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Don Everly (1937 – 2021)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

“That\u00b4s the price of love, the price of love
\nThe debt you pay with tears and pain
\nThe price of love, the price of love
\nCosts you more when you\u00b4re to blame”<\/em><\/p>\n

~ lyrics by Don and Phil Everly<\/p>\n

Singer Don Everly, one half of the melodic duo with his brother Phil, died on 21st August.\u00a0 I have fond memories of the Everly Brothers, as my school friend and I used to try and emulate their harmonies!\u00a0 As a partnership, they were very successful musically, but had their ups and downs personally.\u00a0 Don’s brother Phil died in 2014.<\/p>\n

Don’s Birth Chart<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Don had no Fire planets in his chart, so may have relied on the 3 Fire planets in Phil’s chart to provide the fuel at times, though Don was\u00a0 a Sun Sign Aquarian (closely square Mars) and Phil a New Mooner in Capricorn, so Don may have overall been a more dynamic driver of their work.\u00a0 There is no doubt that they were pulling in different directions at times, but apparently were always in sync when it came to singing in harmony: something else took over.<\/p>\n

Don’s close conjunction in Pisces of Saturn\/Part of Fortune\/Midheaven in 9th House closely sextiles Mercury (brother) in Capricorn in 7th House (close relationships) – also displaying their connection in his life’s work.<\/p>\n

They both had Jupiter early in the 7th House of Close Relationship, which seems to have signified the success of their partnership in each chart.\u00a0 Often, when events occurred which concerned them both, their 7th House Jupiters would be triggered by transit.\u00a0 In Don’s case, Jupiter was conjunct Mercury too, indicating commercial success.<\/p>\n

Don’s downfall may have been drugs (which included Ritalin), and that is shown by Saturn opposite Neptune, whereas Phil specifically had chest weakness (Mercury being his Ascendant ruler) through smoking, and eventually died of lung disease.<\/p>\n

The nadir of a chart, the I.C, describes the foundation and roots of life, and for Don Neptune conjoined this point in Virgo in 3rd House of Brotherhood, a sensitive foundation.\u00a0 For Phil, Mars was at the I.C. in Scorpio in the 3rd House of Brotherhood, showing the importance of the male sibling.<\/p>\n

Synastry<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Of course you would expect something very special in the way of harmony cropping up in their compatibility, and there is a “double whammy” of Phil’s Sun sextile Don’s Venus and Don’s Sun sextile Phil’s Venus, <\/strong>Venus being the planet of harmony.\u00a0 Phil is reported to have stated: “it’s almost like we could read each other’s minds when we sang.”<\/em> Phil’s Saturn sextiled Don’s Sun, and Phil’s Uranus was exactly trine Don’s Jupiter, a mark of entrepreneurial partnership, success, and opportunities.<\/p>\n

The seeds of their discontent and the great rift between them are also shown: their Moons are exactly square, Don’s being in Libra and Phil’s in Capricorn.\u00a0 The other striking factor causing disharmony in their personalities is Phil’s Uranus exactly opposite Don’s Mars, depicting sparks flying and anger issues.<\/p>\n

Musical Career<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Don and Phil’s parents were singers, and the boys first appeared on radio with their parents at a young age.\u00a0 Their first hit was “Bye Bye Love” in 1957, which was written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant.\u00a0 “Wake Up Little Suzie” and “All I Have to Do is Dream” followed in 1958.\u00a0 The Bryants themselves are another fascinating story, but looking at the factors which brought them to achieve success for the Everly Brothers, Felice’s Jupiter was exactly conjunct Don’s Jupiter.\u00a0 Her Jupiter was therefore also trine Phil’s Uranus, keying into Don and Phil’s own trine, and enhancing the success of their enterprises.<\/p>\n

Around this period (1957\/8) they toured with Buddy Holly.\u00a0 There is a definite affinity with him musically.\u00a0 Buddy and Don had their Saturns exactly conjunct in Pisces.\u00a0 The brothers were devastated by his death in February 1959: Don found he could not attend the funeral, and was reported to say: ” I couldn’t go anywhere. I just took to my bed.”\u00a0 Both brothers had difficult Uranian transits registering shock at the time: Uranus was square Don’s Mars, and Uranus was square to Phil’s Uranus and his Nodal Axis.\u00a0 That same year they released “Let It Be Me”.<\/p>\n

They had been writing songs for a few years, and recorded one of their own, “Cathy’s Clown” in 1960 on a new label, Warner Bros. Records. “Til I Kissed You” came the same year.\u00a0 “Walk Right Back” was released in 1961, followed by “When Will I Be Loved”.<\/p>\n

In October 1961 they joined the Marine Corps Reserve – Don in particular had a heavy water presence in his chart: Midheaven\/Part of Fortune\/Saturn and Venus in Pisces, and Ascendant in Cancer. During their Marine service they performed “Jezebel” and “Crying in the Rain” on the Ed Sullivan show.\u00a0 At this point in time, their success began to wane: the Beatles were on the rise, and they were emulating the Everly harmonies.<\/p>\n

1965 saw the success of “The Price of Love”, but the brothers were struggling.\u00a0 Eventually, they announced a final performance, to take place on 14 July 1973.\u00a0 But in the middle of the performance, Phil walked off, leaving Don to complete it alone.\u00a0 Both had challenging transits to their natal Jupiters in 7th House (which represented their partnership in each chart): for Don Mars squared his natal Jupiter (a trigger), and for Phil Neptune was square his natal Jupiter (spiritual confusion).\u00a0 They were separated for over ten years.<\/p>\n

They reunited at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 23 September 1983.\u00a0 At the time, Don had some harmonious transits involving Venus.\u00a0 For Phil Mars was square his Midheaven (careerpoint) in Taurus (music) in 9th House (foreign lands). A revival was shown by Pluto squaring Phil’s natal Sun in Capricorn in his 5th House.<\/p>\n

Final Years<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Their relationship was tense in later years.\u00a0 Don was reported to have said they had different views on life and politics.\u00a0 Phil died in 2014, and Don was shocked because as the elder brother he always believed he would go first.\u00a0 At the time, for Phil, Pluto was transiting his natal Mercury (which represents the lungs, which had been a long term site of weakness).<\/p>\n

A possible factor in Don’s departure this week is that the current Eris\/Pluto square is at the degree of his Moon, with Eris opposing his Moon and Pluto squaring it.<\/p>\n

For me, their songs will always be the epitome of musical harmony.<\/p>\n

“Phil and Don were the most beautiful sounding duo I ever heard. Both voices pristine and soulful. The Everlys were there at the crossroads of country and R & B. They witnessed and were part of the birth of rock and roll.”<\/em><\/p>\n

~ Paul Simon<\/p>\n

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

The Nodal Axis (from Gemini and Sagittarius) squares the Sun in Virgo today, urging us to be adaptable in creating our lives.\u00a0 We may consider we have to “roll with the punches” for instance, because other people, and bigger principles, and groups, are involved.\u00a0 This may bring about power play.\u00a0 However, the guiding principle, come what may, has to be individual authenticity.\u00a0 The positioning of the Nodal Axis will ensure karmic justice within the structure of projects and power balances, though there may be a few personality clashes (you can’t always please everyone).<\/p>\n

Tomorrow (Monday, 30th) Mercury enters Libra, which brings a new mental focus on cultural themes, which could bring more pure enjoyment: art and music being fundamental areas for Libra, and decision-making. Mercury in Libra is slightly more relaxed than Mercury in Virgo, and it’s a long stay (until 5th November) because Mercury will have a retrograde period during the intervening time.<\/p>\n

Thursday (2nd) may be tricky, because Neptune opposes Mars that day.\u00a0 There are elements of war and peace, and smoke and mirrors, about this opposition, so don’t try and be too clever, just try and stay away from unsavoury entanglements.\u00a0 With it being an opposition between clean and tidy Virgo and its opposite number Pisces, domestic strife could erupt over who is going to do the dishes, and who is making more mess in the home!\u00a0 In the office, there may be a dispute about procedures and filing systems!\u00a0 There can also be a sense of illusion (Neptune) with this opposition: a few years ago when this aspect occurred, the news reported “Four climbers had to be rescued from England’s highest mountain, Scafell Pike, when they got stranded after taking cannabis.”\u00a0 A scenario not to be repeated…<\/p>\n

The last aspect of the week comes on Friday (3rd), when Mercury will be trine the North Node.\u00a0 This can help ensure that information and communication are accurate and karmically relevant.\u00a0 You should be able to experience that on a mental or spiritual level.\u00a0 It will contribute to progress generally, especially when finalizing your week’s work and in preparing for the weekend or communicative ventures.<\/p>\n

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