\n

The Chat Show Hostess<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Her chat show \u201cThe Charlotte Church Show\u201d aired from 2006-8, where she showed her Piscean versatility.\u00a0 It was a competent undertaking, and more successful than her pop ventures.<\/p>\n

The Altruist<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Charlotte has her Ascendant in Libra, which equals love of justice and fairness, and Pisces is the sign of charity, empathy and compassion. In 2007 she supported as Patron the charity The Topsy Foundation, which worked with poverty and AIDS in South Africa.<\/p>\n

The Mother<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

She became involved with the Rugby player Gavin Henson, and had two children, a daughter then a son.\u00a0 Motherhood is an important role of fulfilment in her life, with such a full 5th<\/sup> House, and the Moon on the Midheaven, although her relationship with Gavin did not last.\u00a0 His Venus in her 4th<\/sup> House of Home and Family enabled this role.\u00a0 Her daughter Ruby has a healer\u2019s chart (Part of Fortune exactly conjunct Chiron and exactly sextile Jupiter), with talents in both sport (Sun square Mars) and song (Venus at the Midheaven).\u00a0 There was a great deal of press intrusion in her relationship with Gavin, and she eventually accepted \u00a3600,000 damages and testified to the Leveson inquiry.<\/p>\n

Enter the Activist<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This year we have really seen the emergence of her Inner Activist.\u00a0 This is an Archetype I associate with Mars and Aries (the Action Hero), and Uranus and Aquarius (The Rebel).\u00a0 It is possible she took time to get her Mars and Uranus functions under control, because both have difficulty by way of squares in her natal chart, Mars square Venus giving her a passionate nature, and Uranus square Jupiter giving her an addiction to risk.<\/p>\n

She has been seen opposing welfare cuts, supporting the left wing Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn, and opposing the drilling for oil by Shell in the Arctic Circle.<\/p>\n

On 21st<\/sup> June she took a prominent role in an Anti-Austerity march in London, in which she stated that austerity was “unethical, unfair and unnecessary”.\u00a0 She warned \u201cthe Government will “sell off our schools and our hospitals, and once it is done, it will be very difficult to reverse”.\u00a0 She found a different, but no less potent voice, that of Piscean compassion.<\/p>\n

In July she endorsed Jeremy Corbin, explaining that he is \u201cunconflicted in his political views, and abstemious in his daily life. He is one of the only politicians of note that seems to truly recognise the dire inequality that exists in this country today and actually have a problem with it.\u201d\u00a0 She now has a new name in the media: \u201cProsecco Socialist\u201d.<\/p>\n

This week she turned out a performance below a London bridge, protesting against the Obama\u2019s new endorsement of Shell for drilling oil in the Arctic.\u00a0 In an astrological endorsement of her Inner Warrior, Mars was exactly trine her natal Mars.\u00a0 Jupiter was exactly trine her natal North Node in Taurus, giving a nod of approval to her karmic mission.<\/p>\n

In Esoteric Astrology, the Earth rules Sagittarius, the sign which contains both her natal Mars (Activist) and Uranus (Rebel).\u00a0 The Earth is said to be positioned in the natal chart opposite the Sun.\u00a0 At this week\u2019s event, when she sang Dinah Washington\u2019s blues song \u201cThe Bitter Earth\u201d the Sun and Jupiter were on her natal Earth position.<\/p>\n

In the last year or two, her Progressed Sun moved from Pisces to Aries (the Activist), which explains some of the timing of her recent transformation.\u00a0 She stands on the brink of her Saturn Return in Sagittarius (14th<\/sup> December this year), which is a serious moment of contemplation about the structure of one\u2019s life.\u00a0 Who knows where the next year will take her\u2026<\/p>\n

There are several examples of celebrity females who have gone through a conventional phase, then a wild child phase, then turned to altruism.\u00a0 Charlotte does at the moment seem to be expressing her Soul values.\u00a0 Sometimes the personal challenges intervene, and throw a person off track for a while, but for now she seems on track.<\/p>\n

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

There are only three aspects this week, so listen carefully and make the most of them!<\/p>\n

On Tuesday (1st<\/sup>), the Sun opposes Neptune, which may bring up a mystery to be solved.\u00a0 You may be working hard to achieve clarity on an issue in your life, and be torn by compassion.\u00a0 On the world front, it may be a key day in relation to the fate of the boat migrants across the Mediterranean, as Neptune represent the sea and European leaders are trying to achieve some consensus about what to do about them.\u00a0 It seems the poorest countries such as Greece seem to be on the coal face of the incoming refugees fleeing barbaric regimes in Africa and the Middle East, and some European countries are more humane than others in their approach to the subject.<\/p>\n

The same day, Venus conjuncts Mars, which is a pleasure-orientated combination.\u00a0 In art or social interaction, the sensuality could hold sway.\u00a0 If you are being creative, you will enjoy the process. \u00a0If on the other hand, you are nursing patients or looking after migrants, you will want to make them as comfortable as possible.\u00a0 It is a day dedicated to trying to make this earth side experience a heightened one.<\/p>\n

On Saturday (5th<\/sup>) the Sun trines Pluto, and all could achieve a meaningful and satisfying interpretation of life\u2019s experiences.\u00a0 The impetus at the beginning of the week to co-ordinate compassion and practicality, and enjoyment, may have resulted in ideas and moves which enhance the quality and depth of your daily life and interests.\u00a0 Saturday\u2019s activities and contemplations could see the fulfilment of the puzzles and promises of the early experiences of the week.\u00a0 It may also see some problem-solving by the powers that be.<\/p>\n

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